Perforation device and sheet post-processing device equipped with same

Abstract

To provide a punching device which is easy in the switching of a punching pattern with respect to a sheet, and can reduce a variation of a stop position of a punching blade and provide a sheet post-processing device having the same.SOLUTION: A punching device includes: a shaft; a punching motor; a first punching part; a second punching part; a first cam for making a first punching blade of the first punching part reciprocate; a second cam for making a second punching blade of the second punching part reciprocate; a rotational speed detection part; a home position detection part; and a control part. In continuous punching processing for continuously performing first punching by the first punching part and second punching by the second punching part by rotating the shaft once, the control part detects a rotational speed of the shaft after the first punching blade penetrates a sheet at the first punching by the rotational speed detection part, and decides the start timing of brake control at the first punching and the second punching on the basis of the detected rotational speed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a punching device for performing a punching process on a sheet and a sheet post-processing device including the same. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a paper post-processing device (finisher) that is attached to an image forming device and performs a predetermined post-processing on paper (sheets) on which an image has been formed has been widely used. Some paper post-processing devices include a punching device that performs a punching process (a punch hole forming process) on paper.

[0003] The punching device includes a punching blade for punching holes in paper, and punches holes in the paper when the protruding punching blade hits the paper. The protruding punching blade is returned to a retreated position (home position) so as not to interfere with punching the next paper. When punching is performed using a motor, a configuration is known in which the punching device is provided with a rotating member that rotates by the driving force of the motor and moves the punching blade back and forth. After punching, the rotating member returns the punching blade to the home position.

[0004] A motor for drilling requires a relatively large torque. In addition, the drilling operation needs to be completed in a short time of about several tens of milliseconds. For this reason, motors that can handle large load fluctuations, such as DC motors, are used. Furthermore, because the motor has inertia, it does not stop simultaneously with the brake, but stops after rotating a certain amount after braking. As a result, variation is likely to occur in the stopping position of the drill blade.

[0005] Therefore, technologies have been proposed to suppress the variation in the stopping position of the punching blade. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a paper punching device that adjusts the braking timing of the punching motor based on the amount of deviation if it is determined that the stopping position of the punching motor does not match the target position.

[0006] Patent document 2 also discloses a drilling device that includes a drilling section that reciprocates a drilling blade in response to the rotation of a cam, a speed sensor that detects the rotational speed of the shaft, an angle sensor that detects when the rotational angle of the shaft has reached a reference angle, and a control section that recognizes the absolute value of the shaft deceleration within a measurement period, and in which the control section begins to apply the brakes before a reference wait time has elapsed for the next drilling when the absolute value is smaller than the deceleration reference value, and begins to apply the brakes after the reference wait time has elapsed for the next drilling when the absolute value is greater than the deceleration reference value. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-100171 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2018-75656 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Conventionally, a punching device has been configured such that a punching shaft makes one revolution to punch holes in a sheet, and a switching mechanism shifts the shaft forward and backward to switch the number of punch holes, as in Patent Document 2. However, this configuration requires a switching mechanism, which leads to an increase in the size and cost of the punching device.

[0009] Therefore, as a method for switching the number of punch holes, a configuration is considered in which two-hole punching and four-hole punching are switched by changing the rotation angle (half rotation / one rotation) of the punching shaft. However, when punching four holes with this configuration, the punching load is greater than when punching two holes, so it is necessary to increase the motor current and speed up the rotation speed of the punching motor. In addition, as the post-processing speed increases, the punching process also needs to be completed in a short time. Therefore, if braking is performed based on the timing of the latter two-hole punching, there is a problem that the punching shaft cannot stop at the reference position and ends up overrunning.

[0010] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a punching device that can easily switch the punching pattern for a sheet and reduce the variation in the stopping position of the punch blade, and a sheet post-processing device including the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to solve the above problem, a first configuration of the present invention is a punching device that includes a shaft, a punching motor, an eccentric cam, a punching unit, a rotation speed detection unit, a home position detection unit, and a control unit, and performs a punching process on a sheet. The punching motor rotates the shaft. The eccentric cam is attached to the shaft. The punching unit has a punching blade that punches a hole in the sheet and a biasing member that biases the punching blade in a direction approaching the eccentric cam, and reciprocates the punching blade by the pressing force of the eccentric cam and the biasing force of the biasing member in response to the rotation of the eccentric cam. The rotation speed detection unit detects the rotation speed of the shaft. The home position detection unit detects whether the punching blade is located at a home position separated from the sheet. The control unit controls the driving of the punching motor. The punching unit includes a first punching unit that performs a first hole in the sheet by the first punching blade, and a second punching unit that performs a second hole in the sheet by the second punching blade. The eccentric cam includes a first cam that reciprocates the punching blade of the first punching section, and a second cam that reciprocates the punching blade of the second punching section, and the first cam and the second cam are disposed facing each other in the radial direction of the shaft at positions spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the shaft. The control unit is capable of executing a continuous punching process in which the first punching section and the second punching section continuously punch a first hole and a second punching section by rotating the shaft once, and a brake control that applies a brake to the punching motor so that the first punching blade and the second punching blade stop at a home position where they are retracted from the sheet. In the continuous punching process, the control unit executes the first punching using the first cam by rotating the shaft half a turn in the forward direction from the home position, and executes the second punching using the second cam after executing the first punching. In brake control, the control unit detects the rotational speed of the shaft after the first punching blade penetrates the sheet during the first punching using the rotational speed detection unit, and determines the start timing of brake control during the first punching and the second punching based on the detected rotational speed. Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the first configuration of the present invention, when the first and second punchings are performed sequentially, the rotation speed detector detects the rotation speed of the shaft after the first punching blade penetrates the sheet during the first punching, and the timing to start brake control during the first and second punchings is determined based on the detected rotation speed, which creates a margin in the time (rotation angle) from the start of brake control until the punching blade reaches the home position, eliminating the risk that the punching blade will pass the home position before the punching motor can be stopped in time. Therefore, the punching blade can be stopped at an almost constant position. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a control path of a sheet post-processing device 2 equipped with a punching device 1 of the present invention and an image forming device 100 to which the sheet post-processing device 2 is attached. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an image forming apparatus 100 to which a paper post-processing device 2 is attached. [Diagram 3] A block diagram showing the control path of a drilling device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the punching device 1 according to the embodiment, seen from the upstream side in the paper transport direction. [Diagram 5] An enlarged view of the first perforated portion 15a and the second perforated portion 15b in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shaft 12 and a cam 14 used in the drilling device 1 of the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the first punching unit 15a in the punching device 1 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the first punching blade 9a is retracted upward. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the first punching unit 15a in the punching device 1 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the first punching blade 9a protrudes downward. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a rotation speed detector 7 and a home position detector 8 used in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. [Figure 10]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a motor driving unit 13 that performs braking control of a drilling motor 11 in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment. [Figure 11] 1 is a flowchart showing an example of punching process control in the punching device 1 of the present embodiment. [Figure 12] 1 is a timing chart showing a two-hole punching process in the punching device 1 of the present embodiment. [Figure 13] 4 is a timing chart showing a four-hole punching process in the punching device 1 of the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] 1 to 12, a punching device 1 according to the present invention, a paper post-processing device 2 including the punching device 1, and an image forming apparatus 100 equipped with the paper post-processing device 2 will be described. However, the elements of the configuration, arrangement, etc. described in the present embodiment do not limit the scope of the invention, but are merely illustrative examples.

