JP6546255B2 - Collating machine, sheet feeding timing control method, and sheet feeding timing control program - Google Patents

Description

  The embodiments of the present invention relate to a collating machine for collating sheets to be fed such as folded and folded, a sheet feeding timing control method applied to the collating machine, and a sheet feeding timing control program.

  There is known a collator that produces a collated bundle of folded leaflets to be inserted into a newspaper. The collating machine has a plurality of paper feed trays and a conveyance path formed by guides, conveyance rollers, and the like. A plurality of folded and folded sheets are inserted into each sheet feeding tray. Further, each sheet feeding tray is provided with a sheet feeding device which conveys a plurality of inserted folding leaflets to the conveying path side. The conveyance path conveys while folding and folding the sheet from each sheet feeding tray. In other words, the transport path transports a bundle of folded leaflets.

  For example, the collating machine includes a sheet feed tray having more than 20 stages, and a bundle of sheet bundle is formed on the conveyance path by the sheet sheet that is sequentially fed from each sheet feed tray. The thickness of a bundle of folded leaflets created using many paper feed trays is increased. In addition, the thickness of the bundle of folded leaflets changes depending on the material of the folded leaflets. For example, if the material of the folding leaflet is thick paper, the thickness of the bundle of folding leaflets created will be large.

JP, 2014-91604, A

  If the thickness of the bundle of folded leaflets created on the transport path exceeds the allowable value, clogging or the like may occur. Therefore, there is a demand for a technique for suppressing the thickness so that the thickness of a bundle of fed materials such as folded and folded sheets created on the conveyance path does not exceed the allowable value.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a collator, a sheet feeding timing control method, and a sheet feeding timing control program for suppressing the thickness of a bundle of sheets to be prepared on a conveyance path.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a collating apparatus including: a sheet feeding section for feeding a sheet of each sheet feeding tray at a predetermined timing, and a plurality of feeds supplied by the sheet feeding section. The sheet feeding apparatus further includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey a paper material; and a supply unit configured to supply a collated material including a plurality of paper supply materials conveyed by the conveyance unit, wherein the paper supply unit includes two or more paper feed trays. The sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray in one group is controlled to the first timing, and the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from the sheet feeding tray across two different groups is the first timing. The skip sheet feeding mode is performed to control to a longer second timing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a collator, a sheet feeding timing control method, and a sheet feeding timing control program, which can suppress the thickness of a bundle of sheets to be prepared on a conveyance path.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a collator according to the embodiment. FIG. 2: is sectional drawing which shows an example of the collating machine which concerns on embodiment. Drawing 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing an example of a collation machine concerning an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a collator according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the screen display of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the screen display of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the screen display of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of screen display of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of the sheet feeding timing in the constant interval sheet feeding mode of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of sheet feeding timing in the skip sheet feeding mode of the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a collator 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the collator 100. As shown in FIG.

  The left side in FIG. 1 is defined as the front side of the collating machine 100, the right hand side as the rear side of the collating machine 100, the left side as the left side, and the right side as the right side.

  The collating machine 100 includes a support 1, a support 2, a top plate 3, a bottom plate 4, a plurality of paper feed trays 5, a plurality of paper feed trays 6, a paper feed tray 7, a hopper 8, an upper panel 9, and a lower panel 10. , A plurality of main panels 11 and a touch panel 12.

  The support 1 and the support 2 have a rectangular plate-like appearance and face each other so that the longitudinal direction is in the vertical direction and the respective positions are on the left side and the right side.

  The top 3 connects the support 1 and the support 2 near the upper ends of the support 1 and the support 2. The bottom plate 4 connects the support 1 and the support 2 near the lower ends of the support 1 and the support 2 respectively.

  The collating machine 100 is provided with eleven paper feed trays 5 in the present embodiment. The sheet feeding tray 5 is supported by the supports 1 and 2 in a state in which the sheet feeding tray 5 is vertically aligned between the supports 1 and 2. The sheet feeding tray 5 stacks sheet sheets (sheets such as advertisements or folded leaflets) on the upper surface thereof. The sheet feeding tray 5 receives sheet feeding from the front side.

  Although only one sheet feed tray 6 is shown in FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, there are eleven paper feed trays 6. The sheet feed tray 6 is supported by the supports 1 and 2 in a state of being arranged in the vertical direction between the supports 1 and 2. The sheet feeding tray 6 stacks sheets on the top surface thereof. The sheet feed tray 6 receives sheet feeding from the rear side. Each of the paper feed trays 6 is aligned with one of the paper feed trays 5 in the lateral direction.

  However, the number of paper feed trays 5 and 6 may be any number of three or more. In addition, at least a part of the sheet feeding trays 5 and 6 may be detachable from the supports 1 and 2. In addition, the number of sheet feeding trays 5 may be different from the number of sheet feeding trays 6.

  The sheet feed tray 7 is disposed between the supports 1 and 2 below the lowermost sheet feed tray 5 and is supported by the supports 1 and 2. On the top surface of the sheet feeding tray 7, sheet sheets used as origami are stacked. The sheet feed tray 7 receives sheet feeding from the front side. Origami refers to a sheet of paper that sandwiches a bundle of paper in a two-folded state.

  The hopper 8 is disposed between the supports 1 and 2 below the sheet feeding tray 7 and supported by the bottom plate 4. The hopper 8 loads the formed sheet bundle on the top surface thereof.

