JP2011073382A - Card making system, card printing system and card cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent displacement of a cutting position of a card. <P>SOLUTION: This card making system includes a card printing system to which card information D to be shown on the card 5 is inputted and which makes printing information E on the basis of the card information and prints it by a printer, and a card cutter 6 which includes, in its constitution, a cutter mechanism 60 for cutting printed paper 4 while conveying it. In the printing information, a cut mark 18 indicating the edge part of an upper card region R1 to be located at the tip in the direction of conveyance in the card cutter is included, and the mark shaped like a straight line is printed on the paper together with the card information. The card cutter is equipped with a sensor which detects the cut mark printed on the paper and a state of deviation thereof, and cutting work by the cutter mechanism 60 is started when the sensor detects the cut mark, while the direction of the paper is finely adjusted according to a detected deviation amount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for creating cards such as business cards and postcards by printing predetermined information on standard-size paper and cutting the printed paper into a predetermined size. The present invention relates to a card making system capable of preventing the card, a card printing system used therein, and a card cutting machine.

As a system for creating a card by printing a plurality of predetermined card information on a standard size paper such as A4 size, and cutting the printed paper into a predetermined size for each card information, a display showing a card area A member, an input member for inputting information to be displayed on the card, a printing member for printing while feeding the paper in one direction, and a cutting member for cutting the paper sent from the printing member in the width direction. The thing is proposed (patent document 1).
This card making system is composed of a single computer device, and a display instruction screen for setting paper is displayed on the display member. Via the screen, information to be displayed on the card is displayed. According to the card information input from the input member, printing is performed while feeding the paper in one direction by the printing member, and the printed paper is cut into each section by the cutting member. It is designed to create.

  On the other hand, as shown in Patent Document 2, a card making system including a personal computer, a printer, and a cutting machine has also been proposed. As a cutting machine used in this system, card information as shown in Patent Document 3 is proposed. Is conveyed by a cutter mechanism that cuts at equal intervals in the width direction with a cutting blade provided in the middle of the conveyance path and a pair of rotary blades that rotate in opposite directions across the conveyance path A thing provided with the slitter mechanism cut | disconnected along a direction is proposed.

JP 2003-266376 A JP 11-334261 A Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-34962

However, in the above card making system, when the printed paper is cut, there is a slight shift in the timing when the paper reaches the position to be cut, so the card information and background pattern are not cut at the correct position. There was a case where the cutting occurred.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card making system, a card printing system, and a card cutting machine that can prevent the cutting position from being displaced.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a card making system according to the present invention includes a display unit showing a card area and a layout in which the card area is arranged on a sheet of a predetermined size, and the card via the display unit. An input unit for inputting card information to be displayed in an area; print information creating means for creating print information for printing the card information on the paper; and printing the card information on the paper based on the print information. A card printing system comprising: a card printing system comprising: a card printing system comprising: a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a sheet produced by the card printing system; and a cutting blade provided in the middle of the conveyance path to cut the sheet in the width direction for each card information. A card cutting system comprising: a card cutting system configured to include: a card cutting system including: a card cutting system configured to include: Leading edge position information indicating the edge of the upper card area to be positioned at the leading edge in the transport direction is included, the leading edge position information is printed on the paper together with the card information, and the card cutting machine A sensor that detects the printed tip position information is provided, and the cutter mechanism starts cutting based on a cutting start signal that is output when the sensor detects the tip position information. It is a feature.

In this case, the card cutting machine has a slitter mechanism that cuts off a blank portion other than the card area along the paper conveyance direction, and the card printing system has the leading end at the blank portion to be cut off. The print information may be created so that position information is provided.
Further, the card information includes at least one character string, the tip position information is configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings, and an angle of the straight line with respect to the conveyance direction is detected. The card cutting machine may be provided with adjusting means for adjusting the direction of the conveyed paper so that the cutting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the straight line.

  Further, the present invention is used in a card creation system that prints a plurality of card information on a sheet of a predetermined size, and cuts the sheet for each card information to create a predetermined large card. A display unit showing a layout in which the area is arranged on the paper, an input unit for inputting card information to be displayed in the card area via the display unit, and printing for printing the card information on the paper A card printing system comprising: a printing information creating means for creating information; and a printer for printing the card information on the paper based on the printing information, wherein the card cutting machine Including the leading edge position information indicating the edge of the card area to be positioned at the leading edge in the transport direction in the printing direction, so that the leading edge position information is printed on the paper together with the card information. It is characterized in.

