CN101734509A - Sheet loading apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Sheet loading apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Download PDF

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CN101734509A
CN101734509A CN200910206690A CN200910206690A CN101734509A CN 101734509 A CN101734509 A CN 101734509A CN 200910206690 A CN200910206690 A CN 200910206690A CN 200910206690 A CN200910206690 A CN 200910206690A CN 101734509 A CN101734509 A CN 101734509A
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A sheet loading apparatus has an ejecting member to eject a sheet; a loading member to load the sheet ejected by the ejecting member; and a movable member capable of moving in a state keeping contact with ejecting member side ends of the sheets loaded on the loading member. The movable member moves a distance equal to a moving distance of the loading member in the moving direction of the loading member. The sheet loading apparatus has a screen which is located between the loading member and the ejecting member and moves up and down, while waits at a position capable of avoiding interruption to the ejection of the sheet; and a first rotating member mounted to the screen in a location above the loading member and suspending the movable member.

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Paper loading device, sheet post-process apparatus and image processing system
The cross reference of related application
The present invention is based on and required in the U.S. Patent application formerly the 61/112nd of submission on November 7th, 2008, the U.S. Patent application the 61/178th that on May 14th, No. 627 1 submitted to, the preceence that the Japanese patent application of submitting in No. 410 and on July 21st, 2009 is 2009-169985 number, its full content is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used to load paper loading device, sheet post-process apparatus, and the image processing system of paper.
Background technology
Device described in Japanese Patent Application Publication 2005-75572 number will be expelled to from the paper that image processing system transmitted and pile up on the pallet.Pile up pallet and be mounted to apparatus body, the feasible downstream of pallet on paper conveyance direction of piling up is higher than the upstream side that piles up pallet.Therefore, be discharged from piling up on the inclined-plane that paper on the pallet piling up pallet and slide, subsequently the rear end of paper bump against apparatus body wall portion (or grid, grating).Apparatus body has the sensor that is used to detect at the top of piling up the paper that piles up on the pallet.Pile up pallet according to moving up and down to the position of the paper discharge orifice of avoiding being stacked on the paper blocking device main body of piling up on the pallet along apparatus body by the detection signal that sensor detected.
But, in said apparatus, when piling up pallet under the wall surface state of contact that keeps in the rear end of paper with apparatus body and move up and down, caused noise generation by the vibration of the paper rear end of the friction of the wall surface that comes from paper rear end and apparatus body.Particularly, under the overload condition of paper or under the very thick state of paper, the noise that comes from vibration becomes very big and makes troubles for the user.
As the device that addresses the above problem, exist as the paper loading device described in Japanese Patent Application Publication 2008-94612 number.The end fence that this paper loading device is provided with paper reception pallet, first drive source of lifting the process of loading the paper bundles of discharging from sheet post-process apparatus and is used to aim at the rear end of paper bundles.This end fence has and is accompanied by paper and receives the lifting of pallet and the characteristic of lifting.Therefore, by the rear end of paper and end fence rub the confusion of caused stacked state, spot on the paper or breach, can be suppressed by the caused noise of friction of paper and end fence.
Have waiting tray and handle in the paper loading device of pallet above-mentioned, do not have problems.But, when paper when waiting tray directly is expelled to paper and receives pallet, have such problem, promptly paper enters the peristome of handling pallet, this is not desired.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of paper loading device, sheet post-process apparatus and image processing system, wherein, suppressed, and guarantee the paper discharge and be loaded in paper to receive on the pallet by the caused noise of cargo-carring paper on pallet.
In order to realize top advantage, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of paper loading device, comprising: discharge parts, be used to discharge paper; Loading part loads by discharging the paper that parts are discharged; Movable part, can with loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring paper, movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of loading part on the moving direction of loading part; Baffle plate between loading part and discharge parts, and moves up and down, and waits for simultaneously avoiding interference the position that paper is discharged; And first turning unit, be mounted to the above position of loading part on the baffle plate, and hung movable part.
In addition, in order to realize top advantage, the present invention provides a kind of sheet post-process apparatus on the other hand, comprising: waiting tray is used to the paper post-processing to arrange paper; Handle pallet, be positioned at the below of waiting tray, and receive from the paper that waiting tray provided; Attachment means, the end that the plurality of sheets of paper that being used to bind is provided on the processing pallet is opened; Loading part is used to load paper; Discharge parts, with paper one of them individual loading part that is expelled to from waiting tray and processing pallet; Movable part, can with loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring paper, movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of loading part on the moving direction of loading part; Baffle plate between loading part and discharge parts, and moves up and down, and waits for simultaneously avoiding interference the position that paper is discharged; And first turning unit, be mounted to the above position of loading part on the baffle plate, and hung movable part.
