Sheet processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9359165-B2
Application number	US-201514642944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2015
Priority date	Mar 13, 2014
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

According to an embodiment, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus including a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet, correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor, coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor, and a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor from the coils based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet;
correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor;
coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor; and
a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field from the coils for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors;
wherein the detection magnetic sensor is provided to oppose the sheet, and
the correction magnetic sensors are provided not to oppose the sheet.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detection magnetic sensor and the correction magnetic sensors detect magnetic components in three axial directions, and
the coils include a plurality of coils having coil axes matching with the three axial directions.

3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cancel device further comprises a computation unit for calculating current values supplied to the coils based on correction values obtained by correcting information on a magnetic field detected by the correction magnetic sensors by a plurality of functions for which parameters are set depending on external factors giving impacts on a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor.

4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the correction magnetic sensors include a first correction magnetic sensor and a second correction magnetic sensor provided on both sides of the sheet moving in a conveyance path,
the first correction magnetic sensor is provided on one side of the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the sheet, and
the second correction magnetic sensor is provided on the other side of the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the sheet.

5. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the coils include a first coil and a second coil in which the coil axes are arranged at different positions in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the sheet, and
the cancel device changes current values supplied to the first coil and the second coil based on magnetism detected by the first correction magnetic sensor and magnetism detected by the second correction magnetic sensor.

6. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first coil is arranged at a position corresponding to the first correction magnetic sensor and the second coil is arranged at a position corresponding to the second correction magnetic sensor.

7. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coils are 3D coils.

8. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a determination is made as to whether the sheet is normal or damaged and true or false, and a sheet determined as damaged or false is recovered.

9. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the correction magnetic sensors detect magnetism while no current is supplied to the coils.

10. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the correction magnetic sensors detect a magnetic field before a sheet passes.

11. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a magnetic field is detected after a sheet is passes and before a next sheet passes.

12. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the correction magnetic sensors detect an environmental magnetic field.

13. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein coil current values are recalculated in a desired period during operation.

14. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet;
correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor;
coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor; and
a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field from the coils for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors;
wherein the detection magnetic sensor and the correction magnetic sensors detect magnetic components in three axial directions, and
the coils include a plurality of coils having coil axes matching with the three axial directions.

15. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet;
correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor;
coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor; and
a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field from the coils for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors;
wherein the cancel device further comprises a computation unit for calculating current values supplied to the coils based on correction values obtained by correcting information on a magnetic field detected by the correction magnetic sensors by a plurality of functions for which parameters are set depending on external factors giving impacts on a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor.

16. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet;
correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor;
coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor; and
a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field from the coils for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors;
wherein the coils are 3D coils.

17. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet;
correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor;
coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor; and
a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field from the coils for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors;
wherein the correction magnetic sensors detect magnetism while no current is supplied to the coils.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Corp

Inventors

• Ng Youyang

Classifications

• G01R33/0082

  Compensation, e.g. compensating for temperature changes · CPC title

• B65H37/00

  Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations (incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices B65H35/00) · CPC title

• G07D7/04 Primary

  Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint (G07D7/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65H39/00

  Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs (combinations of piling and depiling operations, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling B65H83/00; machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together sheets or signatures B42C1/00) · CPC title

• B65H7/20

  Controlling associated apparatus · CPC title