JP4298544B2 - Paper processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet processing apparatus that processes a sheet while conveying the sheet.

Patent Document 1 discloses a paper processing apparatus that performs processing such as cutting and folding mold formation on a paper while transporting the paper. Patent Documents 2 and 3 show apparatuses that perform cutting and shearing.
JP 2001-232700 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-76495 JP-A-8-290392

  By the way, in a paper processing apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1, if a plurality of types of processing means are provided in order to provide a variety of processing functions, the apparatus becomes large. On the other hand, the fact is that some types of processing means are less frequently used.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a paper processing apparatus that has various types of processing functions but does not increase in size.

The invention according to claim 1 is provided in a paper processing apparatus for processing paper while conveying the paper, and is provided in the middle of the conveyance path constituted by the conveyance means for conveying the paper one by one and the conveyance means, An optional processing device unit that performs processing of the selected content, a conveyance driving unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and drives the conveying unit, and a processing driving unit that drives the optional processing device unit, the optional processing device unit, A plurality of processing units each processing different types of contents, each of which is provided as a unit, and a processing unit arbitrarily selected from the plurality of processing units. And a unit receiving part for receiving freely. When the unit receiving part receives the processing unit, the processing unit is linked with the processing driving means. Is configured, one of the plurality of processing units, a processing unit of the conveying means for conveying the sheet, the apparatus main body, the processing means of the processing unit that is received in the unit receiving portion of the optional processing device part The present invention is characterized in that processing type detection means for detecting the type is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the remaining of the plurality of processing units forms a perforation in a cutting means for cutting the paper or a perforation in the paper in the paper transport direction. Or a folding unit forming unit for forming a folding mold on a sheet, and the processing unit includes a moving unit that moves the processing unit to an arbitrary position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the remaining of the plurality of processing units forms a folding mold on the paper or a cutting means for cutting the paper in a direction orthogonal to the paper transport direction. This is a processing unit for folding mold forming means.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 , wherein the cutting means is formed by juxtaposing a plurality of rotary blades in the width direction at a predetermined interval.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4 , wherein the cutting means composed of a plurality of rotary blades is integrally movable.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, there is provided the position control means according to the second or fifth aspect , wherein the position mark printed on the paper is read and the position of the processing means is controlled based on the read information. It is a thing.

The invention according to claim 7 is the processing according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the processing information printed on the paper is read, and the processing content of the processing means is controlled based on the read information. Control means are provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the optional processing device section is provided detachably with respect to the apparatus main body, and has processing means for processing arbitrarily selected contents. The processing means having an arbitrarily selected content can be used in the section, so that the processing function of the paper processing apparatus can be expanded. In addition, although the optional processing device unit can exhibit various types of processing functions, it requires only a space for one processing device unit to provide one optional processing device unit. Can be suppressed. Further, when the optional processing device section does not particularly need processing, the processing unit of the conveying means is received in the unit receiving section, so that the sheet can be sent out to the next stage as it is.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the processing means can be moved in the optional processing device section. Therefore, even when there is a deviation in the printing position of the paper, it is possible to perform appropriate processing by moving the processing means to an appropriate position.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the option processing device section, it is possible to use a cutting means for cutting the paper or a folding mold forming means for forming a folding mold on the paper in a direction orthogonal to the paper transport direction.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the optional processing device section, it is possible to use a cutting means comprising a plurality of rotary blades.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the cutting means comprising a plurality of rotary blades can be moved in the optional processing device section.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the apparatus itself can automatically control the movement of the position of the processing means in the optional processing apparatus section.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the apparatus itself can automatically control the machining content of the machining means in the optional machining apparatus section.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing the entire sheet processing apparatus of the present invention. The sheet processing apparatus 1 includes a sheet feeding unit 11 including a sheet feeding tray and a sheet discharging unit 12 including a sheet discharge tray at both ends of the apparatus main body 10. From the paper supply unit 11 to the paper discharge unit 12, a conveyance path 20 is configured by a conveyance unit 2 including a large number of pairs of rollers 21. The transport unit 2 is connected to a transport drive unit (not shown). Then, on the conveyance path 20, from the paper feeding unit 11 side, the conveyance correction unit 31, the information reading unit 32, the rejection unit 33, the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, and the third cutting device unit 4C. A chip dropping means 34, a fourth cutting device unit 4D, a folding mold forming device unit 5 and an optional processing device unit 7 are provided. These are all supported by the apparatus main body 10. These means are connected to a processing drive means (not shown).

