JPS629502B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a printing press and to the subsequent processing of paper signatures printed by a printing press, and in particular to an automatic method for automatically stacking and bundling paper signatures. It relates to a processing device.

Although the final use of printed paper varies depending on the type of print, intermediate steps are usually in stacking the paper into bundles, or in stacking the bundles and flipping them. , collected in large bundles, which are then processed to be bundled and discharged and transported for the next stage of processing. This intermediate step of processing the printing paper is relevant to the present invention.

Various devices have been devised and put into practical use as devices for automatically processing printed matter. For example, there is a device for accumulating signatures, a device for returning frames, a device for supplying patch plates to a stack of signatures, or a combined device for stacking signatures, supplying patch plates, and bundling them. However, each of these conventional devices has some drawbacks or inconveniences such as a lack of functional flexibility. Therefore, the present invention is a combined device for accumulating and bundling notebooks, which eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional ones.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an automatic print processing device with improved functional flexibility.

The present invention will be described below with reference to its embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the automatic printed matter processing apparatus of the present invention. 10 shows the entire automatic processing device. Reference numeral 11 denotes a signature discharge section of a folding machine of a printing press, followed by a signature conveyance section 12 for discharging signatures in a horizontal position. The signature conveying section is 1
It is composed of a combination of two endless conveyor belts 3 and 14 (either chain type or belt type), and a drum, roller, and prime mover for driving the conveyor belts. The conveyor belt partially overlaps, and travels while holding the signature 15 between them, and discharges the signature in a horizontal position at the end of the double portion, and sends it to the next signature stacking process. Reference numeral 16 denotes a signature sorting device installed near the entrance of the signature conveying section 12, which includes an L-shaped member 17 called a segiri, a shaft 18 that supports it in a swinging manner, and a It is constructed to include a triggering magnet 19 for operating the L-shaped member 17 (FIG. 2). The paperback 17 is operated by an actuating magnet 19 in conjunction with a counting device on the folding machine, so that, for example, 50
For each copy of 200 to 200 copies, the tip of the L-shaped hanging portion of the paperback 17 is lowered relative to the signature, and folds so as to engage the tip of one of the signatures 15 on the conveyor belt 13 and stop it. Acts on the book. During this engagement, the preceding (unengaged) signature advances onto the conveyor belt, and the subsequent signature is stopped in its progress by the separator and several copies of the latter accumulate here. Therefore, after the short-term engagement of the separator 17 with the notebook, the separator is raised and returned to its original position.
By doing this, regarding the signature conveyance section 12, a space where no signature exists is provided between the preceding predetermined number of signatures and the following predetermined number of signatures, and the signatures are divided into groups. They will be sorted at intervals. The existence of such a sorting device and the sorting of documents resulting from its operation is advantageous in that it facilitates the subsequent stacking process of documents. However, this sorting device can also be installed in a different location, for example at the end of a double section of the signature transport section. The counting of signatures may also be carried out in other ways, for example by means of a photoelectric device. Alternatively, the sorting device itself may have another form.

Next to the signature transport unit 12 is a small bundle accumulation unit 20 of signatures.
is provided. Here, the signatures are sorted by the sorting device in the signature conveyance section, and then conveyed by the conveyor belt.The signatures are received and stacked in a horizontal position, and a predetermined number of signatures are sorted into one piece. summarized as a collection of This one stack is called a small bundle notebook, and this is why this section is also called a small bundle accumulation section.

A patch plate supply device may be attached to the small bundle accumulating section 20, thereby making it possible to supply patch plates to the small bundle signatures. This will be discussed later.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the small bundle accumulating unit 20 includes a signature receiving space 21, a table 22 arranged in relation to the space and movable up and down within the space, and a table 22 arranged in relation to the receiving space and accessible in and out from the upper part of the space. It also includes a temporary receiving fork 23 that can be raised and lowered. The small bundle accumulation section (FIG. 2) includes a main motor 24, a belt 25, a continuously variable transmission 26, a speed reducer 27, a chain 28, and a clutch A. Furthermore, table chain 2
9, a table guide rod 32, and an air cylinder 30 for driving the table chain. Various signatures sent from the signature transport section 12 hit the paper stopper 31 and fall one after another in a horizontal position onto the table 22, and are stacked thereon in stages. By the way, when the clutch A is engaged in the elevating table 22 of the small bundle accumulation section, the endless chain 29 for elevating the table is operated by the main motor 24 via the belt 25, the continuously variable transmission 26, the reducer 27, and the chain 28. It is driven by In this embodiment, the above drive is used to lower the table 22 and to move the lifting table 22.
This functions to maintain the level of the top of the notebooks accumulated in a horizontal position at a constant level while slowly lowering them. When the documents accumulated on the table 22 reach the final one of the group that was previously sorted by the sorting device, a predetermined number of documents are accumulated on the table as a small bundle of documents 40. become. As mentioned above, there is a slight gap between the first one of the next group of notebooks. At this time, the table is disconnected from the drive via clutch A, and the air cylinder 30 shown in FIG.
The drive can be switched to In this case, the table is rapidly lowered within the signature receiving space 21, reaches onto the transport conveyor 33 of the transport device located at the lower part of the space, and places the small bundle of signatures on the transport conveyor 33. This transfer conveyor is configured to operate intermittently, and is configured to operate intermittently.
0 is sent to the next step, the frame return unit 50. The table 22 is then rapidly raised within the document receiving space 21 by the drive of the air cylinder 30 and reaches the upper part of the space. The drive is switched to via clutch A of . Of course, the clutch B and the electric motor 34 may be used instead of the air cylinder.

On the other hand, while the table rapidly descends and rises as described above and returns to its original position, the next group of signatures are sequentially sent to the signature receiving space 21. For this purpose, a temporary receiving fork 23 is provided for short-term receipt and accumulation of documents. Regarding the temporary receiving fork 23, there is a rack 35 for vertically driving it, a pinion 36, a clutch A' used for lowering small bundles of documents, and a table 22.
Contains clutch B' used for rapid raising and lowering of. When clutch A' is engaged, temporary receiving fork 23 is driven by main motor 24 through chain 37. When clutch B' is engaged, temporary receiving fork 23 is driven by electric motor 38.
Also included for the temporary receiver fork is an air cylinder 39 for its horizontal reciprocating motion. The air cylinder 39 and fork 23 are suspended from the rack 35. Then, when the folded papers 15 are collected as a small bundle of folded papers 40 on the table 22 and the table is rapidly lowered, the fork 23, which had been in the standby position 41, is moved to the above-mentioned rack and pinion 35, 36 and clutch.
B' and the air cylinder 39 act to bring the signature to the upper part of the signature receiving space 21. Then Kuratsuchi
B' is disengaged and clutch A' is engaged. Therefore, the temporary receiving fork 23 is slowly lowered while receiving the horizontally oriented signature 15 sent thereon from the signature transport section 12. Then, the temporary receiving fork 23 is used to receive the e-mail from the empty table 22, which is then transferred to the e-mail receiving space 2 again.
This continues until the top of 1 is reached. As soon as the empty table 22 reaches near the bottom surface of the temporary receiving fork 23, the clutch is closed with respect to the temporary receiving fork 23.
A' is disengaged, clutch B' is engaged, the rack and pinions 35 and 36 are operated, and at the same time, the air cylinder 39 is activated and the temporary receiving fork 23 is actuated.
is pushed away from the upper part of the signature receiving space and brought to the previous standby position 41. Therefore, the notebook on the temporary receiving fork 23 is transferred to the table 22. Thereafter, the clutch A is engaged, and the table 22 is slowly lowered while accumulating the signatures 15 sent from the signature transport section 12. When a predetermined number of signatures are accumulated on the table as a small bundle of signatures 40, they are rapidly lowered as described above and sent to the next process.

Regarding the small bundle stacking section 20, a patch plate or a patch paper supply device for the small bundle signature 40 can be provided. The cover plate or cover paper is used to prevent printed matter from being soiled when one or more small bundles of signatures 40 are stacked.

Either a patch plate or patch paper can be used, but for convenience, in a device called patch plate supply device 42 (Fig. 3), a plurality of patch plates 44 are stacked in a patch plate holding portion 43. . The holding part 4
Reference numeral 3 is a box-shaped box with an open top and bottom, and its lower end is bent slightly inward to provide a locking portion so as to hold a cover plate. A movable arm member 46 is provided below the box-shaped 43 of the holding portion, and is provided with a suction tool 45 for a cover plate at its tip. Further, a conveyor 47 is provided below the holding section.