  The upper panel 9 is attached to the front surface of the support 1 and includes an operation switch 9a, a discharge switch 9b and a test switch 9c. The operation switch 9a inputs an instruction to start and stop the collating operation. The discharge switch 9b inputs an instruction to start an operation for discharging the sheet remaining inside the collating machine 100. The test switch 9c inputs an instruction to start a trial collating operation. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the upper panel 9 is also attached to the rear surface of the support 1.

  The lower panel 10 is attached to the front surface of the support 1 and includes a lock switch 10a and a speed adjustment dial 10b. The lock switch 10a inputs an emergency stop instruction of the collating operation. The speed adjustment dial 10b inputs the specification of the folding speed. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the lower panel 10 is also attached to the rear surface of the support 1. However, the lower panel 10 attached to the rear surface of the support 1 includes a power switch instead of the speed adjustment dial 10 b. The power switch turns on / off power acquisition from an external commercial power source.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1 to be a shadow of the paper feed tray 7, a discharge adjustment dial and a fold adjustment dial are provided on the front surface of the support 1. The discharge adjustment dial inputs designation of the speed at which the formed sheet bundle is discharged. The folding adjustment dial inputs the specification of the folding position when making the sheet stacked on the sheet feeding tray 7 into origami.

  The collating machine 100 includes the main panel 11 by one more than the number of the paper feed trays 5. That is, in the present embodiment, the number of main panels 11 is twelve. The twelve main panels 11 are attached to the front surface of the support 2 in a state of being arranged side by side with the sheet feeding tray 5 and the sheet feeding tray 7, respectively, and the sheet feeding switch 11a, the miss switch 11b, the multistage switch 11c and A tanning adjustment dial 11d is provided. However, the sheet feed tray 5 located at the top and the main panel 11 arranged next to the sheet feed tray 7 do not have the multistage switch 11 c. The main panels 11 are respectively associated with the paper feed trays 5 and 7 arranged side by side. The paper feed switch 11a and the miss switch 11b input designation of whether to make the associated paper feed tray effective. The series switch 11c inputs a specification of whether to apply the series function. The loosening adjustment dial 11d inputs designation of the magnitude of the force to be applied to the sheet of paper in order to feed one sheet of paper from the sheet of paper stacked on the associated sheet feeding tray by means of a feeding mechanism described later. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the main panel 11 is attached to the rear surface of the support 2 in association with each of the paper feed trays 6. That is, the total number of the main panels 11 with which the collator 100 is equipped is 23.

  The touch panel 12 is attached to the side surface of the support 2. The touch panel 12 displays various information related to the operation of the collating machine 100. The touch panel 12 inputs designations of various settings related to the operation of the collating machine 100.

  FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing the structure of a mechanism provided inside the collating machine 100 for conveying the sheet S. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the same elements as in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The collating machine 100 includes a plurality of delivery mechanisms 21, a plurality of delivery mechanisms 22, a delivery mechanism 23, a plurality of guides 24, a plurality of longitudinal conveyance rollers 25, and a plurality of longitudinal conveyances as elements of a mechanism related to conveyance of the sheet S. The roller 26, the sheet folding unit 27 and the transport belt 28 are included.

  The delivery mechanism 21 is provided corresponding to each of the paper feed trays 5. That is, there are eleven delivery mechanisms 21 in the present embodiment. The delivery mechanism 21 delivers the sheets S stacked on the associated paper feed tray 5 one by one.

  FIG. 3 is a partially broken view showing a specific structure of the delivery mechanism 21. As shown in FIG.

  The delivery mechanism 21 includes an active sheet feeding roller 21a, a driven sheet feeding roller 21b, a timing belt 21c, a separating plate 21d, conveying rollers 21e and 21f, a sheet feeding sensor 21g, a remaining sheet sensor 21h and a jamming sensor 21i.

  The main drive feed roller 21a and the driven feed roller 21b are vertically swingable by a bracket (not shown). The main drive paper feed roller 21a and the driven paper feed roller 21b are rotated by a driving force that is generated by a motor not shown in FIG. 3 and transmitted via a first electromagnetic clutch not shown in FIG. The driven sheet feeding roller 21b is connected to the driving sheet feeding roller 21a by the timing belt 21c, and rotates with the rotation of the driving sheet feeding roller 21a. An electromagnetic brake not shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the main feed roller 21a.

  The winding plate 21d is disposed below the drive feed roller 21a and pressed against the circumferential surface of the drive feed roller 21a. The separating board 21d is formed of, for example, a rubber material, and applies a large frictional force to the sheet S. As a result, the separating plate 21d stops the lower one of the plurality of sheets S inserted into the space between the driving paper feeding roller 21a, and only the uppermost sheet is the driving paper feeding roller. It is sent out by 21a.

  The conveyance rollers 21e and 21f are disposed to face each other such that their circumferential surfaces are in contact with each other. The conveyance rollers 21e and 21f are connected to the movement paper feed roller 21a so that the sheet S fed from the paper feed tray 5 by the movement paper feeding roller 21a enters between the conveyance roller 21e and the conveyance roller 21f. Adjacent to each other. The transport rollers 21 e and 21 f feed the sheet S fed by the drive feed roller 21 a toward the guide 24.

  The transport rollers 21e and 21f are rotated by a driving force generated by the above-described motor and transmitted through a second electromagnetic clutch (not shown in FIG. 3).

