JP2001079941A - Laminating equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A paper P having a large thickness or a paper P having a strong waist (strong)
Can be laminated in a hands-free manner. SOLUTION: A sheet cassette 20 accommodating a pair of sheets S1 and S2 wound in a roll shape is detachably attached to a sheet supply unit in an exterior body 1a as a main body of the laminating apparatus 1, and the exterior body 1a is provided. A supply tray 11 for supplying the sheet P to the sheet cassette 20 is provided at an upper left portion of the sheet tray 20.
Is mounted diagonally downward, a pinching roller means 30 is provided on the sheet discharging side from the sheet cassette 20, and a vertical cutting mechanism 42 for cutting sheets in a direction orthogonal to the sheet discharging direction and parallel to the sheet discharging direction. A cutting mechanism 41 is provided,
The transport path is higher on the supply tray 11 side and lower on at least the horizontal cutting mechanism 41 so that the paper P moves in a straight line from the supply tray 11 to at least a point past the horizontal cutting mechanism 41. It was formed in an inclined shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a construction of a laminating apparatus for covering and adhering front and back surfaces of an object to be laminated such as paper with a sheet made of a synthetic resin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a laminating apparatus for laminating a card or the like with a sheet such as a synthetic resin film has been known.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional laminating apparatus. FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram showing main components of a conventional laminating apparatus.

The prior art laminating apparatus 100 is roughly divided into a paper supply section I, a sheet supply section II, a lamination processing section III, and a cutting section IV.

[0005] The paper supply section I is a section for supplying paper P such as documents and cards, and is provided with a paper supply tray 101.

A guide plate 101a is provided at the leading end of the paper feed tray 101 to guide the paper P to the nipping position of the nipping rollers 103a and 103b. Paper feed tray 101
Is mounted on the apparatus main body 100a, and its guide plate 101
a is formed in the apparatus main body 100a.
Roll 10 of the sheet cassette 102 attached to the
It is in a state of entering between 2a and 102b.

[0007] The subsequent sheet supply section II is a section for supplying a sheet for laminating the paper P. The sheet supply unit II is a cassette type, and the sheet cassette 102
Inside, two sheet rolls 10 are provided as shown in FIG.
2a and 102b are rotatably supported. Among the sheet rolls in the sheet cassette 102, a sheet roll 102a illustrated in the upper part of the drawing is formed by winding a long strip-shaped sheet S1 having a synthetic resin film F into a roll shape. Also, a sheet roll 102b shown at the bottom of the drawing
Similarly, a long strip-shaped sheet S2 is wound in a roll shape.

Then, from the sheet cassette 102 of the sheet supply unit II, the sheet S2 fed from the other sheet roll 102b is superimposed on the sheet S1 fed from the one sheet roll 102a, and a laminating unit.
Supplied to III.

The laminating section III is a section having a pair of nipping rollers 103a and 103b. In the laminating section III, the holding rollers 103a, 103b
The sheet P supplied from the sheet supply unit I is sandwiched between the sheets and laminated. That is, the nipping rollers 103a and 103b
In between, the sheet P is supplied while being sandwiched between the pair of sheets S1 and S2, and the sheets S1 and S2 and the sheet P are integrated.

In this case, for example, like a driver's license,
When a sheet is adhered to only one side of the sheet P, and the other side forms a laminate in which the sheet P is exposed, the front side of the sheet P is adhered through the adhesive layer of the sheet S1, but the sheet S2 on the back side Is simply pressed against the paper P and does not adhere.
Therefore, after lamination, the sheet P2
Is to be peeled off.

On the other hand, when manufacturing a laminate R such as a library card in which sheets are laminated on both sides,
When the laminating operation is performed so that the sheet P is inserted between the sheets having the adhesive layer as the sheets S1 and S2, the sheet P
The film layer is laminated via an adhesive layer on both sides of the
A laminate R having the film F on both sides of the paper P can be obtained.

Further, the cutting section IV includes a laminating section III.
This is a portion that cuts a laminate R sent out of the sheet, more specifically, a sheet P laminated with sheets S1 and S2 in a direction perpendicular to the sending direction. In the laminating apparatus of the related art, the cutting section IV is provided with a horizontal cutter blade 104 that cuts the laminate R in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction (hereinafter, referred to as an X direction).

