JP3680668B2 - Gluing bookbinding apparatus and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a gluing bookbinding apparatus and a gluing bookbinding apparatus that apply a paste in the form of a band in the vicinity of a side edge of a sheet to a sheet that has undergone image formation processing and is discharged from the image forming apparatus. The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been provided a gluing bookbinding apparatus that performs a gluing process on a predetermined position of a sheet on which an image is recorded by an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, or a multifunction machine thereof, to make a book.
[0003]
As the gluing processing device, (1) a device that ejects glue on paper using a glue ejection nozzle, (2) a glue wheel is installed in the glue storage box, and glue is attached to the outer periphery of the rotating glue wheel, A device that contacts and transfers the outer periphery of a vehicle to a sheet, and (3) a hot melt coating device that discharges a mixture of a hot melt agent (thermal fusion agent) and heated compressed air from a nozzle are used.
[0004]
A bookbinding apparatus described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-500907 deflects a sheet conveyed in a first direction in a second conveying direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, and then draws a line at the end of the traveling sheet. A paste is applied to the shape, and after stacking and alignment, pressurization is performed to bind.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-mentioned glue binding apparatus has the following problems.
[0006]
(1) Since the paper transport direction is always rotated by 90 degrees before the glue application step, the paper binding direction cannot be freely selected.
[0007]
(2) The paper discharge direction differs between the bookbinding mode and other modes, for example, the shift paper discharge mode and the direct paper discharge mode, and the paper discharge tray is provided separately.
[0008]
(3) It is necessary to provide a shift discharge function separately, which complicates the glue binding apparatus.
[0009]
(4) Gluing and binding cannot be performed on the paper that has been subjected to the middle folding process and the paper that has been subjected to the Z folding process.
[0010]
(5) The loading direction of the cover sheet to the cover sheet feeding device must be changed according to the binding direction of the sheet bundle.
[0011]
(6) The cover sheet cannot be folded and glued and bound.
(7) Since the paper direction changing means and the glue applying means are substantially in the same plane, the width dimension and the depth dimension of the glue binding apparatus are increased.
[0012]
(8) Since the aligning and pressing means is disposed below the glue applying means, the portion for storing the sheet bundle after glue binding is reduced.
[0013]
The present invention solves each of the above problems, improves the glue supply means and glue discharge means of the gluing bookbinding apparatus, and achieves improved bookbinding quality of image-processed paper bundles by applying uniform and reliable glue. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a gluing bookbinding apparatus that is excellent in operability, and an image forming apparatus including a gluing bookbinding apparatus that is excellent in operability.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a sheet rotating unit that holds the sheet and rotates it by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction with respect to the conveying direction, and a bending deviation correcting unit that corrects the bending and deviation of the sheet. And a paste applying means for applying glue in a linear form to the end of the paper conveyed by the conveying means, an alignment pressurizing means for stacking the applied paper and pressurizing it after alignment, A stack of sheet stacking means for discharging and stacking the stack of sheets, from the lower part to the upper part of the apparatus, the sheet rotating means in the first stage, the skewing correction means in the second stage, and the glue application The aligning pressurizing unit is arranged in order in the third stage, and the sheet bundle stacking unit is arranged at a position facing the aligning pressurizing unit (Claim 1).
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the gluing bookbinding apparatus and the image forming apparatus provided with the gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an image forming system including an image forming apparatus A, an automatic document feeder ADF, and a glue binding apparatus B.
[0018]
The illustrated image forming apparatus A includes an image reading unit 1, an image processing unit 2, an image writing unit 3, an image forming unit 4, a sheet feeding unit 5, a conveying unit 6, a fixing unit 7, a reconveying unit (automatic double-sided copy conveying unit). ADU) 8, control means 9 and the like.
[0019]
The sheet feeding means 5 includes a cassette sheet feeding unit 5A, a large capacity sheet feeding unit (LCT) 5B, a manual sheet feeding unit 5C, an intermediate sheet feeding roller 5D, and a registration roller 5E.
