JP2011056780A - Booklet, method and device for manufacturing booklet, and photo book - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a booklet for saddle-stitching, and a method and a device for manufacturing booklet, and a photo book capable of easily manufacturing the saddle-stitched booklet without any damage or stain. <P>SOLUTION: In the booklet H in which a paper sheet bundle 3 with a plurality of paper sheets 2 having a ruled line 2a for double-folding in their center and superposed on each other is folded and saddle-stitched along the ruled line 2a, the innermost paper sheet 2 arranged on the innermost side has one line-pressed ruled line 2a in the center, and the second and subsequent paper sheets 2 has two line-pressed ruled lines 2a at the positions moved outwardly in both directions from the ruled line 2a on the innermost paper sheet 2 by the total thickness of the paper sheet 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a booklet such as an album, a photo book, a booklet manufacturing method, and a manufacturing apparatus therefor.

  As a method for manufacturing a saddle-stitched booklet, as shown in FIG. 5, a sheet 2 having a folding line 60 for folding in half at the center is prepared (FIG. 5A), and a plurality of sheets 2 are overlapped. (FIG. 5 (b)), the sheet bundle 3 on which the sheets 2 are overlapped is folded in two (V-shaped) (FIG. 5 (c)) and bound with the needles 70 and 70 (FIG. 5 (d)). As shown in FIG. 5E, it is already known that a booklet H is manufactured. However, in this manufacturing method, a half-folded portion (hereinafter referred to as “back”) is not flat.

  Therefore, there is a method in which the back portion of the saddle-stitched booklet is forcibly pressed and pressed with a roller or a plate to flatten the back portion (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2001-260564 A JP 2004-209886 A

  However, rolling with a roller causes scratches and stains due to rubbing the printed surface of the cover. On the other hand, pressurization with a plate cannot fully press with thick paper such as photographic paper, so high rigidity is required for the manufacturing apparatus. Therefore, there is a problem that leads to an increase in the size of the manufacturing apparatus.

  Moreover, since all are post-processing of a saddle stitch booklet, work efficiency falls.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an example of the purpose thereof is a booklet for saddle stitching, a booklet manufacturing apparatus, and a booklet capable of easily producing a saddle stitched booklet without causing scratches or dirt. Manufacturing method and photobook.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the booklet according to claim 1 includes a sheet bundle (3) obtained by superimposing a plurality of sheets (2) provided with a ruled line (2a) for folding in the center along the ruled line. In the folded booklet (H), the innermost sheet arranged on the innermost side has a ruled line pushed by one line at the center, and the second and subsequent sheets are the innermost sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. Two ruled lines are provided at positions moved outward in both directions from the ruled lines of the inner sheet.

  According to the present invention, a booklet having a nice-looking back can be manufactured.

  Further, in the booklet manufacturing method according to claim 2, a ruled line with one line is formed in the center on the first sheet, and the first sheet is formed on the second and subsequent sheets by the total thickness of the sheet. A creasing process for forming two creasing lines at positions moved outward in both directions with respect to the creasing line formed on the sheet, and until the plurality of creasing sheets become a bundle of sheets for one booklet. A stacking step for stacking; a saddle stitching step for saddle stitching the stacked sheet bundle; and a bi-folding step for folding the saddle-stitched sheet bundle along a ruled line and folding it in half. .

  According to this invention, the booklet provided with the back part can be easily manufactured only by folding along the ruled line. Moreover, since the back portion can be flattened during the manufacturing process of the saddle stitch booklet, the work efficiency can be easily increased.

  Further, the booklet manufacturing apparatus (100) according to claim 3 forms one ruled line in the center on the first sheet, and sets the first sheet by 1 for the total thickness of the sheet. A line pushing means (10) for forming two line-pressed ruled lines at positions moved outward in both directions from the ruled line formed on the sheet of the sheet, and a plurality of sheets pressed by the line for one booklet. Stacking means (20) for stacking up to a sheet bundle of sheets, saddle stitching means (30) for saddle stitching the stacked sheet bundle, and folding in half along the ruled line. Means (40).

  According to this invention, the booklet provided with the back part can be easily manufactured only by folding along the ruled line. Moreover, since the back portion can be flattened during the manufacturing process of the saddle stitch booklet, the work efficiency can be easily increased.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photobook that is provided on the innermost side in a photobook in which a plurality of sheets each provided with a ruled line for folding in the center are overlapped and folded along the ruled line. The innermost sheet has a ruled line pushed by one line at the center, and the second and subsequent sheets are moved in two directions outward from the ruled line of the innermost sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. The paper is photographic paper.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a photo book provided with a nice-looking back.

  According to the present invention, a booklet having a nice-looking back can be easily manufactured.

