IC tag attachment device, IC tag attachment method, perfect binder

Abstract

To provide a technology that enables efficient attachment of IC tags to covers on which the main text is attached. [Solution] A tag attachment unit 40 that attaches an IC tag T to a cover sheet B includes a transport conveyor 42 that transports the placed cover sheet B in one direction, a detection unit that detects the position of the cover sheet B on the transport conveyor 42, a labeler 44 that attaches the IC tag T to the cover sheet B, and a control unit that drives and controls the transport conveyor 42 and the labeler 44, and the control unit attaches the IC tag T to the cover sheet B using the labeler 44 based on the detection result of the cover sheet B by the detection unit and attachment position information indicating the attachment position of the IC tag T on the cover sheet B.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an IC tag affixing device that affixes an IC tag to a cover of a booklet, an IC tag affixing method, and a perfect binder equipped with the IC tag affixing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as part of the bookbinding process, a bundle of paper sheets (bundle of paper sheets) such as printed books with letters, figures, etc. printed thereon is arranged in page order to form a booklet, and a cover pasting device included in a perfect binder applies adhesive to the spine of the body to integrate the body and the cover, forming a section. There is also a known process of inserting separate sheets (endpaper sheets) such as frontispieces and endpapers into the section. In this process, the separate sheets are fixed in a predetermined position relative to the section by the endpaper pasting device, prior to gluing the body and the cover together. The separate sheets with the endpaper sheets fixed thereto in this way form the body, and the cover pasting device pastes the endpaper sheets of the body to the fore-edge of the cover to integrate the body and the cover.

[0003] Related technology includes a bookbinding device that includes an XY actuator that can move a moving part in two dimensions, a hand unit that is attached to the moving part of the XY actuator and holds the text, a number of binding units that are arranged two-dimensionally within the movable range of the hand unit and perform each process for bookbinding, and a control unit that controls the XY actuator, and based on the control of the control unit, the XY actuator moves the moving part to move the hand unit that holds the text to the required binding units among the multiple binding units in a predetermined order, and also moves the hand unit to a position required for performing each process in the binding unit to which it has been moved (see Patent Document 1 below).

[0004] In recent years, in order to improve the efficiency of booklet management, it has become common to attach IC (Integrated Circuit) tags, which can read information by wireless communication, to booklets, especially to the back cover of the front cover. Since IC tags can read information by wireless communication, it is possible to avoid a situation in which information cannot be read due to deterioration in visibility caused by twisting or wrinkles, which can occur when reading conventional barcodes. Therefore, management using IC tags is extremely convenient because it allows the information of booklets to be read quickly and reliably. Such IC tags are attached to booklets and covers manually. Therefore, the attachment work is not performed inline, which is incorporated into the bookbinding process, but is performed separately, that is, offline. As a result, a cover with an IC tag is prepared in advance, and the above-mentioned bookbinding process is performed, and a booklet with an IC tag-attached cover is manufactured. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 4604149 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a technique that enables an IC tag to be efficiently attached to a cover on which the main text is attached. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] One aspect of the present invention is an IC tag attachment device that attaches an IC tag to the cover of a booklet, and includes a transport unit that transports the placed cover in one direction, a detection unit that detects the position of the cover on the transport unit, an attachment unit that attaches the IC tag to the cover, and a control unit that drives and controls the transport unit and the attachment unit, and is characterized in that the control unit attaches the IC tag to the cover using the attachment unit based on the detection result of the cover by the detection unit and attachment position information that indicates the attachment position of the IC tag relative to the cover. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique that enables an IC tag to be efficiently attached to a cover on which the main text is attached. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a perfect binder according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of various units included in the perfect binder according to the embodiment; [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a tagging unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] 11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining attachment of a tag to a cover by a tag attachment unit according to an embodiment. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flowchart illustrating a tagging method according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a perfect binder in which a tagging unit according to the present invention is incorporated will be described as an example. In this specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[0011] (Configuration of perfect binder) Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a perfect binder according to this embodiment. The perfect binder 1 performs various binding processes on the main text, which is a bundle of quires or sheets (e.g., album sheets, printed or unprinted sheets, etc.) collated by a collating machine (not shown), to perfect bind the main text and produce a booklet as the main text with a cover. In this embodiment, inside pages (temporary covers) as separate sheets are attached to the main text so that they are positioned on the front and back sides, and the fore-edge of the cover is attached to the inside pages.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the perfect binding machine 1 includes a body transport unit 10 that transports the body text, a processing unit 20 that performs a predetermined binding process, a cover supply unit 30 that sequentially feeds out covers, a tag attachment unit 40 that attaches an IC tag such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag to the supplied covers, a cover attachment unit 50 that attaches the tagged cover to the body text, a discharge unit 60 that discharges the body text with the cover attached, for example, to a three-edge trimmer in a subsequent stage, and a control device 70 that drives and controls these various units.

