JP2007001686A - Gathering device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gathering device for printed sheets in which sheet bundles are stacked on sheet feeders arranged in rows and sheet taken out one each from the sheet feeders are overlapped to form a gathered bundle of sheet, capable of reducing the labor of a process that only specific sheets are included in bundles in a smaller number of all gathered bundles when the sheet gathering operation is performed upon feeding all gathered bundles to be prepared to the gathering device. <P>SOLUTION: The gathering device has a plurality of sheet feeders, any of which is to be specified, and an inherent count number setting means sets the count number inherent to the sheet feeder specified. In this sheet feeder with the inherent count number specified, the sheet feeding motion is stopped when feeding the sheet corresponding to the inherent count number is ended, while the sheet feeding motions are continued in the other sheet feeders. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a plurality of paper feeding units are arranged along a collation conveyance path, and sheets fed one by one from each paper feeding unit are overlapped on the collation conveyance path to form a set of paper bundles. Related to the combined device.

  A bundle of sheets is stacked on a plurality of sheet feeding units arranged along the collating conveyance path, and one set of sheet bundles is formed by stacking on the collating conveyance path while taking out one sheet from each sheet feeding unit. Collating devices are widely used in the bookbinding process and the creation of newspaper bundles.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a collation apparatus 101 for newspaper advertisement as a background art as an example of such a collation apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the collating apparatus 101 of this background art is arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the left side of the casing 2, and the paper feeding units 3 a to 3 j are aligned in the vertical direction on the right side of the casing 2. The sheet feeding units 3k to 3t are provided, and a bundle of advertisements P is stacked on each sheet feeding unit 3.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an advertisement P is loaded on the paper feeding unit 3 of the collation apparatus 101 of the background art. The paper feed unit 3 has a fixed paper feed plate 4, a paper feed roller 5 that presses against the top surface of the top end of the top advertisement P, a paper plate 6 that presses against the paper feed roller 5 from below, and a top advertisement. An auxiliary paper feed roller 7 is provided for allowing the leading end of P to enter between the paper feed roller 5 and the baffle plate 6, and the uppermost sheet is driven by rotation of the paper feed roller 5 and the auxiliary paper feed roller 7. The advertisement P is advanced in the feeding direction (arrow A direction). At this time, the top-level advertisement P is separated from the second and lower advertisements P by the action of the respective friction coefficients between the paper feed roller 5 and the advertisement P, the advertisement P and the suck board 6 and the advertisement P. Only the top advertisement passes through between the paper feed roller 5 and the baffle plate 6 and advances in the feeding direction. The tip of the fed advertisement P is sandwiched between the pair of horizontal transport rollers 8, guided to the guide plate 9, is sandwiched between the pair of vertical transport rollers 10, and is transported in the direction of arrow B. In addition, the paper feed unit 3 is provided with a sensor S1 that is a paper presence / absence detection unit that detects whether or not the advertisement P is loaded.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the vertical conveying roller pair 10 provided in correspondence with each of the paper feeding units 3 arranged in parallel and a plurality of guide plates collate and convey vertically in the center of the casing 2 in the figure. A path 11 is formed. The advertisements P supplied from the paper feeding units 3 are overlapped in the collation conveyance path 11 so that the leading ends thereof are aligned, and conveyed downward while forming a collation bundle.

A folding sheet feeding unit 12 is provided further below the lowermost sheet feeding unit 3 a on the left side of the drawing, and like the sheet feeding unit 3, a sheet feeding roller, a baffle plate, and the like are provided. A bundle of advertisements P1 is also loaded on the folded paper feeding unit 12, and only the topmost advertisement P1 in the bundle is fed in the direction of the arrow C in the drawing. Then, the advertisement P1 enters the folding plate 13, and the tip of the advertisement P1 comes into contact with the stopper 14 and stops temporarily. The bundle of advertisements P stacked in the collating conveyance path 11 is located above the center of the upper surface of the advertisement P1. Abut. At this time, the flap 16 provided with the knife 15 moves from the standby position 16a to the folding position 16b, and the tip of the knife 15 is brought into contact with the advertisement P1, whereby the contacted portion is held in the folding roller pair 17. No, crease the advertisement P1. At this time, the advertisement P transported from the collating transport path 11 is sandwiched inside the fold of the advertisement P1. The advertisement bundle that has passed through the pair of folding rollers 17 is conveyed to the left in the drawing on the sheet discharge conveyance path 18, discharged from the sheet discharge outlet 19 to the outside of the apparatus, and stacked on the stacker 20.

