Automatic collating apparatus

Abstract

To provide an automatic collating device in which a leaflet hardly runs on a conveying claw.SOLUTION: A conveyance claw that abuts on a conveyance lane supplied from the leaflet supply device and a side orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the leaflet supplied to the conveyance lane and conveys the leaflet by moving along the conveyance lane, and a pair of brushes that press the side of the leaflet supplied to the conveyance lane against the conveyance lane, the respective brushes are arranged so as to sandwich the carrying claw in a position of not overlapping with the carrying claw in the orthogonal direction to the carrying direction of the leaflet, and bend the leaflet supplied to the carrying lane by pressing the leaflet in different heights in the carrying direction of the leaflet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic collating device used for collating leaflets and the like. [Background technology]

[0002] An automatic collating device that collates flyers, etc., is known. One known automatic collating device has a configuration in which multiple types of flyer supply devices are arranged in series along a conveying lane, and flyers that are sequentially supplied from the flyer supply devices to the conveying lane are aligned using conveying claws that move along the conveying lane (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 57-144794 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] To prevent flyers from floating up on the conveying lane, a known method is to use a brush or the like to hold down the flyers. For example, as shown in Figure 2, flyers can be prevented from floating up by installing brush 15 along the conveying direction (the direction of the arrow in the figure).

[0005] However, in order to prevent interference with the conveying claw 13, the brush 15 (15a in Figure 2) arranged near the conveying claw 13 could only press down on one side of the conveying claw 13 with the tip of the brush 15 in the direction of movement of the conveying claw 13 (the conveying direction of the leaflet 14). As a result, the pressure on the leaflet 14 near the conveying claw 13 was insufficient, and the leaflet 14 was prone to riding up onto the conveying claw 13 as shown in Figure 3, and subsequent leaflets did not stack properly and protruded from the conveying lane 11, causing the machine to stop.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide an automatic collating device in which leaflets are less likely to run onto the conveying claws. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] One aspect of the present invention for solving the above problem is an automatic collating device comprising a leaflet supply device, a conveying claw that abuts against a conveying lane supplied from the leaflet supply device and an edge of a leaflet supplied to the conveying lane that is perpendicular to the conveying direction, and moves along the conveying lane to convey the leaflet, and a pair of brushes that press the edge of the leaflet supplied to the conveying lane against the conveying lane, each of the brushes being positioned so as to sandwich the conveying claw in a position that does not overlap with the conveying claw in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the leaflet, and pressing the leaflet at a different height relative to the conveying direction of the leaflet, thereby curving the leaflet supplied to the conveying lane. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, an automatic collating device can be provided in which leaflets are less likely to ride up onto the conveying claws. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a partial schematic view of an automatic collating device according to an embodiment; [Figure 2] Schematic diagram of a conventional automatic collating device [Figure 3] A diagram showing a flyer riding on the transport claws DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] <Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a partial schematic diagram of an automatic collating device according to an embodiment, and corresponds to a view from a plane perpendicular to the extension direction of the conveying lane 1. The automatic collating device 10 includes a conveying lane 1 and a plurality of leaflet feeders 2 arranged in series along the conveying lane 1 and feeding leaflets 4 one by one to the conveying lane 1. The conveying lane 1 is provided with a conveying claw 3 that moves in the extension direction of the conveying lane 1, and a pair of brushes 5 that press down the leaflets 4 fed from the leaflet feeders 2. The automatic collating device 10 collates a plurality of leaflets 4 by conveying the leaflets 4 sequentially fed from the leaflet feeders 2 to the conveying lane 1 with the conveying claw 3. It is assumed that the leaflets 4 are fed from the front to the back of the page in FIG. 1.

[0011] The leaflet supply device 2 is a device that supplies leaflets 4 one by one to the conveyance lane 1. A leaflet supply device 2 may be installed for each type of leaflet 4, and multiple leaflet supply devices 2 may be installed in the conveyance direction of the conveyance lane 1.