[0013] Below, a brief description will be given of the various units described above and the bookbinding process using the perfect binder 1. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the various units included in the perfect binder according to this embodiment.

[0014] (Text transport unit 10) As shown in FIG. 2, the text conveying unit 10 includes a conveying chain 110 arranged in a ring shape so as to form a round path that circulates in the horizontal direction (counterclockwise as indicated by the arrow in the figure). The conveying chain 110 includes a plurality of clampers (not shown) at predetermined intervals that are configured to be able to grip and release the text A1 by an actuator or the like. The text A1 is raised while being conveyed to a clamping position by a paper feed rising section (not shown), and is gripped by the clampers, and is conveyed along the round path by the conveying chain 110 moving around in one direction. Note that instead of the conveying chain 110, a hand unit having a clamper may be provided, and the text A1 may be gripped by the hand unit, and may be conveyed by freely moving in three dimensional directions including the vertical direction, for example, by combining a plurality of linear induction motor type XY actuators.

[0015] (Processing unit 20) The processing unit 20 is disposed on the round path formed by the conveyor chain 110, and performs various binding processes on the text A1 conveyed sequentially by the conveyor chain 110. Specifically, from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyor chain 110 in the conveying direction, the processing unit 20 is provided with a milling cutter 210 that cuts the back surface of the text A1 to align the back surface, a gully cutter 220 that puts grooves in the back surface, a side gluer 230 that applies glue to both sides near the back surface, and a spine gluer 240 that applies glue to the back surface. The text A1 conveyed along the round path is bound by going around these devices, and then conveyed to the cover attaching unit 50 located downstream.

[0016] (Cover supply unit 30) The cover supply unit 30 is a so-called feeder that is located upstream of the cover attachment unit 50 and supplies covers to the cover attachment unit 50. The cover B sent out by the cover supply unit 30 is placed on a transport conveyor 42 of the tag attachment unit 40, which will be described in detail later.

[0017] (Tag sticking unit 40) The tagging unit 40 is disposed between the cover supply unit 30 and the cover attaching unit 50, and includes a transport conveyor 42 (see FIG. 3) that extends in the return direction of the round path of the transport chain 110 and transports covers in that direction (hereinafter referred to as the cover transport direction). The cover B sent out by the cover supply unit 30 is supplied to the transport conveyor 42, where an IC tag such as an RFID tag is attached to create a tagged cover B1. The created tagged cover B1 is sent out to the cover attaching unit 50 located downstream. The detailed configuration of the tagging unit 40 will be described later.

[0018] (Cover pasting unit 50) The cover attaching unit 50 includes a conveyor that extends in approximately one direction to the vicinity of the junction with the return path of the round path of the transport chain 110 and transports covers in that direction, and a tagged cover B1 is supplied onto the conveyor from the tag attaching unit 40. The tagged cover B1 supplied from the tag attaching unit 40 is transported in this order to a gluing device, a timing drum, a synchronization section, and a press section. After the press section, the tagged cover B1 and the body A1 are transported by the transport chain 110 to the edge gluing section.

