JP4749271B2 - Collation form and its manufacturing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a collation form for collating forms after collating a plurality of form bodies and a manufacturing system thereof.

  In recent years, for example, after collating a plurality of form bodies and enclosing them in a sealed body, it is delivered to individual destinations, and it is inspected whether the sealed body actually contains a form body for each individual destination. Things have been done. It is necessary to reliably recognize each form when inspecting such an overlapped form after collation, and it is desirable to easily produce a form that is surely recognized.

  Conventionally, in order to perform matching between individual form bodies after collation, each individual form body is provided with a matching mark or code, and the correctness of the matching is determined by recognizing the mark or code. It is generally done. Some of the marks and symbols for matching that are attached to each individual form are proposed in the following patent documents.

Japanese Patent No. 3098557

  In the above-mentioned patent document, each sheet to be collated is attached with a collation symbol (barcode) at a position where it does not overlap after collation. The collation symbol is printed with metal or metal powder ink, and the collation symbol Has been proposed to perform a matching inspection by reading the image with an inspection apparatus using X-ray transmission. In addition to ink, a technique for fixing toner containing conductive powder has also been proposed.

  As proposed in the above-mentioned patent document, variable data can be easily verified by printing with metal or metal powder ink that can be detected by X-rays when forming a verification symbol (barcode) on each sheet. Although it can be formed as a symbol, the amount of metal or metal powder contained in the ink has a characteristic upper limit of ink. That is, when the number of sheets to be collated increases, a lower collation symbol may not be recognized or may be erroneously recognized.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a collation form body for ensuring the recognition of an identification code attached for matching verification and a system for manufacturing the same, regardless of the number of individual form bodies to be collated The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, a collation form body that collates a plurality of individual form bodies respectively associated with each individual destination and recognizes each individual form body after collation. Each of the individual forms has a variable recognition code for each individual destination obtained by processing a solid metal foil formed in a position that does not overlap after collation into a related information shape by laser light. It is set as the structure formed.

In the invention of claim 2, a collation form manufacturing system for producing a collation form body that collates a plurality of individual form bodies respectively associated with each individual destination and recognizes each individual form form after collation. Each of the individual forms constituting the collated form body has a metal foil forming part for forming a solid metal foil at a position where it does not overlap after collation, and the solid form metal foil, A laser processing unit that is formed into a variable recognition code shape corresponding to the associated individual destination that forms the form.

  In the invention of claim 3, in the series with the metal foil forming part and the laser processing part, the individual form body positioned at the uppermost position constituting the collation form body includes the collation form body. It is the structure provided with the printing part which forms the management code for identifying a recognition code.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the solid metal foil formed at the position where it does not overlap after the collation is formed on each individual form constituting the collation form for each individual destination . By configuring a variable recognition code for each individual processed into a shape, the metal foil is reliably recognized by X-rays regardless of the number of individual forms to be collated, It is possible to ensure the recognition of the identification code given for matching.

According to the second and third aspects of the invention, the solid metal foil formed at the position where the metal foil forming portion does not overlap after the collation is formed on each individual form constituting the collation form for each individual destination. Then, a solid metal foil is formed in the shape of a variable recognition code according to the related individual that forms the collation form by the laser processing part, and the identification pattern is specified on the top individual form as appropriate By providing a printing unit that forms a management code, a variable recognition code can be formed with a metal foil that can be reliably recognized by X-rays regardless of the number of sheets, and is formed by a series of processes including a printing process. Therefore, manufacturing efficiency can be improved.

Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a collation form according to the present invention. In FIGS. 1A and 1B, the collated form body 11 is assumed here to be collated with four types of individual form bodies (first form body 12A to fourth form body 12D). It is shown as being delivered after collating with each other and encapsulating in a sealed body. On the first form body 12A, the address, name, etc. of the delivery destination are printed, and the management code 13 associated with the name is also printed at the same time. This management code 13 is used to identify at least an identification pattern described later. In addition, a predetermined content is appropriately printed on the individual form body after the second form body 12B collated with the first form body 12A. The form is a concept including a booklet, a pamphlet and the like in addition to a sheet using paper, resin, or the like as a base.

