JP4604150B1 - Bookbinding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a bookbinding apparatus that can operate independently of a printing press and can perform a proper combination of a cover and a body.
An XY actuator 12 that can move a moving part in a two-dimensional direction, a hand unit 14 that is provided in the moving part of the XY actuator 12 and holds a text, and each step for bookbinding. A plurality of bookbinding units 16 to be executed, a cover information reading unit 22 for reading bookbinding information printed on a cover taken out by a cover supply unit 16X in the bookbinding unit 16, and a text before being processed by the bookbinding unit 16 The book information read by the text information reading unit 24 for reading the bookbinding information, the cover information reading unit 22 and the text information reading unit 24 are collated to determine whether the combination of the cover and text is correct. The control part 18 and the output part 20 which outputs the determination result whether the combination of a cover and a text is correct are provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus that performs bookbinding by combining a sheet bundle (hereinafter referred to as a text) with a cover.

  Conventionally, as an example of this type of bookbinding apparatus, a wireless binding machine shown in FIG. 9 or cited document 1 is known. In the wireless binding machine, a chain is arranged endlessly, a clamper is attached to the chain at predetermined intervals, and the chain is driven to rotate in one direction along the round path 40.

  Then, along a part of the round path 40, a milling cutter 42, a gully cutter 44, a horizontal gluing machine 46, a back gluing machine 48, a cover feeding machine 50, a synchronizer 52, and a press molding clamp 54 necessary for the bookbinding process. Each unit is installed.

  Each clamper not shown is composed of a fixed clamp plate and a movable clamp plate. By urging both clamp plates with an elastic body, both clamp plates are collated with a collating machine. The text P which consists of etc. is tightened and each unit is moved in order by a chain. For example, the back of the text is trimmed with a milling cutter and the back is aligned, then a streak is made in the back of the text with a gully cutter. After that, the cover sheet R and the text P fed out by the cover sheet feeding machine are combined, and the cover is pressed onto the back portion of the text by a press molding and clamping machine.

  Moreover, in cited document 2, the bookbinding apparatus connected with the printing machine is disclosed. One sheet of paper unloaded from the printing press is collected into a text, the text is transported, the binding process is continued with the bookbinding processing device, and the bookbinding processing device is connected to the printing press for consistent processing from printing to binding processing. And processing.

  Then, print information including identification information is printed on the text, print information including identification information is printed on the cover, and the information reading device provided in the transport path for transporting the text and the cover from the printing machine to the bookbinding processing apparatus. When the print information is read and the bookbinding control unit compares the identification information of the text read by the information reading device with the identification information of the cover, and if both match, the text and cover printed by the information reading device are printed. Based on the information, the movement amount in the width direction of the width direction moving member of the bookbinding control apparatus is adjusted.

Japanese Patent No. 3673510 (FIG. 11) Japanese Patent No. 3672719

However, the conventional bookbinding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems.
・ If the type of book to be bound changes, such as on-demand publishing (POD), and the combination of the text and cover changes accordingly, it is difficult to determine the suitability of the text and cover combination. .
・ If the type of book to be bound changes and the text size and paper quality to be processed differ, each unit needs to be adjusted accordingly. Therefore, when a large amount of bookbinding of the same type is performed, the influence on workability is small. However, when a small amount of bookbinding of different types is performed, each unit is frequently adjusted, and workability is deteriorated.

  On the other hand, in the conventional bookbinding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, a printing press and a bookbinding processing apparatus are connected by a conveyance path, and a cover and a text printed by the printing machine are continuously bound by a bookbinding processing apparatus. However, because the cover printing time and the text printing time are different, the waiting time in the bookbinding processing unit becomes large, and bookbinding cannot be performed continuously. Cannot be executed.

  The print information is read by the information reading device provided in the transport path, and the matching of the identification information between the text being transported and the cover is confirmed, but if it does not match, the processing of the bookbinding processing device stops. Nevertheless, there is a problem that the process is confused because the printing machine is printing.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bookbinding apparatus that can operate independently of a printing press and can perform a proper combination of a cover and a text. .