In addition, in order to realize top advantage, another aspect of the invention provides a kind of image processing system, comprising: image forming part is used for forming image on paper; And paper loading device, be used to load the paper that has formed image thereon and taken out from image forming part, wherein, paper loading device comprises: discharge parts, be used for discharging paper from image forming part; Loading part loads by discharging the paper that parts are discharged; Movable part, can with loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring paper, movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of loading part on the moving direction of loading part; Baffle plate between loading part and discharge parts, and moves up and down, and waits for simultaneously avoiding interference the position that paper is discharged; And first turning unit, be mounted to the above position of loading part on the baffle plate, and hung movable part.
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Fig. 1 shows the schematic block diagram of image processing system;
Fig. 2 shows the scheme drawing of sheet post-process apparatus;
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B show the scheme drawing of gate co-ordinative construction, and wherein, Fig. 3 A represents the open mode of gate, and Fig. 3 B represents the closed condition of gate;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view that is used to illustrate the drive configuration of gate;
Fig. 5 shows the schematic block diagram of the control system that is used for image processing system and sheet post-process apparatus;
Fig. 6 is the perspective schematic view that is used to illustrate another embodiment of paper end support component;
Fig. 7 is the schematic sectional view that is used to illustrate the another embodiment of paper end support component;
Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C is the scheme drawing that is used to illustrate the another embodiment of paper end support component;
Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B are the scheme drawings that is used to illustrate the another embodiment of paper end support component;
Figure 10 shows the schematic sectional view of the sheet post-process apparatus of the another embodiment that is used to illustrate paper end support component;
Figure 11 is the scheme drawing of drive configuration that is used to illustrate second embodiment of paper end bracing or strutting arrangement;
Figure 12 A and Figure 12 B are used to illustrate that the paper of second embodiment of paper end support component discharges the scheme drawing of motion;
Figure 13 is used to illustrate that the paper of second embodiment that is used for paper end support component discharges the diagram of circuit of an example of control; And
Figure 14 is the scheme drawing that is used to illustrate paper end support component.
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[first embodiment]
Now, first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows the scheme drawing of image processing system 1.
Image processing system 1 is provided with and is used to the image forming part 4 that reads the cis 2 of image to be read and be used to form image.Image processing system 1 also is provided with display part 6 with touch panel and the guidance panel 5 that has been equipped with various types of operated keys 7.
For example, the operated key 7 on the guidance panel 5 is provided with numeric keypad, reset key, stop key, start key etc.For example, in display part 6, input for example such as antiquarian, duplicate umber, printing concentration, whether bind, the whether various instructions of rivet etc.
Cis 2 is provided with document table 8, support 9, exposure lamp 10, catadioptre 11, imaging len 12 and CCD (charge-coupled device) 13.CCD 13 is for absorbing reflected light and will launching the photo-electric conversion element that light converts electric signal to.On document table 8, formed and be used for document is sent to the automatic document forwarder 30 that reads the position.
Image forming part 4 is provided with as the intermediate transfer belt 14 of transfer medium and is arranged in 4 processing unit 16Y, 16M, 16C and 16K corresponding to yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C) and black (K) color toner on the line of intermediate transfer belt 14.
Main charger 22K and the developing apparatus 24K that processing unit 16K is provided with photosensitive drums 18K as image-carrier, is used for forming the laser element 20K of static latent image on photosensitive drums 18K, polyphone is placed around photosensitive drums 18K, eliminate lamp 28k towards the first transfer device 26k, cleaner 27k and the electric charge of photosensitive drums 18K by intermediate transfer belt 14.Processing unit 16Y, 16M and 16C have the structure identical with processing unit 16K.Now, the processing unit 16K with reference to black (K) illustrates that image forms processing.
At first, document is placed on the image reading position of document table 8.In addition, automatic document forwarder 30 is delivered to image reading position with document.Subsequently, the exposure lamp 10 of support 9 supports carries out illumination from the bottom of document table 8 to document.Catadioptre 11 will guide to imaging len 12 from the light that document reflected.Imaging len 12 is assembled the image from the light that document reflected, and it is projected in CCD 13.CCD 13 receives reflected light, and with the graphicinformation of analog signal output document.The electric signal of being exported from CCD 13 is converted into digital signal.Laser element 20K receives the digital signal of carries out image processing.
When the beginning image form to be handled in image forming part 4, main charger 22K will be to the peripheral surface charging of the photosensitive drums 18K of rotation.In order to form the static latent image on the peripheral surface by main charger 22K uniform rotating photosensitive drum 18K of current potential on being charged to axially, laser element 20K comes illuminating laser beam according to the digital signal of carries out image processing.Developing apparatus 24K provides the contrasting power (for example, ink powder) of black on the peripheral surface of photosensitive drums 18K, and the static latent image is converted to the ink powder image of black (K).The first transfer device 26K with the ink powder image static printing (transcribe) of black (K) to intermediate transfer belt 14.
The cleaner 27K in the downstream on the hand of rotation of photosensitive drums 18K that is placed on the first transfer device 26K removes the remaining toner that is not transferred on photosensitive drums 18K.On the hand of rotation of photosensitive drums 18K than cleaner 27K more the electric charge in downstream eliminate lamp 28K and remove residual charge on the peripheral surface of photosensitive drums 18K.When coloured image formed, processing unit 16Y, 16M and 16C carried out aforesaid operations in a similar manner.
