公开(公告)号：US4121818A

公开(公告)日：1978-10-24

申请号：US856911

申请日：1977-12-02

申请人： Wayne A. Riley ,  Melinda S. Ingebretsen ,  Robert I. Rodig ,  David V. Krapf ,  Donald E. Hagenbart ,  Charles H. Williams

发明人： Wayne A. Riley ,  Melinda S. Ingebretsen ,  Robert I. Rodig ,  David V. Krapf ,  Donald E. Hagenbart ,  Charles H. Williams

IPC分类号： B42C19/00 ,  B65H39/02

CPC分类号： B42C19/00 ,  B65H2301/4311

摘要： Each signature feeder along a collating conveyor is selectively actuated under control of coded signals containing mailing information. A dot matrix printer, located between the feeders, is responsive to the coded signals to selectively print custom information within books of signatures. A second dot matrix printer, located after the stitcher and trimmer, prints mailing labels under control of the coded signals. Optical scanners located downstream of the dot matrix printers scan each line of possible printing to detect printing errors. A replacement book feeder, which inserts standard replacement books to fill empty spaces left by rejected books, has a hopper which is automatically refilled by diverting books of signatures from the conveyor. The entire collating line is controlled by a programmable controller and a computer which also reorders or replaces defective books of signatures, compensates for variations in calipered signature thicknesses, and controls other special handling procedures.

摘要翻译： 沿着整理输送机的每个签名进料器在包含邮寄信息的编码信号的控制下选择性地启动。 位于馈线之间的点阵打印机响应于编码信号，以选择性地在签名书内打印定制信息。 位于拼接器和修剪器之后的第二个点阵打印机在编码信号的控制下打印邮寄标签。 位于点阵式打印机下游的光学扫描仪扫描每行可能的打印以检测打印错误。 一个更换的书本进纸器，其中插入标准的替换书籍以填补由被拒绝的书籍留下的空余空间，其具有通过从输送机转移书签而自动重新填充的料斗。 整个对照线由可编程控制器和计算机控制，该控制器和计算机还重新排列或替换有缺陷的签名簿，补偿卡尺签名厚度的变化，并控制其他特殊处理过程。