JP2004209869A - Gluing bookbinding apparatus and image forming system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gluing bookbinding apparatus capable of minimizing a floor area for installation of an apparatus main body and downsizing the apparatus, and practicing surely a cover wrapping bookbinding process to manufacture a booklet with a high quality, and to provide an image forming system provided with the gluing bookbinding apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: In the gluing bookbinding apparatus B, a cover feeding means 30, a paper bundle storing means 40, a clamping means 51, a paper bundle carrying means 50, a glue coating means 60, a cover sticking means 70 and a cover folding means 80 are longitudinally arranged in the vertical direction in an apparatus main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a glue binding apparatus that applies glue to the back of a sheet bundle formed by aligning image-processed sheets and covers the back and front and back of the sheet bundle with a cover sheet to produce a booklet, and in particular, And an image forming system including a glue binding apparatus which is connected to and applicable to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine, a printer, and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, paper on which an image is recorded by a main body of an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine, a printer, and a multifunction peripheral thereof is subjected to post-processing, for example, punching, stapling, covering, folding, stamping, and gluing. Various processes such as bookbinding are performed.
[0003]
As a glue binding device,
(1) a device for discharging glue on paper using a glue discharge nozzle,
(2) a device for installing a glue wheel in a glue storage box, attaching glue to the outer periphery of the rotating glue wheel, and bringing the outer circumference of the glue wheel into contact with paper to perform contact transfer;
(3) a hot melt coating device that discharges a mixture of a hot melt agent (heat fusing agent) and heated compressed air from a nozzle;
(4) a tape sticking device that sticks a tape pre-coated with adhesive paste to the back of a sheet bundle while heating the tape;
Are used.
[0004]
The gluing method and apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 blow high-pressure air onto glue discharged from a glue discharging nozzle to form a thin film.
[0005]
The bookbinding apparatus described in Patent Literature 2 deflects a sheet conveyed in a first direction in a second conveyance direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and then applies a linear paste to an end of the traveling sheet. Then, after stacking and aligning, bookbinding is performed under pressure.
[0006]
As a method of pasting the backside tape, there is known a method of applying a tape pre-coated with adhesive having tackiness during heating while heating or using a tape pre-coated with adhesive having tackiness when containing water. ing. Conventional tape bonding methods are disclosed in Patent Literature 3, Patent Literature 4, Patent Literature 5, and the like.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-7-80377 (paragraph number 0011)
[0008]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-T-59-500907 (Claims)
[0009]
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-62-284795 (Claims)
[0010]
[Patent Document 4]
US Patent No. 4,985,729 (Claims)
[0011]
[Patent Document 5]
JP-A-3-151286 (Claims)
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The glue binding apparatuses disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 to 5 include a paper placing unit for stacking and storing a sheet bundle, a glue applying unit, a cover attaching unit, a cover folding unit, a booklet discharging unit, and the like, which are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction. Since they are arranged, the overall length of the glue binding apparatus in the horizontal direction is large, and a large installation floor area is required.
[0013]
In addition, since the drive mechanism of each of the above-described units can be operated only from above or from the side of the post-processing device, it is not easy to perform jam clearance of a sheet or a sheet bundle or maintenance.
[0014]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to improve a glue binding apparatus by solving the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a compact and highly operable glue binding apparatus. It is another object of the present invention to provide a glue binding apparatus that improves the finishing quality of bookbinding and maintains productivity of high-speed processing, and an image forming system including the glue binding apparatus.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object is solved by the following device of the present invention.
[0016]
(1) Sheet bundle storage means for positioning and stacking sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus, gripping means for gripping and transporting a sheet bundle loaded in the sheet bundle accommodation means, and transporting the sheet bundle by the gripping means Sheet bundle conveying means for receiving the received sheet bundle, sandwiching the sheet bundle and erecting the sheet bundle, glue applying means for applying a glue to the spine of the upright sheet bundle nipped by the sheet bundle conveying means, and a cover sheet A cover supplying means for supplying the cover sheet supplying means to the cover attaching means, a cover attaching means for pressing and attaching the cover sheet supplied from the cover supplying means to the back of the sheet bundle which has been subjected to the glue application processing, and a sheet provided by the cover attaching means. A glue binding apparatus, wherein cover folding means for folding a cover sheet adhered to a bundle along a glue back of a sheet bundle is arranged in a vertical direction inside the apparatus main body.
