JP2005239429A - Binding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the possibility of a mounting failure by eliminating the dislocation of a binder from a punched hole position of paper in a binder mounting process in a binding device for continuously handling punching and binding by the binder. <P>SOLUTION: The position relation between the position of a positioning plate 22 for performing reference positioning in a conveyance orthogonal direction of paper fed onto a paper table of the binding device, and the ring position of a divided ring binder held to a binding mechanism part, is set to the same as the position relation between the side edge of the paper P and a punched hole. The tip of paper is pressed to a paper tip position regulating plate 19, and a movable positioning plate 23 approaches the reference positioning plate 22 to perform positioning in the conveyance orthogonal direction to align the paper. The paper is fed in a stacked state, and the binder is mounted. When mounting the binder, the position of a ring part of the divided ring binder accurately coincides with the position of the punched hole to eliminate the possibility of the mounting failure or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a binding processing apparatus that attaches a ring-type binder to a paper sheet in which punch holes are formed and binds the paper.

  2. Description of the Related Art In the field of copying machines, a printer that has a built-in electric stapler and has a post-processing function for binding and binding sheets sequentially sent from a copying mechanism section by staples is widely used. In addition, as binding using binding means other than staples, there is bookbinding means including a comb binder having a coil binder or multiple rings, etc. as a means that is more attractive and easy to handle and turn pages. In order to perform binding with these binding means, a paper processing apparatus connected to or incorporated in a copying machine is a processing apparatus (for example, a paper processing apparatus (for example, a paper processing apparatus) that sequentially draws papers that have been copied or image-printed and forms punch holes by punching means (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2), and a coil binding apparatus (Patent Document 3) in which a coil binder is rotated and attached to a punch hole with respect to paper formed by forming punch holes are known.

Further, the applicant of the present application has already proposed a bind processing apparatus that enables continuous binder mounting processing (Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-292510). This binding processing apparatus uses a ring binder in which split ring portions are arranged on both sides of a straight spine portion, and a cartridge loaded with the ring binder is mounted on the main body, and the split ring portions facing each other across the spine portion are connected to the main body. By being pinched by a pusher provided in the above, it is fitted into a paper in a ring shape.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-231092 Japanese Patent No. 3437511 JP 2002-337474 A

  By combining the bind processing device capable of continuous operation previously proposed by the applicant of the present application and the punch device, it is possible to automatically execute from the printing of the paper to the punch processing and the bind processing in cooperation with a copying machine or the like. . However, in this case, there arises a problem that must be solved regarding the positioning of the paper. In other words, when the binder is attached to the paper in the bind processing device, the punch holes of the stacked papers match, and the positional relationship between the punch holes and the split ring portion of the binder does not exactly match, The split ring portion of the binder cannot be inserted into the punch hole of the paper, and an accident such as poor mounting or breakage of the binder occurs.

  Therefore, there arises a technical problem to be solved in order to accurately match the position of the punch hole of the punched paper sent from the punch device to the bind processing device to the bind processing device. The purpose is to solve the problem.

  Further, when the binding process is automated, it is expected that the booklet ring binders that have been subjected to the binding process and discharged to a stack tray or the like will be bulky and difficult to handle. Accordingly, a second object of the present invention is to reduce the occupied space of a booklet that has been bound and discharged and facilitate handling.

  The present invention is proposed to achieve the above object, and includes a punch device and a bind processing device for mounting a binder into a punch hole of a paper, and sequentially binds the paper punched by the punch device. In a binding processing apparatus in which a split ring type binder is mounted to punch holes of a pair of sheets stacked on the sheet table, positioning means for the sheet conveyance direction and the conveyance orthogonal direction are provided on the sheet table. The binding processing device is characterized in that the positioning means is configured such that the positional relationship between the paper and the binder during the bind mounting process is the same as the positional relationship between the paper and the punch during the punching process. is there.

  In addition, a retractable sheet leading edge position restricting plate is provided at the leading edge of the sheet table as a reference for aligning the leading edge of the sheet, and after the positioning of a set of sheets, the sheet leading edge position restricting plate is retracted to the binding mechanism section. The present invention provides a binding processing device that is configured to send the data.