[0015] (Overview of image forming device) 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a control path of a paper post-processing device 2 equipped with a punching device 1 of the present invention and an image forming device 100 equipped with the paper post-processing device 2. First, the control path of the image forming device 100 (here, a multifunction device) will be described with reference to FIG.

[0016] The image forming apparatus 100 includes a main control unit 3 and a memory unit 3a. The main control unit 3 supervises the operation of the entire image forming apparatus 100 and controls each unit of the image forming apparatus 100. The main control unit 3 includes a CPU 31, an image processing unit 32, and a communication unit 33. The CPU 31 performs calculations and control related to control. The image processing unit 32 performs processing required for a job (printing) on ​​transmitted image data. The memory unit 3a includes storage devices such as ROM, RAM, and HDD. The memory unit 3a stores control programs, image data, etc. The communication unit 33 is an interface for communicating with a computer 200 such as a PC or a server. The communication unit 33 receives data (printing data) indicating print contents such as image data.

[0017] The main control unit 3 is communicatively connected to the document transport unit 4a and image reading unit 4b. The document transport unit 4a transports the set document toward the reading position. The image reading unit 4b can read the document transported by the document transport unit 4a and the document set on the document table (contact glass, not shown). The image reading unit 4b generates image data. The main control unit 3 controls the operation of the document transport unit 4a and the image reading unit 4b. The main control unit 3 is communicatively connected to the operation panel 5. The operation panel 5 includes a display panel 51, a touch panel 52, and hard keys 53. The operation panel 5 accepts operations from the user.

[0018] The image forming apparatus 100 includes an image forming unit 6. The image forming unit 6 includes an engine control unit 60, a paper feed unit 6a, a conveying unit 6b, a transfer unit 6c, and a fixing unit 6d. The engine control unit 60 is connected to the main control unit 3 so as to be able to communicate with the main control unit 3. The main control unit 3 transmits print instructions, the contents of a print job, and image data used for printing to the engine control unit 60. Based on instructions from the main control unit 3, the engine control unit 60 controls the operations of the paper feed unit 6a, the conveying unit 6b, the transfer unit 6c, and the fixing unit 6d. Specifically, the engine control unit 60 sequentially executes a paper feed operation for feeding paper one sheet at a time to the paper feed unit 6a, a conveying operation for conveying the fed paper to the conveying unit 6b, an image forming operation for forming a toner image in the transfer unit 6c, a transfer operation for transferring the toner image to the paper in the transfer unit 6c, and a fixing operation for fixing the toner image transferred to the paper in the fixing unit 6d.

[0019] (Paper post-processing device 2) Next, an overview of the sheet post-processing device 2 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an image forming apparatus 100 to which the sheet post-processing device 2 of this embodiment is attached.

[0020] The paper post-processing device 2 performs various post-processing operations on paper on which an image has been formed and which has been discharged from the image forming device 100. The paper post-processing device 2 is attached to the main body of the image forming device 100. As shown in Fig. 2, the paper post-processing device 2 is attached (fitted) to the internal discharge section 101 of the image forming device 100. There is also a type of paper post-processing device 2 that is attached to the side of the image forming device 100.

[0021] The paper on which an image has been formed that has passed through the fixing section 6d is carried into the paper post-processing device 2 from the carry-in entrance 102. The paper post-processing device 2 includes a punch hole forming section 10, a paper transport section 21, a staple section 22, a processing tray section 23, and a discharge tray 24. As shown in FIG. 1, the paper post-processing device 2 also includes a post-processing control section 20 (corresponding to a control section). The post-processing control section 20 is a board that includes a processing circuit 2a such as a CPU, a memory 2b, and a timing circuit 2c. The post-processing control section 20 controls the operation of each section of the paper post-processing device 2. It is noted that the post-processing control section 20 may not be provided within the paper post-processing device 2, and the main control section 3 or the engine control section 60 of the image forming apparatus 100 may control the operation of the paper post-processing device 2.

[0022] The sheet post-processing device 2 includes a punching device 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the punching device 1 includes a post-processing control unit 20 and a punch hole forming unit 10. When a setting for punching processing is set on the operation panel 5, the post-processing control unit 20 causes the punch hole forming unit 10 to perform punching processing on the sheet.

[0023] The paper transport section 21 transports the paper that has passed through the punch hole forming section 10 to the processing tray section 23. The paper transport section 21 includes a first transport roller pair 21a, a second transport roller pair 21b, and a paper transport guide 21c. The processing tray section 23 includes a processing tray 23a, a first discharge roller 23b, a second discharge roller 23c, a stopper 23d, and a width regulating plate 23e. The post-processing control section 20 aligns and discharges the stack of papers that has been transported to and stacked on the processing tray section 23. When stapling is set on the operation panel 5, the post-processing control section 20 causes the staple section 22 to staple the stack of papers that has been stacked on the processing tray section 23 before being discharged.

[0024] (Drilling device 1) Next, the punching device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 3 to 9. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a control path of the punching device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing an example of the punching device 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a shaft 12 and a cam 14 used in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the punching device 1 as seen from the upstream side in the paper transport direction, and in Fig. 4 the paper entry direction is indicated by a dashed arrow. Fig. 4 shows a state in which a cam cover 141 is attached, and Fig. 5 shows an enlarged view of the vicinity of the punching section 15 in Fig. 4.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 3, the punching device 1 includes a post-processing control unit 20 and a punch hole forming unit 10. The punch hole forming unit 10 includes a punching motor 11, a shaft 12, a motor driving unit 13, a cam 14 (eccentric cam), a punching unit 15, a rotation speed detection unit 7, and a home position detection unit 8. The punching unit 15 includes a punch blade 9. The white arrow in Fig. 3 indicates the transmission path of the driving force from the punching motor 11.