  The paper feed sensor 21g is composed of an actuator 21g-1 and a micro switch 21g-2. The actuator 21g-1 is pushed down by the sheet S which has entered between the transport roller 21e and the transport roller 21f. The micro switch 21g-2 is turned on by the actuator 21g-1 pressed down as described above. Thus, the sheet feeding sensor 21g detects that the sheet S is present between the conveying roller 21e and the conveying roller 21f.

  The remaining sheet sensor 21 h detects the sheet S stacked on the sheet feeding tray 5. For example, a reflection type optical sensor is used as the remaining sheet sensor 21 h. Therefore, when the remaining sheet sensor 21 h can not detect the sheet S, it can be determined that the sheet S is not properly stacked on the sheet feeding tray 5.

  The jamming sensor 21i detects the sheet S fed by the conveyance rollers 21e and 21f. Therefore, if the jamming sensor 21i continues to detect the sheet S even if a certain amount of time has elapsed since the start of feeding of the sheet S by the transport rollers 21e and 21f, it is determined that jamming has occurred. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery mechanism 22 is provided corresponding to each of the paper feed trays 6. That is, there are eleven delivery mechanisms 22 in this embodiment. The delivery mechanism 22 delivers the sheets S stacked on the associated paper feed tray 6 one by one. Since the structure of the delivery mechanism 22 is the same as that of the delivery mechanism 21, the illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

  The delivery mechanism 23 is provided corresponding to the paper feed tray 7. The delivery mechanism 23 delivers the sheets S stacked on the sheet feed tray 7 one by one. Since the structure of the delivery mechanism 23 is the same as that of the delivery mechanism 21, the illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

  One guide 24 is provided corresponding to each of the delivery mechanisms 21 and 22. That is, there are eleven guides 24 in this embodiment. The guides 24 line up in the vertical direction. The guides 24 feed the sheet paper S respectively fed from the corresponding feeding mechanisms 21 and 22 between the vertical conveyance roller 25 and the vertical conveyance roller 26. Further, the guides 24 other than those located at the uppermost portion are disposed between the vertical conveyance roller 25 and the vertical conveyance roller 26, which are adjacent to the lower side of the sheet S delivered from the vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 adjacent to the upper side. Send in.

  The vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 are provided corresponding to the guide 24. That is, in the present embodiment, there are eleven vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 each. The vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 are disposed so as to face each other such that their circumferential surfaces are in contact with each other. Further, the vertical transport rollers 25 and 26 are disposed adjacent to the lower side of the corresponding guide 24 so that the sheet S fed by the guide 24 enters between the vertical transport roller 25 and the vertical transport roller 26. It is done. The vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 feed the sheet S fed by the guide 24 downward.

  Thus, the guide 24 and the vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26 form a common conveyance path for conveying the sheet S fed from the plurality of paper feed trays 5 and 6.

  The sheet folding unit 27 includes a conveyance belt 27a, a folding box 27b, a folding box sensor 27c, a folding knife 27d, and folding rollers 27e and 27f.

  The transport belt 27a transports the sheet S fed from the paper feed tray 7 by the delivery mechanism 23 until the leading end passes over the folding rollers 27e and 27f and reaches the inside of the folding box 27b.

  The folding box 27b holds the end of the sheet S. When the folding box 27b holds the end of the sheet S, the central portion of the sheet S is positioned above the folding rollers 27e and 27f. The folding box 27b is moved laterally by a moving mechanism not shown in FIG. 2 as the folding adjustment dial rotates.

  The folding box sensor 27c detects that the sheet S is held by the folding box 27b.

  The folding knife 27d is moved up and down by a reciprocating mechanism (not shown) in synchronization with the conveyance timing of the sheet S in the common conveyance path. When the leading edge of the sheet S is fed into the folding box 27b by the transport belt 27a as described above, the folding knife 27d is positioned above and does not interfere with the sheet S. The folding knife 27d is moved downward by a folding knife driving unit (not shown), whereby the central portion of the sheet S positioned above the folding rollers 27e and 27f is located between the folding roller 27e and the folding roller 27f. Bend towards.

  The folding rollers 27 e and 27 f are located below the vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26. The folding rollers 27e and 27f are positioned above the folding rollers 27e and 27f in a state of being bent as described above with the bundle of sheet S fed from the lowermost vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26. I send it out downwards. As a result, the sheet S located above the folding rollers 27e and 27f in the bent state as described above sandwiches the bundle of sheet S sent from the lowermost vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26. It will be a folded origami.

  The conveying belt 28 conveys the bundle of sheet paper (sheet bundle) B fed from the folding rollers 27 e and 27 f to the front side of the collating machine 100 and discharges it toward the hopper 8.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the collator 100. As shown in FIG. Among the elements shown in FIG. 4, the elements also shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are given the same reference numerals.

  The collating apparatus 100 has one tray corresponding unit 31 corresponding to each of the paper feed tray 5 and the paper feed tray 7. The tray corresponding unit 31 is provided for the corresponding sheet feed tray 5 with the sheet feed switch 11a, the miss switch 11b and the multistage switch 11c of the main panel 11 provided for the corresponding sheet feed tray 5 The paper feed sensor 21g, the remaining paper sensor 21h, the jamming sensor 21i, the first electromagnetic clutch 21j, the second electromagnetic clutch 21k, and the electromagnetic brake 21m included in the feeding mechanism 21 are respectively connected to the input / output circuit 31a. It is formed. However, the tray corresponding unit 31 corresponding to the uppermost sheet feed tray 5 and sheet feed tray 7 does not include the multistage switch 11 c. The input / output circuit 31a generates detection information representing the state of various connected switches and various sensors and capable of identifying which switch or sensor it relates to, and sends it to the data transmission line 46. . When control information for each of the first electromagnetic clutch 21j, the second electromagnetic clutch 21k, and the electromagnetic brake 21m is sent through the data transmission path 46, the input / output circuit 31a performs the first operation according to the control information. The excitation state of the electromagnetic clutch 21 j, the second electromagnetic clutch 21 k or the electromagnetic brake 21 m is changed.