  Further, the present invention provides a binding processing apparatus configured such that the positioning means in the conveyance orthogonal direction can be lifted and retracted from the paper table.

  Also provided is an upper slide pin that descends from above the paper table to the table, or a lower slide pin that rises from below the paper table and the upper slide pin, and the upper slide pin or the upper and lower slide pins are placed on the paper table. The present invention provides a binding processing apparatus that inserts into a punch hole of a sheet and positions the sheet on the basis of the punch hole.

  A binding processing apparatus configured to position the sheet with the upper or lower and upper and lower slide pins, then clamp the sheet with a movable clamp on the sheet table, and retract the slide pin to send to the binding mechanism unit; It is to provide.

  In addition, the binding processing apparatus is configured to position the sheet with the upper slide pin, retract the slide pin after clamping the sheet with the movable clamp, and release the movable clamp to wait for the next sheet supply. Is to provide.

  A paper table moving mechanism for moving the paper table forward and backward toward the binding mechanism; and a paper table rotating mechanism for discharging the paper by rotating the paper table from a position facing the binding mechanism. The binding processing apparatus according to claim 1 is provided.

  In addition, a punch device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, a set of paper sheets punched by the punch device are sequentially sent to the paper table of the binding processing device and stacked on the paper table. In a binding processing apparatus in which a split ring type binder is attached to the punch holes of the paper, a paper feed mechanism is provided for sequentially ejecting the booklet after the binding process to the left and right, and between the binder rings attached to the booklet in the front row. A binding processing apparatus is provided in which a ring of a binder mounted on a booklet in the next row enters a gap.

  In addition, a punch device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, a set of paper sheets punched by the punch device are sequentially sent to the paper table of the binding processing device and stacked on the paper table. In a binding processing apparatus in which a split ring type binder is mounted in a punch hole of a sheet of paper, a control unit that sequentially shifts the booklet drop position forward or backward is provided in the booklet discharge mechanism after the binding process. A binding processing apparatus configured so that binders do not overlap is provided.

  In addition, a punch device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, a set of paper sheets punched by the punch device are sequentially sent to the paper table of the binding processing device and stacked on the paper table. In a binding processing apparatus in which a split ring type binder is attached to a punch hole of a sheet of paper, a partition for dividing the booklet into a booklet is provided in a container for receiving a booklet discharged after binding processing, and the booklet is placed in a space partitioned by the partition A binding processing device provided with a discharge control means for discharging the book one by one is provided.

  In addition, a punch device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, a set of paper sheets punched by the punch device are sequentially sent to the paper table of the binding processing device and stacked on the paper table. In a binding processing apparatus in which a split ring-type binder is attached to a punch hole of a sheet of paper, a plurality of vertical slats and its front and rear moving mechanisms are provided on the left and right in a container for receiving a booklet discharged after the binding process. The present invention provides a binding processing apparatus configured such that booklets discharged after binding processing are stored one by one in a space partitioned by vertical slats by driving the slats synchronously.

  In addition, a punch device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, a set of paper sheets punched by the punch device are sequentially sent to the paper table of the binding processing device and stacked on the paper table. Height control mechanism for controlling the vertical position and front / rear tilt angle of the stack tray that receives the booklet discharged after the binding process, and the thickness and number of copies of the booklet Also provided is a binding processing apparatus provided with control means for controlling the uppermost booklet on the stack tray to be substantially horizontal by driving the height control mechanism based on information on the outer diameter of the ring-type binder. It is.

  In the binding processing apparatus of the present invention, the positioning means is configured so that the positional relationship between the paper and the binder during the bind mounting process is the same as the positional relationship between the paper and the punch during the punching process. The positional relationship between the punch hole and the ring portion of the split ring binder is exactly the same, eliminating the possibility of mounting failure.

  In addition, by configuring the booklet after the binding process to be sequentially shifted left and right or back and forth, the ring binder of each booklet can be prevented from interfering or overlapping, reducing the stacking height and bulk, and handling the booklet. Make it easier.

  In addition, the top and bottom position and the front / rear inclination angle of the stack tray that receives the booklet discharged after the binding process are controlled based on the information on the booklet thickness and number of copies and the outer diameter of the ring binder, and the uppermost booklet on the stack tray. Is configured to be substantially horizontal, the handling of stacked booklets is facilitated.

