1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to: a sheet material processing device for performing processing on a having-been-conveyed sheet material along a direction (referred to as a “width direction”, hereinafter) perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the sheet material; and a sheet material processing apparatus employing this sheet material processing device. Here, employable sheet materials include a paper sheet, a resin thin plate, a film, and so on.
2. Background Art
As a sheet material processing device for performing processing on a having-been-conveyed sheet material along a width direction of the sheet material, for example, a processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. This processing device includes a revolving-type perforation processing blade that moves in the width direction. With moving in the width direction, the processing blade goes into contact with the sheet material at a processing position and departs from the sheet material at a non-processing position.
3. Prior Art References
Patent Document 1: JP Laid-open Publication No. 2013-230526
Nevertheless, in the processing device of Patent Document 1, processing is performed with moving the processing blade in the width direction and hence the moving time of the processing blade is included in the processing time. Thus, the processing time becomes long and a limit is placed on the processing efficiency.
On the other hand, when the processing in the width direction is performed by employing a so-called “guillotine blade”, the processing time becomes short. Nevertheless, in the “guillotine blade”, position adjustment in the width direction cannot be performed. Thus, even when a deviation is present in the processing position, correction for this cannot be performed and hence a problem remains in the accuracy. Further, in the “guillotine blade”, it is difficult to change the processing blade alone and hence difficult to deal with various kinds of processing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet material processing device and a sheet material processing apparatus capable of performing processing in the width direction with accuracy and satisfactory processing efficiency.
The present invention includes the following inventions [1] to [8].
[1] A sheet material processing device for performing processing on a having-been-conveyed sheet material along a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the sheet material, comprising:
a blade member including an upper blade part and a lower blade part that extend in the perpendicular direction and then pressing the both blade parts to each other so as to perform predetermined processing on the sheet material located between the both blade parts;
a pressing mechanism for pressing the both blade parts to each other; and
a moving mechanism for moving the upper blade part and/or the lower blade part of the blade member in the perpendicular direction, wherein
in one of the upper blade part and the lower blade part, a processing blade for performing the predetermined processing is formed at one or more sites in the perpendicular direction, and wherein
in the other one of the upper blade part and the lower blade part, a receiving part for the processing blade or alternatively a processing blade for performing the predetermined processing is formed at least over a section facing the processing blade.
[2] The sheet material processing device according to [1], wherein
the blade member is constructed such that the predetermined processing is performed at the one or more sites at once by one time of pressing operation of the both blade parts.
[3] The sheet material processing device according to [1] or [2], wherein
the blade member is provided in an attachable and detachable manner.
[4] The sheet material processing device according to [3], wherein
the blade member is constructed in an attachable and detachable manner by means of a sliding mechanism.
[5] The sheet material processing device according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein
the blade member is arbitrarily selected from two or more types of blade members different from each other in the type of processing of the processing blade and/or the position of the processing blade in a width direction and/or the number of processing blades.
[6] The sheet material processing device according to [1], wherein:
in one of the upper blade part and the lower blade part, a processing blade for performing the predetermined processing is formed at one or more sites in the perpendicular direction;
in the other one of the upper blade part and the lower blade part, a receiving part for the processing blade or alternatively a processing blade for performing the predetermined processing is formed entirely in the perpendicular direction; and
the moving mechanism moves the one of the upper blade part and the lower blade part in the perpendicular direction.
[7] A sheet material processing apparatus comprising
a sheet material processing device according to any one of [1] to [6], whereby
a sheet material is conveyed and then predetermined processing is performed thereon by the sheet material processing device.
[8] The sheet material processing apparatus according to [7], wherein
the sheet material processing device is attachable and detachable relative to the apparatus body.
According to the present invention, the blade member can be moved in the perpendicular direction. Thus, when the sheet material having been conveyed is deviated in the width direction, the blade member can be located in a correct position in the width direction relative to the sheet material. Thus, processing in the width direction can accurately be performed.
The edge part cutting device 2 is constructed such that rotary blades 21 and 22 cut both edge parts 101 of the sheet material 100 along the conveyance direction X.