  Note that the tray corresponding unit 31 corresponding to the paper feed tray does not include the multistage switch 11c, and instead, the folding box sensor 27c is connected to the input / output circuit 31a.

  The collating machine 100 has a tray handling unit 32, one for each of the paper feed trays 6. The tray handling unit 32 is formed in the same manner as the tray handling unit 31. However, the sheet feeding sensor, the remaining sheet sensor, the jamming sensor, the first electromagnetic clutch, the second electromagnetic clutch, and the electromagnetic brake provided in the tray corresponding unit 32 are provided to the corresponding sheet feeding tray 6. It is included in 22.

  In the input / output circuit 33, the operation switch 9a, the discharge switch 9b, the test switch 9c, the lock switch 10a, the speed adjustment dial 10b, the inverter 34, the motor 35, the discharge adjustment dial 37, the discharge motor 38 and the rear display unit 39 It is connected. The input / output circuit 33 represents the state of various connected switches, various dials and folding encoders 36, and generates detection information which makes it possible to identify which device it relates to, to the data transmission path 46. Send out. When control information for each of the motor 35, the discharge motor 38 and the rear display unit 39 is sent through the data transmission path 46, the input / output circuit 33 responds to the control information to output the motor 35 and the discharge motor 38. And the operation state of the rear display unit 39 is changed.

  The inverter 34 obtains an AC drive signal for driving the motor 35 from a DC drive signal output for controlling the operation of the motor 35 from the input / output circuit 33, and supplies the drive signal to the motor 35.

  The motor 35 generates driving force for driving the various rollers and belts described above for conveying the sheet S. The motor 35 is described in the description of FIG. 3 as generating a driving force for rotating the drive feed roller 21a, the driven feed roller 21b, and the transport rollers 21e and 21f.

  The encoder 36 generates a timing signal according to the transport timing of the sheet S on the common transport path.

  The discharge adjustment dial 37 is not shown in FIG. 1 but has been described as being provided on the front surface of the support 1.

  The discharge motor 38 generates a driving force for discharging the sheet remaining inside the collating machine 100.

  The rear display unit 39 is provided on the rear surface of the support 1. The rear display unit 39 displays various abnormalities and usage conditions with the illumination lamp at the time of the collating operation.

  The control unit (processor) 41 configures a computer that controls the collating machine 100 together with the storage unit 42.

  The control unit 41 corresponds to the central part of the computer. The control unit 41 controls each unit to realize various functions as the collating machine 100 according to the operating system and the application program.

  The storage unit 42 corresponds to the main storage portion and the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The storage unit 42 includes a non-volatile memory area and a volatile memory area. The storage unit 42 stores an operating system and an application program in the non-volatile memory area. The storage unit 42 may store part of the application program in a volatile memory area. The storage unit 42 may store data necessary for the control unit 41 to execute processing for controlling each unit in a non-volatile or volatile memory area. The storage unit 42 uses a volatile memory area as a work area in which data is appropriately rewritten by the control unit 41.

  The data transmission line 46 transmits various data that the control unit 41 exchanges with each unit. The touch panel 12 is connected to the data transmission path 46.

  Next, the operation of the collating machine 100 configured as described above will be described. In addition, since many operations of the collating machine 100 are the same as the operations in the existing similar collating machine, the detailed description thereof is omitted.

Further, with reference to FIG. 4 and the following figures, the sheet feeding timing control of the above-described collating apparatus 100 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the collating machine 100 includes a control unit 41 connected to the data transmission path 46, a storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, a display unit 44, and an operation unit 45. For example, the display unit 44 and the operation unit 45 constitute the touch panel 12.

  The control unit 41 includes one or more processors, and controls the operation of the collating machine 100 based on at least one of an operation control program, sheet feeding tray information, collation information, operation input, and the like. Data is generated and output, and display data for displaying various information by the display unit 44 is generated and output. For example, the control unit 41 outputs display data for displaying information indicating which type of sheet is to be set in which one of the plurality of sheet feeding trays 5, 6 and 7.

  The storage unit 42 stores an operation control program of the collating machine 100, configuration information of the collating machine 100, collating information, and the like. For example, the configuration information of the collating apparatus 100 includes tray information, and the tray information is information indicating the configuration of the paper feed trays 5, 6, 7. For example, when the sheet feeding trays 5 and 6 are configured in 22 stages and the sheet feeding tray 7 is configured in one stage, the tray information relates to the 22 stages of sheet feeding trays 5 and 6 and the one stage sheet feeding tray. Contains information. The collation information includes information for combining sheets of a predetermined type to create one collated bundle, and information for creating a predetermined number of collated bundles.