[0017]
(2) An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus main body including an image writing unit, an image forming unit, and a sheet conveying unit; and the glue binding apparatus according to (1).
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, a glue binding apparatus of the present invention and an image forming system including the glue binding apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
[Image forming system]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an image forming system including an image forming apparatus A and a glue binding apparatus B. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the image forming system.
[0020]
[Image forming apparatus]
The image forming apparatus A is an image forming apparatus in which a charging unit 2, an image exposing unit (writing unit) 3, a developing unit 4, a transferring unit 5A, a discharging unit 5B, and a cleaning unit 6 are arranged around a rotating image carrier 1. Having means. The image forming unit uniformly charges the surface of the image carrier 1 by the charging unit 2, and forms a latent image by performing exposure scanning based on image data read from a document by the laser beam of the image exposing unit 3. Then, the latent image is reversely developed by the developing means 4 to form a toner image on the surface of the image carrier 1.
[0021]
The sheet S fed from the sheet storage unit 7A is sent to the transfer position. At the transfer position, the toner image is transferred onto the sheet S by the transfer unit 5A. Thereafter, the paper S is erased from the image carrier 1 by removing the electric charge on the back surface by the charge removing means 5B, transported by the transport unit 7B, subsequently heated and fixed by the fixing means 8, and discharged from the paper discharge roller 7C.
[0022]
When performing image formation on both sides of the sheet S, the sheet S heated and fixed by the fixing unit 8 is branched from the normal sheet discharge path by the transfer path switching plate 7D, and is switched back in the reversing transfer unit 7E to turn the sheet S up and down. After reversing, the sheet S passes through the image forming section again, forms an image on the back surface of the sheet S, and is discharged from the sheet discharging roller 7C to the outside of the apparatus via the fixing unit 8. The sheet S discharged from the discharge roller 7C is sent to the glue binding apparatus B.
[0023]
The developer remaining on the surface of the image carrier 1 after the image processing by the image processing is removed by the cleaning unit 6 to prepare for the next image formation.
[0024]
[Gluing and binding equipment]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a sheet transport path of the glue binding apparatus B according to the present invention.
[0025]
The post-processing apparatus B includes a sheet conveying unit 10, a sheet discharging unit 20, a cover sheet supplying unit 30, a sheet bundle storing unit 40, a sheet bundle conveying unit 50, a glue applying unit 60, a cover sticking unit 70, a cover folding unit 80, and a booklet discharge. Means 90. The above-mentioned units are vertically arranged in the glue binding apparatus main body.
[0026]
<Paper conveying means 10>
The sheet S introduced into the sheet conveying means 10 is conveyed while being nipped by the entrance rollers 11 and 12, and is branched by the conveying path switching means G1 to either the sheet discharging means 20 or the sheet bundle accommodating means 40.
[0027]
<Paper discharge means 20>
When the sheet conveyance is set, the conveyance path switching means G1 shuts off the conveyance path to the sheet bundle storage means 40 and opens the conveyance path to the paper discharge means 20.
[0028]
The sheet S passing through the conveying path of the sheet discharging means 20 is conveyed upward while being nipped by the conveying rollers 21 and 22, and discharged and stored on a fixed sheet discharging table (sub-tray) 24 at the uppermost portion of the apparatus by the sheet discharging rollers 23. Is done. On the fixed sheet ejection table 24, sheets S ejected from the image forming apparatus A can be directly received and a maximum of about 200 sheets can be stacked.
[0029]
<Cover supply means 30>
The cover sheet (hereinafter, referred to as a cover sheet) K stored in the sheet feeding tray 31 of the cover sheet supply means 30 is separated and fed by the sheet feeding means 32, is sandwiched by the conveyance rollers 33, and is conveyed by the conveyance path switching means G2. The sheet is guided downward, nipped by the conveying rollers 34, 35, 36, and conveyed to the cover attaching means 70.
[0030]
It is also possible to load the cover sheet K or the sheet S into the cover sheet supply means 30 and execute the glue binding process offline.