The horizontal cutter blade 104 is provided with the holding roller 1.
On the delivery side of the laminated body R of the components 03a and 103b, the device is slidably supported by a shaft (not shown) that extends across the width of the apparatus main body 100a. Then, the laminate R is sent out to an arbitrary cutting position, and at that position, the horizontal cutter blade 10 is cut.
By sliding 4 in the width direction, the laminate R can be cut in the X direction at an arbitrary position in the sending direction.

When using the laminating apparatus 100 configured as described above, first, the sheet cassette 1 is used.
02 supported above and below the sheet rolls 102a, 102
b, the leading ends of the sheets S1 and S2 fed from each of the sheets b are adhered to each other and sandwiched between the sandwiching rollers 103a and 103b. Subsequently, the paper P such as a card is placed on the paper feed tray 101, and the paper P is pushed forward. As a result, the leading end of the sheet P is guided by the guide plate 101a, and the sheet P passes between the sheets S1 and S2 fed out from the sheet rolls 102a and 102b, respectively, and is held between the nipping rollers 103a and 103a.
3b.

Subsequently, when one of the holding rollers 103a is rotated in a predetermined direction by operating the handle 103c, the sheet P is held together with the sheets S1 and S2 by the holding rollers 103a and 103a.
b, the sheet P is laminated by the sheets S1 and S2, and is sent out forward as a laminate R.

Then, when the laminate R is cut in the X direction by the horizontal cutter blade 104, a paper (laminate) laminated with a sheet such as a PET film is obtained.

However, in the conventional apparatus, the paper feed tray 1
Since the components are arranged such that the sheet P moves substantially horizontally from the sheet feeder 02 to the sheet discharge section, the sheet P, which is the object to be stacked, is placed on the sheet feed tray 101 and the sheets S1 and S2 in the sheet cassette 102 are placed. There is a problem that it is cumbersome to manually perform the operation of inserting up to the joint portion of.

Therefore, the present applicant has previously filed Japanese Patent Application No.
No. 69566, and as shown in FIG. 14, an electric laminating apparatus 105 was proposed. That is, a pair of sheet feeding rollers 107 is provided between the base end of the sheet feeding tray 106 which is provided downward and inclined at the entrance side of the laminating apparatus 105 and the entrance side of the sheet cassette 102 which is detachably disposed in the laminating apparatus 105. The pair of paper feed rollers 107, the pair of the nipping rollers 103a and 103b, and the pair of discharge rollers 1
09 is driven in synchronization with an electric motor and a transmission mechanism (not shown) to automatically feed the paper P on the paper feed tray 106. Reference numeral 108 denotes a vertical cutter for cutting off the left or right or one side edge (so-called ear) of the stacked body R along the transport direction of the sheet P (hereinafter, referred to as Y direction). Further, the paper feed tray 016 is inclined so that the base end thereof faces downward so that the paper P thereon falls automatically toward the paper feed roller pair 107, and the base end side of the paper feed tray 106 is substantially The sheet P is bent in the horizontal direction to guide the sheet P between the sheet feeding roller pair 107, and the sheet P extends from the sheet cassette 102 to the position of the sheet discharging roller pair 109.
Have been arranged so that is transported horizontally.

[0019]

However, even with the above-described configuration, when the thickness of the paper P is large or the paper P is stiff (strong), the curved portion at the base end of the paper feed tray 106 is not bent. Since the paper P cannot pass smoothly, the operator has to manually feed the paper P on the paper feed tray 106.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and there is no need for an operator to manually feed paper on a paper feed tray. It is an object of the present invention to provide a so-called hand-free laminating apparatus.

[0021]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article supplying section for supplying an article to be laminated, and an apparatus for laminating the article to be laminated. A sheet supply unit that supplies a pair of sheets, and a lamination process in which a stack supplied from the stack supply unit is sandwiched between a pair of sheets supplied from the sheet supply unit and laminated and bonded to be sent as a laminate. In a laminating apparatus having a portion, a sheet cassette accommodating a pair of sheets wound in a roll shape is removably attached to a sheet supply section in the laminating apparatus main body, and the sheet cassette is A sheet supply tray for supplying a stack of sheets to the sheet cassette, and a pinching roller means on the sheet discharge side from the sheet cassette; Cutter means for cutting the sheet in a direction parallel to the sheet discharge direction, and a conveying path in which the stacked objects move in a straight line from the supply tray to at least the cutter means; Is formed in an inclined shape so as to be higher on the supply tray side and lower at least by the cutter means.