The sheet material processing device 3 is constructed such as to form perforations along the width direction W perpendicular to the conveyance direction X. Further, the sheet material processing device 3 is constructed such as to form the perforations not over the entirety of the width direction W but at predetermined sites (two sites, in this example) in the width direction W.
That is, in the sheet material processing apparatus 1, as shown in
In the sheet material processing device 3, an outer frame 30 is constructed from: a top plate 31; a right side plate 32 and a left side plate 33 hung from both end parts of the top plate 31; and a bottom frame 34 for linking together the lower end parts of both side plates 32 and 33. The upper face of the top plate 31 is provided with two handles 35 to be gripped at the time that the sheet material processing device 3 is installed in the inside of the receiving part 110. Further, a finger screw 36 each is provided at both ends in the width direction of the top plate 31. Then, at the time of installation in the inside of the receiving part 110, the sheet material processing device 3 can be fixed to a block 113 fixed to the upper parts of both walls 111 and 112 of the apparatus body 10, in an attachable and detachable manner with the finger screws 36. Here, for simplicity of description, the left side plate 33 is not shown in
(Blade Member)
In the sheet material processing device 3, a blade member 4 is provided in an inner space 300 (
The upper blade part 42 is always biased toward a direction departing from the lower blade part 41, that is, upward, by springs (not shown) arranged between the upper blade part 42 and the lower blade part 41. The lower blade part 41 and the upper blade part 42 are held integrally with each other by vertical covers 44 provided at both ends. The upper blade part 42 is slidable in the up and down directions along the vertical covers 44.
(Pressing Mechanism)
In the sheet material processing device 3, a pressing mechanism 5 for pressing the upper blade part 42 against the lower blade part 41 is provided above the blade member 4. The pressing mechanism 5 includes a revolving shaft 51 extending in the width direction; eccentric cams 52 fixed to the revolving shaft 51; and a pressing bar 53 extending in the width direction. The revolving shaft 51 is linked to a motor 121 provided on the apparatus body 10 side. In this example, the eccentric cams 52 are provided in the center and at both ends of the revolving shaft 51. The pressing bar 53 is provided under the eccentric cams 52 and above the upper blade part 42 and then biased upward by springs 54 such as to abut against the eccentric cams 52 from the underside. Here, a member for locking an end part of each spring 54 is not shown in the figure. Both ends of the pressing bar 53 are located in the insides of vertical slide receiving parts (not shown). By virtue of this, the pressing bar 53 is held in a movable manner in the up and down directions. The pressing mechanism 5 is constructed such that the eccentric cams 52 are revolved in association with the revolving shaft 51 so that the pressing bar 53 is lowered and then the pressing bar 53 presses the upper blade part 42 against the lower blade part 41.
(Moving Mechanism)
In the sheet material processing device 3, a moving mechanism 6 for moving the blade member 4 in the width direction is provided on a conveyance directional downstream side of the blade member 4. The moving mechanism 6 is constructed from a support part 61 and a drive part 62.
The support part 61 supports the blade member 4 in a manner that the blade member 4 can be moved in the width direction within the inner space 300 by a sliding mechanism. The support part 61 includes: a slide receiving part 611 provided such as to pinch the lower blade part 41 from the upstream and the downstream of the conveyance direction and extending in the width direction; and a slide receiving part 612 provided such as to pinch the upper blade part 42 from the upstream and the downstream of the conveyance direction and extending in the width direction. That is, the support part 61 includes the sliding mechanism. By virtue of this, as shown in
The drive part 62 includes: a threaded shaft 621 extending in the width direction; a nut 622 provided at the left end of the threaded shaft 621; a cover member 623 provided integrally with the nut 622; and a magnet 624 for joining the vertical covers 44 of the blade member 4 to the cover member 623 in an attachable and detachable manner. By virtue of a motor (not shown) provided on the apparatus body 10 side, the drive part 62 revolves the threaded shaft 621 via a gear 631, a belt 632, and a pulley 633 so as to move the nut 622 relatively to the threaded shaft 621 and thereby move the blade member 4 together with the cover member 623 and the vertical covers 44 in the width direction.