[0019] Specifically, the tagged cover B1 is coated with fore-edge glue at both left and right ends of the tagged cover B1 by a gluing device, and the timing of the tagged cover B1 is synchronized with the transport of the main text A1 by a timing drum arranged at the part where the conveyor joins the return path of the round path, and the spine of the main text A1 is overlapped with the spine of the central part of the tagged cover B1 by a synchronization unit. In the overlapped state, the tagged cover B1 is pressed and bound to the spine and its side edges of the main text A1 by a press unit, and the fore-edge adhesive unit glues the fore-edge of the tagged cover B1 to the inside paper leaves on the front and back sides of the main text A1 to which the tagged cover B1 is attached at the spine, forming the main text A2 with cover. The main text A2 with cover is transferred from the transport chain 110 to a transport device (not shown) and transported to the discharge unit 60. The discharge unit 60 may be positioned on the round path, and the body A2 with cover may be transported to the discharge unit 60 by the transport chain 110. Instead of the gluing device, a taping device may be used that applies double-sided tape instead of glue to the edge of the book.

[0020] (Discharge unit 60) The discharge unit 60 is located downstream of the cover pasting unit 50 and determines the weight of the body A2 with cover, and conveys the body A2 with cover whose weight is within a predetermined range and which is judged to be good by the coating amount inspection process described below to a three-edge cutter in the downstream stage. The body A2 with cover conveyed to the three-edge cutter is completed as a bound book by being cut on three sides, namely the top, bottom, and fore-edge. The discharge unit 60 also discharges the body A2 with cover whose weight is outside the predetermined range or which is judged to be defective by the coating amount inspection process to a path different from the path for conveying to the three-edge cutter in the downstream stage.

[0021] (Control device 70) As shown in FIG. 1, the control device 70 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 710 that mainly controls the control device 70, a random access memory (RAM) 720, a read only memory (ROM) 730, a storage device 740, and an input / output device 750. The CPU 710 executes a BIOS read from the ROM 730, which is a non-volatile storage area, an operating system (OS) read from the storage device 740, general-purpose applications, and various programs by expanding them on the RAM 720, which is a volatile storage area. Examples of the programs include a program for causing the control device 70 to execute a tag attachment process (tag attachment method) by the tag attachment unit 40, which will be described later, and a program for driving and controlling various units. The control device 70 reads various programs to cause the above various hardware resources to cooperate with each other, and drives and controls the text transport unit 10, the processing unit 20, the cover supply unit 30, the tag attachment unit 40, the cover attachment unit 50, and the discharge unit 60. The input / output device 750 is a so-called control panel having, for example, a pressable button and a display, preferably a touch panel display, etc. The input / output device 750 displays information for the operator to operate each unit, and accepts operations from the operator. In addition, the input / output device 750 appropriately accepts change operations such as changes to the settings of each unit.

[0022] (Detailed configuration of tagging unit 40) The configuration of the tagging unit 40 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below. Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the tagging unit according to this embodiment. Fig. 4 is a diagram for explaining the tagging to the cover by the tagging unit according to this embodiment. Note that the symbol X shown in Fig. 3 indicates the cover transport direction in which the cover B is transported.

[0023] As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the tagging unit 40 includes a transport conveyor 42 extending in the X direction, a labeler 44, and a sensor 46. The transport conveyor 42 is an endless belt formed in a ring shape that is wound around one or a pair of drive rollers (not shown) and moves around to transport objects on the belt, here a cover sheet B and a tagged cover sheet B1. A cover sheet supply unit 30 is disposed upstream of the transport conveyor 42, and a cover attaching unit 50 is disposed downstream of the transport conveyor 42. The cover sheet B supplied from the cover sheet supply unit 30 is placed on the transport conveyor 42, and after an IC tag is attached, the cover sheet B is transported to the cover attaching unit 50. The drive roller is rotationally driven by a drive unit 422 that is controllably connected to the control device 70.