The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
5. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge tray on the downstream side of the cutter unit in the sheet transport direction, wherein the transport path is formed such that the stacked object moves linearly from the supply tray to the discharge tray. It was done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the laminating apparatus according to the first or second aspect, an adhesive surface is formed on one surface of at least one of the pair of sheets in the cassette. The other sheet is a release sheet in which at least one surface is a release surface, and is configured to be discharged from the housing such that the adhesive surface of the resin sheet and the release surface of the release sheet are respectively inside. Things.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a laminating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a sheet cassette used in the laminating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a sheet cassette mounted on a laminating apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a laminating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is covered with an exterior body 1a, and the inside thereof is the same as that of the prior art. It comprises a supply section B, a lamination processing section C, and a cutting section D. The schematic positional relationship between the components is shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7, and 8 in addition to FIG.

The basic function of each component is the same as that of the prior art. The paper supply section A is a section for supplying paper P such as a document or a card, and the sheet supply section B is for laminating the paper P. For supplying sheets S1 and S2 for use. The laminating section C is a section for laminating the sheet P supplied from the sheet supply section A by sandwiching the sheet P between the sheets S1 and S2. Further, the cutting section D is a section for cutting the laminate R sent from the lamination processing section C, and has a function of cutting the laminate R in the X direction shown in FIG. Is also cut in the Y direction shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a paper feed tray 11 is disposed at the upper left side of the exterior body 1a in the paper supply section A as a laminated article supply section in an inclined manner with the base end facing downward.
The paper feed tray 11 may be configured to be detachable or foldable from the exterior body 1a when not in use.

Then, as shown in FIG.
1 is a straight and inclined conveyance in which the paper P placed on the sheet 1 is conveyed in a straight line toward the sheet supply unit B, the lamination processing unit C, the cutting unit D, and the discharge tray 9 obliquely to the lower right. It forms a path.

More specifically, a pair of paper feed rollers 8a and 8b from the paper discharge tray 9 and a paper insertion port 23 of the sheet cassette 20
a, a paper feed port 23b, a sandwiching roller means 30, a horizontal cutting mechanism 41 and a vertical cutting mechanism 42 as cutter means, and a straight line from upper left to lower right from the pair of discharge rollers 7a, 7b to the base end of the discharge tray 9. It is formed on a vertically inclined transport path.

The paper feed tray 11 has a flat paper mounting surface for mounting the paper P to be stacked, and is provided with paper guides 12a and 12b for positioning the paper P in the width direction. ing. Paper guide 12a,
12b is one side (only the left side in the transport direction in the embodiment)
Is movable and is movably supported in the X direction.
The distance to the wall surface is adjusted arbitrarily.

A pair of paper feed rollers 8a and 8b is arranged between the base end of the paper feed tray 11 and the front side of the sheet cassette 20 mounted on the sheet supply section B (FIGS. 4 and 4). 5). The sheet cassette 20 that is detachable from the sheet supply unit B has two sheet rolls 21 and 22 built in a housing 23 as shown in FIGS.

The housing 23 is made of synthetic resin, and has openings on the front and rear surfaces. Case 2
3, the opening provided on the front side (upstream side of the conveyance) is the sheet insertion port 23a, and the opening provided on the rear side (downstream side of the conveyance) is the paper outlet 23b. .

The sheet insertion opening 23a has a function of feeding the sheet P between the supported sheet rolls 21 and 22. On the other hand, the paper outlet 23b is
a from the sheet rolls 21 and 22
And has a function of sending out to the lamination processing section C together with the sheets S1 and S2 fed out from each of the above. A pair of upper and lower shutters 24 for opening and closing the paper outlet 23b is provided at the paper outlet 23b.

In the housing 23, a pair of upper and lower guide plates 25a and 25b are provided in a positional relationship extending from the paper insertion opening 23a toward the paper outlet 23b. The guide plates 25a and 25b form a guide path for guiding the sheet P sent from the sheet insertion port 23a to the sheet outlet 23b. Here, in the present embodiment, the lengths of the guide plates 25a and 25b are not the same, the lower guide plate 25b is shorter, and the upper guide plate 25a is longer. The supplied paper P is placed on the lower guide plate 25b.
A resin spring 26 is positioned to hold the resin spring 26 pressed against the upper guide plate 25a. Therefore, the paper P sent from the paper insertion slot 23a is
The sheet a and 25b and the resin spring 26 reliably guide the sheet to the sheet outlet 23b.