Ink powder image by 14 transfer printings of intermediate transfer belt by second transfer device 36 by static printing to the paper that is transmitted from paper generator 32 by transfer path 34.The ink powder image of fixing device 38 photographic fixing on paper.Transfer roller 40 is sent to splitter component 42 with ink powder image by the paper of the photographic fixing ink powder image of photographic fixing.
Splitter component 42 guides to reverse roll 44 or transfer roller 60 according to the processing of paper with paper.When splitter component 42 guides to reverse roll 44 with paper, reverse roll 44, splitter component 46, and transfer roller 48 paper is sent to paper distributing roller 50, and paper distributing roller 50 is expelled to the top paper with paper and receives pallet 52.
Under the situation of carrying out duplex printing, splitter component 42 guides to reverse roll 44 with paper, and reverse roll 44 rotates on inverse direction, and splitter component 42 is sent to splitter component 54 with paper.Splitter component 54 guides to transfer roller 56 with paper, and transfer roller 56 is sent to second transfer device 36 with paper.As a result, second transfer device 36 is transferred to ink powder image the reverse side that transmits paper.Fixing device 38 is the photographic fixing ink powder image on paper.When antiquarian very big (for example, A3 size paper), splitter component 46 guides to reverse paper path with A3 size paper, reverse roll 44 contrarotations, and A3 size paper is transferred into splitter component 54.
When splitter component 42 guided to transfer roller 60 with paper, transfer roller 60 was sent to paper and takes out roller 62, and took out roller 62 paper is expelled to sheet post-process apparatus 100.The paper that reaches mentioned herein refers to for example plain paper, ground paper, thin paper, coated paper or OHP paper.
Fig. 2 shows the scheme drawing of sheet post-process apparatus.Sheet post-process apparatus 100 is handled the paper of being discharged from image processing system 1 according to the instruction of being imported from guidance panel 5 or from the instruction of PC.
Sheet post-process apparatus 100 is provided with intake roller 102, splitter component 104, paper distributing roller 106, exit roller 108, waiting tray (first support component) 110, wait for roller (first discharges parts) 112, handle pallet (second support component) 114, aligning parts 116, attachment means (stapler) 118, paper bundles output block (second discharges parts) 120, be positioned at the fixed tray 107 of device body upper, be positioned at removable pallet (loading part) 140 and the gate (baffle plate) 160 of apparatus main body side.
Intake roller 102 is received in the paper that is formed with image in the image processing system 1 thereon, and paper is sent to splitter component 104.Splitter component 104 guides to paper distributing roller 106 or exit roller 108 with paper.
When splitter component 104 guided to paper distributing roller 106 with paper, paper distributing roller 106 was expelled to fixed tray 107 with paper.On the other hand, when splitter component 104 guided to exit roller 108 with paper, exit roller 108 was sent to waiting tray 110 with paper.
Waiting tray 110 many of interim carryings transmit paper.In addition, when waiting tray 110 had received the paper of predetermined number, waiting tray 110 fell to the paper that is supported and handles pallet 114.
Handle pallet 114 and receive the paper that waiting tray 110 is dropped.Paper bundles be aligned and bind during in, handle the support that pallet 114 keeps the loading paper.Aligning parts 116 will be handled paper bundles on the pallet 114 and be aligned to perpendicular to direction of transfer and aim at.The end of the paper bundles that attachment means 118 bookbindings are aimed at.Paper bundles output block 120 is expelled to removable pallet 140 with the paper bundles of bookbinding.After aligning parts 116 had been aimed at paper bundles, paper bundles output block 120 can be expelled to paper bundles removable pallet 140 and not bind paper bundles by attachment means 118.
The paper that waiting tray 110 can directly transmit on it to be supported, and discharge paper to the direction of removable pallet 140, handle on the pallet 114 and paper need not be parked in.In this case, waiting tray 110 and wait roller 112 are expelled to removable pallet 140 seriatim with paper, and do not allow paper stop on waiting tray 110.
Removable pallet 140 moves up and down along apparatus main body side.Detection part 132 detect (or on removable pallet 140) on the upper surface of removable pallet 140 the upper space of cargo-carring paper bundles.Detection part 132 is mounted to gate 160.To mention gate 160 after a while.Detection part 132 detects the position of removable pallet 140.Removable pallet 140 in response to discharge from the paper of waiting tray 110, from the paper of handling pallet 114 discharge or on removable pallet 140 cargo-carring paper amount move up and down.Detection part 132 detect on the upper surface of removable pallet 140 or removable pallet 140 the position of upper space of cargo-carring paper bundles, removable pallet 140 receives the paper of being discharged.
For example, when one or more paper was discharged from, removable pallet 140 moved down.When detection part 132 do not detect on removable pallet 140 during the upper space of cargo-carring paper bundles, removable pallet 140 moves up.Removable pallet 140 move to detection part 132 detect on removable pallet 140 the position of upper space of cargo-carring paper bundles, and receive the paper of being discharged.