  Further, the sheet processing apparatus 1 includes a control means 6 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus in the apparatus main body 10. The control means 6 has a CPU connected to an operation panel (not shown). The control means 6 also performs control as, for example, a position control means and a machining control means described later. Further, the sheet processing apparatus 1 has a trash box 81 for storing chips generated by cutting a sheet at the bottom of the apparatus main body 10.

  FIG. 2A shows an example of a sheet processed by the sheet processing apparatus 1 of the present invention. A position mark 102 and a barcode 103 are printed on the sheet 100 together with the main printing unit 101. A bar code 103 indicates processing information that is a series of processing contents to be applied to the paper 100.

  The sheet processing apparatus 1 operates as follows.

  First, the sheets 100 are sent one by one from the bundle of sheets 100 placed on the sheet feeding unit 11 to the conveyance path 20 and enter the conveyance correction unit 31. The conveyance correction unit 31 straightens the fed paper 100 if it is slanted, and detects that if two or more sheets are superimposed, stops conveyance of the paper 100. . If the sheet 100 is straight and one sheet, it is transported to the next.

  The next conveyed paper 100 enters the information reading unit 32 after the front edge is detected by the paper front edge sensor 201. The information reading unit 32 reads the position mark 102 and the barcode 103 on the paper 100 by the CCD sensor 321. This read information is sent to the control means 6. The control means 6 stores the read information and controls each subsequent means based on the read information. For example, the processing information indicated by the bar code 103 indicates that the sheet 100 is cut along the solid lines A, B, C, and D as shown in FIG. When processing is performed to obtain eight sheets 200 with the folding mold 201 as shown in FIG. 2C, the subsequent units operate as follows. Note that the paper 100 whose information cannot be read by the information reading unit 32 is dropped into the lower disposal tray 82 by the next rejection unit 33 as being unclear in printing.

  The paper 100 that has passed through the rejecting means 33 enters the first cutting device section 4A after the leading edge is detected by the paper leading edge sensor 202. The first cutting device section 4A is turned on by the machining control means by the control means 6 and is used for cutting two pieces at the positions of two solid lines A (FIG. 2 (b)) by the position control means by the control means 6. Each cutter is controlled to be positioned. Accordingly, the sheet 100 is cut along the solid line A, that is, in the transport direction by the first cutting device unit 4A, and is transported to the next second cutting device unit 4B in the form of FIG. . The unnecessary portion X1 is dropped into the trash box 81.

  The second cutting device section 4B is on-controlled by the processing control means by the control means 6 and is used for cutting two pieces at two solid lines B (FIG. 2B) by the position control means by the control means 6. Each cutter is controlled to be positioned. Accordingly, the sheet 100 of FIG. 3A is cut along the solid line B, that is, in the transport direction by the second cutting device unit 4B, and the next third cutting device is formed as shown in FIG. 3B. It is conveyed to part 4C.

  The third cutting device section 4C is turned on by the processing control means by the control means 6 and is used for cutting two pieces at two solid lines C (FIG. 2B) by the position control means by the control means 6. Each cutter is controlled to be positioned. Accordingly, the sheet 100 of FIG. 3B is cut by the third cutting device unit 4C along the solid line C, that is, in the transport direction, and becomes the form of FIG. 3C, and the fourth cutting device unit 4D. It is conveyed to. The unnecessary portion X2 is dropped into the trash box 81 by the next-stage chip dropping means 34.

