CN102190194A

CN102190194A - Sheet guide device and sheet guiding method

Info

Publication number: CN102190194A
Application number: CN2011100392983A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 水谷企久夫; 笹原克也
Original assignee: Toshiba Corp; Toshiba TEC Corp
Current assignee: Toshiba Corp; Toshiba TEC Corp
Priority date: 2010-03-05
Filing date: 2011-02-14
Publication date: 2011-09-21
Also published as: US20110215517A1

Abstract

The invention provides a sheet guide device and a sheet guiding method. The sheet guide device includes: a sheet carrying unit which carries a sheet from a paper discharge port of an image forming apparatus to a paper supply port of a finishing apparatus; and a pair of guide plates having one end attached to an inner side of the paper discharge port so as to be narrowed in a tapered form from the paper discharge port toward the paper supply port and having the other end attached to an inner side of the paper supply port. The pair of guide plates has one of the one end and the other end as a fulcrum and has the other as a turning end. When the paper discharge port and the paper supply port are shifted from each other in height position, the turning end turns according to the quantity of shift in the height position.

Description

Paper guiding device and paper bootstrap technique

The cross reference of related application

The application based on and require the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application of submitting on March 5th, 2,010 61/311240 and the U.S. Provisional Application of submitting on March 5th, 2,010 61/311239, its full content is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to paper guiding device and the paper bootstrap technique opened to the after-treatment device guiding paper from image processing system.

Background technology

Recently, for the paper after image is formed carries out post-processing, the second half section last at image processing system (for example MFP) and MFP is adjacent to be provided with after-treatment device.After-treatment device is called as attachment means (finisher), and attachment means is bound the paper that transports from MFP or punched at paper, and is expelled to housing tray (storage tray) from discharge orifice.

Installed in the second half section of image processing system under the situation of after-treatment device, the height of the paper feed ports of the height of the ejection port of image processing system and after-treatment device has been designed to equal height.But, under the situation that the ground injustice is set of image processing system and after-treatment device, take time and adjust the height of ejection port and paper feed ports.

In addition, if the diff-H of ejection port and paper feed ports is very big, paper is incomplete to the transmission of after-treatment device from image processing system, and paperboard might take place.Even adjust height, if but the MFP body be arranged on such as on the carpet, then pass in time, the MFP body that weight is big sinks, and highly also might change.

Transmitting under the situation of paper between two devices, generally make the guides of downstream device guide paper taperedly.But, can only among a small circle, allow paper in upstream side device and downstream device, to have the delivery head error.In order to enlarge allowed band, though can launch the cone angle of guides, in case cone angle becomes greatly, it is big that the angle that top of form contacts with guides also becomes.Therefore, cause the top of form bending.In addition, do not launch the cone angle of guides in order to enlarge allowed band, just must prolong the length of guides, cause the downstream device to maximize.

Summary of the invention

For addressing the above problem, inventors of the present invention have carried out research with keen determination.

A kind of according to an aspect of the present invention paper guiding device has: paper sheet delivery portion, from the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device; And a pair of guide plate, so that tapered mode ground one end that narrows down is installed in the inboard of above-mentioned ejection port from above-mentioned ejection port towards above-mentioned paper feed ports, and the other end is installed in the inboard of above-mentioned paper feed ports, above-mentioned a pair of guide plate is a fulcrum with the side in an above-mentioned end and the above-mentioned other end, the opposing party is held as rotating, and when the height and position of above-mentioned ejection port and above-mentioned paper feed ports has deviation, rotate above-mentioned rotation end accordingly with the departure of above-mentioned height and position.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of paper guiding device, have: paper sheet delivery portion, from the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device; A pair of guide plate is arranged in the above-mentioned after-treatment device, and an end of above-mentioned a pair of guide plate has the dip plane to the tapered expansion of above-mentioned paper feed ports; Movable platen, above-mentioned movable platen has elasticity, and an end is installed in the above-mentioned ejection port, and the other end is outstanding to the outside of above-mentioned ejection port, and the transport path of above-mentioned movable platen and above-mentioned paper is provided with abreast; And a pair of restrict rollers, be installed in the both ends of the above-mentioned other end of above-mentioned movable platen, when the height and position of above-mentioned ejection port and above-mentioned paper feed ports has deviation, one dip plane contacts in above-mentioned restrict rollers and the above-mentioned a pair of guide plate, and with the crooked accordingly above-mentioned movable platen of the departure of above-mentioned height and position.

