KR20100122010A - Sealing machine capable of simultaneously folding and sealing mailing sheet in z-shaped form - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sealing machine capable of simultaneously folding and sealing a mailing sheet into a Z-shape is provided to increase the folding and sealing speed of papers, since letter card papers are horizontally supplied to the sealing machine. CONSTITUTION: A sealing machine comprises an upper guide plate(100), a lower guide plate(102), a pair of first paper feeding rollers(106a), a pair of second paper feeding rollers(108a,108b), a first ground plate(120), and a second ground plate(122). The upper and lower guide plates are parallel to each other and separated from each other. The first paper feeding roller faces to one or more openings formed on the upper and lower guide plates. The second paper feeding rollers are placed on the front and rear of the upper and lower guide plates, respectively. The first ground plate comprises an extension part which grounds a first panel. The second ground plate comprises an extension part which grounds a third panel.

Description

SEALING MACHINE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLDING AND SEALING MAILING SHEET IN Z-SHAPED FORM}

The present invention relates to a sealer for folding and sealing a single envelope postcard of a predetermined width in a Z-shape, and more specifically, by simultaneously folding both sides while feeding the envelope postcard in the transverse direction of the paper, The present invention relates to an encapsulation machine capable of significantly shortening the working time.

In a bank, telephone company, gas company, etc., personal information of a customer inputted and managed by a computer, for example, a cashier's slip or an account transfer amount, is sent in an envelope, and the customer is notified of the cashier's status and the billed amount. It is usually done.

Here, in the transmission of personal information, for example, a pair of envelope body portions and envelopes for forming an envelope, and an envelope sheet in which an information sheet portion on which personal information such as a cashier or a billing statement are printed are integrally used are used. It may become.

The envelope sheet is grounded in a predetermined direction, and is formed by adhering a predetermined portion to form an envelope of an internal seal integral type, and enclosing an independent internal seal separately in the envelope. The envelope sheet used for the inner seal integrated envelope includes a pair of envelope body portions continuously provided through a grounding line, in which name information such as a recipient name and a destination is described, and a grounding line at one end of the pair of envelope body portions. The sealing part provided continuously through the information and the information sheet part continuously provided through the ground wire at the other end of the said envelope main body part are provided. Personal information is described on both the inner surface of the pair of envelope body portions concealed in the folded state and on both sides of the information sheet portion which are cut inward.

However, conventionally, various documents, notices, guides, notices, and the like are printed on a continuous sealed postcard paper using a computer, and then cut out for each cutout and sealed after being cut into a separate envelope. Therefore, the work process is complicated, the work speed is slow, there was a problem that takes a lot of work time.

In order to solve this problem, a method of folding a mail, such as a bill, a tax invoice, a promotional material, a notice, a notice, and the like without using a separate envelope, and folding the printed paper in the form of an envelope has been proposed.

Fig. 1 is a view schematically showing a sealing postcard paper having a conventional Z-folding structure, and Fig. 1A is a view showing the front surface 10 of the sealing postcard paper having a Z-type folding structure, and Fig. 1B is a rear view thereof. It is a figure which shows (12). The front surface 10 includes a first ground line 14 and a second ground line 16. The first ground wire 14 separates the first panels 18F and 18B from the second panels 20F and 20B, and the second ground wire 16 separates the second panels 20F and 20B from the third panel 22F. And 20B).

For the sake of simplicity, 'F' (Front) is denoted by the reference numeral corresponding to the front side in the drawing, and 'B' (Back) is denoted by the reference numeral corresponding to the back side.

The sealed postcard paper of the Z-type folding structure has an upper edge 24, a lower edge 26, a first longitudinal edge 28 and an opposing longitudinal edge 30. The first and second longitudinal edges 28 and 30 are perpendicular to the first and ground lines 14 and 16. A first cutout 32 is formed parallel to the first longitudinal edge 28, and a first longitudinal margin 36F is formed between the first longitudinal edge 28 and the first cutout 32. . In addition, a second cutout 34 is formed parallel to the second longitudinal edge 30, and a second longitudinal margin 38F is formed between the second longitudinal edge 30 and the second cutout 34. Is formed.