  The present invention provides a binding processing device that includes a punch device and a bind processing device that uses a ring binder, and that continuously executes punch processing and binder mounting processing. The positioning means is configured so that the positional relationship between the paper and the binder during the bind mounting process is the same as the positional relationship between the paper and the punch during the punching process. The positional relationship between the punch hole and the ring part of the split-type ring binder is exactly the same, achieving the purpose of stabilizing the mounting performance.

  In addition, the booklet after the binding process is sequentially discharged to the left or right or back and forth, so that the ring binder of each booklet is prevented from interfering or overlapping to reduce the stacking height and bulk. The purpose of easy handling was achieved.

  Further, the height control mechanism for controlling the vertical position and the front / rear inclination angle of the stack tray that receives the booklet discharged after the binding process, the height control based on the information on the booklet thickness and number of copies, and the outer diameter dimension of the ring binder. By handling the mechanism to control the uppermost booklet on the stack tray so that it is almost horizontal, handling of the booklet after the binding process is facilitated.

  FIG. 1 shows only the bind processing device 11 among the binding processing devices including the punch device and the bind processing device. As shown in FIG. 15, the overall arrangement is such that the bind processing device 11 is arranged at the lower left side in the casing 2 of the binding processing device 1, and the punch device 3 is arranged at the upper right side. A copier (not shown) is installed on the right side of the binding processing apparatus 1. The paper discharged from the copying machine is sent to the punching device 3 of the binding processing device 1, and the paper punched by the punching device 3 is sent to the lower binding processing device 11 to which a binder is attached. After the processing, as shown in FIG. 3, the paper table 17 is raised and the booklet F is discharged to the stack tray 4.

  In FIG. 1, the roller 5 shown at the top is a discharge roller of the punch device, and the paper discharged from the punch device descends obliquely downward along the paper guide 12 of the bind processing device 11. Reach the paper feed roller 13. A paper detection sensor 14 is disposed immediately before the paper feed roller 13, and when the paper detection sensor 14 detects a paper, a one-cycle bind process is executed. The paper drawn by the paper feed roller 13 is guided onto the paper table 17 by the paper guide 16 in the paper guide unit 15, dropped by its own weight, and placed on the front surface (upper in the drawing) of the bind mechanism section 18. It contacts the tip position restricting plate 19.

  FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, and an openable / closable paper guide unit 15 is disposed on the paper table 17. Rotating flaps 20 and 21 are provided downstream and upstream in the paper guide unit 15, and the downstream rotary flap 20 rotates once each time a sheet is fed so that the upper surface of the sheet is directed forward. By rubbing, the paper is brought into contact with the paper front end position regulating plate 19. The upstream rotary flap 21 reciprocates up and down each time a sheet is fed, and presses the rear part of the sheet against the sheet table 17 to prevent the sheet from lifting. The paper guide unit 15 is provided with positioning plates 22 and 23 for positioning the paper in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction with the paper sandwiched from the left and right.

  The bind mechanism unit 18 is disposed to face the front end of the paper table 17, and the binder cartridge 24 is in contact with the back surface of the bind mechanism unit 18. The binder cartridge 24 is loaded with a ring binder B having a ring shape that is divided into three parts, and the ring binder B is pushed upward by a spring and a pusher (not shown) in the binder cartridge 24. ing.

  The bind mechanism portion 18 is provided with a pair of pushers 25 and a slide type separator 26 which are paired up and down, and the upper and lower separators 26 are closed to separate the front row ring binder from the next row ring binder.

  After a predetermined number of punched sheets are fed onto the sheet table 17, the sheet table 17 is driven forward along the guide groove 28 of the frame 27, and the downstream end surface of the sheet on the sheet table 17 is the binder cartridge 24. It touches the front of the. At this time, the punch hole of the paper is located between the upper and lower pushers 25, and the upper and lower pushers 25 are driven to close to close the split ring portion of the ring binder B, and the concave portion and the convex portion at the tip of the opposing split ring portion are fitted. Then, it is fixed to the ring shape, and the paper is bound.