Here, the slide receiving part 611 of the lower blade part 41 is capable of up and down movement relative to the outer frame 30, then biased downward by springs 46, and then pushed up by a cam mechanism 48 linked to a motor 47. By virtue of this, in the lower blade part 41, the up-down position can be adjusted. Here, a member for locking an end part of each spring 46 is not shown in the figure.
(Operation Effect)
According to the sheet material processing apparatus 1 having the above-mentioned configuration, the following effects are obtained.
(1) Both edge parts 101 can be detached from the sheet material 100 by the edge part cutting device 2 and, after that, perforations 301 and 302 can be formed in the sheet material 100A at two sites in the width direction by the sheet material processing device 3. At that time, in the sheet material processing device 3, when the upper blade part 42 is pressed against the lower blade part 41 merely once, the perforations 301 and 302 can be formed at once at two sites as shown in
(2) In general, as shown in
(3) As shown in
(4) As shown in
(5) In addition to the blade member 4 of
(Other Examples of Blade Member)
(A) The blade member 4 may be one whose type of predetermined processing is cutting.
(B) The blade member 4 may be one whose type of predetermined processing is crease formation.
(C) The blade member 4 may be one whose type of predetermined processing is emboss formation.
(D) The blade member 4 may be one whose type of predetermined processing is cutout formation.
(Modifications)
(1) In the embodiment given above, the sheet material processing device 3 has performed processing at one site in the conveyance direction. Instead, the sheet material processing device 3 may perform processing at two or more sites in a required number in the conveyance direction.
(2) In the embodiment given above, the pressing mechanism 5 of the sheet material processing device 3 has been constructed such as to press the upper blade part 42 against the lower blade part 41. Instead, the pressing mechanism 5 of the sheet material processing device 3 may be constructed such as to press the lower blade part 41 against the upper blade part 42 or, alternatively, may be constructed such that both blade parts 41 and 42 are pressed against each other.
(3) In addition to the edge part cutting device 2 and the sheet material processing device 3, the sheet material processing apparatus 1 may include one or more arbitrary kinds of the following processing devices.
a conveyance directional cutting device for performing cutting along the conveyance direction
a conveyance directional crease processing device for forming a crease along the conveyance direction
a conveyance directional perforation processing device for forming a perforation along the conveyance direction
a width directional cutting device for performing cutting over the entire width directional section along the width direction
a width directional crease processing device for forming a crease over the entire width directional section along the width direction
a width directional perforation processing device for forming a perforation over the entire width directional section along the width direction
(4) In the embodiment given above, a configuration has been employed that in a state that the sheet material processing device 3 has been extracted from the receiving part 110, the blade member 4 can be attached or detached through the side plate opening part (not shown) of the left side plate 33. Instead, a configuration may be employed that the blade member 4 can be attached or detached in a state that the sheet material processing device 3 is installed in the inside of the receiving part 110. In this case, in the wall 112 of the apparatus body 10, a body opening part (not shown) is formed at a position facing the side plate opening part (not shown) of the left side plate 33 so that the blade member 4 is attached or detached through the side plate opening part and the body opening part.
(5) In the embodiment given above, the drive part 62 of the moving mechanism 6 has been constructed such that the blade member 4 is moved by the motor (not shown). Instead, the drive part 62 may be constructed such that the blade member 4 is moved by manual operation. Specifically, for example, an adjust knob is provided in place of the gear 631 (
(6) In the embodiment given above, the blade member 4 has been constructed such that the lower blade part 41 and the upper blade part 42 move together in the width direction. Instead, the blade member 4 may be constructed such that either the lower blade part 41 or the upper blade part 42 alone moves in the width direction. For example, in a case that the upper blade part 42 includes a processing blade formed in apart alone in the width direction and the lower blade part 41 includes a processing blade formed over the entire width direction, a configuration may be employed that the upper blade part 42 alone moves in the width direction. In this case, specifically, the vertical cover 44 (
(7) In the present invention, shown in
The sheet material processing device of the present invention can accurately perform processing in the width direction and hence has a high industrial utility value.
1: Sheet material processing apparatus, 3: Sheet material processing device, 4: Blade member, 41: Lower blade part, 42: Upper blade part, 421: Processing blade, 5: Pressing mechanism, 6: Moving mechanism, 100: Sheet material
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