[0026] The drilling motor 11 reciprocates the drilling blade 9. For example, a DC brush motor can be used for the drilling motor 11. The motor drive unit 13 includes a plurality of (four in this example) switching elements 13a-13d. The switching elements 13a-13d turn on and off the supply of current to the drilling motor 11. The post-processing control unit 20 controls the switching elements 13a-13d. The post-processing control unit 20 controls the motor drive unit 13 and executes brake control of the drilling motor 11. Details of the brake control will be described later.

[0027] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the punching device 1 has an upper guide section 16 and a lower guide section 17 that are arranged facing each other with a predetermined distance between them. A plurality of punching sections 15 are provided above the upper guide section 16, and an example in which four punching sections 15 are provided is shown here (corresponding to a four-hole method). Specifically, the punching section 15 is composed of a first punching section 15a that forms two holes in the center of the paper in the width direction, and a second punching section 15b that forms two holes at both ends of the paper in the width direction. The first punching section 15a and the second punching section 15b perform a punching process on the paper that passes between the upper guide section 16 and the lower guide section 17.

[0028] The shaft 12 is disposed so as to straddle the first drilling section 15a and the second drilling section 15b. A cam 14 is attached to the shaft 12. The shaft 12 is connected to the rotating shaft of the drilling motor 11 via a gear, and the cam 14 rotates together with the shaft 12 as the drilling motor 11 rotates the shaft 12. For example, when the drilling motor 11 rotates once, the shaft 12 rotates once. The shaft 12 is rotatably supported by a support shaft member 12a.

[0029] As shown in Fig. 6, the cam 14 is attached to four locations in the axial direction of the shaft 12, and is composed of first cams 14a provided at two locations in the axial center and second cams 14b provided at two locations on both axial ends. The first cams 14a are arranged corresponding to the two inner first piercing portions 15a of the four piercing portions 15. The second cams 14b are arranged corresponding to the two outer second piercing portions 15b.

[0030] The first punching section 15a and the second punching section 15b each have a punching blade 9, a contact member 18, and a coil spring (biasing member) 19. The punching blade 9 is, for example, a metal pipe with a blade formed at its lower end. The contact member 18 is provided above the punching blade 9, and the upper end of the punching blade 9 contacts the lower surface of the contact member 18. The upper guide section 16 and the lower guide section 17 have holes (not shown) at positions facing the punching blade 9. The punching blade 9 moves downward, and the lower end of the punching blade 9 hits the paper, and the punching blade 9 moves further downward to punch a hole in the paper. After punching, the punching blade 9 retreats upward so as not to interfere with the punching process of the next paper to be conveyed. Hereinafter, the punching blade 9 of the first punching section 15a will be distinguished as the first punching blade 9a, and the punching blade 9 of the second punching section 15b will be distinguished as the second punching blade 9b.

[0031] An abutment member 18 is provided below the shaft 12 and the first and second cams 14a and 14b. As shown in FIG. 6, the first and second cams 14a and 14b are elliptical when viewed from the axial direction of the shaft 12, and the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second cams 14a and 14b come into contact with the upper surface of the abutment member 18. The abutment member 18 is biased upward by a coil spring 19. When the shaft 12 is rotated by the driving force of the drilling motor 11, the outer diameters of the first and second cams 14a and 14b at the portions in contact with the abutment member 18 change according to the rotation angle of the shaft 12. That is, the amount of pressure applied by the first and second cams 14a and 14b against the abutment member 18 changes according to the rotation angle of the shaft 12.

[0032] 7 and 8 are side cross-sectional views showing the operation of the first punching section 15a in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, when the small diameter portion of the first cam 14a is in contact with the abutment member 18, the abutment member 18 rises due to the biasing force of the coil spring 19, and the first punching blade 9a also retreats upward. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the large diameter portion of the first cam 14a is in contact with the abutment member 18, the abutment member 18 is pushed down against the biasing force of the coil spring 19, and the first punching blade 9a protrudes downward. In this way, the first punching blade 9a reciprocates in response to the rotation of the first cam 14a. Note that although the operation of the first punching section 15a has been described here, the operation of the second cam 14b and the second punching blade 9b of the second punching section 15b is exactly the same.

[0033] Next, a description will be given of switching between forming two holes in the widthwise center of the paper (hereinafter referred to as two-hole punching) and forming two holes each in the widthwise center and both ends of the paper (hereinafter referred to as four-hole punching) in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6, the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b are arranged to protrude in opposite directions (positions 180° apart) from each other from the outer circumferential surface of the shaft 12.

[0034] When performing two-hole drilling, the shaft 12 is rotated forward by 90° (1 / 4 rotation) to bring the large diameter portion of the first cam 14a into contact with the abutment member 18 of the first punching section 15a, and the first punching blade 9a is pushed down together with the abutment member 18. Thereafter, the shaft 12 is rotated forward by another 90° (1 / 2 rotation) to bring the small diameter portion of the first cam 14a into contact with the abutment member 18 of the first punching section 15a, and the first punching blade 9a is raised together with the abutment member 18. Next, the shaft 12 is rotated backward by 90° to bring the large diameter portion of the first cam 14a into contact again with the abutment member 18 of the first punching section 15a, and the first punching blade 9a is pushed down together with the abutment member 18. Thereafter, shaft 12 is rotated another 90° in the reverse direction to bring the small diameter portion of first cam 14a into contact with contact member 18 of first punching section 15a, and first punching blade 9a is raised together with contact member 18. By repeating this operation, two holes are punched by the two first punching sections 15a. Note that, although second cam 14b also rotates as shaft 12 rotates, because the rotation angle of shaft 12 is smaller than 180°, when first punching blade 9a of first punching section 15a is raised, second punching blade 9b of second punching section 15b does not descend to a position where it can punch a hole in the paper.

[0035] When drilling four holes, the shaft 12 is rotated forward by 90° (1 / 4 turn) to bring the large diameter portion of the first cam 14a into contact with the contact member 18 of the first punching portion 15a, and the first punching blade 9a is pressed down together with the contact member 18. As a result, the two inner holes are drilled by the two first punching portions 15a.

[0036] Thereafter, the shaft 12 is rotated another 180° forward (3 / 4 rotation) to bring the large diameter portion of the second cam 14b into contact with the contact member 18 of the second punching section 15b, and the second punching blade 9b is pressed down together with the contact member 18. As a result, the two outer holes are punched by the two second punching sections 15b. By repeating this operation, four holes are punched by the two first punching sections 15a and the two second punching sections 15b. That is, the first punching section 15a performs a punching operation (first punching) in both the case of two-hole punching and the case of four-hole punching, and the second punching section 15b performs a punching operation (second punching) only in the case of four-hole punching.