  Note that the leading edge of the paper 100 in FIG. 3C is detected by the paper leading edge sensor 203 before entering the fourth cutting device unit 4D.

  The fourth cutting device unit 4 </ b> D is on-controlled by the processing control means by the control means 6. Then, the sheet 100 in FIG. 3C stops at each of the cut positions indicated by the three solid lines D (FIG. 2B) while the cut position is detected by the cut position sensor 204, and a pair of paper 100 is stopped. The sheet is cut by the cutting cutter 41 along the solid line D, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, and is conveyed to the folding mold forming unit 5 in the form of FIG. The unnecessary portion X3 falls to the trash box 81.

  The folding mold forming unit 5 is on-controlled by the processing control means by the control means 6. Then, the sheet 100 of FIG. 3D stops each time at the folding position indicated by two alternate long and short dashed lines E while the folding position is detected by the folding position sensor 205, and a pair of folding mold forming pressing dies. 51, the folding mold 201 is formed along the alternate long and short dash line E, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, and is sent to the optional processing device section 7 in the form of FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the option processing device unit 7 will be described.

  The option processing device section 7 can arbitrarily select the processing content from a plurality of types. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the option processing device unit 7 includes a plurality of processing units 70 each configured as a plurality of processing means for processing different types of contents, and an apparatus main body. 10, and a unit receiving portion 9 that removably receives a processing unit arbitrarily selected from the processing unit 70.

  The unit receiving portion 9 includes a first driving portion 94, a second driving portion 95, a third driving portion 96, a fourth driving portion 97, a frame 90 constituted by two side plates 91, 92 and a lower frame 93. In addition, a detection unit 98 is provided.

  The first drive unit 94 is provided on the upper side of the side plate 91, and includes a gear 941 positioned inside the side plate 91 and a motor 942 positioned outside the side plate 91 to drive the gear 941 to rotate. The second drive unit 95 is provided on the upper side of the side plate 92 and includes a gear 951 positioned inside the side plate 92 and a motor 952 positioned outside the side plate 92 and rotationally driving the gear 951. The first drive unit 94 and the second drive unit 95 are for driving a screw shaft for moving the position of a processing means (for example, a cutting cutter, a perforation forming device, a fold forming device, etc.). Yes, when the processing means is composed of, for example, two cutting cutters, they are provided symmetrically on both the side plate 91 and the side plate 92 corresponding to each cutting cutter.

  The third drive unit 96 is provided at the lower part of the side plate 91, a gear 961 located inside the side plate 91 and above the lower frame 93, and a motor located inside the side plate 91 and below the lower frame 93. 962, gears 963, 964, 965, 966 and pulleys 967, 968 that are located outside the side plate 91 and transmit the driving force of the motor 962 to the gear 961. The third driving unit 96 is for driving processing means (for example, a business card cutter having a plurality of rotary blades) that requires large power for processing, and the motor 962 has a large driving force. ing.

  The fourth drive unit 97 is provided in the lower part of the side plate 92, a gear 971 located inside the side plate 92 and above the lower frame 93, and a motor located inside the side plate 92 and below the lower frame 93. 972, gears 973, 974, 975, 976, pulleys 977, 978, and gears 979, 980, which are located outside the side plate 92 and transmit the driving force of the motor 972 to the gear 971. The fourth drive unit 97 is for driving general processing means (for example, a cutting cutter, a perforation forming device, a fold forming device, a conveying roller, etc.) that does not require a large amount of power for processing. The motor 972 has a required driving force.

  The gear 961 of the third drive unit 96 protrudes more inside the side plate 91 than the gear 941 of the first drive unit 94. The gear 971 of the fourth drive unit 97 protrudes more inside the side plate 92 than the gear 951 of the second drive unit 95.

  The detection unit 98 includes optical sensors 981 and 982 provided at two locations on the lower frame 93.

