JPH11100158A - Discharged paper storage mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharged paper storage mechanism which improves the operation property when postcard and thick paper are printed by reducing the number of parts and man-hour and cost of dismantling work and eliminating a danger in the operation. SOLUTION: When thick paper γ for printing is discharged, it is discharged from a printer α and then passes an opening for discharging paper 101a of a casing 101 by closing a discharged paper receiver 102 in a top face storage part of the casing 101 to discharge the paper. Secondly, when ordinary paper for printing βis printed, an operator opens the discharged paper receiver 102 and pulls it out by sliding a paper holder 104 so that the paper is discharged from the printer α, then passes the opening for discharging paper 101a of the casing 101, moves on a plurality of ribs 102b and a rail 102c, then moves on the paper holder 104, and is supported from below by the discharged paper receiver 102 forming about 45 degrees from an installation face and the paper holer 104 upon completion of the discharge from the printer α and is stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper storage mechanism such as a word processor, and more particularly, to a paper storage mechanism for storing paper sent from an electronic device having a printing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a paper discharge accommodating mechanism is provided with a paper discharge receiver which shares the role of a cover for covering a printing device unit, mounted on a housing which is an exterior of the printing apparatus, and the paper discharge receiver is openable and closable. It is formed by mounting a holder, and is made of a material such as plastic as shown in FIGS.
, Having a paper discharge opening 1a and a concave rotary bearing 1b formed at the printing plain paper β discharge position.
A housing 1 serving as an exterior of the printing apparatus and a rotating shaft 2a made of a material such as plastic and fitted to the rotating bearing 1b.
And a rotary bearing 2b having a concave shape behind the rotary shaft 2a and a printing paper path, and an A discharge tray 2 having an angle of about 45 degrees from a horizontal plane, and a material such as plastic. A rotating shaft 3a fitted to the rotating bearing 2b;
A plurality of ribs 3b having the same height and formed in the direction of the printing paper path, and a screw fixing circular boss 3c formed in pairs at a fixed interval at the center behind the ribs 3b. B paper receiving tray 3, made of a material such as plastic, has a substantially rectangular shape, has a round hole formed at one end in the longitudinal direction, and has a gear shape provided on a part of a circle concentric with the round hole, The round holes are fitted to the screw fixing circular bosses 3c formed in pairs, and the gear-shaped portions are meshed with the A paper holder 4 and the B paper holder 5, respectively, and are made of a material such as plastic. A screw hole is provided at a position corresponding to the screw fixing circular boss 3c, and the paper holder holding member 6 covered by the screw fixing circular boss 3c from above with the A paper holder 4 and the B paper holder 5 being fitted. And materials such as metal Becomes, the pass through the screw holes of the sheet holder holding member 6, and a screw 7 for driven into the screw fixing circular boss 3c.

[0005] The operation of the conventional paper discharge storage mechanism is shown in FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 7, after the printing plain paper β is discharged from the printing device α, the printing paper
a, the A-sheet receiver 2, the B-sheet receiver 3, the A-sheet holder 4, and the B-sheet holder 5 are formed so as to be accommodated in a state in which substantially the whole is supported from below by a substantially flat surface. Secondly, the A-sheet holder 4 and the B-sheet holder 5 open and close in the direction of arrow D in conjunction with each other due to the engagement of the gears formed in each of the A-sheet holders 4 and B.
The paper discharge receiver 3 includes the rotary bearing 1b of the housing 1 and the A paper discharge receiver 2
The rotation of the rotation shaft 2a, the rotation bearing 2b of the A discharge tray 2 and the rotation shaft 3a of the B discharge tray 3 causes the opening and closing operation in the direction of arrow E by rotating.

[0004]

However, the first problem with the conventional paper discharge storage mechanism is that the number of parts increases due to the need to support almost the entire printing paper and restrictions on the thickness of the product itself. Second, it requires fixing with screws and is made of a material different from plastic, which increases dismantling work and dismantling work costs. As a third point, since there is a sharp projection from the paper receiving tray, it is necessary to warn the user of injuries due to carelessness, the cost of a caution label or the like increases, and as a fourth point, When printing on postcards or thick paper, it is necessary to remove the paper ejection tray, which is inconvenient. If the user forgets to open the paper ejection tray, the discharged paper will not be discharged. Hit against the tray Bent Te, printing paper there is a problem that is wasted.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of parts, reduce the number of man-hours for dismantling work and the cost of dismantling work, eliminate the danger of user operation, and improve the operability when printing postcards and cardboard. The present invention provides a paper discharge storage mechanism that takes into account waste of printing paper due to an operation error.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to the present invention comprises an opening formed at a discharge position of a paper discharge, and a depression or a protrusion formed near the opening. Having a rotating bearing or a rotating shaft, a substantially flat sheet receiving portion, and a rotating bearing or a rotating shaft fitted to the rotating bearing or the rotating shaft of the housing, and forming the rotating shaft or the rotating bearing at a rising portion on a side surface. The paper discharge receiver is configured to be housed in a closed state so as to cover the top surface of the housing, and one end of the housing is abutted against a lower portion of the paper discharge opening of the housing in an open state,
In addition, the distance from the housing abutting portion when the paper ejection receiver is open is in an open state and a closed state so that the substantially flat paper receiving part is locked at about 45 degrees from the installation surface. Wherein the housing, the rotating shaft of the paper receiving tray, and the rotating bearing are provided at the same distance from each other.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the paper discharge accommodating mechanism of the present invention is formed so as not to cover the opening when closed, and the printing paper is stored even when the paper discharge receiver is closed. Characterized in that the discharge tray is configured to be capable of discharging paper.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the paper discharge storage mechanism according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state of printing on thick paper.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the paper ejection storage mechanism according to one embodiment of the present invention in a state of printing on thick paper.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is made of a material such as plastic, constitutes an outer shell of a word processor or the like, and has a printing apparatus α that prints horizontally. Plain paper β for printing or cardboard γ for printing
The paper discharge opening 101a formed at the discharge position, and the paper discharge opening 1 near the paper discharge opening 101a
01a on the side different from the surface on which the housing 101 is formed, and a casing 101 made of a material such as plastic, which has a depressed rotating bearing 101b, and a protruding rotating shaft fitted to the rotating bearing 101b of the casing 101. Riser 102
a, a plurality of ribs 102b integrally formed along the paper moving direction, two rails 102c integrally formed along the paper moving direction, and bent inward at the tip, and a paper discharge opening 101a. A substantially flat plate-like shape having a locking claw 102d protruding in a substantially triangular shape at the center of the side and a locking claw 102e protruding in a substantially triangular shape at the rear center along the paper moving direction from the locking claw 102d A paper discharge tray 102,
It is made of a material such as plastic and is attached by being inserted into the rail 102c, has an opening at the center,
The portion inserted into c is constituted by the paper holder 104 located between the locking claws 102d and 102e.