In this case, the margin part other than the card area is a card printing system used in a card making system configured to be cut off along the paper transport direction, and the margin part to be cut off The print information may be created so that the tip position information is provided.
Further, the tip position information is configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings included in the card information, and the cutting direction is parallel to the straight line by detecting the angle of the straight line with respect to the conveyance direction. The card cutting machine may be provided with adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the conveyed paper so as to be perpendicular.

  The present invention is also used in a card creation system that prints a plurality of card information on a sheet of a predetermined size, cuts the printed sheet, and creates a card displaying the card information. And a cutter mechanism for cutting the paper in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction for each card information by a cutting blade provided in the middle of the transport path. A leading edge position information indicating the edge of the card area to be positioned at the leading edge in the transport direction, and detecting the leading edge position information when a sheet printed with the card information is transported. A sensor capable of performing cutting by the cutter mechanism based on a cutting start signal output when the sensor detects the tip position information. The one in which the features.

  In this case, the transport mechanism includes a paper feed roller that feeds paper one by one from the paper supply unit, and a transport that is provided downstream of the paper feed roller and supplies the paper to the cutting blade while applying a predetermined pressing force. And a control roller, and based on a cutting start signal output from the sensor, the conveyance control roller may be configured to send the paper to the cutting blade. .

  The tip position information is a card cutting machine used in a card making system configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of character strings included in the card information, and detects an angle of the straight line with respect to the conveyance direction. Thus, the card cutting machine may be provided with adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the sheet to be conveyed so that the cutting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the straight line. Good.

  The card making system according to claim 1 is a card printing system, wherein tip position information indicating an edge portion of a card area to be located at a tip in a transport direction in a card cutting machine is printed on paper, and the information is card cut. When the sensor detects in the machine, the cutting in the cutter mechanism is started, so that even when the paper arrives at the cutter mechanism, the paper can be cut at the correct position. The start of cutting in the cutter mechanism may be realized by driving the cutting blade or may be realized by supplying paper to the cutting blade.

In the card making system according to the second aspect, since the tip position information is provided in the blank portion to be cut off, it is possible to prevent other than card information from being displayed in the card area.
In the card making system according to claim 3, the tip position information is configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings of the card information, and the paper orientation is adjusted to be parallel or perpendicular to the straight line. Even when the card information is printed in a distorted state with respect to the paper, it can be cut parallel or perpendicular to the card information.

The card printing system according to claim 4 prints the tip position information indicating the edge of the card area to be located at the tip in the transport direction in the card cutter on the paper, and based on this, the cutting in the cutter mechanism of the card cutter By starting the process, it is possible to prevent the displacement at the cutting position.
In the card printing system according to the fifth aspect, since the tip position information is provided in the margin part to be cut off, the tip position information that should not be displayed on the card can be prevented from being included in the card area. .
In the card printing system according to the sixth aspect, the tip position information is configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings of the card information. By adjusting the orientation, even when the card information is printed in a distorted state with respect to the paper, the card information can be cut parallel or perpendicular to the card information.

The card cutting machine according to claim 7 has a sensor for detecting tip position information indicating an edge portion of the card area to be located at the tip in the transport direction, and outputs a signal when the tip position information is detected. Since the cutting by the cutter mechanism is started based on this, it is possible to prevent the cutting position from being displaced.
In the card cutting machine according to the eighth aspect, since the transport roller supplies the paper toward the cutting blade of the cutter mechanism based on the signal output from the sensor that detects the tip position information, the paper is placed at the position of the cutting blade. Even when there is a deviation in the arrival timing, control can be performed so that cutting can be performed at a more correct position.