Removable pallet 140 has the loading surface that is used for loading the paper of being discharged by roller 112 or paper bundles output block 120 thereon.Removable pallet 140 is mounted to the main part of sheet post-process apparatus 100 with the bevelled state, make on loading surface the paper end of upstream side (waiting for roller 112 sides or paper bundles discharge portion side) of direction of transfer of cargo-carring paper be lower than the paper end in downstream (opposition side).Therefore, the paper that is discharged to removable pallet 140 is owing to set gate 160 sides to the sheet post-process apparatus 100 are slided in the inclination of the loading side of removable pallet 140.
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B are the scheme drawings that is used to illustrate the operation of gate 160.Gate 160 moves up and down.As shown in Figure 3A, when paper bundles output block 120 exported paper on removable pallet 140, gate 160 grades were in primary importance, so that do not disturb the discharge of paper.On the other hand, shown in Fig. 3 B, when wait for roller 112 with paper directly when waiting tray 110 is expelled to removable pallet 140, gate 160 moves to the second higher queuing position from the first queuing position.That is, wait for that the gate 160 in the second queuing position prevents that the paper or the paper on the removable pallet 140 that are discharged from from waiting tray 110 from entering processing pallet 114 sides by handling pallet 114 fwd openings 111.Herein, gate 160 waits for that the state in the first queuing position is called " open mode ", and simultaneously, gate 160 waits for that the state in the second queuing position is called " closed condition ".
In this embodiment, form gate 160 on the surface of removable pallet 140 sides (seeing Fig. 3 A) with step shape.Gate 160 moves up and down along the cover 136 of the side of sheet post-process apparatus 100.Be in contact with one another by the stage portion of cover 136 with gate 160, constitute gate 160, it is more to make that gate 160 can not fall.
Fig. 4 is the transparent view that is used to illustrate the drive configuration of gate 160.In the configuration of gate 160 surface of removable pallet 140 sides be called " front surface ", and another surface is called " rear surface ".Gate 160 rear surfaces have tooth bar 152.Gate 160 moves up and down by drive configuration 166.Drive configuration 166 has electrical motor M1, power wheel 168 and 170, axle 172 and and tooth bar 152 gears in meshs 174.When the power of electrical motor M1 was transferred into gear 174 by power wheel 168,170 and axle 172, gate 160 moved up and down.For example, electrical motor M1 can be step motor.
Detection part 180 detects the lifting position of gate 160.For example, detection part 180 can be sensor, actuator etc.In the present embodiment, the closed condition of detection part 180 detection gates 160 (hereinafter, be called initial position, or HP).With reference to HP, by the pulse count that is applied to electrical motor M1 being come the position of control door 160.In addition, detection part 180 can detect the open mode of gate 160.Detection part 132 is configured in hole portion 162 places of the end of gate 160.
Fig. 5 shows the schematic block diagram of the control system of image processing system and sheet post-process apparatus.Image processing system 1 has master controller 300.Cis 2, image forming part 4, guidance panel 5 and the controller 310 of master controller 300 control sheet post-process apparatus 100.The compensation of master controller 300 further carries out image data, compression, decompress(ion) etc.Master controller 300 further is stored in view data, the print data of compression in the memory device.Master controller 300 further with at the exterior PC of image processing system 1 (Personal Computer) 320 communicates.
The controller 310 of sheet post-process apparatus 100 has storage part 312.Storage part 312 is for being used for the ROM (read-only memory (ROM)) of storage control program or being used to follow the RAM (random access memory) of work storage of the calculating of control.According to the instruction that comes autonomous controller 300, the transfer member of controller 310 control such as intake roller 102, splitter component 104, paper distributing roller 106, exit roller 108 and transfer rollers 130, and the operation of waiting tray 110, wait roller 112, aligning parts 116, attachment means 118, paper bundles output block 120, removable pallet 140 and gate 160.Controller 310 each detection part of control.
Fig. 6 is the perspective schematic view that is used to illustrate another embodiment of paper end support component.Fig. 7 is the schematic sectional view that is used to illustrate another embodiment of paper end support component.Omitted detection part 134 among Fig. 6 herein.
Bridge parts 222 are mounted to the installing component 148 and 158 of removable pallet 140.That is, when electrical motor M2 started, bridge parts 222 moved up and down with removable pallet 140.
Paper end support component 210 has roller 212 as first turning unit, as another roller 214 of the 3rd turning unit, as another roller 216 of second turning unit and as the belt conveyor 218 of movable part.First, second and third turning unit can be a pulley, rather than roller.In addition, movable part can be chain, rope etc., and is not limited to belt conveyor.Roller 212 and 214 is mounted to the top of gate 160.On the other hand, roller 216 is mounted to the bottom of gate 160.According to this embodiment, roller 212 and 214 is mounted to the hole portion 220 on gate 160 tops.Can form otch on the top of gate 160 and replace hole portion 220.Roller 212,214 and 216 has hung belt conveyor 218.One end of belt conveyor 218 is fixed to removable pallet 140.The other end of belt conveyor 218 is mounted to bridge parts 222.