  The processing unit 70 that is removably received by the unit receiving portion 9 and can be driven is, for example, a perforation forming unit 70A (FIG. 5) that forms perforations on the paper, and the paper is cut in the transport direction. A cutting unit 70B (FIG. 10) for cutting, a business card dedicated unit 70C (FIG. 12) for cutting paper into the width of the business card, a transport unit 70D (FIG. 14) for simply transporting paper, and the like are prepared.

  5 is a front view of the perforation forming unit 70A, and FIG. 6 is a perspective partial view of FIG. The Y direction in FIG. 6 indicates the transport direction. The unit 70A includes a case portion 700 composed of a top plate 701, two side plates 702 and 703, and a bottom frame 704, one perforation forming device 71 (processing means) supported in the case portion 700, It consists of Two handles 7011 are provided on the top plate 701. The two side plates 702 and 703 are provided vertically downward from both sides of the top plate 701. Between the side plates 702 and 703, there is one screw shaft 705 (moving means), two parallel upper guide shafts 706 and 707, two parallel lower guide shafts 708 and 709, and two Parallel and vertically arranged rotating shafts 710 and 711 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8 which is a VIII arrow view of FIGS. 7 and 7, the perforation forming device 71 causes the acute angle tip portion 7121 of the gear blade 712 to slide in contact with the wall of the concave portion 7131 of the receiving blade 713 together with the paper. Thus, a perforation is formed on the paper, and is composed of an upper body 714 holding the gear blade 712 and a lower body 715 holding the receiving blade 713. The upper body 714 can move along the two upper guide shafts 706 and 707 as the screw shaft 705 passes through the threaded portion 7050. Further, the gear blade 712 is rotated by the rotation of the upper rotating shaft 710. The lower body 715 can move along the two lower guide shafts 708 and 709 together with the upper body 714. Further, the receiving blade 713 is rotated by the rotation of the lower rotating shaft 711. The height of the receiving blade 713 can be changed by applying an eccentric shaft, whereby the depth of insertion of the acute angle tip 7121 with respect to the recess 7131 can be changed to adjust the size of the perforation width. it can.

  In addition, light shielding plates 716 and 717 are provided at two locations on the bottom frame 704. The light shielding plates 716 and 717 are provided at positions facing the optical sensors 981 and 982 when the unit 70A is received by the unit receiving portion 9.

  The unit 70 </ b> A also includes pins 718 that support the passing paper 100 from below at three locations on the center and both sides in the width direction of the paper 100. The pin 718 extends in the transport direction, can swing on the horizontal plane with the base end 7181 as a fulcrum, and maintains a state of facing the transport direction when no external force is applied. Yes. Accordingly, the pin 718 is avoided when it comes into contact with the perforator 71.

  Furthermore, a gear 7051 is provided at an end of the screw shaft 705 that protrudes outward from the side plate 702. Further, gears 7101 and 7111 are provided at ends of the two rotating shafts 710 and 711 that protrude outward from the side plates 703. Both gears 7101 and 7111 are connected, so that the two rotating shafts 710 and 711 are reversely rotated simultaneously.

  In the option processing device section 7, when the unit 70A is received in the unit receiving section 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941 and the gear 7111 is connected to the gear 971 as shown in FIG. The unit 70A received in the unit receiving portion 9 is positioned and then fastened to the side plates 91 and 92 with screws 991 and 992.

  10 is a front view of the cutting unit 70B, and FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view of FIG. The cutting unit 70 </ b> B includes two cutting cutters 72 and 74 (processing means) in the case unit 700. Therefore, in addition to the screw shaft 705 (moving means) for moving the cutting cutter 72, a screw shaft 719 (moving means) for moving the cutting cutter 74 is also provided. The cutter for cutting corresponds to the perforation forming device 71 of the unit 70A, but cuts by rubbing two rotating blades from above and below, and the upper rotating blade is the gear of the perforation forming device 71. The lower rotary blade corresponds to the blade 712, and the receiving blade 713 of the perforation forming device 71 corresponds to the blade 712. A gear 7191 is provided at the end of the screw shaft 719 that protrudes outward from the side plate 703. The cutting cutters 72 and 74 are provided symmetrically. Other configurations are the same as those of the unit 70A.

