KR102485716B1 - Automatic selecting and discharging unit of various book and carrying apparatus for wrapping books having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic selecting and discharging unit for various kinds of books and a carrying and loading apparatus for wrapping a book having the same. Specifically, the carrying and loading apparatus for wrapping a book includes: the automatic selecting and discharging unit dividing and piling various kinds of books on each of multiple dischargers and discharging the book in order from the each discharger by receiving a discharge signal from a sorting control unit according to a preset piling order of a book bundle; an aligning unit receiving an alignment signal from a main control unit according to a preset alignment direction of the each book and enabling the book to pass or rotate; a loading unit loading the each book passing through the aligning unit according to the piling order of the book bundle; and a transfer unit transferring the book to the automatic selecting and discharging unit, the aligning unit, and the loading unit (40) in order. Therefore, the carrying and loading apparatus for wrapping a book can automatically mix and load the books by presetting the order and the kind of the books according to the piling order of the book bundle to be wrapped in the multiple dischargers. Accordingly, the carrying and loading apparatus can improve accuracy of book wrapping work and minimize work time, thereby maximizing work efficiency.

Description

Automatic sorting discharge unit for multi-type booklets and transfer and stacking device for booklet packaging including the same

The present invention relates to a transfer and stacking device for packing booklets, and in particular, it is possible to set the type and order of booklets in advance according to the stacking order of booklet bundles to be packed in a plurality of dispensers, and automatically select, combine, and stack them, resulting in the accuracy of booklet packaging work. An automatic sorting and discharging unit for multiple kinds of books that can improve work time, minimize work time, and freely change the combination of book bundles through setting, so it has excellent versatility and maximizes work efficiency, and a transport and stacking device for book packaging including the same It is about.

A booklet means a collection of multiple pages, such as various book publications, reference books, guidebooks, diaries, notes, or catalogs.

The process of manufacturing a booklet is largely divided into a bookbinding process and a packaging process. After the stacked booklets are alternately reversed and stacked, the bundle of books is wrapped using a packaging cover or bound through a banding machine and put into a packaging box.

However, since the types of booklets constituting these booklets vary according to the subject, workers have to manually assemble the booklets, which takes a long time and requires many workers, and the booklet assembly process is manual. As it progresses, the possibility of errors is high, and it is difficult to verify them one by one, which reduces work efficiency.

Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0098890

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to set the type and order of booklets in advance according to the stacking order of booklet bundles to be packed in a plurality of dispensers, and automatically combine and stack them, thereby improving the accuracy of booklet packaging work and reducing working time. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic sorting and discharging unit for multi-type booklets that can be minimized to maximize work efficiency and a transfer and stacking device for booklet packaging including the same.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic sorting and discharging unit for multiple types of booklets that can be freely changed only by setting inputs and thus can be applied to combinations of various booklet bundles, and a transfer and stacking device for packaging books including the same. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transfer and stacking device for packaging books that can minimize the volume of a booklet bundle by rotating and arranging specific booklets included in a booklet bundle according to a setting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the booklets of multiple products are separately stacked in a plurality of ejectors, and a discharge signal is received from the sorting control unit according to the stacking order of the booklet bundle set in advance, and the booklets are discharged from each ejector. An automatic sorting discharge unit that is sequentially discharged; an alignment unit that passes or rotates the booklet by receiving an alignment signal from the main control unit according to a preset alignment direction of each booklet; a stacking unit for stacking the books that have passed through the sorting unit according to the stacking order of the book bundle; This is achieved by a transfer and stacking device for packing books including a transfer unit for sequentially transferring the booklets to the automatic sorting and discharging unit, the sorting unit, and the stacking unit.

Here, the automatic sorting discharge unit is provided with a sub-transfer unit for transporting the booklet by connecting each discharge unit in series or parallel, and each discharger is provided on the top of the discharge frame and stacked with a plurality of identical booklets. and an ejection unit configured to eject the booklet when the ejection signal is received, wherein the selection control unit sequentially transmits the ejection signal to the corresponding ejector according to the stacking order of the set of booklets so that the booklet is ejected. can

The discharge unit includes a discharge roller spaced apart from each other at an upper and lower discharge interval, a discharge interval adjusting means for adjusting the discharge interval, and a back and forth reciprocating movement in the direction of the discharge roller on an upper portion of the discharge frame, provided at the lowermost end of the stacking unit. A discharge means for pushing the positioned book toward the discharge roller may be further included.

