EP0398259B1 - Zuführvorrichtung - Google Patents
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- EP0398259B1 EP0398259B1 EP19900109151 EP90109151A EP0398259B1 EP 0398259 B1 EP0398259 B1 EP 0398259B1 EP 19900109151 EP19900109151 EP 19900109151 EP 90109151 A EP90109151 A EP 90109151A EP 0398259 B1 EP0398259 B1 EP 0398259B1
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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- G03G15/6502—Supplying of sheet copy material; Cassettes therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
- B65H1/04—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
- B65H1/08—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device
- B65H1/14—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
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- the present invention relates to a feeding device for an apparatus such as a copying machine, a laser printer, and an overhead projector, the feeding device being capable of feeding copy material laterally or longitudinally oriented with respect to a feeding direction. More particularly, the invention relates to a feeding device that has a pivotal copy material holding plate for lifting up copy material, the holding plate being let down when a copy material storing unit of the feeding device is removed from the main body of the apparatus.
- DE-A1-3 403 456 Another principle is disclosed by DE-A1-3 403 456 wherein a lifter provided in the main body raises a sheet support plate accommodated in a cassette so that the sheet on the sheet support plate is fed through a pick-up roller. During withdrawing the cassette from the main body, the cassette must be raised at the outer end causing a lever system to lower the sheet support plate.
- the complicated structure of the lever system accommodated in the main body of the apparatus, and the indefinite frictional behaviour of the levers leads to unreliable operation of the system whereby a feeding roller keeps contact with the sheet or the sheet support plate causing damage of the feeding roller.
- the present invention aims to provide a feeding device with high compactness and reliability, with a copy material feed unit removable from the main body of an apparatus to which the feeding device is adapted, without raising the outer end of the copy material feed unit.
- the feeding device of the present invention is characterized in that driving means and parts of means for arresting the driving force are provided within said removable copy material feed unit and that corresponding parts of said means for arresting the driving force are provided within the main body of said apparatus.
- Such an arrangement improves compactness of the copy material feed unit resulting in a high reliability of releasing the copy material holding plate from its raised condition.
- Figs. 1 to 6 show one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a document glass plate 2 of a copying machine 1 is provided with an automatic document feeder 3 (hereinafter referred to as "ADF").
- the ADF 3 conveys a document (not shown) from a document tray 3a to a position on the document glass plate 2, the position being predetermined in accordance with the size and orientation ("lateral orientation” or “longitudinal orientation” with respect to a paper feed direction) of the document, and ejects the document outward after the completion of the copying operation.
- the ADF 3 turns over the document one face of which has been copied, conveys it onto the predetermined position on the document glass plate 2 again and ejects it outward after both faces are copied.
- the document tray 3a is provided with detection switches 4 and 5 for detecting the size of a document placed on the document tray 3a.
- an optical system 6 comprising a plurality of reflection mirrors 6a and a plurality of lenses 6b.
- the optical system 6 basically functions to guide the optical image of a document onto a photosensitive drum 7 and has a function of varying magnification in order to perform enlarging copying and reducing copying, in addition to real-size copying.
- a cleaner 8 Around the photosensitive drum 7 are disposed a cleaner 8, a static eliminating charger 9, a main charger 10, a developing device 11 in which toners for full color copying are stored and a developing device 12 in which black toner is stored.
- a series of operations that is, the removal of residual toner from the photosensitive drum 7, static elimination, electrification, exposure (performed by the optical system 6), and development are performed in this order.
- a transferring charger 13, and a separating charger 14 under the photosensitive drum 7.
- a copy paper (copy material) not shown in the drawing passes between the photosensitive drum 7 and the transferring charger 13, a toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 7 is transferred onto the paper by the transferring charger 13.
- the paper is then separated from the photosensitive drum 7 by the separating charger 14 and conveyed by a conveyor belt 17 to a fixing device 18 which fixes the toner on the paper by heating or pressurizing.
- the paper After passing through the fixing device 18, the paper is basically ejected outside the main copy machine 1, that is, discharged onto one of a plurality of paper receiving trays 19a via the sorter 19.