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is an XY actuator that allows a moving part to move in a two-dimensional direction;
A hand unit that is provided in the moving part of the XY actuator and holds the text;
A plurality of bookbinding units that are arranged in the movable range of the hand unit and execute each step for bookbinding, including a cover sheet supply unit that takes out a standby cover sheet and supplies it to a predetermined position; and
A cover information reading unit for reading bookbinding information printed on the cover taken out by the cover supply unit;
A body information reading unit for reading bookbinding information printed on the body before processing by the bookbinding unit;
A control unit that collates the bookbinding information read by the cover information reading unit and the text information reading unit, and determines whether the combination of the cover and text is correct;
An output unit that outputs a determination result of whether or not the combination of the cover and the body is correct;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to the first aspect, the body information reading unit is manually operated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the at least one bookbinding unit includes an actuating element that performs a bookbinding operation, and a drive element that drives the actuating element. Alternatively, based on the bookbinding information printed in the text, the control unit positions the operation element using the drive element.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to the third aspect, the control unit performs positioning in the width direction of the operating element using a driving element.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect, the control unit performs positioning in the height direction of the operating element using a driving element.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the bookbinding information printed on the text or the cover includes dimensional information when the text and the cover are bound. The bookbinding condition information is included.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the bookbinding apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the control unit includes a plurality of bookbinding units required among the plurality of bookbinding units as a hand unit that holds the text. And the XY actuator is controlled so that the bookbinding unit is moved to a position necessary for execution of each step.

  According to the present invention, the bookbinding information printed on the cover and the bookbinding information printed on the text before being held by the hand unit are read, and the bookbinding information read by the control unit is collated, whereby the cover and the text are read. It is determined whether or not the combination with is correct. Therefore, after confirming that the combination of the cover and the text is correct, the text can be held in the hand unit. If the combination is incorrect, the bookbinding printed in another text that seems to be correct After reading the information and confirming that the combination with the cover is correct, the hand unit can hold the correct text. In this way, only the text that is confirmed to be correct in combination is held by the hand unit and used for bookbinding processing, so that smooth processing can be performed.

  The bookbinding process can be efficiently performed by waiting a plurality of cover sheets and sequentially inputting the correct combination of texts into the bookbinding apparatus.

  Manual operation of the body information reading unit enables flexible support, and when the combination of the body and cover is incorrect, human judgment can be intervened to find the correct body text. As a result, the correct combination can be reached quickly, and the bookbinding process can be performed efficiently.

  By positioning the operating element based on the bookbinding information, the operating element can be operated at a position suitable for the type of book. The positioning of the actuating element can be performed in the width direction and the height direction.

  By including the bookbinding condition information when binding the text and cover in the bookbinding information to be printed, the bookbinding condition information can be easily obtained without referring to other information from the bookbinding information, and the operating element or X- The Y actuator can be actuated.

It is a schematic plan view which shows the bookbinding apparatus by this invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows another example of the bookbinding apparatus by this invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows another example of the bookbinding apparatus by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an arrangement | sequence of a bookbinding unit. It is a block diagram showing the control system of the bookbinding apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view showing the specific example of the bookbinding apparatus of this invention. It is a top view of the bookbinding apparatus of FIG. It is a top view of a cover sheet supply unit. It is explanatory drawing showing the conventional bookbinding apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a bookbinding apparatus using an XY actuator according to the present invention. In the figure, a bookbinding apparatus 10 is an apparatus independent of a printing press. Generally, an XY actuator 12, a hand unit 14 provided in a moving unit 12 a of the XY actuator 12, and an XY actuator 12. The table unit 15 arranged in the movable range of the moving unit 12a, the plurality of bookbinding units 16 arranged in the table unit 15, the XY actuator 12 and the control unit 18 that controls each bookbinding unit 16 (FIG. 5). ), An output unit 20 (FIG. 5) connected to the control unit 18, a cover information reading unit 22 (FIG. 5) for reading bookbinding information printed on the cover, and text information for reading bookbinding information printed on the text A reading unit 24.

  As the XY actuator 12, for example, a linear induction motor type XY actuator can be used. In the drawing, an X axis stage 12x along the X direction, a Y axis stage 12y along the Y direction, and a Z direction. Z axis stage 12z is provided, and moving part 12a can be positioned with high accuracy. Here, the X axis and the Y axis are two orthogonal axes in the horizontal plane, and the Z axis is an axis along the vertical direction.