  In this way, the advertisement P1 fed from the folding sheet feeding unit 12 is folded in two, and an advertisement bundle is formed in which the bundle of advertisements P fed from each sheet feeding unit 3 is inserted inside the fold. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). When the collating apparatus is started, this collating operation is repeatedly performed at regular time intervals. That is, in each of the paper feeding units 3 and the folding paper feeding unit 12, a paper feeding operation is performed at a certain time interval, and the operation start timing is when the advertisement P overlaps with the collating conveyance path 11. It is set so that its tips are aligned.

When the collation operation progresses and the advertisement P disappears in any of the plurality of paper feeding units 3a to 3k, the sensor S1 detects that there is no advertisement, and the collation apparatus stops. After the stop, the collating operation can be resumed by placing an advertisement on the paper feeding unit 3 in which the advertisement P has disappeared and pressing a start button (not shown).
JP 2002-3075 A

  However, in the collating operation, it may be necessary to include a specific sheet (advertisement) in only a part of the total number of copies. In particular, since newspaper advertisements are delivered only in the number corresponding to the advertising fee paid by the advertiser, the number of delivery of the advertisement may be less than the number of delivery target units. For example, when 70 copies of an advertisement P2 are created for an area of 100 delivery target houses, 70 copies of an advertisement bundle including the advertisement P2 and 30 copies of an advertisement bundle not including the advertisement P2 are created, for a total of 100 copies. It will be delivered to the target area as a bundle.

  When such an advertisement bundle is created by a background art collation apparatus, a stack of 70 advertisements P2 is loaded on one of the plurality of sheet feeding units 3, and another advertisement P is loaded on another sheet feeding unit. The collating operation is performed with the total number of copies being 100. However, when the collation of 70 copies is completed, the paper feed unit 3 loaded with the advertisement P2 runs out of paper, so the sensor S1 detects the absence of paper and the collation device stops. Once stopped, the collating operation cannot be resumed while the sensor S1 detects the absence of paper. Therefore, the detection of the sensor S1 loaded with the advertisement P2 by the operation of the switch or operation panel provided in each paper feed unit is detected. It was necessary to start the collation device again after invalidation, and there was a problem that the operation was troublesome.

  In addition, advertisements may be printed in excess, including spares. As described above, when a total of 100 copies of an advertisement bundle is created for the area of 100 delivery target houses and only 70 copies of the advertisement bundle including the advertisement P2 are desired, the advertisement P2 includes 80 spare copies. Suppose that the department has been prepared. If the 80 copies are loaded on the sheet feeding unit and collated, the collating operation is continued until all of the 80 copies are fed. Therefore, the created advertisement bundle includes 100 copies corresponding to the number of delivery target units. There will be 80 copies of the bundle containing the advertisement P2, which is 10 copies more than the desired number, and there will be an inconvenience when it is not possible to deliver more than 70 copies of the advertisement P2 to the area in the advertising contract. . In such a case, the total number of copies is set as 70 in advance, and when the collation of the 70 copies is completed and the collation apparatus is stopped, the advertisement P2 remaining in the paper feed unit is removed. Then, the detection of the sensor S1 is invalidated by operating a switch or an operation panel provided in the sheet feeding unit, and the troublesome work of starting the collating apparatus again by setting the total number of copies to 30 is necessary. . Such operations are repeated a plurality of times when a plurality of advertisements with a number less than the number of deliveries are included, which is very complicated.

  In order to avoid such re-input of the number of collations, it is necessary to count the number of advertisements P2 before the collation operation and remove the spare, which is also complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and even if the number of sheets of paper that is less than the total number of copies set in the collating apparatus is included, switch operation during the collation or re-input of the number of copies, It is an object of the present invention to provide a collating apparatus that does not require preliminary removal by counting and has good operability.

