JPH10291380A - How to collate sheet-fed paper - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To unite sheet-fed printing papers having different sizes. SOLUTION: A required number of sheet printing papers are taken out from each pile of sheet printing papers A, B, C, D... The sheet-fed printing paper is superimposed while piercing the needle 15 at the center.
Then, the needle is stitched on the stacker 2 of the sheet-fed paper.
Move to 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of collating sheet-fed printing paper in sheet-fed saddle stitching.

[0002]

Conventionally, printed materials such as catalogs have been produced in large quantities with the same contents. However, with the recent diversification of needs, personalized printed materials have been developed, Due to the practical use of printing, printed materials in which pages with different contents are inserted for each individual have come to be required.

In the case of producing personal prints, it is conceivable to combine outputs from a plurality of types of printing presses in view of cost and the like. However, since sheet-fed printing papers output from different types of printing presses have different sizes, they are different from each other. However, even if the sheet-fed paper is discharged and stacked so that one corner of the sheet-fed paper is aligned with the corner of the jogger or the like in the collating machine as in the related art, the center of the sheet-fed paper is displaced, which makes wire binding difficult. Become. Further, even when the sheet-fed printing papers are overlapped so that their binding positions coincide with each other, the sheet-fed printing papers are displaced when the superimposed body is transported to the binding device, and it is difficult to perform a normal binding operation. become.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide means capable of solving such a problem.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a method for removing sheets A, B, C, and D from respective piles of sheets A, B, C, and D. The required number of sheets are taken out, and the sheets A, B, C, and D are superimposed while matching the center 6 between the right and left and the center 5 between the top and bottom based on the pictures a1 to a16 while piercing the center 15 between the right and left with the needle 15. 3. A sheet-fed sheet collating method in which the needle 15 is moved to the binding position together with the superimposed body of the sheet-fed papers A, B, C, and D. A required number of sheets A, B, C, and D are taken out from each pile of A, B, C, and D, and a pattern a
The center 6 between the left and right and the center 5 between the top and bottom on the basis of 1 to a16 are superimposed so that they coincide with each other.
A needle 15 is pierced into the superimposed body of C and D at the center 6 between the right and left, and then the needle 15 is moved to the binding position together with the superimposed body of the sheet papers A, B, C and D. The adoption method is adopted.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 A printed matter 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a booklet such as a catalog or a pamphlet manufactured by using the collating method according to the present invention, and includes a plurality of sheet-fed printing. The paper is temporarily fixed at the center between the left and right while being aligned with respect to those patterns, and is bound with a binding tool 2 such as a wire from above the temporarily fixed portion, folded at the folding position, and finished and trimmed. It is made.

As shown in FIG. 2, the printed matter 1 is a booklet having pages p1 to p16, p1 is a front cover, p16 is a back cover, and p2 to p15 are contents pages. The number of pages can be freely increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the sheet-fed paper. Each page of p1 to p16 has various characters,
Pictures such as figures and photographs are printed. All or some of these pages contain personal information, and sheet-fed printing sheets having personalized pages are output individually by, for example, electrophotographic printing. Sheets of general information without personal information are printed by a normal printing method such as offset printing.

The printed matter 1 can be manufactured by a collating method through a procedure as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet printing papers A, B, C and D constituting the printed matter 1 are printed, respectively. The sheet A has the patterns a2 and a15 on its front and a16 and a1 on its back,
On sheet-fed paper B, patterns a4 and a13 on the front and pattern a on the back
14 and a3, and the sheet affixed paper C has patterns a6 and a1
1. Patterns a12 and a5 are printed on the back, and patterns a8 and a9 are printed on the front side of the sheet printing paper D, and patterns a10 and a7 are printed on the back. Sheet-fed printing paper for personal information is printed on an individual basis by, for example, an electrophotographic printing machine. For example, when personalizing the sheet printing paper A, the sheet printing paper A is printed one by one for each individual, and the other sheet printing papers B, C, and D that do not need to be personalized are offset-printed. Print on a machine. The sheets A, B, C,
The sheets A, B, C, and D are piled up in a pile so that D is not mixed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the sheets A, B, C, and D are taken out one by one from the piles of the sheets A, B, C, and D while referring to the patterns a1 to a16. Tentatively bind in the center while aligning.

