JPS5813459B2 - Insatibutsunado no jidoushiwakesouchi - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for sorting a large number of printed matter into required quantities by destination and automatically attaching a top sheet indicating the destination.

Generally, when shipping newspapers, etc., it is necessary to sort them according to the required number of copies by shipping destination, but the required number of copies differs for each shipping destination, and the required number of copies changes daily, making the sorting work extremely troublesome. ing.

For this reason, in the past, the number of copies required for each shipping destination was divided into two types: large bundles, in which a fixed number of copies were created using a counter stacker, and small bundles, in which fewer copies than this number were bundled. The method is to sort the items into bundles and attach a sheet of paper indicating the shipping destination to each bundle.

However, even in this case, the number of small bundles to be created differs for each bundle, so the worker attaches a top sheet to indicate the shipping address to each bundle, but the time varies. The work of matching the sheets created and sent to each bundle with the sheets attached to each is troublesome, and the work efficiency is low, resulting in the drawback that a large number of people and a large space are required for their work.

In view of these defects, a mechanism has also been proposed in which a corresponding top sheet is dropped and attached to the top of a stack of printed matter after sorting.

However, with this type of mechanism, the top paper is dropped onto a stack of printed matter that has different heights due to the different number of copies required for each shipping destination, so the top paper flows sideways and becomes part of the stack. Therefore, in order to prevent such uneven attachment, special work and equipment are required to stop the movement of the bundle, detect the height, and shorten the falling distance as much as possible. In addition, there have been drawbacks such as the inability to read the destination display on the top sheet during the work of sorting the bundles to which the top sheet is attached by destination.

The present invention eliminates the deficiencies of the prior art and automatically sorts a large number of items, such as printed matter, into the required number of copies, and automatically attaches a top sheet indicating the shipping address, improving work efficiency and saving labor. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic sorting device for printed matter, etc. that is highly effective in promoting the sorting of printed matter.

The embodiments shown in the drawings will be explained below.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a carrier mechanism that carries folded printed matter a printed by a rotary press (not shown). A counting mechanism 2 that detects copies and counts the number of copies of printed matter; a sorting mechanism 3 that separates the printed matter that has been counted by the required number of copies from subsequent printed matter; and a rear part of the group of printed matter that is separated from the subsequent printed matter and is sent in the required number of copies. A detection mechanism 4 for detecting the passing of the edge is disposed along the moving direction of the printed matter a, and furthermore, at the tip of the carrier mechanism 1, there are printed matter counted and sorted by the required number of copies by the respective mechanisms 2 and 3. A feeding mechanism 6 is provided in series to guide the group to the accumulating mechanism 5.

The counting mechanism 2 has its stylus 2' facing into the passage area of the printed matter a, thereby counting the number of copies of the printed matter a that has passed, and the sorting mechanism 3 has a stopper 3' whose intermediate portion is pivoted. It is equipped to be able to move up and down toward the passage area of printed matter a, and when the required number of printed matter a is counted by the counting mechanism 2,
In response to the signal emitted by this, immediately after the last of the counted required number of prints a has passed, the stopper 3' is brought into the passage area of the prints a to stop the subsequent prints a from moving forward. The stopper 3' is arranged to retreat from the passage area of the printed matter a again when the printed matter a is separated from the printed matter a and the processing for the required number of preceding printed matter groups is completed.

The detection mechanism 4 is also placed in the passage area for the required number of prints, and is adapted to emit a signal when it detects that the last of the separated prints has passed.

Note that the configurations of the mechanisms 2, 3, and 4 described above are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and may be replaced with various conventionally known mechanical, electrical, or optical mechanisms as necessary.

In the figure, 7 is a paper feeding mechanism that displays the destination of the printed matter and supplies the top paper P. On the extension of this paper feeding mechanism 7, a carrier is combined and a top paper reading mechanism 11 and a standby mechanism 12 are installed. Mechanisms 13 are connected in series, and the distal end of the mounting mechanism 13 faces near the connecting portion between the carrier mechanism 1 and the feeding mechanism 6 for the group of printed matter.

The paper feed mechanism 7 has a large number of upper sheets P displaying the destination of the printed matter.
are stacked and set in the order of shipment, and the upper sheets P are sent out toward the upper sheet reading mechanism 11 one after another.