As seen in FIG. 3a, the arm 46 can swing about the axis of rotation 48 between a solid line position and a dotted line position. In FIG. 3a, the suction tool 45 at the tip of the arm 46 is sucking the underside of the lowest backing plate, and when the arm is lowered in this state, one backing plate is taken out from the box 43. Then, when the cover plate 44 reaches the upper surface of the conveyor 47, the suction of the suction tool 45 is stopped, and the arm 46 is further lowered to a lower position, where it stops and waits. The conveyor 47 is positioned so that one end thereof slightly enters the signature receiving space 21. This conveyor 47 is actuated at the appropriate time to insert the cover plate into the signature receiving space 21. For example, in FIG. 3a, while an empty table 22 is being moved up the document receiving space 21 to collect documents, the conveyor 4
7 is activated and the cover plate 44'' is placed on the lifting table 22.
It shows the situation where the Next, the table 22 is further raised to receive the small amount of signatures accumulated on the primary receiving fork, and then the table begins to slowly descend and is rapidly lowered when a predetermined number of signatures have been accumulated.

Or in FIG. 3b, the small bundle 40 is placed on the table 22.
When the table 22 is rapidly descending with small bundles of signatures 40 on top, the conveyor 47 is activated and the cover plate 4 is stacked on top of the small bundles of signatures 40.
4' is shown.

In other words, there are two types of cover plate supply devices: one is to supply a cover plate to an empty table while it is rising, and the other is to supply a cover plate to an empty table when it is descending with a small bundle of signatures on it. Able to perform actions. In this case, a patch plate supply control device (not shown) is provided in connection with the accumulation and movement of small bundles of notebooks in the small bundle stacking device, and the patch plate supply device is controlled by control signals from this device. It's becoming like that. Of course, these control signals can also be provided to the cover plate feeding device in connection with the operation of the small bundle of signatures in a further step, thereby controlling the cover plate supply. Therefore, if necessary, if you want to supply a patch plate above and below one of the small bundles of signatures in sequence, you can do that, or you can accumulate the small bundles of signatures in a later process. If you decide to apply patch plates to the top and bottom of the stack, you should apply patches not to each one of the small bundles passing through the small bundle stacker, but to an appropriate number of them. It is also possible to supply plates.
In the later process, four such small bundles of notebooks are accumulated in sequence, and a cover plate 44', 44'' is attached to the top and bottom, respectively, and they are tied together as shown in Fig. 3c. There is.

Alternatively, the cover plates may be inserted above and below when several small bundles of signatures are accumulated. Such a patch plate supply device will be described later.

The frame return unit 50 is a device that rotates the small bundle of signatures 40 so that the folds of the small bundle of signatures 40 are placed in opposing positions with respect to successive small bundles of signatures 40. The reason for this alternating arrangement is for convenience when bundling and for ease of handling small bundles of signatures when unbundled.

The frame returning unit 50 is located next to the transfer conveyor 33 that sends the small bundle signatures 40 from the small bundle stacking unit 20, and as shown in FIGS. push-up mechanism 52,
A rotation mechanism 53 of the same table, a clutch mechanism 54 for the rotation mechanism, and a drive device 55 for the rotation mechanism.
Contains.

Below the rotary table 51 is a shaft 5 of the table.
6 extends, and a pair of flanges 57 are provided in the middle of this shaft. The tip of the rod 61 of the push-up air cylinder 52 is connected to the flange by an arm 59 having a rotating shaft 58 in the middle. Therefore, when the rod 61 of the air cylinder moves in and out, the table 51 is moved up and down via the flange 57. Regarding the table shaft 56, the flange 5
Gear devices are provided above and below 7. The first gear arrangement consists of a set of intermeshed gears 63 and 64, and the second gear arrangement consists of a set of intermeshed gears 73 and 74. The gears 64 and 74 are loosely fitted to a shaft 76 that is separate from the shaft 56. The central portion of the shaft 76 has a slightly enlarged diameter section 78 in which the clutch 54 is mounted. The clutch 54 is capable of switching the drive between the gears 64 and 74 by means of a switching handle 79 thereof. A rack gear 81 is attached to the lower end of the shaft 76.
2, and the rack 82 is connected to the air cylinder 55.

When the small bundle of signatures 40 is brought onto the table 51 from the transfer conveyor 33, the (fourth
A stopper 83 stands up on the right (in the figure), and the tip of the small bundle of signatures comes into contact with this stopper 83 to be stopped. Then, the air cylinder 52 operates via the arm 59 to raise the shaft 56 and therefore the table 51.
The small bundle of signatures 40 is released from contact with the transfer conveyor. The stopper 83 exits rotationally (90°). Clutch 54 was previously connected to shaft 76.
is switched to engage either gear 64 or 74. Then, when the air cylinder 55 is driven and the shaft 76 is rotated via the rack 82 and the rack gear 81, the gear 64 or 7 is rotated.
4 is rotated, and therefore the rotary table 5
1 is rotated, and the small bundle 40 above it is rotated by a predetermined angle, that is, it is turned over frame by frame. Next, the rotary table 51 is lowered, and the small bundle signature 40 is sent to the large bundle stacking section by the next stage transfer conveyor 88. A presser plate 84 can also be provided above the rotary table 51 at a distance.

As shown in FIG. 4, this device is rotatable by a ball 85 and can be moved up and down by an air cylinder 86. So table 5
1 pushes up the small bundle of signatures, the presser plate 84 is lowered to press down the top of the small bundle of signatures. This is advantageous because when the table 51 and the small bundle signature 40 are rotated, the small bundle signature 40 is less deformed.

Of course, the pushing up of the rotary table can be omitted depending on the method of conveying the small bundle of signatures, and therefore the push-up mechanism of the rotary table and the above-mentioned presser plate mechanism are not necessarily essential in the present invention. do not have.

Next, the effect of frame return will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. As mentioned earlier, this frame return unit 50 includes two gear devices, so by switching these gears, two types of frame return can be performed by the same operation by one drive mechanism. obtain. When using the first gear arrangement or set of gears 63 and 64, successive small bundles of notebooks are rotated as shown in FIG. In this figure (as in Figure 6), a picture of a single notebook is drawn, but this is for the sake of clarity; in reality, it is a collection of notebooks, or a small bundle of notebooks. I would like to ask you to understand something.

In this case, each signature 15 is chopper folded, and the signature is fed with its longitudinal direction parallel to the direction of travel of the transfer conveyor.
In this case, the successive notebooks are rotated by a rotating table, one by 90 degrees clockwise and the next by 90 degrees counterclockwise. In this case, the rack 82 of the drive mechanism is reciprocated once by the air cylinder, thereby sequentially performing the above clockwise and counterclockwise rotations.

In FIG. 7, seven signatures are drawn, and in the center there is a frame return unit 50, by which the signatures are rotated. It is assumed that the signature 740 is sent to the frame return unit from the left side. On the left side of the line 7A, the longitudinal direction (direction of the fold) of every signature is directed toward the direction of travel. When reaching the frame turning section 50 in the center, the first signature is turned clockwise by 90 degrees and becomes oriented as shown in 744. The next notebook is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise so that it is oriented as 745, as shown in the bottom row. In other words, if you look at the following documents in order from the preceding notebook 741, 741/clockwise, 742/counterclockwise, 74
3/clockwise rotation, 744/counterclockwise rotation, 745/clockwise rotation, and so on.

In this figure, the form of the signature before the frame return is so-called vertically long, but it should be noted that the same process can be performed even if the original form of the signature is horizontally long.

Also, when a second gear device, that is, a set of gears 73 and 74 is used, the small bundle of notebooks is rotated as shown in FIG. Rotated 180° counterclockwise.

In FIG. 6, seven signatures are drawn, and there is a frame return section 50 in the center of which the signatures are rotated. It is assumed that the signature 640 is sent to the frame return unit from the left side. On the left side of the line 6A, the longitudinal direction (orientation of the folds) of each signature is perpendicular to the direction of travel. When this signature reaches the frame turning section 50 in the center, the first signature is rotated 180 degrees and 6
It will be facing like 44. The next notebook passes through the frame return section without being rotated at all. So, if you look at the following documents sequentially from the preceding notebook 641, you will see 641 / 642 that does not rotate /
180° rotation, clockwise, 643/no rotation, 64
4/180° rotation, the frame repeats as if counterclockwise. However, from the perspective of the operation of the drive mechanism, such rotation of the notebook is accomplished by one easy reciprocating movement. Therefore, the operation of the drive mechanism air cylinder 55 is performed in the second gear even when the first gear is used for frame return.
In the case of frame return using a gear device, the process is exactly the same except for the difference in timing.

Although the above is a mechanism that can perform frame return in two ways, in the case where the frame return is performed uniformly by rotating every other small bundle of notebooks by 180 degrees as explained in Fig. 6. There is also. In this case, the gear device may simply be one in which a rack gear 81 and a rack 82 are attached directly to the shaft 59 of the table, and by connecting the air cylinder 55 to this, a frame return portion is completed. According to this, the air cylinder operates in one stroke,
At this time, the first small bundle was rotated 180 degrees, and when the next small bundle reached the table, it was passed without rotation, and the third small bundle reached the table. Sometimes the air cylinder is activated in other strokes to impart a 180° rotation to the small bundle.

The sequential folded sheets, which have been folded in the above manner so that the fold positions are arranged alternately, are sent to the next large bundle accumulation section by the transfer conveyor 88.