  A first configuration of the present invention for solving the above-described problem is that a plurality of sheet feeding units that take out sheets one by one from a stack of stacked sheets are arranged side by side, and the sheets taken out from the plurality of sheet feeding units are conveyed to each other. In a collating apparatus that superimposes one set of collated sheets, a unique count number setting means for setting a unique count number unique to the sheet feeding unit in at least one sheet feeding unit among the plurality of sheet feeding units The sheet feeding unit having the unique count number is provided with a control unit that performs control so that the sheet feeding after the unique count number is not performed. According to this configuration, when it is desired to mix the number of sheets less than the total number of copies, if the number of copies desired to be mixed is input as the unique count number in the sheet feeding unit loaded with the sheets, the sheet loaded on the sheet feeding unit is Since only the number of unique counts is fed, an arbitrary number of copies less than the total number of copies can be easily mixed.

  In the second configuration of the present invention, in addition to the first configuration, when the sheet feeding unit in which the unique count number is set has finished feeding the unique count number, the collating device is once stopped, and then the collating device is stopped. When the joint operation is restarted, the temporary stop mode in which paper feeding is continued in a paper feeding unit other than the paper feeding unit that has finished feeding the unique count number, and the paper feeding unit in which the unique count number is set When the sheet feeding for the unique count number is completed, the sheet feeding units other than the sheet feeding unit for which the sheet feeding for the unique count number is completed have a continuous sheet feeding mode in which the sheet feeding is continued without being stopped, It is characterized by having mode selection means capable of selecting the temporary stop mode and the continuous paper feed mode. According to the second configuration, by setting the continuous sheet feeding mode, only the sheet feeding unit that has finished feeding the number of unique counts stops feeding, and the other sheet feeding units continue feeding. Since continuous processing can be performed without stopping the apparatus, the processing time can be shortened. In addition, once the stop mode is set, it is possible to distinguish between a collated bundle that includes less than the total number of sheets and a collated bundle that is not included. Therefore, since these modes can be used properly according to the application, there is an advantage that the usability is improved.

  According to a third configuration of the present invention, in addition to the first or the second configuration, there is a total count number setting means for setting the total number collated by the collating device, and the control means includes the total count number When the feeding of the minute is completed, the collating apparatus is stopped and the setting of the unique count number is cleared. According to the third configuration, the unique count number is cleared after the total number of copies (total count number) is fed, so that the previous unique count number setting remains in the next collation operation. Can prevent collation errors.

  According to a fourth configuration of the present invention, in addition to the first or second configuration, a collation segment setting means capable of setting a plurality of collation segments, and a segment count for setting a segment count number for each collation segment A number setting means, and the control means stops the collating operation once every collation for the number of division counts set for each collation section is completed, and sequentially collates each collation section. The unique count number can be set before the collation work of each section is started, and the unique count number setting is cleared every time the collation work of each section is completed. It is characterized by that. According to the fourth configuration, for example, when there are a plurality of districts to be delivered by a newspaper advertisement collation machine, this district is designated as a collation division, and the number of deliveries in that district is input as a division count number. By setting the number of counts, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the number of copies each time collation of each district is completed, and it is possible to mix an arbitrary number of advertisements less than the number of copies in each district.

  According to the present invention, even if the number of sheets of paper less than the total number of copies set in the collating device is included, the switch operation during the collation, re-input of the number of copies, preliminary removal by counting, etc. are not performed. Since collation is possible, the operability of the collation apparatus is improved.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the member and structure which has the same shape and function as background art, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

    FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a collating apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the collating apparatus 1 of the present invention is provided with sheet feeding units 3 a to 3 j and sheet feeding units 3 k to 3 t arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the left and right sides of the housing 2, respectively. A bundle of sheets (advertisement P) is stacked on the sheet feeding unit 3. The configuration of each paper feed unit 3 is the same as that of the background art paper feed unit (see FIG. 16).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the paper feed unit 3 is fixed to the paper feed unit 3, the paper feed roller 5 is pressed against the top surface of the topmost paper (advertisement P), and the paper feed roller 5 from below. A pressing plate 6 and an auxiliary sheet feeding roller 7 for allowing the leading edge of the uppermost sheet to enter between the feeding roller 5 and the packing plate 6 are provided. When the paper feeding roller 5 and the auxiliary paper feeding roller 7 are driven and rotated, the uppermost sheet is separated from the second and lower advertisements P and advances in the feeding direction (arrow A direction), and the pair of horizontal conveying rollers 8, guided to the guide plate 9, sandwiched by the pair of vertical transport rollers 10, and transported in the arrow B direction.