[0037] 9 is an enlarged view of the rotation speed detection unit 7 and home position detection unit 8 used in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment. The rotation speed detection unit 7 detects the rotation speed of the shaft 12 (drilling motor 11). The rotation speed detection unit 7 includes a first pulse plate 71 and a first sensor unit 72. The first sensor unit 72 is a transmissive optical sensor. The first sensor unit 72 includes a light emitting unit 73 and a light receiving unit 74. The first pulse plate 71 is attached to the shaft 12. The light emitting unit 73 and the light receiving unit 74 are arranged to sandwich the outer periphery of the first pulse plate 71 attached to the shaft 12.

[0038] The first pulse plate 71 is provided with a plurality of slits 71a. For example, the number of slits 71a is several tens to several hundreds (for example, 40 to 50). The slits 71a are provided on the outer periphery of the first pulse plate 71 sandwiched between the light-emitting unit 73 and the light-receiving unit 74. The slits 71a are formed at regular angles, and the output of the first sensor unit 72 (light-receiving unit 74) changes every time the shaft 12 rotates a certain angle. The output of the light-receiving unit 74 when the first pulse plate 71 rotates between the light-emitting unit 73 and the light-receiving unit 74 is the output of the rotation speed detection unit 7. The output of the light-receiving unit 74 becomes a pulse signal that rises or falls every time the shaft 12 (perforation motor 11) rotates a certain angle. The output of the light-receiving unit 74 is input to the post-processing control unit 20. The post-processing control unit 20 detects that the shaft 12 has rotated a certain angle based on the output of the first sensor unit 72.

[0039] Furthermore, the post-processing control unit 20 detects the rotation speed of the shaft 12 (drilling motor 11) based on the period of the pulses of the pulse signal. More specifically, the post-processing control unit 20 detects the rotation speed of the shaft 12 based on the time interval of the rising edge or falling edge of the pulse signal. To this end, the timer circuit 2c in the post-processing control unit 20 measures the period (edge ​​interval) of each pulse signal.

[0040] A case will be described where the rotation speed (rps) of the shaft 12 per second is calculated. In this case, the post-processing control unit 20 divides 1 (second) by the period of one pulse. This calculates the number of pulses A per second in the current period. The post-processing control unit 20 then divides the number of pulses A by the number of pulses B (the number of slits in the first pulse plate 71) that is generated when the shaft 12 makes one revolution. This makes it possible to calculate the rotation speed of the shaft 12. To calculate rpm, multiply by 60. For example, when the period of one pulse is 10 milliseconds, the number of pulses A = 100. When the number of pulses B is 50, the number of rotations per second = 100 / 50 = 2 [rps].

[0041] The home position detection unit 8 detects whether the perforation blade 9 is located at the home position by detecting when the rotation angle of the shaft 12 (perforation motor 11) reaches a predetermined reference angle. The home position detection unit 8 includes a second pulse plate 81 and a second sensor unit 82. The second sensor unit 82 is a transmissive optical sensor. The second sensor unit 82 includes a light-emitting unit 83 and a light-receiving unit 84 (see FIG. 3). The light-emitting unit 83 and the light-receiving unit 84 are arranged to sandwich the outer periphery of the second pulse plate 81 attached to the shaft 12.

[0042] The second pulse plate 81 has cutouts 81a and 81b on its outer periphery. The cutouts 81a and 81b are formed at positions where the output of the second sensor unit 82 (light receiving unit 84) changes when the angle of the shaft 12 reaches the reference angle. The output of the light receiving unit 84 when the second pulse plate 81 rotates between the light emitting unit 83 and the light receiving unit 84 is the output of the home position detection unit 8. The output of the light receiving unit 84 is transmitted to the post-processing control unit 20 as a detection signal. The post-processing control unit 20 detects that the angle of the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle based on the output of the home position detection unit 8.

[0043] In this embodiment, in order to detect a half rotation of the shaft 12 in two-hole drilling and one rotation of the shaft 12 in four-hole drilling, notches 81a and 81b are provided at positions point-symmetrical about the center of rotation of the second pulse plate 81. It is also possible to provide two pulse plates and two optical sensors for detecting a half rotation and one rotation of the shaft 12, respectively.

[0044] Here, the position where the paper being conveyed does not come into contact with the punching blades 9 (first punching blade 9a, second punching blade 9b) is set to be the home position of the punching blades 9. In other words, when the punching blades 9 are in the home position, the first punching blade 9a of the first punching section 15a and the second punching blade 9b of the second punching section 15b are both in a position retracted (separated) from the paper.

[0045] Specifically, the home position is the range of positions that the perforation blade 9 can take when the shaft 12 is rotated in the forward direction by a predetermined number of pulses (number of alignment pulses) output by the rotation speed detection unit 7 after the home position detection unit 8 detects that the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle. For example, if the number of alignment pulses is 2, the reference angle is the angle of the shaft 12 when the perforation blade 9 rotates forward by two pulses of the rotation speed detection unit 7 from the position that is the home position. Therefore, one pulse or three pulses from the reference angle will be outside the home position. If the number of slits 71a in the first pulse plate 71 is 36, the rotation angle per pulse is 360 / 36=10°.

[0046] When the main power of the image forming apparatus 100 or the paper post-processing device 2 is turned on, the post-processing control unit 20 performs a startup process. The startup process includes a process of setting the punch blade 9 to the home position. In this case, the post-processing control unit 20 rotates the punch motor 11 forward at a low speed, and after the home position detection unit 8 detects that the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle, the post-processing control unit 20 stops the punch motor 11 when the output of the rotation speed detection unit 7 has changed by the number of alignment pulses.

[0047] When punching two holes, the post-processing control unit 20 starts the forward rotation of the shaft 12 from a state in which the punching blade 9 is at the home position (a position rotated by the number of alignment pulses from the timing of detection of the notch 81a). As the shaft 12 rotates forward, the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b rotate. As the first cam 14a rotates, the first cam 14a presses down the abutment member 18 of the first punching section 15a. As a result, the first punching blade 9a of the first punching section 15a moves downward. When the shaft 12 (punching motor 11) is further rotated (rotated 90° from the home position), the first punching blade 9a descends to a position where it pierces the paper (below the lower guide section 17), and a hole is formed in the paper.

[0048] After that, when the post-processing control unit 20 further rotates the shaft 12 in the forward direction, the amount by which the first cam 14a presses down the contact member 18 decreases. As a result, the first perforation blade 9a moves upward due to the urging force of the coil spring 19. When the forward rotation of the shaft 12 continues, the first perforation blade 9a is raised to a position (above the upper guide unit 16) where it does not block the paper transport. The post-processing control unit 20 stops the perforation motor 11 so that the first perforation blade 9a is at a position rotated 180° from the home position (a position rotated by the number of alignment pulses from the timing of detection of the notch 81b). For the next paper, the shaft 12 is rotated 180° in the reverse direction to perform the two-hole perforation process again. In this way, the first perforation unit 15a is repeatedly operated to perform the two-hole perforation process continuously.