- the paper that has passed through the fixing device 18 passes through a paper return path 20 and is guided to a duplex/composite unit 21.
- the paper In the case of duplex copying, the paper is turned over and placed on an intermediate tray 21c after passing through a first delivery path 21a within the duplex/composite unit 21. The paper then is sent out to a paper feed path 22 by a forwarding roller 21d.
- the paper that has been guided to the duplex/composite unit 21 is sent to a second delivery path 21b within the unit 21 and after the trailing edge of the paper is detected thereat, the paper returns and is backwardly guided to the first delivery path 21a. Thereafter, the paper is turned over so as to be placed on the intermediate tray 21c, and then sent out by the forwarding roller 21d to the paper feed path 22.
- the paper feed path 22 is a path for guiding a paper to the photosensitive drum 7 and is provided, at the forward end thereof, with a paper stop roller 15 for determining timing for rotating the photosensitive drum 7 and sending out a paper.
- the paper feed path 22 is connected to a plurality of paper feed means from which paper is appropriately fed. More concretely, in an ascending scale, there are installed in the copying machine a first fixed cassette 25, a first rotatable cassette 26, a second rotatable cassette 27, the duplex/composite unit 21, a second fixed cassette 28, a third fixed cassette 29, and a manual paper feeder 30.
- the first fixed cassette 25, the second fixed cassette 28 and the third fixed cassette 29 (these cassettes are copy material feed units) are respectively detachable from the copying machine 1.
- the first rotatable cassette 26 and the second rotatable cassette 27 (these cassettes are copy material feed units) are detached together with their bed-plates 31 from the copying machine 1.
- the first and second rotatable cassettes 26 and 27 are respectively provided with the bed-plate 31 which is a housing for the cassette, having a washer 31a secured thereto.
- a pivot pin 31b is vertically disposed.
- One end of an arm 32 is supported by the pivot pin 31b such that the arm 32 horizontally pivots on the pivot pin 31b.
- a pivot pin 32a At the other end of the arm 32, there is vertically disposed a pivot pin 32a by which a rotating section 35 (copy material orientation changing means) is pivotally supported.
- the rotating section 35 has a two-sheet structure, comprising a paper feed base 33 (copy material feed base) and a pivotal paper holding plate 34 (pivotal copy material holding plate) positioned on the paper feed base 33.
- the rotating section 35 turns through 90° thereby conveying copy papers stacked on the pivotal paper holding plate 34 to a position from which paper laterally oriented with respect to a feed direction is fed (the position is hereinafter referred to as “lateral feed position”) or a position from which paper longitudinally oriented with respect to the same is fed (the position is hereinafter referred to as “longitudinal feed position”).
- the position at which one end of the arm 32 is pivotally supported by the pivot pin 31b is so determined that when the stack of papers are rotatively conveyed to the lateral feed position or longitudinal feed position, the center of the papers is always located on the pivot pin 32a.
- the paper feed base 33 is provided with wall portions 33a, 33b, 33f and 33e.
- the wall portions 33a, 33f and 33e define, together with the pivotal paper holding plate 34, a paper stacking position for lateral feed (lateral copy material stacking position), and function to prevent a stack of copy papers from shifting from the above position when the papers are laterally fed.
- the wall portions 33b, 33e and 33f define, together with the pivotal paper holding plate 34, a paper stacking position for longitudinal feed (longitudinal copy material stacking position), and prevent stacked papers shifting from the above position when they are longitudinally fed.
- the wall portions 33a and 33b are integrally formed with the paper feed base 33, vertically raising therefrom.
- Each of the wall portions 33a and 33b is provided with an opening 33c at the substantially central part thereof.
- the opening 33c turns, extending a predetermined distance toward the center of the paper feed base 33.
- a lift member 40 is located beneath the opening 33c and when the lift member 40 is pivoted upward in this condition, the lift member 40 can be brought into contact with the bottom face of the pivotal paper holding plate 34, passing through the opening 33c.
- the structure of the lift member 40 will be later described in detail.