[0024] The labeler 44 is disposed above the transport conveyor 42, and has a cylindrical unwinding shaft 442 around which a strip-shaped roll paper R having a plurality of IC tags T aligned in a row and adhered thereto is wound. In this embodiment, the IC tag T is an RFID tag, and has an IC chip that stores various information such as the booklet's identification information, an antenna for wireless communication connected to the IC chip, a base on which these are placed and held, and a covering layer that covers and protects the IC chip and antenna between the base.

[0025] The unwinding shaft 442 is disposed so that its axis is perpendicular to the cover conveying direction X and the up-down direction, and is rotatably connected by an electric motor (not shown), such as a servo motor, whose drive can be controlled by the control device 70. It is preferable that a recess is provided in a position facing the IC chip on the circumferential surface of the unwinding shaft 442 so that the circumferential surface and the IC chip cannot come into contact with each other. In this case, the recess may be formed in a ring shape along the circumferential surface of the unwinding shaft 442.

[0026] A peeling roller 444 is disposed downstream and below the unwinding shaft 442 in the cover conveying direction X, close to the upper surface of the conveyor 42. The peeling roller 444 is a so-called free roller disposed so that its axis is perpendicular to the cover conveying direction X and the up-down direction. The peeling roller 444 may be configured so as to be rotatable by an electric motor such as a servo motor that can be controlled by the control device 70. Similarly to the unwinding shaft 442, it is preferable that a recess is provided in a position on the circumferential surface of the peeling roller 444 facing the IC chip so that the circumferential surface and the IC chip cannot come into contact with each other. In this case, the recess is formed in a ring shape along the circumferential surface of the peeling roller 444.

[0027] The roll paper R is wound around the peeling roller 444 from the unwinding shaft 442 via one or more guide rollers (not shown), and is wound around the take-up shaft 446 from the peeling roller 444 via one or more guide rollers (not shown). The take-up shaft 446 is disposed upstream of the unwinding shaft 442 in the cover conveying direction X, and so that its axis is perpendicular to the cover conveying direction X and the up-down direction, and is connected to be rotatable by an electric motor (not shown) that can be driven and controlled by the control device 70, such as a servo motor. Therefore, in this embodiment, the unwinding shaft 442 and the take-up shaft 446 are controlled to rotate in conjunction with each other by the control device 70, so that the roll paper R can be unwound from the unwinding shaft 442 and taken up by the take-up shaft 446. The unwinding shaft 442 may be configured as a free roller, and only the take-up shaft 446 may be driven and rotated by an electric motor.

[0028] 4, the roll paper R is wound around the peeling roller 444 from above along the cover transport direction X, and then folded back to the upstream side of the cover transport direction X. As a result, the IC tag T held by the roll paper R can protrude from the upper circumferential surface of the peeling roller 444 to the downstream side in the cover transport direction X, specifically, to the cover B side, as the roll paper R moves. As the cover B continues to be transported by the transport conveyor 42, the tip of the IC tag T comes into contact with the cover B at this time, and the IC tag T can be affixed to the cover B. Note that a biasing means such as a roller that biases the IC tag T toward the cover B may be provided at the affixing position of the IC tag T.

[0029] The diameter of the roll paper R held by the unwinding spindle 442 decreases as the IC tag T is attached over time, while the diameter of the roll paper R increases after the IC tag T held by the winding spindle 446 is removed. In response to this change in the diameter of the roll paper R, it is preferable for the control device 70 to control the rotation of each shaft so as to individually change the rotation speed and / or rotation angle range of the unwinding spindle 442 and the winding spindle 446. This may be based on detection results from a detection means that detects the rotational position of each shaft, for example an encoder provided in a servo motor that rotates and drives each shaft.

[0030] The labeler 44, including the unwinding shaft 442, peeling roller 444, winding shaft 446, guide rollers (not shown), etc., is configured to be movable along an orthogonal direction perpendicular to the cover conveyance direction X and the up-down direction. Thus, the labeler 44 can appropriately change the attachment position of the IC tag T in the orthogonal direction relative to the cover B. This change in the orthogonal direction position may be performed automatically by the operator inputting a numerical value indicating the orthogonal direction position by operating the input / output device 750, or, naturally, may be performed manually.

