US 12,269,705 B2
Conveyance control device and conveyance control method
Jun Mochizuki, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to Horizon Inc., Shiga (JP)
Filed by Horizon Inc., Takashima (JP)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/580,277.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-008830 (JP), filed on Jan. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234854 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B65H 7/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 29/18 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); B65H 83/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 7/04 (2013.01) [B65H 7/02 (2013.01); B65H 7/20 (2013.01); B65H 29/18 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 83/02 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01); B65H 2513/40 (2013.01); B65H 2513/50 (2013.01); B65H 2513/51 (2013.01); B65H 2557/61 (2013.01); B65H 2601/12 (2013.01); B65H 2801/24 (2013.01); B65H 2801/48 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conveyance control device for controlling a paper conveyance request timing of a paper conveyor configured to convey paper ejected from an upstream first paper processing device to a downstream second paper processing device, the conveyance control device comprising:
a conveyance request unit configured to transmit a conveyance request signal to the paper conveyor at a conveyance request timing corresponding to a processing cycle of the second paper processing device;
a passage information reception unit configured to receive a paper passage signal indicating that paper has been sent from the paper conveyor; and
a determination unit configured to determine whether there is a conveyance delay in the paper conveyor based on a reception timing of the paper passage signal,
wherein the conveyance request unit is configured to transmit the conveyance request signal at the conveyance request timing corresponding to the next processing cycle when it is determined that a conveyance delay has not occurred, and
wherein the conveyance request unit is configured not to transmit the conveyance request signal at the conveyance request timing corresponding to the next processing cycle when it is determined that a conveyance delay has occurred.