  The communication unit 43 includes one or more communication interfaces. The communication interface may be either a wired or wireless communication interface. For example, the communication unit 43 communicates with a personal computer, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal, and receives collation information and the like. The communication unit 43 also reads collation information and the like stored in a storage medium such as USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  The display unit 44 displays various information based on the display data from the control unit 41. For example, based on display data for displaying collation support information indicating which sheet type tray is set to which sheet feed tray among a plurality of sheet feed trays 5, 6, 7, characters of collating support information are Display at least one of the symbol and the figure. In addition, the display unit 44 displays information related to mode selection based on display data for displaying information related to any of the constant-interval sheet feeding mode and the skip sheet feeding mode. Further, the display unit 44 displays information on the detailed setting of the skip sheet feeding mode based on display data for displaying information on the detailed setting of the skip sheet feeding mode.

  The operation unit 45 receives an operation input from an operator and outputs operation input information.

  An example of sheet feed timing control in the fixed interval sheet feed mode and the skip sheet feed mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. In the explanatory views of the sheet feeding timing control shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the sheet feeding tray 5 continuous from the first stage to the ninth Assume a mechanism 21. The same feeding timing control is possible with the feeding tray 22 corresponding to the feeding tray 6 and the feeding tray 6, and the same applies to the combination of the feeding tray 5 or 6 and the feeding mechanism 21 or 22. The sheet feeding timing can be controlled, and the same sheet feeding timing control can be performed by combining the sheet feeding trays 5, 6 or 7 and the delivery mechanisms 21, 22 or 23.

  The feed mechanism 21, the guides 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26, the control unit 41 and the like function as a sheet feeding unit that feeds the sheets of the sheet feeding tray 5 one by one at a predetermined timing. Further, the delivery mechanism 21, the guides 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25 and 26, the control unit 41, and the like function as a conveyance unit that conveys a plurality of sheet feeding materials supplied by the sheet feeding unit. In addition, the transport belt 28 and the control unit 41 function as a supply unit that supplies a collated material including a plurality of sheet feeding materials transported by the transport unit.

  For example, when the constant-interval sheet feeding mode is selected through the operation unit 45, as shown in FIG. 9, the delivery mechanism 21, the guide 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25, 26, the control unit 41, etc. are continuous. A constant-interval sheet feeding mode is executed in which the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray 5 is controlled at timing t1 (first timing). That is, the sheet feeding of the eighth sheet feeding tray 5 is started after the timing t1 after the sheet feeding of the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 is started, and the eighth stage feeding is started. The sheet feeding of the seventh sheet feeding tray 5 is started after the timing t1 elapses after the sheet feeding of the sheet feeding of the sheet tray 5 is started, and similarly, from the sixth to the first The sheet feeding timing from the sheet feeding tray 5 is controlled.

  The delivery mechanism 21 corresponding to each of the paper feed trays 5 sequentially feeds sheets of the paper feed tray 5. First, an object to be fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path formed by the guides 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25, 26, etc. The fed materials fed from the tray 5 are fed in, and subsequently, the fed materials fed from the seventh and subsequent paper feed trays 5 are sequentially fed. The transport pass transports the fed material fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5, and subsequently, the fed material fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5 and the eighth stage paper fed A bundle of sheets fed from the tray 5 (two sheets fed) is conveyed, and subsequently, a sheet fed from the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 and a sheet fed at the eighth stage A bundle of sheets (three sheets) is conveyed from the sheet 5 fed from the tray 5 and the sheet fed from the seventh-stage sheet feeding tray 5. Finally, the paper sheets fed from the ninth to first paper feed trays 5 are conveyed as a bundle (nine paper stocks). Then, the conveyance belt 28, the control unit 41, and the like supply a bundle of sheet-fed items fed from the ninth to first-fed sheet feed trays 5 (all sheet feed trays 5) as a collated object. .

  In addition, a bundle (collated object) of sheet feeding materials fed from the ninth to first sheet feeding trays 5 (all the sheet feeding trays 5) is set as one set. For example, the sheet feeding from the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 of the second set is started at the sheet feeding timing from the fifth sheet feeding tray 5 of the first set. The sheet feeding timing of each stage of the second set is the same as the sheet feeding timing of each stage of the first set. Further, the sheet feeding from the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 of the third set is started at the sheet feeding timing from the fifth sheet feeding tray 5 of the second set. The sheet feeding timing of each stage of the third set is similar to the sheet feeding timing of each stage of the first set and the second set. The same applies to the fourth and subsequent sets.

  Further, when the skip sheet feeding mode is designated via the operation unit 45, the display unit 44 displays information on the detailed setting of the skip sheet feeding mode. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 44 displays a division number specification screen. For example, when the division number 3 is input as the setting range of the skip via the operation unit 45, the display unit 44 displays a screen indicating the division number 3 as shown in FIG. Further, when the division number 4 is input as the setting range of the skip via the operation unit 45, the display unit 44 displays a screen indicating the division number 4 as shown in FIG.

  The case of division number 3 will be described in more detail. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 44 displays a group setting screen in the case of the division number 3. For example, the control unit 41 sets a group to which two or more sheet feeding trays 5 belong. In the case of the division number 3, the control unit 41 sets a group to which the three sheet feeding trays 5 belong. For example, the control unit 41 sets the 7th to 9th consecutive three paper feed trays 5 as a first group, and the 4th to 6th consecutive three paper feed trays 5 as a second group, 1 to 3 Three successive sheet feed trays 5 in the stage are set to the third group. For example, from the operation unit 45, the user makes a first group of three continuous sheet feed trays 5 in the seventh to ninth stages, and a second group of three continuous sheet feed trays 5 in the fourth to sixth stages, The first to third successive three paper feed trays 5 are designated as the third group, and the control unit 41 sets each group according to the designation.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 41 controls the sheet feeding timing of the sheet feeding object from each sheet feeding tray 5 in one group to timing t1 (first timing), and sets two groups to different groups. The sheet feeding timing of the sheet feeding object from the sheet feeding tray 5 straddling is controlled to timing t2 (second timing) longer than timing t1.