The first cutout line 32 and the second cutout line 34 extend from the upper edge 24 to the lower edge 26. Many longitudinal adhesives are applied to the longitudinal edges of the first panel 18F and the second panel 20F. In addition, a plurality of longitudinal adhesives are applied to the longitudinal edges of the second panel 20B and the third panel 22B.

A first transverse pressure-sensitive adhesive pattern 40 is applied between the upper edge 24 and the first horizontal tear line 44, and the first transverse pressure-sensitive adhesive pattern 40 and the first horizontal tear line 44 are in the first longitudinal direction. Extends between the cutout line 32 and the second longitudinal cutout line 34.

The second transverse pressure-sensitive adhesive pattern 42 is applied between the second ground line 16 and the second cut line 46, and the third transverse cut line 48 is applied to the first ground line 14 at the second panel 20F. Located parallel to The fourth cutout line 50 is formed parallel to the second ground line 16 in the third panel 22F.

Referring to FIG. 1B, on the back 70 of the sealed postcard paper of the Z-type grounding structure, the first ground wire 14 separates the first panel 18B and the second panel 20B, and the second ground wire 16 ) Separates the second panel 20B and the third panel 22B.

A first longitudinal margin 36B is defined between the first longitudinal edge 28 and the first cutout line 32, and a second longitudinal margin 38B is formed between the second longitudinal edge 30 and the first longitudinal margin 36. It is defined between two perforations 34.

The third transverse pressure-sensitive adhesive pattern 54 is applied between the first ground line 14 and the third horizontal tear line 48, and the fourth transverse pressure-sensitive adhesive pattern 56 is the lower edge 26 and the fifth horizontal tear line ( 52).

A fourth transverse pressure sensitive adhesive pattern 56 is formed between the fifth horizontal cut line 52 and the lower edge 26, and the third and fourth transverse pressure sensitive adhesive patterns 54 and 56 have a first longitudinal cut line 32. ) And the second longitudinal cut line 34.

As described above, the sealed postcard paper of the Z-type folding structure is continuously supplied to the sealing machine and subjected to the folding and sealing process, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C. At this time, the sealing postcard paper is fed longitudinally to the sealing machine so that the first panel and the third panel are provided with a pair of rollers 50 and 42; 54 and 56 and a pair of upper and lower folding cassettes 58 and 60. Are sequentially grounded.

However, according to the conventional sealing machine, the sealing postcard paper is fed in the longitudinal direction of the paper into the sealing machine so that the paper is supplied to the upper ground cassette, the upper panel is grounded, and the paper is supplied to the lower ground cassette, and the lower panel is grounded. The above-mentioned sealing machine has a problem of extending the processing time since the sealing postcard paper is processed in the longitudinal direction (lengthwise direction).

In addition, since the conventional sealer feeds and grounds the sealed postcard paper with the upper ground cassette and then feeds it back with the lower ground cassette, the other paper is not fed into the upper ground cassette until the grounded paper is completely ejected from the lower ground cassette. . That is, in the process of folding the sealing postcard sheet, any one of the upper and lower folding cassettes is empty, so that the processing speed of the sealing machine is limited. In addition, although the paper is jammed inside the cassette, when paper is fed at a high speed, there is a disadvantage that a collision sound of the cassette of the paper is generated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sealer capable of improving the grounding speed by feeding a sealing postcard sheet in a lateral direction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sealer capable of significantly increasing the folding speed compared to a conventional sealer by grounding the panel of paper while feeding the sealed postcard paper in a straight direction.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a sealer capable of simultaneously folding a sealed postcard sheet in a Z shape.

In order to achieve the above and other objects of the present invention, an adhesive is applied to a predetermined portion, and in the sealing machine for folding and sealing the sealing postcard paper defined by the first to third panels by a grounding wire in the Z-shape, A pair of upper and lower guide plates spaced apart in a state, a pair of paper feed rollers disposed in a state opposite to an opening formed in each of the upper and lower guide plates, and front and rear of the upper and lower guide plates, respectively. A first ground plate having a pair of paper feed rollers disposed thereon, the first guide plate being fixed to a side of the upper guide plate, the extension part protruding upward of an upper surface of the upper guide plate to ground the first panel, and the lower guide plate It is fixed adjacent to the side of the, and projects below the bottom of the lower guide plate to the third panel Underground is provided with bonghamgi including a second ground plate having an extended portion.