[0020]
The transport unit 6 includes a transport belt 6A, a transport path switching plate 6B, a paper discharge roller 6C, and the like.
[0021]
An automatic document feeder ADF is mounted on the upper part of the image forming apparatus A. On the left side of the image forming apparatus A shown in the drawing, the gluing bookbinding apparatus B is connected to the discharge roller 6C side.
[0022]
The document d placed on the document table of the automatic document feeder ADF is conveyed in the direction of the arrow, the image on one or both sides of the document is read by the optical system of the image reading means 1, and is read by the CCD image sensor 1A.
[0023]
The analog signal photoelectrically converted by the CCD image sensor 1A is subjected to analog processing, A / D conversion, shading correction, image compression processing, and the like in the image processing means 2, and then sent to the image writing means 3.
[0024]
In the image writing means 3, the output light from the semiconductor laser is irradiated onto the photosensitive drum of the image forming means 4 to form a latent image. In the image forming unit 4, processes such as charging, exposure, development, transfer, separation, and cleaning are performed. An image is transferred to the paper S sent out from the paper supply means 5 at the transfer portion.
[0025]
The sheet S carrying the image is transported by the transport belt 6A, fixed by the fixing unit 7, and sent from the paper discharge roller 6C to the receiving unit 11 of the glue binding apparatus B. Alternatively, the single-sided image processed paper S sent to the re-transport unit 8 by the transport path switching plate 6B is again discharged from the paper discharge roller 6C after the double-side image processing in the image forming unit 4. The paper S discharged from the paper discharge roller 6C is sent to the receiving unit 11 of the glue binding apparatus B.
[0026]
In the gluing bookbinding apparatus B, the fixed discharge tray 15, the aligning and pressing means 20, the glue applying means 30 and the bending deviation correcting means 40, the paper rotating means 50, and the cover paper feeding means 60 are arranged in a substantially vertical direction from the top in the figure. Are arranged in tandem.
[0027]
On the right side of the gluing bookbinding apparatus B, an inlet conveyance means 10 and a folding means 70 are arranged. On the left side of the gluing bookbinding apparatus B, a sheet bundle stacking unit 80 for stacking the glued bookbinding is arranged.
[0028]
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a sheet conveyance path of the glue binding apparatus B. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a process of gluing and binding to a sheet.
[0029]
In the gluing bookbinding apparatus B, the receiving section 11 of the inlet section conveying means 10 is installed so as to be adjusted to a position and height that match the sheet discharge roller 6C of the image forming apparatus A.
[0030]
The conveyance path of the paper S connected to the receiving unit 11 is branched into an upper paper conveyance path 12 and a lower conveyance path 16 to the uppermost fixed paper discharge tray 15, and an angle occupied by the switching gate G1 is selected. Thus, the sheet S is fed to any one of the conveyance paths.
[0031]
The upper sheet conveyance path 12 includes conveyance rollers 13A, 13B, and 13C, a discharge roller 14, a guide plate, and the like. The lower sheet conveyance path 16 includes conveyance rollers 17A, 17B, and 17C, a switching gate G2, a guide plate, and the like.
[0032]
The sheet conveyance path connected to the lower sheet conveyance path 16 is branched into two systems, which are the middle sheet rotation means 50 and the lowermost folding means 70, and the sheet S is selected by selecting the angle occupied by the switching gate G2. It is fed to one of the transport paths.
[0033]
(1) The image-formed paper S discharged directly from the discharged image forming apparatus A to the fixed paper discharge tray 15 at the upper part of the apparatus is introduced into the receiving unit 11, passes through the paper transport path 12, and is transported by the transport roller 13 </ b> A. , 13B, 13C and the guide plate, are sandwiched between the discharge rollers 14, are discharged onto the fixed discharge tray 15 on the upper part outside the apparatus, and are sequentially stacked.