Belt conveyor 218 from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 stretching, extensions is as the position in the gate 160 or the cover 136 outside faces outside.Therefore, on removable pallet 140 the rear end of cargo-carring paper contact with belt conveyor 218.Along the surface of gate 160, belt conveyor 218 tilts, and is suspended between roller 212 and 214 with the bevelled state.
The operation of paper end support component 210 is described with reference to Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 C now.Shown in Fig. 8 A, when paper was discharged from by handling pallet 114, gate 160 was waited at first holding fix, can not stop the discharge (open mode) of paper.The paper that is discharged to removable pallet 140 is owing to the inclination on the loading surface of removable pallet 140 moves to gate 160 sides.Subsequently, the rear end of paper contacts with the belt conveyor 218 of paper end support component 210.
Shown in Fig. 8 B, along with the carrying capacity increase of paper, removable pallet 140 descends.Paper on removable pallet 140 supports its end by the belt conveyor 218 of paper end support component 210.In this embodiment, as mentioned above, the two ends of belt conveyor 218 are mounted to removable pallet 140 and bridge parts 222 respectively, and have hung belt conveyor 218 by roller 212,214 and 216.Therefore, belt conveyor 218 turns round along with moving of removable pallet 140.That is, when removable pallet 140 descended, belt conveyor 218 was drawn out from the hole portion 220 of gate 160, and from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 be drawn out and the length of the belt conveyor 218 that extends from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 elongated.On the other hand, when removable pallet 140 rose, belt conveyor 218 was drawn in the hole portion 220 of gate 160, and the length of the belt conveyor 218 that is extended from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 shortens.As described in just, according to this embodiment, because the mobile interlock of paper end support component 210 and removable pallet 140, so do not need to use the drive configuration of particular type.
Waiting for that roller 112 directly is expelled to paper from waiting tray 110 under the situation of removable pallet 140, shown in Fig. 8 C, gate 160 moves to second holding fix of its top from first holding fix.The gate of waiting at second holding fix 160 prevents to enter processing pallet 114 sides from paper or the paper on removable pallet 140 that waiting tray 110 is discharged.According to present embodiment, as mentioned above, the two ends of belt conveyor 218 are fixed to removable pallet 140 and bridge parts 222, and are hung by roller 212,214 and 216.Therefore, belt conveyor 218 moves with gate 160.When gate 160 rose after removable pallet 140 stops, the length of the belt conveyor 218 between roller 216 and the bridge parts 222 shortened, and the length of the belt conveyor 218 from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 extensions is elongated.That is, belt conveyor 218 is drawn out from the hole portion 220 of gate 160.On the other hand, when gate 160 reduced after removable pallet 140 stops, the length of the belt conveyor 218 between roller 216 and the bridge parts 222 was elongated, and the length of the belt conveyor 218 from roller 212 to removable pallet 140 extensions shortens.That is, belt conveyor 218 is drawn in the hole portion 220 of gate 160.Therefore, according to this embodiment, because paper end support component 210 (or roller 216) is mobile with gate 160, so paper end support component 210 (or roller 216) can suitably support the end of paper.
Belt conveyor 218 along the surface tilt of gate 160 be suspended between roller 212 and 214.Therefore, shown in Fig. 9 A, even the rear end of paper P has stopped at the top of gate 160, belt conveyor 218 also can be along with the paper loading of above-mentioned removable pallet 140 operation running, and paper P is dropped on the removable pallet 140.That is, belt conveyor 218 promotes paper P to be loaded into removable pallet 140.Therefore, paper P can stop on the inclined-plane of gate 160, and can prevent the obstruction of paper loading subsequently.In this way, shown in Fig. 9 B, roller 212 preferred disposition of paper end support component 210 are for making it can be overlapping with transfer roller 130.This rear end that can prevent the paper that discharge in the gap between transfer roller 130 and roller 212 is stayed the gap.
In this embodiment, although an end of the belt conveyor 218 of paper end support component 210 is mounted to removable pallet 140, and the other end of belt conveyor 218 is mounted to the bridge parts 222 of removable pallet 140,, be not limited to this structure.For example, an end of belt conveyor 218 can be mounted to removable pallet 140, and the other end connects weight.Perhaps, the elastomeric element such as spring can be mounted to the described other end, and belt conveyor 218 be mounted to the main part of sheet post-process apparatus 100.
Although above-mentioned embodiment is illustrated as paper end support component 210 and uses two belt conveyor, be not limited to this structure.For example, as shown in figure 10, can use four belt conveyor as paper end support component.For example, be similar in support under the situation of rear end of small size paper of B5 size paper, can be inner or use two belt conveyor at either side.Be similar in support under the situation of rear end of large scale paper of A3 size paper, can use four belt conveyor.