  In the option processing unit 7, when the unit 70 </ b> B is received in the unit receiving unit 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941, the gear 7111 is connected to the gear 971, and the gear 7191 is connected to the gear 951.

  12 is a front view of the business card dedicated unit 70C, and FIG. 13 is a schematic view taken along arrow XIII in FIG. The unit 70 </ b> C has one business card cutter 73 (processing means) in the case unit 700. Between the side plates 702 and 703, one screw shaft 705 (moving means), one upper guide shaft 706, one lower guide shaft 708, and two parallel and up and down are arranged. Rotating shafts 710 and 711 are provided.

  The business card cutter device 73 is composed of a case 730 provided with seven cutters 731 to 737 at equal intervals. The business card cutter unit 73 includes the upper guide shaft 706 that passes through the two through portions 7060 and the lower guide shaft 708 that passes through the two through portions 7080 as the case 730 rotates along with the screw shaft 705 that passes through the two threaded portions 7050. Can move along. The end of the screw shaft 705 that protrudes outward from the side plate 702 has a gear 7051 at the tip. Each cutter performs cutting by rubbing two rotary blades from above and below, the upper rotary blades 741 to 747 are supported by the rotary shaft 710, and the lower rotary blades 751 to 757 are rotated by the rotary shaft 711. It is supported. The lower rotary blades 752 to 756 have cutting blades on both sides in the axial direction. For example, the rotary blade 752 is provided back-to-back with the two cutting blades 7521 and 7522 having a gap 739 corresponding to the thickness of the upper rotary blade 742. The gap 739 is provided with a chip dropping piece (not shown) having a sharp tip. The other rotary blades 753-756 are the same. The rotating shafts 710 and 711 are provided in the case 730. The ends of the rotating shafts 710 and 711 on the side plate 703 side protrude outside the case 730 and have gears 761 and 762 at the tips. Both the gears 761 and 762 are connected, so that the two rotating shafts 710 and 711 are simultaneously reversely rotated. The end of the rotating shaft 711 on the side plate 702 side protrudes to the outside of the case 730 and further to the outside of the side plate 702, and has a gear 763 at the tip. Other configurations are the same as those of the unit 70A.

  In the option processing device unit 7, when the unit 70 </ b> C is received in the unit receiving unit 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941 and the gear 763 is connected to the gear 961.

  FIG. 14 is a front view of the transport unit 70D. The unit 70 </ b> D has a pair of rollers 21 in the case portion 700. The upper roller 21 is supported by a rotating shaft 710, and the lower roller 21 is supported by a rotating shaft 711. End portions of the rotating shafts 710 and 711 on the side plate 703 side protrude to the outside of the side plate 703 and have gears 764 and 765 at the tips. Both the gears 764 and 765 are connected, so that the two rotating shafts 710 and 711 are simultaneously reversely rotated. Other configurations are the same as those of the unit 70A.

  In the option processing device unit 7, when the unit 70 </ b> D is received by the unit receiving unit 9, the gear 765 is connected to the gear 971.

  The two light-shielding plates 716 and 717 provided in each unit are for detecting the type of unit by the optical sensors 981 and 982 of the unit receiving portion 9. The light-shielding properties of the two light-shielding plates 716 and 717 are as follows. Four types of units can be indicated by the combination of the presence or absence of. For example, the units 70A, 70B, 70C, and 70D can be sequentially set to [Yes / No], [Yes / No], [No / Yes], and [No / No] for the units 70A, 70B, 70C, and 70D.

  Next, the operation of the option processing device unit 7 will be described.