[0034]
In this paper transporting process, the switching gate G1 is swung by driving the solenoid, the paper transporting path 16 is closed, the paper transporting path 12 is opened, and the paper S can pass through the fixed paper discharge tray 15. To do.
[0035]
(2) 90 degree rotation processing of paper When this paper rotation mode is set, the switching gate G2 closes the paper transport path 18B and keeps the paper transport path 18A open while the solenoid is off. S can be passed through the paper transport path 18A.
[0036]
The image-formed paper S discharged from the image forming apparatus A passes through the receiving portion 11, the paper transport path 16, and the transport rollers 17A and 17B, and passes through the paper transport path 18A formed in an open state by the switching gate G2. Then, it is deflected in a substantially right angle direction on the left side of the drawing, is sandwiched between the conveying rollers 17C, and is sent to the paper rotating means 50.
[0037]
The paper S introduced into the paper rotation means 50 passes through the paper transport path 51 opened above the switching gate G3, and is sandwiched between the transport rollers 52A, 52B, 52C, 52D and the guide plate, and the arrow shown in the figure. Proceed to the left.
[0038]
When the central portion of the sheet S reaches the rotating member 53, the sheet conveyance is temporarily stopped, the pressure contact of the conveyance rollers 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D is released and held in a separated state. When the conveying rollers 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D are released from pressure contact, the upper and lower rotary disks 53A and 53B of the rotating member 53 rotate while sandwiching the paper S, thereby converting the direction of the paper S by 90 degrees. For example, the A4 size paper S is converted into the A4R direction by the rotating member 53.
[0039]
The sheet rotating means 50 can simultaneously perform the 90-degree rotation of the sheet S and the sheet S shifting process. Alternatively, the sheet rotation unit 50 can independently perform the 90-degree rotation of the sheet S and the sheet shifting process.
[0040]
The sheet S whose rotation direction has been changed is conveyed by the press-contact rotation of the conveying rollers 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D, is unloaded from the sheet rotating means 50, and is guided by the conveying rollers 54A and 54B and the guide plate so as to have a substantially right angle as shown. It is deflected upward in the direction, passes through the switching gate G4, further deflected rightward in the figure, and sent to the bending deviation correcting means 40.
[0041]
The paper S that does not require gluing and binding processing passes through the paper conveyance path on the left side of the switching gate G4 by driving the solenoid, and is conveyed by the conveyance rollers 81A and 81B and the guide plate. It is discharged to the lifting / lowering tray 83.
[0042]
(3) Curvature misalignment correction processing The curl misalignment correcting means 40 includes transport rollers 41A, 41B, 41C, and 41D, a width aligning means 42, and a paper transport path 43 that enable the paper S to be clamped and released, and applies glue. The paper S before processing is brought into contact with the reference plate 44 and aligned on one side.
[0043]
(4) Glue Application Processing for Paper S The paper S sent to the glue application means 30 from the bending deviation correction means 40 is sandwiched by the transport roller 31 and proceeds in the right direction indicated by the arrow in the figure. The paper transport path 32 of the glue applying means 30 and the paper transport path 43 of the bending deviation correcting means 40 are both formed substantially parallel to the paper transport path 51 of the paper rotating means 50, and the transport direction of the paper S is opposite. is there.
[0044]
The discharge means 37 accommodates glue supplied from a bag-like container, which will be described later, and forms glue application portion N by discharging glue in a strip shape or a broken line shape on one side edge of the traveling paper S.
[0045]
The sheet S subjected to the paste application process rises along a sheet conveyance path 35 including conveyance rollers 34A and 34B and a guide plate, is sandwiched by discharge rollers 36, and is discharged to the aligning and pressing unit 20.
[0046]
(5) Alignment and Pressurization Processing The first sheet S that is not subjected to glue application processing is sandwiched by the gripper means 21 and placed at a predetermined position on the stacker 22 with the leading end abutting against the stopper 23. The gripper means 21 is supported by a rotating belt 24 and moves.