[0049] When punching four holes, the post-processing control unit 20 starts the forward rotation of the shaft 12 from a state in which the punching blade 9 is at the home position (a position rotated by the number of alignment pulses from the timing of detection of the notch 81a). As the shaft 12 rotates forward, the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b rotate. As the first cam 14a rotates, the first cam 14a presses down the abutment member 18 of the first punching section 15a. As a result, the first punching blade 9a of the first punching section 15a moves downward. When the shaft 12 (punching motor 11) is rotated further (by 90° from the home position), the first punching blade 9a descends to a position where it pierces the paper (below the lower guide section 17), and a hole is formed in the paper.

[0050] Thereafter, when the post-processing control section 20 rotates the shaft 12 further in the forward direction (180° from the home position), the amount by which the first cam 14a presses down the abutment member 18 decreases. This causes the first perforation blade 9a to move upward by the urging force of the coil spring 19. Meanwhile, the second cam 14b presses down the abutment member 18 of the second perforation section 15b. As a result, the second perforation blade 9b of the second perforation section 15b moves downward. As a result, the second perforation blade 9b of the second perforation section 15b moves downward. When the shaft 12 (perforation motor 11) is rotated further in the forward direction (270° from the home position), the second perforation blade 9b moves down to a position where it pierces the paper (below the lower guide section 17) and a hole is formed in the paper.

[0051] As the shaft 12 continues to rotate in the forward direction, the second punching blade 9b of the second punching section 15b is raised to a position (above the upper guide section 16) where it does not block the paper transport. The post-processing control section 20 stops the punching motor 11 so that the first punching blade 9a and the second punching blade 9b are at their home positions (positions rotated the number of alignment pulses from the timing of detection of the notch 81a).

[0052] (Brake control of drilling motor 11) Next, a description will be given of brake control of the drilling motor 11 in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the motor drive unit 13 that performs brake control of the drilling motor 11 in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment.

[0053] The motor driving unit 13 turns on / off the current supply to the drilling motor 11. As described above, in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment, the drilling motor 11 may be rotated in reverse. For this reason, the motor driving unit 13 includes four switching elements 13a-13d. Each of the switching elements 13a-13d is, for example, a transistor. An H-bridge circuit is formed using the four switching elements 13a-13d. The motor driving unit 13 includes the H-bridge circuit. The post-processing control unit 20 controls the ON / OFF of each of the switching elements 13a-13d.

[0054] When rotating the drilling motor 11 forward, the post-processing control unit 20 turns on switching elements 13a and 13d and turns off switching elements 13b and 13c. When rotating the drilling motor 11 in the reverse direction, the post-processing control unit 20 turns off switching elements 13a and 13d and turns on switching elements 13b and 13c.

[0055] When applying the brakes to the drilling motor 11, the post-processing control unit 20 turns off switching elements 13a and 13b and turns on switching elements 13c and 13d. This shorts both terminals of the drilling motor 11, and current attempts to flow in the opposite direction to that during rotation. This applies the brakes to the drilling motor 11. In other words, the post-processing control unit 20 reduces the rotation speed of the drilling motor 11 by short braking.

[0056] As described above, in the punching device 1 of this embodiment, the rotation angle of the shaft 12 is switched between half a rotation and one rotation, and the first punching unit 15a and the second punching unit 15b are driven at different times using the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b to switch between punching two holes and punching four holes. Here, the time that the punching motor 11 is energized in punching four holes is longer than in punching two holes, so the rotation speed of the punching motor 11 in punching four holes is faster than in punching two holes. Also, in the case of punching four holes, the rotation angle of the shaft 12 from the end of punching until the punching blade 9 reaches the home position is small.

[0057] Therefore, if the timing of applying the brakes to the drilling motor 11 was determined based on the timing of the latter two holes drilled by the second drilling section 15b, there was a problem that the drilling motor 11 would not be stopped in time and the drilling blade 9 would pass over the home position.

[0058] Therefore, in this embodiment, the rotation speed of shaft 12 at the timing of drilling two holes by first drilling unit 15a is obtained. Then, in both the case of drilling two holes and drilling four holes, the timing of applying the brakes to drilling motor 11 is determined based on the rotation speed of shaft 12 at the timing of drilling two holes.

[0059] (Brake control for 2-hole and 4-hole drilling) Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of punching process control in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 are diagrams showing an example of a timing chart of the punching device 1 of this embodiment. With reference to Fig. 12 and Fig. 13, brake control when punching two holes and when punching four holes in the punching device 1 of this embodiment will be described along the steps of Fig. 11.

[0060] At the start of punching processing by the punching device 1, the punching blade 9 is assumed to be stopped at the home position (a position rotated by the number of alignment pulses from the timing of detection of the notch 81a). When the punch hole forming process is started in this state (step S1), the post-processing control unit 20 determines whether the punching pattern is two-hole punching or not (step S2). If it is two-hole punching (Yes in step S2), the post-processing control unit 20 drives the punching motor 11 (step S3).

[0061] This causes shaft 12, first cam 14a, and second cam 14b to rotate 90° forward, and first cam 14a presses down contact member 18 of first punching section 15a. As a result, first punching blade 9a of first punching section 15a descends to a position where it pierces the paper (below lower guide section 17), and two holes are formed in the paper. When first punching blade 9a descends to below lower guide section 17, punching motor 11 is rotated another 90° forward, causing shaft 12, first cam 14a, and second cam 14b to rotate forward, and raising first punching blade 9a of first punching section 15a.

[0062] Next, the post-processing control unit 20 detects the timing of punching by the first punching unit 15a (the timing when the first punching blade 9a is at the lowest point) (step S4), and calculates the rotation speed of the shaft 12 at the punching timing (step S5). The timing of punching by the first punching unit 15a is detected by the number of pulses from the start of driving the punching motor 11 detected by the rotation speed detection unit 7 when the shaft 12 rotates a predetermined angle from the reference position. For example, if the number of pulses when the shaft 12 rotates once from the reference position is 36, the first punching timing by the first punching unit 15a (the timing when the first punching blade 9a is at the lowest point) is the 9th pulse when the shaft rotates 1 / 4. The rotation speed of the shaft 12 is calculated from the time between the pulse (9th pulse) when the first punching blade 9a reaches the lowest point and the next pulse (10th pulse). The post-processing control unit 20 sets the start timing of the brake control (first pulse number P1) based on the calculated rotation speed of the shaft 12 (step S6).