According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of paper bootstrap technique is provided, comprise: from the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device, outfit is so that tapered mode ground one end that narrows down is installed in the inboard of above-mentioned ejection port from above-mentioned ejection port towards above-mentioned paper feed ports, the other end is installed in a pair of guide plate of the inboard of above-mentioned paper feed ports, above-mentioned a pair of guide plate is a fulcrum with the side in an above-mentioned end and the above-mentioned other end, the opposing party is held as rotating, and when the height and position of above-mentioned ejection port and above-mentioned paper feed ports has deviation, rotate above-mentioned rotation end accordingly with the deviate of above-mentioned height and position.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of paper bootstrap technique, comprising: from the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device; One end is set in above-mentioned after-treatment device has a pair of guide plate to the dip plane of the tapered expansion of above-mentioned paper feed ports; With the transport path of above-mentioned paper movable platen is set abreast, above-mentioned movable platen has elasticity, and an end is installed in the above-mentioned ejection port, and the other end is outstanding to the outside of above-mentioned ejection port; A pair of restrict rollers is installed at both ends at the above-mentioned other end of above-mentioned movable platen, when the height and position of above-mentioned ejection port and above-mentioned paper feed ports has deviation, one dip plane contacts in above-mentioned restrict rollers and the above-mentioned a pair of guide plate, and with the crooked accordingly above-mentioned movable platen of the departure of above-mentioned height and position.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 separates the constructional drawing of representing with the image processing system that first embodiment relates to after-treatment device.

Fig. 2 is the front elevation of the guide that uses in the paper guiding device of expression first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view of the guide plate (guide plate) of the guide in expression first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view of the guide in first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the instruction diagram of the action of the guide in expression first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is other instruction diagrams of the action of the guide in expression first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the front elevation of the variation of the guide in expression first embodiment.

Fig. 8 is the instruction diagram of action of the guide of presentation graphs 7.

Fig. 9 is the constructional drawing that image processing system and after-treatment device is separated expression for the paper guiding device that second embodiment is described.

Figure 10 is the front elevation of the guide that uses in the paper guiding device of expression second embodiment.

Figure 11 is the lateral plan of the guide in expression second embodiment.

Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view of the guide in second embodiment.

Figure 13 is the instruction diagram of the action of the guide in expression second embodiment.

Figure 14 is other instruction diagrams of the action of the guide in expression second embodiment.

Figure 15 is the front elevation of the variation of the guide in expression second embodiment.

Figure 16 is the instruction diagram of action of the guide of expression Figure 15.

The specific embodiment

The paper guiding device of first embodiment comprises: paper sheet delivery portion, from the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device; And a pair of guide plate, one end is installed in the inboard of above-mentioned ejection port and the other end is installed in the inboard of above-mentioned paper feed ports in the mode that narrows down to above-mentioned paper feed ports from above-mentioned ejection port taperedly, above-mentioned a pair of guide plate is a fulcrum with a side of an above-mentioned end or the other end, the opposing party is held as rotating, when the height and position of above-mentioned ejection port and above-mentioned paper feed ports has deviation, rotate above-mentioned rotation end according to the departure of above-mentioned height and position.

Followingly be specifically described with regard to the paper guiding device that embodiment relates to reference to accompanying drawing.In each figure, identical symbol is used at identical position.

In Fig. 1, image processing system 10 for example is MFP (Multi-FunctionPeripherals, multi-function peripheral) or chopping machine, the duplicator etc. as compounding machine.Be adjacent to dispose after-treatment device 20 with image processing system 10.

After-treatment device 20 (finishing apparatus, attachment means) for example has the clasp machine (post-processing portion) of the plurality of sheets of paper Zhang Jinhang bookbinding (ステイプ Le) that image processing system 10 is supplied with.Below after-treatment device 20 is called attachment means 20.Fig. 1 represents the state that separates of MFP10 and attachment means 20.

Top at the body 11 of MFP 10 has document board (document table), but auto document delivery section (ADF) is set on document board free switch.In addition, at the top of body 11 setting operation panel 13.Guidance panel 13 has the operating portion 14 of various buttons formations and the display part 15 of touch panel formula.

The bottom of ADF 12 in body 11 is provided with scanner section 16.Scanner section 16 reads the original copy that ADF 12 transports or is placed on the original copy on the document board and generates view data.Central portion in body 11 has printing portion 17, has a plurality of boxes 18 of the paper of the various sizes of accommodating in the bottom of body 11.