As shown in FIG. 4, an X-axis extending in the vertical direction of the sheet-fed paper A, B, C, and D and a Y-axis in the left-right direction perpendicular to the X-axis are set on the plane for performing the alignment. And X
By moving along the axis, the sheets A, B, C,
A first regulating plate 3 that regulates the vertical position of D and a second regulating plate 4 that moves along the Y axis and regulates the left and right positions of the sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D are provided. I have.

First, one sheet of sheet printing paper A is taken out from the pile of sheet printing paper A and put on the above-mentioned plane, and the first regulating plate 3
Is moved on the X axis, and the patterns a2 and a15 of the sheet-fed printing paper A are moved.
The center 5 between the top and bottom based on is matched with the Y axis. Subsequently, the second regulating plate 4 is moved on the Y axis so that the center 6 between the left and right sides of the sheet A on the basis of the patterns a2 and a15 coincides with the X axis. As a result, the patterns a2 and a
Positioning based on 15 is completed (FIG. 4 (I)).
Hereinafter, the sheet-fed printing papers B, C, and D are similarly aligned based on the pattern, and all the sheet-fed printing papers A, B, and
C and D are stacked (FIGS. 4 (II), (III), (I)
V)). When stacking, each sheet of paper A,
The left and right centers 6 based on the patterns B, C, and D are temporarily fixed. The temporary fixing is performed by piercing the sheets A, B, C, and D with needles (described later) implanted on the X axis of the plane.

The patterns on the front and back of each sheet of paper A, B, C, D are printed such that the center 5 between the top and bottom and the center 6 between the right and left coincide with each other.

Then, the temporary fixing portion is bound with a binding tool 2 (see FIG. 1) such as a wire from above the temporary fixing portion, and is folded on the bound portion as shown in FIG. 5, that is, at the center 6 between the left and right on the basis of the picture. Then, the top and bottom and the fore edge are trimmed and finished to a booklet such as a catalog as shown in FIG. As shown by broken lines in FIG. 3, the cutting margin differs among the sheet-fed sheets A, B, C, and D due to differences in sheet-fed sheet size, picture position, and the like. The bending at the center 6 between the left and right may be performed after cutting.

Next, a collating apparatus for performing the above collating method will be described with reference to FIGS.

The main part of this collating apparatus is constructed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, and the sheets A, B, C, D necessary for composing the booklet are taken from the pile. Printing paper A,
A sheet feeding device 7 for sequentially feeding B, C, and D one by one, and sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D sent from the sheet feeding device 7 are sequentially received one by one in a tray 8, and each sheet printing is performed. Paper A, B,
Sheet receiving means 9 for adjusting the position of the tray 8 with reference to each of the pictures a1 to a16 of C and D; and the tray 8 each time the tray 8 completes the position adjustment for one sheet of paper. And a needle 15 for receiving the sheet printed on the tray 8 and temporarily fixing the center 6 between the left and right sides thereof.
Moving means 19 for moving the staples 15 to the binding position together with the superimposed body of the sheet-fed paper; and moving the plurality of sheet-fed papers A, B, C, D temporarily fixed by the staples 15 between left and right. And a binding means 11 for binding at the center 6.

The paper feeder 7 is composed of, for example, a collator or a multi-shelf paper feeder. The collator stacks the sheet-fed sheets A, B, C, and D on the respective paper trays, and selects sheet-fed sheets necessary for forming a booklet from the data based on data input to the computer. This device picks up one by one by vacuum suction soccer and transfers it to a belt conveyor. In the multi-shelf paper feeder, the paper trays are arranged in multiple stages in a shelf shape, and sheet-fed printing papers A, B, C, and D are placed on respective shelves, and sheets necessary for forming a booklet are stored. This is a device in which leaf printing paper is taken out from each shelf by soccer or the like based on data input to a computer and delivered to a belt conveyor.

The sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D are placed on each paper table or each shelf of the collator or the multi-shelf paper feeder, and are sequentially sent out from a discharge portion 7a thereof. As shown, it is delivered to the next sheet-fed paper receiving means 9.