[0063] Next, the post-processing control unit 20 determines whether the shaft 12 has rotated the first number of pulses P1 from the home position (step S7). If the shaft 12 has not rotated the first number of pulses P1 (No in step S7), the forward rotation of the drilling motor 11 is continued. If the shaft 12 has rotated the first number of pulses P1 (Yes in step S7), the post-processing control unit 20 sends a control signal to the motor drive unit 13 to start brake control (step S8).

[0064] FIG. 12 is a timing chart during two-hole drilling processing in the drilling device 1 of this embodiment. The top chart in FIG. 12 shows an example of the current flowing through the drilling motor 11. The second chart shows changes in the rotational speed of the drilling motor 11. The rotational speed is determined based on the pulse period of the rotational speed detection unit 7. The third chart shows an example of a pulse signal of the rotational speed detection unit 7. The bottom chart shows an example of the output of the home position detection unit 8. FIG. 12 shows an example in which the output of the home position detection unit 8 falls when it is detected that the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle.

[0065] In the two-hole drilling process, if one rotation of the shaft 12 is 36 pulses, the first punching blade 9a of the first punching section 15a reaches the lowest point at a position rotated 9 pulses (90°) from the home position. Since the first punching is completed at this position and the punching load is eliminated, in the two-hole drilling process, it is necessary to predict the stop position of the first punching blade 9a based on the rotation speed from the 10th pulse onwards and to determine the start timing of the brake control. Here, in the two-hole drilling process, since the energization time T1 (the time until it rotates 180°) to the punching motor 11 is relatively short, the rotation speed of the punching motor 11 does not increase completely and the rotation speed of the punching motor 11 is slow. Therefore, even if the start timing of the brake control is determined based on the rotation speed of the shaft 12 during the punching period T2, there is no risk that the punching motor 11 will not be stopped in time and the punching blade 9 will pass the home position.

[0066] Thereafter, the post-processing control unit 20 judges whether the perforation blade 9 has stopped at the home position (step S9). Specifically, it judges whether the shaft 12 has stopped within the angle range in which the first perforation blade 9a is at the home position based on the output signals of the home position detection unit 8 and the rotation speed detection unit 7. In FIG. 12, T3 indicates the time when the output of the home position detection unit 8 falls. Then, the pulse signal of the rotation speed detection unit 7 changes (rises) twice from T3. In this case, the post-processing control unit 20 judges that the first perforation blade 9a has stopped at the home position.

[0067] If the perforation blade 9 is not stopped at the home position (No in step S9), the post-processing control unit 20 adjusts the position of the first perforation blade 9a (step S10). The post-processing control unit 20 rotates the perforation motor 11 forward or reverse at a low speed by a predetermined angle to bring the first perforation blade 9a to the home position.

[0068] Specifically, if the drilling motor 11 is stopped by brake control before the first drilling blade 9a reaches the home position, the post-processing control unit 20 rotates the drilling motor 11 forward. Then, the post-processing control unit 20 stops the drilling motor 11 when the output of the rotation speed detection unit 7 changes by the number of alignment pulses after the home position detection unit 8 detects that the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle. On the other hand, if the drilling motor 11 is stopped by brake control after the first drilling blade 9a reaches the home position, the post-processing control unit 20 rotates the drilling motor 11 in the reverse direction. After the post-processing control unit 20 detects that the shaft 12 has reached the reference angle by the home position detection unit 8, the post-processing control unit 20 rotates the drilling motor 11 in the reverse direction by the number of excess pulses that have changed when the output of the rotation speed detection unit 7 exceeds the number of alignment pulses, and then stops the drilling motor 11.

[0069] If the punch blade 9 is stopped at the home position (Yes in step S8), the punching process ends.

[0070] On the other hand, if two holes are not to be punched in step S2 (No in step S2), four holes are to be punched, so the post-processing control unit 20 drives the punching motor 11 (step S11). This causes the shaft 12, the first cam 14a, and the second cam 14b to rotate forward, and the first cam 14a presses down the abutment member 18 of the first punching unit 15a. As a result, the first punching blade 9a of the first punching unit 15a descends to a position where it pierces the paper (below the lower guide unit 17), and the first punching is performed by the first punching unit 15a. This forms two holes in the widthwise center of the paper.

[0071] Next, the post-processing control unit 20 detects the timing of the first punching by the first punching unit 15a (the timing when the first punching blade 9a is at the lowest point) (step S12), and calculates the rotation speed of the shaft 12 at the punching timing (step S13). The method of detecting the timing of punching by the first punching unit 15a and the method of calculating the rotation speed of the shaft 12 are the same as in the case of two-hole punching described above. The post-processing control unit 20 sets the start timing of the brake control (second pulse number P2) based on the calculated rotation speed of the shaft 12 (step S14). The second pulse number P2 is larger than the first pulse number P1 used in two-hole punching.

[0072] Thereafter, when the post-processing control section 20 further rotates the shaft 12 in the forward direction, the amount by which the first cam 14a presses down the contact member 18 decreases. As a result, the first punching blade 9a in the first punching section 15a moves upward due to the biasing force of the coil spring 19. Meanwhile, the second cam 14b presses down the contact member 18 of the second punching section 15b. As a result, the second punching blade 9b in the second punching section 15b moves downward. When the shaft 12 (punching motor 11) is further rotated, the second punching blade 9b moves down to a position where it pierces the paper (below the lower guide section 17), and the second punching section 15b performs a second punch. As a result, two holes are formed at both ends of the paper in the width direction.

[0073] Next, the post-processing control unit 20 determines whether the shaft 12 has rotated the second number of pulses P2 from the home position (step S15). If the shaft 12 has not rotated the second number of pulses P2 (No in step S15), the forward rotation of the drilling motor 11 is continued. If the shaft 12 has rotated the second number of pulses P2 (Yes in step S15), the post-processing control unit 20 sends a control signal to the motor drive unit 13 to start brake control (step S8).

[0074] Fig. 13 is a timing chart of a four-hole punching process in the punching device 1 of this embodiment. The top, second, third and bottom charts in Fig. 13 show, like Fig. 12, the current flowing through the punching motor 11, changes in the rotation speed of the punching motor 11, an example of a pulse signal from the rotation speed detection unit 7, and an example of the output from the home position detection unit 8.

[0075] In the four-hole drilling process, the power supply time T1 to the drilling motor 11 is relatively long, and the rotation speed of the drilling motor 11 does not fully increase during the first drilling period by the first drilling unit 15a (T2 in FIG. 13), so the rotation speed of the drilling motor 11 increases after the first drilling. Then, during the second drilling period by the second drilling unit 15b (T4 in FIG. 13), the rotation speed of the drilling motor 11 increases. Also, the time from the second drilling period to the reference position is short (the rotation angle of the shaft 12 is small).