  The card cutting machine according to claim 9 detects a distortion of a straight line parallel to the straight line with respect to the sheet on which a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings of the card information is printed as the tip position information. Since the orientation of the paper is adjusted so that the card information is printed in a distorted state with respect to the paper, it can be cut parallel or perpendicular to the card information.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card preparation system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the layout of the paper applied to the said card production system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display part of the card printing system of the said card production system. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the printing information preparation means of the said card printing system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the paper produced by the said card printing system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card cutting machine of the said card preparation system. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover of the housing of the said card cutter. In FIG. 7, it is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated the housing | casing in which a paper feeding roller is accommodated. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the cut mark as front-end | tip position information. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the card preparation system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the printing distortion produced in the paper. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the card cutting machine in this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card creation system 2 ... Paper 3 ... Card printing system 4 ... Paper (paper on which card information is printed)
5 ... Card 6, 106 ... Card cutter 8, 9 ... Margin 10 ... Computer device 11 ... Screen (display unit)
12 ... Keyboard etc. (input part)
13 ... Memory 14 ... Processing device (printing information creation means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Output part 16 ... Layout 17 ... Means 18 for inputting a character, a figure, etc .... Cut mark (tip position information)
19 ... Cut mark for dove (margin position information)
20 ... printer 30 ... housing 31 ... bearing 32 ... long hole 40 ... transport path 41 ... paper feed roller 42 ... transport control roller 42a ... rotating shaft 43 ... -Roller 50 ... Paper feed mechanism 51 ... Paper feed tray 51a, 151a ... Position adjusting device 52 ... Housing 53 ... Projection 54 ... Bearing member 55 ... Guide hole 56- ..Shaft hole 60 ... Cutter mechanism 61, 62 ... Upper blade, lower blade (cutting blade)
70 ... slitter mechanism 71, 72 ... rotary blade 72 ... boss 74 ... elastic member 75 ... guide member 80 ... discharge part 81 ... waste box 82 ... card receiving member

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, embodiment is not limited to the following forms, Other aspects can also be implemented if the subject of this invention can be solved.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card making system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The card creation system 1 is a system for creating a predetermined large card using a standard size paper such as A4 size, a card printing system 3 for printing a plurality of card information D on the paper 2, and its printing. A card cutting machine 6 that cuts the sheet 4 and creates a card 5 of a predetermined size.

The card making system of the present invention has a small size (see FIG. 2 (a)) such as a business card and an examination ticket, a size for a public postcard (see FIG. 2 (b)), and a size for a photograph (FIG. 2 (c). The card creation system 1 according to the present embodiment is particularly capable of creating margins 8 on both sides of the sheet and in the central vertical direction. This is suitable for the case of creating a card with a layout having 9.
First, the card printing system 3 in the card creation system 1 of this embodiment will be described.

The card printing system 3 inputs information relating to a card to be created (that is, card layout and card information D on paper) from the keyboard 11 or the mouse via the screen 11 of the computer device 10, and the input card. Print information E is created based on the information D, and the card information D is printed on the paper 7 by the electrically connected printer 20 based on the print information E.
The computer device 10 is a general-purpose personal computer device, and includes a screen 11 as a display unit, a keyboard 12 and the like as an input unit, a memory 13, and a processing device 14. The memory 13 stores a program for creating print information E based on the input card information D, and printing is performed on the processing device 14 by performing processing in accordance with the print information creation program. The information E is created, and the created print information E is sent from the output port 15 as an electrical signal.

As shown in FIG. 3, the screen 11 of the computer apparatus 10 includes a display for prompting selection of the layout 16 of the card area R on the paper, a means 17 for inputting characters or figures to be displayed on the card, and the like. The card information D to be displayed in the card area R is input according to the display.
The input card information D is processed by the processing device 14 in accordance with the print information creation program read from the memory 13, and print information E is generated.

Hereinafter, a print information creation program for generating the print information E will be described with reference to FIG.
First, information for displaying the card information D in the card area R is created based on the layout information 17 and the card information D input from the keyboard 12 or the like.
Then, information for displaying the cut mark 18a indicating the front end position is created at a position separated by a predetermined distance M from the edge of the upper card region R1 that should be located at the front end in the insertion direction to the card cutter 6. In this case, also in the lower card region R4 to be located at the rear end, the mark 18b is provided at a position of the same distance M from the edge of the rear end (that is, a position that is rotationally symmetric with respect to the mark 18a).

  Then, as in the present embodiment, when the layout 16 for creating a plurality of cards in the width direction of the sheet is selected via the margin portion 9 (that is, the dove), the margin portion 9 to be cut off is selected. A dove cut mark 19 is provided at the tip. The dove cut mark 19 is provided as margin position information for indicating a margin position, and is displayed at the center in the width direction of the margin.