The large bundle accumulation unit 100 receives the small bundle of signatures 40 and accumulates a plurality of them into a large bundle of signatures 140,
It includes a transfer device for sending the large bundle of signatures 140 to the binding section. The large bundle accumulating unit 100 may be configured to move the large bundle of notebooks to the binding unit either linearly or rotationally. Further, a device may be provided close to the transfer device of the large-bundle stacking unit for supplying a patch plate to the large-bundle signature.

The large bundle accumulating unit for linearly moving the large bundle notebook 140 has the following configuration. That is, the small bundle signature 40 is brought to the table device 90 of the large bundle accumulation section by the transfer conveyor 88. The table device 90 is provided with a table 91, a rack 92 for pushing up the table 91, a device for a pinion 93, a drive device (not shown) for the device, and a small bundle of folded notebooks to be accumulated. A stopper 9 that moves back and forth to regulate the amount of discrepancy between successive documents as shown in FIG.
Contains 9. Further, a large bundle support fork 93 that can be opened and closed surrounds the table 91, and a large bundle accumulation space 94 is provided above it, and a large bundle transporting fork 95 that can be opened and closed is provided to surround the space 94. It includes an air cylinder for opening and closing the fork and a large bundle transport device 96.

To explain the operation of the large bundle accumulating section 100, first, the small bundle signatures 40 sent by the transfer conveyor 88 are
is provided to table 91. At this time, the position of the small bundle of notebooks is such that the stopper 99 is on the air cylinder 1.
01 allows the small bundle of notebooks to be moved back and forth by a predetermined short distance, so that successive small bundles of notebooks are different on the table by the predetermined distance. The large bundle support fork 93 is always closed. The small bundle of notebooks 40 placed on the table 91 is raised by driving the table 91 upward by driving the push-up device rack 92 and pinion 93 by a drive device (not shown). When the top of the small bundle of signatures reaches the lower surface of the large bundle support fork 93, the fork opens, and the table is further raised to bring the small bundle of signatures 40 into the large bundle accumulation space 94, and the table 91 It is stopped when the upper surface reaches a position slightly above the upper surface of the large bundle support fork 93. Next large bundle support fork 93
closes and the table begins to descend. Therefore, if one or more large bundles of notebooks were already present on the large bundle support fork 93 by this time, they would be placed on top of the newly pushed up small bundle of notebooks. Become. Therefore, in this way, a collection of small bundles of signatures 40 is formed on the large bundle support fork 93 in the large bundle accumulation space 98. When a predetermined number of small bundles of vouchers 40 are accumulated, a large bundle of vouchers 140 is completed. In this way, the predetermined number of small bundle notebooks 40 at the bottom of the large bundle notebooks are placed on the table 91.
When the large-bundle carrying fork 95 is brought above the upper surface of the large-bundle supporting fork 93, the large-bundle transporting fork 95, which has been waiting in an open state until then, is closed by the action of the fork opening/closing air cylinder 102. The table 91 then descends. Then Otsuka Oricho 14
0 will be held by the bulk transport fork 95.

Regarding the large bundle transport fork 95, there is a rail 98 for horizontal linear movement of the fork, a trolley 105 with wheels 104, and a large bundle transfer chain 97.
The aforementioned fork opening/closing air cylinder 102 is mounted on a cart 105 (FIG. 8), thereby configuring a large bundle conveying device 96. The bulk notebook 140 is then brought from the bulk stacking space 94 onto the next transfer conveyor 106 by the bulk conveying device 96 described above.

In this case, if a patch plate has already been attached to the top and bottom of the large bundle signature 140, as mentioned above regarding the supply of patch plates in the small bundle stacking section, then the 140 is immediately transferred to a binding machine where it is pressed and banded, and then discharged.

When a predetermined number of small bundles of vouchers 40 are accumulated as a large bundle of vouchers 140, the successive small bundles of vouchers are eaten little by little by turns due to the short distance movement of the position mentioned above regarding the table 91. They are stacked differently. This arrangement of small bundles of signatures that are slightly different from each other works in conjunction with the previous arrangement of small bundles of signatures in which the frames are reversed, and is useful for improving the finish of bundling large bundles of signatures. Moreover, it is convenient for processing the small bundle of signatures after untying them.

Regarding the large bundle stacking unit 100, a configuration for sending the large bundle of signatures to the bundling unit may include a configuration in which the large bundle of signatures is rotated. This configuration will be explained mainly with reference to FIGS. 10, 11, and 12.

In this case, the process is the same as described above until the small bundle of signatures 40 is brought onto the table 91, where its position is regulated and pushed up against the large bundle accumulation space 94. However, the difference is that two large bundle transport forks are provided, which are rotated to alternately accumulate small bundles of documents. In this case, the vertical rotating shaft 10
8 has rack 109 and pinion 11 at the bottom.
1. A driving air cylinder 112 is provided for it. Also large bundle transport fork 95,9
5' is provided, and this one is the 9th to 11th
The rotating shaft 1 is attached to a frame 113 drawn in a circle in the figure.
It is installed diametrically symmetrically with respect to 08. Fork opening/closing air cylinders 102, 102' are installed on the large bundle transporting forks 95, 95', respectively.

Therefore, when the table 91 is pushed up and the top surface of the small bundle folding book 40 on it approaches the lower surface of the large bundle transporting fork 95, the fork is opened by the action of the fork opening/closing air cylinder 102, and the table 91 continues to rise further. The fork closes when the bottom of the bundle ticket 40 passes over the top surface of the fork. Next, lower the table. Then, if by that time there were already one or more small bundle notebooks on the large bundle transport fork 95, they would be placed on top of this newly pushed small bundle notebook. They are stacked on top of each other and supported on the large bundle transport forks 95. By repeating this process, a predetermined number of small bundle signatures 40 are accumulated in the large bundle accumulation space 94, and a large bundle signature 140 is completed.

Next, the framework 113 holding the large bundle transport forks 95, 95' has a rotating shaft 108, a rack 109,
It is rotated by the action of pinion 111, air cylinder 112, etc., thereby rotating 180 degrees. Then, the large bundle transport fork 95 and the large bundle notebook 140 therein are placed on the transfer conveyor 106,
The empty large bundle transport fork 95' is then brought into the large bundle accumulation space 94 (FIG. 11).

Then, next is the large bundle transport fork 95'
It will be seen that a stack of small bundles of vouchers 40 similar to that for fork 95 may occur. Then, when the large bundle of signatures 140 are accumulated on the large bundle transporting fork 95', the framework 113 is rotated 180 degrees in the opposite direction, and the large bundle of signatures is transferred onto the conveyor 106, and the empty large bundle transporting fork 95 is transferred to the large bundle accumulation space 94. bring to.

Therefore, by using such a reciprocating rotary large bundle transport fork, the same results as those obtained by using the linear reciprocating large bundle transport fork can be obtained. Of course, the rotation method uses an electric motor or an indexing device,
It is also possible to rotate in the same direction by 180 degrees.

When the large bundle of signatures 140 is completed in this way, it is transferred to the transfer conveyor 106, further onto the transfer conveyor 107, and delivered to the binding machine 120. In this case, if necessary, an intermediate small-length transfer conveyor 103 may be provided, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12a.

By the way, as mentioned above, the cover plates may be supplied to the top and bottom of the large bundle of signatures after they are completed. Therefore, the mechanism in such a case will be explained mainly with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.
In this case, two patch plate supply devices 42 and 42a of the same type are provided above and below. However, it is of course possible to use the patch plate supply device as a single unit. Cover plate supply device 42,
The configuration and main functions of 42a will be explained first in the small bundle accumulation section 2.
This is the same as the cover plate supply device 42 provided in connection with 0. However, in this case, there is a slight difference in the provision of a cover plate for the large bundle of signatures 140.
Furthermore, there is a slight difference in the supply of the backing plate between the configuration of the large bundle accumulating unit that moves the large bundle of notebooks linearly and that that moves the large bundle of notebooks rotationally.

First, we will discuss how to supply a cover plate when moving a large bundle of notebooks in a straight line.

In Fig. 8 and Fig. 9a, 100 is a large bundle accumulation part, 12
0 is the binding machine. In the middle is a transfer conveyor 10.
6, and a patch plate supply device 42, 42a is installed on the side thereof as shown in FIG. 9a. In this case, the devices are provided one each on the upper and lower sides, as shown in Figures 13, a and b. However, in Figure 9a, only the upper one is visible.

Before the large bundle of signatures 140 is brought onto the transfer conveyor 106, the lower patch plate feeder 42a is activated to deposit the patch plate 44'' onto the transfer conveyor 106 (FIG. 13a). As shown by the broken line as 140, the large bundle of notebooks is transferred to the conveyor 10.
6 by a bulk conveying fork 95. When the fork is opened, the large bundle folding book 140 is placed on the cover plate 44'' (No. 13b
figure). Furthermore, Folk returns to normal. Then, the upper backing plate supply device 42 is activated to place the backing plate 44' on top of the large bundle signature 140. In this way, plates were placed on the top and bottom of the Otsuka-chocho.
Next, such a large bundle of signatures is conveyed to a binding machine 120 by the operation of the conveyor 106.