[0076] Therefore, in the four-hole drilling process, if the start timing of the brake control is determined based on the rotational speed of the shaft 12 during the second drilling period T4, the drilling motor 11 will not be stopped in time and the drill blade 9 will pass the home position.

[0077] The method for determining the start timing of the brake control will be described in more detail below. In this embodiment, the rotation speed of the shaft 12 can be obtained by detecting the time between pulses when the first drilling blade 9a is at the lowest point, and the start timing (number of pulses) of the brake control is preset with respect to the time between pulses.

[0078] For example, if the number of pulses when the shaft 12 rotates once from the reference position is 36, the first punching timing by the first punching unit 15a (the timing when the first punching blade 9a is at the lowest point) is the 9th pulse when the shaft has rotated 1 / 4. Therefore, in the two-hole punching process, the time between the 9th and 10th pulses is calculated, the start timing of the brake control is set to the 11th pulse or later, and it is stopped around the 18th pulse. The time between the 9th and 10th pulses is captured (interrupted) at the rising edge of the pulse of the punching motor 11 detected by the rotation speed detection unit 7, and the time required for one count is calculated from the captured values ​​of the 9th and 10th pulse counts.

[0079] On the other hand, the second punching timing by the second punching section 15b (the timing when the second punching blade 9b is at the lowest point) is the 27th pulse when the shaft has rotated 3 / 4 of a turn. Here, as in the 2-hole punching process, if the time between the 27th and 28th pulses is calculated in the 4-hole punching process and the start timing of the brake control is set to the 29th pulse or later, it will not be possible to stop the machine near the 36th pulse and it will pass the home position.

[0080] Therefore, in the four-hole punching process, the time between the 9th and 10th pulses, which is the timing for the first punching by first punching unit 15a, is calculated, and the timing for starting brake control is set to before the 28th pulse. Table 1 shows the relationship between the time between the 9th and 10th pulses (pulse interval) obtained through experiments and the number of pulses that is the timing for starting brake control.

[0081] [Table 1]

[0082] As shown in Table 1, for example, when the pulse interval is 1137.5 [μsec] or less, the brake control starts at the 11th pulse (first pulse number P1) in two-hole punching processing and the 25th pulse (second pulse number P2) in four-hole punching processing. Similarly, when the pulse interval is 1137.5 to 1212.5 [μsec], the brake control starts at the 12th pulse (first pulse number P1) in two-hole punching processing and the 26th pulse (second pulse number P2) in four-hole punching processing. The difference in pulse intervals is due to the type of paper being punched (difference in thickness).

[0083] This allows the punch blade 9 to be stopped almost at the home position. In this case, the timing at which the brake control starts is slightly earlier, so the rotation speed of the punch motor 11 during the second punching period T4 is slightly reduced. However, since the first punching by the first punching unit 15a and the second punching by the second punching unit 15b are both two holes, the load of drilling is the same. Therefore, even if the rotation speed of the punch motor 11 is reduced, it is still higher than during the first punching, so there is no risk of it affecting the second punching.

[0084] Thereafter, the post-processing control unit 20 judges whether the perforation blade 9 has stopped at the home position (step S9). Specifically, it judges whether the shaft 12 has stopped in the angle range in which the second perforation blade 9b is at the home position based on the output signals of the home position detection unit 8 and the rotation speed detection unit 7. In FIG. 13, T3 indicates the time when the output of the home position detection unit 8 falls. Then, the pulse signal of the rotation speed detection unit 7 changes (rises) twice from T3. In this case, the post-processing control unit 20 judges that the perforation blade 9 has stopped at the home position.

[0085] If the perforation blade 9 is not stopped at the home position (No in step S9), the post-processing control unit 20 adjusts the position of the perforation blade 9 (step S10). As in the case of two-hole punching, the post-processing control unit 20 rotates the perforation motor 11 forward or reverse at a low speed to bring the perforation blade 9 to the home position.

[0086] According to the punching device 1 of this embodiment, the first cam 14a arranged corresponding to the two inner first punching sections 15a of the four punching sections 15 and the second cam 14b arranged corresponding to the two outer second punching sections 15b are arranged at positions 180° apart on the shaft 12, and two holes are punched using the first punching section 15a by rotating the shaft 12 half a turn, and four holes are punched (continuous punching process) using the first punching section 15a and the second punching section 15b by rotating the shaft 12 once. In four-hole punching, the start timing of brake control is determined based on the rotation speed of the shaft 12 at the timing of the first (first half) punching of two holes by the first punching section 15a.

[0087] This creates a margin of error in the time (rotation angle) from the start of brake control to the time when the drilling blade 9 reaches the home position, reducing the occurrence of a malfunction in which the drilling motor 11 is not stopped in time and the drilling blade 9 passes over the home position.

[0088] Therefore, the shaft 12 (cam 14) can be stopped at a substantially constant angle, and the punch blade 9 can be stopped at a substantially constant position (home position). Furthermore, the frequency of adjusting the position of the punch blade 9 after the punch motor 11 (shaft 12) is stopped can be reduced as much as possible. Furthermore, even if the position of the punch blade 9 deviates from the home position, the amount of deviation is smaller than in the past. Therefore, the time required to adjust the position of the punch blade 9 can be shortened. Therefore, the processing efficiency (productivity) of the punching device 1 can be improved.

[0089] The rotation speed detection unit 7 also includes a first pulse plate 71 and a first sensor unit 72. The first pulse plate 71 is attached to the shaft 12 and has a plurality of slits 71a arranged at fixed angular intervals. The first sensor unit 72 reads the slits 71a and outputs a pulse signal that rises or falls every time the shaft 12 rotates a fixed angle. This makes it possible to detect the rotation angle of the shaft 12 based on the number of pulses. Also, the rotation speed of the shaft 12 can be detected based on the time interval between the rising edges or falling edges of the pulse signal.

[0090] Furthermore, if the position of the perforation blade 9 when the perforation motor 11 is stopped is deviated from the home position, the control unit rotates the perforation motor 11 forward or reverse so that the perforation blade 9 is at the home position. This allows the perforation blade 9 to be aligned when the stopping position of the perforation blade 9 is deviated. In other words, the angle of the shaft 12 (cam 14) can be corrected to an angle that brings the perforation blade 9 into the home position. Therefore, the perforation blade 9 can always be stopped at the home position. Also, the shaft 12 can always be rotated from the same angle.