In addition, the surface of end in contact preferably has low friction performance behind belt conveyor 218 and the paper.Perhaps, the surface can comprise the structural materials such as absorption of vibrations material with the low-friction coefficient on the surface that is mounted to this absorption of vibrations material of rubber and sponge.
[second embodiment]
As shown in figure 11, the drive configuration 200 driving paper end support components 190 that have the drive configuration 142 of the removable pallet 140 of another one.Drive configuration 200 is provided with pulley 202, belt conveyor 204 and as the electrical motor M3 of drive source.For example, electrical motor M3 can be step motor.Pulley 202 is mounted to the end of axle 157.When the power of electrical motor M3 passes to axle 157 by belt conveyor 204 and pulley 202, as belt conveyor 196 runnings of the movable part of paper end support component 190.In addition, controller 310 is controlled the rotation direction and the operating speed of belt conveyor 196 by the pulse count that is applied to electrical motor M3.Belt conveyor 196 turns round with moving synchronously of removable pallet 140.Belt conveyor 196 synchronously starts operation with the mobile startup of removable pallet 140, and stops synchronously to finish moving with the mobile of removable pallet 140.Belt conveyor 196 moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of removable pallet 140 on the moving direction of removable pallet 140.
[modification of second embodiment]
When a large amount of plain papers (for example, 1500 plain papers) are loaded to removable pallet 140, because the caused noise of vibration of paper rear end becomes very remarkable.Therefore, when the cargo-carring paper amount of institute was very little on removable pallet 140, paper end support component 190 can not operated.Now, with illustrating that a large amount of in this embodiment paper are loaded in the situation on the removable pallet 140, wherein, discharge control and drive paper end support component 190 with mobile linkage manner with removable pallet 140.
Figure 13 is used to illustrate that paper discharges the diagram of circuit of an example of control.When starting image formation processing by the instruction from guidance panel 5 or PC 320, in 1210, removable pallet 140 moves to the holding fix that detection part 132 detects the upper surface of removable pallet 140.Image processing system 1 forms image on paper.In 1220, when waiting for that roller 112 or paper bundles output block 120 are discharged paper, removable pallet 140 receives the paper of being discharged.End portion supports parts 190 are waited for, do not drive with moving synchronously of removable pallet 140.
In 1230, controller 310 obtain in removable pallet 140 the height H of cargo-carring paper.In this embodiment, removable pallet 140 detects the position reception paper subsequently of removable pallet 140 upper surfaces at detection part 132.Therefore, controller 310 obtains the height H of paper according to the pulse count of the position of the removable pallet 140 that is detected by detection part 134 or driving motor M2.In addition, also can be provided for detecting the sensor of paper height.
In 1240, whether controller 310 decision height H are greater than reference value I.The value (threshold value) of reference value I for setting as predetermined altitude.Initial value should find become height under the significant situation of noise in the generation that vibration causes of paper rear end just by theoretical formula or test results.In addition, can set initial value according to paper type.Also can come initial value definition by maker.Perhaps, initial value can be defined by the setting that utilizes guidance panel 5 or PC 320 by the handler of user or appointment., first value will be called herein, and second value will be called greater than the value of reference value I less than the value of reference value I.
(1240: not), end portion supports parts 190 are waited for, synchronously do not drive with moving of removable pallet 140 during less than reference value I when height H.When height H equals reference value I or during greater than second value of reference value I (1240: be), in 1250, the synchronously operation of moving of end portion supports parts 190 and removable pallet 140.
This embodiment has produced and the first embodiment similar effects, can reduce the load to the drive configuration 142 of removable pallet 140.In addition, according on removable pallet 140 the height of cargo-carring paper support component 190 is changed into serviceability from wait state so that removable pallet 140 moves, thereby suppress watt loss.Herein, in this embodiment, although value H and reference value I are the value relevant with removable pallet 140, they also can be other values relevant with the paper number that is sent to removable pallet 140.In this case, master controller 300 or controller 310 judge paper numerical value H ' whether greater than reference value I '.Reference value I ' for being set at the value (threshold value) of predetermined paper number.According to the instruction that is received from guidance panel 5 or PC 320, master controller 300 can be set the paper numerical value H ' of the paper that is sent to removable pallet 140.Perhaps, can come to come the paper number is counted by the paper transport path that is provided for detecting the paper that forms image thereon by master controller 300 or controller 310.
Now, the operation when discharging with reference to Figure 12 A and Figure 12 B explanation.When discharging paper by processing pallet 114, shown in Figure 12 A, gate 160 is waited at the first holding fix place, can not hinder the discharge (open mode) of paper.The paper that is discharged to removable pallet 140 is owing to the inclination of the loading surface of removable pallet 140 moves to gate 160 sides.Subsequently, the rear end of paper contacts with gate 160.