It is the schematic of the booklet manufacturing method of this invention. It is the schematic of a booklet manufacturing apparatus. It is the schematic of the booklet manufacturing apparatus of other embodiment. It is the schematic of the booklet manufacturing apparatus of other embodiment. It is the schematic of the conventional saddle stitch bookbinding process.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the booklet H of the present embodiment creates a sheet 2 on which a ruled line 2a that has been pushed to be folded in the center is formed (FIG. 1 (a)), and a plurality of sheets 2 are formed. Overlapping (FIG. 1 (b)), the sheet bundle 3 on which the sheets 2 are overlapped is bound with the needles 31, 31 (FIG. 1 (c)), and the sheet bundle 3 bound with the needles 31, 31 is made into the ruled line 2a. The booklet H is manufactured as shown in FIG. 5 (e). Here, as for the ruled line 2a formed on the sheet, first, one ruled line 2a is provided at the center of the first sheet 2, and the sheet 2 after that is the first sheet by the total thickness of the sheet 2. The ruled line 2a is provided at a position moved outward in both directions from the ruled line 2a.

  In addition, muscle push is a process which cuts a thin groove | channel by pressurizing in the shape of a line or a line, and it becomes easy to bend | fold from the pressurized part.

  By providing the ruled line 2a in this way, it becomes easy to bend, and a flat back portion 5 is formed when a plurality of sheets 2 are stacked, and the back portion is formed by pressing or rolling the folded portion of the sheet as in the prior art. 5 need not be formed flat. Further, since the back portion is not rolled or the like as in the prior art, the back portion 5 can be finished cleanly.

  Next, a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the booklet H of the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the booklet manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a creasing mechanism unit 10 that performs creasing for easily folding the paper 2 and a stacking mechanism unit 20 that stacks and stacks a plurality of papers 2. Then, the saddle stitching mechanism unit 30 for saddle stitching a plurality of stacked sheets 2 (hereinafter referred to as “sheet bundle 3”) with the needle 31 and the saddle stitched sheet bundle 3 are folded in the middle. A bi-fold mechanism 40 and a paper transport mechanism (not shown) including a transport path for transporting the paper 2 or the paper bundle 3 to each mechanism 10, 20, 30, 40 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the booklet manufacturing apparatus 100 first pushes the paper 2 supplied from a paper supply unit (not shown) by the line pushing mechanism unit 10, forms a ruled line 2 a on the paper 2, and forms the paper. Is sent to the stacking mechanism unit 20. The stacking mechanism unit 20 stacks a plurality of sheets 2 until they are stacked into one booklet, and sends the sheet bundle 3 to the saddle stitching mechanism unit 30. The saddle stitching mechanism unit 30 performs saddle stitching processing with the needles 31 and 31 on the sheet bundle 3 for one booklet, and sends the sheet bundle 3 that has been saddle stitched to the folding mechanism unit 40. The bi-fold mechanism 40 bends the sheet bundle 3 along the ruled line 2 a and discharges it as a booklet H. Although not shown in the drawing, because the ruled line 2a is provided with a predetermined width for the second and subsequent sheets, the end of the sheet bundle 3 folded in half is cut by a cutting device to align the ends. Processing is required.

  Below, the structure and effect | action of each mechanism part of the booklet manufacturing apparatus 100 are demonstrated.

  A paper supply unit (not shown) includes a paper stacking base, a plurality of papers are stacked on the base, and the paper is sequentially taken out from the base one by one and supplied to the booklet manufacturing apparatus. . Note that the paper supply unit predefines, for example, information on the number of sheets for one booklet, and the paper for one booklet is supplied to the booklet manufacturing apparatus. Conventional techniques can be used as appropriate for a method of supplying one sheet of paper.

  The muscle pushing mechanism unit 10 is on a conveyance path of the paper 2 and rotates the pair of rotary blades 11a and 11a provided so as to sandwich the vertical direction of the paper 2 and the rotary blade 11a. As shown by the arrow, two sets of moving mechanisms (not shown) for moving the rotary blade in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the paper 2 are provided. In the line pushing mechanism 10, a ruled line 2a is formed at the center of the sheet by the rotating blade 11a when the sheet 2 is supplied (conveyed). Note that when the first sheet is supplied, only one set of rotary blades 11a is used, so the other set of rotary blades 11a is retracted from the transport path by the moving mechanism.

  In this muscle pushing mechanism unit 10, a ruled line is provided at the center of the first sheet 2 and the subsequent sheet 2 is moved to both sides of the first ruled line 2a by the total thickness of the sheet 2 in both directions. A ruled line 2a is provided on the screen.

  The stacking mechanism unit 20 includes a base (not shown) for stacking sheets that can be moved up and down, a guide plate 21 that can be retracted from the transport path and aligns the end of the sheet in front of the transport direction, and a side portion of the sheet. Guide plates 22 and 22 for guiding are provided. Then, the stacking mechanism unit 20 stacks until the sheet bundle 3 for one booklet is formed while adjusting the edge of the sheet 2 that has been pushed. Further, after the saddle stitching process, which will be described later, is completed, the guide plate 21 is withdrawn from the transport path, and the sheet bundle 2 for which the saddle stitching process has been completed is transported to the next step.

  The saddle stitching mechanism unit 30 includes a saddle stitching mechanism unit main body 35 provided above the base of the stacking mechanism unit 20. Although the saddle stitching mechanism main body 35 is illustrated only in a simplified manner, an accommodation portion that accommodates the needle 31, a needle protrusion portion that protrudes the needle 31 and binds a predetermined sheet bundle 3 between the base, The sheet bundle 3 conveyed on the base is saddle-stitched with the needle 31.