  The paper feed rollers 5 are controlled by motors M (see FIG. 2) that can be independently controlled. Each sheet feeding unit is provided with a sheet presence / absence detection sensor S1. If a bundle of sheets is stacked, the arm portion S1a of the sensor S1 is pushed down by the sheet to detect the presence of the sheet. When the sheet runs out, the arm portion S1a of the arm portion S1 protrudes upward from the sheet stacking surface through an opening provided on the sheet stacking surface by an appropriate biasing means, and recognizes that there is no sheet. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, a collating conveyance path 11 is formed in the vertical direction in the center of the figure, and the sheets supplied from the respective paper feeding units 3 are overlapped in the collating conveyance path 11 and collated. Form. A folding roller pair 17, a flap 16 having a knife 15, and a paper discharge conveyance path 18 are provided below the collating conveyance path 11. A paper discharge port 19 and a stacker 20 are provided below the folding plate 13 and the folded paper feeding unit 12. The configuration and function of each member are the same as those of the collation apparatus 101 of the background art.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the collating apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The collating apparatus 1 is provided with a CPU 50 (control means), which generates a reference signal at a constant cycle and transmits it to each of the paper feeding units 3a to 3t. In response to this reference signal, each of the paper feed units 3a to 3t starts to drive motors Ma to Mt that drive the paper feed rollers as necessary, and performs a paper feed operation to take out the topmost sheet from the paper bundle. . At this time, the drive start timing of the motors Ma to Mt is delayed from the reference signal by a time corresponding to the height position of the paper feed unit, so that the paper feed roller starts to drive downward from the paper feed unit located above. Therefore, the leading ends of the collating transport path 11 are aligned and merged.

  In addition, detection signals from the sheet presence / absence detection sensors S1a to S1t provided in the respective sheet feeding units 3a to 3t can be transmitted to the CPU 50 (control means). Further, an operation panel 60 for performing various settings of the collation apparatus 1 is provided, and the unique count number is set on the operation panel 60. That is, the operation panel 60 includes the unique count number setting means 60b, and these setting contents can be transmitted to the CPU 50. In addition, the operation panel 60 is provided with a start switch 60 c that starts the collating operation of the collating apparatus 1.

  Next, the flow of setting the unique count number in the collating apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of setting the unique count number in the collation apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the display on the operation panel 60 is switched from the main screen 61 to the unique count number setting screen 62 (S101). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the main screen 61. The main screen 61 schematically depicts the shape of the entire collating machine, and displays a collating device display unit 61a that displays the paper stacking status and jam of each paper feeding unit, a count display unit 61b, a numeric keypad 61c, and a tab 61d. , And a start button 60c. When the tab 61 d is touched with a finger on the portion displayed as “setting of unique count number”, the screen is switched to the unique count number setting screen 62.

  5 to 8 are diagrams showing the unique count number setting screen 62. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the unique count number setting screen 62 includes a collation device display unit 62a, a mode selection unit 62b, a numeric keypad 62c, and a tab 62d. In the collation apparatus display unit 62a, portions corresponding to the respective sheet feeding units in the schematic diagram of the collation apparatus are the sheet feeding unit buttons 30a to 30t, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 3, after the screen is switched to the unique count number setting screen 62, the paper feeding unit button 30 corresponding to the paper feeding unit for which the number of copies is to be set, that is, the paper feeding unit for loading the sheets less than the total number of copies, is displayed. Press (S102). Then, the pressed button portion of the paper feeding unit button 30 is switched to numeric display (S103). Here, the unique count number to be set is input by the ten key 62c. The input unique count is displayed on the number display section (S104). If there is another sheet feeding unit for which the number of copies is to be set, the process returns to S102 and the unique count number is set in the other sheet feeding unit.

  If there is no other paper feed unit for which the unique count number is desired to be set, the portion of the tab 62d labeled “Main” is pressed to return to the main screen 61 (S106). On this main screen 61, the total count number, which is the total number of collated copies, is entered using the numeric keypad 61c (S107). The total count number is displayed on the count display portion 61b. This completes the setting of the unique count number and the total count number before collation.