[0047]
Similarly, the second and subsequent sheets S subjected to the glue application processing are sandwiched by the gripper means 21 and are sequentially placed on the preceding sheet S on the stacker 22 with the glue application part on the lower surface side. . Reference numeral 25 denotes a pair of width alignment members that can move in the width direction, and regulates the width direction of the paper S.
[0048]
The pressure roller member 26 is supported by the rotating belt 24 and moves together with the gripper means 21. The pressure roller member 26 moves while being pressed against the glued back side of the paper S to ensure adhesion between the papers.
[0049]
The pressing process of the sheet S by the pressure roller member 26 may be performed every time the sheet S is placed on the stacker 22. Alternatively, the pressing process may be performed every time a plurality of sheets S are stacked.
[0050]
(6) A plurality of discharge belts 29 wound around a drive roller 27 and a driven roller 28 are rotatably disposed on a part of the sheet stacking surface of the sheet stack stacker 22.
[0051]
The final sheet S is stacked on the stacker 22, pressed, and glued and bound, the sheet bundle is held at the trailing end of the sheet bundle by the discharge claw 29 a of the discharge belt 29. The paper slides on the mounting surface, is sandwiched between the paper discharge rollers 82, and is discharged and stacked on the elevating paper discharge tray 83 of the sheet bundle stacking unit 80.
[0052]
In the lifting / lowering tray 83, sheets S subjected to glue application and sheets S not subjected to glue application can be stacked, and sheets can be accommodated by lifting driving.
[0053]
(7) Cover Sheet Feeding The cover sheet feeding means 60 includes a sheet feeding cassette 61 and a sheet feeding member 62. One cover sheet K fed from the sheet feeding cassette 61 passes through the sheet feeding path 63 and the conveying roller 64, is sent to the sheet rotating means 50, passes through the bending deviation correcting means 40, and then the glue applying means 30. In the aligning and pressing means 20, the above-mentioned sheet bundle is overlaid on the upper surface or the lower surface and glued and bound.
[0054]
Further, one cover sheet K fed from the sheet feeding cassette 61 is branched by a switching gate G5 through a sheet feeding path 63, sent into a folding means 70 described later, and folded in half. The paper passes through the conveying roller 64, is sent to the paper rotation means 50, passes through the bending deviation correction means 40, the glue application means 30, and the alignment pressure means 20, and can be glued and bound to the paper bundle.
[0055]
(8) The sheet S conveyed downward from the folding processing sheet conveyance path 16 in the figure is branched at the switching gate G2, and is carried into the folding means 70 via the sheet conveyance path 18B. The folding means 70 is composed of folding rollers 71, 72, 73, and performs a two-folding process or a Z-folding process on the loaded paper S. The folded sheet S is joined to the cover sheet feeding path by the switching gate G5, sent to the sheet rotating means 50 via the transport roller 64 and the switching gate G2, and further, the skew deviation correcting means 40. Gluing and binding are performed through the glue applying means 30 and the alignment pressing means 20.
[0056]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the position of applying glue on various types of paper S. FIG. 4A is a diagram in which an adhesive application portion N is formed on the long side of the paper S, and FIG. FIG. 4C is a diagram in which the glue application portion N is formed on the side, FIG. 4C is a diagram in which the glue application portion N is formed on the sheet S that has been folded in half, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram in which a cloth part N is formed.
[0057]
5A is a plan view of the vicinity of the ejection means of the glue application means 30, FIG. 5B is a front view of the vicinity of the ejection means of the glue application means 30, and FIG.
[0058]
An ejection unit 37 is fixedly disposed at a predetermined position near the side edge in the width direction of the sheet S in the middle of the transport rollers 41D and 31. The discharge means 37 includes a nozzle member 371, a supply member 372, a solenoid valve 373, an adjustment member 374, a needle member 375, and an inlet member 376.