[0012] The conveying lane 1 is a lane for conveying flyers 4 supplied to the conveying lane 1 from the flyer supply device 2. A groove 6 is provided on the conveying surface of the conveying lane 1 along the conveying direction, and the conveying claws 3 move in one direction along the groove 6. The conveying lane 1 has a step formed at the boundary of the groove 6, and for example, as shown in Figure 1, the conveying lane 1 is formed higher on the flyer supply device 2 side. The step formed on the conveying lane 1 makes it possible to curve the vicinity of the side 8 of the flyer 4. The conveying lane 1 may also be provided with a guide 7 that regulates the position of the flyer 4 being conveyed.

[0013] The conveying claw 3 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the leaflet 4 supplied to the conveying lane 1, abuts against the edge 8 located on the upstream side of the conveying lane 1, and conveys the leaflet 4 by moving along the groove 6 of the conveying lane 1.

[0014] The brushes 5 are provided to press the leaflets 4 supplied to the conveying lane 1 against the conveying lane 1, and are provided in pairs at positions on the conveying lane 1 where the leaflets 4 are supplied from the leaflet supply device 2. Each brush 5 is provided at a position that does not overlap with the conveying claw 3 in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the leaflet 4, and is positioned so as to sandwich the conveying path of the conveying claw 3. This allows the brushes 5 to press down on both sides of the conveying claw 3 of the leaflet 4 without interfering with the conveying claw 3.

[0015] As described above, steps are formed on the conveying lane 1 at the boundary of the groove 6, and the brushes 5 are configured in two rows with steps corresponding to the steps. Therefore, the brushes 5 can press down the edge 8 of the leaflet 4 at different heights in the conveying direction of the leaflet 4. As a result, as shown in Figure 1, the vicinity of the edge 8 of the leaflet 4 supplied to the conveying lane 1 is curved, which increases the rigidity of the leaflet 4 against the pressure of the conveying claw 3 and prevents the leaflet from riding up onto the conveying claw as shown in Figure 3.

[0016] In addition, to prevent the flyer 4 from floating off the conveying lane 1, it is preferable to provide a brush downstream of brush 5 in the conveying direction to press down the center of the flyer 4, and a brush to press down the edge opposite edge 8 of the flyer 4, as in the conventional automatic collating device shown in Figure 2.

[0017] As described above, in the automatic collating device 10 of this embodiment, each of a pair of brushes 5 provided on the side 8 of the leaflet 4 is provided to sandwich the conveying claw 3 at a position that does not overlap with the conveying claw 3 in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the leaflet 4, and by pressing down the leaflet 4 at different heights, the leaflet 4 supplied to the conveying lane 1 can be curved. This prevents the leaflet 4 from riding up onto the conveying claw 3, and multiple leaflets 4 can be collated in a properly overlapping state. This eliminates the cause of machine stoppage due to the leaflet 4 protruding from the conveying lane 1.

[0018] In the above description, the object to be collated is a leaflet 4, but any paper sheet other than a leaflet 4 may be used as long as it has low rigidity and there is a concern that it may run onto the conveying claws 3. [Industrial Applicability]

[0019] The automatic collating device according to the present invention can be used as an automatic collating device that collates a plurality of leaflets by conveying them with a conveying claw. [Explanation of symbols]

[0020] 1: Transport lane 2: Leaflet supply device 3: Transport claw 4: Flyer 5: Brush 6:Groove 7: Guide 8: Side 10: Automatic collation device

Claims

[Claim 1] A flyer supply device; A conveyance lane supplied from the leaflet supply device; a conveying claw that abuts against a side of a leaflet supplied to the conveying lane that is perpendicular to the conveying direction and moves along the conveying lane to convey the leaflet; a pair of brushes that press the edges of the leaflets supplied to the transport lane against the transport lane; Each of the brushes is The conveying claws are provided so as to sandwich the conveying claws at positions that do not overlap with the conveying claws in a direction perpendicular to the leaflet conveying direction, The automatic collating device curves the flyers supplied to the transport lane by pressing the flyers at different heights in the transport direction of the flyers.

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