Printing portion 17 comprises photosensitive drums and laser etc., to the view data that read by scanner section 16 or utilize the view data of PC establishments such as (PCs) to handle, and forms image on paper.Printing portion 17 scans the surface of photosensitive drums by the laser beam from laser and exposes, and forms electrostatic latent image on photosensitive drums.At the charged device of the circumferential arrangement of photosensitive drums, developer, transfer printing device etc.The electrostatic latent image of photosensitive drums develops by developer, forms the toner picture on photosensitive drums.The toner picture is transferred on the paper by the transfer printing device.The structure of printing portion 17 is not limited to above-mentioned example, can be variety of way.

The paper that has formed image by printing portion 17 is discharged to discharge tray 43 by first transport path 41.Perhaps paper is discharged to attachment means 20 by exit roller 19 by second transport path 42.First transport path 41 and second transport path 42 are arranged side by side in short transverse, constitute to carry the paper transportation path that has been formed the paper of image by printing portion 17.When paper S not being carried out post-processing, carry to discharge tray 43 by transport path 41.And when paper S is carried out post-processing, carry to attachment means 20 by transport path 42.

Attachment means 20 is used to bind paper, has standby pallet 21, handles pallet 22 and clasp machine 23.Receive paper S by the inlet roller of sending into mouth 24 that is arranged at attachment means 20.Inlet roller 24 comprises top roll and lower roll, by motor-driven.

Downstream at inlet roller 24 is provided with intake roller 25, and the paper S that is received by inlet roller 24 is transported to standby pallet 21 via intake roller 25.Configuration process pallet 22 below standby pallet 21 is used to load the paper S that falls from standby pallet 21.

Standby pallet 21 forms openable structure when loading paper S, in case stored the paper S of specified quantity, standby pallet 21 is opened, and paper is fallen the action of the whereabouts accessory of its whereabouts by deadweight or pressure and handled in the pallet 22.Handle pallet 22 and during clasp machine 23 bookbinding paper S, support paper S.

Drop to the paper of handling on the pallet 22 and guided to clasp machine 23 by roller 26, and by clasp machine 23 bookbinding paper S.Roller 26 is by motor-driven, and roller 26 during to the Direction guide of clasp machine 23 and during the paper S after discharging bookbinding is rotating paper S round about.

When binding, drop to the plurality of sheets of paper of handling the pallet 22 from standby pallet 21 and open S, and integrating bookbinding with the transverse direction of throughput direction orthogonal in longitudinal direction integration as throughput direction.In order to integrate paper S, be provided with horizontal integration plate 27 at transverse direction.Horizontal integration plate 27 carries out horizontal integration and the classification of paper S.

In addition, handle pallet 22 in order to help paper S to fall into, the position that falls in the rear end of paper S is provided with rotating paddle 28.Paddle 28 is installed on the turning cylinder, will brush lightly (は I fall と) from the paper S that standby pallet 21 falls to handling on the pallet 22, to the direction conveyance of sheets S of clasp machine 23.

Be provided with the hill holder 29 of the back-end location of restriction paper S in the end of clasp machine 23 sides of handling pallet 22.In addition, for the paper S that will classify or bind is transported to housing tray (storage tray) 44, be provided with belt conveyor 30.Belt conveyor 30 is erected between pulley 31 and 32, be equipped with on the belt conveyor 30 hook paper S after hold the hook part 30a of conveying.Omit the mechanism of rotary pulley 31 and 32.

Belt conveyor 30 rotates along arrow t direction, thereby paper S is expelled to housing tray 44 from discharge orifice 33.Housing tray 44 carries out lifting by motor and receives paper S.Paper S after belt conveyor 30 and hook part 30a will bind is to discharge orifice 33 guiding.In addition, do not need the paper S that binds can discharge to fixed tray 45 yet.For paper S is guided to fixed tray 45, be provided with transport path.

Support and Caster (castor) 47 are installed in the bottom surface of MFP 10, Caster 48,49 is installed in the bottom surface of attachment means 20.

Yet, at MFP 10 and attachment means 20 all is under the situation of self-support type device, if there is deviation in set ground-surface concavo-convex or two devices, the just combination well of MFP 10 and attachment means 20, can not successfully carry out the conveying of paper, paperboard might take place.

In embodiment, have concavo-convex or diff-H is arranged even the ground of MFP 10 and attachment means 20 is set, also can absorb the poor of height is set by guide 50.