As shown in FIG. 6, the above-mentioned X axis and Y axis are set in the sheet-fed paper receiving means 9, and the tray 8 is divided into two parts on a line parallel to the Y axis. Each is fed by an X-direction feed screw (not shown). The two X-direction feed screws are driven by a servo motor or a stepping motor (not shown),
The motor is fed from the paper feeder 7 to the sheet printing paper A, B,
Each time C or D is sent, it is controlled by a computer on the basis of information such as the size of the sheet printing paper and the position of the picture. The tray 8 is formed with a number of slits 17 so that the needle 15 for piercing the sheet printing paper on the tray 8 can pass therethrough. The sheet printing paper receiving means 9 has a jogger 13, and the sheet printing paper A
, The sheet-fed printing paper A can be reliably abutted in the flow direction (Y direction).

A plurality of the needles 15 to be temporarily fixed are arranged along the X direction. The needle 15 can be moved up and down in a direction perpendicular to the XY plane by an air cylinder 18 disposed below the tray 8. Above the staple 15, a pressing member 16 for pressing the sheet A on the tray 8 against the staple 15 is provided. The pressing member 16 can be moved up and down in a direction perpendicular to the XY plane by an air cylinder (not shown) arranged above the tray 8. At the same time as the needle 15 is raised, the pressing member 16 is lowered to press the sheet-fed printing paper A to the needle side.
Reference numeral 5 penetrates the sheet printing paper on the tray 8 from below to above. These air cylinders are controlled by the computer.

The moving means 19 is, as shown in FIG. 11, a stock table 14 arranged below the tray 8.
Is provided. The stock table 14 is mounted via a slider 21 on a guide rail 20 extending in the X direction, which connects the tray 8 and the binding means 11, and is arranged along the guide rail 20 (not shown). A driving device including a chain or the like reciprocates on the guide rail 20. A feed screw (not shown) extending in the Y direction is interposed between the stock table 14 and the slider 21. The feed screw is turned by driving a stepping motor or the like, and the stock table 14 It moves in the direction. Also,
An air cylinder 18 for operating the needle 15 is fixed to the stock table 14, and a hole 22 (see FIG. 6) that allows the needle 15 to penetrate into the tray 8 is formed. The movement of the stock table 14 is also controlled by the computer.

As shown in FIG. 11, the binding means 11 comprises, for example, two stitchers 23, and is arranged on an extension of the X axis. The stitcher 23 binds a plurality of sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D arriving in a state of being temporarily fixed on the stock table 14 with the binding tool 2 such as a wire at the center 6 between the left and right sides. I have. It is desirable that the stitchers 23 are provided corresponding to the positions where the needles 15 are protruded, and the binding holes are used to hide the needle holes.

The above-mentioned collating device has its binding means 11
Folding means (not shown) for folding the bound sheets A, B, C, and D, and the folded sheets A,
Cutting means (not shown) for finishing cutting B, C, and D is connected. The folding means folds the sheet printing papers A, B, C and D bound by the binding device 2 by the binding device 11 along the central binding device 2 thereof. The trimming means is constituted by a trimming machine (not shown) as in a normal bookbinding machine, and is adapted to trim the sheet-fed paper A, B, C, D folded by the folding means at the top and bottom and at the edge. I have.

Next, a series of operations of the collating apparatus will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, a single sheet of paper A, for example, sent from a paper feeder 7 is received by a tray 8. At this time, the tray 8 is set slightly larger than the sheet-fed paper A. When the sheet A is put on the tray 8, the center 5 between the top and bottom of the sheet A based on the patterns a2 and a15 of the sheet A is printed.
The X-direction lead screw is turned so that the position coincides with the Y axis (see FIG. 4 (I)). The sheet-fed paper A, B, shown in FIG.
In the case of C, since the center 5 between the top and bottom of the picture reference coincides with the center between the top and bottom of the sheet printing paper itself, the feed amounts of the two X-direction feed screws are equal to each other, but in the case of the sheet D, they do not match. Therefore, the feed amounts of the two X-direction feed screws are different from each other, and the moving amounts of the left and right portions of the tray 8 change. By such adjustment of the tray 8 in the X direction, the center 5 between the top and bottom of the pattern reference of the sheet A in the tray 8 coincides with the Y axis. At the same time, the jogger 13 applies vibration to the sheet-fed printing paper A, so that the sheet-fed printing paper A is securely contained in the tray 8.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the X corresponding to the center 6 between the left and right with respect to the patterns a2 and a15 of the sheet-fed printing paper A.
The stock table 14 is moved in the Y-axis direction so that the needle 15 comes directly below the axis.