In this way, print information E for printing the paper in the state shown in FIG. 5 is created, and the print information E is sent as an electrical signal from the output port 15 to the electrically connected printer 20.
The printer 20 is supplied with a standard size paper 2 such as A4 size, and prints on the paper 2 in accordance with the print information E input from the computer apparatus 10.
The paper 4 printed by the card printing system 3 is cut by a card cutting machine 6 to become a predetermined large card 5.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the card cutter 6 will be described with reference to FIG.
The card cutter 6 has a paper feed mechanism 50, a cutter mechanism 60, a slitter mechanism 70, and a discharge unit 80 provided in this order on a transport path 40 for transporting the paper 4 created by the card printing system 3. However, as shown in FIG. 7, each mechanism is disposed in a housing 30 in a state of being accommodated in a housing, and is fed by a plurality of rollers 41, 42, and 43 disposed therebetween. The tray 51 is conveyed toward the discharge unit 80.

A paper feed roller 41 provided at the uppermost stream of the transport path 40 is a roller for sending the paper 4 supplied to the tray 51 to the transport path, and is configured by a member having a high friction coefficient such as rubber. The sheet 4 is designed to be fed out one by one by rotating in the transport direction while applying a predetermined pressing force to the sheet 4.
The conveyance control roller 42 provided downstream of the paper feed roller 41 is rotated by a step motor connected to the rotation shaft 42a. This step motor is designed to intermittently convey the paper 4 based on a preset feed amount, and is driven based on a cutting start signal from the tip position detection sensor S1.

The tip position detection sensor S1 is provided at a position where the cut mark 18 attached to the paper 4 that is about to pass in front of the conveyance control roller 42 can be read, and the cut mark 18 as tip position information is provided. By detecting this, a cutting start signal is generated and sent to the conveyance control roller 42 (see FIG. 5).
The conveyance control rollers 42 and 42 apply a predetermined pressing force to the paper 4 by a pressing means such as a spring, and receive a cutting start signal from the leading edge position detection sensor S1, whereby a cutting line to be applied to the paper 4 It is designed to feed the paper 4 toward the cutter mechanism 60 while taking the timing corresponding to the intervals L1, L2, L3... (See FIG. 3).

Between the cutter mechanism 60 and the slitter mechanism 70, a plurality of rollers 43 for conveying the paper cut in the width direction are provided.
The transport path 40 is provided with a margin position detection sensor S2 in addition to the leading edge position detection sensor S1, and based on signals from these sensors, the card is cut at a correct position. It has become.
The margin position detection sensor S2 is provided at a position where the dove cut mark 19 attached to the paper 4 can be read. Based on the margin position information detected by the sensor S2, the position adjustment device is provided. The position of the paper 4 is adjusted by 51a.

The position control device 51a detects an error between the position of the dove cut mark 19 and the position of the dove dropping rotary blades 71b and 72b of the slitter mechanism 70 based on the margin position information, and the paper is equivalent to the error. Any configuration may be used as long as it includes an actuator that moves the position 4 in the width direction. For example, a contact surface provided on the side wall surface of the paper feed tray 51 so as to be able to appear and retract may be used.
Next, the paper feed mechanism 50 will be described.

The paper feed mechanism 50 includes a paper feed tray 51 for supplying the paper 4 printed by the printer 20 to the cutting machine 6, and a paper feed unit held by the housing 52.
As shown in FIG. 6, the paper feeding unit is disposed on a conveyance path 40 provided with a paper feeding roller 41 and a conveyance control roller 41. By these rollers 41 and 42, the sheets 4 are fed one by one. It is supplied to the cutter mechanism 60 while being controlled.
As shown in FIG. 8, the paper feed roller 41 is accommodated in a housing 52, and the housing 52 is pivotally supported by bearings 31, 31 provided on the inner wall surface of the housing 30, and can rotate. Is attached.

Protrusions 53 are formed on the outer wall surfaces on both sides of the housing 52 in which the paper feed roller 41 is accommodated. The protrusions 53 and 53 are inserted into arc-shaped guide holes 55 and 55 provided in bearing members 54 and 54 that support a rotation shaft 42a of the conveyance control rollers 42 and 42, which will be described later. It moves in a curved line with the movement.
A rotation shaft 42 a of the conveyance control roller 42 is inserted into a long hole 32 provided on the inner wall surface of the housing 30.