Guide 50 transmits paper S from the exit roller 19 of MFP 10 swimmingly to the inlet roller 24 of attachment means 20, so guide 50 is arranged on the joint portion of MFP 10 and attachment means 20.

Fig. 2 is the amplification front elevation of guide 50.Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view that constitutes the guide plate 62 (63) of guide 50.In addition, Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view of guide.Paper S is carried along the arrow A direction.

MFP 10 forms ejection port 51 in attachment means 20 sides, and attachment means 20 relative ejection ports 51 form paper feed ports 61.Exit roller 19 is positioned at the inboard of ejection port 51, and inlet roller 24 is positioned at the inboard of paper feed ports 61.

Exit roller 19 forms from the ejection port 51 of the MFP 10 paper sheet delivery portion to paper feed ports 61 conveyance of sheets of attachment means 20.

As shown in Figure 4, at the both ends of vertical (length direction) of ejection port 51 recess 52,53 (hollow) is set.Recess 52 is positioned at the upside of exit roller 19, and recess 53 is positioned at the downside of exit roller 19, and recess 52,53 is face tilt inwards.

In addition, dispose a pair of

guide plate

62,63 from paper feed ports 61 to ejection port 51 in the inboard of paper feed ports 61.As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, guide plate 62 has axle 64 at the both ends of ejection port 51 sides, has axle 66 at the both ends of paper feed ports 61 sides.Axle 64 enters

recess

52, and 66 on axle is inserted in the hole 68 of the support portion 70 that is formed at paper feed ports 61 inboards.Therefore, guide plate 62 can be that fulcrum rotates with axle 66, and the other end with axle 64 is for rotating end.

Guide plate 63 is identical with the structure of guide plate 62, has axle 65 at the both ends of ejection port 51 sides, has axle 67 at the both ends of paper feed ports 61 sides.Axle 65 enters

recess

53, and 67 on axle is inserted in the hole 69 that is formed on support portion 70.Guide plate 63 can be that fulcrum rotates with axle 67, and the other end with axle 65 is for rotating end.

The axle 66 of guide plate 62 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of turning cylinder of the top roll 24A of inlet roller 24, and the axle 67 of guide plate 63 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of the turning cylinder of lower roll 24B.Therefore, the axle of

guide plate

62,63 64,65 entered recess at 52,53 o'clock,

guide plate

62,63 from discharge orifice 51 to paper feed ports 61 tapers ground (close) (with reference to the Fig. 2) that narrow down.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, have a plurality of recesses 72 for the top roll 19A that does not collide exit roller 19, have a plurality of recesses 74 for the top roll 24A that does not collide inlet roller 24 at the edge of guide plate 62 opposite sides at the edge of guide plate 62 1 sides.Equally as shown in Figure 4, have a plurality of recesses 73 for the lower roll 19B that does not collide exit roller 19, have a plurality of recesses 75 for the lower roll 24B that does not collide inlet roller 24 at the edge of guide plate 63 opposite sides at the edge of guide plate 63 1 sides.

Fig. 2 be assembly drawing 4 guide 50, combine the state of MFP 10 and attachment means 20, the paper S that discharges by exit roller 19 is carried to inlet roller 24 by

guide plate

62,63 guiding.

Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are the instruction diagrams that is illustrated in MFP 10 and attachment means 20 and has the action of the guide 50 under the situation of difference in height.The ground that attachment means 20 is set be higher than MFP 10 is set ground-surface situation as shown in Figure 5.

Under the state of Fig. 5, the axle 64 of guide plate 62 enters the inside of recess 52.In addition, the axle 65 of guide plate 63 is near the inlet of recess 53, and

guide plate

62,63 is a fulcrum with

axle

66,67, and (deasil) rotates slightly downwards.The paper S that carries by exit roller 19 is guided by the deflector roll 63 of downside, carries to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height height of attachment means 20, paper S also can be transferred to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

On the contrary, the ground that attachment means 20 is set be lower than MFP 10 is set ground-surface situation as shown in Figure 6.