The paper receiving tray 102 is housed in a closed state so as to cover the top surface of the housing 101, and in an open state, one end of the paper receiving tray 102 abuts a lower portion of the paper discharging opening 101a of the housing 101. In addition, the distance from the abutting portion of the housing 101 when the paper ejection receiver 102 is opened is set to the open state and the closed state so that the substantially flat paper receiving portion is locked at about 45 degrees from the installation surface. The housing 101 is located at the same distance in both states.
And a rotating shaft of the paper receiving tray 102 and a rotating bearing 101b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the operation of the paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows. To the housing 10
1, the paper is discharged from the printing device α, and then the paper is discharged through the paper discharge opening 101a of the housing 101. Second, the printing of the plain paper β for printing is performed. In this case, the operator opens the discharge tray 102 and
04 is slid out of the printing device α.
After the paper is discharged from the
1a, a plurality of ribs 1 formed on the paper receiving tray 102.
02b and the rail 102c, and then on the paper holder 104, and when the discharge from the printing apparatus α is completed, the paper discharge tray 102 and the paper holder 10 at about 45 degrees from the installation surface.
4 supports and is accommodated from below.

Third, the paper holder 104 slides in the direction of the arrow H by the two rails 102c of the paper receiving tray 102, and when pulled out, is locked at a predetermined position by the locking claw 102e and inserted. At this time, it is locked at a predetermined position by the locking claw 102d, and the discharge tray 102 is rotated by the rotation shaft of the discharge tray 102 and the rotation bearing 101b of the housing 101.
By rotating around the portion, the rotating operation is performed in the direction of arrow I, and the paper discharge accommodation is performed by one small component that is rotatably mounted and one component that is slidably mounted.

[0017]

As described above, according to the paper discharge accommodating mechanism of the present invention, since the paper discharge receiver is stored on the top surface of the product, the dimensional restriction of the product itself is reduced, and the number of parts is reduced. It can support almost the entire printing paper, and can reduce parts cost, assembling man-hours, and assembling work costs. There is no need to fix with screws, and it is made of the same material. The working cost can be reduced, and there is no protrusion from the paper receiving tray, so that it is not necessary to warn the user of injuries due to carelessness. Therefore, there is an effect that the cost of a caution label or the like can be reduced.

Further, according to the paper discharge accommodating mechanism of the present invention, even when printing on postcards or thick paper, it is not necessary to remove the paper discharge receiver, the operability can be improved, and the user can open the paper discharge receiver. Even if you forgot to print on plain paper for printing, the ejected paper is smoothly ejected because there are no obstacles,
This has the effect of eliminating waste of plain paper for printing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a paper discharge storage mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the paper discharge storage mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the paper discharge accommodating mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention in a cardboard printing state.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the paper ejection storage mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, in a state of printing on thick paper.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a printing operation state of a conventional paper discharge storage mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a printing operation state of a conventional paper discharge storage mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional paper discharge storage mechanism in a paper holder storage state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 α printing device β printing plain paper γ printing thick paper 101 housing 102 paper receiving tray 104 paper holder 101a housing (paper discharging opening) 101b housing (rotary bearing) 102a paper receiving tray (rising part) 102b paper discharging Receiving tray (rib) 102c Discharge receiving tray (rail) 102d, 103e Discharge receiving tray (locking claw)

Claims (2)

[Claims] An opening formed at a discharge position of the discharged paper;
A housing having a rotating bearing or a rotating shaft depressed or formed near the opening; a substantially flat paper receiving portion; a rotating shaft or a rotating shaft fitted to the rotating bearing or the rotating shaft of the housing; Or, a rotating bearing is formed with a paper receiving tray formed at the rising portion of the side surface, and is stored in a closed state so as to cover the top surface of the housing,
In the open state, open one end of the paper discharge tray so that one end thereof abuts the lower part of the paper discharge opening of the housing, and the substantially flat paper receiving part is locked at about 45 degrees from the installation surface. Wherein the housing, the rotation axis of the paper discharge receiver, and the rotation bearing are provided at positions where the distance from the housing abutting portion in the opened state is the same distance between the open state and the closed state. Paper output storage mechanism. 2. The paper discharge tray according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge tray is formed so as not to cover the opening when the paper discharge tray is closed, and the print paper can be discharged even when the paper discharge tray is closed. The paper discharge storage mechanism according to claim 1.