It is also possible to use only one patch plate supply device (for example, 42). In this case, the method of supplying the backing plate to the transfer conveyor 106 is substantially the same as before. A small bundle of notebooks 140 is transferred to the transfer conveyor 10.
6, the patch plate feeder 42 is activated to place the patch plate 44'' onto the transfer conveyor 106. The bulk folding book is then brought onto the conveyor,
The cover plate 44'' is placed on the cover plate 44''.Then, the cover plate supply device is operated again to place the cover plate 4 on the large bundle signature 140.
4'.

Binding machine 120 is not new in structure. At this point, a pressing force is applied to the large bundle folding book 140,
Then, in this pressed state, a band is hung and tied.

The situation 140a where the banding is completed is the 13th c.
(or FIGS. 8 and 11), in which it will be clearly seen that successive small bundles 40 are stacked one on top of the other with slight staggers.
The large bundle of notebooks 140a attached with a patch plate and banded in this way is transferred to the next stage of the transfer conveyor 107.
It is placed in the binding machine and discharged by the operation of the binding machine.

Next, we will discuss how to supply a cover plate when moving a large bundle of notebooks in a rotational manner.

In this case, the patch plate supply devices 42, 42a are
As shown in Figure 2a, it is installed on the side of the transfer conveyor 106. In this case as well (first
(Figures 3a and b) One each is provided on the top and bottom. However, in FIG. 12a, only the upper one 42 is visible. Before the large bundle of signatures 140 is brought onto the transfer conveyor 106 by the rotation of the framework 113, the lower backing plate supply device 42a is activated, and the backing plate 42a is activated.
4" on the transfer conveyor 106 (No. 13a
figure). However, in the case of this large-bundle-folder-rotating-movable type, the rotating framework 113 will get in the way, so it is not possible to place the backing plate right below the large-bundle-folder. Therefore, in this case, the transfer conveyor 106 is operated, the cover plate 44'' is moved to the underside of the frame, and the large bundle transport fork 95 is moved to the large bundle folding book 14.
0 to a possible location on the transfer conveyor 106. Next, when the large bundle transport fork 95 is opened, the large bundle of signatures is placed on the backing plate 44''.Then, the transfer conveyor 106 is operated to bring the large bundle of signatures to the side of the backing plate feeding device. 44' is then fed from the upper patch plate supplying device 42 onto the large bundle signature 140 (Fig. 13b).In this way, the large bundle signature 140 has patch plates placed above and below, respectively. A large bundle of notebooks like this is conveyor 1.
By the operation of 06, 103, 107, the binding machine 12
It is transported to 0.

It is also possible to use only one patch plate supply device (for example, 42). In this case, the method of supplying the cover plate onto the transfer conveyor 106 is almost the same as before. That is, before the large bundle of signatures 140 is brought onto the transfer conveyor 106 by the rotation of the framework 113, the cover plate 44'' is placed on the transfer conveyor 106.
Next, move the transfer conveyor to move the cover plate 44'' to a possible place under the large bundle of signatures 140, and then place the large bundle of signatures on top of it. The movement brings the large bundle of signatures 140 to the side of the backing plate supply device 42, which supplies the backing plate 44' onto the large bundle of signatures and thus the backing plate 4.
4' is placed on the large bundle of signatures.

The structure and operation of the binding machine 120 are the same as those described above in the case of linear large bundle movement, so there is no need to describe them here.

When the large bundle of signatures is banded 140a, it is transferred to the binding machine 120 by the conveyor 107 in the next stage.
is discharged from the location.

As described above, in the automatic processing apparatus of the present invention, the documents are stacked in a horizontal position as a small bundle of notebooks, are turned frame by frame in a horizontal position, and are further stacked in a horizontal position as a large bundle of notebooks. During this time, the small bundles of notebooks are alternately given discrepancies, and a cover plate is also supplied. This large bundle of notebooks is then tied up and discharged. In the automatic processing device of the present invention, various structures are effectively combined. Furthermore, convenience is enhanced because various processes can be carried out sequentially and continuously.