  The Y-axis stage 12y is attached to the pair of X-axis stages 12x to be slidable along the X direction, and the Z-axis stage 12z is attached to be slidable along the Y direction.

  As described above, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the moving unit 12 a has a degree of freedom in the three axis directions of the XYZ axes by the operation of the XY actuator 12 and can move to any three-dimensional position. Yes.

  Instead of the example shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, only the X-axis stage 12x and the Y-axis stage 12y may be provided at a minimum. In this case, the moving unit 12a has a degree of freedom in the biaxial directions of the XY axes by the operation of the XY actuator 12, and can move to any two-dimensional position.

  Alternatively, instead of the example shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a rotation shaft 12θ that can rotate around the Z-axis with respect to the Z-axis stage 12 z can also be provided. As a result, the moving unit 12a has a degree of freedom in a total of four axial directions around the three axes of the XYZθ axes and one axis by the operation of the XY actuator 12, and can move to any four-dimensional position. Yes.

  The hand unit 14 provided in the moving part 12a includes two clamp plates 14a and 14b for fastening the text. The two clamp plates 14a and 14b can be biased so as to approach each other by an elastic member. Preferably, the distance between the two clamp plates 14a and 14b is a clamp such as an electric motor or a hydraulic / pneumatic cylinder. The actuator 14c may be adjustable by electric power or hydraulic pressure.

  The table unit 15 disposed in the movable range of the hand unit 14 provided in the moving unit 12a of the XY actuator 12 is appropriately provided with a partition, and a bookbinding unit 16 is disposed at each partition. Further, predetermined positions of the table unit 15 are an inlet IN and an outlet OUT.

  The bookbinding unit 16 may be an arbitrary unit that executes each step for bookbinding. Preferably, the two-dimensional dimensions of several bookbinding units 16 are the same. As the bookbinding unit 16 set in the table unit 15, for example, in the case of normal bookbinding, a cutting cutter unit, a gully cutter unit, a sander cutter unit, a horizontal glue unit, a back glue unit, a cover sheet supply unit, a press molding clamping unit, An example is a three-way cutting unit. In the case of upper bookbinding, for example, a cold chiller feeder unit, a cold chiller tuning unit, and the like can be added.

  Each bookbinding unit 16 changes its configuration according to the process to be executed, but basically includes an operating element (for example, a cutter, a roller, a guide plate, a press plate, etc.) that operates on the main body, A drive element (for example, an electric motor, a hydraulic / pneumatic cylinder, etc .: not shown) for operating is provided.

  Each bookbinding unit 16 can be detachably disposed with respect to each partition of the table unit 15, and the bookbinding unit 16 is positioned with respect to the reference position of each partition of the table unit 15, thereby resulting in XY Positioned relative to the actuator 12.

  These bookbinding units 16 are two-dimensionally arranged so as to be continuous in the X and Y directions, and the order of the arrangement is arbitrary. Examples of arrangement are shown in FIGS.

  The directions of the operating elements of each bookbinding unit 16 need not be aligned in the same direction in all bookbinding units 16. The direction can be changed by the movement path by the XY actuator 12 as illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, when the XY actuator 12 having four axes of freedom as shown in FIG. 3 is used, the orientation of the text itself held by the hand unit 14 can be changed. It is also possible to make the orientation constant and instead change the orientation of the text according to the bookbinding unit 16.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it is not always necessary to arrange them adjacent to each other in the order of the bookbinding process. For example, a bookbinding unit that an operator needs to access frequently for adjustment, maintenance, etc. is accessed. It is also possible to improve workability by arranging it at a position in front of it. In addition, a bookbinding unit that requires replenishment from the outside, for example, a cover supply unit, may be arranged at a position that is easily accessible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the movement path of the moving unit 12a by the XY actuator 12 does not necessarily pass through all the bookbinding units 16. For example, one of the bookbinding units 16 depends on the bookbinding conditions. You may come to skip. Alternatively, the movement path of the bookbinding unit 16 may be different depending on the bookbinding conditions.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of the cover sheet supply unit 16 </ b> X in the bookbinding unit 16. The cover supply unit 16X includes a cover standby unit 162 in which covers are stored, a cover transport unit 164 that sucks and transports one of the stored cover standby units 162, and a cover transported by the cover transport unit 164. Is provided with a tuning unit 166 and a pair of CCD sensors 168 for detecting the inclination of the cover.