  In addition, identification patterns 14A to 14D as recognition codes are formed on the first form body 12A to the fourth form body 12D at positions where they do not overlap after collation. These identification patterns 14A to 14D are formed into a related information shape by laser light after a solid metal foil is formed at the position where it does not overlap. Further, the identification patterns 14A to 14D are associated with each other so as to correspond to each individual destination to be delivered (in this case, the same identification pattern). In the present embodiment, the identification patterns 14A to 14D are formed as recognition codes. However, the present invention can be applied not only to patterns but also to character shapes and barcode shapes.

  The collated form body 11 in which the first form body 12A to the fourth form body 12D are collated is enclosed in a predetermined sealing body 21, as shown in FIG. Although the sealing body 21 is shown here as being formed of a material incapable of discriminating, for example, a paper enclosure, it may be a transparent film or the like. A window frame 22 for displaying the address, name, and management code 13 is formed at a predetermined location of the sealing body 21.

  That is, the collation form 11 enclosed in the sealing body 21 has the address, name, and management code 13 displayed from the window frame 22, and is attached to each of the first form 12A to the fourth form 12D. The identified identification patterns 14A to 14D are invisible. Even if the sealing body 21 is made of a transparent film, the identification pattern 14A formed on the first form body 12A is visible, but is attached to the second form body 12B to the fourth form body 12D. The identification patterns 14B to 14D are invisible.

  Since the identification patterns 14A to 14D are formed by laser processing a metal foil, the image can be recognized by irradiating X-rays even in an invisible state. Even if it increases, the image can be easily recognized. The metal foil suitable for image recognition by X-ray relates to the atomic weight of the main component element and the thickness to be formed, but the main component is aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), gold (Au), copper. (Cu), silver (Ag), tin (Sn), tungsten (W), lead (Pb), or the like can be used. Although the metal foil of the said main component is selected suitably, for example, the direction of copper foil can be projected more intensely with an X-ray than aluminum foil.

  In this way, the collation form 11 has the identification patterns 14A to 14D attached for matching because the metal foil is reliably recognized by X-rays regardless of the number of individual forms to be collated. Can be confirmed.

  FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of a manufacturing system for producing the collated form in FIG. In FIG. 2, the collated form body manufacturing system 31 is supplied from the continuous form body supply unit 32 with the continuous form body 12 in which the base bodies that are the individual form bodies (the first form body 12A to the fourth form body 12D) are continuous. Therefore, the substrates can be separated by a cutting line 15. From the continuous form body supply unit 32, a printing unit 33, a metal foil forming unit 34, and a laser processing unit 35 are arranged up to the continuous form winding unit 36. Then, a transport device 37 for transporting the continuous form body 12 is provided, and a control means 38 for controlling these is provided (described in FIG. 3).

  The metal foil forming unit 34 forms the predetermined metal foil on each base of the continuous form body by, for example, foil pressing, hot stamping, or a glue coater. The metal foil forming section 34 is assumed to be controlled by the metal foil formation control means in the control means 38 to be described later, and includes a moving mechanism for changing the formation position of the metal foil. In addition, it is good also as changing the arrangement position of the metal foil formation part 34 simply, without providing such a moving mechanism.

The laser processing unit 35 is preferably a CO ₂ laser oscillator from the viewpoint of oscillation energy and cost. As an example, a 250 WCO ₂ laser oscillator can be arbitrarily processed from a minimum diameter of 0.1 mm to a paper depth length with a processing thickness of 0.26 mm with respect to the metal foil 14 of the continuous form 12 having a paper conveyance speed of 310 m / min.

  Here, FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the manufacturing system of FIG. In FIG. 3, the control means 38 included in the collation form manufacturing system 31 includes a management information database (management information DB) 41, a control means 42, a bus 43, an interface (IF) 44, a print control means 45, and a metal foil formation control. Means 46, laser processing control means 47, and transport device control means 48 are provided as appropriate. Here, input means and the like are omitted.

  The management information DB 41 stores customer information such as name and address, print information for each customer, a management code assigned to each customer, an identification pattern that is a recognition code associated with the management code, and the like. The control means 42 controls the system as a whole, and includes a program for this purpose. The print control means 45 is a program that extracts print information from the management information DB 41 based on the management code to be printed and sends it to the printing unit 33 as print data.

  The metal foil control means 46 sets the metal foil formation position for each base body that is each individual form of the continuous form 12 according to the number of collated forms 11 and forms it on the metal foil forming unit 34. It is a program for controlling the position and formation timing. In the case where no moving mechanism is provided in the metal foil forming unit 34, the timing of forming the metal foil is simply controlled. The laser processing control unit 47 is a program for controlling the laser processing unit 35, extracts an identification pattern corresponding to a management code from the management information DB 41, and controls laser irradiation along the pattern. The transport device control means 48 is a program for controlling the transport of the continuous form body 12 with respect to the transport device 37, and controls the start and stop of transport and the transport speed.