The sheet rolls 21 and 22 are the same as the prior art in that a long sheet is wound in a roll shape, but the materials themselves of the sheets S1 and S2 are significantly different from those of the prior art. . That is, in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sheet S1 wound around the sheet roll 21 arranged above the figures has a transparent resin film layer F as a base material, and an adhesive layer T is laminated on one surface thereof. It is a thing. Sheet S1
For example, a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film is used for the film layer F as a base material.

The sheet S2 wound around the sheet roll 22 disposed below FIGS. 3 and 4 is a release sheet, more specifically, release paper. That is, the sheet S2 is made of paper as a base material, and is impregnated or laminated with a material having releasability such as paraffin, and has a property of being adhered to such an extent that the adhesive layer T of the sheet S1 is easily peeled. Of course, the sheet S2 is not limited to a release sheet using paper as a base material, but may be a sheet using a resin having release properties as a base material.

Each of the above-mentioned sheet rolls 21 and 22 is rotatably supported in the housing 23. The housing 23 employed in the present embodiment is made by injection molding of a polypropylene resin or the like, and includes a pair of front and rear members 23c, 2c.
3d, the ends 23e and 23f thereof are fitted to each other to form an integral housing 23.

Then, the sheets S1 and S2 are fed out from the paper feed port 23b of the housing 23 such that the adhesive surface and the release surface face each other.

The sheet cassette 20 is removably mounted on a mounting portion provided on the exterior body 1a of the laminating apparatus 1. The sheet cassette 20 is in the sheet supply section B
In the state where the sheet P is supplied, the sheet insertion slot 23a is positioned on an extension of the sheet P conveyance path (supply path) so that the sheet P supplied from the sheet supply tray 11 is smoothly fed into the sheet cassette 20. I do.

The shutter 24 is connected to the sheet cassette 2
0 is not attached to the sheet supply unit B, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the sheet feeding port 23b is covered. On the other hand, when the sheet cassette 20 is mounted on the sheet supply unit B, as shown in FIG. 4, the shutter 24 is retracted from the sheet feeding port 23b, and can send the sheet P to the lamination processing unit C. It is configured as follows.

The shutter 24 allows the sheet feeding port 2
In a state where the shutter 3b is closed, that is, in a state where the shutter 24 is closed, as shown in FIG. 3, the shutters 2 are disposed such that the tips of the sheets S1 and S2 adhered to each other face downward.
4 sandwiches the adhered sheets S1 and S2.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG.
Is provided. The nipping roller means 30 is supported at a position where the nipping position is opposed to the sheet feeding port 23b of the sheet cassette 20 mounted on the sheet supply section B.

The lower roller 32 is a driving roller that is rotated by driving means such as a motor (not shown). On the other hand, the upper roller 31 is a driven roller attached so as to be able to idle, and rotates in contact with the lower roller 32 to be driven.
Further, in the laminating apparatus 1 of the present invention, the upper driven roller 31 is, as shown in FIGS.
Is supported by a swing arm 33 attached to the arm. Therefore, by swinging the swing arm 33 upward, the driven roller 31 is released, and the drive roller 32 is released.
And leave. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the sheet cassette 20 is mounted on the sheet supply unit B, the adhesive sheets S1 and S1 projecting obliquely downward from the sheet cassette 20.
It is easy to pinch the tip of S2 between the pinching roller means 30.

Further, in the laminating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a pressing rod 35 is provided immediately near the driven roller 31. The presser bar 35 is a member for preventing the laminate R from floating, and is attached to a swinging piece 36 attached to the shaft of the driven roller 31. That is, the swinging piece 36 is a member in the shape of “<” as shown in FIG. 6B, and the end of the swinging piece 36 supports the presser bar 35.
The presser bar 35 is a round bar made of steel and has a diameter at least smaller than that of the driven roller 31. The diameter of the presser bar 35 is about ５ to の of the driven roller 31.

