US 12,728,660 B2 · Book binding mismatch detection system and method

Abstract

A mismatch detection system comprising a book block assembly line, a plurality of book block sensors, a case cover assembly line, and an infeed sorter. The book block assembly line may be operable to output conforming book blocks and divert nonconforming book blocks. The plurality of book block sensors may be operable to detect a unique identifier (UID) of the nonconforming book blocks diverted by the book block assembly line. The case cover assembly line may be operable to output case covers. The infeed sorter may be operable to receive the conforming book blocks and the case covers, group one book block and once case cover into a pair, detect whether the conforming book block and case cover of the pair match, divert any of the case covers that do not match, and output a matching pair to a book binding device.

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Dependent claims

A method for detecting and automatically correcting book portion mismatches in a book binding operation, the method comprising:

receiving input signals from one or more online sensors corresponding to a sequence of first book portions being conveyed along a first assembly channel leading into a book binding stage and from a further one or more online sensors corresponding to a sequence of second book portions being conveyed along a second assembly channel leading into the book binding stage;
determining a mismatch between a first book portion and a second book portion based on the respective sequences and with respect to expected first and second sequences;
and
providing control signals to an infeed sorter associated with a book binding portion of the book binding stage, for automatically and selectively diverting either or both of the mismatched first book portion and the second book portion depending on a determined cause of the determined mismatch, wherein a matching pair of first and second book portions is output to the book binding portion.

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A system for detecting and automatically correcting book portion mismatches in a book binding operation, the system comprising:

one or more online sensors configured to generate output signals corresponding to a sequence of first book portions being conveyed along a first assembly channel leading into a book binding stage;
a further or more online sensors configured to generate output signals corresponding to a sequence of second book portions being conveyed along a second assembly channel leading into the book binding stage;
and
a controller functionally linked to the one or more online sensors and an infeed sorter associated with a book binding portion of the book binding stage, and configured to:
determine a mismatch between a first book portion and a second book portion based on the respective sequences and with respect to expected first and second sequences;
and
provide control signals to the infeed sorter for automatically and selectively diverting either or both of the mismatched first book portion and the second book portion depending on a determined cause of the determined mismatch, wherein a matching pair of first and second book portions is output to the book binding portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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