  Therefore, FIG. 4 shows an explanatory diagram of a collation form produced by the production system of FIG. 2, and the production process of the collation form production system 31 will be described. The collation form manufacturing system 31 as described above is shown as manufacturing the first form 12A, for example. The continuous form body 12 is transported by the transport device 37 from the continuous form body supply section 32, and the printing section 33, based on the print data from the print control means 45, the corresponding address, name, management code 13 on each substrate. Are variably printed. When the predetermined information is printed, as shown in FIG. 4A, the solid metal foil 14 is placed in a predetermined position (first form body) in the metal foil forming section 34 by the control of the metal foil formation control means 46. 12A is formed at the same position).

  The solid metal foil 14 formed on the continuous form 12 is processed into a corresponding identification pattern 14A by the laser processing unit 35 under the control of the laser processing control means 45. As shown in FIG. 4B, the continuous form 12 is a series of the first form 12A as an example, and variable print information is printed for different individual destinations. Correspondingly, variable identification patterns 14A to 14D corresponding to individual destinations are formed based on the identification pattern information in the management information DB 41. Then, after laser processing of predetermined identification patterns 14A to 14D on each metal foil 14, the continuous form body winding portion 36 is wound as the continuous form body 12 shown in FIG.

  Similarly, the collation form manufacturing system 31 performs printing, metal foil formation, and laser processing on the continuous forms corresponding to the second form 12B to the fourth form 12D, respectively. The body winding unit 36 winds each individual form to form a continuous form (121A to 121D).

  In this way, the identification patterns 14A to 14D, which are variable recognition codes, can be formed from the solid metal foil 14 that can be reliably recognized regardless of the number of sheets by X-rays, and a series of processes including a printing process. Since it can be formed by a process, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved.

  Next, FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram of a system for collating, enclosing, and collating each collation form. FIG. 5 shows a sealed enclosure system 51 and a collation system 52 connected in series. In FIG. 5, collation form body conveyance lines 62 </ b> A to 62 </ b> D are sequentially arranged in the conveyance direction with respect to the collation conveyance line 61. In addition, a sealing body conveyance line 63 is disposed in parallel with the collation conveyance line 61.

  In each of the above-mentioned collation form body conveyance lines 62A to 62D, continuous form bodies 121A to 121D manufactured by the above-described collation form production system 31 are arranged, and the collation forms 71A to 71D are arranged via the cutting sections 71A to 71D. Each individual form body (first form body 12A to fourth form body 12D) cut on the combined conveyance line 61 is supplied. In addition, a sealing body supply unit 72 that sequentially supplies the sealing body 21 is disposed in the sealing body transport line 63, and the sealing body 21 in which the collation form body 11 is sealed from the sealing body transport line 63 to the collation transport line 61 is provided. A reversing unit 73 for reversing and supplying is disposed.

  The collation system 52 connected to the sealing and enclosing system 51 includes an imaging camera 81 as an imaging means, an X-ray imaging device 82 for imaging with a predetermined wavelength light, an ejector 83, and a stacker 84, which are integrated. A control device 85, which is a control means for performing control and performing collation processing, is provided. Note that the control means in the sealing and enclosing system 51 is the same as before, and is not shown.

  The imaging camera 81 is, for example, a CCD camera that images at least the printed management code 13. The X-ray imaging device 82 is a device that images the identification patterns 14A to 14D formed of the metal foil by irradiating X-rays, and a conventional one can be applied. The ejector 83 is different from each individual form collated according to the collation results of the identification patterns 14A to 14D when a different individual form is mixed in the specific collation form 11 and becomes defective. It is a mechanism for discharging. Then, the stacker 84 stacks the sealing body 21 in which the regular collation form body 11 is enclosed in the collation result.