The rotation shaft 42 a of the conveyance control roller 42 is urged toward the conveyance path 40 by a compression spring (not shown) disposed between the conveyance control roller 42 and the protrusion 53 on the side wall of the casing 52. , 53 is maintained in the guide holes 55, 55 of the bearing members 54, 54 as the casing 52 rotates, so that the urging force of the compression spring is maintained.
The housing 52 is lifted while the projections 53 and 53 are locked by the guide holes 55 and the bearing members 54 and 54 are raised, so that the urging force of the compression spring is released, and the transport control roller 42 is transported. It is comprised so that it may leave | separate from 40.
As described above, both end portions of the rotation shaft 42 a of the conveyance control roller 42 are inserted into the long holes 32, 32 provided on the inner wall surface of the housing 30, and the bearing member 54 moves up and down as the casing 52 rotates. , 54, the rotation range of the casing 52 and the elevation range of the conveyance control roller 42 can be regulated according to the length design of the long holes 32, 32.

That is, by setting the length of the long hole 32 to a length sufficient to lift the conveyance control roller 42 to remove the jammed paper, the conveyance control roller 42 is excessively lifted, so that the pressing design and the conveyance control are performed. It is possible to prevent the function from being crumpled.
A cutter mechanism 60 is provided downstream of the paper feed mechanism 50.
The cutter mechanism 60 is a mechanism for cutting the paper 4 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction (that is, the width direction), and has two upper and lower cutting blades 61 and 62 disposed in the width direction with respect to the transport path 40. (Refer to FIG. 6).

In this case, the lower blade 62 is fixed downward with the blade edge positioned substantially up to the height of the conveyance path 41, and the upper blade 61 is disposed so as to be able to move up and down so as to be in sliding contact with the blade edge.
The upper blade 61 is driven in response to a cutting start signal from the tip position detection sensor S1, and repeats up and down movement according to the number of cutting lines in the width direction of the paper 4. For example, as in the layout 16 shown in FIG. 3, in the case of cutting having four card areas R in the vertical direction, after cutting the upper end line L1 of the uppermost card area R, the lower end line L2 is cut, With the cycle up to the upper end line L3 of the next card area R as one unit, cutting of four cycles and cutting of the last line L8 are performed. At this time, similarly, the cutting blade 61 is synchronized with the conveyance control roller 42 operated by the tip position detection sensor S1 and at a timing according to the length (m) of the card region R and the length (n) of the margin in the width direction. , 62 cooperate to cut the paper at an accurate position.

A slitter mechanism 70 is provided downstream of the cutter mechanism 60 via a plurality of conveying rollers 43.
The slitter mechanism 70 is a mechanism for cutting the paper 4 in the vertical direction toward the transport direction, and is configured by a pair of rotary blades 71 and 72 that rotate in opposite directions.
The rotary blades 71 and 72 are provided above and below the conveyance path 40, and the sheet 4 is cut in the conveyance direction when the sheet 4 is conveyed along the rotating blade tip. A plurality of rotary blades 71 and 72 are arranged in the width direction of the transport path 40 according to the number of cutting lines to be provided on the paper 4 (see FIG. 9).

  The slitter mechanism 70 is housed in a casing as a slitter unit, and uses a slit unit corresponding to the layout 16 (see FIG. 2) of the paper 4 as appropriate, as in this embodiment. In the case of the layout 16 having margins (that is, dovetails) on both sides and the center of the paper 4, as shown in FIG. 9, rotary blades 71 a and 72 a for edge dropping are provided at both ends, and rotation for dove dropping is provided in the center. A configuration provided with blades 71b and 72b is employed.

The rotary shafts of these rotary blades 71 and 72 are rotated by driving means provided at least on one side, while one rotary blade 72a and 72b is rotated on the other side by an elastic member 74 provided via a boss 73. Since the blades 71a and 71b are biased toward each other, the peripheral edges of the rotary blades 71 and 72 slide against each other, and the sheet 3 passes through the sliding gap so that the sheet 3 is cut in the transport direction. It has become.
In the present embodiment, the rotary blade for edge dropping at both ends is configured as a set of a single blade thick blade (71a) and a thin blade (72a), and the rotary blade for central dove dropping is a double blade thick blade (71b) It is configured as two thin blades (72b, 72b) arranged on both sides.