  For example, the feeding mechanism 21 and the control unit 41 and the like start eight steps after the timing t1 has elapsed since the feeding of the sheet fed from the ninth stage sheet feeding tray 5 of the first group of the two different groups is started. The sheet feeding of the fourth sheet feeding tray 5 is started, and the feeding of the sheet feeding of the eighth level sheet feeding tray 5 is started, and the timing of the timing t1 elapses. Start feeding the fed material. In the first group, the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 is a leading sheet feeding tray, and the seventh sheet feeding tray 5 is a final sheet feeding tray.

  In addition, the feeding mechanism 21 and the control unit 41, etc. have started timing t2 since the start of feeding of the sheet of the final seventh sheet feeding tray 5 belonging to the first group of the two different groups. After that, the feeding of the sheet-fed material of the leading sixth-stage sheet feeding tray 5 belonging to the second group of the two different groups is started. In addition, the delivery mechanism 21 and the control unit 41, etc. start feeding the sheet-fed items of the sixth-stage sheet feeding tray 5 of the second group, and after the timing t1 has elapsed, the fifth-stage sheet feeding tray 5 is started. The sheet feeding of the fourth sheet feeding tray 5 is started after the timing t1 elapses after the sheet feeding of the sheet feeding start is started and the sheet feeding of the sheet feeding tray 5 of the fifth level is started. Start.

  The feeding mechanism 21 and the like corresponding to the respective sheet feeding trays 5 sequentially feed the sheets of the sheet feeding tray 5. First, an object to be fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path formed by the guides 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25, 26, etc. The fed material fed from the tray 5 is fed in, and then the fed material fed from the seventh stage paper feed tray 5 is fed. The transport pass transports the fed material fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5, and subsequently, the fed material fed from the ninth stage paper feed tray 5 and the eighth stage paper fed A bundle of sheets fed from the tray 5 (two sheets fed) is conveyed, and subsequently, a sheet fed from the ninth sheet feeding tray 5 and a sheet fed at the eighth stage A bundle of sheets (three sheets) is conveyed from the sheet 5 fed from the tray 5 and the sheet fed from the seventh-stage sheet feeding tray 5. That is, the sheets fed from the ninth to seventh sheet feed trays 5 are conveyed in a bundle (three sheets).

  Subsequently, the sheet fed from the sixth sheet feeding tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path, and then the sheet fed from the fifth sheet feeding tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path. Next, the sheet fed from the fourth sheet feeding tray 5 is fed. The conveyance path conveys the sheet fed from the sixth sheet feeding tray 5, and subsequently, the sheet fed from the sixth sheet feeding tray 5 and the fifth sheet feeding A bundle of sheets fed from the tray 5 (two sheets fed) is conveyed, and subsequently, a sheet fed from the sixth sheet feeding tray 5 and a fifth sheet fed The sheet-fed matter fed from the tray 5 and the sheet-fed matter fed from the fourth-step sheet-feeding tray 5 are conveyed as a bundle (three sheet-fed things). That is, the sheets fed from the sixth to fourth sheet feed trays 5 are conveyed as a bundle (three sheets).

  Subsequently, the sheet fed from the third-stage sheet feeding tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path, and then, the sheet fed from the second-stage sheet feeding tray 5 is fed into the conveyance path. Next, the sheet fed from the first-stage sheet feeding tray 5 is fed. The conveyance path conveys the fed material fed from the third stage paper feed tray 5, and subsequently, the fed material fed from the third stage paper feed tray 5 and the second stage paper fed A bundle of sheets fed from the tray 5 (two sheets fed) is conveyed, and subsequently, a sheet fed from the third level tray 5 and a second level The sheet-fed material fed from the tray 5 and the sheet-fed material fed from the first-stage sheet feeding tray 5 are conveyed in a bundle (three paper-fed items). In other words, the sheets fed from the third to first sheet feed trays 5 are conveyed as a bundle (three sheets).

  Finally, the transport belt 28, the control unit 41, etc. collate the bundle of the sheet fed from the ninth to first sheet feed trays 5 (all the sheet feed trays 5). Supply.

  In addition, a bundle (collated object) of sheet feeding materials fed from the ninth to first sheet feeding trays 5 (all the sheet feeding trays 5) is set as one set. For example, the sheet feeding from the seventh sheet feeding tray 5 of the second set is started at the sheet feeding timing from the third sheet feeding tray 5 of the first set. The sheet feeding timing of each stage of the second set is the same as the sheet feeding timing of each stage of the first set. Further, the sheet feeding from the seventh sheet feeding tray 5 of the third set is started at the sheet feeding timing from the third sheet feeding tray 5 of the second set. The sheet feeding timing of each stage of the third set is similar to the sheet feeding timing of each stage of the first set and the second set. The same applies to the fourth and subsequent sets.