[0059]
The inner diameter portion of the tip portion of the nozzle member 371 has a tapered conical shape, and the most distal end portion is formed in an opening portion 371a having a small diameter.
[0060]
An elongated needle member 375 is movably inserted into the inner diameter portion of the nozzle member 371. The distal end portion of the needle member 375 has a tapered shape, and can open and close the small-diameter opening 371a at the most distal end portion of the nozzle member 371.
[0061]
The rear end portion of the nozzle member 371 is integrated with the supply member 372 by screwing. The inside of the supply member 372 is formed in a hollow pressure chamber 372a, and is filled with glue for adhering paper.
[0062]
An introduction port 372 b opens on the side surface of the supply member 372 and is connected to the inlet member 376. The adhesive for sheet adhesion accommodated in a bag-like container 38 to be described later is fed by a pressing means 39 to be described later, passes through a supply pipe body, enters the pressure chamber 372a of the supply member 372 from the inlet member 376 and the introduction port 372b. To be supplied.
[0063]
The glue accommodated in the pressure chamber 372a is discharged from the opening 371a of the nozzle member 371 by the needle member 375 protruding by the operation of the electromagnetic valve 373.
[0064]
The needle member 375 for preventing the opening 371a of the nozzle member 371 from being solidified is driven forward and backward before the start of the gluing to the paper S. The solidified glue and the glue that has been discharged simultaneously are collected in the lower collection container 377. To house.
[0065]
Further, the number of times of forward / backward drive of the needle member 375 and the length of the forward / backward stroke for preventing the glue from solidifying are optimal conditions depending on the tip of the nozzle member 371, the specifications of the tip of the needle member 375, the characteristics of the glue, and the like. Set to
[0066]
The glue used in the embodiment of the present invention is a water-soluble vinyl acetate adhesive and has a viscosity of 750 to 1500 cps at room temperature.
[0067]
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the paste supply means comprising a bag-like container 38 that contains glue and a pressing means 39 that presses the bag-like container 38 and allows the glue contained therein to be discharged.
[0068]
The bag-like container 38 for storing the paste includes a flexible bag body 381, a base member 382 having a discharge opening, and an on-off valve 383. The on-off valve 383 is connected to the inlet member 376 of the discharge means 37 via the supply pipe 384.
[0069]
The bag-like container 38 is installed in a predetermined position on the casing 390 of the pressing means 39 so as to be exchangeable.
[0070]
The pressing means 39 is arranged in a V-shape and has a pair of symmetrical pressing members 391, 392, a pair of meshing gears 393, 394, and a pressing member 397 that connects and pressurizes the pressing member 391. It consists of and.
[0071]
The base of the pressing member 391 and the rotation shaft 395 at the center of the gear 393 are integrally formed and are rotatably supported on the side wall of the housing 390. The base of the pressing member 392, the center of the gear 394, and the rotation shaft 396 are integrally formed, and are rotatably supported on the side wall of the housing 390.
[0072]
The pressurizing member 397 is composed of a pneumatic device such as a gas spring, and the tip of the reciprocating arm 398 is connected to the pressing member 391 via a joint 399. The arm 398 presses the pressing member 391 by the pressing load P of the pressing member 397. The pressing member 391 is swung in the direction indicated by the arrow about the rotation shaft 395.
[0073]
As the pressing member 391 swings, the gear 393 integrated with the pressing member 391 rotates the meshing gear 394. The rotation of the gear 394 causes the pressing member 392 to swing in the direction indicated by the arrow about the rotation shaft 396.
[0074]
By swinging the V-shaped pressing members 391 and 392, the flexible bag body 381 of the bag-like container 38 is compressed from above and below, and the glue to be contained passes through the discharge opening of the base member 382. The gas is discharged from the on-off valve 383 and supplied to the pressure chamber 372 a of the discharge means 37 through the supply pipe 384.