  The control unit 18 controls the position control of the XY actuator 12 and the movement in the bookbinding unit 16 in accordance with bookbinding information read from a cover reading unit 22 and a text information reading unit 24 described later.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 18 controls the position of the moving unit 12a by controlling the XY actuator 12 with a control signal. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the moving unit 12 a is moved along the movement path determined based on the bookbinding conditions, and the hand unit 14 is transported to the bookbinding unit 16, and is determined in each bookbinding unit 16. The hand unit 14 is fixed at the position, or the movement (position, speed (speed, direction)) determined based on the bookbinding conditions is controlled.

  Further, according to the current position of the moving unit 12a, the driving element of each bookbinding unit 16 is driven by a control signal to control the start and end of the operation of the operating element. The bookbinding unit 16 does not need to operate in synchronization, and can start and end operation independently in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 18.

  Connected to the control unit 18 is an output unit 20 that performs display in a manner that can be sensed by sound, vision, or any other human being.

  The cover information reading unit 22 is provided in the cover supply unit 16X in the bookbinding unit 16 and reads bookbinding information printed on the cover taken out by the cover supply unit. This reading operation is preferably performed automatically. Specifically, in the cover sheet supply unit 16 </ b> X of FIG. 8, the cover information reading unit 22 is provided between the cover standby unit 162 and the tuning unit 166.

  The text information reading unit 24 is provided near the entrance of the bookbinding unit 16 and reads bookbinding information printed on the text before being held by the hand unit 14. Activation of this reading operation is preferably performed manually.

  The bookbinding apparatus 10 is an apparatus independent of a printing machine (not shown), and the text printed on the printing machine and the cover are conveyed separately to the bookbinding apparatus 10. In the printing machine, the text and the cover are printed, and the bookbinding information is printed together with the contents. The text P can also be a signature or paper sheets collated by a collating machine, other existing paper sheets, and the like.

  The bookbinding information printed by the printing machine and read by the cover information reading unit 22 and the body information reading unit 24 includes rod numbers or other identification information, dimensions such as height, width, thickness, and mass, paper quality, and glue thickness. , The bookbinding unit to be routed, the movement of the XY actuator in each bookbinding unit, and other bookbinding condition information. When a one-dimensional code such as a barcode is used, the amount of information is limited, so only identification information may be used. When a two-dimensional code is used, more information can be included. Not only bookbinding condition information including dimensions should be included. If the amount of bookbinding information to be printed is limited, the remaining necessary information may be supplied to the control unit 18 via another recording medium or the like. It is preferable that the information can be extracted.

  The bookbinding information may be printed on a portion of a text and a cover that will be cut off by three-way cutting later, or a portion that does not stand out after bookbinding.

  In the bookbinding apparatus 10 using the XY actuator configured as described above, the text P to be subjected to the bookbinding process is waiting at the entrance IN. Further, a cover is waiting in the cover standby unit 162 of the cover supply unit 16X.

  In the cover supply unit 16X, the cover transport unit 164 operates in response to a command from the control unit 18, and the cover transport unit 164 sucks the top cover of the cover that has been waiting in the cover standby unit 162, and synchronizes the unit 166. It pulls out towards (the virtual line of FIG.8 (b)). Then, the cover reading unit 22 operates in accordance with a command from the control unit 18 and the bookbinding information of the taken cover is read.

  On the other hand, the bookbinding information of the text P waiting at the entrance IN is read by the text information reading unit 24. The activation of the text information reading unit 24 is preferably manually performed by an operator.

  The bookbinding information read by the cover reading unit 22 and the text information reading unit 24 is collated by the control unit 18.

  As an example of collation, it can be seen whether or not the identification information matches. Alternatively, it can be determined whether or not the identification information has a corresponding relationship. That is, a combination table of a text and a cover to be combined with the text may be stored in the control unit 18 in advance, and it may be determined whether the combination is correct with reference to the combination table. .