A guide member 75 is provided downstream of the rotary blades 71b and 72b for removing the dove to prevent the chips of the cut blank portion 9 from going around. The chips are stored in the waste box 81. It is like that.
The card 5 formed by cutting off the blank portion is discharged from the discharge portion 80 to the outside of the housing 30.
A card receiving member 82 having an accommodating portion corresponding to the card size is attached to the discharge portion 80, and the cards are discharged in a state where the cards are stacked one by one.

A method of creating a card by the card creation system having the above configuration will be described.
First, information about a card to be created is input via the screen 11 of the computer device 10.
Then, print information E is created based on the input card information D, and printing based on the print information E is performed on the paper 2 in response to a print instruction signal.
Then, the printed paper 4 is supplied to the paper feed tray 51 of the cutting machine 6 and a paper cut roller (power switch) is turned on, whereby the paper feed roller 41 rotates and the paper 4 is conveyed one by one.

On the paper 4 delivered from the paper feed tray 51, along with the card information D, a mark indicating the forefront of the card area R1 (that is, the cut mark 18) and a mark indicating the margin position to be cut off (that is, a dove cut mark) 19) is printed, and first, the position of the blank 9 to be cut by the slitter mechanism 70 is detected by the blank position detection sensor S2, and is adapted to the positions of the rotary blades 71b and 72b of the slitter mechanism. A position adjusting device 51a provided on the transport path 40 moves the paper 4 in the width direction.

When the cut mark 18 is detected by the tip position sensor S1 in front of the conveyance control roller 42, the conveyance control roller 42 is driven, and the paper 4 is supplied to the cutter mechanism 60 at a predetermined timing.
In this case, since the cut mark 18 for detecting the position that becomes the cutting line L1 at the forefront of the transport direction is attached to a portion that is separated from the upper edge of the card region R1 by a predetermined distance M, the distance M Are sent out by the transport control roller 42 at a time lag corresponding to, and the edge of the upper end of the card area R1 reaches the position of the cutting blades 61 and 62 and is cut.

Note that the cut marks 18a and 18b indicating the leading end positions are provided at two positions, that is, the upper end position and the lower end position of the sheet 4 (that is, the position to be rotated around the area where the card is created). Even if the paper is placed upside down in the paper feed tray 51, it is cut at the correct position.
Then, the slitter mechanism 70 cuts along the conveyance direction, and a predetermined large card 5 is discharged from the discharge unit 80.
When a paper jam occurs on the way from the paper feed tray 51 to the paper feed roller 41, the housing 52 is lifted to open the paper feed roller 41. At this time, a protrusion provided on the outer wall surface of the housing 52 The portions 53 and 53 move in the guide holes 55 and 55 of the bearing members 54 and 54 and stop at the upper end portions thereof. As a result, the paper feed roller 41 is lifted by an amount necessary to remove the jammed paper.

If the paper jam has reached the end, further force is applied to lift the housing 52.
Then, the bearing members 54 and 45 are raised, and the conveyance control roller 42 supported by the bearing members 54 and 45 is raised. At this time, since the rotation shaft 42a of the conveyance control roller 42 moves in the long holes 32, 32 provided in the inner wall surface of the housing 30, the elevation range of the conveyance control roller 42 is restricted, and the control roller 42 is excessively moved. It can be prevented from being lifted.
In this way, in the single operation of lifting the housing 42 while pulling out the jammed paper, the amount of force when lifting is changed stepwise to open the paper feed roller 41 and the conveyance control roller 42. Can be opened independently. As a result, the rollers 41 and 42 are lifted more than necessary, and it is possible to prevent the pressing design and the conveyance control function from occurring.

In the present invention, the tip position information may be any information as long as it indicates the edge of the upper card area R1 that should be located at the tip in the transport direction in the card cutting machine 6. For example, FIG. As shown, a cut mark 19 ′ for dove is provided at the upper end of the upper card region R1, and the cutting start signal is output by detecting the cut mark 19 ′ with the tip position detection sensor S1. Good.
In the present embodiment, tip position indications are provided at two locations, the upper part and the lower part, but tip position information may be provided only at the upper part.
Further, the conveyance control of the conveyance control roller is not limited as long as it controls the paper feed amount in conjunction with the cutter mechanism, and may be controlled by one of the drive motors or by both the drive motors. May be.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the card making system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
This card creation system is different from that of the first embodiment in the shape and layout of a card to be created, and print information matching the layout is created by a computer device, and a card cutting machine configured according to the paper layout The first embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except that the card cutting machine 106 is provided with a distortion adjusting device 151a. Hereinafter, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

That is, the card created in the present embodiment is created by cutting the paper in the horizontal direction (that is, the width direction), and the card information D to be displayed on the card includes at least one character string. It is included.
When such card information D is printed, if the paper 2 passes through the printer 20 in a distorted state, the card information D is printed in a distorted state. In the system of the present embodiment, the card information D is cut in parallel (or perpendicular) to the character string.