Each of the ejectors further includes a booklet detection sensor for detecting whether or not the booklet is stacked in the stacking unit, a discharge sensor provided at a front end of the ejection unit and detecting whether or not the booklet is ejected, and an ejection abnormality notification unit; , When the selection control unit determines that the booklet is not stacked or is not discharged based on the detection signals of the booklet detection sensor and the discharge sensor, it can be classified and notified through the discharge abnormal notification unit.

The automatic sorting and discharging unit further includes a setting input means for inputting an order of the ejectors in which the booklets included in the booklet stack are stacked according to the stacking order of the booklet bundle, and each ejector includes the respective ejectors. It may further include a book display means for visually confirming the type of the book stacked on the book.

The alignment unit includes an alignment frame, a rotating means for gripping the booklet introduced into the top of the alignment frame and rotating it at a set angle, and an alignment detection sensor for detecting the introduction of the booklet into the top of the alignment frame; The main control unit inputs a predetermined rotational order and rotation angle among the stacking order of the book bundle, and drives the rotating means when the books in the corresponding order flow in according to the detection signal of the alignment detection sensor to rotate the set rotation. Rotation can be done at an angle.

The rotation means includes a rotation frame supported by the alignment frame and provided to be able to reciprocate back and forth in the transport direction of the booklet, and supported by upper and lower portions of the rotation frame to hold the booklet from the top and bottom to lift the booklet to a predetermined height. and a gripper for rotating, and the alignment unit may further include an alignment transfer unit interlocked with the transfer unit on an upper portion of the alignment frame to allow the booklet to pass through the upper portion of the alignment frame.

On the other hand, the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of ejectors in which different types of books are separately stacked; a sub-transfer unit connecting each of the discharge units in series or parallel and sequentially transporting the booklet discharged from each discharge unit to the outside; a setting input means for inputting identification information and ejection order information of the ejector in which the booklet to be included in the booklet bundle to be packed is stacked; and a sorting control unit configured to transmit an ejection signal to the ejector according to the identification information of the ejector corresponding to the stacking order of the booklet bundle and the ejection sequence information so that the booklet is ejected. Each ejector includes an ejection frame. a stacking unit provided on the upper side of the stack and stacking a plurality of identical books; a discharge unit discharging the booklet when the discharge signal is received; a booklet detection sensor for detecting whether or not the booklet is stacked in the stacking unit; A discharge sensor provided at a front end of the discharge unit to detect whether or not the booklet has been discharged, and an discharge abnormality notification unit, wherein the sorting control unit determines whether or not the booklet is stacked based on the detection signal of the booklet detection sensor and the discharge sensor. If it is determined that it is not discharged, it is classified and notified through the discharge abnormality notification unit, and the discharge unit includes discharge rollers spaced apart at an upper and lower discharge interval, discharge interval adjusting means for adjusting the discharge interval, and discharge frame This is also achieved by the automatic sorting and discharging unit for multi-type booklets, which further includes a discharging means provided at the top to be reciprocally reciprocated in the direction of the discharging roller and pushing the booklet located at the lowermost part of the stack toward the discharging roller.

Therefore, according to the automatic sorting and discharging unit for multiple types of booklets according to the present invention and the conveying and stacking device for packaging booklets including the same, the type and order of booklets are set in advance according to the stacking order of booklet bundles to be packed in a plurality of ejectors and automatically combined. and stacking can improve the accuracy of booklet packaging work, and can maximize work efficiency by minimizing work time.

In addition, according to the automatic sorting and discharging unit for multiple types of books according to the present invention and the transfer and stacking device for packaging books including the same, the booklet combination can be freely changed only by setting input, and thus can be applied to various combinations of booklet bundles.

In addition, according to the transport and stacking device for packaging books according to the present invention, since specific books included in a booklet bundle can be rotated and aligned according to the setting, the volume of the booklet bundle can be minimized.

1 is a block diagram of a transport and stacking device for packaging books according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a process of forming a booklet bundle transported and stacked through each booklet passing through each unit of a booklet packaging transfer stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 and 4 are perspective views of an ejector according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a perspective view of an alignment unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a perspective view of a loading unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving the same will become clear with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

However, the embodiments to be described below are provided so that the technical spirit of the present invention can be clearly and completely understood, and the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiments and may be embodied in various other forms.

Terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

That is, in this specification, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the terms 'include' or 'has' in this specification are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, but one or more other It is not intended to exclude the presence or possibility of addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, and should be construed as not excluding such exclusions unless an exception is specified.

Terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. Thus, when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, unless the expression is said to be "directly connected", but other elements intervening. It should be interpreted that the component may be present. In addition, the singular form in the specification also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase.

Meanwhile, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used basically have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. However, since each term to be described later is defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or operator, a clear definition of the term is based on the contents throughout this specification. should be interpreted first.

Prior to the description, the term 'booklet' used in this specification is a printed matter in the form of a book, such as a textbook, reference book, or workbook, and includes without limitation various types used for various purposes such as catalogs and brochures in addition to educational purposes.

On the other hand, the term 'booklet bundle (100, see FIG. 2)' used herein refers to a stacked stack of a plurality of booklets 110 constituting one packaging unit, and the number of books included in the booklet bundle is provided without limitation as long as it is provided in a plurality of 2 or more, and the type of booklet constituting the booklet bundle may also be provided as a single breed, and different breeds (100a, 100b, 100c, etc., see FIG. 2) Two or more may be provided. On the other hand, as used herein, the 'stacking order' of the book bundle refers to the order in which books are stacked from the top or bottom when a plurality of books are stacked vertically, and are sequentially transferred along a transfer unit to be described later. It is related to the order of the booklet. In this case, the stacking direction can be freely provided, such that the incoming booklet can be stacked on the lower part of the preceding booklet (see FIG. 2) or on the upper part of the preceding booklet.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention will be described in detail.

First, referring to FIG. 1 , in the transfer and stacking device 1 for packing booklets according to an embodiment of the present invention, the booklets 110 are automatically sorted according to the stacking order of the booklet bundle 100 set in advance and sequentially discharged. The discharge unit 10, the sorting unit 30 that passes or rotates the booklets 110 according to the predetermined alignment direction of each booklet 110, and each booklet 110 that passes through the alignment unit 30 It includes a loading unit 40 and a transfer unit 50 for loading according to the stacking order of the bundle 100.

Here, the transport and stacking device 1 for packaging books may further include a packaging unit 20 .

The automatic sorting and discharging unit 10 divides and stacks various kinds of booklets 110 in the plurality of ejectors 11, and receives a discharge signal from the sorting control unit 13 according to the stacking order of the book bundle 100 set in advance. Booklets 110 are sequentially discharged from each ejector.

The automatic sorting discharge unit 10 includes a discharger 11, a sub transfer unit 15, and a sorting control unit 13. Here, a setting input means and a booklet display means 19 may be further included.

The ejector 11 includes a ejection frame 111, a stacking part 112, and an ejection part 113. Here, the ejector 11 includes a booklet detection sensor 115, an ejection sensor 117 and , Discharge abnormal notification unit 119 may be further included.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of ejectors 11 are provided, each connected in series or parallel by a sub-transporter 15, in the stacking order set in advance according to the ejection signal of the sorting control unit 13. The booklet 110 is discharged accordingly.

2 and 3 show an example of the ejector 11, FIG. 2 is a rear side view of the ejector 11, and FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the ejector 11. Each configuration of the ejector 11 will be described with reference to the drawings.

The stacking unit 112 is provided on top of the discharge frame 111, and a plurality of identical booklets 110 are stacked. The stacking unit 112 may be provided in various types, and for example, as shown in FIG. 2 , four stacking bars may be provided. In this case, each of the stacking bars is provided to be horizontally and vertically adjustable according to the z size of the booklet 110a to be stacked.

The ejection unit 113 ejects the booklet 110 when the ejection signal is received.

The discharge unit 113 may be provided in various ways, and may include, for example, a discharge roller 1131, a discharge interval adjusting unit 1133, and a discharge unit 1135, as shown in FIG. 2 . there is.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the discharge rollers 1131 are provided at the front end of the stacking unit 112 from which the booklet 110a is discharged, and are provided as a pair vertically spaced apart from each other at a discharge interval. Here, the discharge interval can be adjusted using the discharge interval adjusting means 1133 corresponding to the thickness of the stacked booklets 110a.

The discharge means 1135 is provided to eject the booklet 110a stacked on the stacking unit 112 by pushing it from behind. The discharge means 1135 may be provided in various ways, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a discharge plate provided to be able to move back and forth in the direction of the discharge roller 1131 on the top of the discharge frame 111 ( 11351), and a protruding portion 11353 that protrudes to a predetermined height from the top of the discharge plate 11351 and pushes the booklet 110a from the rear.