Under the state of Fig. 6, the axle 64 of guide plate 62 is near the inlet of recess 52.In addition, the axle 65 of guide plate 63 enters the inside of recess 53, and guide

plate

62,63 is fulcrum (widdershins) rotation slightly upward with axle 66,67.The paper S that carries by exit roller 19 is guided by the guide plate 62 to upside, carries to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height of attachment means 20 is low, paper S also can be carried to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

And under MFP 10 and attachment means 20 were non-binding state, guide

plate

62,63 was formed with the end of

axle

64,65 because of the sagging state of deadweight downwards.Therefore, when attachment means 20 was combined with MFP10, the

axle

64,65 that must lift

guide plate

62,63 inserted recesses 52,53.When perhaps being supported,

axle

64,65 directions to recess 52,53 of

guide plate

62,63 are got final product by application of forces such as torsion springs in the

hole

68,69 that the

axle

66,67 with

guide plate

62,63 inserts support portion 70.

In addition, because the axle 66 of guide plate 62 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of the turning cylinder of top roll 24A, the axle 67 of guide plate 63 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of the turning cylinder of lower roll 24B, even therefore the height and position of attachment means 20 has some to change, also can be towards clamping (nip) the part conveyance of sheets S of

inlet roller

24A, 24B.

Fig. 7 is the front elevation of the variation of the guide 50 that relates to of expression first embodiment.In Fig. 7, in paper feed ports 61 sides of attachment means 20

recess

52,53 is set, make the axle 66 of guide plate 62 insert recesses 52, make the axle 67 of guide plate 63 insert recesses 53.The axle 64 of guides 62 and the axle 65 of guides 63 are supported on the inboard of the ejection port 51 of MFP 10, and guides 62,63 can

axle

64,65 be that fulcrum rotates.

As shown in Figure 7, under the state of MFP 10 and attachment means 20 no diff-Hs, the axle 66 of guide plate 62 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of the turning cylinder of top roll 24A, and spools 67 of guide plate 63 is positioned at the transport path side of paper S of the turning cylinder of lower roll 24B.In addition, therefore, the

axle

66,67 of

guide plate

62,63 entered recess at 52,53 o'clock, and 61 tapers ground narrows down the distance between the

guide plate

62,63 from discharge orifice 51 towards paper feed ports.

The ground that attachment means 20 is set be lower than MFP 10 is set ground-surface situation as shown in Figure 8.Under the state of Fig. 8, the axle 66 of guide plate 62 is positioned near the inlet of recess 52.In addition, the axle 67 of guide plate 63 enters the inside of recess 53, and guide plate 62 is fulcrum (widdershins) rotation slightly downwards with axle 64,65.The paper S that carries by exit roller 19 is guided by the guide plate 62 of upside, carries to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height of attachment means 20 is low, paper S also can be carried to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

In addition, to be higher than the ground-surface situation that MFP 10 is set not shown though the ground of attachment means 20 is set, and the axle 66 of guide plate 62 enters the inside of recess 52, and the axle 67 of guide plate 63 is near the inlet of recess 53.Therefore, guide

plate

62,63 is fulcrum (deasil) rotation slightly upward with axle 64,65.The paper S that carries by exit roller 19 is guided by the guide plate 63 of downside, carries to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height height of attachment means 20, paper S also can be carried to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

As mentioned above, in the first embodiment, even have diff-H in the joint portion of MFP 10 and attachment means 20, paper S also can be carried to attachment means 20 from MFP10 swimmingly by

guide plate

62,63 guiding.

Below describe with regard to second embodiment of guide 50.

Fig. 9 is the amplification front elevation of guide 50 of the paper guiding device of expression second embodiment, and the unbound state of MFP 10 and attachment means 20 is shown.Figure 10 is the bonding state that MFP 10 and attachment means 20 are shown.Figure 11 is a lateral plan of seeing guide 50 from MFP 10 sides (the arrow A direction of Fig. 9), and Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view of guide 50.

In Fig. 9, MFP 10 forms ejection port 51 in attachment means 20 sides, and ejection port 51 is formed with paper feed ports 61 relatively in attachment means 20.In addition, ejection port 51 and paper feed ports 61 have been omitted among the figure after Figure 10.Exit roller 19 is positioned at the inboard of ejection port 51, and paper S is by between row's paper guides 81 and 82.On row's paper guides 81 and 82, be formed with the top roll 19A that holds exit roller 19 and the otch 83 (with reference to Figure 12) of lower roll 19B.

The exit end tabular of row's paper guides 81 an end of elastomeric movable platen 84 is installed, install and fix parts 85 at the other end of movable platen 84.Fixed parts 85 is H type and hard.Be arranged above and below at the both ends of fixed parts 85 and restrict rollers 86A, the 86B of installing free to rotate.In addition, be fixed with the guide 87 (ガイ De ト Application ネ Le) that paper S can pass through in the bottom surface of movable platen 84.The base plate 87A (Figure 12) of guide 87 tilts to the front of movable platen 84.