  Next, the paper positioning mechanism will be described. The paper is formed by the paper front end position restricting plate 19 on the front surface of the binding mechanism unit 18 described above, the paper clamp 29 provided at the front part of the paper table 17, and the positioning plates 22 and 23 provided on the left and right of the paper guide unit 15. Positioned.

  4A and 4B show the paper front end position restricting plate 19, where FIG. 4A shows a retracted state in which the paper front end position restricting plate 19 is lowered, and FIG. 4B shows an operating state in which the paper front end position restricting plate 19 is raised. The front end of the lever 31 rotated by the motor 30 is engaged with the paper front end position restricting plate 19, and the paper front end position restricting plate 19 is raised or lowered along the slide guide 32 according to the rotation direction of the lever 31. .

  5A and 5B show the paper clamp 29. FIG. 5A shows an open state in which the paper clamp 29 is raised, and FIG. 5B shows a clamped state in which the paper clamp 29 is lowered. The paper clamp 29 is connected to the motor 36 via the lever 33, the link 34, and the crankshaft 35, and is raised or lowered according to the rotation direction of the motor 36 and the crankshaft 35.

  FIGS. 6 to 8 are explanatory views of the paper positioning. Reference numeral 22 denotes a positioning plate that performs reference positioning in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance of the paper, and reference numeral 23 denotes a movable positioning plate that applies the paper to the reference positioning plate 22. The reference positioning plate 22 is provided with a lateral movement means, and the lateral direction of the punch hole of the paper on the paper table 17 and the pusher 25 of the binding mechanism 18 and the split ring part of the ring binder B (paper transport orthogonal) (Position) is positioned according to the paper size such as A4 paper or letter size paper so that the positional relationship in the direction matches.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the movable positioning plate 23 performs one reciprocal movement approaching as shown in FIG. 8 after being separated from the reference positioning plate 22 every time the paper P is sent to the paper table 17. Then, the side of the paper P is pressed against the reference positioning plate 22 for positioning. As shown in FIG. 8, a feed roller 37 that is oblique to the paper transport direction may be provided on the paper table 17, and the feed roller 37 may be rotationally driven to reliably move the paper to the reference position.

  After all the predetermined number of sheets to be bound are stacked on the sheet table 17, the sheet clamp 29 is lowered to clamp a set of sheets, and the sheet leading edge position restricting plate 19 is lowered from the front end of the sheet. After the paper table 17 is moved forward and the front end of the paper is brought into contact with the front surface of the bind processing mechanism section 18, the ring binder is attached to the punch hole of the paper by the pusher 25 of the bind processing mechanism section 18. After the binding process is completed, as shown in FIG. 3, the paper guide unit 15 and the paper table 17 are rotated upward, and the paper clamp 29 is lifted from the paper table 17 to release the paper. It falls to (not shown). The sheet guide unit 15 may be raised before the binding process is completed, and the sheet table 17 may be raised after the binding process is completed.

  The bind processing device 41 shown in FIG. 9 is provided with a mechanism capable of eliminating a minute shift of punch holes of each sheet in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, and the front end of the sheet disposed on the front surface of the bind mechanism unit 18. A lower positioning pin 42 positioned below the paper table 17 and an upper positioning pin 43 positioned above the paper table 17 are installed slightly upstream of the position regulating plate 19. The lower positioning pins 42 and the upper positioning pins 43 are provided one by one or more on the left and right, respectively. For example, the lower positioning pins 42 are inserted into punch holes at both ends of the paper, and the upper positioning pins 43 are the paper. So that the upper and lower guide pins do not interfere with each other. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as Example 1, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 10 shows the lower positioning pin 42, (a) shows the operating state in which the lower positioning pin 42 is raised, and (b) shows the retracted state in which the lower positioning pin 42 is lowered. The tip of the lever 45 rotated by the motor 44 is engaged with the lower positioning pin 42, and the lower positioning pin 42 is raised or lowered along the slide guide 46 according to the rotation direction of the lever 44.