A coil spring 37 is provided on the other end of the swinging piece 36, and the swinging piece 36 is constantly urged downward. The presser bar 35 is attached to the swinging piece 36 described above, and moves accompanying the movement of the driven roller 31. Therefore, when the swing arm 33 is swung upward to release the driven roller 31, the presser bar 35 also moves and does not hinder the mounting of the sheet cassette 20.

Conversely, when the swing arm 33 is moved downward to set the driven roller 31 at a predetermined position, the pressing rod 3
5 is located between the vertical cutter blade 43 and the holding roller means 30, and comes into contact with a receiving surface 81 provided on the drive roller 32 side.

The function of the nipping roller means 30 is to transfer the sheet P fed between the sheet S1 and the sheet S2 supplied from the sheet cassette 20 mounted on the sheet supply section B.
It is sandwiched together with the sheets S1 and S2, and sent out while joining the three. The sheet P sandwiched between the sheets S1 and S2 supplied from the sheet cassette 20 is sent out while being pinched by the pinching roller means 30.
The sheet P is adhered by the sheets S1 and S2, and a laminated body R is obtained.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 7 and 8, the cut portion D has the laminate R sent out from the lamination processing portion C.
Are provided as cutter means, and a horizontal cutting mechanism 41 for cutting the sheet R in the X direction (perpendicular to the feed direction of the stacked body R) and a vertical cutting mechanism 42 for cutting the stacked body R in the Y direction which is the feeding direction. ing.

The horizontal cutting mechanism 41 includes a disk-shaped cutter blade 4.
1a. Cutter blade 4 of horizontal cutting mechanism 41
1a has a spiral groove at the center. Further, a spiral shaft (not shown) extending in the lateral direction is provided on the chassis 1a ', and the spiral shaft is fitted in a spiral groove of the cutter blade 41a. The above-mentioned spiral shaft is mounted on the chassis 1a '.
, And a motor (not shown) is connected thereto. When the motor is rotationally driven, the helical shaft rotates, and the cutter blade 41 fitted with the helical shaft is rotated.
a moves in the X direction, and cuts the laminate R in the lateral direction.

The vertical cutting mechanism 42 is provided between the laminating section C and the horizontal cutting mechanism 41, as shown in FIGS. When the width of the sheets S1 and S2 is excessively large with respect to the sheet P, the vertical cutting mechanism 42
Is to cut off the side edge (ears) of.

Further, in the laminating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the vertical cutter blade 43 is mounted by the cutter holder 50, and the blade edge of the vertical cutter blade 43 is mounted via the cutter holder 50 toward the holding roller means 30. I have.

In the vertical cutting mechanism 42, one vertical cutter blade 43 is provided on each of the left and right sides so that both sides of the sheet P of the laminated body R can be cut in accordance with the size of the sheet P. I have. Further, the vertical cutting mechanism 42 includes the vertical cutter blade 4.
3 is provided with a penetration / separation mechanism 46 for vertically moving the vertical cutter blade 43 to and from the laminate R from the upper surface side by moving the vertical cutter blade 43 up and down.

In the blade mounting structure for the vertical cutter blade 43 employed in this embodiment, the cutter holder 50 is used.
Is utilized. As shown in FIG. 9, the cutter holder 50 includes a pedestal member 51 and a mounting member 52. The mounting member 52 includes a main body 55 and the moving member 5.
Consists of six. The main body 55 has a substantially rectangular box shape, and has the vertical cutter blade 43 attached thereto. The cutting edge of the vertical cutter blade 43 is exposed downward from the main body 55.

Next, components of the penetration / separation mechanism 46 will be described.

The penetrating / separating mechanism 46 includes a support shaft 44 supported in the chassis 1a 'and extending in the X direction, and a reaction force generating member 7
5 and a coil spring 46c
And a disc cam 46d.

The reaction force generating member 75 is formed by bending a steel plate, and is a long member having a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG.

The swing lever 76 has one end integrated with a part of the reaction force generating member 75 described above, and has a bow-shaped side surface. The curved portion is provided with a hole 76a through which the shaft is inserted. Further, the swing lever 76
Is provided at the other end thereof, and a contact portion 76b of the disc cam 46d is formed. Then, the contact portion 7
A disc cam 46d is in contact with 6b (see FIGS. 7 and 8).
reference). The rotating shaft 46e of the disc cam 46d is connected to a motor (not shown).