Describing the process of protruding the booklets 110a from the ejector 11, the booklets 110a are stacked vertically on top of the discharge plate 11351 by the stacking bar of the stacking unit 112. The rear of the booklet 110a at the bottom comes into contact with the protruding portion 11353. (The protruding part 11353 is also provided so that the position can be adjusted according to the size of the booklet 110a.) Thus, when the ejector 11 receives the ejection signal by the sorting control unit 13, the ejection plate 11351 While moving forward, the protrusion 11353 fixed to the discharge plate 11351 moves forward together, and the booklet 110a in contact with the protrusion 11353 is pushed forward toward the discharge roller 1131, and the booklet 110a The front of ) is discharged to the sub-transporter 15 while being pulled by the discharge roller 1131.

The booklet detection sensor 115 detects whether a booklet 110 is stacked on the stacking unit 112 . Accordingly, when the booklet 110a is not stacked on the stacking unit 112 or when all stacked booklets 110a are discharged, the operator can recognize this. The book detection sensor 115 may be provided in various types without limitation. For example, as shown in FIG. . Accordingly, whether or not the layers are stacked can be confirmed according to whether or not light is received by the light receiving unit.

The discharge sensor 117 is provided at the front end of the discharge unit 113 and detects whether the booklet 110 is discharged. This is because the booklet 110a is stacked on the stacking unit 112, and even if it is discharged by the above-described discharge means 1135, if it is not discharged from the discharger 11 for various reasons, such as when the discharge interval is narrow, the set booklet It's not configurable, so this is to check.

Accordingly, when it is determined that the booklets 110 are not stacked or have not been ejected based on the detection signals of the booklet detection sensor 115 and the ejection sensor 117, the sorting control unit 13 reports this to the ejection abnormality notification unit 119. ) can be distinguished and notified.

The discharge abnormality notification unit 119 may be provided in various types, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, it may be provided to display a specific color provided in each discharger 11. In this case, the discharge state can be displayed in various colors, such as red when the stacking is not performed, yellow when the discharge is not possible, and blue when the discharge is normal. Of course, various methods such as an auditory method can be used for the discharge abnormality notification unit 119 in addition to the above-described visual method.

The setting input means is provided to input the order of the ejector 11 in which the booklets 110 included in the booklet bundle 100 are stacked according to the stacking order of the booklet bundle 100 .

Referring to the input through the setting input means as an example with reference to FIG. 2, the booklet bundle 100, which is a packaging unit, is booklet A (110a), booklet B (110b), booklet A (110a), and booklet C (110c). If you want to set the booklet 110 to be stacked in order from the top, first, the number of the ejector 11 in which the booklet 110 is stacked and the ejection order are sequentially input. 2, enter booklet A (ejector number and discharge order 1), booklet B (ejector number and discharge order 2), booklet A (ejector number and discharge order 3) and booklet C (ejector number and discharge order 4) can do.

Here, it goes without saying that books of the same kind, for example, booklets A may be stacked in two or more ejectors 11 . In addition, all of the booklets 110 included in the booklet bundle 100 may be of the same type or all of different types, and as shown in FIG. 2, the same type may be used in two or more ejectors ( 11) may be laminated.

In addition, since the number of ejectors 11 is not limited as long as there are a plurality of ejectors, the booklets 110 included in the two types of booklet bundles 100 are stacked on the ejector 11, respectively, and different booklet bundles are stacked. It can also be loaded alternately. For example, in the case of FIG. 2, booklets A (110a), booklets B (110b), and booklets C (110c) are stacked on the three ejectors 11, respectively, and the first booklet bundle 100 is booklet A and booklet 110c. If it consists of B, booklet A, and booklet C, and booklet set 2 (100) consists of booklet A, booklet B, and booklet A, enter both booklet set 1 (100) and booklet set 2 (100) If you do, the two types of book bundles 100 may be alternately loaded. That is, the type of the booklet bundle 100 and the composition of the booklet bundle 100 can be set one or more at the same time through the setting input means, as well as the number of times the booklet bundle 100 is loaded and the alternating order can be freely set.

