BOOKBINDING DEVICE, BOOKBINDING METHOD, AND PRINTING DEVICE

Abstract

A bookbinding system sets one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for feeding a cover sheet on which a cover is laid out at the left of a spine portion thereof to generate a right-opening book, and a left-opening bookbinding mode for feeding a cover sheet on which a cover is laid out at the right of the spine portion to generate a left-opening book. Also, the bookbinding system executes rotating processing for changing the top-and-bottom directions of image data depending on whether the right-opening bookbinding mode or the left-opening bookbinding mode is set so as to print image data that should be the top page, of image data of multiple pages, on a sheet serving as the top page of body, thereby appropriately generating a right-opening book and a left-opening book.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate numerous embodiments, features and aspects of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a bookbinding system (bookbinding device).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the control configuration of a printing device 105.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the printing device 105.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an operating unit 204 included in the printing device 105.

FIGS. 5A through 5D are diagrams illustrating one example of an operating screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIGS. 6A through 6C are diagrams illustrating one example of an operating screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIGS. 7A through 7D are diagrams illustrating one example of an operating screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a case binding device.

FIGS. 9A through 9D are diagrams illustrating one example of an operating screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIGS. 11A through 11D are diagrams illustrating the configuration of a left-opening book.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a cover sheet for creating a left-opening book.

FIGS. 12A through 12D are diagrams illustrating the configuration of a right-opening book.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a cover sheet for creating a right-opening book.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing when simplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing when duplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically illustrating a sheet bundle Si in a right-opening bookbinding mode when simplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle S1 in a left-opening bookbinding mode when simplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle S1 in the right-opening bookbinding mode when duplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle Si in the left-opening bookbinding mode when duplex printing is selected according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram schematically illustrating a process of constructing a book in the right-opening bookbinding mode according to an embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram schematically illustrating a process of constructing a book in the left-opening bookbinding mode according to an embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing when simplex printing is selected according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing when duplex printing is selected according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram schematically illustrating a process of constructing a book in the left-opening bookbinding mode according to an embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating one example of the operating screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit illustrated in FIG. 4.

Claims

1. A bookbinding apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to input image data of multiple pages;a printing unit configured to subject multiple sheets to print processing based on the image data of multiple pages input by the input unit;a stacking unit configured to stack the multiple sheets subjected to print processing by the printing unit as a sheet bundle;a paper-feed unit configured to feed a cover sheet;a bookbinding unit configured to generate a book by binding the cover sheet to the sheet bundle;a mode setting unit configured to set one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for generating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for generating a left-opening book; anda rotating unit configured to execute rotating processing for changing the top and bottom directions of the image data so that a first direction of the image data in the right-opening bookbinding mode and a second direction of the image data in the left-opening bookbinding mode are opposite.

2. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a notification unit configured to notify an operator of the bookbinding apparatus that it is necessary to change the top and bottom directions at the time of loading the cover sheet to the paper-feed unit depending on the case of the mode setting unit having set the right-opening bookbinding mode or the case of the mode setting unit having set the left-opening bookbinding mode so as to match the top and bottom directions of a sheet bundle stacked in the stacking unit and the top and bottom directions of the cover sheet.

3. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit inputs the image data of multiple pages by scanning images on the multiple manuscripts.

4. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit inputs the image data of multiple pages by receiving a print job including the image data of multiple pages from an external device.

5. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover sheet is laid out with a cover and a back cover; and wherein the bookbinding unit generates the book by gluing between one end of the sheet bundle and a portion of the cover sheet serving as the spine of the book.

6. A method for generating a book using a sheet bundle made up of multiple sheets serving as body, and a cover sheet, the method comprising: receiving image data of multiple pages;setting one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for generating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for creating a left-opening book;executing rotating processing for changing the top and bottom directions of the image data so that a first direction of the image data in the right-opening bookbinding mode and a second direction of the image data in the left-opening bookbinding mode are opposite;subjecting multiple sheets to print processing based on the image data of multiple pages passing through the rotating process, and subjecting one sheet to print processing based on image data of one page; andbinding a cover sheet to a sheet bundle made up of multiple sheets subjected to print processing in the printing process.

7. A printing apparatus capable of connecting to a bookbinding apparatus including a stacking unit configured to stack a sheet bundle,a paper-feed unit configured to feed a cover sheet, anda bookbinding unit configured to generate a book by binding the cover sheet to the sheet bundle,the printing apparatus comprising:an input unit configured to input image data of multiple pages;a printing unit configured to subject multiple sheets to print processing based on the image data of multiple pages input by the input unit to stack these in the stacking unit of the bookbinding device;a mode setting unit configured to set one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for generating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for generating a left-opening book; anda rotating unit configured to execute rotating processing for changing the top and bottom directions of the image data so that a first direction of the image data in the right-opening bookbinding mode and a second direction of the image data in the left-opening bookbinding mode are opposite.

8. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the input unit inputs the image data of multiple pages by scanning images on the multiple manuscripts.

9. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the input unit inputs the image data of multiple pages by receiving a print job including the image data of multiple pages from an external device.