The reading mechanism 11 includes a reading section 11', which reads the destination of the printed material displayed on the upper sheet P, and emits a signal corresponding to each destination.

In order to attach the upper sheet P to a designated printed material, the standby mechanism 12 waits for the upper sheet P to match the timing with the printed material, and also spaces the upper sheet P appropriately so that it does not overlap with other upper sheets P. There is.

The loading mechanism 13 is configured to attach the top sheet P to the rearmost printed matter in a designated group of printed matter at a time when it passes under the mechanism 13.

Note that other upper sheets P preceding the standby mechanism 12 and loading mechanism 13
If there is no upper paper P that has been read by the reading mechanism 11, it is directly sent to the loading mechanism 13 and is kept on standby there.

The configurations of the mechanisms 7, 11, 12, and 13 are not limited to those shown in the drawings, but may be modified in design as necessary.

The above-mentioned mechanisms for printing printed matter a and upper paper P are all under the control of computer E (Fig. 2), and this computer E also stores the required number of copies for each destination of printed matter. It is designed to let you do so.

The accumulating mechanism 5 is provided in the machine frame 14 and is composed of a cylinder 15 and a saucer 16 attached to its operating rod.

Further, at the bottom of the machine frame 14, there is a reversing and stacking mechanism 20 consisting of a motor 17, a table 18, and a guide plate 19 set upright on the table 18, and a cylinder 21 and a pressing plate 22 attached to the operating rod of this cylinder 21. A pusher mechanism 23 is provided.

24 is a conveyor.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, the required number of copies for each shipping destination of printed matter a is stored in the computer E, and a top sheet P indicating the shipping destination is created for each shipping destination of printed matter a, and these are stacked and set in the paper feeding mechanism 7 in the order of shipping. I'll keep it.

Now, when the paper feeding mechanism 7 and the carrier mechanism 1 are operated to send out the top paper P and printed matter a, respectively, the top paper P is sent to the reading mechanism 11, and the reading section 11' reads the code for each destination. After being read, if there is no preceding upper sheet P, the upper sheet P is sent directly to the loading mechanism 13 through the standby mechanism 12 and stopped, and if there is a preceding upper sheet P, the reading mechanism 11 is stopped at the waiting mechanism 12.

When the reading section 11' reads the destination-specific code, it issues a predetermined signal, which is sent to the computer E, which reads out the number of copies required at the destination, which is sent to the counting mechanism 2 as a counting command.

On the other hand, the printed matter a fed on the carrier mechanism 1 is sequentially counted while passing under the counting mechanism 2.

The counting mechanism 2 counts the required number of printed materials, for example, an integer number of times every fixed number M smaller than the required number, and in the final count, counts the remaining number N, which is even smaller than the fixed number, and so on several times. It is controlled by an electronic computer E to separate and count.

Therefore, if the required number of copies is larger than the predetermined number M, the printed matter is first counted by a fixed number M, and when the counting is finished, the counting mechanism 2 issues a signal, and the sorting mechanism 3 receives this signal, and the counted printed matter group falls into the category. When passing under the mechanism 3, the stopper 3' is lowered to stop and separate the following printed matter, and only the counted group of printed matter is transferred to the carrier mechanism 1 and the feeding mechanism 6.
The printed matter is then sent to the stacking mechanism 5, and the stacking mechanism 5 further stacks the group of printed matter and transfers it to the reversing stacking mechanism 20.

During this time, the detection mechanism 4 and mounting mechanism 13 do not operate.

The stopper 3' of the sorting mechanism 3 rises again, and when the next printed matter that has already been counted passes, the stopper 3' descends again, and the sorted printed matter group moves 180° as in the previous case.
They are sequentially stacked on the rotating inverting and stacking mechanism 20.

When the final counting to reach the required number of copies is completed, a signal emitted from the counting mechanism 2 is sent to the sorting mechanism 3 and the electronic computer E.

The signal sent to the computer E is sent to the loading mechanism as a signal for the final batch, and is prepared for loading the top paper P onto the final batch.