The setting input means may be provided in various types, and may be provided with, for example, an input panel (not shown) provided on one side of any one ejector 11. Alternatively, the setting input means may be separately provided in the automatic sorting and discharging unit 10, and included as the main setting input means to simultaneously input the control settings of other units included in the transfer and stacking device 1 for booklet packaging. may be

The sorting control unit 13 sequentially transmits the ejection signal to the corresponding ejector 11 according to the stacking order of the set book bundle 100 so that the booklets 110 are ejected. The sorting control unit 13 transmits an ejection signal to the corresponding ejector 11 according to the set input ejection order, and the ejector 11 drives the ejection unit 113 when the ejection signal is received to release the corresponding booklet 110. ) is released.

In this process, if it is determined that there is an abnormality according to the detection signal received from the booklet detection sensor 115 or the discharge sensor 117 mounted on each ejector 11, the selection control unit 13 sends it to the ejection abnormality notification unit 119. and may not transmit the ejection signal so that the booklet 110 is no longer ejected from each ejector 11.

Alternatively, the automatic sorting discharge unit 10 may further include an emergency stop button 118 so that the operator can manually stop the operation of the discharger 11 as needed.

The sub transfer unit 15 transfers the booklet 110 while connecting each discharge unit 113 in series or parallel.

The sub-transfer unit 15 may be provided in various types. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a sub-transfer frame 151 connecting each ejector 11 and a book discharged from the ejector 11 ( 110 may be provided as a sub-transfer bar 153 for transferring.

The book display unit 19 is provided to visually check the type of books 110 stacked on each ejector 11 . The booklet display means 19 may be provided in various types, and for example, as shown in FIG. 3, it may be provided as a holding means provided on one side of the ejector 11 to hold a booklet, It is provided in the form of a display panel and may display a cover image of a booklet.

The packaging unit 20 individually wraps each booklet 110 discharged from the automatic sorting discharge unit 10 and transferred sequentially with vinyl or paper. Since the packaging unit 20 may use a commonly used packaging machine, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The alignment unit 30 receives an alignment signal from the main controller 60 according to a predetermined alignment direction of each booklet 110 and passes or rotates the booklet 110 .

Referring to the alignment process with reference to FIG. 2 , the main control unit 60 recognizes each booklet 110 flowing into the alignment unit 30 as a detection signal from the alignment sensor 37 and is set to align (rotate). When the inflow of the order booklet 110 is detected, the alignment signal including preset rotation angle information is transmitted to the alignment unit 30 so as to be aligned. Specifically, when booklet A (110a) of the four booklets 110 included in the booklet bundle 100 is passed through as it is and booklet B (110b) and booklet C (110c) are rotated 180 degrees, the booklet bundle (100 ), set the detection signals (2nd and 4th) to perform alignment of the four alignment detection sensors 37 corresponding to ) and the rotation angle (180 degrees) for each detection signal, and the main control unit 60 is an alignment unit When the detection signals of the second and fourth alignment detection sensors 37, through which the booklet B 110b flows into (30), are received, the alignment signal is transmitted to drive the rotating means 33 to move the booklets 110b and 111c rotates at the set rotation angle.

Since the description of the alignment process is given as an example, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

Meanwhile, a main setting input unit (not shown) may be provided to input whether each booklet 110 is aligned to the main control unit 60 .

The alignment unit 30 may include an alignment frame 31, a rotating means 33, and an alignment sensor to perform the above functions.

The rotating means 33 grips the booklet introduced into the upper part of the alignment frame 31 and rotates it at a set angle. The rotating means 33 may be provided in various types, and may include, for example, a rotating frame 331 and a gripping part 333 .

The rotating frame 331 is supported on the alignment frame 31 and is provided to be reciprocated back and forth in the transport direction of the booklet 110 .

The gripper 333 is supported on the upper and lower portions of the rotating frame 331, respectively, and grips the booklet 110 from the upper and lower sides to lift and rotate the booklet 110 to a predetermined height.

The holding unit 333 may be provided in various types as long as it can rotate the direction of the booklet 110 . For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the gripping units 333 are provided in a pair up and down, and lift the book 110 while approaching each other in the β direction, rotate it by an angle set in the γ direction, and then hold the book again. (110) can be put down to its original position.