One end of the coil spring 46c is mounted near the contact portion 76b, and the swing lever 76 is constantly urged in the clockwise direction in FIGS.

In the penetration / separation mechanism 46, the cutter cam 50 is swung by rotating the disc cam 46d by a motor (not shown), and the vertical cutter blade 43 separates from the position where the vertical cutter blade 43 penetrates the laminate R. Position and can be changed.

The laminating apparatus 1 configured as described above
The operation of will be described step by step. First, as an initial preparation stage, the sheet cassette 20 is mounted on the sheet supply unit B. Specifically, the swing arm 33 attached to the main body is swung upward as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the driven roller 31 and the presser bar 35 are released to secure a storage space for the sheet cassette 20. . In addition, a motor (not shown) is rotated to operate the penetrating / separating mechanism 46 to swing the cutter holder 50 so that the vertical cutter blade 43 is in the raised position.

Subsequently, the sheet cassette 20 is set at a predetermined position.
Attach. In mounting the sheet cassette 20, the leading ends of the sheets S1 and S2 of the sheet cassette 20 are bonded to each other in advance. Then, in this state, the sheets S1 and S
2 is pulled out obliquely downward from the housing 23. And
When the sheet cassette 20 is placed, the leading ends of the protruding sheets S1 and S2 are moved as shown in FIG.
And is placed on the receiving surface 81. After the sheet cassette 20 is positioned at a predetermined position, the swing arm 33
Descend.

When the preparation is completed, the paper P to be laminated is placed on the paper feed tray 11. here,
At least the width of the sheets S1 and S2 is larger than the width of the paper P. Paper P placed on paper feed tray 11
Along the paper guide plates 12a and 12b.
a, 7b, the sheet P is inserted into the sheet cassette 20 from the sheet insertion opening 23a of the sheet cassette 20 mounted on the sheet supply unit B, and the sheet guide plates 12a, 1
While being guided by the resin spring 26 and the sheet 2b, the sheet P is sent out from the sheet outlet 23b to the laminating section C in a state where the sheet P is sandwiched between the sheets S1 and S2. In this way, the sheet P sent out together with the sheets S1 and S2 is laminated by the sheets S1 and S2 by being pinched by the pair of pinching roller means 30.

In the laminating apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the sheet S1 has the transparent resin film layer F as a base material and the adhesive layer T laminated on one surface thereof as described above. When a release paper layer is used, a sheet S1 comprising a film layer F and an adhesive layer T is provided on the front side of the paper P.
Is pressed, and the film layer F is adhered to the surface of the paper P by the adhesive layer T. On the other hand, the sheet S2 is pressed against the back of the sheet P, but does not adhere to the sheet P because the sheet S2 is only the release paper layer.

When the width of the sheets S1 and S2 is larger than the width of the sheet P, the sheets S1 and S2 protrude from the sheet P in the width direction of the sheet P. Then, in the protruding portion, the adhesive layer T of the sheet S1 and the sheet S2
And the release paper layer L adheres, and the sheets S1 and S2 and the paper P substantially become an integrated laminate.

Then, the laminate R is sent to the cutting section D.

The laminating apparatus 1 of this embodiment has a vertical cutting mechanism 42 for cutting the laminate R along the feed direction. The vertical cutting mechanism 42 adjusts the sheet S to the width of the sheet P.
In the case where the widths of S1 and S2 are excessively large, an excessively large edge portion is cut out so as to have an appropriate edge width. The laminating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a sensor (not shown). When the sensor detects that the size of the sheet P is excessively large, the vertical cutter blade 43 moves to a predetermined position, and the lamination is performed. The edge portion of the body R is cut along the feeding direction.

In this case, immediately before the laminate R is sent out, the motor (not shown) in the penetration / separation mechanism 46 rotates to rotate the disc cam 46d to move the vertical cutter blade 43 to a position where the vertical cutter blade 43 penetrates the laminate R. Let it.

The feeding of the laminate R proceeds to a predetermined position in the Y direction of the paper P, and when the predetermined position of the laminate R reaches the cutting position by the horizontal cutter blade 41a, the laminate R is moved in the X direction. Be cut off.

In the laminate R thus produced, a transparent film layer F is laminated on the surface of the paper P, and the release paper layer L is present on the back of the paper P in a non-adhered state. , S2, and at the protruding portion, the transparent film layer F and the release paper layer L are adhered in a state where they can be easily peeled off.