  11 shows the upper positioning pin 43, (a) shows a retracted state in which the upper positioning pin 43 is raised, and (b) shows an operating state in which the upper positioning pin 43 is lowered. The upper positioning pin 43 is connected to a lever 48 rotated by a motor 47 via a link 49, and is raised or lowered along the slide guide 50 according to the rotation direction of the motor 47 and the lever 48.

  The diameter of the lower positioning pin 42 is smaller than the diameter of the punch hole of the paper, and the paper can move slightly back and forth and right and left with the lower positioning pin 42 stuck in the punch hole. The diameter of the upper positioning pin 43 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the punch hole, and the paper is accurately positioned by inserting the upper positioning pin 43 into the punch hole of the paper. Further, the tips of the upper and lower positioning pins 43, 42 are chamfered or rounded to facilitate insertion into the punch holes.

  FIGS. 12 to 14 are explanatory diagrams of paper positioning. Reference numeral 22 denotes a positioning plate that performs reference positioning in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance of the paper, and reference numeral 23 denotes a movable positioning plate that applies the paper to the reference positioning plate 22. The distance in the paper width direction between the reference positioning plate 22 and the upper and lower positioning pins 43 and 42 is slightly larger than the distance between the punch hole of the paper corresponding to the upper and lower positioning pins 43 and 42 and the side of the paper. Set the front-and-rear spacing between the front paper leading edge position restricting plate 19 and the upper and lower positioning pins 43, 42 to be slightly longer than the distance between the front edge of the paper and the center of the punch hole, and the lower positioning pin 42 to the punch hole of the paper. The paper can be finely moved back and forth and left and right around the reference position in the state of being stuck.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the paper P is fed to the paper table 17, the movable positioning plate 23 presses the paper P against the reference positioning plate 22. At this time, the lower positioning pin 42 is driven to rise so as to slightly protrude on the paper table 17, and the upper positioning pin 43 is lowered to push down the paper while being stuck in the punch hole of the paper P. The position is corrected so that the center coincides with the center of the upper positioning pin 43. After the upper positioning pin 43 is lowered, the paper clamp 29 holds the paper, the upper positioning pin 43 is raised and retracted, and the paper clamp 29 is also retracted in preparation for the next paper.

  Subsequently, when the next paper P is fed as shown in FIG. 13, the paper P is pressed against the reference positioning plate and the front paper tip position regulating plate as shown in FIG. The position correction process consisting of driving the upper positioning pin 43, pressing the sheet, and retracting the upper positioning pin 43 is repeated. As a result, even if there is an error in the punch hole position with respect to the paper or an error in the cutting size of the paper, the center of the punch hole of each stacked paper will be in a state of being accurately aligned, and in the binder mounting process, The fear of becoming is solved.

  FIG. 15 shows an embodiment relating to discharge of a bound booklet, and the stack tray 4 has a structure in which a wide belt 52 is wound around rollers 51 arranged at the front and rear, and the belt 51 is rotated by driving the roller 51 by a motor. It has become. The control unit of the binding processing device 1 controls the belt driving mechanism so that the upper surface of the belt 52 slightly moves forward each time one booklet F is discharged. As a result, as shown in the figure, each booklet F is stacked on the stack tray 4 in a state of being slightly shifted back and forth, and the stacking height of the entire booklet is reduced.

  The binding processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 16 uses a container 53 that accommodates the discharged booklet in an upright posture. As shown in FIG. 17, the container 53 is configured such that belts 55 are respectively wound around rollers 54 arranged at the front and rear of both left and right ends, and the left and right belts 55 are symmetrically synchronously rotated. Slats 56 are attached to the belt 55 at regular intervals, and the left and right ends of the booklet F are inserted between the continuous slats 56 to accommodate the booklet F in an upright posture. These belts 55 are also controlled by the control unit of the binding processing apparatus 1, and each time a booklet is ejected, the inner surfaces of the left and right belts 55 move forward by a certain distance (slat spacing). Thereby, each booklet is divided by the slats 56 and accommodated in the container 53 in a state of being aligned in the front-rear direction.

  FIG. 18 shows another embodiment, in which the paper discharge roller 57 of the binding processing device can be slid to the left and right with respect to the drive shaft 58. Each time a booklet is ejected, it is slid alternately to the left and right while ejecting paper ejecting rollers 57 in a state of elastic contact with the booklet. As a result, the ring portions of the ring binder B of each booklet F are stacked on the stack tray in a staggered state alternately to the left and right, and the bulk can be reduced.