Each time the position adjustment of one sheet of paper A in the XY directions is completed as shown in FIG. 8, the holding member 16 descends and the sheet of paper A is placed on the tray 8 as shown in FIG. Hold down. Next, the air cylinder 18 on the stock table 14 is extended and the needle 15 is raised to push the sheet A to the center 6 between the left and right sides of the sheet-fed printing paper A. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, the holding member 16 returns to the original position, the left and right portions of the tray 8 separate from each other, and the needle 15 descends. Will be withdrawn. As shown in FIG. 12 (I), such an operation is repeated for the other sheet printing papers B, C, D,..., So that all the sheets necessary for forming a booklet as shown in FIG. Are superimposed so that the center 6 between the left and right sides based on the respective patterns coincide with each other, and is temporarily fixed with the needle 15 so as not to be displaced from each other.

The sheets A, B, C, D,... Temporarily fixed by the needles 15 are transported together with the needles 15 by the stock table 14 toward the stitcher 23 as shown in FIG. The binding is performed by the binding device 2 as shown in FIG.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12 (IV), the needle 15 descends below the stock table 14 due to the contraction operation of the air cylinder 18, and
The sheet printing papers A, B, C, D,... Are released.

The bundle of bound sheets A, B, C, D... Remaining on the stock table 14 is then transported to the folding means and folded at the center 6 between the left and right sides. Further, the sheet is conveyed to the cutting means, and the top and bottom and the fore edge are trimmed, and the booklet such as a catalog is finished as shown in FIG.

Embodiment 2 The printed matter 1 can also be made by using sheet-fed paper receiving means 24 as shown in FIGS.

That is, the required number of sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D are taken out from each pile of the sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D, and the center 6 between the left and right and the top and bottom with reference to the pictures a1 to a16. The center 5 is overlapped so as to coincide, and then the sheet A,
A needle 15 is pierced into the superimposed body of B, C, and D at the center 6 between the left and right sides, and then the needle 15 is moved to the binding position along with the sheet printing paper A, B, C, and D.

The sheet receiving means 24 includes a multi-stage tray 25 in which a plurality of trays 25a, 25b, 25c... Are stacked in multiple stages, first and second regulating plates 26 and 27, And a jogger 28 facing the regulating plate 26.

Each tray 25a, 25 of the multi-stage tray 25
are superposed in the vertical direction with a predetermined gap therebetween. Trays 25a, 25b, 25c
.. Are desirably all the same size and have an area capable of receiving the largest one of the sheet-fed sheets A, B, C and D. Each of the trays 25a, 25b, 25c,... Has an X-axis and a Y-axis set at a fixed position, as shown in FIGS.
The Y-axis extends in the left-right direction perpendicular to the X-axis. In addition, each tray 25a, 25
., 25c... are provided with escape grooves 33 for allowing the needle 15 to penetrate and allow the needle 15 to be disengaged, and cutouts 30 into which the second regulating plate 27 is inserted, on the X axis, and the first notch 30 on the Y axis. Regulation plate 2
Notches 29 and 31 into which the 6 and the jogger 28 enter are provided. The trays 25a, 25b, 25c ...
The X-axis and the Y-axis overlap in the vertical direction so that they are parallel to each other.

The multi-stage tray 25 is integrally movable vertically by a feed screw (not shown) in a direction perpendicular to the XY plane. Each of the trays 25a, 25b, 25c... The paper is fed by a Y-direction feed screw (not shown) so as to be movable.

The first regulating plate 26 is provided for each tray 25.
a, 25b, 25c... are regulated by the relative movement along the Y-axis between the right and left sides of the sheet printing papers A, B, C, D. Frame 2
4a, the trays 25a, 2
5b, 25c,...

The second regulating plate 27 is provided for each tray 25.
a, 25b, 25c,... regulate the top and bottom positions of the sheets A, B, C, D by relative movement along the X-axis. , Are each driven by an X-direction feed screw (not shown).

The jogger 28 includes trays 25a, 2
5b, 25c... Each of the sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D are arranged by applying vibration to the upper sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D, and a Y-direction feed screw ( (Not shown) so as to move in the Y-axis direction and reliably hit the sheet-fed printing paper against the first regulating plate 26.