[0031]
<Paper bundle storage unit 40>
The sheets S branched to the left in the drawing on the downstream side in the sheet conveyance direction by the conveyance path switching means G1 and G2 are sandwiched by the conveyance rollers 41, stored in a predetermined position of the sheet bundle storage means 40, sequentially stacked, and Of paper S is formed. The sheet bundle accommodating means 40 is composed of a sheet placing table 42 which is arranged obliquely, a swingable sheet trailing end positioning member 43, a sheet width aligning member 44 which positions the sheet in the sheet width direction, and the like.
[0032]
<Paper bundle conveying means 50>
The sheet bundle Sa stacked on the sheet mounting table 42 of the sheet bundle accommodating means 40 is conveyed obliquely downward by a pushing means (not shown). Thereafter, the sheet bundle Sa is gripped by the gripping means 51 of the sheet bundle transporting means 50, and is turned so that the surface on which the glue is applied to the sheet bundle Sa is downward while holding the sheet bundle Sa, and stopped at a predetermined position. Is done.
[0033]
After the cover K folding process is completed, the cover attaching means 70 is lowered and retracted by the lowering drive of the elevating means 75, and then the discharge belt 91 is swung to stop at a position below the booklet Sb. Thereafter, when the gripping by the gripping means 51 is released, the booklet Sb descends and stops at a position where the lower back of the booklet Sb contacts the upper surface of the discharge belt 91 (see FIG. 12).
[0034]
<Glue application means 60>
The glue applying unit 60 supports a glue applying member (also referred to as an application roller) 61, a rotating unit 62 of the applying roller 61, a glue container 63 for storing the glue, and the applying roller 61, the rotating unit 62, and the glue container 63. The glue binding apparatus B includes a moving body 64 that can move from the back side to the front side, and a moving unit that reciprocates the moving body 64.
[0035]
The glue application member 61 is not limited to the application roller, but may be a glue application nozzle, an adhesive tape, or the like.
[0036]
<Cover sticking means 70>
The cover attaching means 70 receives and transports the cover K supplied from the cover supply means 30 and transport belts 71 and 72 for stopping at a predetermined position, and a pressing member for pressing the cover K against the glue application surface of the sheet bundle Sa. 73, a moving housing 74 for supporting the conveying belts 71 and 72 and the pressing member 73, and an elevating means 75 for vertically moving the moving housing 74 vertically.
[0037]
The lifting / lowering means 75 is supported by a support base 751, and is rotatably supported by a support shaft 752 and is rotatably supported by two arms 753 and 754 intersecting in an X-shape. , And a roller 757 that supports the movable housing 74.
[0038]
By moving the movable shaft 756, the upper ends of the two arms 753 and 754 are raised, and the movable housing 74 is moved to the upper position. At this raised position, the central portion of the cover sheet K placed on the pressing member 73 is pressed against and adhered to the glue application surface of the sheet bundle Sa.
[0039]
The cutting means 76 disposed on the right side of the movable housing 74 in the drawing cuts the cover K in the transport direction length to a predetermined length.
[0040]
<Cover folding means 80>
A cover folding means 80 is provided above the cover attaching means 70. The cover folding means 80 has a pair of symmetrical folding members 81. The folding member 81 can move in the thickness direction of the sheet bundle Sa and can move in the vertical direction. The folding member 81 folds the cover K along the side edge of the glue application surface of the sheet bundle Sa, and overlaps the front cover and the back cover on the front and back surfaces of the sheet bundle Sa.
[0041]
<Booklet discharging means 90>
The booklet Sb in which the cover K is attached to the back (opposite to the fore edge) of the glued sheet bundle Sa to form a front cover and a back cover is discharged by the two discharge belts 91 and 92 of the booklet discharge means 90. The paper is discharged from the opening 93 to the outside of the apparatus, placed on an elevating paper discharge table (booklet loading means) 94, and sequentially loaded. When the booklets Sb are discharged and stacked on the elevating discharge tray 94, the elevating discharge tray 94 is sequentially lowered.
[0042]
<Front door B1>
In FIG. 2, B1 is a front door that allows the front side of the glue binding apparatus B to be opened and closed.
[0043]
A front door B1 for opening and closing the front surface of the main body of the glue binding apparatus B is provided, and a cover supply unit 30, a sheet bundle storage unit 40, a sheet bundle transport unit 50, a glue application unit 60, and a cover sticking unit are arranged vertically in a vertical direction. The front faces of the cover 70, the cover folding means 80, and the elevating means 75 can be opened and closed.