Furthermore, the efficiency of accumulating small bundles of signatures is improved by the two-speed movement of the elevating table and the movement of the temporary receiving fork, and for frame return, two types of frames can be returned by a single operation on the driving side. The automatic processing device of the present invention has excellent features in terms of structure and effectiveness in this respect as well, such as providing a return effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing almost the entire automatic processing device for printed matter according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a developed view of the conveying section and small bundle accumulation section of the automatic processing device according to the present invention, and FIG.
Fig. 3b is an explanatory diagram of the cover plate supply device for the small bundle accumulation section, Fig. 3c is a diagram showing the final form of the stack of signatures with a band attached, and Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional elevational view of the frame return section. , FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of the frame return section in FIG. and a side elevational view showing one example of the bundling section, FIGS. 9a and b are plan views showing the example of FIG. 8 in two stages, and FIG. 10 is a printed matter including another example of the large bundle accumulating section. 11 is a side elevational view of another example of the large bundle accumulating section and the bundling section of FIG. 10, and FIGS. 12a and 12b are the examples of FIGS. 10 and 11. A two-stage plan view, Figures 13a and 13b are explanatory diagrams of the patch plate supply device for the large bundle accumulation section, and Figure 13c is a diagram showing the 3c
It is a figure similar to the figure, showing the final form of a banded collection of signatures. [Explanation of symbols of main parts], 10... Automatic printed matter processing device, 15... Signature, 12... Conveyance unit, 1
6... Signature sorting device, 40... Small bundle of notebooks, 14
0...Large bundle of documents, 120...Bundling machine, 20...Small bundle accumulation section, 22...Elevating table, 21...Signature receiving space, 23...Temporary receiving fork, 50
...Frame return unit, 33...First conveyance device, 51...
... rotary table, 53 ... rotary table rotation mechanism, 54 ... clutch mechanism, 55 ... drive device,
63, 64... First gear device, 73, 74... Second gear device, 42, 42a... Cover plate supply device,
44, 44', 44''... Batch plate, 43... Batch plate holding section, 45... Suction tool, 47... Batch plate conveyance device, 106... Third conveyance device, 100... Large bundle accumulation section, 88 ...Second transport device, 94...Large bundle accumulation space, 93...First fork, 95...Second fork, 91...Pushing table, 99...Stopper, 96...Large bundle transport device, 113... Framework (fork device support rotating body), 108...rotating shaft,
140...Otsuka Oricho.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An automatic printed matter processing device for accumulating, bundling, and discharging printed signatures discharged from a signature discharge section of a folding machine of a printing press, comprising: a signature conveying section; A document sorting device is provided for the conveyance section and sorts the documents into predetermined numbers of copies; and a document sorting device that sorts the documents into predetermined numbers of copies by the sorting device and receives the documents sent from the conveyance section in a horizontal position and folds them into small bundles. a small bundle accumulating section that collects the small bundles as a notebook; a frame return section that receives the small bundles of notebooks from the small bundle accumulating section and rotates them so that the fold positions of the successive small bundles of notebooks are alternated; A large bundle accumulating unit that receives the small bundle of signatures from the frame return unit, stacks the plurality of these to form a large bundle of signatures, and then moves the large bundle of signatures to a binding unit, and a binding unit that presses and binds the large bundle of signatures. between the machine, a patch plate supplying device for supplying patch plates to the stacked signatures, which is provided in relation to the small bundle accumulating section or in relation to an intermediate part between the large bundle stacking section and the binding machine, and each of the unit parts. 1. An automatic printed matter processing device comprising: a conveying device for moving the stacked documents. 2 In claim 1, the small bundle accumulating section includes a signature receiving space, a table arranged with respect to the space and movable up and down within the space, and a table arranged with respect to the signature receiving space and within the space. a temporary receiving fork that can be moved in and out and raised and lowered with respect to the upper part of the temporary receiving fork; a first driving device for driving the elevating table and the temporary receiving fork so as to be lowered at a first speed during stacking of folded documents; a second driving device for driving the temporary receiving fork to move up or down at a second speed when the signatures are not stacked or when the signatures are stacked; a third drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork into or out of the folding book accumulation space; and a switching means for each of these drive devices; As a result, when the elevating table is initially located at the upper part of the signature receiving space, it receives and accumulates the signatures conveyed from the signature conveyance section in its horizontal position, and the table moves to the top level of the accumulated signatures. The first driving device drives the first
When the predetermined number of signatures are collected as a small bundle, the drive of the table is transferred to the second drive device by the action of the switching means, whereby the table is lowered at the second speed. After being loaded and delivering the small bundle of signatures to the first conveying device, the empty table is raised at the second speed and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space, and the temporary receiving fork is During the lowering and raising of the elevating table at the second speed as described above, the third and fourth drive devices receive the signatures inserted and conveyed into the signature receiving space. When the elevating table is lowered at the first speed by the device and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space as described above, the temporary receiving fork is withdrawn from the signature receiving space by the third and fourth drive devices. , and the elevating table is adapted to take up the signature from the temporary receiving fork after this time and to be lowered at the first speed by the first drive device. 3. In claim 1, the frame return unit comprises a rotary table, a gear mechanism for rotating the table provided about the rotation axis of the rotary table, and a gear mechanism for rotating the table. A first gear device for applying a first angle of rotation to a bundle of notebooks, a second gear device for applying a second angle of rotation to the table, and a small bundle of notebooks thereon. , a clutch mechanism for switching these two gear devices, and a stop-return drive device that operates in the first stroke and the second stroke to drive the gear devices, When a small bundle of folded documents is brought onto the rotary table from the first conveying device, the frame return drive device is activated and the clutch mechanism is set to rotate through the first angle by the first gear device. The frame turning drive device rotates the small bundle of signatures at a first angle in a first direction in its first stroke, and rotates the small bundle of signatures in a second direction at a first angle in its second stroke; If the clutch mechanism is set to rotate at the second angle by the second gear, the frame return drive unit rotates the small bundle of documents at the second angle in the first direction through its first stroke. , and the second
An automatic printed matter processing apparatus characterized in that the small bundle of signatures is rotated in a second direction at a second angle by the stroke, and then the small bundle of signatures is delivered to a second conveying device. 4. In claim 1, the frame return unit includes a rotary table and a frame return drive device for the table provided about the rotation axis of the rotary table; When a small bundle of documents from one conveyor is brought onto the rotary table, the frame return drive is activated, and in its first stroke, the frame return drive mechanism rotates the small bundle of documents at a first angle. the small bundle of signatures is rotated in one direction, and in the second stroke, the small bundle of signatures is rotated in a second direction at a first angle, and then the small bundle of signatures is delivered to a second conveying device. Automatic processing equipment for printed matter. 5 In claim 2, a patch plate supply device is provided in relation to the small bundle accumulation section,
The patch plate supply device includes a patch plate holder that holds a plurality of patch plates in a stacked state, and a movable arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip. The cover plate supply device includes a unit that operates to take out the cover plate, and a cover plate conveying device that operates to take up the taken out cover plate and insert it into the signature receiving space of the small bundle accumulating section. has two types of actions,
That is, in the first patch plate supplying operation, a patch plate is supplied onto an empty table, and with this patch plate provided at the bottom, the notebooks are accumulated as a small bundle of notebooks, An automatic printed matter processing apparatus characterized in that in the second patch plate supplying operation, the patch plate is fed onto the accumulated small bundles of notebooks. 6 In claim 1, the large bundle accumulation section includes a large bundle accumulation space for accumulating small bundles of notebooks into a large bundle, and a first opening/closing type stacking device disposed below the space; With respect to said space, a second fork device arranged vertically above the first fork device and configured to itself be capable of horizontal linear movement; a table for pushing up a large bundle on which a small bundle of signatures brought from a conveyance device is placed and for raising the small bundle of signatures toward the space; a device for pushing up the table;
a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; a stopper for the small bundle of signatures provided with respect to the table, which itself can be installed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth; and a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; A horizontal linear movement device for the device, whereby the position of the small bundles of documents brought onto the table from the second conveyance device is regulated by the stopper, and the small bundles of documents are pushed up by the table. When the top surface of the small bundle of signatures reaches the lower surface of the first fork, the first fork opens and the table is further raised to bring the small bundle of signatures into the large bundle accumulation space, and the push-up table is moved to the first fork. It stops at a position slightly above the top of the fork, the first fork closes, and the push-up table begins to lower. If they are already on the fork, the push-up table is lowered so that they are placed on top of the newly pushed up small bundle of notebooks, that is, they are supported on the fork as a collection of small bundles of notebooks. Then, return to the original position where the small bundle of signatures can be received from the second conveyance device, and by repeating the above operation, the small bundle of signatures are accumulated one after another in the space on the first fork, and the small bundles of signatures are stacked in the specified space. When the number of large bundles of notebooks are accumulated, the second fork device that had been waiting in an open state until then operates to close, and the large bundle of notebooks is held by the second fork device, and then The second fork device holding the large bundle of signatures is moved in a horizontal straight line and brought onto the third transport device, and the second fork opens and places the large bundle of signatures on the third transport device, after which the second fork An automatic printed matter processing device characterized in that the device is moved back to its original position and then left open and on standby. 7 In claim 5, a patch plate supply device is provided in relation to the third conveyance device of the large bundle accumulation section, and the patch plate supply device is a patch plate that holds a plurality of patch plates in a stacked state. a holding part; a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding part; and a patch plate conveying device that operates to insert into the space above the third carrying device, and one patch plate feeding device is provided at the lower and upper sides of the space above the third carrying device, respectively. As a result, when the large bundle of signatures is not brought onto the third transport device, the lower patch plate supply device is activated and the patch plate is placed at a position on the third transport device where the large bundle of signatures can be placed; After the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third conveying device with the backing plate provided at the bottom thereof, the upper backing plate supply device is activated to place the backing plate on the top of the large bundle of signatures. Printed matter automatic processing equipment. 8 In claim 7, one cover plate feeding device is provided on the side of the space above the third conveying device, whereby a large bundle of signatures is brought onto the third conveying device. The patch plate feeding device is activated when the large bundle of signatures is not being placed, and the patch plate is placed at a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed on the third transport device, and then the large bundle of signatures places the patch plate on the third transport device. It is placed on the bottom of the