On the other hand, the paper feed ports 61 with attachment means 20 relatively is provided with a pair of

guide plate

91 and 92, guide plate 93 in the middle of the configuration between guide plate 91 and 92.Paper S passes through between guide plate 91 and middle guide plate 93.The end of

guide plate

91 and 92 paper feed ports 61 sides has dip plane 91A, the 92A that launches taperedly.In addition, the end of paper feed ports 61 sides of middle guide plate 93 has the dip plane 93A that launches with the angle identical with dip plane 91A taperedly.In addition, on

guide plate

91,93, form the otch 94 of the top roll 24A that holds the roller 24 that enters the mouth, on guide plate 92, form the otch 94 (with reference to Figure 12) that holds lower roll 24B.

As shown in Figure 9, under MFP 10 and state that attachment means 20 separates, row's paper guides 81,82 is relative with

guide plate

93,92, and movable platen 84 is positioned at the position of the transport path (long and short dash line) that is higher than paper S.In addition, as shown in figure 10, if the combination under the consistent state of height and position of MFP 10 and attachment means 20, restrict rollers 86A then be positioned at guide plate 91 dip plane 91A below.And, restrict rollers 86B be positioned at guide plate 92 dip plane 92A above.The paper S that has passed through exit roller 19 is carried to inlet roller 24 by guide 87.

As shown in figure 11, the width of establishing

guide plate

91 and 92 is L1, and the width of middle guide plate 93 is L2, when the width between the left and right sides restrict rollers (86A, 86B) is L3, and L1＞L3＞L2 then.Therefore, restrict

rollers

86A, 86B contact with dip plane 91A or dip plane 92A, but do not contact with dip plane 93A.

Figure 13 and Figure 14 are the action specification figure that is illustrated in MFP 10 and attachment means 20 and has the guide 50 of second embodiment under the situation of difference in height.The ground that attachment means 20 is set be higher than MFP10 is set ground-surface situation as described in Figure 13.

Under the state of Figure 13, the restrict rollers 86B of downside contacts with the dip plane 92A of guide plate 92, and movable platen 84 is crooked upward.The paper S that has passed through guide 87 passes through on the 92A of the dip plane of guide plate 92, is carried to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height height of attachment means 20, paper S also can carry to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

In addition, the ground that attachment means 20 is set be lower than MFP 10 is set surface state as described in Figure 14.Under the state of Figure 14, the restrict rollers 86A of upside contacts with the dip plane 91A of guide plate 91, and movable platen 84 is crooked downwards.The paper S that has passed through guide 87 is carried to inlet roller 24 along the dip plane 93A of movable platen 84 with middle guide plate 93.

Therefore, even the height of attachment means 20 is low, paper S also can carry to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.That is, movable platen 84 becomes according to MFP 10 and the crooked neatly guides of the diff-H of attachment means 20.

As shown in Figure 9, the row's of making paper guides 82 and lower roll 19B can rotate to the arrow B direction.Therefore, even,, then can take paper away and

unrestricted roller

86A, 86B obstruction if the row's of making paper guides 82 and lower roll 19B rotate to the arrow B direction in the joint portion generation paperboard of MFP 10 with attachment means 20.

In addition, as shown in figure 10, under MFP 10 state consistent with the height and position of attachment means 20, the diameter of restrict

rollers

86A, 86B is almost consistent at width on the short transverse (distance between the guide plate 91 and 93) with paper transportation path.In addition, the restrict rollers 86B that the makes downside position and the paper transportation path position consistency in vertical direction of height in vertical direction.

If the diameter of restrict rollers 86B is obviously greater than the width of paper transportation path on short transverse, even then ejection port 51 is consistent with the height and position of paper feed ports 61, restrict rollers 86B also contacts with guides 92, causes movable platen 84 crooked greatly, therefore guides paper S obliquely upward.In addition, if the diameter of restrict rollers 86B is less than the width of paper transportation path on short transverse, even then the height and position of ejection port 51 and paper feed ports 61 has poorly, restrict rollers 86B does not contact with guide plate 92 yet, movable platen 84 can be not crooked, therefore can not guide paper S.

In addition, because the leading section of movable platen 84 is fixed with hard fixed parts 85,, also can contact with

dip plane

93A or 92A simultaneously even the restrict rollers does not therefore tilt to 86A, 86B.