The sealer of the present invention also includes a pair of pressure rollers for pressing and sealing the sealed postcard paper folded in a Z shape.

Preferably, the first and second ground plates also have an inclined surface formed in the front end portion to smoothly bend the sealed postcard sheet.

The upper and lower guide plates have a width that is equal to or slightly smaller than one third of the longitudinal dimension of the sealing postcard paper.

Three pairs of the feeding rollers are provided, and the interval of the feeding rollers is preferably equal to or slightly smaller than the width of the sealed postcard sheet.

According to the above-described configuration, since the sealing postcard paper is supplied to the sealing machine in the transverse direction of the paper, the folding and sealing speed of the paper are greatly improved compared to the existing sealing machine. In addition, since the sealed postcard paper is grounded in a Z-shape at the same time by a pair of grounding plates disposed to face each other, the time required to ground the paper can be greatly shortened.

Hereinafter, a sealer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing a sealer according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a bottom view of the sealer shown in FIG.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the sealer of the present invention in front of the pair of upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102 and spaced apart in parallel with each other, the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102 A pair of first feed rollers 104a and 104b disposed, a pair of second feed rollers 106a and 106b disposed so as to face openings formed in the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102, respectively; And a pair of third feed rollers 108a and 108b disposed in front of the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102.

The upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102 are arranged to have a gap therebetween in which the sealing postcard paper can be conveyed. The upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102 extend between the first feed rollers 104a and 104b and the third feed rollers 108a and 108b and have a width corresponding to one third of the height of the sealed postcard paper to be conveyed. Has The gap between the openings formed in each of the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102 should be smaller than the width of the sealing postcard paper so that the sealing postcard paper can be fed easily.

The paper feed rollers 104a and 104b; 106a and 106b; 108a and 108b are preferably cylindrical rollers, respectively, but a plurality of rollers may be formed in combination. In the case where the paper feed roller is constituted by a cylindrical roller, an elastic material may be coated on the entire surface of the roller or rubber bands may be wound at both ends in order to smoothly feed the sealing postcard sheet.

Furthermore, the sealer according to the present invention includes a pair of pressure rollers 110a and 110b disposed adjacent to the third paper feed rollers 108a and 108b. The pair of pressure rollers 110a and 110b serve to pressurize and seal the pressure sensitive adhesive applied in advance to the sealed postcard paper folded in a Z shape. The pressure rollers 110a and 110b are preferably made of metal.

In addition, the sealer according to the present invention has a pair of ground plates 120 and 122 fixed adjacent to the sides of the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102.

As can be seen in FIG. 4, the first and second ground plates 120 and 122 have a length extending between the first and third paper feed rollers. The first ground plate 120 is provided on the upper surface of the upper guide plate 100 and has an extension 134 protruding toward the third ground roller side, the second ground plate 122 of the lower guide plate 102 An extension 138 is provided below the bottom and protrudes toward the third ground roller.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view illustrating the main body 132 of the first ground plate 120, and FIG. 5B is a front view of the first ground plate. Since the first ground plate 120 and the second ground plate 122 are configured in mirror symmetry, only the first ground plate will be described below.

The first ground plate 120 has an inclined surface 134a formed in front of the main body 132 to smoothly guide the sealing postcard sheet. The extension part 134 extends from the upper edge of the main body in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the upper guide plate 100. The edge 134a of the extension 134 is bent toward the upper surface of the upper guide plate 100.

Although not shown in the drawings, the first and third sheet feeding rollers 104a, 104b, 108a, and 108b may have drive shafts protruding from both sides of the roller. However, the second feed roller 106a has a drive shaft protruding in the direction toward the second ground plate 122, and the second feed roller 106b has a drive shaft protruding in the direction toward the first ground plate 120. It is preferable to provide.

Hereinafter, the operation of the sealer according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing an initial state in which the sealing postcard paper S is fed from the paper feed tray (not shown) to the sealing machine of the present invention, and Fig. 7 is the sealing postcard paper S being conveyed by the second paper feed roller. While being folded along the ground line. 8 is a view showing immediately after the sealed postcard paper passes through the ground plate.