When the laminate R thus laminated is to be attached to a wall or the like, the release paper layer L on the back surface is wound up.
As a result, the adhesive layer T of the sheet S1 is exposed around the sheet P. Therefore, the laminate can be attached to a desk or the like. In another embodiment, the same sheet (the laminated sheet of the resin film layer F and the adhesive layer T) as the previous embodiment is used as the sheet S1, and a magnetic sheet is used as the sheet S2. In one embodiment of the magnetic sheet, as shown in FIG. 10, a sheet M having magnetic properties is used as a base material, and an adhesive layer T is laminated on one surface thereof. Examples of the magnetic sheet serving as a base material include a magnetic sheet obtained by kneading a magnetic material in rubber or synthetic resin.

The laminated sheet S1 of the resin film layer F and the adhesive layer T and the magnetic sheet S2 are each wound into a roll and housed in the casing 23 to form the sheet cassette 20. Attach to B. After that, through the same steps as the above-described steps, FIG.
A laminate RM having a layer configuration as shown in FIG.

The laminate RM has a transparent resin film layer F on the front surface around the paper P and a magnetic layer M laminated on the back surface. Therefore, the laminate RM can be magnetically attached directly to a portion such as an iron plate.

In still another embodiment of a laminate in which a magnetic sheet is adhered to the back side of paper P, although not shown,
The sheet S1 to be adhered to the front side of the sheet P is composed of a resin film layer serving as a base material and an adhesive layer, while the sheet S2 to be adhered to the back side of the sheet P is the side facing the back side of the sheet P. A magnetic sheet having a first adhesive layer and a release sheet covering the back surface of the magnetic sheet. The release sheet is composed of a base layer having a second adhesive layer temporarily bonded to the back surface of the magnetic sheet and a release layer such as silicone. Become.

Also in this embodiment, the sheet S1 and the sheet S2 are respectively wound in a roll shape and stored in a predetermined position in the sheet cassette 20, and the adhesive layer of the sheet S1 pulled out from the sheet cassette 20 is removed. The lamination is performed in a state where the paper P is sandwiched between the first adhesive layer and the magnetic sheet.

In this embodiment, when the sheet S2 is wound into a roll, the second adhesive layer is provided on the outer radius side of the winding, and the release layer is provided on the inner radius side of the winding. So that As a result, one side of the magnetic sheet in the wound state is previously covered with the release sheet, so that when unwinding the sheet S2, one side of the magnetic sheet outside the radius (the inside surface of the winding radius) becomes the magnetic side inside the radius. It does not stick directly to the adhesive layer on one side of the sheet (outer side of the winding radius), it can be separated smoothly on the release layer side of the release sheet, and the magnetic property of the laminated body that has been laminated and cut to a predetermined size Since the outer surface side of the sheet is protected by a release sheet, even if the laminate is placed on a place where magnetic attachment is not to be performed, dust and the like do not adhere to the outer surface of the magnetic sheet, and a predetermined sheet of iron sheet or the like is used. If the release sheet is peeled off immediately before the work to be magnetically bonded, the outer surface of the magnetic sheet is clean, so that there is an effect that the magnetic bonding does not deteriorate.

Note that the paper discharge tray 9 is
May be configured to be detachable and foldable with respect to the exterior body 1a, or to be able to be pulled out and pushed into the bottom of the exterior body 1a.

In the embodiment using the magnetic sheet, the sheet S1 and the sheet S2 each having the adhesive layer T are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
It is sufficient that the adhesive layer T is provided on at least one side of at least one of S1 and S2.

[0078]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the laminating apparatus includes: a supply unit for supplying a laminate; a sheet supply unit for supplying a pair of sheets for laminating the laminate; In a laminating apparatus having a laminating unit that sends out a laminate as a laminate while sandwiching a laminate to be supplied from the product supply unit between a pair of sheets supplied from the sheet supply unit and bonding and laminating the sheets, each of the rolls is wound. A sheet cassette containing a pair of sheets is detachably mounted on a sheet supply unit in the laminating apparatus main body, and the laminated object supply unit includes a supply tray for supplying a laminated object to the sheet cassette, On the sheet discharge side from the sheet cassette, a nipping roller means, and a sheet is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the sheet discharge direction and in a shape parallel to the sheet discharge direction. Cutter means for cutting, and a transfer path is provided between the supply tray and at least the cutter means, in which the objects to be stacked move in a straight line. The transfer path is higher on the supply tray side, and at least the cutter It is formed in an inclined shape so as to be lowered by means.