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 19 controls the height and the inclination angle of the stack tray 61 that receives the booklet discharged after the binding process, and is a vertical slide guide that is paired on the left and right (the front side and the back side of the paper). Two sets of 62 are arranged apart from each other in the front and rear, and guide shafts 64a and 64b are mounted in the vertical guide grooves 63 of the left and right vertical slide guides 62, respectively, and the stack tray 61 is mounted on the guide shafts 64a and 64b separated in the front and rear. The front part and the rear part are engaged.

  Pulleys 65 are arranged at the upper and lower parts of the front and rear vertical slide guides 62, respectively, and guide shafts 64a and 64b are fixed to one point of an endless wire 66 that is wound around the upper and lower pulleys 65. By rotating the pulley 65 with a motor (not shown), the guide shafts 64a and 64b are raised or lowered according to the rotation direction of the pulley 65. The front (left in the figure) guide shaft 64a is engaged with a longitudinal hole 67 formed in the front portion of the stack tray 61, and the front portion and the rear portion of the stack tray 61 are inclined at different heights. To be able to.

  As described above, if a booklet bound with a ring binder is simply stacked, the stack height of the ring binder is different from the stack height of the other end of the booklet. Although the control unit of the binding processing device 1 is based on three types of information: the outer diameter of the ring binder to be used, the number of booklets to be bound, and the number of pages of the booklet. The height of the front guide shaft 64a and the rear guide shaft 64b is controlled so that the booklet is almost horizontal so that the height on the front side is higher than the rear part (the rear ring binder side) of the stack tray 61. Configure.

  FIG. 20 (a) shows a case where 10 sheets of booklet F of 11 mm thickness using a ring binder B1 for binding 100 sheets is processed, and (b) is 6.1 mm using a ring binder B1 for binding 100 sheets. This shows a case where 10 booklets F of thick booklet are bound. FIG. 21 (a) shows a case where 15 pieces of a 6.1 mm-thick booklet F using a binding binder B2 for 50 sheets are bound, and FIG. 21 (b) uses a ring binder B2 for binding 50 sheets. This shows a case where 15 copies of the booklet F of the two pages were processed.

  Thus, regardless of the outer diameter of the ring binder, the number of booklets to be bound, and the number of pages of the booklet, the front guide shaft 64a and the rear guide shaft 64b are arranged so that the uppermost booklet is almost horizontal. The height is controlled to solve the booklet handling problem.

  In addition, regarding the descending amount and the inclination angle of the stack tray 61, each time one or several booklets are sent onto the stack tray, the rear part of the stack tray from the initial position (uppermost position) corresponds to one or several ring binders. It is known from the above three types of information regarding the booklet and the ring binder, as shown in FIG. 20, and a method of lowering and lowering the front part of the stack tray by one or several paper thicknesses at the start of the binding process. Any method of lowering to the final lowering position may be used.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, and the present invention naturally extends to those modified ones.

The side view which shows one Embodiment of this invention and is a binding treatment apparatus. The elements on larger scale of FIG. The side view of the binding treatment apparatus which shows a paper discharge process. The paper stopper is shown, (a) is a side view when retracted, (b) is a side view when activated. The paper clamp is shown, (a) is a side view when opened, (b) is a side view when activated. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. The side view which shows other embodiment and shows the principal part of a binding treatment apparatus. The lower positioning pin is shown, (a) is a side view during operation, (b) is a side view during retraction. The upper positioning pin is shown, (a) is a side view during retraction, and (b) is a side view during operation. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. Plane explanatory diagram of the paper positioning process. Illustration of front and rear offset discharge of paper. Illustration of upright alignment discharge of paper. The paper upright container of a binding treatment apparatus is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. Explanatory drawing of alternate offset discharge of paper. Configuration diagram of variable height stack tray. (a) (b) is an operation explanatory diagram of the variable height stack tray. (a) (b) is an operation explanatory diagram of the variable height stack tray.