In this case, the rotating frame 331 and the holding part 333 supported by the rotating frame 331 may be provided to be reciprocally moved back and forth in the α direction, which means that each booklet 110 that is sequentially transferred There is an advantage in that the transfer is continuously possible without stopping while the alignment operation is being performed. That is, the booklet 110 introduced into the alignment unit 30 is gripped by the gripping unit 333 and rises, and then rotates at a set angle. During the rotation, the rotating frame 331 moves the alignment unit 30 While moving to the end of the booklet 110, it is seated again in front of the following booklet 110 so that the booklet 110 maintains the transfer order while preventing the transfer from stopping.

In this case, the alignment unit 30 further includes an alignment transfer unit 35 interlocking with the transfer unit 50 on top of the alignment frame 31 to allow the booklet 110 to pass through the top of the alignment frame 31. can do.

On the other hand, the alignment detection sensor 37 detects that the booklet 110 is introduced into the alignment frame 31 above. As long as the alignment detection sensor 37 can detect the book 110, various known types of sensors may be provided without limitation.

The main control unit 60 inputs the order required for rotation and the rotation angle among the stacking order of the book bundle 100 in advance, and when the booklet in the corresponding order flows in according to the detection signal of the alignment detection sensor 37, the rotation means (33) is driven to perform rotation at the set rotation angle.

The stacking unit 40 stacks each booklet 110 that has passed through the sorting unit 30 according to the stacking order of the book bundle 100 .

The loading unit 40 may be provided in various types, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a loading frame, a loading support bar 41, a loading lift 43, and a loading transfer unit 45 And a loading auxiliary unit 47 and a loading detection sensor 49 may be included.

The loading support bar 41 is supported by the loading frame and vertically loads the incoming books 110 until the set book bundle 100 is completed. It goes without saying that the books 110 may be provided in various shapes in addition to the shapes shown in the drawings as long as possible.

The loading lift 43 lifts the first introduced books 110 so that the incoming books 110 can be loaded up and down. Here, in the embodiment shown in the drawing, an example in which the following booklet 110 is stacked downward is taken as an example, but an embodiment in which the following booklet 110 is stacked upward is also possible, of course. In this embodiment, the loading lift 43 is provided to be movable up and down along the loading support bar 41, and when the inflow of the booklet 110 into the loading unit 40 is detected, the loading lift 43 While rising, the booklets 110 are stacked downward.

On the other hand, the loading lift 43 descends when the stacking of the book bundles 100 is completed, and transfers the entire stacked book bundles 100 to the transfer unit 50 while being spaced apart in the horizontal direction (see the arrow in FIG. 6). make it possible

The loading assistance unit 47 includes a compression bar 471 and a compression support 473 to smoothly stack the books 110 into the book bundle 100 . As an embodiment, when the booklet 110 is introduced into the loading unit 40, the compression bar 471 descends and presses the cover or part of the booklet 110 so that it does not lift, so that the booklet 110 is bundled 100 When it flows into the lower part of the , folds should not occur.

The loading transfer unit 45 is provided on the top of the loading frame so that the incoming books 110 can be transferred to the loading support bar 41 to be jacked, and transferred to the transfer unit 50 after loading is completed.

The transport unit 50 is provided between the automatic sorting and discharging unit 10 , the packaging unit 20 , the sorting unit 30 and the stacking unit 40 to transport the booklets 110 .

On the other hand, the description of the automatic sorting and discharging unit of the multi-product booklet is replaced with the description of the above-described automatic sorting and discharging unit.

Although the present invention has been described above with limited examples and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit and claims of the present invention can be covered by those skilled in the art in the art to which the present invention belongs. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the equivalent range. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative rather than a limiting point of view. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1: Transport and stacking device for booklet packaging
110: booklet 100: booklet bundle
10: automatic sorting discharge unit 11: discharger
13: sorting control unit 15: sub-transfer unit
19: booklet display means
20: packaging unit
30: alignment unit 31: alignment frame
33: rotation means
40: loading unit 41: loading support bar
43: loading lift 45: loading transfer unit
47: loading aid
50: transfer unit
60: main control unit