  For example, in the case where only 70 copies of the sheet P3 are required out of the total number of 100 copies, first, the bundle of the sheets P3 is changed to one of the plurality of paper supply units 3, for example, the paper supply unit 3b (see FIG. 1). To load. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, after the screen is switched to the unique count number setting screen 62, the paper feed unit button 30b corresponding to the paper feed unit 3b is pressed. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the portion of the paper feed unit button 30b is displayed as a number. Here, when “70”, which is the unique count number, is input by the numeric keypad 62b, the unique count number “70” is displayed on the numeric display section as shown in FIG. Next, the “main” portion of the tab 62c is pressed to return to the main screen 61, and the total number of copies of 100 is input with the numeric keypad 61c, and the setting is completed.

  The mode selection unit 62b has a temporary stop mode button 62b-1 and a continuous paper feed mode button 62b-2. By pressing either of these buttons, either the temporary stop mode or the continuous paper feed mode can be selected. It has become. Details of the operation in both modes will be described later. This mode can be selected at any time while the unique count number setting screen 62 is displayed.

  FIG. 8 shows the display of the unique count number setting screen 62 in a state where the unique count numbers are set at the three positions of the paper feed units 3b, 3f, and 3s by repeating the paper feeding unit designation and the unique count number setting three times. Show. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the unique count number “70” is set in the sheet feeding unit 3b, the unique count number “75” is set in the sheet feeding unit 3f, and the unique count number “65” is set in the sheet feeding unit 3s.

  Next, the operation of the collation apparatus 1 of the present invention in which the unique count number and the total count number are set as described above will be described. First, as preparation for collation work, a bundle of sheets is loaded on each paper feed unit 3 of the collation apparatus 1. Since there are fewer types of paper stacks to be loaded than the number of paper feed units 3 of the collating apparatus 1, if there is a paper feed unit 3 that is not used, the unused paper feed unit 3 is stopped in advance by a switch or the like. Keep it as Since the paper feed unit 3 in the stopped state has stopped its function, the detection of the paper presence / absence detection sensor S1 is invalidated and the paper is not taken out. Thereafter, when the start button 60c is pressed, the collation apparatus 1 starts operating.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the collating apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the collating apparatus 1 starts to operate, first, the CPU 50 generates a reference signal (S201), and the sheet feeding operation is started in each sheet feeding unit except the stopped sheet feeding unit sequentially from above. Next, the total count number C is reduced by 1 (S202), and it is determined whether or not C = 0 as a result (S203). If C = 0, the collating apparatus 1 is stopped (S207) after the paper feeding operation is completed to the lowest position (S206), and all the unique count settings are cleared (S208). If it is not C = 0, it is next determined whether or not there is a paper feed unit 3 for which the paper presence / absence detection sensor S1 has detected the absence of paper (S204). If there is no paper feed tray 3 that has detected the absence of paper, steps S204 and 205 are repeated until the next reference signal generation timing, and then the process returns to step S201 to generate the next reference signal.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the sheet feeding operation of the sheet feeding unit 3b as an example of the operation of each sheet feeding unit 3. It is determined whether or not the paper feed unit 3b is in a stopped state (S301). If it is in the stopped state, the paper feeding operation is not performed. If not in the stopped state, the paper feed roller 5 rotates at a timing corresponding to the height of the paper feed unit 3b from the reference signal generated by the CPU 50, and one sheet is taken out (S302).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a unique count number is set for the sheet feeding unit 3b (S303). If the unique count number is set in the paper feed unit 3b, the unique count number Cb set in the paper feed unit 3b is decreased by 1 (S304). As a result, when the unique count number Cb = 0 (S305), the sheet feeding unit 3b is stopped (S306).

  That is, even if paper remains in the paper feed unit 3b, if the paper feed for the unique count number Cb is completed, the paper feed unit 3b is in a stopped state, so that no further paper feed is performed. become. Further, it is determined whether the mode is the temporary stop mode or the continuous paper feed mode (S307). If it is once in the stop mode, the collating apparatus 1 is temporarily stopped after finishing the paper feeding operation to the lowest position (S308). Thereafter, when the start switch 60c is pressed, the collating apparatus 1 starts to operate again, and the sheet feeding unit 3 performs the sheet feeding operation in accordance with the next reference signal generated by the CPU 50. However, the sheet feeding unit 3b is in the stopped state. Therefore, the paper feeding operation is not performed.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the unique count number is not set in the paper feeding unit 3b, or if it is determined in step S305 that the unique count number Cb is not 0, the collation apparatus 1 is stopped. Instead, the next reference signal is issued at a predetermined timing, and the sheet feeding unit 3b performs the next sheet feeding operation at a timing according to this. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S307 that the stop mode is not once (continuous paper feed mode), the collating apparatus 1 does not stop, and the next reference signal is issued at a predetermined timing. Since the paper feeding unit 3b is already stopped in step S306, the next paper feeding operation is not performed in the paper feeding unit 3b.