  For example, when perforation formation is to be performed in the optional processing device unit 7, the perforation forming unit 70 </ b> A is received by the unit receiving portion 9. When the unit 70A is received in the unit receiving portion 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941 and the gear 7111 is connected to the gear 971 as shown in FIG. Further, the optical sensors 981 and 982 detect that the received unit is the unit 70A from the presence or absence of the light shielding property of the light shielding plates 716 and 717. The detection signal is transmitted to the control means 6.

  The unit 70A is ON-controlled by the machining control means by the control means 6, and is controlled by the position control means by the control means 6 so that the perforation forming device 71 is positioned at the position where the perforation is formed. That is, the motor 942 of the first drive unit 94 is operated for a predetermined time by the position control means, and the perforation forming device 71 is moved to the position where the perforation is formed. The motor 972 is operated to rotate the receiving blade 713 and the gear blade 712, and a perforation is formed in the transport direction with respect to the paper 100 at the position of the perforation forming unit 71.

  The optional processing device unit 7 includes the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, the third cutting device unit 4C, the chip dropping means 34, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold forming device unit 5. , It may be activated after everything is activated, but it may not be. For example, when the sheet 100 having the form shown in FIG. 15A is desired, the control unit 6 operates the first cutting device unit 4A, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold forming device unit 5. Then, the unit 70A may be operated to perform the process shown in FIG. That is, the cutting along the solid line A is performed by the first cutting device unit 4A, the cutting is performed along the solid line D by the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold formation along the one-dot chain line E is performed by the folding mold forming unit 5 Then, perforation is formed along the broken line F by the unit 70A.

  When it is desired to perform cutting in the option processing device unit 7, the cutting unit 70 </ b> B is received in the unit receiving unit 9. When the unit 70B is received in the unit receiving portion 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941, the gear 7111 is connected to the gear 971, and the gear 7191 is connected to the gear 951. Further, the optical sensors 981 and 982 detect that the received unit is the unit 70B from the presence or absence of the light shielding property of the light shielding plates 716 and 717. The detection signal is transmitted to the control means 6.

  The unit 70B is controlled to be turned on by the processing control means by the control means 6, and is controlled by the position control means by the control means 6 so that the two cutting cutters 72 and 74 are positioned at the cutting position. That is, the motor 942 of the first drive unit 94 is operated for a predetermined time by the position control means, and the cutting cutter 72 is moved to a cutting position, and the motor 952 of the second drive unit 95 is operated for a predetermined time. Then, the cutting cutter 74 is moved to the cutting position, the motor 972 of the fourth drive unit 97 is operated by the processing control means, the rotary blades of the cutting cutters 72 and 74 are rotated, and the cutting cutter 72 is moved. , 74, the paper 100 is cut in the transport direction.

  For example, when it is desired to obtain the paper 100 having the form shown in FIG. 16A, the controller 6 controls the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold. The processing shown in FIG. 16B may be performed by operating the unit 70 </ b> B after operating the forming device unit 5. That is, the first cutting device unit 4A performs cutting along the solid line A, the second cutting device unit 4B performs cutting along the solid line B, the fourth cutting device unit 4D performs cutting along the solid line D, Folding mold formation along the alternate long and short dash line E is performed by the folding mold forming apparatus unit 5, and cutting along the solid line G is performed by the unit 70B.

  When it is desired to form a business card in the option processing unit 7, the unit receiving unit 9 receives the business card dedicated unit 70C. When the unit 70C is received in the unit receiving portion 9, the gear 7051 is connected to the gear 941, and the gear 763 is connected to the gear 961. Further, the optical sensors 981 and 982 detect that the received unit is the unit 70 </ b> C from the presence or absence of the light shielding property of the light shielding plates 716 and 717. The detection signal is transmitted to the control means 6.

