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EP-3974130-B1 - MACHINING DATA GENERATING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM

EP3974130B1EP 3974130 B1EP3974130 B1EP 3974130B1EP-3974130-B1

Inventors

  • YAMADA, KENTA
  • KANAOKA, HIROMICHI

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20210922

Claims (14)

  1. A sheet process system (10) comprising: one sheet process apparatus (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300); and a machining data generation apparatus (4); wherein the sheet process system (10) is configured to execute a plurality of times of processes by using the sheet process apparatus (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300) processing a paper sheet (100; 100A) by performing one or more times of machining, and to obtain a product (110; 110A; 110B; 110C; 110D) in a desired form from the paper sheet, wherein the machining data generation apparatus (4) is configured to generate machining data for operating the sheet process apparatus, wherein the machining data generation apparatus (4) comprises: a machining condition input unit (51) that is configured to input a machining condition for obtaining the product in a desired form from the paper sheet; a data generation unit (8) that is configured to generate the machining data including each machining data piece for operating the sheet process apparatus in order to execute each process in the plurality of times of processes, on the basis of the input machining condition; and a data output unit (71) that is configured to output the generated machining data to the sheet process apparatus that executes each process in the plurality of times of processes, wherein the data output unit (71) is configured to continuously output each machining data piece to the sheet process apparatus, wherein the sheet process apparatus includes at least one machining device among the following machining devices: i) a machining device (90, 91) arranged to form a crease at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet, ii) a machining device (95, 96) arranged to form perforations at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet, iii) a machining device (92, 93, 97, 98) arranged to cut the paper sheet at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet along the transfer direction (Y2), and iv) a machining device (94, 99) arranged to cut the paper sheet at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet along a width direction (X2) orthogonal to the transfer direction (Y2).
  2. A sheet process system (10) comprising: two or more sheet process apparatuses (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300); and a machining data generation apparatus (4); wherein the sheet process system (10) is configured to execute a plurality of times of processes by using the two or more sheet process apparatuses (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300) processing a paper sheet (100; 100A) by performing one or more times of machining, and to obtain a product (110; 110A; 110B; 110C; 110D) in a desired form from the paper sheet, wherein the machining data generation apparatus (4) is configured to generate machining data for operating the two or more sheet process apparatuses, wherein the machining data generation apparatus (4) comprises: a machining condition input unit (51) that is configured to input a machining condition for obtaining the product in a desired form from the paper sheet; a data generation unit (8) that is configured to generate the machining data including each machining data piece for operating the two or more sheet process apparatuses in order to execute each process in the plurality of times of processes, on the basis of the input machining condition; and a data output unit (71) that is configured to output the generated machining data to the two or more sheet process apparatuses that execute each process in the plurality of times of processes, wherein the data output unit (71) is configured to output each machining data piece to each of the two or more sheet process apparatuses, wherein the sheet process system (10) includes a first sheet process apparatus (1), a right angle transfer apparatus (2), and a second sheet process apparatus (3).
  3. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 2, wherein the sheet process system (10) comprises three sheet process apparatuses (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300), wherein the sheet process system (10) includes the first sheet process apparatus (1), the right angle transfer apparatus (2), and two second sheet process apparatuses (3).
  4. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the first sheet process apparatus (1) includes one machining device (11), and is arranged to machine the paper sheet (100) by the machining device (11) to feed the paper sheet in a transfer direction (Y1), wherein the paper sheet (100) is machined by the machining device (11) to be at least two sheet pieces (101), wherein the machining device (11) is arranged to cut the paper sheet (100) along a width direction (X1) orthogonal to the transfer direction (Y1), wherein the right angle transfer apparatus (2) is arranged to transfer a sheet piece (101), which has been fed in the transfer direction (Y1) from the first sheet process apparatus (1), in a transfer direction (Y2) orthogonal to the transfer direction (Y1), and wherein the second sheet process apparatus (3) includes: i) a machining device (31, 32) arranged to form perforations at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet, ii) a machining device (33, 34) arranged to cut the paper sheet at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet along the transfer direction (Y2), and iii) a machining device (35) arranged to cut the paper sheet at an arbitrary position of the paper sheet along a width direction (X2) orthogonal to the transfer direction (Y2).
  5. The sheet process system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sheet process system (10) is configured to obtain a plurality of the products (110; 110A; 110B; 110C; 110D) from the paper sheet (100; 100A), the data generation unit (8) includes a layout setting unit (81) that is configured to set an arrangement layout of the products in the paper sheet which is realizable by the plurality of times of processes, on the basis of a size of the paper sheet and a size of the product or on the basis of a size of the paper sheet, a size of the product, and a type of the machining, which are included in the input machining condition, and the data generation unit (8) is configured to generate the machining data on the basis of the set arrangement layout.
  6. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 5, wherein the layout setting unit (81) includes a candidate creation unit (811) that is configured to create a plurality of candidates for the arrangement layout, and a candidate selection unit (812) that is configured to select a specific candidate from the plurality of created candidates on the basis of a predetermined criterion, and the machining data generation apparatus (4) further includes a criterion input unit (52) that is configured to input the predetermined criterion.
  7. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 5, wherein the layout setting unit (81) includes a candidate creation unit (811) that is configured to create a plurality of candidates for the arrangement layout, and a candidate display unit (813) that is configured to display the plurality of created candidates, and the machining data generation apparatus (4) further includes a candidate selection input unit (53) by which a user can select a desired candidate from among the plurality of displayed candidates.
  8. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 6, wherein the candidate creation unit (811) is configured to also create a candidate in which at least a part of the products is rotated by 90 degrees such that the number of impositions per paper sheet is increased or such that the number of times of machining per paper sheet along a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the paper sheet (100; 100A) is reduced.