The trays 25a, 25b, 25c...
Is provided with a fixing means 31. Fixing means 31
The tray 25a, 25b, 25c.
..Sheets to be brought into contact with or separated from the upper sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D. When the position adjustment of the sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D is completed, the sheet printing papers A and B are finished. , C, D tray 25
a, 25b, 25c... are pressed and fixed. The fixing means 31 is provided for each of the trays 25a, 25
b, 25c...

All the sheets A, B, C and D received by the sheet printing paper receiving means 24 and fixed by the fixing means 31 are temporarily fixed by the needle 15 and taken out of the multi-stage tray 3. It is supposed to be.

A plurality of needles 15 are provided and extend below the multi-stage tray 3 in a direction perpendicular to the XY plane. Needle 15
Immediately above is provided a pressing member 16 for pressing the uppermost sheet printing paper A toward the needle 4 when the needle 15 is pierced into the sheet printing paper. The plurality of needles 15 are fixed to the tip of a rod of an air cylinder 18, and all the trays 25a, 25b, 25
c, penetrate the relief groove 33, and each tray 25a, 25
.. b, 25c... all the sheets A, B, C, and D are skewered. The air cylinder 18
Is held by the stock table 14, and the stock table 14 reciprocates in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

The pressing member 16 is a plate fixed to the tip of a rod of an air cylinder (not shown). When the needle 15 pierces the sheet printing paper A, B, C, D, the pressing member 16 is pressed. The rod is lowered by the extension operation of the rod and presses the sheet-fed printing paper A.

Each tray 25a, 25b, 25c.
..The sheet printing papers A, B, C, and D whose position has been adjusted above are fixed to the trays 25a,
25b, 25c,... Each clamp piece 32 is operated by an air cylinder or the like.

Next, a series of operations of the sheet-fed paper receiving means will be described.

As shown in FIG. 13, the uppermost tray 25a receives, for example, one sheet of paper A sent from the discharge section 12a of the sheet feeding device. The tray 25a is a sheet of paper A
Before the sheet is received, the sheet is moved in the Y direction by the rotation of the Y-direction feed screw, and stops when the sheet A hits the first regulating plate 6 so that the center 6 between the left and right coincides with the X axis. For example, Y
As for the movement in the direction, the distance y1 between the center 6 between the left and right sides of the sheet-fed printing paper A shown in FIG.
The Y-direction feed screw rotates so as to be equal to the distance y2 between the first regulating plate 26 and the X axis shown in FIG. Further, the second regulating plate 27 for regulating the top and bottom is moved by the rotation of the X-direction feed screw, and is moved in the X direction to a position slightly larger (5 mm to 10 mm) than the top and bottom size of the sheet A.

Thereafter, the sheet A is fed onto the tray 25a from the discharge section 12a of the sheet feeding device. Then, the second regulating plate 27 for regulating the top and bottom moves in the X direction by the rotation of the X direction feed screw, and hits the top and bottom of the sheet-fed printing paper A. Thereby, the center 10 between the top and bottom of the sheet-fed printing paper A coincides with the Y axis. Further, the jogger 28 moves in the Y direction by the rotation of the Y-direction feed screw, and hits the right end of the sheet A. Thereby, the center 6 between the left and right sides of the sheet-fed printing paper A coincides with the X axis (see FIG. 14 (I)).

When the position adjustment of the sheet printing paper A on the tray 25a is completed, the fixing means 31 is operated to fix the sheet printing paper A on the tray 25a.

When the sheet A has been fixed on the tray 25a, all the trays 25a, 25b, 2c... Are raised by the rotation of the feed screw, and the next tray 25b is moved to the discharge section 12a of the sheet feeding device. To face. The position of the tray 25b is adjusted in the same manner as in the tray 25a. Then, the sheet feeding device feeds the tray 2 of the next stage from the discharge portion 12a.
The sheet-fed printing paper B is fed onto 5b. Then, the second regulating plate 27 adjusts the position of the sheet printing paper B in the same manner as the above-described case of adjusting the position of the sheet printing paper A, so that the center 6 between the left and right coincides with the X axis and the center between the top and bottom. 5 is matched with the Y axis (FIG. 14 (II)).