  The control unit 18 outputs the determination result signal to the output unit 20 based on the determination result, and the output unit 20 performs display by sound, vision, and the like.

  When the determination result that the combination is not correct is output from the output unit 20, the worker replaces the text with another one, and the text information reading unit 24 again binds the text that seems to be correct. Information can be read, and the operation can be repeated until a determination result indicating that the information is correct is output from the output unit 20.

  In this way, by allowing the operator's judgment to intervene, a flexible response becomes possible, the correct combination can be reached quickly, and the bookbinding process can be performed efficiently. By checking whether the combination is correct before being held by the hand unit 14 and before being processed by the bookbinding unit 16, it is possible to prevent the quality of the text from being impaired.

  When the correct combination text is input to the IN position, the control unit 18 moves the moving unit 12a to the IN position by the XY actuator 12 to control the clamping actuator 14c, thereby The body P waiting by the unit 14 is gripped and tightened to have a predetermined tightening force. Here, the tightening force is determined from the bookbinding condition information obtained from the read bookbinding information. The XY actuator 12 causes the bookbinding unit 16 to convey the text P along a predetermined movement path.

  Preferably, when the bookbinding information on the cover is read, the control unit 18 drives the drive element according to the bookbinding unit 16 based on the bookbinding condition information obtained from the read bookbinding information, and operates the operating element. Let

  That is, the bookbinding unit 16 performs positioning of the operating element in the width direction or positioning of the operating element in the height direction based on information such as the book width and paper quality included in the bookbinding condition information.

  Based on the control of the control unit 18, the XY actuator 12 controls the XY coordinate, XYZ coordinate, or XYZθ coordinate of the moving unit 12 a to position the text P with respect to the operating element.

  When the predetermined bookbinding process is executed sequentially through the bookbinding units 16 thus determined and the exit OUT is reached, the control unit 18 releases the holding of the text P by the hand unit 14 and the next text. For the processing of P, the moving part 12a is moved again to the inlet IN.

  Further, while one bookbinding operation is being performed, in the cover sheet supply unit 16X, the next cover sheet is pulled out, and the bookbinding information is read by the cover sheet reading unit 22, so that the control unit 18 uses the bookbinding information. Based on the obtained bookbinding condition information, the bookbinding unit 16 that has finished its work is driven by the driving element of the bookbinding unit 16 in accordance with the bookbinding conditions of the next book, and the operating element is operated. Thus, the work can be performed efficiently. If the bookbinding condition information is included in the bookbinding information printed on the cover, the control unit 18 can directly drive each driving element from the read bookbinding condition information, and the processing can be made more efficient. it can.

  6 and 7 are specific examples of a bookbinding apparatus using an XY actuator according to the present invention. In this example, the cutting cutter unit 16A, the gutter cutter unit 16B, the sander cutter unit 16C, the lateral glue unit 16D, the back glue unit 16E, the cover sheet supply unit 16X, and the press molding fastening unit 16H are arranged at appropriate positions on the table portion 15, respectively. Has been.

  The cutting cutter unit 16A includes a milling cutter 170 for cutting the back side of the text and a pair of guide plates 172 that press the text from both sides as operating elements. When the text P is conveyed by the XY actuator 12, The pair of guide plates 172 press the body P from both sides by the driving elements, and the driving elements move the milling cutter 170 along the back surface while rotating.

  The width of the pair of guide plates 172 of the cutting cutter unit 16A is adjusted according to the width of the book under the bookbinding conditions. Further, the stroke of the milling cutter 170 is adjusted according to the book height under the bookbinding conditions.

  The gully cutter unit 16B and the sander cutter unit 16C are respectively a gully cutter 180 that forms a gutter groove on the back side of the text, a sander cutter 182 that polishes the back side of the text, and a pair of guide plates 184 that press or guide the text from both sides. When the text P is conveyed by the XY actuator 12, the pair of guide plates 184 holds the text P from both sides by the drive element, and the drive element moves while rotating the gully cutter 180, A drive element is adapted to rotate the sander cutter 182.

  The stroke of the gully cutter 180 is adjusted according to the book width under the bookbinding conditions, and the width of the pair of guide plates 184 is adjusted according to the book width under the bookbinding conditions.