The print information E created by the card printing system 103 in the present embodiment includes information for displaying the card information D in the card area R and an upper card area that should be positioned at the leading end in the insertion direction to the card cutter 106. Information for displaying the cut mark 118 indicating the tip position is included in a part away from the edge of R1 by a predetermined distance.
The cut mark 118 is information indicating the cutting edge of the cutting line to be provided on the paper and is used as information for detecting printing distortion, and is a straight line parallel to the character string of the card information D. expressed.

According to such print information E, the paper 2 is printed by the printer 20, but distortion occurs in the printer 20, and the character string of the card information D has a predetermined angle (θ) with respect to the edge of the paper. May be printed in a state (see FIG. 12).
Even when such a sheet 4 is supplied to the card cutting machine 106, in the card making system according to the present embodiment, the distortion angle sensor S3 detects the angle of printing distortion, and the orientation of the sheet. Is fine-tuned.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the card cutting machine 106 according to the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 shows the configuration of the card cutter 106 according to this embodiment.
The card cutting machine 106 is provided with a paper feed mechanism 50, a cutter mechanism 60, and a discharge unit 80 in this order on a conveyance path 40 for conveying the paper 4 created by the card printing system. The layout adopted in the present embodiment provides the card area R in the entire width direction of the paper, and there is no line to be cut in the vertical direction, so that the slitter mechanism becomes unnecessary. Further, since there is no vertical margin in the paper 4 to be cut, a margin position detection sensor is not required.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the tip position sensor S1 for detecting the tip position, a sensor S3 for detecting printing distortion is provided.
That is, the card cutter 106 is provided with a sensor S3 for distortion detection at a position where the cut mark 118 attached to the paper 4 can be read, and the distortion amount information detected by the sensor S3 is included in the card cutting machine 106. Based on this, the distortion adjusting device 151a is designed to adjust the position of the paper 4 supplied from the tray 51 described later to the transport path 40.

  As this distortion control mechanism, an actuator that detects the angle (θ) formed by the cut mark 118 and the leading edge of the paper and moves the position of the paper 4 in the width direction F so that the deviation angle θ is 0 degree. Any configuration may be used, for example, a contact surface (151 a) provided on the side wall surface of the paper feed tray 51. The contact surface (151a) rotates about an angle corresponding to the amount of distortion about a rotation support shaft provided on the upstream side of the paper feed tray 51. The contact surface 151a By being supplied to the paper feed roller 41 and the conveyance control roller 42 while being guided, the paper is cut in parallel with the character string of the card information D.

A method of creating a card by the card creation system having the above configuration will be described.
By inputting the card information D and the like via the screen 11 of the computer device 10, print information E is created, a print instruction signal is received, and printing based on the print information E is performed on the paper 2.
Then, the printed paper 4 is supplied to the paper feed tray 51 of the cutting machine 106, and the cutting switch is turned on.
Then, the paper feed roller 41 rotates and the paper 4 is conveyed one by one. At this time, when the distortion detection sensor S3 measures the distortion angle and detects that the angle is equal to or greater than the threshold value, The contact surface (151a) rotates in the direction F perpendicular to the cut mark 118, and the orientation of the paper 4 is corrected.

  Then, when the cut mark 118 is detected by the tip position sensor S1 in front of the conveyance control roller 42, the conveyance control roller 42 is driven and supplied to the cutter mechanism 60 while maintaining the orientation of the paper 4. The

  The present invention is not limited to office use, and can be used to create cards used in all industrial fields.