[0031] The sensor 46 is located above the transport conveyor 42 and is arranged upstream of the labeler 44 in the cover transport direction X, and detects the position of the cover B placed on the transport conveyor 42. Specifically, the sensor 46 detects the leading edge of the cover B in the cover transport direction X, and sends cover detection information to the control device 70 as the detection result. The control device 70 controls the labeler 44 based on the acquired cover detection information, and attaches an IC tag T to a predetermined position on the cover B. The sensor 46 may be of a contact type, but is preferably a non-contact sensor in consideration of the effect on the cover B. The sensor 46 may be composed of a camera, and the control device 70 may acquire an image obtained by the camera as cover detection information and detect the position of the cover B using image processing.

[0032] The driving device 422 is an electric motor that drives and rotates the driving roller of the transport conveyor 42, and in this embodiment, a servo motor is used that drives and rotates a rotating shaft for rotating the driving roller based on a pulse signal sent from the control device 70. The driving device 422 has an encoder 424, and the control device 70 adjusts the pulse width of the pulse signal to be sent based on the detection result as a pulse signal from the encoder 424, that is, the rotation amount and / or speed of the rotating shaft.

[0033] (device operation) Next, a tagging process by the tagging unit 40 will be described. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the tagging process according to the present embodiment. This process is executed when the power of the perfect binder 1 is turned on and the tagging unit 40 is in an operable state.

[0034] 5, first, the control device 70 sends a pulse signal to rotate the drive roller by the drive device 422 and operate the transport conveyor 42 (S101). After that, the control device 70 judges whether or not cover detection information has been acquired from the sensor 46 (S102). If cover detection information has not been acquired (S102, NO), the control device 70 judges whether or not cover detection information has been acquired again after a predetermined time (S102). On the other hand, if cover detection information has been acquired (S102, YES), the control device 70 acquires pasting position information previously stored in the storage device 740 (S103).

[0035] The attachment position information is information for attaching the IC tag T to a preset attachment position on the cover B. In this embodiment, the attachment position information is specified as a pulse number threshold value, which is how many pulses after the cover detection information is acquired, that is, how many pulses of pulse signals are acquired by the control device 70 before the labeler 44 is driven to advance the IC tag T to the cover B side. For example, the number of pulses corresponding to the number of rotations of the rotation shaft of the servo motor after the cover B moves a predetermined distance is calculated to be the pulse number threshold value, with the intention of positioning the range on the cover B where the IC tag T is attached in the area in front of the peeling roller 444 after the cover B moves a predetermined distance. Note that the value of the pulse number threshold value, that is, the number of pulses, can be appropriately changed depending on the size and type of the cover B and the IC tag T, the position of the IC tag T in the cover conveying direction X relative to the cover B, and the like. When changing the setting, the operator can input a numerical value or the like via the input / output device 750.

[0036] After acquiring the attachment position information, the control device 70 judges whether the current pulse number of the pulse signal as the detection result of the encoder 424 acquired from the time when the cover detection information was acquired has reached the threshold value indicated in the attachment position information (S104). If the current pulse number has not reached the threshold value (S104, NO), the control device 70 moves to the process of step S104 in which it judges again after a predetermined time whether the current pulse number has reached the threshold value or not. On the other hand, if the current pulse number has reached the threshold value (S104, YES), the control device 70 drives the labeler 44 to advance the IC tag T to the cover B (S105). Specifically, the control device 70 drives the unwinding shaft 442 and the winding shaft 446 to rotate and move the roll paper R, and advances the IC tag T from the peeling roller 444. At this time, the front end of the IC tag T comes into contact with the cover B at the moment the IC tag T advances, and as the cover B is transported, the IC tag T is adhered to the cover B from the front end to the rear end.

[0037] After the IC tag T is advanced, the control device 70 adds 1 to the progress count n to make n + 1 (S106), and judges whether the preset desired progress count threshold N = progress count n, in other words, whether the desired number of IC tags T have been affixed to the cover B (S107). If the progress count threshold N = current progress count n is not met (S107, NO), the process moves to the step S102 again to judge whether the cover detection information has been acquired. On the other hand, if the progress count threshold N = current progress count n (S107, YES), the control device 70 judges that the desired number of IC tags T have been affixed to the cover B, and the tag affixing process ends.