Accordingly, the object to be stacked placed on the sheet feeding tray is linearly conveyed by its own weight toward the sheet feeding roller pair and the laminating section of the sheet cassette.
Koshino Even if the object to be laminated is strong or thick, the laminating operation can be performed in a so-called hands-free state without bending.

The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
5. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge tray on the downstream side of the cutter unit in the sheet transport direction, wherein the transport path is formed such that the stacked object moves linearly from the supply tray to the discharge tray. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, even if the laminated product after the laminating process becomes difficult to bend, it can be cut and discharged in a flat state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the laminating apparatus according to the first or second aspect, an adhesive surface is formed on one surface of at least one of the pair of sheets in the cassette. The other sheet is a release sheet in which at least one surface is a release surface, and is configured to be discharged from the housing such that the adhesive surface of the resin sheet and the release surface of the release sheet are respectively inside. When unwinding the release sheet from the roll in the sheet cassette, there is no adhesion with the roll part, it is extremely easy to unwind, laminating work can be done smoothly, and the layer structure of the release sheet is simple Since the unit price is easy and the thickness of the layer itself is relatively thin, the roll diameter does not become too large even if the winding length when wound into a roll is increased, and the other sheet roll is wound. There is an effect that tends to align the of.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a laminating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the laminating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a sheet cassette used in the laminating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a sheet cassette mounted on a laminating apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the sheet cassette showing a state in which the sheet cassette is being mounted on the laminating apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view around a driven roller and a presser bar.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram around the holding roller and the cutter holder when the swing arm is opened.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the vicinity of the holding roller and the cutter holder in a state where the swing arm is closed and the vertical cutter holder is made to penetrate the laminated body.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a cutting section of the laminating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a layer configuration of sheets laminated by a laminating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

11A is a perspective view of a laminate manufactured by the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, and FIG. 11B is an enlarged view showing a layer configuration of the laminate.

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view showing a conventional laminating apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram showing main components of a conventional laminating apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a side sectional view of another conventional laminating apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A paper supply section B sheet supply section C lamination processing section D cutting section F transparent film layer L release paper layer P paper R laminated body RM laminated body S1, S2 sheet 1 laminating device 1a exterior body 7a, 7b discharge roller as main body 8a, 8b Paper feed roller 9 Paper discharge tray 11 Paper feed tray 20 Sheet cassette 21, 22 Sheet roll 23 Housing 23a Paper insertion port 23b Paper feed port 24 Shutter 30 Nipping roller means 41 Horizontal cutting mechanism as cutter sheet 42 Cutter sheet Vertical cutting mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An article supply section for supplying an article to be laminated,
A sheet supply unit for supplying a pair of sheets for lamination with the laminate, and a laminate supplied from the laminate supply unit sandwiched by a pair of sheets supplied from the sheet supply unit for lamination; In a laminating apparatus having a laminating section for sending out a laminated body while bonding, a sheet cassette containing a pair of sheets wound in a roll shape is removably mounted on a sheet supply section in a laminating apparatus main body. The laminate supply unit includes a supply tray for supplying the laminate to the sheet cassette, and a pinching roller unit on the sheet discharge side from the sheet cassette, and a direction orthogonal to the sheet discharge direction and a sheet discharge direction. Cutter means for cutting the sheet in parallel, at least the cutter means from the supply tray A laminating apparatus characterized in that a conveying path in which the objects to be laminated move in a straight line is provided, and the conveying path is formed in an inclined shape so as to be higher on the supply tray side and lower at least by the cutter means. . 2. A sheet discharging tray is provided downstream of the cutter unit in the sheet conveying direction, and the conveying path is formed so that a stacked object moves linearly from the supply tray to the sheet discharging tray. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A pair of sheets in the cassette,
An adhesive surface is formed on at least one surface of one sheet, and the other sheet is a release sheet having at least one surface as a release surface, and the adhesive surface of the resin sheet and the release surface of the release sheet are on the inside, respectively. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the laminating apparatus is configured to be discharged from the housing.