  Here, an example of the relationship between the sheet feed timings in the fixed interval sheet feed mode and the skip sheet feed mode will be described. For example, the first to seventh sheet feeding timings of the first sheet in the skip sheet feeding mode correspond to the ninth to seventh sheet feeding timings of the first set in the constant-interval sheet feeding mode, and the skipping is skipped. The sheet feeding timing for the second to ninth sheet feeding modes corresponds to the feeding timing for the fourth to ninth sheet feeding stages for the fixed interval sheet feeding mode, and the skip sheet feeding mode The sheet feeding timings of the ninth stage to the seventh stage of the third set correspond to the sheet feeding timings of the ninth stage to the seventh stage of the seventh set in the constant interval sheet feeding mode.

  In addition, the first to sixth sheet feed timings of the first sheet set in the skip sheet feed mode correspond to the sheet feed timings of the second to sixth sheet stages of the second set in the fixed interval sheet feed mode. The second sheet feeding timing of the second sheet feeding mode corresponds to the sheet feeding timing of the sixth page to the fourth sheet stage of the fifth interval feeding mode, and the skip sheet feeding mode The sheet feeding timings of the third to sixth stages of the third set correspond to the sheet feeding timings of the sixth to fourth stages of the eighth set in the constant-interval sheet feeding mode.

  In addition, the sheet feeding timing for the third stage to the first stage of the first set in the skip sheet feeding mode corresponds to the sheet feeding timing for the third stage to the first stage of the third set in the constant interval sheet feeding mode. The second sheet feeding timing of the second sheet feeding mode corresponds to the sheet feeding timing of the third page to the first sheet feeding stage of the sixth interval of the fixed interval sheet feeding mode, and the skip sheet feeding mode The third stage to the first stage sheet feeding timing of the third set corresponds to the third stage to the first stage sheet feeding timing of the ninth set in the constant-interval sheet feeding mode.

  As described above, the control unit 41 can realize both the constant-interval sheet feeding mode and the skip sheet feeding mode by having a constant sheet feeding timing as a reference. For example, the number of collated copies is 1 after the ninth to seventh sheet feeding of the first set in the skip sheet feeding mode, the sixth to fourth sheet feeding, and the third to first sheet feeding. Count.

  Note that each operation and each process described above can be executed by some software. Therefore, each operation only needs to be installed and executed in the collating machine 100 (storage unit 42) through a computer readable storage medium storing a number of programs for executing each operation and each processing procedure. And each process can be easily realized. For example, the collating machine 100 can download the program via the network, store the downloaded program, and complete the installation of the program. Alternatively, the collation machine 100 can read the program from the information storage medium, store the read program, and complete the installation of the program.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the thickness of the bundle of sheets to be formed on the conveyance path formed by the guide 24, the vertical conveyance rollers 25, 26 and the like by the skip sheet feeding mode. This can reduce clogging on the transport path. In addition, it is also possible to create a thick double bundle that exceeds the transport path tolerance.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be variously modified in the implementation stage without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, the embodiments may be implemented in combination as appropriate, in which case the combined effect is obtained. Furthermore, various inventions are included in the above-described embodiment, and various inventions can be extracted by a combination selected from a plurality of disclosed configuration requirements. For example, even if some configuration requirements are deleted from all the configuration requirements shown in the embodiment, the problem can be solved, and if an effect is obtained, a configuration from which this configuration requirement is removed can be extracted as the invention.
Hereinafter, the invention described in the claims at the beginning of the application will be appended.
[C1]
A sheet feeding unit that feeds a part of the sheet fed from each sheet tray at a predetermined timing;
A conveying unit that conveys a plurality of sheet feeding materials supplied by the sheet feeding unit;
A supply unit for supplying a collated material composed of a plurality of fed materials transported by the transport unit;
Equipped with
The sheet feeding unit controls, at a first timing, the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray in one group to which two or more sheet feeding trays belong, and from the sheet feeding trays spanning two different groups A collating machine that executes a skip sheet feeding mode for controlling the sheet feeding timing of the sheet feeding material to a second timing that is longer than the first timing.
[C2]
The sheet feeding unit feeds sheets from the final sheet feeding tray belonging to the first group of the two different groups in the skip sheet feeding mode, and then feeds the sheet among the two different groups. The collating apparatus according to [C1], wherein the sheet feeding timing is controlled to the second timing until the sheet feeding object is fed from the leading sheet feeding tray belonging to the second group of [4].
[C3]
The conveying unit is a collator according to [C1] or [C2] which conveys a plurality of sheet-fed items fed in units of groups.
[C4]
The sheet feeding section feeds a collated material composed of a plurality of sheet feeding materials fed from sheet feeding trays belonging to all the groups [C1] to [C3].
[C5]
The sheet feeding unit executes a mode selected from the skip sheet feeding mode and the constant interval sheet feeding mode in which the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray is controlled to the first timing. C1] to [C4] any one collating machine.
[C6]
A part of each of the sheet feeding trays is fed at a predetermined timing, a plurality of supplied sheets are transported, and a collated material including a plurality of transported sheets is conveyed A sheet feeding timing control method applied to the
The sheet feeding timing of a sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray in one group to which two or more sheet feeding trays belong is controlled to a first timing, and the sheet fed from a sheet feeding tray across two different groups is fed A sheet feeding timing control method for controlling a sheet timing to a second timing which is longer than the first timing.
[C7]
A part of each of the sheet feeding trays is fed at a predetermined timing, a plurality of supplied sheets are transported, and a collated material including a plurality of transported sheets is conveyed Sheet feed timing control program applied to the
The sheet feeding timing of a sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray in one group to which two or more sheet feeding trays belong is controlled to a first timing, and the sheet fed from a sheet feeding tray across two different groups is fed A paper feed timing control program which causes a computer to execute a procedure of controlling paper timing to a second timing which is longer than the first timing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Collating machine 1, 2 ... Support body, 3 ... Top plate, 4 ... Bottom plate, 5, 6, 7 ... Paper feed tray, 8 ... Hopper, 9 ... Upper panel, 10 ... Lower panel, 11 ... Main panel , 12: touch panel, 21, 22, 23, delivery mechanism, 24: guide, 25, 26: longitudinal conveyance roller, 27: sheet folding unit 27, 28: conveyance belt, 41: control unit, 42: storage unit, 43: Communication unit, 44: Display unit, 45: Operation unit