- the wall portions 33f and 33e are secured to the upper face of the paper feed base 33, facing to the wall portions 33a and 33b respectively.
- the wall portion 33f raises passing through an opening 34b and the wall portion 33e raises passing through an opening 34a, these openings 34a and 34b being provided for the pivotal paper holding plate 34. Therefore, the wall portions 33f and 33e do not interfere with the raising movement of the pivotal paper holding plate 34.
- the pivotal paper holding plate 34 is provided with inclined parts 34f and 34g which respectively bend forwardly.
- the inclined part 34f makes an optimum tilt angle for feeding paper to the main body of the copying machine 1.
- the inclined part 34g makes an optimum tilt angle.
- a supporting segment 34c outwardly bending from the upper end of the wall portion 34d. At that corner, the trailing end of paper comes in contact in both cases paper is placed in the paper stacking position for lateral feed and the paper stacking position for longitudinal feed.
- the supporting segment 34c is provided with a supporting member 36 for supporting the pivotal paper holding plate 34 at one point.
- a guide means 37 is disposed at a predetermined distance from the supporting member 36 in the feed direction for longitudinal feed.
- the guide means 37 guides the pivotal paper holding plate 34 when the holding plate 34 is raised for longitudinal feed, and functions as a supporting point on which the holding plate 34 pivots when it is raised for lateral feed.
- the rotatable cassettes 26 and 27 are respectively provided, at the paper feeding end thereof with which the leading edge of copy paper comes in contact, with a driving means 42 comprising a driving motor 41 for turning the rotating section 35 through 90° as well as turning the lift member 40 in order to lift up a stack of papers on the pivotal paper holding plate 34.
- a gear 41a is secured to the driving shaft of the driving motor 41.
- the gear 41a is in mesh with a group of gears 43 through which the driving force of the driving motor 41 is transmitted to a first clutch 44 and a second clutch 45.
- the first clutch 44 is disposed at the side of the paper feeding end of the rotating section 35 in order to suspend and execute the transmission of the driving force utilized for turning the rotating section 35 through 90°.
- the first clutch 44 has a driving shaft 44a to which a pulley 46 is secured.
- the other side of the paper feeding end of the rotating section 35 is provided with a pulley 47, and an endless belt 48 passes around these pulley 46 and 47.
- the lower part of the belt 48, which passes under the pulleys 46 and 47 is provided with a moving block 50 secured to a predetermined position thereof such that the moving block 50 reciprocates as the belt 48 moves.
- a through-hole through which a guide shaft 51 passes.
- the guide shaft 51 by which the moving block 50 is linearly guided, is disposed between the pulleys 46 and 47 in a direction orthogonal to the feed direction.
- a pivot pin 50a by which a holding member 52 is pivotally supported.
- a substantially L-shaped angle section 52a provided for the holding member 52 is attached to one corner of the rotating section 33 at which the wall portion 33a comes in contact with the wall portion 33b.
- a position detection switch 100 is provided, while a position detection switch 101 is provided in the vicinity of the other end thereof.
- the position detection switch 100 is switched on by a switch actuating segment 52b secured to the angle section 52a and the position detection switch 101 by an actuating segment 50b secured to the moving block 50.
- the second clutch 45 effects and suspends the transmission of the driving force for lifting up copy papers stacked on the rotating section 34 and the output force of the second clutch 45 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 54 via the group of gears 53. More specifically, the output force of the second clutch 45 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 54 disposed in a direction perpendicular to the driving shaft of the second clutch 45, via the group of gears 53, a worm gear 53a and a wheel gear 53b which meshes with a worm gear 53a.
- a coupling part 55a which is one component of a first coupling 55 (coupling means).
- a coupling part 55b which is the other component of the first coupling 55.
- a gear 56b secured to the rotary shaft 56 is in mesh with a gear 57a secured to a rotary shaft 57.
- the rotary shaft 57 juxtaposed with the rotary shaft 56 is pivotally supported by the main body of the copying machine 1.
- a coupling part 58b which is one component of a second coupling 58 (coupling means) is secured.