The automatic printed matter processing apparatus is characterized in that the patch plate supply device is operated to place the patch plate on top of the large bundle of notebooks. 9. In claim 1, the large bundle stacking section includes a large bundle stacking space in which small bundles of notebooks are stacked into a large bundle, and a large bundle stacking space arranged at the lower part of the space, above which a second conveying device is disposed. A table for pushing up large bundles on which small bundles of notebooks are placed and for lifting the small bundles of notebooks toward the space, a pushing-up device for the table, and a lifting device for the small bundles of notebooks provided in relation to the table. a device for regulating the position of small bundles of notebooks on the table, which can be installed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth with a stopper; and a pair of opening/closing forks located in the large bundle accumulation space. a fork device supporting rotating body installed diametrically symmetrically and rotating by a predetermined angle about a central axis to rotate and move a large bundle of documents supported by one fork; The positions of the small bundles of notebooks brought from the table onto the table for pushing up large bundles are regulated by stoppers, and when the small bundles of notebooks are pushed up by the table and reach the underside of the first fork, the fork opens. The table is further raised to bring the small bundles into the large bundle accumulation space, and the push-up table stops at a position slightly above the upper surface of one fork, and the one fork closes, at which time the small bundles are collected. If one or more small bundles of signatures already exist on the fork, move the signatures into small bundles so that they are on top of the newly pushed up small bundle of signatures. The stack of signatures is supported on the one fork, and then the push-up table is lowered to return to the original position where it can receive the small bundle of signatures from the second conveyance device, and the above operation is repeated. By this, small bundles of notebooks are sequentially accumulated in the large bundle accumulation space on the one fork, and when these are accumulated as a predetermined number of large bundles of notebooks, the fork supporting rotating body is rotated by the predetermined angle. The Otsuka Oricho, which was supported by Folk, is the third
The fork is opened and the large bundle of folded documents is placed on a third conveyor, the one fork waiting there while the other of the pair of forks is moved by rotation of the fork support rotor. 1. An automatic printed matter processing device, characterized in that the printed matter is brought into a large bundle accumulation space, and is configured to accumulate small bundles of notebooks in cooperation with a push-up table. 10 In claim 9, a patch plate supplying device is provided in relation to the third conveying device of the large bundle accumulation section, and the patch plate supplying device is a patch plate that holds a plurality of patch plates in a stacked state. a holding part; a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding part; and a patch plate conveying device that operates to insert into the space above the third carrying device, and one patch plate feeding device is provided at the lower and upper sides of the space above the third carrying device, respectively. As a result, when a large bundle of signatures is not brought onto the third conveying device, the lower patch plate supplying device is activated to place the patch plate on the third conveying device, and then the third conveying device is activated to place the patch plate on the third conveying device. The plate is brought to a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed, and after the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third transport device with the patch plate provided at the bottom, the third transport device is activated and the large bundle of signatures is placed. The automatic processing of printed matter characterized in that the signature is brought to a position opposite to the upper backing plate supply device, and the upper backing plate feeding device is operated to place the backing plate on the top of the large bundle of signatures. Device. 11 In claim 10, one cover plate feeding device is provided on the side of the space above the third conveying device, whereby a large bundle of signatures is brought onto the third conveying device. when the backing plate supply device is operated and the backing plate is placed on the third conveying device;
Next, the third conveying device is operated to bring the cover plate to a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed, and after the large bundle of signatures is placed with the cover plate provided at the bottom, the third
The conveyance device is operated to bring the large bundle of signatures to a position facing the patch plate supply device, and then the patch plate supply device is activated to place the patch plate on top of the large bundle of signatures. Features: Automatic processing equipment for printed matter. 12 An automatic printed matter processing device for accumulating, bundling, and discharging printed matter ejected from the ejecting section of a folding machine of a printing press, which includes a document conveying section and a device installed in connection with the conveying section. A signature sorting device that sorts the signatures into predetermined numbers of copies, and a small bundle that receives the signatures that are sorted by the sorting device into a predetermined number of copies and is sent from the conveyance unit in a horizontal position and accumulates them as small bundles of signatures. a stacking section, a frame return section for receiving small bundles of signatures from the small bundle stacking section and rotating the folds so that the fold positions of successive small bundles of notebooks are alternated; a large bundle collecting unit that receives a plurality of bundled vouchers and stacks them into a large bundle of vouchers, and then moves the large bundle of vouchers to a binding unit; a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundle of vouchers; and a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundled vouchers; A patch plate feeding device is provided between the unit and the binding machine for supplying a patch plate to the accumulated signatures, and a patch plate supply device is provided between each of the unit parts and for moving the accumulated signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device comprising: a conveyance device; the small bundle accumulating section includes a signature receiving space; a table arranged with respect to the space and movable up and down within the space; and a table arranged with respect to the signature receiving space. a temporary receiving fork that can move in and out of the upper part of the space and move up and down; a first driving device for driving the elevating table and the temporary receiving fork to lower the table at a first speed when stacking documents; a second driving device for driving the temporary receiving fork to move up or down at a second speed when the e-book is not accumulated or when the e-book is being accumulated; a third drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork into or out of the notebook accumulation space; and switching means for each of these drive devices. As a result, when the elevating table is initially located at the upper part of the signature receiving space, it receives and accumulates the signatures conveyed from the signature conveyance section in its horizontal position, and the table receives and accumulates the signatures that are being accumulated. While maintaining the top level of the first drive unit constant, the first drive unit
When the predetermined number of signatures are collected as a small bundle, the drive of the table is transferred to the second drive device by the action of the switching means, whereby the table is lowered at the second speed. After being loaded and delivering the small bundle of signatures to the first conveying device, the empty table is raised at the second speed and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space, and the temporary receiving fork is During the lowering and raising of the elevating table at the second speed as described above, the third and fourth drive devices receive the signatures inserted and conveyed into the signature receiving space. When the elevating table is lowered by the device at the first speed and returned to the upper part of the document receiving space as described above, the temporary receiving forks move to the third and fourth positions.
The elevating table is withdrawn from the signature receiving space by the driving device, and the elevating table is thereafter taken up from the temporary receiving fork and lowered at a first speed by the first driving device, and the above-mentioned frame returning section a rotary table, a first gear mechanism for rotating the table provided about the rotation axis of the rotary table, and a first gear device for imparting a first angle of rotation to the table, that is, a small bundle of notebooks; a second gear device for imparting a second angle of rotation to the table or small bundle document;
It includes a clutch mechanism for switching between these two gear devices, and a frame return drive device that operates in the first stroke and the second stroke to drive the gear devices, and includes a first conveying device. When a small bundle of documents is brought from the device onto the rotary table, the frame return drive is activated and, if the clutch mechanism is set to rotate through the first angle by the first gear, the frame return drive is activated. The turning drive device rotates the small bundle folding book at a first angle in a first direction during its first stroke, and rotates the small bundle folding book at a first angle in a second direction during its second stroke. When the clutch mechanism is set to rotate by the second angle by the second gear, the frame return drive rotates the small bundle folding book by the second angle in the first direction in its first stroke; Second
The small bundle of notebooks is rotated in a second direction at a second angle by the stroke, and the large bundle accumulation section includes a large bundle accumulation space in which small bundles of notebooks are accumulated to form a large bundle, and a lower part of the space. a first fork device of an opening/closing type disposed in the space, and a second fork device disposed vertically above the first fork device, which itself is configured to be capable of horizontal linear movement; , a large-bundle push-up table provided with respect to the first fork device for placing a small-bundle of folded documents brought from the second conveying device thereon and lifting the small-bundled folded documents toward the space; a device for pushing up the table;
a stopper for small bundles of signatures provided with respect to the table, which itself can be placed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth, and for timing the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; A horizontal linear movement device for the fork device, whereby the small bundles of signatures brought onto the table from the second conveyance device are successively regulated in their positions by stoppers, and the small bundles of signatures are moved by the table. When the top surface of the pushed-up small bundle signature reaches the lower surface of the first fork, the first fork opens and the table is further raised to bring the small bundle signature into the large bundle accumulation space, and the push-up table The first fork closes and the push-up table begins to descend at a position slightly above the top of the first fork. If they already exist on one fork, they are supported on the fork so that they are placed on top of the newly pushed up small bundle of notebooks, that is, they are supported on the fork as an accumulation of small bundles of notebooks, and the push-up table is By continuing to descend and returning to the original position where the small bundle of signatures can be received from the second conveyance device, and repeating the above operation, the small bundle of signatures are accumulated one after another in the space on the first fork, and the small bundles of signatures are stacked in a predetermined manner. When the number of large bundles of notebooks are accumulated, the second fork device that had been waiting in an open state until then operates to close, and the large bundle of notebooks is held by the second fork device, and then The second fork device holding the large bundle of signatures is moved in a horizontal straight line and brought onto the third transport device, and the second fork opens and places the large bundle of signatures on the third transport device, after which the second fork An automatic printed matter processing device characterized in that the device is moved back to its original position and then left open and on standby. 13 In claim 12, a backing plate supplying device is provided between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine with respect to the third conveying device, and the backing plate supplying device stacks a plurality of backing plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a state in which the patch plate is held, a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction device at the tip for taking out the patch plate one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate taken out from the arm member. a patch plate conveying device that operates to pick up the plate and insert it into the space above the third conveying device;
The patch plate supply devices are provided on the sides of the space above the third conveyance device, one each at the bottom and the top,
As a result, when the large bundle of signatures is not placed on the third transport device, the lower patch plate feeding device is activated, and the patch plate is placed at a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed on the third transport device, and the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third transport device. After the signature is placed on the third conveying device with the patch provided at the bottom thereof, the top patch supply device is operated to place the patch on the top of the large bundle of signatures. Automatic processing equipment for printed matter. 14 In claim 12, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine is provided with respect to the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patch plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state, a swinging arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plate one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate suction device for taking out the patch plate from the arm member. a patch plate conveying device that operates to pick up the material and insert it into the space above the third transport device, and one patch plate supply device is provided on the side of the space above the third transport device, As a result, the Otsuka Oricho became the third