Figure 15 is the front elevation of the variation of the guide 50 that relates to of expression second embodiment.In Figure 15, movable platen 84 is reversed and the exit end of the row's of being installed in paper guides 82 up and down.In addition, the dip plane 93A of middle guide plate 93 that makes attachment means 20 makes paper S by between the

guide plate

91 and 93 towards downside.

As shown in figure 15, if combination under MFP 10 state consistent with the height and position of attachment means 20, then restrict rollers 86A be positioned at guide plate 91 dip plane 91A below.And, restrict rollers 86B be positioned at guide plate 92 dip plane 92A above.

The ground that attachment means 20 is set be higher than MFP 10 is set ground-surface situation as shown in figure 16.

Under the state of Figure 16, the restrict rollers 86B of downside contacts with the dip plane 92A of guide plate 92, and movable platen 84 is crooked upward.The paper S that has passed through guide 87 passes through on the dip plane 93A of movable platen 84 and middle guide plate 93, is carried to inlet roller 24.Therefore, even the height height of attachment means 20, paper S also can carry to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP10.

In addition, to be lower than the ground-surface situation that MFP 10 is set not shown though the ground of attachment means 20 is set, and the restrict rollers 86A of upside contacts with the dip plane 91A of guides 91, and movable platen 84 is crooked downwards.The paper S that has passed through guide 87 is carried to inlet roller 24 along the dip plane 91A of movable platen 84 with guides 91.Therefore, even the height of attachment means 20 is low, paper S also can be carried to attachment means 20 swimmingly from MFP 10.

As shown in figure 15, under MFP 10 state consistent with the height and position of attachment means 20, the diameter of restrict

rollers

86A, 86B is almost consistent at the width on the short transverse (distance between the guide plate 91 and 93) with paper transportation path.In addition, make the restrict rollers 86A height and position and the paper transportation path position consistency in vertical direction in vertical direction of upside.

As mentioned above, in second embodiment, when combining MFP 10 and attachment means 20, diff-H etc. is arranged,, also can supply with the paper S that discharges from MFP 10, and not collide attachment means 20 by guide 50 is set even mask is set.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to above embodiment, can carry out various distortion.Though be that example is illustrated as attachment means 20 for example, also can be to have paper is piled up the example of the folding unit of doubling as attachment means 20 to have clasp machine.Also can be to have the beam bear that on paper, punches example in addition as attachment means 20.

Though embodiments of the present invention are illustrated,, these embodiments only are for example of the present invention is described, are not to be used to limit scope of the present invention.New apparatus and method described herein can embody by multiple other modes.And, in the scope that does not exceed aim of the present invention, certainly carry out some omissions, substitute or distortion.Claims and equivalency range thereof contain these modes or the distortion that falls into scope of the present invention and aim.

Claims

1. paper guiding device has:

Paper sheet delivery portion is from the ejection port of the image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device; And

A pair of guide plate, so that tapered mode ground one end that narrows down is installed in the inboard of described ejection port from described ejection port towards described paper feed ports, and the other end is installed in the inboard of described paper feed ports, described a pair of guide plate is a fulcrum with the side in a described end and the described other end, the opposing party is held as rotating, and when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports has deviation, rotate described rotation end accordingly with the departure of described height and position.

2. paper guiding device according to claim 1, wherein,

It is parallel with the Width of described paper that described ejection port and described paper feed ports form, and be provided with a pair of recess up and down at the both ends of described ejection port or described paper feed ports either party's Width,

The described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate inserts described recess, and when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports had deviation, described rotation end rotated to above-below direction in described recess.

3. paper guiding device according to claim 2, wherein,

Described recess tilts to internal direction from inlet.

4. paper guiding device according to claim 2 also comprises:

Be arranged on and the relative locational a pair of exit roller of described ejection port in the described image processing system: and

The a pair of inlet roller that is oppositely arranged with described paper feed ports in the described after-treatment device,

Wherein, both ends at the Width of described ejection port are provided with described recess, the described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate inserts described recess, the described fulcrum of described a pair of guide plate is supported on the support portion in the described paper feed ports, and each described fulcrum is positioned at the transport path side of described paper of the center of turn of described a pair of inlet roller.

5. paper guiding device according to claim 2, wherein,

Described a pair of guide plate is by spring energized, makes the described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate towards the direction of described recess.