[0091] The control unit also slows down the rotation speed of the punching motor 11 by applying a short brake. This allows the punching motor 11 to be stopped quickly after the brake control is started. Furthermore, by mounting the punching device 1 of this embodiment on the paper post-processing device 2, it is possible to prevent the punching blade 9 from overrunning from the home position when punching four holes. As a result, the variation in the stopping position of the punching blade 9 is reduced, and the frequency of position correction of the punching blade 9 can be reduced as much as possible. Therefore, it is possible to provide a paper post-processing device 2 with high processing efficiency (productivity).

[0092] In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, two holes are formed by two first punching parts 15a, and two holes are formed by two second punching parts 15b, so that two-hole punching and four-hole punching can be switched, but the number of first punching parts 15a and second punching parts 15b can be set arbitrarily.

[0093] In addition, in the above embodiment, the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b are arranged at positions 180° apart from the shaft 12, and the shaft 12 is rotated half a turn when drilling two holes, but the separation angle between the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b is not limited to 180° as long as the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b are arranged to face each other in the radial direction of the shaft 12. In this case, the rotation angle of the shaft 12 when drilling two holes may be set to a predetermined angle according to the separation angle between the first cam 14a and the second cam 14b. [Industrial Applicability]

[0094] The present invention can be used in a punching device and a sheet post-processing device including the punching device. By using the present invention, it is possible to provide a punching device that can easily switch the punching pattern for a sheet and reduce the variation in the stopping position of the punching blade, and a sheet post-processing device including the same. [Explanation of symbols]

[0095] 1 Drilling device 7 Rotational speed detection section 8 Home position detector 9 Perforation blade 9a 1st drilling blade 9b 2nd drilling blade 10 Punch hole forming section 11 Drilling motor 12 Shaft 14 Cam (eccentric cam) 14a First Cam 14b 2nd Cam 15 Perforation 15a 1st drilling part 15b 2nd drilling part 18 Contact member 19 Coil spring (biasing member) 20 Post-processing control section (control section) 71 First Pulse Plate 71a Slit 72 First Sensor Section 81 Second Pulse Plate 82 Second Sensor Section 81a, 81b cutout 100 Image forming device

Claims

1. A shaft, a drilling motor for rotating the shaft; an eccentric cam attached to the shaft; a punching section including a punching blade for punching a hole in a sheet and a biasing member for biasing the punching blade in a direction approaching the eccentric cam, the punching blade being reciprocated by the pressing force of the eccentric cam and the biasing force of the biasing member in response to the rotation of the eccentric cam; A rotation speed detection unit that detects the rotation speed of the shaft; a home position detection unit that detects whether the punch blade is located at a home position separated from the sheet; A control unit that controls the driving of the drilling motor; A punching device for performing a punching process on the sheet, comprising: the perforation unit includes a first perforation unit that uses a first perforation blade to perforate a first hole in the sheet, and one or more second perforation units that use a second perforation blade to perforate a second hole in the sheet, the eccentric cam includes a first cam that reciprocates the first perforation blade of the first perforation section, and a second cam that reciprocates the second perforation blade of the second perforation section, the first cam and the second cam being disposed at positions spaced apart in the axial direction of the shaft and facing each other in a radial direction of the shaft in a side view seen from one end side of the shaft, The control unit is a continuous drilling process in which the first drilling by the first drilling unit and the second drilling by the second drilling unit are continuously performed by rotating the shaft once; and a brake control for applying a brake to the perforation motor so that the first perforation blade and the second perforation blade are stopped at a home position where the first perforation blade and the second perforation blade are retracted from the sheet. In the continuous punching process, the first punching is performed using the first cam by rotating the shaft half a turn in a forward direction from the home position, and after the first punching is performed, the second punching is performed using the second cam by rotating the shaft half a turn in the forward direction; In the brake control, the rotation speed detection unit detects a rotation speed of the shaft after the first punching blade penetrates the sheet during the first punching, determining a start timing of the brake control during the first drilling and during the second drilling based on the detected rotation speed; The control unit of the punching device is characterized in that when the stopping position of the punching blade when the punching motor is stopped is deviated from the home position, the control unit rotates the punching motor in the forward or reverse direction at a slower speed than when punching, so that the punching blade is at the home position.

2. the rotation speed detection unit includes a first pulse plate attached to the shaft and having a plurality of slits formed at regular intervals in the rotation direction, and a first sensor unit that reads the slits and outputs a pulse signal that rises or falls every time the shaft rotates by the regular angle, The control unit is when only the first drilling is performed, the brake control is started when the rotation angle of the shaft changes from the home position by a first pulse number; The drilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the second drilling is performed following the first drilling, the brake control is started when the rotation angle of the shaft changes from the home position by a second pulse number greater than the first pulse number.

3. The punching device according to claim 2, characterized in that the control unit changes the first pulse number and the second pulse number based on a change in the rotational speed of the shaft after the first punching blade penetrates the sheet during the first punching.

4. The rotational speed detection unit includes a first pulse plate attached to the shaft and having a plurality of slits formed at regular intervals in the rotational direction, and a first sensor unit that reads the slits and outputs a pulse signal that rises or falls every time the shaft rotates by the regular angle, the home position detection unit has a second pulse plate having a notch on an outer circumferential edge thereof and a second sensor unit for reading the notch, the notch being formed at a position where an output of the second sensor unit changes when the angle of the shaft reaches a reference angle; the home position is a position range of the perforation blade when the shaft is rotated in a forward direction so that the pulse signal outputted from the rotation speed detection unit changes by a predetermined number of alignment pulses after the home position detection unit detects that the shaft has reached the reference angle, The control unit is When the drilling motor is stopped by the brake control before the drilling blade reaches the home position, the drilling motor is rotated forward, and after the shaft reaches the reference angle, the drilling motor is stopped at a point when the output of the rotation speed detection unit has changed by the number of alignment pulses. A drilling device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that when the drilling motor is stopped after the drilling blade passes the home position due to the brake control, after the shaft reaches the reference angle, the output of the rotational speed detection unit exceeds the number of alignment pulses, and the drilling motor is rotated in the reverse direction by the number of excess pulses that has changed, thereby stopping the drilling motor.

5. The first perforation portions are provided at two locations in the widthwise center of the sheet, and the second perforation portions are provided at two locations on both widthwise ends of the sheet, A punching device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that when only the first punching is performed, two-hole punching is performed by punching two locations in the widthwise center of the sheet, and when the second punching is performed following the first punching, four-hole punching is performed by punching two locations in the widthwise center of the sheet and two locations at both widthwise ends of the sheet.

6. A drilling device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the control unit performs the brake control by a short brake.

7. A sheet post-processing device equipped with a punching device described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

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