- a coupling part 58a which is the other component of the second coupling 58, is secured to one end of the lift-up shaft 60 (rotary lift-up member).
- the lift-up shaft 60 is in parallel with the rotary shaft 54 and the substantially central part thereof is provided with a lift member 40 secured thereto.
- This lift member 40 is pivoted by the rotation of the lift-up shaft 60, thereby raising the paper feeding end of the pivotal paper holding plate 34.
- the other end of the lift-up shaft 60 is just pivotally held without any member connected thereto.
- the lift-up shaft 60 is provided with a switch actuating segment 60a (shown in Fig.
- a driving force is transmitted to the lift member 40 by means of the group of gears 53, the rotary shaft 54, the first coupling 55, the rotary shafts 56 and 57, the second coupling 58 and the lift-up shaft 60.
- the coupling means by which the driving force is cut off in cooperation with the removal of the rotatable cassette 26 or 27, is made up of the first coupling 55 and the second coupling 58.
- the lift-up shaft 60 functions as the rotary lift-up member for releasing the pivotal paper holding plate 34 from its raised condition. More concretely, the lift-up shaft 60 is let down by the disengagement of the coupling means and the lift member 40 secured to the lift-up shaft 60 gets free and pivots downward because of its own weight, thereby releasing the holding plate 34 from its raised condition.
- Each of the coupling parts 55b and 58b is resiliently supported by a spring coil (not shown) in the axial direction. Therefore, a shock generated at the time of the engagement of the coupling parts 55a and 55b and that of the coupling parts 58a and 58b is absorbed and the coupling condition is ensured.
- a supporting board 63 above the paper feeding end of the rotating section 35, being secured to the main body of the copying machine 1.
- a paper feed mechanism 62 for delivering copy paper to the paper feed path 22.
- the supporting board 63 is provided with openings 63a, 63b and 63c.
- the opening 63a allows a part of a pick-up roller 65 disposed in the paper feed mechanism 62 and a part of a paper feed roller 66 to respectively project downward from the supporting board 63.
- the opening 63b allows a part of a paper pushing back member 81 to project downward from the supporting board 63 and the opening 63c allows a part of a pressure contact releasing lever 76 to project downward from the same.
- the pick-up roller 65 is positioned above the paper feeding end of the rotating section 35, and the paper feed roller 66 is juxtaposed with the pick-up roller 65, being at a predetermined distance therefrom in the feed direction.
- An endless belt 67 passes around each of these rollers 65 and 66 at one end, whereby the rollers 65 and 66 are rotated in the same direction.
- a pair of roller arms 68 stretch between a supporting shaft 65a for rotatably supporting the pick-up roller 65 and the rotary shaft 66a for transmitting the driving force to the paper feed roller 66, with these rollers 65 and 66 between.
- the pick-up roller 65 goes up and down as the pair of roller arms 68 rotate on the rotary shaft 66a, whereby the pick-up roller 65 comes in contact with or is separated from the copy paper.
- Each of the roller arms 68 is provided with a projection part 68a at one end close to the paper feed roller 66.
- the projection parts 68a are pressed downward by a paper feed operation angle 70 so that the roller arms 68 pivot upward.
- the paper feed operation angle 70 is secured to one end of a paper feed operation shaft 71 and pivots as the paper feed operation shaft 71 rotates.
- a solenoid connecting plate 72 is secured at the other end of the paper feed operation shaft 71. At the end of the solenoid connecting plate 72, there is formed an elongated hole with which an operation shaft 73a of a paper feed solenoid 73 is coupled. The upward/downward movements of the operation shaft 73a are converted to the rotating movement of the paper feed operation shaft 71 via the solenoid connecting plate 72.
- a mounting board 75 is installed under the paper feed roller 66.
- the mounting board 75 is provided with a reversing roller 74 for conveying a copy paper in the reverse direction as it rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the paper feed roller 66.
- the mounting board 75 pivots upward and downward whereby the reversing roller 74 is brought in contact with or is separated from the paper feed roller 66.
- a rotary shaft 74a for transmitting the rotary force to the reversing roller 74 is disposed under the rotary shaft 66a of the paper feed roller 66, being in parallel with the shaft 66a.