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A display unit (11) showing an area as a card (5) and a layout (16) in which the card area (R) is arranged on a sheet (2) of a predetermined size, and the display unit (11) through the display unit (11) Input unit (12) for inputting card information (D) to be displayed in the card area (R), and printing for creating print information (E) for printing the card information (D) on the paper (2) A card printing system (3) comprising an information creating means (14) and a printer (20) for printing the card information (D) on the paper (2) based on the printing information (E);
The paper (40) is transferred to the card information by a transport mechanism for transporting the paper (4) created by the card printing system (3) and a cutting blade (61, 62) provided in the middle of the transport path (40). A card making system (1) comprising: a cutter mechanism (60) configured to cut in the width direction every (D);
The print information (E) includes tip position information (18) indicating the edge of the upper card area (R1) to be located at the tip in the transport direction in the card cutter (6). Position information (18) is printed on the paper (2) together with the card information (D),
The card cutter (6) includes a sensor (S1) for detecting the tip position information (18) printed on the paper (4), and the sensor (S1) detects the tip position information (18). A card making system configured to start cutting by the cutter mechanism (60) based on a cutting start signal output at the time of cutting. The card cutting machine (6) has a slitter mechanism (70) for cutting off margins other than the card area (R) along the conveyance direction of the paper,
The said card printing system (3) produces the said printing information (E) so that the said front-end | tip position information (19) may be provided in the said blank part (9) to be cut off. The card making system according to 1. The card information (D) includes at least one character string,
The tip position information (118) is configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of the character strings,
By detecting the angle of the straight line with respect to the transport direction, the card cutting machine (adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the paper (4) being transported so that the cutting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the straight line. 106) The card making system according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the card making system is provided in (106). A card creation system (1) that prints a plurality of card information (D) on a sheet (2) of a predetermined size, and cuts the sheet (4) for each card information (D) to create a predetermined card (5). )
A display unit (11) showing an area (R) as a card (5) and a layout (16) in which the card area (R) is arranged on the paper (2);
An input unit (12) for inputting card information (D) to be displayed in the card area (R) via the display unit (11);
Print information creating means (14) for creating print information (E) for printing the card information (D) on the paper (2);
A card printing system (3) comprising: a printer (20) for printing the card information (D) on the paper (2) based on the printing information (E);
The print information (E) includes the tip position information (18) indicating the edge of the card area (R1) to be located at the tip in the transport direction in the card cutter (6). A card printing system characterized in that 18) is printed on the paper (2) together with the card information (D). A card printing system used in a card creation system (1) configured to cut off margins other than the card area (R) along the conveyance direction of the paper (2),
5. The card printing system according to claim 4, wherein the printing information (E) is created so that the leading edge position information (18) is provided in the blank portion (9) to be cut off. The tip position information (118) is configured as a straight line parallel to the character string sequence included in the card information (D),
By detecting the angle of the straight line with respect to the transport direction, the card cutting machine (adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the paper (4) being transported so that the cutting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the straight line. 106. The card making system according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by being provided in (106). A card creation system (printing a plurality of card information (D) on a sheet (2) of a predetermined size, cutting the printed sheet (4) and creating a card (5) displaying the card information (D) ( Used in 1)
The paper (4) is fed by a transport mechanism for transporting a paper (4) of a predetermined size on which a plurality of card information (D) is printed and a cutting blade (61, 62) provided in the middle of the transport path (40). A card cutting machine (6) configured to include a cutter mechanism (60) for cutting the card information (D) in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction,
When the front end position information (18) indicating the edge of the card area (R1) to be positioned at the front end in the transport direction is transported with the paper (4) printed together with the card information (D), the front end position A sensor (S1) capable of detecting information (18) is provided, and the cutter mechanism (60) is based on a cutting start signal output when the sensor (S1) detects the tip position information (18). A card cutting machine characterized in that it is configured to start cutting by means of. The transport mechanism includes a paper feed roller (41) that feeds the paper one by one from the paper supply unit (51) and a downstream side of the paper feed roller (41), and applies a predetermined pressing force to the paper (4). A conveyance control roller (42) that supplies the cutting blade (61, 62) while being added,
The conveyance control roller (42) is configured to send the paper (4) to the cutting blades (61, 62) based on a cutting start signal output from the sensor (S1). The card cutting machine according to claim 7. The tip position information (118) is a card cutting machine used in a card making system configured as a straight line parallel to the arrangement of character strings included in the card information (D) (106),
Adjusting means (151a) for adjusting the orientation of the paper (4) to be conveyed so that the cutting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the straight line by detecting the angle of the straight line with respect to the conveyance direction. The card cutting machine according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the card cutting machine is provided in a cutting machine (106).

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