[0044]
[Manufacturing process of glue binding with cover]
<Transport of paper bundle and cover>
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus B showing a process of transporting the sheet bundle Sa and the cover K.
[0045]
The sheet bundle Sa composed of a predetermined number of sheets S stacked and aligned on the sheet mounting table 42 of the sheet bundle accommodating means 40 is gripped by the gripping means 51. The sheet trailing end positioning member 43 is swung by a driving unit (not shown) and retracts below the sheet table 42. The gripping means 51 gripping the sheet bundle Sa is moved diagonally downward in the figure and then turned to be held upright so that the surface on which the glue is applied to the sheet bundle Sa is on the lower side. Stop.
[0046]
On the other hand, the cover sheet K accommodated in the sheet feeding tray 31 of the cover sheet supply means 30 is separated and fed by the sheet feeding means 32, nipped by the conveyance rollers 33, guided downward by the conveyance path switching means G2, and conveyed. The sheet is nipped by the rollers 34, 35, 36, is conveyed by the conveying belts 71, 72 of the cover attaching means 70, and is stopped at a predetermined position.
[0047]
A cutting unit 76 disposed on the right side of the conveyor belt 71 in the figure cuts the length of the cover K in the conveyance direction to a predetermined length. That is, since the length of the cover K in the transport direction differs depending on the paper size and the thickness of the bundle of paper Sa, the cover size can be input or detected in advance to determine the cover size, the number of paper S, and the thickness of the paper S. The cover length of K is calculated, and an excess portion of cover K is cut to an optimum length by cutting means 76 prior to attaching the cover.
[0048]
<Apply glue to paper bundle>
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus B showing a glue applying process to the sheet bundle Sa, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the glue applying unit 60, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the glue applying unit 60 and the sheet bundle Sa. 8 is a perspective view of the glue applying means 60 and the sheet bundle Sa.
[0049]
The moving body 64 of the glue applying unit 60 is moved by a driving unit (not shown) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the sheet bundle Sa held upright by the gripping unit 51.
[0050]
The moving body 64 starts to move from the initial position on the back side of the glue binding apparatus B, moves along the guide member 65, stops at a predetermined position on the front side of the glue binding apparatus B, and is driven to reverse to start the initial position. Return to.
[0051]
The application roller 61 immersed in the glue container 63 is rotated by the motor M1 and the rotation unit 62. The application roller 61 applies the glue in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the sheet bundle Sa held upright by the forward movement or the reciprocating movement of the moving body 64.
[0052]
<Adhesion of paper bundle and cover>
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus B showing a step of bonding the cover K to the sheet bundle Sa.
[0053]
After the step of applying the glue to the sheet bundle Sa, the movable shaft 756 of the elevating / lowering unit 75 is horizontally moved along the long groove 755 by a driving unit (not shown), so that the roller 757 at the upper end of the two arms 753 and 754 is moved. Rises to move the movable housing 74 to the upper position. At this raised position, the central portion of the cover sheet K placed on the pressing member 73 is pressed against and adhered to the glue application surface of the sheet bundle Sa.
[0054]
Prior to the rising of the cover attaching means 70, the discharge belt 91 is rotated and retracted to prevent interference with the sheet bundle Sa held upright.
[0055]
<Folding the cover>
FIGS. 10A and 10B are cross-sectional views of the cover attaching means 70 and the sheet bundle Sa showing a process of folding the cover K. FIG. 10A shows the start of the cover folding, FIG. 10B shows the middle of the cover folding, and FIG. c) shows the end of the cover folding, and 10 (d) shows the release of the cover bending pressure. FIG. 11A is a perspective view of a sheet bundle Sa to which a cover K is attached, and FIG. 11B is a perspective view of a booklet Sb formed by folding the cover K over the sheet bundle Sa.
[0056]
After the cover K is adhered to the sheet bundle Sa, the pair of bending members 81 are driven by a driving unit (not shown) in a state where the cover attaching unit 70 shown in FIG. It moves upward and moves in the direction of the arrow from the position indicated by the broken line to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. By the upward movement of the pair of folding members 81, the cover sheet K is pushed up by the upper surfaces of the pair of folding members 81 and curved from the side edges of the glue application surface of the sheet bundle Sa.
