BOOKBINDING DEVICE, BOOKBINDING METHOD, AND PRINTING DEVICE

Abstract

A CPU of 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 create 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 create a left-opening book. Also, the bookbinding system controls a printer unit to invert a print sequence depending on whether the system is set in the right-opening bookbinding mode or is set in the left-opening bookbinding mode. The print sequence or inverted print sequence is set so that, of image data of multiple pages, print image data that should be the top page is arranged appropriately for creating a right-opening book or 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. 10A through 10D 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 according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically illustrating a sheet bundle S1 in a right-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle S1 in a left-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle S1 in the right-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically illustrating the sheet bundle S1 in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 20 is a diagram schematically illustrating the creating process of a book in the right-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 21 is a diagram schematically illustrating the creating process of a book in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of bookbinding processing according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram schematically illustrating the creating process of a book in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

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 adapted to input image data of multiple pages;a printing unit adapted to subject multiple sheets to print processing based on said image data of multiple pages input by said input unit;a stacking unit adapted to stack said multiple sheets subjected to print processing by said printing unit as a sheet bundle;a paper-feed unit adapted to feed a cover sheet;a bookbinding unit adapted to create a book by binding said cover sheet to said sheet bundle;a mode setting unit adapted to set one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for creating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for creating a left-opening book; anda control unit adapted to control said printing unit so as to produce a sequence of multiple pages of said image data or to produce a different sequence of multiple pages of said image data depending on whether said mode setting unit is set in the right-opening bookbinding mode or the mode setting unit is set in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

2. A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is adapted to control said printing unit to print the sequence of said image data or to print an inverted printing sequence of said image data depending on whether or not said mode setting unit is set in the right-opening bookbinding mode or is set in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

3. A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a sheet inverting unit adapted to invert a sheet of which the first side is subjected to print processing by said printing unit for stacking in said stacking unit,wherein said sheet inverting unit switches over whether to invert said sheet of which the first side is subjected to print processing depending on whether said mode setting unit is set in the right-opening bookbinding mode or said mode setting unit is set in the left-opening bookbinding mode.

4. A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a duplex conveyance unit adapted to invert a sheet with a first side subjected to print processing by said printing unit and to convey this to said printing unit again,wherein said printing unit subjects both of the first and second sides of a sheet to print processing using said duplex conveyance unit.

5. A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a rotating unit adapted to execute rotating processing for changing the top and bottom directions of said image data so that a first direction of said image data in said right-opening bookbinding mode and a second direction of said image data in said left-opening bookbinding mode are opposite; anda rotating processing setting unit adapted to set whether or not to cause said rotating unit to execute said rotating processing,wherein in the event of said rotating processing setting unit setting said rotating processing as executable, said control unit controls said printing unit to provide the same print sequence of said image data of multiple pages in both the case of said mode setting unit being set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or the case of said mode setting unit being set in said left-opening bookbinding mode, and in the event of said rotating processing setting unit setting said rotating processing inexecutable, said control unit controls said printing unit to provide the inverted print sequence of said image data of multiple pages depending on whether said mode setting unit is set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or said mode setting unit is set in said left-opening bookbinding mode.

6. A bookbinding apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a notification unit which, in the event of said rotating processing setting unit setting rotating processing as executable, is adapted to notify an operator of said bookbinding apparatus that it is necessary to change the top and bottom directions of the cover sheet at the time of loading said cover sheet to said paper-feed unit depending on whether said mode setting unit is set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or said mode setting unit is set in said left-opening bookbinding mode so as to match the top and bottom directions of a sheet bundle stacked in said stacking unit and the top and bottom directions of said cover sheet.

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

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

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

10. A bookbinding method for creating a book using a sheet bundle made up of multiple sheets serving as body, and a cover sheet, said method comprising: an input process for inputting image data of multiple pages;a mode setting process for setting one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for creating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for creating a left-opening book;a printing process for subjecting multiple sheets to print processing based on said image data of multiple pages input in said input process; anda bookbinding process for creating said book by binding said cover sheet to a sheet bundle made up of multiple sheets subjected to print processing in said printing process,wherein said printing process includes print processing so as to produce a sequence of multiple pages of said image data or to produce a different sequence of multiple pages of said image data depending whether the mode was set in said right-opening bookbinding mode in said mode setting process or the mode was set in said left-opening bookbinding mode in said mode setting process.

11. A book binding method according to claim 10, wherein the printing process includes print processing so as to print a sequence or an inverted print sequence of said image data of multiple pages depending on whether the mode was set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or in said left-opening bookbinding mode.

12. A printing apparatus capable of connecting to a bookbinding apparatus including a stacking unit adapted to stack a sheet bundle,a paper-feed unit adapted to feed a cover sheet, anda bookbinding unit adapted to create a book by binding said cover sheet to said sheet bundle,said printing apparatus comprising:an input unit adapted to input image data of multiple pages;a printing unit adapted to subject multiple sheets to print processing based on said image data of multiple pages input by said input unit for stacking in the stacking unit of said bookbinding apparatus;a mode setting unit adapted to set one of a right-opening bookbinding mode for creating a right-opening book and a left-opening bookbinding mode for creating a left-opening book; anda control unit adapted to control said printing unit so as to produce a sequence of multiple pages of said image data or to produce a different sequence of multiple pages of said image data depending on whether said mode setting unit is set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or said mode setting unit is set in said left-opening bookbinding mode.

13. A printing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control unit is adapted so as to print using a printing sequence of said image data or using an inverted printing sequence of said image data depending on whether said mode is set in said right-opening bookbinding mode or in said left-opening bookbinding mode.