Explanation of symbols

1 Binding processing device
3 Punch device
4 Stack tray
11 Bind processing unit
15 Paper guide unit
16 Paper guide
17 Paper table
18 Binding mechanism
19 Paper leading edge position restricting plate
22 Reference positioning plate
23 Movable positioning plate
24 binder cartridge
25 Pusher
29 Paper clamp
41 Bind processing unit
42 Lower positioning pin
43 Upper positioning pin
51 Laura
52 belt
53 containers
54 Laura
55 belt
56 Slats
57 Output roller
58 Drive shaft
61 Stack tray
62 Vertical slide guide
63 Vertical guide groove
64a, 64b Guide shaft
65 pulley
66 belt

Claims (12)

  A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. In the binding processing apparatus for mounting the split ring type binder to the punch holes, positioning means in the paper transport direction and the transport orthogonal direction are provided on the paper table, and the positional relationship between the paper and the binder during the bind mounting process is The binding processing apparatus is characterized in that the positioning means is configured to be the same as the positional relationship between the paper and the punch.   A retractable sheet leading end position restricting plate is provided at the leading end of the sheet table as a reference for aligning the leading end of the sheet, and after the positioning of a set of sheets, the sheet leading end position restricting plate is retracted and sent to the binding mechanism unit. 2. The binding processing device according to claim 1, configured as described above.   2. The binding processing device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning means in the conveyance orthogonal direction is configured to be able to float and retreat from the paper table.   An upper slide pin that descends from the top of the paper table to the table, or a lower slide pin that rises from the bottom to the top of the paper table and the upper slide pin are provided, and the upper slide pin or the upper and lower slide pins are attached to the paper on the paper table. The binding processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the binding processing apparatus is inserted into the punch hole to position the sheet on the basis of the punch hole.   The binding according to claim 4, wherein the paper is positioned by the upper or lower and upper and lower slide pins, the paper is clamped to a paper table by a movable clamp, and the slide pin is retracted and sent to the binding mechanism. Processing equipment.   6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a sheet is positioned by the upper slide pin, the sheet is clamped by the movable clamp, the slide pin is retracted, and the movable clamp is released to wait for the next sheet supply. Binding processing device.   A paper table moving mechanism for moving the paper table forward and backward toward the binding mechanism, and a paper table rotating mechanism for rotating the paper table from a position facing the binding mechanism and discharging the paper. Item 2. A binding processing apparatus according to item 1.   A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. In the binding processing apparatus for mounting the split ring type binder to the punch holes, a paper feed mechanism for sequentially shifting the booklet after the binding process to the left and right is ejected, and the gap between the binder rings mounted on the booklet in the front row is provided. A binding processing apparatus configured such that a ring of a binder attached to a booklet in the next row enters.   A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device that attaches a binder to a punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. In the binding processing apparatus that attaches the split ring binder to the punch holes of the booklet, the booklet discharge mechanism after the binding process is provided with a control means for sequentially shifting the booklet drop position forward or backward, and the ring binder of each set of booklets A binding processing device configured not to overlap.   A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. In the binding processing apparatus in which the split ring type binder is mounted in the punch holes of the booklet, a partition for dividing the booklet into each booklet is provided in a container for receiving the booklet discharged after the binding process, and the booklet is placed in the space partitioned by the partition. A binding processing apparatus provided with a discharge control means for discharging each book.   A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. In the binding processing apparatus in which the split ring type binder is attached to the punch holes, a plurality of vertical slats and their front and rear moving mechanisms are provided on the left and right in the container for receiving the booklet discharged after the binding process, and the left and right vertical slats are A binding processing apparatus configured to be driven synchronously so that booklets discharged after binding processing are stored one by one in a space separated by vertical slats. A set of sheets stacked on the paper table, which includes a punching device and a binding processing device for attaching a binder to the punch hole of the paper, and sequentially feeds the paper punched by the punching device to the paper table of the binding processing device. Height control mechanism for controlling the vertical position and the front / rear tilt angle of the stack tray that receives the booklet discharged after the binding process, the thickness and number of copies of the booklet, and the ring A binding processing apparatus comprising control means for controlling the uppermost booklet on the stack tray to be substantially horizontal by driving the height control mechanism based on information on the outer diameter of the binder.

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