[0057]
Thereafter, the pair of bending members 81 move in the horizontal direction toward the glue application surface side of the sheet bundle Sa to press and shape both side surfaces of the sheet bundle Sa to form a booklet Sb (FIG. 10C )reference).
[0058]
After the folding process of the cover K is completed, the pair of bending members 81 are retracted from the bent portion of the cover K, and the pressing member 73 is retracted downward by the link mechanism 77 (see FIG. 10D).
[0059]
<Discharge of booklet>
12 and 13 are cross-sectional views of the glue binding apparatus B showing a process of discharging the booklet Sb including the sheet bundle Sa and the cover K.
[0060]
After the folding step of the cover K is completed, the cover attaching means 70 is lowered by the lowering drive of the elevating means 75.
[0061]
After the cover K folding process is completed, the cover attaching means 70 is lowered and retracted by the lowering drive of the elevating means 75, and then the discharge belt 91 is swung to stop at a position below the booklet Sb. Thereafter, when the gripping by the gripping means 51 is released, the booklet Sb descends and stops at a position where the lower back of the booklet Sb contacts the upper surface of the discharge belt 91 (see FIG. 12).
[0062]
When the rotation of the discharge belts 91 and 92 is started by a driving means (not shown), the booklet Sb is mounted on the discharge belts 91 and 92, is conveyed, is discharged from the discharge opening 93 to the outside of the apparatus, and is moved up and down the discharge tray 94. It is placed on top (see FIG. 13).
[0063]
As described above, according to the present invention, the cover supply means 30, the sheet bundle accommodation means 40, the sheet bundle conveyance means 50, the glue applying means 60, the cover attaching means 70, and the cover folding means 80 are arranged vertically in the apparatus main body. The glue binding apparatus B transports the sheet bundle Sa loaded on the sheet placing table 42 disposed above by the gripping means 51 and vertically grips and fixes it, and applies the glue to the lower end of the sheet bundle by the glue applying means 60. Then, the cover K is raised vertically upward by the lifting / lowering means 75, the cover K is pressed against the lower end portion of the sheet bundle on which the glue coating process is performed, and then the folding member 81 is moved upward to bend the cover K. By producing the booklet Sb with the cover, the attachment between the sheet bundle Sa and the cover K is surely processed in the vertical direction. Further, it is possible to minimize the installation floor area of the glue binding apparatus B.
[0064]
It should be noted that the glue binding apparatus B of the present invention is formed as an independent apparatus, and sheets processed by other image forming apparatuses are stacked on the cover sheet supply means 30 and nipped by the conveyance rollers 33 and 41 to form a sheet bundle accommodation means. After the sheets are stacked on the paper 40, it is also possible to produce a glue-bound book by the glue applying means 60.
[0065]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained by the glue binding apparatus and the image forming system of the present invention.
[0066]
(1) A glue binding apparatus according to the present invention includes a cover feeding unit, a sheet bundle accommodating unit, a gripping unit, a sheet bundle transporting unit, a glue applying unit, a cover sticking unit, and a cover folding unit that are tandemly arranged in a vertical direction in the glue binding unit body. Since they are arranged, the configuration of the device can be reduced (claim 1).
[0067]
(2) By arranging the paper discharging means on the upper part of the glue binding apparatus main body, the paper on which the glue binding process is not performed can be directly discharged without passing through the glue binding path and quickly taken out. 2).
[0068]
(3) An elevating means is provided at the lower part of the glue binding apparatus main body, and the cover attaching means and the cover folding means are moved in the vertical direction, and are pressed against the back of the glue-coated sheet bundle, thereby fixing and supporting the paper. By precisely pressing the cover to the bundle, the cover binding process can be performed reliably, and a high-quality booklet can be produced (claim 3).
[0069]
(4) a paper transport path for transporting the paper discharged from the image forming apparatus and sending it to the paper bundle storage means, a cover transport path for transporting the cover paper supplied from the cover supply means to the cover attaching means, By forming a conveying means including a paper discharging path for conveying the paper to the discharging means, a reliable case binding by sheet conveying, cover conveying, sheet bundle conveying, glue application, cover attaching, and cover folding. The process is performed, and a high-quality booklet can be produced (claims 4 and 6).