  Therefore, first, collation and sealing by the sealing and enclosing system 51 will be described. The continuous form body 121D of the collating form body conveying line 62D is cut as the fourth form body 12D by the cutting unit 71D, and the collating and conveying line 61 is used. And the continuous form body 121C of the collation form body transport line 62C is cut by the cutting section 71C on the fourth form body 12D. A form 12C is supplied and collated. When the collated third form body 12C and the fourth form body 12D are conveyed to the position of the collation form body conveyance line 62B, the collation is performed on the third form body 12C and the fourth form body 12D. The second form body 12B obtained by cutting the continuous form body 121B of the form body transport line 62B by the cutting unit 71B is supplied and collated.

  Similarly, when the collated second form body 12B, the third form body 12C, and the fourth form body 121D are transported to the position of the collation form body transport line 62A, the second form body 12B, the second form body 12B, The first form body 12A in which the continuous form body 12A of the collation form body transport line 62A is cut by the cutting unit 71A is supplied and collated on the third form body 12C and the fourth form body 12D. A form 11 is assumed. The collation form 11 is enclosed in the sealing body 21 supplied from the sealing body supply unit 72 and is inverted by the reversing unit 73 so that the address, name, and management can be obtained from the window frame 22 of the sealing body 21. In a state where the reference numeral 13 is expressed, the sheet is sent on the collation conveyance line 61 and conveyed to the collation system 52.

  On the other hand, in the collation system 52, first, the imaging camera 81 images at least the management code 13 displayed on the window frame 22 of the sealing body 21 in which the collation form 11 is enclosed, and the imaging data is controlled. Sent to device 85. Further, each identification pattern of each individual form body (first form body 12A to fourth form body 12D) of the collated form body 11 encapsulated by the X-ray imaging device 82 irradiating the sealing body 21 with X-rays. The image data is sent to the control device 85.

  In the control device 85, the management code 13 is recognized from the imaging data sent from the imaging camera 81, and each identification pattern of each form superimposed from the imaging data sent from the X-ray imaging device 82 is used as position information. More specifically, the identification pattern of each position is recognized. Therefore, based on the recognized management code 13, each identification pattern associated therewith is extracted from the management information DB 41, and collated with each identification pattern at the corresponding position recognized from the X-ray image data.

  As a result of the collation, if there is a different identification pattern and there is a mismatch, the ejector 83 is driven on the assumption that different individual forms are mixed in the collation form 11 based on the management code 13. And discharged as a defective product. On the other hand, if all the identification patterns match as a result of the collation, the collation form 11 is conveyed to the stacker as a regular one.

  As described above, each individual form constituting the collation form 11 is formed with the identification patterns (recognition codes) 14A to 14D obtained by processing the metal foil, so that the collation form 11 is constituted. Regardless of the number of individual forms, it is possible to reliably recognize an image, and to easily perform the matching inspection of the collated form 11 even after the sealed form 21 is sealed.

  The collation form body and the manufacturing system thereof according to the present invention are suitable for collating matching between individual form bodies after collating a plurality of individual form bodies.

It is a block diagram of the collation form based on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the manufacturing system which produces the collation form of FIG. It is a block block diagram of the manufacturing system of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the collation form produced with the manufacturing system of FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of the system which performs collation of each collation form body, sealing enclosure, and collation inspection.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Collation form body 12 Continuous form body 12A-12D Individual form body 13 Management code 14 Metal foil 14A-14D Identification pattern 21 Sealing body 22 Window frame 31 Collation form body manufacturing system 34 Metal foil formation part 35 Laser processing part 37 Control Means 41 Management Information DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 51 Sealing and sealing system 52 Collation system 81 Imaging camera 82 X-ray imaging device 83 Ejector 84 Stacker 85 Control apparatus

Claims (3)

A collation form that collates each individual form associated with each individual destination , and recognizes each individual form after collation,
Each of the individual forms is formed with a variable recognition code for each individual destination obtained by processing a solid metal foil formed in a position that does not overlap after collation into a related information shape by laser light. A collation form characterized by that. A collation form manufacturing system that produces a collation form that collates each individual form associated with each individual destination and recognizes each individual form after collation,
Each of the individual forms constituting the collated form, a metal foil forming part that forms a solid metal foil at a position that does not overlap after collation,
A laser processing section for forming the solid metal foil into a shape of a variable recognition code according to the associated individual destination constituting the collation form;
A collation form manufacturing system characterized by comprising:   It is a collation form manufacturing system of Claim 2, Comprising: It is the said metal foil formation part and a laser processing part, and the said individual form body located in the uppermost position which comprises the said collation form body, A collation form manufacturing system comprising: a printing unit that forms a management code for specifying the recognition code constituting the collation form.

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