Claims (8)

an automatic sorting and discharging unit in which booklets of multiple products are separately stacked in a plurality of dispensers, and the booklets are sequentially discharged from each dispenser after receiving a discharge signal from the sorting control unit according to a preset stacking order of the booklet bundles;
an alignment unit that passes or rotates the booklet by receiving an alignment signal from the main control unit according to a preset alignment direction of each booklet;
a stacking unit for stacking the books that have passed through the sorting unit according to the stacking order of the book bundle;
A transfer unit for sequentially transferring the booklet to the automatic sorting discharge unit, the sorting unit, and the stacking unit;
The automatic sorting discharge unit,
A setting input means capable of inputting the order of a sub-transporter connecting the ejectors in series or parallel and transporting the booklets, and the ejectors in which the booklets included in the booklet bundle are stacked according to the stacking order of the booklet bundle. including,
Each of the ejectors includes a stacking unit provided on the top of the discharging frame and stacking a plurality of identical books, a discharging unit discharging the booklet when the ejection signal is received, and detecting whether or not the booklet is stacked in the stacking unit. a booklet detection sensor provided at the front end of the ejection unit to detect whether or not the booklet has been ejected, an ejection abnormality notification unit, and a booklet display unit capable of visually confirming the type of the booklets stacked on each ejector. Including,
The sorting control unit sequentially transmits the discharge signal to the corresponding ejector according to the set stacking order of the booklet stack, so that the stacking order of the booklet pack The booklet is selectively discharged in sequence, but if it is determined that the booklet is not stacked or not discharged based on the detection signals of the booklet detection sensor and the discharge sensor, it is classified and notified through the discharge abnormality notification unit. do,
The setting input unit is provided to input both the stacking order of the plurality of different booklet bundles and the discharge order of each of the booklet bundles, and the sorting control unit discharges the different booklet bundles in the order set in the ejector. Transfer and stacking device for booklet packaging. According to claim 1,
The discharge unit includes a discharge roller spaced apart from each other at an upper and lower discharge interval, a discharge interval adjusting means for adjusting the discharge interval, and a back and forth reciprocating movement in the direction of the discharge roller on an upper portion of the discharge frame, provided at the lowermost end of the stacking unit. The conveying and stacking device for packaging books further comprising a discharge means for pushing the positioned booklets toward the discharge roller. According to claim 1,
The alignment unit includes an alignment frame, a rotating means for gripping the booklet introduced into the top of the alignment frame and rotating it at a set angle, and an alignment detection sensor for detecting the introduction of the booklet into the top of the alignment frame;
The main control unit inputs a predetermined rotational order and rotation angle among the stacking order of the book bundle, and drives the rotating means when the books in the corresponding order flow in according to the detection signal of the alignment detection sensor to rotate the set rotation. Transport and stacking device for booklet packaging that rotates at an angle. According to claim 3,
The rotation means includes a rotation frame supported by the alignment frame and provided to be able to reciprocate back and forth in the transport direction of the booklet, and supported by upper and lower portions of the rotation frame to hold the booklet in the upper and lower directions and lift the booklet to a predetermined height. Including a rotating grip,
The arranging unit further includes an aligning and transporting unit interlocked with the transfer unit to allow the booklets to pass through the upper portion of the arranging frame. A plurality of ejectors in which books of different kinds are separately stacked;
a sub-transfer unit connecting each of the ejectors in series or parallel and sequentially transporting the booklet discharged from each ejector to the outside;
a setting input means for inputting identification information and ejection order information of the ejector in which the booklet to be included in the booklet bundle to be packed is stacked;
A sorting control unit configured to transmit an ejection signal to the ejector according to the identification information of the ejector corresponding to the stacking order of the booklet bundle and the ejection order information so that the booklet is ejected,
Each of the ejectors includes a stacking unit provided on the top of the discharging frame and stacking a plurality of identical books, a discharging unit discharging the booklet when the ejection signal is received, and detecting whether or not the booklet is stacked in the stacking unit. A booklet detection sensor for detecting, an ejection sensor provided at a front end of the ejection unit to detect whether the booklet is ejected, and an ejection abnormality notification unit;
The selection control unit classifies and notifies through the discharge abnormality notification unit when it is determined that the booklet is not stacked or not discharged based on the detection signals of the booklet detection sensor and the discharge sensor,
The discharge unit includes a discharge roller spaced apart from each other at an upper and lower discharge interval, a discharge interval adjusting means for adjusting the discharge interval, and a back and forth reciprocating movement in the direction of the discharge roller on an upper portion of the discharge frame, provided at the lowermost end of the stacking unit. Further comprising a discharge means for pushing the positioned book toward the discharge roller,
The setting input unit is provided to input both the stacking order of the plurality of different booklet bundles and the discharge order of each of the booklet bundles, and the sorting control unit discharges the different booklet bundles in the order set in the ejector. Automatic sorting and discharging unit for multi-kind booklets. delete delete delete

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