- An actuating segment 76a of the substantially L-shaped pressure contact releasing lever 76 is interposed between the rotary shafts 66a and 74a.
- the pressure contact releasing lever 76 pivots on the shaft 76c on a vertical plane and when the lever 76 pivots downward, the reversing roller 74 is pressed by the lever 76 so as to separate from the paper feed roller 66.
- a connecting segment 76b of the pressure contact releasing lever 76 is connected to one end 77a of a pressure contact connecting/releasing member 77 and when the pressure contact connecting/releasing member 77 pivots on a shaft 77c (see Fig. 4), the pressure contact releasing lever 76 is rotated.
- the other end 77b of the pressure contact connecting/releasing member 77 is connected to a pin of an operation shaft 80a of a paper pushing back solenoid 80, and the operation shaft 80a moves forward and backward so that the pressure contact connecting/releasing member 77 is pivoted.
- the operation shaft 80a of the paper pushing back solenoid 80 is connected to the paper pushing back member 81 for pushing a copy paper back toward the rotating section 35.
- the paper pushing back member 81 pivots on the shaft 81a on a vertical plane.
- the shaft 81a is interposed between the pick-up roller 65 and the paper feed roller 66, being at a higher position than the position of the pin of the operation shaft 80a.
- the paper pushing back member 81 pivots such that a copy paper (not shown) is pushed back to the rotating section 35.
- a detection switch 82 is positioned at one side of the pick-up roller 65 and a paper detection switch 83 at the other side thereof.
- An actuating segment 82a of the detection switch 82 and an actuating segment 83a of the paper detection switch 83 respectively extend downward from the mounting board 63 passing through the opening 63a.
- the actuating segment 82a of the detection switch 82 is pressed by the pivotal paper holding plate 34 when the plate 34 is raised, while the actuating segment 83a of the paper detection switch 83 is pressed by the copy papers stacked on the plate 34 when the plate 34 is raised.
- the pivotal paper holding plate 34 is provided with an opening (not shown) at the paper stacking position for longitudinal feed.
- the plate 34 is provided with another opening (not shown) at the paper stacking position for lateral feed. Therefore, when no paper is placed on the pivotal paper holding plate 34, the actuating segment 83a pierces the opening so that the paper detection switch 83 is not switched ON while the detection switch 82 is switched ON. On the other hand, when papers are placed on the pivotal paper holding plate 34, the detection switch 82 and the paper detection switch 83 are both switched ON.
- the rotating section 35 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow A. Since the rotating section 35 is connected to the moving block 50 and the moving block 50 linearly moves, the center of the rotation of the rotating section 35 is moved. Such a movement is controlled by the arm 32 for pivotally supporting the rotating section 35. More specifically, the arm 32 rotates on the pivot pin 31 in the direction indicated by the arrow D, thereby ensuring the movement of the rotation of the rotating section 35. The rotation of the arm 32 in the direction indicated by the arrow D is carried out until the line X between the pivot pin 50a of the moving block 50 and the pivot pin 32a makes a right angle with the guide shaft 51.
- the rotation of the rotating section 35 from the longitudinal feed position to the lateral feed position can be achieved by reversely rotating the driving motor 41 and carrying out the operations opposite to the foregoing procedures.
- the position detection switch 100 is switched ON by the switch actuating segment 52b of the holding member 52.
- the control unit of the copying machine 1 detects the operation of the position detection switch 100 and controls the first clutch 44 to suspend the transmission of the driving force, thereby halting the movement of the moving block 50.
- the coupling part 55a is disengaged from the coupling part 55b in the first coupling 55 and the coupling part 58a is disengaged from the coupling part 58b in the second coupling 58, whereby the transmission of the driving force of the driving motor 41 to the lift member 40 is suspended.
- the lift-up shaft 60 gets free, and the lift member 40 is pivoted downward by its own weight, so that the pivotal paper holding plate 34 is released from its raised condition to be let down.