  9. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined criterion is that the number of impositions per paper sheet is a maximum.
  10. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined criterion is that a process time per product is a minimum.
  11. The sheet process system (10) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the candidate creation unit (811) is configured to create the arrangement layout that is realizable by the final-time process in the plurality of times of processes and then create the arrangement layout that is realizable by including the previous-time process, and the data generation unit (8) is configured to generate the machining data indicating that the final process includes cutting machining of finish-cutting the paper sheet into the product.
  12. The sheet process system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in a case where at least any one of following (a) and (b) is satisfied, (a) in a case where, in the sheet process apparatus (1; 3; 9A; 9B; 9C; 300) that executes the N-th-time process, a size of the supplied paper sheet (100; 100A) is larger than a size of the dischargeable paper sheet, (b) in a case where a size of the paper sheet supplied to the sheet process apparatus that executes the N-th-time process is larger than a size of the paper sheet suppliable to the sheet process apparatus that executes the N+1-th-time process, the N-th-time process (N is an integer of 1 or more) in the plurality of times of processes includes cutting machining of cutting the paper sheet.
  13. The sheet process system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sheet process system (10) is configured to obtain one product (110; 110A; 110B; 110C; 110D) from the paper sheet.
  14. The sheet process system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the sheet process apparatuses (300) includes a vertical machining device (301) that is configured to machine the paper sheet (100; 100A) along a transfer direction, a movement mechanism (302) that is configured to move a vertical machining blade (3011) of the vertical machining device in a width direction orthogonal to the transfer direction, and a movement control unit (303) that is configured to control the movement mechanism, wherein the movement control unit is configured to control the movement mechanism such that in a case where the vertical machining blade of the vertical machining device is required to be moved in the width direction on the basis of the machining data piece of the machining data generated by the data generation unit (8) of the machining data generation apparatus (4), the vertical machining blade is directly moved from a position of the vertical machining blade in the width direction in the preceding vertical machining device to a position of the vertical machining blade in the width direction in the following vertical machining device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a machining data generation apparatus that generates machining data for causing one or more sheet process apparatuses to execute a plurality of times of processes, and a sheet process system including the machining data generation apparatus. [Background Art] For example, in order to obtain a large number of products from one sheet, there is a case where machining is executed once on the sheet in a first sheet process apparatus and machining is executed many times in a second sheet process apparatus. From JP2011 201646 there is known a sheet process system comprising several sheet process apparatus. [Prior Art Reference] (Patent Document) [Patent Document 1]JP2011-201646A. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the above case, a user creates the machining data by setting a machining condition for the first sheet process apparatus, and creates the machining data by setting a machining condition for the second sheet process apparatus. Therefore, it is troublesome to create machining data for both apparatuses. An object of the present invention is to provide a machining data generation apparatus that enables a user to easily create machining data even in the above-described case. [Means for Solving the Problem] This problem is solved with the sheet processing system as defined in the independent claims. Further embodiments are defined in the dependent claims. [Effect of the Invention] With the system of the present invention, in a case where one or a large number of products are obtained from a sheet by using one or more sheet process apparatuses, a user can easily create the machining data. With the system of the present invention, the user can easily obtain a product in the system that obtains one or a large number of products from a sheet by using one or more sheet process apparatuses. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a sheet to be processed and a product to be obtained in a first embodiment;Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view illustrating a sheet process system of the first embodiment;Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a machining data generation apparatus;Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating six candidates of arrangement layouts;Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating products with different arrangement directions;Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process of candidate;Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process of candidate;Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process of candidate;Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a machining data generation apparatus of a second embodiment;Fig. 10 is a schematic plan view illustrating a sheet process system of a third embodiment;Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating a sheet to be processed and a product to be obtained in a fourth embodiment;Fig. 12 is a schematic plan view illustrating a sheet process system of the fourth embodiment;Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating a selected arrangement layout;Fig. 14 is a diagram illustrating a first-time process;Fig. 15 is a diagram illustrating a second-time process;Fig. 16 is a diagram illustrating a sheet to be processed and a product to be obtained in a fifth embodiment;Fig. 17 is a diagram illustrating a selected arrangement layout;Fig. 18 is a diagram illustrating a first-time process;Fig. 19 is a diagram illustrating a second-time process;Fig. 20 is a diagram illustrating a sheet to be processed and a product to be obtained in a sixth embodiment;Fig. 21 is a schematic plan view illustrating a sheet process system of the sixth embodiment;Fig. 22 is a diagram illustrating a selected arrangement layout;Fig. 23 is a diagram illustrating a first-time process;Fig. 24 is a diagram illustrating a second-time process;Fig. 25 is a diagram illustrating a sheet to be processed and a machined product obtained by bending an obtained product in a seventh embodiment;Fig. 26 is a diagram illustrating a product in the seventh embodiment;Fig. 27 is a schematic plan view illustrating a sheet process system of the seventh embodiment;Fig. 28 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a machining data generation apparatus of the seventh embodiment;Fig. 29 is a diagram illustrating a first-time process;Fig. 30 is a diagram illustrating a second-time process;Fig. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a sheet process apparatus of another embodiment;Fig. 32 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of the sheet process apparatus of Fig. 31;Fig. 33 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the operation of the sheet process apparatus of Fig. 31;Fig. 34 is a flowchart illustrating still another example of the operation of the sheet process apparatus of Fig. 31;Fig. 35 is a schematic sectional view illustrating a right angle transfer apparatus in another embodiment;Fig. 36 is a partially enlarged view of Fig. 35; andFig. 37 is a perspective view seen