Thereafter, the position of the sheet printing papers C and D is adjusted on each tray in the same manner as described above (FIG. 14).
(III) (IV)).

Each tray 2 of all sheets A, B, C, D
When the position adjustment on 5a, 25b, 25c,... Is completed, all trays 25a, 25b, 25c,... Are moved in the Y direction so that their X axes are included in one plane perpendicular to the XY plane. Moving. As a result, all the sheets A,
B, C, D center 6 between left and right and all trays 25a, 25
The relief grooves 33 of b, 25c,... are also included in the vertical plane, and the top-to-bottom center 5 of all the sheet-fed printing papers A, B, C, D is also included in the vertical plane orthogonal to the vertical plane. Then, the alignment of all the sheets A, B, C, and D is completed.

Thereafter, the pressing member 16 descends and presses the sheet printing paper A onto the tray 25a. Then needle 1
5 rises by the driving of the air cylinder 18, and all the escape grooves 33
Through the upper and lower sides to skewer all the sheets A, B, C, and D at the center 6 between the left and right sides thereof.
Temporarily fix C and D so that they do not shift from each other.

Thereafter, the needles 15 are driven by the same moving means as in the first embodiment, and the sheets A, B, C,
Withdrawing from the escape groove 5 with D. Then, the needle 15 moves toward the stitcher similar to that in the first embodiment while holding the sheet-fed papers A, B, C, and D.

Thereafter, binding, bending, and cutting are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and finished as a catalog or the like.

In the above embodiments, the case where four sheet-fed printing papers are used has been described as an example. However, it is possible to appropriately reduce or increase the number within the scope of the present invention. .

[0055]

According to the present invention, even if sheet printing papers having different sizes from each other are overlapped so that the binding positions coincide between the sheet printing papers, they are temporarily fixed so that the binding positions do not shift. Can be transported to the binding device with
Even when using sheet printing paper of different sizes, or using sheet printing paper where the pattern is not printed in the center of the paper, etc., the sheets are properly aligned and bound between the sheet printing papers. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a printed matter manufactured using the sheet-fed printing paper conveying method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing each page of the printed matter.

FIG. 3 is a front and back view of each sheet of paper for producing the printed matter.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a sheet receiving procedure in a method for transporting sheet-fed printing paper according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sheet-fed printing paper that is superimposed, bound and folded.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a sheet-fed paper receiving means.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of sheet-fed printing paper receiving means during paper feeding.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the sheet printing paper receiving means in a state where the position adjustment of the sheet printing paper has been completed.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the sheet printing paper receiving means in a state where a needle is inserted into one sheet of printing paper.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a sheet printing paper receiving means in a state where one sheet of printing paper is taken out below a tray.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conveying means of sheet-fed printing paper.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing each transporting step of the sheet printing paper by the transporting means.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another sheet-fed paper receiving means.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a collating process by another sheet-fed paper receiving means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B, C, D: Sheet-fed paper a1 to a16: Picture 1: Sheet-fed saddle-stitched printed matter 5: Center between top and bottom based on the pattern of sheet-fed paper 6: Based on the pattern of sheet-fed paper Center between left and right 7 Paper feeder 8 Tray 9 Sheet receiving paper receiving means 10 Temporary fixing means 11 Binding means 12 Cutting means 15 Needle

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazunari Iyoda 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Yoichi Yoshida 1-chome, Ichigaya-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. 1-1 Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Sato 1-1-1, Ichigaya Kagamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (72) Inside Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toru Takehara Ichigaya-ka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1-1-1 1-1 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naohiko 1-1-1 Ichigaya Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A required number of sheets of sheet-fed printing paper are taken out from each pile of sheet-fed printing paper, and sheet-printing is performed while matching the center between the left and right and the center between the top and bottom based on the pattern and piercing the center between the left and right with a needle. A method for collating sheet-fed paper, comprising superimposing paper and then moving the staples to the binding position together with the superimposed body of sheet-fed paper. 2. A required number of sheet printing sheets are taken out from each pile of sheet printing sheets and superimposed so that the center between the left and right and the center between the top and bottom on the basis of the picture coincide, and then the superposition of the sheet printing paper A method for collating sheet-fed paper, characterized in that a needle is pierced into the body at the center between the left and right sides, and thereafter the needle is moved to the binding position together with the superimposed body of sheet-fed paper.