For example, when a piece of paper or plurality of sheets of paper were discharged to removable pallet 140, removable pallet 140 descended.When detection part 132 finishes the detection above the table of on the removable pallet 140 cargo-carring paper of institute, removable pallet 140 risings.Subsequently, removable pallet 140 move to detection part 132 detect on removable pallet 140 the position of upper space of cargo-carring paper, and load the paper of being discharged.According to this embodiment, to discharge, discharge or cargo-carring paper amount in response to paper from the paper of handling pallet 114 from waiting tray 110, removable pallet 140 reduces gradually.
Shown in Figure 12 B, to such an extent as to when discharging too many removable pallet 140 declines of paper above the desired location, the belt conveyor 196 of paper end support component 190 begins to support one by one the end of paper from the paper of removable pallet 140 bottoms.According to this embodiment, as mentioned above, the surface of belt conveyor 196 is positioned at removable pallet 140 sides, rather than the outside face of cover 136.Therefore, prevent as much as possible or reduced contacting of paper end and cover 136.
Belt conveyor 196 on the moving direction of removable pallet 140 with the mobile linkage manner operation of removable pallet 140 and the identical distance of miles of relative movement of removable pallet 140.That is, the contact position of the rear end of paper and belt conveyor 196 does not change.Belt conveyor 196 finishes operation in linkage with the mobile end of removable pallet 140.Removable pallet 140 moves, and paper is contacted with the belt conveyor 196 that is used to load paper.
The sheet post-process apparatus 100 of this embodiment is provided with paper end support component 190, and it has the belt conveyor 196 that is used for the identical distance of the miles of relative movement that moves with operation of removable pallet 140 linkage manner and removable pallet 140.Therefore, removable pallet 140 can move up and down, and the rear end of paper is not contacted with paper end support component 190 with cover 136.Therefore, can be suppressed on the removable pallet 140 the caused noise of vibration of rear end of cargo-carring a large amount of paper.
In this embodiment, paper end support component 190 is configured to make gate 160 and belt conveyor 196 to overlap each other on the moving direction of removable pallet 140.But paper end support component 190 can be configured in the more position of below, makes gate 160 and belt conveyor 196 not overlap each other.When a large amount of plain papers (for example, 1500 common paper) are loaded into removable pallet 140, become remarkable by the caused noise of the vibration of paper rear end.Subsequently, paper end support component 190 can be configured in the remarkable position place because the caused noise of vibration becomes.
As shown in figure 14, reservations (for example, across the surface of pulley 192 belt conveyor 196 relative with 194 in removable pallet 140 sides) become the position that the outside face than the cover 136 of sheet post-process apparatus 100 more approaches removable pallet 140 sides.Therefore, on removable pallet 140 the rear end of cargo-carring paper contact with the belt conveyor 196 that is positioned at this scope H.In addition, accessory 198 is configured in the rear side of belt conveyor 196.Accessory 198 is adjusted in moving of belt conveyor 196 on the thickness direction of the belt conveyor 196 that the rotation direction with belt conveyor 196 intersects in scope H.For example, when with a large amount of paper loadings on removable pallet 140 time, because the paper own wt, and on the surface of the belt conveyor 196 that contacts with paper, vertically applied power.Accessory 198 define by on removable pallet 140 the moving of the caused belt conveyor 196 on first direction of cargo-carring paper.That is, accessory 198 keeps this state, and the surface that promptly is used to load the belt conveyor 196 of paper becomes and has the position of more approaching removable pallet 140 sides than the outside face of cover 136.In addition, in Figure 14, the surface of cover 136 is positioned at long and short dash line D place.
The present invention is not restricted to above-mentioned embodiment, but under the situation of its claim scope, can carry out various modifications.

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1. paper loading device comprises:
Discharge parts, be used to discharge paper;
Loading part is used to load the described paper of being discharged by described discharge parts;
Movable part, can with described loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring described paper, described movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of described loading part on the moving direction of described loading part;
Baffle plate between described loading part and described discharge parts, and moves up and down, and simultaneously, waits for the position in the discharge that can avoid interference described paper; And
First turning unit is mounted to the position more than described loading part on the described baffle plate, and has hung described movable part.
2. device according to claim 1, wherein, described paper is loaded on the loading of described loading part surface, makes the position of end of described discharge component side of described paper be lower than the other end of described paper.
3. device according to claim 1 further comprises:
The end fixed parts is positioned at the opposite side of described loading part against described baffle plate, and an end of described movable part is mounted to described baffle plate, and moves up and down with described loading part; And
Second turning unit is positioned at below the described loading part,
Wherein, described movable part is suspended from described first and second turning units, make described first and second turning units rotate with opposite directions, and the other end of described movable part is mounted to described loading part.
4. device according to claim 3 further comprises:
The 3rd turning unit is mounted on the described baffle plate in more than the described loading part and the position below described first turning unit, and has hung described movable part,
Wherein, described first turning unit is mounted to the front end of described baffle plate, and the inclination of described movable part, and is suspended between the described first and the 3rd turning unit with the bevelled state.