First, when the paper S is fed from the paper feed tray, the paper S is conveyed laterally through a gap formed between the upper and lower guide plates 100 and 102. The paper S is conveyed to the first and second ground plates 120 and 122 by the driving force of the first paper feeding rollers 104a and 104b. At this time, the paper S starts to be folded along the ground line (not shown) along the inclined surface 134a of the first ground plate 120 (see FIG. 6). At the same time, the paper S begins to be folded about 90 degrees along the ground line along the inclined surface 138a of the second ground plate 122.

When the paper S is conveyed from the first feed rollers 104a and 104b to the second feed rollers 106a and 106b, the paper is conveyed by the driving force of the second feed rollers 106a and 106b and the first ground plate ( The front end of the first panel of paper is Z-shaped along the ground line by the extension 134 of 120, and the front end of the third panel of the paper is extended by the extension 138 of the second ground plate 122. It is folded in a Z shape along the ground line (see FIGS. 7A and 7B).

Extensions 134 and 138 of the first and second ground plates 120 and 122 press the outer portions of the first and second panels of the paper so that the paper is folded in a Z shape by its elasticity ( 8b).

When the paper moves toward the third paper feed rollers 108a and 108b, the entire surface of the first and third panels is folded into almost contact with the second panel. The paper S grounded in the Z-shape is completely grounded while passing through the third paper feed rollers 108a and 108b (see FIG. 8B). Thereafter, the paper is sealed by an adhesive applied in advance to a predetermined portion of the paper while passing through the pressure roller disposed adjacent to the third paper feed roller.

According to the above configuration, by supplying the sealing postcard paper to the sealing machine in the transverse direction of the paper, the folding and sealing speed of the paper are greatly improved compared to the existing sealing machine. In addition, since the sealed postcard paper is grounded in a Z-shape at the same time by a pair of grounding plates disposed to face each other, the time required to ground the paper can be greatly shortened.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the protection scope to be protected is not limited by the above embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention is determined by the following claims.

1 is a view schematically showing a sealing postcard paper having a conventional Z-folding structure, in which FIG. 1A is a view showing the front surface of a sealing postcard paper having a Z-type folding structure, and FIG. 1B is a rear view thereof. drawing.

2A-2C are schematic diagrams illustrating the grounding mechanism of a conventional sealer.

3 shows schematically a sealer according to the invention;

4 shows a bottom plate and a second ground plate.

5A is a side view showing the main body of the first ground plate.

5B is a front view of the first ground plate.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a state where the sealing postcard paper is conveyed by the first paper feed roller, and a plan view of the upper guide plate.

7A and 7B are perspective views showing a state where the sealing postcard paper is conveyed by the second paper feed roller.

FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of a sheet elastically bent by extension portions of the first and second ground plates. FIG.

8A is a perspective view showing immediately after the sealing postcard paper has passed through the ground plate;

FIG. 8B is a sectional view of the sheet shown in FIG. 8A; FIG.

Claims (5)

In the sealing machine for applying the adhesive to a predetermined portion, and for folding and sealing the sealing postcard paper defined in the first to third panels by the ground wire in the Z-shape, A pair of upper and lower guide plates spaced apart in parallel to each other; A pair of paper feed rollers disposed to face at least one opening formed in each of the upper and lower guide plates; A pair of paper feed rollers respectively disposed in front and rear of the upper and lower guide plates; A first ground plate fixed adjacent to a side surface of the upper guide plate and having an extension part protruding upward of an upper surface of the upper guide plate to ground the first panel; And a second ground plate fixed to a side of the lower guide plate, the second ground plate having an extension part protruding below the bottom of the lower guide plate to ground the third panel. The method of claim 1, And a pair of pressure rollers for pressurizing and sealing the sealed postcard paper folded in a Z-shape. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the first and second ground plates also have an inclined surface formed in the front end portion to smoothly bend the sealed postcard sheet. The method of claim 1, And the upper and lower guide plates have a width equal to or slightly less than one third of the longitudinal dimension of the sealing postcard paper. The method of claim 1, Three pairs of the paper feed rollers are installed, wherein the distance between the paper feed rollers is equal to or slightly smaller than the width of the sealing postcard paper.

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