  The unit 70C is controlled to be turned on by the processing control means by the control means 6, and is controlled by the position control means by the control means 6 so that the business card cutter device 73 is positioned at the cutting position. That is, the motor 942 of the first drive unit 94 is operated for a predetermined time by the position control means, and all the cutters 731 to 737 of the business card cutter device 73 are moved to the cutting position together with the case 730 and processed. The motor 962 of the third drive unit 96 is actuated by the control means, the rotary blades of the cutters 731 to 737 are rotated, and the paper 100 is cut in the transport direction.

  In the case where the unit 70C is used in the option processing device unit 7, the control unit 6 operates the fourth cutting device unit 4D and then operates the unit 70C to perform the processing shown in FIG. Good. That is, the cutting along the solid line D is performed by the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the cutting along the solid line H is performed by the unit 70C.

  When processing is not particularly desired in the optional processing device unit 7, the transport unit 70 </ b> D is received by the unit receiving unit 9. When the unit 70D is received in the unit receiving portion 9, the gear 765 is connected to the gear 971. Further, the optical sensors 981 and 982 detect that the received unit is the unit 70D from the presence or absence of the light shielding property of the light shielding plates 716 and 717. The detection signal is transmitted to the control means 6.

  The unit 70D is on-controlled by the machining control means by the control means 6. That is, the machining control means operates the motor 972 of the fourth drive unit 97 to rotate the pair of rollers 21. As a result, the paper 100 that has been transported to the previous stage is sent to the paper discharge unit 12 as it is.

  As described above, in the sheet processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the first cutting device unit 4A, the second cutting device unit 4B, the third cutting device unit 4C, the fourth cutting device unit 4D, and the folding mold forming device unit 5 are used. In addition to the processing by the four units, the four types of processing means of the units 70A to 70D are prepared as the optional processing device unit 7, so that the processing means of the units 70A to 70D can be used properly to meet special paper processing requirements. Can do. In addition, since the option processing device unit 7 occupies only one processing means, the size of the device does not increase.

As a modification, the following configuration may be adopted.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the position mark 102 and the barcode 103 printed on the paper 100 are read, and the apparatus itself automatically moves and controls the position of a processing means such as a cutting cutter based on the read information. However, the sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to such a form, and for example, there are the following embodiments. That is, the processing content (paper size, processing type, etc.) and processing position can be set in advance as a processing format by input from an operation panel (not shown), and are set during processing. By controlling the movement of the position of the processing means by selecting the processing format, paper processing corresponding to the selected processing format is performed.

(2) The position where the optional processing device unit 7 is provided is not limited to the end of the transport path 20 and may be any position in the transport path 20.
(3) The number of general processing means may be reduced, and two or more optional processing device sections 7 may be provided.

(4) The processing means prepared as the optional processing device unit 7 is not limited to the four types of processing means of the units 70A to 70D described above, and may be other processing means.

  For example, a folding mold forming unit that forms a folding mold in the transport direction may be prepared. The folding mold forming unit corresponds to a cutting unit 70B in which the cutting cutter is replaced with a folding mold former. As shown in FIG. 19 which is an XIX arrow view of FIG. 18 and FIG. 18, the folding type forming machine presses the paper by fitting the convex part 7811 of the rotary blade 781 into the concave part 7821 of the receiving blade 782 together with the paper. Thus, a folding mold is formed on the paper. The rotary blade 781 is held by the upper body 714 and is rotated by the rotation of the rotary shaft 710. The receiving blade 782 is held by the lower body 715 and is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft 711. Note that the height of the receiving blade 782 can be changed by applying an eccentric shaft, whereby the depth of insertion of the convex portion 7811 into the concave portion 7821 can be changed to adjust the depth of the folding mold.

  In addition, a cutting unit for cutting the paper or a fold forming unit for forming a fold on the paper may be prepared in a direction orthogonal to the paper transport direction.