When the large bundle of signatures is not placed on the transport device, the patch plate feeding device is activated, and the patch plate is placed at a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed on the third transport device, and then the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third transport device. An automatic processing device for printed matter, characterized in that the backing plate is placed on the device with the backing plate provided at the bottom thereof, and the backing plate feeding device is operated to place the backing plate on top of the large bundle of signatures. . 15 An automatic printed matter processing device for accumulating, bundling, and discharging printed matter ejected from the ejecting section of a folding machine of a printing press, which includes a document conveying section and a device installed in connection with the conveying section. A signature sorting device that sorts the signatures into predetermined numbers of copies, and a small bundle that receives the signatures that are sorted by the sorting device into a predetermined number of copies and is sent from the conveyance unit in a horizontal position and accumulates them as small bundles of signatures. a stacking section, a frame return section for receiving small bundles of signatures from the small bundle stacking section and rotating the folds so that the fold positions of successive small bundles of notebooks are alternated; a large bundle collecting unit that receives a plurality of bundled vouchers and stacks them into a large bundle of vouchers, and then moves the large bundle of vouchers to a binding unit; a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundle of vouchers; and a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundled vouchers; A patch plate feeding device is provided between the unit and the binding machine for supplying a patch plate to the accumulated signatures, and a patch plate supply device is provided between each of the unit parts and for moving the accumulated signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device comprising: a conveyance device; the small bundle accumulating section includes a signature receiving space; a table arranged with respect to the space and movable up and down within the space; and a table arranged with respect to the signature receiving space. a temporary receiving fork that can move in and out of the upper part of the space and move up and down; a first driving device for driving the elevating table and the temporary receiving fork to lower the table at a first speed when stacking documents; a second driving device for driving the temporary receiving fork to move up or down at a second speed when the e-book is not accumulated or accumulated; a third drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork, a fourth drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork into or out of the space, and switching means for each of these drive devices; As a result, when the elevating table is initially located at the upper part of the signature receiving space, it receives and accumulates the signatures conveyed from the signature transport section in its horizontal position, and the table also receives and accumulates the signatures that are being accumulated. While maintaining the top level constant, the first driving device
When the predetermined number of signatures are collected as a small bundle, the drive of the table is transferred to the second drive device by the action of the switching means, whereby the table is lowered at the second speed. After being loaded and delivering the small bundle of signatures to the first conveying device, the empty table is raised at the second speed and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space, and the temporary receiving fork is During the lowering and raising of the elevating table at the second speed as described above, the third and fourth drive devices receive the signatures inserted and conveyed into the signature receiving space. When the elevating table is lowered at the first speed by the device and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space as described above, the temporary receiving fork is withdrawn from the signature receiving space by the third and fourth drive devices. From this point on, the elevating table picks up the documents from the temporary receiving fork and is lowered at a first speed by the first driving device, and the frame returning section is connected to the rotary table and the rotary shaft of the rotary table. a first gear mechanism for rotating the table, which is provided for rotating the table, i.e., a small bundle of notebooks; a second gear arrangement for imparting angular rotation;
It includes a clutch mechanism for switching between these two gear devices, and a frame return drive device that operates in the first stroke and the second stroke to drive the gear devices, and includes a first conveying device. When a small bundle of documents is brought from the device onto the rotary table, the frame return drive is activated and, if the clutch mechanism is set to rotate through the first angle by the first gear, the frame return drive is activated. The turning drive device rotates the small bundle folding book at a first angle in a first direction during its first stroke, and rotates the small bundle folding book at a first angle in a second direction during its second stroke. When the clutch mechanism is set to rotate by the second angle by the second gear, the frame return drive rotates the small bundle folding book by the second angle in the first direction in its first stroke; Second
The process rotates the small bundle of signatures in a second direction at a second angle. a large-bundle push-up table disposed at the lower portion on which to place the small-bundle folding sheets from the second conveyance device and to lift the small-bundle folded sheets toward the space; and a push-up device for the table; a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; a stopper for the small bundle of signatures provided with respect to the table, which can itself be installed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth; and a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; A fork device support rotating body in which a pair of open/close type forks are installed diametrically symmetrically in a large bundle accumulation space rotates by a predetermined angle around a central axis to rotationally move a large bundle of notebooks supported by one fork. The small bundles of signatures brought from the second conveyance device onto the table for pushing up large bundles are successively regulated in position by stoppers, and the small bundles of signatures are pushed up by the table. When the lower surface of the first fork is reached, the fork opens, the table is raised further to bring the small bundles into the large bundle accumulation space, and the push-up table is stopped at a position slightly above the upper surface of the first fork. At the same time, said one fork closes, and at this time, if one or more small bundles of signatures already exist on said one fork, they are added to the newly pushed up small bundle of signatures. The stack of small bundles of signatures is supported on the one fork so as to be placed on top of the bundle of signatures, and then the push-up table is lowered and the small bundle of signatures is transferred from the second conveyance device. By returning to a position where it can be received and repeating the above operations, small bundles of notebooks are accumulated one after another in the large bundle accumulation space on the one fork, and when these are accumulated as a predetermined number of large bundles of notebooks, the fork is The support rotating body rotates the predetermined angle and transfers the large bundle of notebooks supported by one fork to a third
The fork is opened and the large bundle of folded documents is placed on a third conveyor, the one fork waiting there while the other of the pair of forks is moved by rotation of the fork support rotor. 1. An automatic printed matter processing device, characterized in that the printed matter is brought into a large bundle accumulation space, and is configured to accumulate small bundles of notebooks in cooperation with a push-up table. 16 In claim 15, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine is provided with respect to the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patch plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state, a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction device at the tip for taking out patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate taken out from the arm member. and a cover plate conveying device that operates to pick up the material and insert it into the space above the third conveying device, and this patch plate supplying device has one plate at the bottom and one at the top, respectively, on the sides of the space above the third conveying device. Accordingly, when a large bundle of signatures is not brought onto the third conveying device, the lower patch plate supplying device is activated to place the patch plate on the third conveying device and then move it to the third conveying device. When the device is operated, the cover plate is brought to a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed, and after the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third conveyor with the cover plate provided at the bottom thereof, the cover plate is placed on the third conveyor. The device is operated, and the large bundle of signatures is brought to a position opposite to the upper patch plate supply device, and the upper patch plate supply device is then operated to place the patch plate on the top of the large bundle of signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device characterized by: 17 In claim 15, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating unit and the binding machine is provided with respect to the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patching plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state; a swinging arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding unit; and a patch plate conveying device that operates to insert the plate into the space above the third carrying device, and one patch plate feeding device is provided on the side of the space above the third carrying device. Due to this, Otsuka Oricho is the third
The backing plate supply device is activated to place the backing plate on the third conveying device when the backing plate is not placed on the conveying device, and then the third conveying device is activated and the backing plate is placed on the third conveying device. After the large bundle of signatures has been placed with the backing plate provided at the bottom, the third conveying device is activated and the large bundle of signatures is brought to a position facing the backing plate supply device. 1. An automatic printed material processing apparatus characterized in that the patch plate feeding device is operated to place a patch plate on top of a large bundle of notebooks. 18 An automatic printed matter processing device for accumulating, bundling, and discharging printed matter ejected from the ejecting section of a folding machine of a printing press, which includes a document conveying section and a device installed in connection with the conveying section. A signature sorting device that sorts the signatures into predetermined numbers of copies, and a small bundle that receives the signatures that are sorted by the sorting device into a predetermined number of copies and is sent from the conveyance unit in a horizontal position and accumulates them as small bundles of signatures. a stacking section, a frame return section for receiving small bundles of signatures from the small bundle stacking section and rotating the folds so that the fold positions of successive small bundles of notebooks are alternated; a large bundle collecting unit that receives a plurality of bundled vouchers and stacks them into a large bundle of vouchers, and then moves the large bundle of vouchers to a binding unit; a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundle of vouchers; and a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundled vouchers; A patch plate feeding device is provided between the unit and the binding machine for supplying a patch plate to the accumulated signatures, and a patch plate supply device is provided between each of the unit parts and for moving the accumulated signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device comprising: a conveyance device; the small bundle accumulating section includes a signature receiving space; a table arranged with respect to the space and movable up and down within the space; and a table arranged with respect to the signature receiving space. a temporary receiving fork that can move in and out of the upper part of the space and move up and down; a first driving device for driving the elevating table and the temporary receiving fork to lower the table at a first speed when stacking documents; a second driving device for driving the temporary receiving fork to move up or down at a second speed when the notebook is not accumulated or when the notebook is accumulated; and a second drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork up and down at a second speed when the notebook is not accumulated. a fourth drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork into or out of the notebook accumulation space; and switching for each of these drive devices. means for receiving and accumulating the folds conveyed from the fold-out conveyance unit in a horizontal position when the elevating table is initially located above the fold-accepting space; While keeping the top level of the notebook constant, the first drive device moves the first
When the predetermined number of signatures are collected as a small bundle, the drive of the table is transferred to the second drive device by the action of the switching means, whereby the table is lowered at the second speed. After being loaded and delivering the small bundle of signatures to the first conveying device, the empty table is raised at the second speed and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space, and the temporary receiving fork is During the lowering and raising of the elevating table at the second speed as described above, the third and fourth drive devices receive the signatures inserted and conveyed into the signature receiving space. When the elevating table is lowered by the device at the first speed and returned to the upper part of the document receiving space as described above, the temporary receiving forks move to the third and fourth positions.