5. device according to claim 1 further comprises:
Detection part, be used to detect on described loading part the height of cargo-carring described paper;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when the height by the described paper that described detection part detected during greater than the predetermined threshold value height.
6. device according to claim 1 further comprises:
Detection part is used for detecting cargo-carring paper number on described loading part;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when counting greater than the predetermined threshold value paper by the described paper number that described detection part detected.
7. sheet post-process apparatus comprises:
Waiting tray is used to the paper post-processing to arrange paper;
Handle pallet, be positioned at below the described waiting tray, and receive from the described paper that waiting tray provided;
Attachment means, the end that the plurality of sheets of paper that being used to bind is provided on the described processing pallet is opened;
Loading part is used to load paper;
Discharge parts, be used for described paper is expelled to described loading part from one of them of described waiting tray and described processing pallet;
Movable part, can with described loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring described paper, described movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of described loading part on the moving direction of described loading part;
Baffle plate between described loading part and described discharge parts, and moves up and down, and simultaneously, waits for the position in the discharge that can avoid interference described paper; And
First turning unit is mounted to the above position of the above loading part of described baffle plate, and has hung described movable part.
8. device according to claim 7, wherein, when not selecting the post-processing of paper, described flapper closure makes described paper be discharged to described loading part from described waiting tray at the formed opening in described processing pallet the place ahead.
9. device according to claim 7, wherein, the loading surface of described loading part loads described paper, makes the position of end of described discharge component side of described paper be lower than the other end of described paper.
10. device according to claim 7 further comprises:
The end fixed parts is positioned at the opposition side of described loading part against described baffle plate, and an end of described movable part is mounted to described baffle plate, and moves up and down with described loading part; And
Second turning unit is positioned at below the described loading part,
Wherein, described movable part is suspended from described first and second turning units, make described first and second turning units rotate with opposite directions, and the other end of described movable part is mounted to described loading part.
11. device according to claim 10 further comprises:
The 3rd turning unit is mounted on the described baffle plate in more than the described loading part and the position below described first turning unit, and has hung described movable part,
Wherein, described first turning unit is mounted to the front end of described baffle plate, and described movable part tilts, and is suspended between the described first and the 3rd turning unit with the bevelled state.
12. device according to claim 7 further comprises:
Detection part, be used to detect on described loading part the height of cargo-carring described paper;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when the height by the described paper that described detection part detected during greater than the predetermined threshold value height.
13. device according to claim 7 further comprises:
Detection part is used for detecting cargo-carring paper number on described loading part;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when counting greater than the predetermined threshold value paper by the described paper number that described detection part detected.
14. an image processing system comprises:
Image forming part is used for forming image on paper; And
Paper loading device is used for loading the described paper that has formed described image thereon and taken out from described image forming part,
Wherein, described paper loading device comprises:
Discharge parts, be used for discharging paper from described image forming part;
Loading part is used to load the described paper of being discharged by described discharge parts;
Movable part, can with described loading part on move under the state of keeping in touch of the end of discharge component side of cargo-carring described paper, described movable part moves the distance identical with the miles of relative movement of described loading part on the moving direction of described loading part;
Baffle plate between described loading part and described discharge parts, and moves up and down, and simultaneously, waits for the position in the discharge that can avoid interference described paper; And
First turning unit is mounted to the position more than described loading part on the described baffle plate, and has hung described movable part.
15. device according to claim 14, wherein, the loading surface of described loading part loads described paper, makes the position of end of described discharge component side of described paper be lower than the other end of described paper.
16. device according to claim 14 further comprises:
The end fixed parts is positioned at the opposition side of described loading part against described baffle plate, and an end of described movable part is mounted to described baffle plate, and moves up and down with described loading part; And
Second turning unit is positioned at below the described loading part,
Wherein, described movable part is suspended from described first and second turning units, make described first and second turning units rotate with opposite directions, and the other end of described movable part is mounted to described loading part.
17., further comprise according to right 16 described devices:
The 3rd turning unit is mounted on the described baffle plate in more than the described loading part and the position below described first turning unit, and has hung described movable part,
Wherein, described first turning unit is mounted to the front end of described baffle plate, and the inclination of described movable part, and is suspended between the described first and the 3rd turning unit with the bevelled state.
18. device according to claim 14 further comprises:
Detection part, be used to detect on described loading part the height of cargo-carring described paper;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when the height by the described paper that described detection part detected during greater than the predetermined threshold value height.
19. device according to claim 14 further comprises:
Detection part is used for detecting cargo-carring paper number on described loading part;
Driver element is used to drive described movable part; And
Controller is used for controlling described driver element and starting when counting greater than the predetermined threshold value paper by the described paper number that described detection part detected.
20. device according to claim 14 also comprises:
Waiting tray is used to the paper post-processing to arrange paper;
Handle pallet, be positioned at below the described waiting tray, and receive from the described paper that waiting tray provided;
Wherein, when not selecting the post-processing of described paper, described flapper closure makes described paper be expelled to described loading part from described waiting tray at the formed opening in described processing pallet the place ahead.
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