[0075]
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a gluing bookbinding process, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing control of the gluing bookbinding apparatus.
[0076]
The sheets S aligned on one side by the width aligning means 42 of the bending deviation correcting means 40 are nipped and conveyed by the conveying rollers 41 </ b> A to 41 </ b> D and proceed to the glue applying means 30. When it is detected that the leading edge of the paper S has passed the paper leading edge passage detection sensor PS1, the discharge of the glue by the discharge means 37 is started after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection signal was generated. That is, the control unit 9 commands the drive of the electromagnetic valve 373 of the discharge unit 37.
[0077]
Control of the glue discharge time by the discharge means 37 is determined by the length of the paper S in the transport direction and the paper transport speed by the transport rollers.
[0078]
Prior to passage of the paper S through the sensor PS1, the control unit 9 operates the electromagnetic valve 373 of the discharge unit 37 to appropriately remove the glue that has solidified at the tip of the nozzle member 371.
[0079]
The application shape of the glue on the paper S by the discharge means 37 may be a continuous linear shape or an intermittent wavy shape. Alternatively, when the paper S is subjected to perforation processing, the paste is discharged in a straight line that avoids the holes and is intermittent. The variable control of the glue discharge is performed by the on / off drive of the solenoid valve by the control means 9.
[0080]
The number of openings 371a of the nozzle member 371 of the discharge means 37 is not limited to one. It is also possible to provide a plurality of openings 371a and simultaneously discharge glue from a plurality of locations to form a plurality of application lines.
[0081]
It is also possible to form a plurality of application lines by arranging a plurality of the discharge means 37 and simultaneously discharging glue from a plurality of places.
[0082]
The gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention is connected to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, or a multifunction machine of these. Desired digital processing is performed by the image forming apparatus. After processing such as single-sided recording, double-sided recording, and page editing, the discharged paper is covered and glued by the image forming apparatus equipped with the glue binding apparatus of the present invention. Is performed accurately and efficiently, and is bound.
[0083]
It is also possible to form the gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention in an independent apparatus and perform gluing and bookbinding on a sheet bundle processed and processed by another image forming apparatus.
[0084]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the following effects can be achieved by the glue binding apparatus of the present invention.
(1) gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention, selectively performing rotation processing of the paper by the paper rotating means for all paper sizes, binding direction is not limited, the longitudinal direction of the sheet, and the lateral direction It is possible to cope with the binding. Further, in the gluing bookbinding mode and other paper discharge modes such as shift paper discharge and straight paper discharge, paper can be discharged to a common paper discharge tray, and the size of the gluing bookbinding apparatus can be reduced. Further, the sheet rotating means can perform the sheet shifting, and it is not necessary to provide a separate shifting means, which is effective for simplifying, downsizing and reducing the manufacturing cost of the gluing bookbinding apparatus.
(2) gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention is that by placing the sheet conveyance direction upstream side just before the glue applying means, the bending displacement correction means, immediately before the adhesive coating step, is conveyed through the paper rotating means After the skew or misalignment of the sheet is corrected, the glue application part is accurately formed on the sheet.
(3) sizing the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention can be glue binding relative center-folded and Z folding the paper by folding means. Further, a sheet that has been subjected to the middle folding process or the Z folding process and a sheet that has not been folded can be glued and bound together. For example, an A3 size Z-fold paper and an A4 size paper can be overlapped and glued and bound.
(4) gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention, regardless of the setting direction of the cover sheet to the cover sheet feeding means of the sheet feeding cassette, with respect to any direction of the binding of the paper longitudinal binding and lateral direction binding However, the direction of the cover sheet can be made to correspond. For example, even when the recorded paper ejected from the image forming apparatus is A4 size and the cover paper set in the paper feed cassette is A4R size, the paper rotation means in the direction suitable for the direction of the glue application unit By rotating the paper in accordance with the above, the cover paper and the recorded paper can be normally overlapped and glued and bound. Alternatively, the cover sheet set in the sheet feeding cassette can be carried into the folding means, folded in half on the cover sheet, and glued and bound to the recorded sheet.