The elevating table is withdrawn from the signature receiving space by the driving device, and the elevating table is thereafter taken up from the temporary receiving fork and lowered at a first speed by the first driving device, and the above-mentioned frame returning section includes a rotary table and a frame return drive for the table disposed about the rotation axis of the rotary table, wherein the small bundle of folded documents from the first transport device is brought onto the rotary table. When this occurs, the frame return drive mechanism is activated, and the frame return drive mechanism rotates the small bundle folded in a first direction at a first angle in its first stroke, and folds the small bundle in its second stroke. The large bundle accumulating section includes a large bundle accumulation space in which small bundles of notebooks are collected into a large bundle, and an opening/closing mechanism arranged at the bottom of the space. a first fork device of the formula; a second fork device disposed in the space and vertically above the first fork device, the second fork device being configured to itself be capable of horizontal linear movement; and the first fork device; a large-bundle push-up table for placing a small-bundle of documents brought from a second conveyance device thereon and lifting the small-bundle of documents toward the space; and for pushing up the table. a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table, which is provided with a stopper for the small bundle of signatures and can itself be installed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth, and for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; , a horizontal linear movement device for the second fork device, whereby the small bundles of signatures brought onto the table from the second conveying device are successively regulated in position by the stopper, and the small bundles of signatures are sequentially regulated by a stopper. is pushed up by the table, and when the top surface of the small bundle of signatures reaches the lower surface of the first fork, the first fork opens and the table is further raised to bring the small bundle of signatures into the large bundle accumulation space, and then pushed up. The table stops at a position slightly above the top surface of the first fork, and the first fork closes and the push-up table begins to lower. At this time, one or more small bundles are folded. If the notebooks already exist on the first fork, they are supported on the fork so that they are placed on top of the newly pushed up small bundle of notebooks, that is, as an accumulation of small bundles of notebooks, The push-up table continues to descend and returns to the original position where it can receive the small bundles of signatures from the second conveyance device, and by repeating the above operation, the small bundles of signatures are sequentially accumulated in the space on the first fork. When a predetermined number of large bundles of notebooks are accumulated, the second fork device, which had been waiting in an open state until then, is operated to close, and the large bundle of notebooks is held by the second fork device. The second fork device holding the large bundle of signatures is then moved in a horizontal straight line and brought onto the third transport device, and the second fork is opened to place the large bundle of signatures on the third transport device. 2. An automatic printed matter processing device characterized in that the forks are moved back to their original positions and are kept open and on standby. 19 In claim 18, a patch plate supply device is provided between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine with respect to the third conveyance device, and the patch plate supply device stacks a plurality of patch plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a state in which the patch plate is held, a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction device at the tip for taking out the patch plate one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate taken out from the arm member. a patch plate conveying device that operates to pick up the plate and insert it into the space above the third conveying device;
The patch plate supply devices are provided on the sides of the space above the third conveyance device, one each at the bottom and the top,
As a result, when the large bundle of signatures is not placed on the third transport device, the lower patch plate feeding device is activated, and the patch plate is placed at a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed on the third transport device, and the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third transport device. After the signature is placed on the third conveying device with the patch provided at the bottom thereof, the top patch supply device is operated to place the patch on the top of the large bundle of signatures. Automatic processing equipment for printed matter. 20 In claim 18, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine is provided in connection with the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patching plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state, a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plate one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate suction device for taking out the patch plate from the arm member. a patch plate conveying device that operates to pick up the material and insert it into the space above the third transport device, and one patch plate supply device is provided on the side of the space above the third transport device, As a result, the Otsuka Oricho became the third
When the large bundle of signatures is not placed on the transport device, the patch plate feeding device is activated, and the patch plate is placed at a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed on the third transport device, and then the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third transport device. An automatic processing device for printed matter, characterized in that the backing plate is placed on the device with the backing plate provided at the bottom thereof, and the backing plate feeding device is operated to place the backing plate on top of the large bundle of signatures. . 21 An automatic printed matter processing device for accumulating, bundling, and discharging printed matter ejected from the ejecting section of a folding machine of a printing press, which includes a document conveying section and a device installed in connection with the conveying section. A signature sorting device that sorts the signatures into predetermined numbers of copies, and a small bundle that receives the signatures that are sorted by the sorting device into a predetermined number of copies and is sent from the conveyance unit in a horizontal position and accumulates them as small bundles of signatures. a stacking section, a frame return section for receiving small bundles of signatures from the small bundle stacking section and rotating the folds so that the fold positions of successive small bundles of notebooks are alternated; a large bundle collecting unit that receives a plurality of bundled vouchers and stacks them into a large bundle of vouchers, and then moves the large bundle of vouchers to a binding unit; a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundle of vouchers; and a binding machine that presses and binds the large bundled vouchers; A patch plate feeding device is provided between the unit and the binding machine for supplying a patch plate to the accumulated signatures, and a patch plate supply device is provided between each of the unit parts and for moving the accumulated signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device comprising: a conveyance device; the small bundle accumulating section includes a signature receiving space; a table arranged with respect to the space and movable up and down within the space; and a table arranged with respect to the signature receiving space. a temporary receiving fork that can move in and out of the upper part of the space and move up and down; a first driving device for driving the elevating table and the temporary receiving fork to lower the table at a first speed when stacking documents; a second driving device for driving the temporary receiving fork to move up or down at a second speed when the e-book is not accumulated or when the e-book is being accumulated; a third drive device for driving the temporary receiving fork into or out of the notebook accumulation space; and switching means for each of these drive devices. As a result, when the elevating table is initially located at the upper part of the signature receiving space, it receives and accumulates the signatures conveyed from the signature conveyance section in its horizontal position, and the table receives and accumulates the signatures that are being accumulated. While maintaining the top level of the first drive unit constant, the first drive unit
When the predetermined number of signatures are collected as a small bundle, the drive of the table is transferred to the second drive device by the action of the switching means, whereby the table is lowered at the second speed. After being loaded and delivering the small bundle of signatures to the first conveying device, the empty table is raised at the second speed and returned to the upper part of the signature receiving space, and the temporary receiving fork is During the lowering and raising of the elevating table at the second speed as described above, the third and fourth drive devices receive the signatures inserted and conveyed into the signature receiving space. When the elevating table is lowered by the device at the first speed and returned to the upper part of the document receiving space as described above, the temporary receiving forks move to the third and fourth positions.
The elevating table is withdrawn from the signature receiving space by the driving device, and the elevating table is thereafter taken up from the temporary receiving fork and lowered at a first speed by the first driving device, and the above-mentioned frame returning section includes a rotary table and a frame return drive for the table disposed about the rotation axis of the rotary table, wherein the small bundle of folded documents from the first transport device is brought onto the rotary table. When this occurs, the frame return drive mechanism is activated, and the frame return drive mechanism rotates the small bundle folded in a first direction at a first angle in its first stroke, and folds the small bundle in its second stroke. The large bundle stacking section is arranged at a lower part of the space and includes a large bundle accumulation space in which small bundles of notebooks are collected into a large bundle. A table for pushing up a large bundle for placing a small bundle of signatures from a second conveyance device thereon and lifting the small bundle of signatures toward the space, a pushing up device for the table, and a push-up device provided for the table. a stopper for small bundles of signatures which can be installed alternately at positions a short distance back and forth, and a device for regulating the position of the small bundle of signatures on the table; and in the large bundle accumulation space, A fork device support rotating body in which a pair of opening/closing forks are installed diametrically symmetrically, and a device for rotating a large bundle of documents supported by one fork by rotating a predetermined angle about a central axis. As a result, the positions of the small bundles of documents brought from the second conveyance device onto the table for pushing up large bundles are regulated by the stopper, and the small bundles of documents are pushed up by the table and placed on the underside of the first fork. When reached, the forks open, the table is raised further to bring the small bundles into the large bundle accumulation space, and the push-up table stops slightly above the top surface of one fork and lifts the one is closed and at this time, if one or more small bundles of notebooks already exist on the one fork, they will be placed on top of the newly pushed small bundle of notebooks. The push-up table is then lowered to return to the original position where it can receive the small bundle of signatures from the second conveying device. By repeating the above operations, small bundles of notebooks are sequentially accumulated in the large bundle accumulation space on the one fork, and when these are accumulated as a predetermined number of large bundles of notebooks, the fork supporting rotating body A large bundle of notebooks rotated at a predetermined angle and supported by one fork is transferred to the third
The fork is opened and the large bundle of folded documents is placed on a third conveyor, the one fork waiting there while the other of the pair of forks is moved by rotation of the fork support rotor. 1. An automatic printed matter processing device, characterized in that the printed matter is brought into a large bundle accumulation space, and is configured to accumulate small bundles of notebooks in cooperation with a push-up table. 22 In claim 21, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating section and the binding machine is provided with respect to the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patch plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state, a swingable arm member having a patch plate suction device at the tip for taking out patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding unit, and a patch plate taken out from the arm member. and a cover plate conveying device that operates to pick up the material and insert it into the space above the third conveying device, and this patch plate supplying device has one plate at the bottom and one at the top, respectively, on the sides of the space above the third conveying device. Accordingly, when a large bundle of signatures is not brought onto the third conveying device, the lower patch plate supplying device is activated to place the patch plate on the third conveying device and then move it to the third conveying device. When the device is operated, the cover plate is brought to a position where the large bundle of signatures can be placed, and after the large bundle of signatures is placed on the third conveyor with the cover plate provided at the bottom thereof, the cover plate is placed on the third conveyor. The device is operated, and the large bundle of signatures is brought to a position opposite to the upper patch plate supply device, and the upper patch plate supply device is then operated to place the patch plate on the top of the large bundle of signatures. An automatic printed matter processing device characterized by: 23 In claim 21, a patch plate supplying device between the large bundle accumulating unit and the binding machine is provided with respect to the third conveying device, and the patch plate supplying device stacks a plurality of patching plates. a patch plate holder for holding the patch plate in a fixed state; a swinging arm member having a patch plate suction tool at the tip for taking out the patch plates one by one from the patch plate holding unit; and a patch plate conveying device that operates to insert the plate into the space above the third carrying device, and one patch plate feeding device is provided on the side of the space above the third carrying device. Due to this, Otsuka Oricho is the third
The backing plate supply device is activated to place the backing plate on the third conveying device when the backing plate is not placed on the conveying device, and then the third conveying device is activated and the backing plate is placed on the third conveying device. After the large bundle of signatures has been placed with the backing plate provided at the bottom, the third conveying device is activated and the large bundle of signatures is brought to a position facing the backing plate supply device. 1. An automatic printed material processing apparatus characterized in that the patch plate feeding device is operated to place a patch plate on top of a large bundle of notebooks.