  The bi-fold mechanism 40 includes a triangular prism base 41 extending in the transport direction, and a pair of rotationally driven rollers 42 provided on both the upper left and right sides of the base 41, and is transported onto the base 41. The back portion 5 of the sheet bundle 3 is nipped by the roller 42, folded (substantially folded in half), and discharged as one booklet H.

  Next, another embodiment of the muscle pushing mechanism will be described.

  In the booklet manufacturing apparatus 100 of the above embodiment, the muscle pushing mechanism unit 10 is configured by a pair of rotary blades 11a. However, in the booklet manufacturing apparatus 110 of this embodiment, the muscle pushing mechanism unit 50 is a base (illustrated). None), a blade 51 disposed on the base and having at least a length in the height direction of the paper, and a movement for moving the blade 51 up and down on the base as indicated by an arrow in FIG. And a mechanism unit (not shown). Further, the blade 51 can move in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and the position and width of the ruled line 2a can be adjusted as appropriate. Then, by moving the blade 51 up and down, the ruled line 2 a pushed by the paper 2 is formed.

  In the present embodiment, the ruled line 2a is formed in the substantially central portion of the paper 2 by the vertical movement of the blade 51, and therefore the paper 2 needs to be stopped once.

  Since the booklet H of the present invention needs to form two ruled lines 2a on the second and subsequent sheets, in the booklet manufacturing apparatus 120 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Two sets of the blades 51 are provided. In this way, the blade can be moved up and down only once, and the working efficiency can be easily increased. Note that the two sets of blades 51 are movable in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and the position and width of the ruled line 2a can be adjusted as appropriate.

  As described above, according to the booklet H manufacturing apparatuses 100, 110, and 120 of this embodiment, the back portion 5 can be flattened during the manufacturing process of the saddle-stitched booklet H, so that the work efficiency is good. Further, for example, the back portion 5 can be made flat with respect to a booklet (photo book) in which thick paper such as photographic paper is bound.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible within the range of the summary of this invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the sheet is sequentially conveyed to the muscle pushing mechanism unit 10 one by one. However, when the sheet 2 is thin, the same ruled line 2a may be provided for every two or plural sheets. Absent. Moreover, the blade 51 of the muscle pushing mechanism unit 60 shown in FIG. 4 may be fixed at one side and movable in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction. In such a case, a moving mechanism for moving the sheet 2 may be provided in order to stop the blade 51 in the middle of the interval.

  In addition, the paper used in the present embodiment is paper that is generally referred to as high-quality paper, but a photo book can be easily manufactured by using photographic paper as the paper. This photographic paper is a photographic paper obtained by applying a photosensitive material to paper, or a paper having a similar quality, thickness, or a laminate of paper and a synthetic resin base material, and an image receiving paper having an ink image receiving layer laminated on one or both sides thereof. A photographic image is formed on one or both sides thereof

H Booklet 2 Paper 2a Ruled line 3 Paper bundle 10 Line pushing mechanism unit 20 Stacking mechanism unit 30 Saddle binding mechanism unit 40 Folding mechanism unit 100 Booklet manufacturing apparatus

Claims (4)

In a booklet in which a sheet bundle in which a plurality of sheets with a ruled line for folding in the center are overlapped is folded along the ruled line and bound,
The innermost sheet arranged on the innermost side has a ruled line pushed by one line in the center, and the second and subsequent sheets move outward in both directions from the ruled line on the innermost sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. A booklet characterized by having two ruled lines at the position. A ruled line with one line is formed in the center of the first sheet, and the second and subsequent sheets are moved outward in both directions from the ruled line formed on the first sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. A line pushing process for forming a ruled line with two lines pushed at a position;
A stacking process in which the plurality of sheets that are pushed are stacked until a bundle of sheets for one booklet is formed;
A saddle stitching process for saddle stitching the bundle of sheets;
A folding process in which the saddle stitched sheet bundle is folded along a ruled line and folded in half;
A method for producing a booklet, comprising: A ruled line with one line is formed in the center of the first sheet, and the second and subsequent sheets are moved outward in both directions from the ruled line formed on the first sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. A line pushing means for forming a ruled line with two lines pushed at a position;
Stacking means for stacking the plurality of pressed sheets until a bundle of sheets for one booklet is obtained;
Saddle-stitching means for saddle-stitching the stacked sheet bundle;
Folding means for folding the saddle stitched sheet bundle along the ruled line and folding it in half;
An apparatus for manufacturing a booklet, comprising: In a photo book in which a sheet bundle in which a plurality of sheets each having a ruled line for folding in the center are overlapped is folded along the ruled line,
The innermost sheet arranged on the innermost side has a ruled line pushed by one line in the center, and the second and subsequent sheets move outward in both directions from the ruled line on the innermost sheet by the total thickness of the sheet. A photo book having two ruled lines at the position, and the paper is photographic paper.

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