  As a result of the above operation, the paper feed unit in which the unique count number is set stops when paper feed for the set unique count number is completed, and the subsequent paper feed operation is not performed. On the other hand, the sheet feeding unit in which the unique count number is not set continues feeding, and when any sheet feeding unit detects no sheet, or when the sheet feeding operation for the total count number C is completed. The collating device stops. Since the setting of the unique count number is all cleared after the stop, it is possible to prevent the next collation operation from being performed with the previous unique count number setting against the operator's intention.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. The collation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a collation section setting means capable of setting a plurality of collation sections and a section count number setting means for setting a section count number for each collation section. is doing. When the collation device is started, the collation device stops once every collation for the segment count number set for each collation segment is completed, and the segment count number set for the next collation segment is automatic. Called. When the collating device starts again, collation is performed for the number of segment counts of the next collation segment. When this is completed, the collation device stops, and the segment count number set for the next collation segment is The collation operation of each collation section is sequentially performed while temporarily halting the collation operation.

  The unique count number can be set before the collation work of each section is started, and the unique count number setting is cleared every time the collation work of each section is completed.

  The operation of the second embodiment is made up of three types of collation segments α, β, and γ, and the division count number C (α) = 100 parts and C (β) = 80 parts in each collation section. , C (γ) = 70 parts will be described as an example. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the collation division and the division count number are first set (S401). This setting is performed using an appropriate setting screen on the operation panel 60, and is switched to the main screen 61 after the setting. FIG. 12 shows a main screen 61x displaying a collation section α and a corresponding section count number C (α). As shown in FIG. 12, the main screen 61x has a collation classification display unit 61e in addition to the main screen 61 of the first embodiment, and displays a collation classification α for performing collation work next. Further, the count display portion 61b displays the section count number C (α) = 100 set in the collation section α.

  Next, the screen is switched to the unique count number setting screen 62, and the unique or uncounted number is set (S403). This setting procedure is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 except that the total count input (S107) is unnecessary.

  Thereafter, when the collating apparatus 1 is started, collation is performed for the section count number C (α) = 100 in the collation section α (S404). This collating operation is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 9 except that the collating operation is performed until the division count number C (α) becomes zero instead of the total count number C. The operation in this section is the same as that in the first embodiment shown in FIG. That is, the sheets stacked on the paper feed unit for which the unique count is set are part of the 100 copies collated in the collation class α, that is, the number of copies corresponding to the unique count set for the paper feed unit. Only included.

  When the section count number C (α) becomes zero, the collation apparatus 1 stops and the next collation section β and the section count number C (β) = 80 copies are automatically called and displayed on the main screen 61. At the same time, all the unique counts set in step S403 are cleared (S412). Then, the screen is switched to the unique count number setting screen 62, and the unique count number is set (S413).

  Thereafter, when the collating apparatus 1 is started, collation is performed for the section count number C (β) = 80 in the collation section β (S404). The sheets stacked on the sheet feeding unit for which the unique count number is set in step S413 are included in only some of the 80 copies collated in the collation section β. When the section count number C (β) becomes zero, the collation apparatus 1 stops, the next collation section γ and the section count number C (γ) = 70 copies are displayed on the main screen 61, and in step S413 All the set unique count numbers are cleared (S422).

  Similarly, for the collation category γ, the unique count number is set (S423), and the collation operation is performed (S424). When the division count number C (γ) becomes zero, the collating apparatus 1 stops and all collating operations are completed. Also in this collation category γ, the sheets stacked on the sheet feeding unit for which the unique count number is set are included in only a part of the 70 copies.

  For example, in a newspaper advertisement collation machine, if the district to deliver is entered as a collation category, and the number of deliveries required for that district is entered as the division count number, collation for each district is completed. There is an advantage that it is convenient to save the trouble of inputting the number of copies each time. In addition to this, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to mix an arbitrary number of advertisements less than the number of deliveries in each district.