[0070]
(5) A sheet bundle bonding for gluing and bonding between sheets, a cover including a front cover and a back cover, and a cover case binding for forming a booklet by gluing and bonding the sheet bundle to a booklet are performed in the same place. The structure of the device can be reduced in size (claim 5).
[0071]
(6) Opening the front door of the glue binding apparatus exposes the cover supplying means, the sheet bundle storing means, the gripping means, the sheet bundle conveying means, the glue applying means, the cover attaching means, and the cover folding means. Is easy to maintain (claim 7).
[0072]
(7) The image forming system including the glue binding apparatus of the present invention can stably convey a sheet conveyed at a high speed from the image forming apparatus main body without lowering the high-speed productivity of the image forming apparatus main body. It is possible to perform the bookbinding process automatically and continuously by performing a gluing process for achieving paper alignment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a glue binding apparatus.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the image forming system.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a paper transport path of the glue binding apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus showing a process of transporting a sheet bundle and a cover.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus showing a glue applying process to a sheet bundle.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the glue applying unit.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a glue applying unit and a sheet bundle.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a glue applying unit and a sheet bundle.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus showing a step of bonding a cover to a sheet bundle.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cover attaching means and a sheet bundle showing a cover folding step.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a sheet bundle to which a cover is attached, and a perspective view of a booklet formed by folding the cover into the sheet bundle.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus showing a process of discharging a booklet including a sheet bundle and a cover.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the glue binding apparatus showing a step of discharging a booklet including a sheet bundle and a cover.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Paper conveyance means 20 Paper discharge means 30 Cover supply means 40 Paper bundle accommodation means 50 Paper bundle conveyance means 51 Gripping means 60 Glue application means 61 Glue application member (application roller)
62 rotating means 63 glue container 64 moving body 70 cover attaching means 71, 72 transport belt 73 pressing member 74 moving housing 75 elevating means 76 cutting means 80 cover folding means 81 folding member 90 booklet discharging means A image forming apparatus B glue binding Device B1 Front door K Cover paper (cover)
S Paper Sa Paper Bundle Sb Booklet

Claims (8)

Sheet bundle storage means for positioning and stacking sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus,
Gripping means for gripping and transporting a sheet bundle loaded on the sheet bundle accommodating means,
A sheet bundle conveying unit that receives the sheet bundle conveyed by the gripping unit, sandwiches the sheet bundle, and stands upright;
Glue applying means for applying a glue to the spine of the upright sheet bundle nipped by the sheet bundle conveying means;
Cover supply means for supplying cover paper to the cover attaching means,
Cover attaching means for pressing and attaching the cover sheet supplied from the cover supplying means to the glue-coated back portion of the sheet bundle;
Cover folding means for folding the cover sheet attached to the sheet bundle by the cover attaching means along the glue back of the sheet bundle;
Are arranged in a vertical line inside the apparatus body. 2. The glue binding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a paper discharging means for directly discharging the paper on which the glue binding processing is not performed is arranged at an upper part of the apparatus main body. 2. The glue binding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an elevating means for vertically moving the cover attaching means and the cover folding means at a lower portion of the apparatus main body. A sheet conveyance path for conveying the sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus and feeding the sheet bundle accommodating means, a cover sheet conveyance path for conveying the cover sheet supplied from the cover supply means to the cover attaching means, 3. The glue binding apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a conveying unit including a sheet discharging path for conveying the sheet to the unit. At the same place, a sheet bundle adhesion in which the sheets are glued and adhered by the glue applying means, and a cover case binding production in which a booklet is produced by adhering the front and back cover sheets and the glued sheet bundle to each other are performed. The glue binding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 2. The booklet formed by the cover folding means is a case binding in which a sheet bundle is surrounded by a front cover surface, a back cover surface, and a back adhered to a glue attaching portion of the back of the sheet bundle. 3. The glue binding apparatus according to 2. A front door that allows the front of the apparatus body to be opened and closed is provided, and the cover supply unit, the sheet bundle storage unit, the gripping unit, the sheet bundle conveyance unit, the glue application unit, the cover attaching unit, the cover folding unit, which are vertically arranged in tandem, The glue binding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the front surfaces of the lifting / lowering means can be opened and closed. An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus main body including an image writing unit, an image forming unit, and a sheet conveying unit; and the glue binding apparatus according to claim 1.

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