[0038] According to the present embodiment described above, the process of attaching the IC tag T to the cover B can be incorporated in-line prior to the process of attaching the cover B to the main text A. Therefore, the IC tag T can be attached to the cover B more efficiently than by manual work, etc. Furthermore, based on the cover detection information and the cover attachment position information, the IC tag T can be attached to the desired location on the cover B, such as on front 1, front 2, front 3, front 4, etc., with high accuracy and without positional deviation.

[0039] In this embodiment, the tag application unit 40 is described as being incorporated into the perfect binder 1, but this is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the tag application unit 40 can be incorporated into binding devices other than perfect binders, such as binding devices for saddle-stitched books or case-bound books, and the IC tag T can be appropriately affixed to the cover.

[0040] In the present embodiment, the IC tag T is attached to the cover B in an unglued state, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the gluing device of the cover attaching unit 50 may be disposed upstream of the tag attaching unit 40, and the IC tag T may be attached to the cover B after gluing.

[0041] In the present embodiment, the timing of driving the labeler 44, that is, the timing of advancing the IC tag T, is based on the number of pulses in the pulse signal as the detection result of the encoder 424 and the pulse number threshold value in the cover attachment position information, but the present invention is not limited to this. The labeler 44 may be driven a predetermined time after the cover detection information is acquired, although this may result in a deterioration in the accuracy of the attachment position. The sensor 46 may be disposed downstream of the labeler 44, and the labeler 44 may be driven immediately after the sensor 46 detects the leading edge of the cover B. In this case, the distance between the labeler 44 and the sensor 46 in the conveying direction X is important in order to attach the IC tag T to the desired position on the cover B. To make the distance variable, for example, the labeler 44 and / or the sensor 46 may be configured to be movable manually or automatically (for example, using an actuator such as a linear guide) in the conveying direction X.

[0042] In addition, in this embodiment, the tagging unit 40 is described as having only one labeler 44, but the present invention is not limited to this. When multiple labelers 44 are aligned in the orthogonal direction so as to be disposed at the same position in the cover conveying direction X, each labeler 44 may be driven based on cover detection information from one sensor 46. On the other hand, when the labelers 44 are aligned in the orthogonal direction with a position shift in the cover conveying direction X, a sensor 46 may be provided for each of the multiple labelers 44. In this case, the corresponding labeler 44 may be driven according to the cover detection information from each sensor 46. By providing multiple labelers 44 in this way, the tagging unit 40 can attach IC tags T to each of multiple covers B aligned in the orthogonal direction, thereby achieving further efficiency. In addition, it is also possible to attach different types of IC tags T to one cover B.

[0043] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This new embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 1 Perfect binding machine 30 Cover supply unit (cover supply device) 40 Tag attachment unit (IC tag attachment device) 42 Conveyor (transport section) 422 Drive unit (servo motor) 424 Encoder 44 Labeler (attachment part) 442 Unrolling 444 Peeling roller 446 Winding shaft 46 Sensor (detection unit) 50 Cover pasting unit (cover pasting device) 70 Control device (control unit) B Cover T IC tag

Claims

1. An IC tag attachment device that attaches an IC tag to a cover of a booklet, a conveying section that conveys the placed cover in one direction; a detection unit that detects a position of the cover on the conveying unit; an attachment section for attaching the IC tag to the cover; a control unit that drives and controls the transport unit and the attachment unit; Equipped with the control unit causes the affixing unit to affix the IC tag to the cover based on a detection result of the cover by the detection unit and affixing position information indicating an affixing position of the IC tag on the cover; the conveying unit is a conveyor that moves a belt on which the cover is placed, and includes a servo motor having an encoder that drives the conveyor; the attachment position information includes a threshold value for the number of pulses of the pulse signal sent from the encoder from the time when the detection result is acquired, When the number of pulses of the pulse signal obtained from the encoder after the detection result is obtained reaches the threshold value, the control unit causes the attachment unit to attach the IC tag to the cover.