  In the second embodiment, it is not always necessary to set the unique count number in all of the plurality of collation sections, and may be omitted. When omitted, a collation bundle including the sheets of all the sheet feeding units except the stopped sheet feeding unit is formed for the number of division counts. Therefore, it is only necessary to set the unique count number only in a district where an advertisement less than the number of copies of the district is to be mixed.

  In the present invention, instead of the unique count number, a paper feed rate is set, and the sheets stacked in the paper feed unit for which the paper feed rate is set are mixed in the number corresponding to the paper feed rate out of the total count number. You may do it. For example, when a sheet feeding rate of a certain sheet feeding unit is set to 30%, control is performed so that sheets stacked on the sheet feeding unit are mixed into only three copies of 10 collated bundles created. .

It is a model front view which shows the collation apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the collation apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting of the specific count number in the collation apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main screen 61 in the collation apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific count number setting screen 62 in the collation apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific count number setting screen 62 in the collation apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific count number setting screen 62 in the collation apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific count number setting screen 62 in the collation apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the collation apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the paper supply operation | movement of the paper supply part 3b. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In 2nd Embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the main screen 61 which displayed collation division | segmentation (alpha) and the division | segmentation count number C ((alpha)) corresponding to this. It is a schematic diagram which shows the collation apparatus 101 for newspaper advertisement of background art. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which loaded the advertisement P in the paper feed part 3 of the collation apparatus 101 of background art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Collating apparatus 2; Housing | casing 3, 3a-3t; Paper feed part 4; Paper feed plate 5; Paper feed roller 6; Sabaki plate 7; Auxiliary paper feed roller 8; Conveying roller pair 11; Collating conveying path 12; Folding sheet feeding unit 13; Folding plate 14; Stopper 15; Knife 16; Flap 17; Folding roller pair 18; Paper discharge conveying path 19; -30t; paper feed button 50; CPU
60; operation panel 60b; unique count setting means 60c; start switch 61, 61x; main screen 61a; collation device display unit 61b; count display unit 61c; numeric keypad 61d; tab 61e; Number setting screen 62a; collation apparatus display section 62b; mode selection section 62c; numeric keypad 62d; tab 101; background art collation apparatus

C, Cb, C (α), C (β), C (γ); unique counts M, Ma to Mt; motors P, P1, P2 ,; advertisements S1, S1a to S1t; paper presence / absence detection sensors α, β , Γ: Collation classification

Claims (4)

In a collating apparatus in which a plurality of sheet feeding units that take out sheets one by one from a stack of stacked sheets are arranged side by side, and the sheets taken out from the plurality of sheet feeding units are overlapped with each other while being stacked on each other. ,
Among the plurality of sheet feeding units, at least one sheet feeding unit has a unique count number setting unit for setting a unique count number unique to the sheet feeding unit, and the sheet feeding unit to which the unique count number is set is unique. A collating apparatus comprising control means for controlling not to perform subsequent sheet feeding when feeding for a count number is completed.   When paper feeding for the unique count number is completed in the paper feeding unit in which the unique count number is set, the collating device is temporarily stopped, and after the collation operation is restarted, paper feeding for the unique count number is completed. When the paper feeding unit other than the paper feeding unit continues feeding in the temporary stop mode and the paper feeding unit in which the unique count number is set, the feeding of the unique count number is completed. A sheet feeding unit other than the sheet feeding unit having completed has a continuous sheet feeding mode in which the sheet feeding is continued without being temporarily stopped, and mode selection means capable of selecting the temporarily stopped mode and the continuous sheet feeding mode are provided. The collating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   In addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2, the apparatus further comprises a total count number setting means for setting the total number collated by the collating device, and the control means is configured to complete the paper supply for the total count number. The collating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the combination apparatus is stopped and the setting of the unique count number is cleared. In addition to the configuration according to claim 1 or 2,
A collation classification setting means capable of setting a plurality of collation classifications;
A section count number setting means for setting a section count number for each collation section,
The control means controls the collating operation for each collating segment sequentially while stopping the collating operation every time collation for the segment count number set for each collating segment is completed. The unique count number can be set before the collation work of each section is started, and the setting of the unique count number is cleared every time the collation work of each section is completed. Or the collation apparatus of 2 description.

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