(5) When there are five or more types of processing means prepared as the optional processing device unit 7, the number of the optical sensors provided in the unit receiving unit 9 and the number of light-shielding plates provided on the processing unit side is set to three or more, respectively. What is necessary is just to increase the number of combinations of the presence or absence of.
(6) Two perforation forming devices of the perforation forming unit 70A may be provided like the cutting cutters 72 and 74 of the cutting unit 70B.
(7) It is good also considering the cutter for cutting of the cutting unit 70B as one like the perforation forming device 71 of the perforation forming unit 70A.
(8) The processing means provided before the optional processing device unit 7 is not limited to the above example.

  Since the present invention can be used in a single sheet processing apparatus without increasing the size of the apparatus, the industrial utility value is great.

1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing the entire sheet processing apparatus of the present invention. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the paper processed by the paper processing apparatus of this invention, (b) is a figure explaining the process before optional processing means, (c) is obtained before optional processing means FIG. (A) is a diagram showing the paper after the first cutting device unit, (b) is a diagram showing the paper after the second cutting device unit, (c) is a diagram showing the paper after the third cutting device unit, (d) ) Is a diagram showing the paper after the fourth cutting device section, and (e) is a diagram showing the paper after the folding mold forming device section. It is a front view which shows the unit receiving part of an option process means. It is a front view which shows a perforation formation unit. FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 5. It is a figure which shows the blade of a perforation formation unit. It is a VIII arrow line view of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which received the perforation formation unit in the unit receiving part. It is a front view which shows a cutting unit. FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 10. It is a front view which shows a business card dedicated unit. It is a XIII arrow directional view of FIG. It is a front view which shows a conveyance unit. (A) is a figure which shows the paper which is going to be obtained using a perforation formation unit, (b) is a figure explaining the process for obtaining the said paper. (A) is a figure which shows the paper which is going to be obtained using a cutting unit, (b) is a figure explaining the process for obtaining the said paper. It is a figure explaining the process by the unit only for a business card. It is a figure which shows the blade of a folding mold formation unit. It is a XIX arrow line view of FIG.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper processing apparatus 10 Apparatus main body 100 Paper 102 Position mark 103 Barcode 2 Conveyance means 20 Conveyance path 7 Option processing apparatus part 70A Perforation forming unit 70B Cutting unit 70C Business card dedicated unit 70D Conveyance unit 700 Case part 716,717 Light shielding plate 981 982 Light sensor

Claims (7)

In a paper processing device that processes paper while conveying it,
Conveying means for conveying the sheets one by one;
An optional processing device unit that is provided in the middle of the transport path constituted by the transport means and performs processing of arbitrarily selected content;
A conveying drive means for driving the conveying means and a machining driving means for driving the optional machining apparatus section provided in the apparatus main body,
Optional processing unit
A plurality of processing means each for processing different types of contents, each provided with a plurality of processing units each configured as a unit, and a processing unit arbitrarily selected from the plurality of processing units. A unit receiving portion that freely receives, and when the unit receiving portion receives the processing unit, the processing unit is configured to interlock with the processing drive means,
One of the plurality of processing units is a processing unit of transport means for transporting paper,
A paper processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus main body is provided with a processing type detection means for detecting a type of processing means of a processing unit received in a unit receiving portion of an optional processing device section. The rest of the plurality of processing units is processed by cutting means for cutting the paper, perforation forming means for forming perforations on the paper, or folding mold forming means for forming a folding mold on the paper in the paper transport direction. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit includes a moving unit that moves the processing unit to an arbitrary position. 2. The processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the remaining of the plurality of processing units is a processing unit of a cutting unit that cuts a sheet in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet or a folding unit forming unit that forms a folding mold on the sheet. Paper processing equipment. The paper processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the cutting means is formed by arranging a plurality of rotary blades side by side in the width direction at a predetermined interval. The paper processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the cutting means comprising a plurality of rotary blades is movable integrally. 6. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a position control unit that reads a position mark printed on the sheet and controls the position of the processing unit based on the read information. Reads the processing information printed on the paper, to control the processing contents of the processing means on the basis of the read information, with a machining control means, the sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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