(5) gluing bookbinding apparatus of the present invention, the paper rotating means, adhesive coating device, a matching pressing means, be arranged in the vertical up-down direction, and the paper rotating means, adhesive coating means, the sheet conveying matching pressing means By arranging the paths in an inverted S-shape or S-shape that sequentially goes from the lower part of the apparatus to the upper part, the overall width dimension and depth dimension of the gluing bookbinding apparatus can be reduced, and the installation area can be reduced. Further, by arranging the aligning and pressing means at the uppermost part of the apparatus, there is an advantage that the sheet bundle stacking means for storing and lifting the sheet bundle after the glue binding process can be enlarged. Further, since the sheet bundle stacking means is disposed at an appropriate height position on the side of the apparatus, the operability when taking out the sheet bundle after the glue binding process is good.
(6) by the image forming apparatus having a glue with the bookbinding apparatus of the present invention, corresponding to the discharge speed and paper size of a plurality of sheets are successively discharged imaged, gluing, folding process, the cover with such Accurate and efficient, it can be bound efficiently. In addition, the paper receiving unit of the gluing bookbinding apparatus can be arranged corresponding to the paper discharge unit of the image forming apparatus, and the connection between the image forming apparatus and the gluing bookbinding apparatus is easy.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an image forming system including an image forming apparatus, an automatic document feeder, and a glue binding apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a sheet conveyance path of a gluing bookbinding apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for pasting and binding a sheet.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing positions where glue is applied to various types of paper. (A) is the figure which formed the glue application part on the long side of the paper, (b) the figure which formed the glue application part on the short side of the paper, (c) is the glue application part on the folded paper FIG. 4D is a diagram in which a glue application portion is formed on the Z-folded paper.
FIG. 5 is a partial plan view of the glue applying means and a partial front view of the glue applying means.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of discharge means.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a paste supply means comprising a bag-like container and pressing means.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a glue binding process.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the control of the glue binding apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
9 Control means 10 Inlet portion conveying means 20 Alignment pressure means 21 Gripper means 22 Stacker 23 Stopper 24 Belt 25 Width alignment member 26 Pressure roller member 29 Discharge belt 30 Glue application means 31 Conveyance roller 32 Paper conveyance path 37 Discharge means 377 Collection Container 38 Bag-shaped container 381 Flexible bag 39 Pressing means 40 Bending deviation correcting means 42 Width aligning means 44 Reference plate 50 Paper rotating means 53 Rotating members 53A, 53B Rotating disk 60 Cover paper feeding means 70 Folding means 71, 72, 73 Folding roller 80 Sheet bundle stacking means A Image forming apparatus ADF Automatic document feeder B Glue binding apparatus K Cover sheet N Glue application part PS1 Paper leading edge detection sensor S Sheet (sheet bundle)

Claims (2)

A sheet rotating unit that holds the sheet and rotates it by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction with respect to the conveying direction, a bending deviation correcting unit that corrects the bending and deviation of the sheet, and an end of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit Glue applying means for applying glue in a linear form, alignment pressurizing means for stacking the applied paper, pressurizing after alignment, and paper bundle stacking means for discharging and stacking the bound and bound paper bundle Have
From the lower part to the upper part of the apparatus, the sheet rotating means is arranged in the first stage, the bent misalignment correcting means and the glue applying means are arranged in the second stage, and the aligning and pressing means are arranged in the third stage. The gluing bookbinding apparatus , wherein the sheet bundle stacking unit is disposed at a position facing the aligning and pressing unit. 2. The gluing bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover sheet feeding device for supplying a cover sheet, wherein the cover sheet feeding device is disposed at a lower position than the sheet rotating means .

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