On the other hand, the signal sent to the sorting mechanism 3 is a sorting signal, and when the final printed matter group of a predetermined number of copies counted in the same way as in the case described above passes under the mechanism 3, the stopper 3' is actuated to separate the subsequent printed matter a. Stop, separate and separate from these.

The group of printed matter that has been sorted advances as it is, and when the detection mechanism 4 detects the passage of its trailing edge, the mechanism 4 issues a signal and sends it to the mounting mechanism 13.

When the loading mechanism 13 receives the signal, the upper sheet P is sent out, and the upper sheet P is attached after the last one of the group of printed matter as the final batch that passes under the loading mechanism 13 and flows toward the feeding mechanism 6. , are led to the stacking mechanism 5 through the feeding mechanism 6 together with the group of printed matter.

The printed matter stacked on the stacking mechanism 5 and the upper paper P stacked on top thereof are stacked from the stacking mechanism 5 to the top on the reversing stacking mechanism 20.

When the stacking is completed, the pusher mechanism 23 is activated, and its press plate 22 pushes out the printed matter and the upper paper P on the reversing and stacking mechanism 20 as they are, and sends them out onto the conveyor 24.

The above-described operations are repeated in sequence, and the necessary number of printed materials for each shipping destination are automatically sorted by attaching a top sheet indicating each shipping destination.

Since the present invention is as described above, the necessary number of copies of the upper sheet indicating the destination of the printed matter, etc. is counted, and the group of printed matter is placed behind the group of printed matter that is separated and sent on the carrier mechanism by the accumulating mechanism. The group of printed matter and the top paper are then smoothly fed into the stacking mechanism through the feeding mechanism and stacked, with the top sheet attached to the top, and the group of printed matter Counting, sorting, and attaching the top sheet are automatically performed, eliminating the need for workers to match the contents of the stack of printed matter with the contents of the top sheet and attaching the top sheet. It has an excellent effect on improving efficiency and saving labor, and since the attachment of the top paper is done without shifting to the rear of the counted and sorted printed matter group and causing irregularities, it does not fall like in the past. This eliminates the need for special work and equipment to stop the movement of the bundle of printed matter and detect the height in order to prevent misaligned attachments due to misalignment, and the shipping destination display on the top sheet can be reliably read, making it easier to send subsequent shipments. This system has other excellent effects such as being able to efficiently allocate data to different destinations, and enabling online processing using a computer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a developed block diagram of FIG. 1...Carrier mechanism, 2...Counting mechanism, 2'...Stylus,
3... Sorting mechanism, 3'... Stopper, 4... Detection mechanism,
5... Accumulating mechanism, 6... Feeding mechanism, 7... Paper feeding mechanism, 11... Reading mechanism, 11'... Reading section, 12... Standby mechanism, 13... Loading mechanism, 14... Machine frame, 15...Cylinder, 16...Saucer, 17...Motor, 18...Table, 19...Guide plate, 20...Reversing and accumulating mechanism, 21
... Cylinder, 22 ... Pressing plate, 23 ... Pressure mechanism, 24 ... Conveyor, a5 ... Printed matter, P ... Upper paper,
B...Printing machine.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A carrier mechanism that continuously conveys the printed matter taken out from the printing machine, a counting mechanism provided on the carrier mechanism that sequentially counts the conveyed printed matter, and a counting mechanism provided on the carrier mechanism in which the counting mechanism is provided in a predetermined manner. When counting of numerical values is completed, a sorting mechanism separates the counted predetermined number of printed matter from subsequent printed matter, and a sorting mechanism is provided at a predetermined interval on the tip side of the carrier mechanism to stack the sorted printed matter group. In an automatic sorting device for printed matter, etc., which is equipped with a stacking mechanism, a feeding mechanism for feeding the sorted printed matter into the stacking mechanism is provided between the carrier mechanism and the stacking mechanism, and the tip is positioned above the feeding mechanism, with the tip facing downward. It is tilted to face near the connecting part between the carrier mechanism and the feeding mechanism, displays the destination of the printed matter, and places the paper at the rear of the group of printed matter that is sorted and fed on the carrier mechanism. An automatic sorting device for printed matter, etc., characterized in that it is equipped with a mechanism for attaching documents.