6. paper guiding device has:

Paper sheet delivery portion is from the ejection port of the image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device;

A pair of guide plate is arranged in the described after-treatment device, and an end of described a pair of guide plate has the dip plane to the tapered expansion of described paper feed ports;

Movable platen, described movable platen has elasticity, and an end is installed in the described ejection port, and the other end is outstanding to the outside of described ejection port, and the transport path of described movable platen and described paper is provided with abreast; And

A pair of restrict rollers, be installed in the both ends of the described other end of described movable platen, when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports has deviation, one dip plane contacts in described restrict rollers and the described a pair of guide plate, and with the crooked accordingly described movable platen of the departure of described height and position.

7. paper guiding device according to claim 6, wherein,

The described other end of described movable platen is formed by hard part.

8. paper guiding device according to claim 6 also comprises:

A pair of exit roller is arranged on the position relative with described ejection port in the described image processing system:

A pair of inlet roller is oppositely arranged with described paper feed ports in the described after-treatment device; And

Row's paper guides, be arranged on the paper by described exit roller transport path about,

Wherein, the leading section of any is equipped with an end of described movable platen in described row's paper guides.

9. paper guiding device according to claim 6, wherein,

Between described a pair of guide plate, be provided with the width middle guide plate narrower, be formed with paper transportation path between a guide plate in described a pair of guide plate and the described middle guide plate than described a pair of guide plate.

10. paper guiding device according to claim 9, wherein,

Described restrict rollers comprises a pair of rotating restrict rollers up and down at the both ends of the described other end that is installed in described movable platen, and a guide plate and the width between the described middle guide plate in the diameter of each described restrict rollers and the described a pair of guide plate are roughly the same.

11. a paper bootstrap technique comprises:

From the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device,

Outfit is so that tapered mode ground one end that narrows down is installed in the inboard of described ejection port, a pair of guide plate of inboard that the other end is installed in described paper feed ports from described ejection port towards described paper feed ports, described a pair of guide plate is a fulcrum with the side in a described end and the described other end, the opposing party is held as rotating, and when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports has deviation, rotate described rotation end accordingly with the deviate of described height and position.

12. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 11, wherein,

Form described ejection port and described paper feed ports abreast with the Width of described paper, a pair of recess up and down be set at the both ends of described ejection port or described paper feed ports either party's Width,

The described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate is inserted described recess, when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports has deviation, described rotation end is rotated in described recess to above-below direction.

13. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 12, wherein,

Described recess tilts to internal direction from inlet.

14. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 12, wherein,

On the position relative, a pair of exit roller is set with described ejection port in the described image processing system,

With the described paper feed ports in the described after-treatment device a pair of inlet roller is set relatively,

Both ends at the Width of described ejection port are provided with described recess, and the described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate is inserted described recess,

The described fulcrum of described a pair of guide plate is supported on the support portion in the described paper feed ports, makes each described fulcrum be positioned at the transport path side of described paper of the center of turn of described a pair of inlet roller.

15. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 12, wherein,

By spring energized, make the direction of the described rotation end of described a pair of guide plate towards described recess.

16. a paper bootstrap technique comprises:

From the ejection port of image processing system paper feed ports conveyance of sheets to after-treatment device;

One end is set in described after-treatment device has a pair of guide plate to the dip plane of the tapered expansion of described paper feed ports;

With the transport path of described paper movable platen is set abreast, described movable platen has elasticity, and an end is installed in the described ejection port, and the other end is outstanding to the outside of described ejection port;

A pair of restrict rollers is installed at both ends at the described other end of described movable platen, when the height and position of described ejection port and described paper feed ports has deviation, one dip plane contacts in described restrict rollers and the described a pair of guide plate, and with the crooked accordingly described movable platen of the departure of described height and position.

17. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 16, wherein,

The described other end of described movable platen is a hard part.

18. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 16 also comprises:

At the upper and lower settings row paper guides of the transport path of the paper by described exit roller,

The leading section of any is installed an end of described movable platen in described row's paper guides.

19. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 16, wherein,

The width middle guide plate narrower than described a pair of guide plate is set between described a pair of guide plate, and forms paper transportation path between a guide plate in described a pair of guide plate and the described middle guide plate.

20. paper bootstrap technique according to claim 19, wherein,

Described restrict rollers comprises a pair of rotatable rollers up and down at the both ends of the described other end that is installed in described movable platen, makes the diameter of each described restrict rollers and a guide plate in the described a pair of guide plate and the width between the described middle guide plate roughly the same.