JPH0912212A - Continuous form processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a continuous form processing device capable of folding a continuous multi-part form in a continuous state as desired, or cutting into a predetermined unit of form. [Structure] A plurality of printed sheets are stacked and collated in a collating unit 12 to form a continuous multi-part form. The continuous multi-part form obtained by the collating unit 12 is sent to the switching unit 14 via the buffer 13, and is sent from the switching unit 14 to either the folding unit 15 or the cutting unit 16. In the folding unit 15, the continuous multi-part form is folded into predetermined units, while in the cutting unit 16, the continuous multi-part form is cut into predetermined units.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous form processing apparatus for processing continuous forms such as continuous multi-part forms, and more particularly to a continuous form that can be folded or cut as desired. The present invention relates to a form processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a continuous form processing apparatus has been used to process a continuous form such as a continuous multi-part form. This continuous form processing apparatus has a collating unit for stacking a plurality of printed sheets and collating them to create a continuous multi-part form.

Here, the multi-part form is made up of a plurality of parts which are overlapped with each other and whose peripheral edges are glued. Is a form in which is transcribed.

In the conventional continuous form processing apparatus, a cutting unit for cutting a continuous multi-part form into a single multi-part form is provided downstream of the collating unit.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional continuous form processing apparatus, a cutting unit for cutting a continuous multi-part form is provided on the downstream side of the collating unit, and the continuous cutting is performed by this cutting unit. The multi-part form that is used is cut into a single multi-part form.

However, if a single multi-part form is cut in this way, thereafter, the work of enclosing the multi-part form in an envelope or the like cannot be continuously performed online. On the other hand, there is a case where it is desired to cut a continuous multi-part form into individual multi-part forms as in the conventional case.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and cuts a continuous multi-parts form into individual multi-parts forms or folds the parts as it is, as in the conventional case. An object is to provide a continuous form processing device that can be folded.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a collating portion for stacking a plurality of printed sheets and collating them to form a continuous multi-part form, and a collating portion provided on the downstream side of the collating portion, A folding part that folds a multi-part form into predetermined forms
A cutting unit, which is provided on the downstream side of the collating unit and cuts a continuous multi-part form into predetermined unit units, is provided between the collating unit, the folding unit, and the cutting unit. A continuous form processing apparatus, comprising: a switching unit that sends out a continuous multi-part form sent from a joining unit to either the folding unit or the cutting unit.

[0009]

[Function] Each continuous parts form created in the collation section
It is sent to either the folding section or the cutting section via the switching section. The continuous multi-part form sent to the folding section
The continuous multi-part form that is folded into predetermined units of form and sent to the cutting unit is cut into units of predetermined units.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a continuous form processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the continuous form processing apparatus 10 includes a plurality of printed sheets 20a, 20b, 20.
Paper feeding units 11a and 11 for supplying c, 20d, and 20e, respectively
b, 11c, 11d, and 11e. Further, the downstream side of the paper feeding units 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e is
Plural sheets 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e are superposed and collated, and each sheet 20a, 20b, 20
A collating unit 12 is provided for adhering the peripheral edges of c, 20d, and 20e to produce a continuous multi-part form 21.
Here, the continuous multi-part form 21 is a form 2 that is composed of a plurality of parts that are glued at the periphery and are overlapped with each other.
Say 1.

Further, a buffer 13 for storing a continuous multi-parts form 21 is arranged on the downstream side of the collating unit 12, and a continuous multi-parts form is arranged on the downstream side of the buffer 13 by a folding unit 15 or A switching unit 14 is provided to send to one of the cutting units 16.

The folding portion 15 is a continuous multi-part form 2.
1 is folded into a single multi-part form 21, and the cutting unit 16 cuts continuous multi-part forms 21 into individual multi-part forms 21.

The buffer 13, the switching unit 14 and the folding unit 15 are arranged in a straight line when seen from a plane, and the cutting unit 1
6 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the buffer 13, the switching unit 14, and the folding unit 15. Further, the switching unit 14a switches the continuous multi-part form sent from the buffer 13 by 90 ° and sends it to the cutting unit 14a.
have.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First, printed multiple sheets 20
a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are supplied from the corresponding paper feed units 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and 11e, and the sheets 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are supplied.
A multi-part form 21 is produced in which the sheets are superposed on each other at the gathering section 12 and the peripheral edges thereof are pasted together.

The next consecutive multi-parts form 21 is stored in the buffer 13, and the storage amount of the multi-parts form 21 is increased or decreased in the buffer 13 according to the working state on the downstream side.

The multi-part form 21 to be connected next is sent from the buffer 13 through the switching unit 14 to the folding unit 15 or the cutting unit 16. The continuous multi-part form 21 sent to the folding section 15 is folded for each single multi-part form 21, while the continuous multi-part form 21 sent to the cutting section 16 is a single multi-part form. Each form 21 is cut.

The multi-part form 21 folded for each single form in the folding unit 15 is then enclosed online in an envelope or the like in an enclosing unit (not shown).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the multi-part form 21 that is continuous in the cutting unit 16 is cut into individual multi-part forms as desired, or the folding unit 15 continuously forms a single piece. Can be folded for each multi-part form.

In the above embodiment, the folding portion 15
In the above, an example is shown in which each single (one sheet) multi-parts form is folded, and the cutting unit 16 cuts each single (one) multi-parts form, but the present invention is not limited to this. The multi-part form may be folded, and the multi-part form may be cut every 2-3 sheets.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, a continuous multi-part form is sent to the folding part or the cutting part by the switching part, and is folded into predetermined forms or cut into predetermined forms. be able to. Further, for the continuous multi-part form folded at the folding portion, the enclosing work can be performed online thereafter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the form processing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Form Processing Device 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e Supply Part 12 Collating Part 13 Buffer 14 Switching Part 15 Folding Part 16 Cutting Part 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e Sheet 21 Continuous Multi-part Form

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A collating unit for stacking a plurality of printed sheets and collating them to create a continuous multi-parts form, and a continuous multi-parts form provided on the downstream side of the collating unit for a predetermined unit. A folding part that folds each form, a cutting part that is provided on the downstream side of the collating part, and cuts a continuous multi-part form into predetermined unit forms, the collating part, the folding part, and the cutting part. A continuous form processing apparatus, comprising: a switching unit which is provided between the collating unit and the multi-part form and which sends the continuous multi-part form to either the folding unit or the cutting unit.