1. An IC tag attachment device comprising:

2. The attachment part is a rewinding shaft that holds the roll paper having a plurality of IC tags so that the roll paper can be unwound; a peeling roller located above the transport section and adjacent to the transport section, the peeling roller bringing the roll paper unwound from the unwinding shaft into contact with a peripheral surface thereof and folding back from the one direction to the opposite direction, thereby advancing the IC tag toward the cover and attaching the IC tag to the cover; a winding shaft for winding up the roll paper from which the IC tag has been removed, the roll paper being folded back from the peeling roller; having The control unit drives and controls the unwinding shaft and / or the winding shaft to attach the IC tag to the cover.

2. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 1.

3. A recess is formed on the peripheral surface of the unwinding shaft to avoid contact with the IC chip of the IC tag.

3. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 2.

4. The peripheral surface of the peeling roller is formed with a recess for avoiding contact with the IC chip of the IC tag.

3. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 2.

5. The detection unit is a non-contact sensor that detects the leading edge of the cover in the one direction without contacting the cover.

2. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 1.

6. The conveying section acquires the cover sheet supplied from a cover sheet supplying device located upstream.

2. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 1.

7. The conveying section conveys the cover to a cover attaching device located downstream, which attaches the main text of the booklet to the cover to which the IC tag is attached.

2. The IC tag attachment device according to claim 1.

8. An IC tag attachment device that attaches an IC tag to a cover of a booklet, a conveying section that conveys the placed cover in one direction; a detection unit that detects a position of the cover on the conveying unit; an attachment section for attaching the IC tag to the cover; a control unit that drives and controls the transport unit and the attachment unit; Equipped with the control unit causes the affixing unit to affix the IC tag to the cover based on a detection result of the cover by the detection unit and affixing position information indicating an affixing position of the IC tag on the cover; the affixing unit has a rewinding shaft that holds the roll paper having the plurality of IC tags so that the roll paper can be unwound, A recess is formed on the peripheral surface of the unwinding shaft to avoid contact with the IC chip of the IC tag.

1. An IC tag attachment device comprising:

9. An IC tag attachment device that attaches an IC tag to a cover of a booklet, a conveying section that conveys the placed cover in one direction; a detection unit that detects a position of the cover on the conveying unit; an attachment section for attaching the IC tag to the cover; a control unit that drives and controls the transport unit and the attachment unit; Equipped with the control unit causes the affixing unit to affix the IC tag to the cover based on a detection result of the cover by the detection unit and affixing position information indicating an affixing position of the IC tag on the cover; The attachment part is a rewinding shaft that holds the roll paper having a plurality of IC tags so that the roll paper can be unwound; a peeling roller that is located above the transport section and close to the transport section, and that advances the IC tag to the cover by folding back the roll paper unwound from the unwinding shaft from the one direction to the opposite direction while contacting the circumferential surface of the peeling roller, and attaches the IC tag to the cover; having The peripheral surface of the peeling roller is formed with a recess for avoiding contact with the IC chip of the IC tag.

1. An IC tag attachment device comprising:

10. A method for attaching an IC tag to a cover of a booklet, comprising the steps of: Detecting a position of the cover on a conveying section that conveys the placed cover in one direction; affixing the IC tag to the cover by an affixing unit based on the detection result of the cover and affixing position information indicating the affixing position of the IC tag on the cover; the conveying unit is a conveyor that moves a belt on which the cover is placed, and includes a servo motor having an encoder that drives the conveyor; the attachment position information includes a threshold value for the number of pulses of the pulse signal sent from the encoder from the time when the detection result is acquired, When the number of pulses of the pulse signal obtained from the encoder from the time when the detection result is obtained reaches the threshold value, the IC tag is attached to the cover by the attachment unit. A tag affixing method comprising:

11. The IC tag attachment device according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A perfect binder comprising:

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