Claims (5)

An operation unit that receives the setting of one of the skip sheet feeding mode and the constant-interval sheet feeding mode and receives the setting of the division when the setting of the skip sheet feeding mode is received;
A control unit configured to set a plurality of groups according to the setting of the division when the setting of the division is received;
A sheet feeding unit that feeds a part of the sheet fed from each sheet tray at a predetermined timing;
A conveying unit that conveys a plurality of sheet feeding materials supplied by the sheet feeding unit;
A supply unit for supplying a collated material composed of a plurality of fed materials transported by the transport unit;
Equipped with
The sheet feeding unit executes a mode set among the skip sheet feeding mode and the fixed interval sheet feeding mode,
The sheet feeding unit controls the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray in one group to which the two or more continuous sheet feeding trays belong to the first timing by execution of the skip sheet feeding mode. After feeding the fed material from the last paper feed tray belonging to the first group of two different groups, from the first paper feed tray belonging to the second group of the two different groups The sheet feeding timing until the sheet is fed is controlled to a second timing which is longer than the first timing ,
The sheet feeding unit controls the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray to the first timing by execution of the fixed interval sheet feeding mode,
The sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the first set of the skip sheet feeding mode and the sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the second set of the skip sheet feeding mode The sheet feeding timing of the sheet feed tray corresponding to the first group of the first set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode and the first of the sets after the second set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode A collating machine that controls the sheet feeding timing to correspond to each sheet feeding timing of the sheet feeding tray corresponding to the group of . The collating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transport unit transports a plurality of fed materials fed in units of groups. The collating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the sheet feeding unit supplies a collated material composed of a plurality of sheet feeding materials fed from a sheet feeding tray belonging to any one of all the groups. A part of each of the sheet feeding trays is fed at a predetermined timing, a plurality of supplied sheets are transported, and a collated material including a plurality of transported sheets is conveyed A sheet feeding timing control method applied to the
Accepts the setting of one of the skip paper feed mode and the fixed interval paper feed mode,
When the setting of the skip sheet feeding mode is accepted, the setting of division is accepted,
When the setting of the division is accepted, a plurality of groups are set according to the setting of the division;
The mode set among the skip sheet feeding mode and the fixed interval sheet feeding mode is executed,
By executing the skip feed mode, the paper feed timing of the sheet feed material from each of the paper feed trays in one group in which two or more paper feeding trays that successive belongs controls the first timing, the two different groups After feeding the fed material from the last paper feed tray belonging to the first group, feed the fed material from the leading paper feed tray belonging to the second group of the two different groups Control the sheet feeding timing to the second timing longer than the first timing ,
By executing the fixed interval sheet feeding mode, the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray is controlled to the first timing,
The sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the first set of the skip sheet feeding mode and the sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the second set of the skip sheet feeding mode The sheet feeding timing of the sheet feed tray corresponding to the first group of the first set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode and the first of the sets after the second set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode A sheet feeding timing control method for controlling a sheet feeding timing to correspond to each sheet feeding timing of a sheet feeding tray corresponding to a group of A part of each of the sheet feeding trays is fed at a predetermined timing, a plurality of supplied sheets are transported, and a collated material including a plurality of transported sheets is conveyed Sheet feed timing control program applied to the
Accepts the setting of one of the skip paper feed mode and the fixed interval paper feed mode,
When the setting of the skip sheet feeding mode is accepted, the setting of division is accepted,
When the setting of the division is accepted, a plurality of groups are set according to the setting of the division;
The mode set among the skip sheet feeding mode and the fixed interval sheet feeding mode is executed,
By executing the skip feed mode, the paper feed timing of the sheet feed material from each of the paper feed trays in one group in which two or more paper feeding trays that successive belongs controls the first timing, the two different groups After feeding the fed material from the last paper feed tray belonging to the first group, feed the fed material from the leading paper feed tray belonging to the second group of the two different groups Control the sheet feeding timing to the second timing longer than the first timing ,
By executing the fixed interval sheet feeding mode, the sheet feeding timing of the sheet fed from each sheet feeding tray is controlled to the first timing,
The sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the first set of the skip sheet feeding mode and the sheet feeding timings of the sheet feeding trays of the first group of the second set of the skip sheet feeding mode The sheet feeding timing of the sheet feed tray corresponding to the first group of the first set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode and the first of the sets after the second set of the constant interval sheet feeding mode A paper feed timing control program that causes a computer to execute a procedure for controlling the paper feed timing so as to correspond to each paper feed timing of a paper feed tray corresponding to the group of .