  Further, the rotation direction of the sander cutter 182 varies depending on the bookbinding conditions. Therefore, the rotation direction of the sander cutter 182 is changed according to the bookbinding conditions.

  The horizontal gluing unit 16D includes a pair of rollers 190 that apply glue on the lateral side of the text as an operating element. When the text P is conveyed by the XY actuator 12, the driving element rotates the pair of rollers 190. It is supposed to let you.

  The distance between the pair of rollers 190 of the horizontal gluing unit 16D is adjusted according to the book width under the bookbinding conditions.

  The back gluing unit 16E includes a roller 192 for applying glue to the back of the text, a glue scraper 194, and a correction roller 196 as operating elements. When the text P is conveyed by the XY actuator 12, the driving element is a roller. 192 is rotated, the drive element swings the glue scraper 194, and the drive element adjusts the vertical height of the correction roller 196.

  The operation time and the swing angle of the glue scraper 194 are adjusted according to the height of the book to which the glue of the bookbinding condition is attached and the thickness of the glue. The vertical height of the correction roller 196 is adjusted according to the thickness of the glue in the bookbinding conditions.

  In the cover sheet supply unit 16 </ b> X, the cover sheet whose bookbinding information has been read first is placed on the tuning unit 166 by the cover sheet transport unit 164. Further, in the tuning unit 166, a pair of CCD sensors 168 are imaging two portions of the cover sheet R, and this imaging information is sent to the control unit 18 to detect the inclination of the cover sheet. Then, in the tuning unit 166, the orientation of the cover is adjusted according to the detected inclination, and is matched with the text P conveyed by the XY actuator 12.

  The press molding fastening unit 16H includes a pair of press plates 200 as operating elements. When the body P and the cover sheet R bonded to the body P are conveyed by the XY actuator 12, the driving elements are paired. The press plates 200 are moved in a direction approaching each other, and the text and the cover are combined and pressed from the side.

  The width of the pair of press plates 200 of the press molding fastening unit 16H is adjusted according to the book width under the bookbinding conditions.

  Thus, since the positioning adjustment of the operation element of each bookbinding unit 16 is performed according to the bookbinding information, the operation element can be operated at a position suitable for the kind of book.

  Based on the bookbinding information, the control unit 18 controls the conveyance by the XY actuator 12 and the operation of each bookbinding unit 16 to flexibly handle various kinds of bookbinding such as on-demand publication (POD). can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bookbinding apparatus 12a Moving part 12 XY actuator 14 Hand unit 16 Bookbinding unit 16X Cover sheet supply unit 18 Control part 20 Output part 22 Cover information reading part 24 Text information reading part

Claims (7)

An XY actuator that allows the moving unit to move in a two-dimensional direction;
A hand unit that is provided in the moving part of the XY actuator and holds the text;
A plurality of bookbinding units that are arranged in the movable range of the hand unit and execute each step for bookbinding, including a cover sheet supply unit that takes out a standby cover sheet and supplies it to a predetermined position; and
A cover information reading unit for reading bookbinding information printed on the cover taken out by the cover supply unit;
A body information reading unit for reading bookbinding information printed on the body before processing by the bookbinding unit;
A control unit that collates the bookbinding information read by the cover information reading unit and the text information reading unit, and determines whether the combination of the cover and text is correct;
An output unit that outputs a determination result of whether or not the combination of the cover and the body is correct;
A bookbinding apparatus comprising:   The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the text information reading unit is manually operated.   The at least one bookbinding unit includes an actuating element that performs a bookbinding operation and a driving element that drives the actuating element. Based on the bookbinding information printed on a cover or text, the control unit selects the driving element. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operating element of the bookbinding unit is used for positioning.   The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit performs positioning in the width direction of the operating element using a driving element.   5. The bookbinding apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit performs positioning in a height direction of the operating element using a driving element.   The bookbinding information according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bookbinding information printed on the main body or the cover includes bookbinding condition information including dimensional information when binding the main body and the front cover. apparatus.   The control unit sequentially moves the hand unit holding the text to a plurality of necessary bookbinding units among the plurality of bookbinding units, and the moved bookbinding unit has a position necessary for executing each step. The bookbinding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the XY actuator is controlled so as to be moved.

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