- the coupling parts 55a and 58a are disengaged from the coupling parts 55b and 58b respectively, when the rotatable cassette unit 26 or 27 is drawn 6mm from the main body for example.
- Fig. 2 shows a condition in which the cassette 26 or 27 is drawn 26mm from the main body and the coupling parts 55a/55b, and 58a/58b are completely disengaged.
- the mechanism for raising/lowering the pivotal paper holding plate is adapted to a rotatable cassette, but the invention is not limited to this.
- the mechanism may be adapted to a fixed cassette in the similar manner.
- the feeding device comprises:
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- Zuführvorrichtung mit- einer Kopiermaterial-Zuführeinheit (26, 27) zum Einsetzen in und Entfernen von einem Gerät (1), für das die Vorrichtung angepaßt ist, mit einer schwenkbaren Kopiermaterial-Trägerplatte (34), auf der Kopiermaterial gestapelt ist und die anhebbar ist;- einer Antriebseinrichtung (42, 60, 40) zum Übertragen einer Antriebskraft zum Anheben der Trägerplatte (34), bis das darauf gelagerte Kopiermaterial in Kontakt mit einem im Hauptgehäuse des Gerätes (1) angebrachten Zuführmechanismus gelangt; und mit- einer Einrichtung (55, 58) zum Unterbrechen der Antriebskraft beim Entfernen der Zuführeinheit (26, 27) aus dem Hauptgehäuse des Gerätes (1), wodurch die Übertragung der Antriebskraft auf die Trägerplatte (34) vermieden wird, um die Trägerplatte (34) aus der angehobenen Stellung abzusenken;dadurch gekennzeichnet, dar die Antriebseinrichtung (42, 60, 40) und Teile (55a, 58a) der Einrichtung zum Unterbrechen der Antriebskraft in der Zuführeinheit (26, 27) angeordnet sind und daß entsprechende Teile (55b, 58b) der Einrichtung zum Unterbrechen der Antriebskraft im Hauptgehäuse des Gerätes (1) angeordnet sind.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß- ein unterhalb der schwenkbaren Kopiermaterial-Trägerplatte (34) angeordnetes Hubelement (40) vorhanden ist, zum Anheben der Trägerplatte (34) durch Schwenken in einer vertikalen Ebene;- ein Dreh-Hebeelement (60) zum Schwenken des Hubelements (40) vorhanden ist, wobei das Hubelement (40) auf dem Dreh-Hebeelement (60) befestigt ist;- die Antriebseinrichtung (42) zum Übertragen der Antriebskraft auf das Dreh-Hebeelement (60) vorhanden ist; und daß- die Einrichtung zum Unterbrechen der Antriebskraft zum Herstellen und Unterbrechen der Antriebskraft-Übertragung eine in der Antriebseinrichtung (42) angeordnete Kupplungseinrichtung (55, 56, 57, 58) aufweist, um das Dreh-Hebeelement (60) zu drehen,wobei das Hubelement (40) aufgrund seines eigenen Gewichts nach unten schwenkt und dabei die Trägerplatte (34) aus ihrer angehobenen Stellung absenkt, wenn die Zuführeinheit (26, 27) aus dem Hauptgehäuse (1) herausgenommen wird.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kopiermaterial-Zuführeinheit (26, 27) eine Wechseleinrichtung (35) zum Ändern der Ausrichtung des Kopiermaterials aufweist, die in mindestens zwei Zuführstellungen schwenkbar ist, d.h., in eine Längszuführstellung, aus der im Verhältnis zu einer Zuführrichtung in Längsrichtung ausgerichtetes Kopiermaterial zuführbar ist, sowie in eine Querzuführstellung, aus der im Verhältnis zu der Zuführrichtung in Querrichtung ausgerichtetes Kopiermaterial zuführbar ist.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wechseleinrichtung (35) mindestens zwei Kopiermaterial-Stapelstellungen aufweist, d.h. eine Längsstapelstellung, in der Kopiermaterial für Längszuführung stapelbar ist, und eine Querstapelstellung, in der Kopiermaterial für Querzuführung stapelbar ist.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wechseleinrichtung (35) einen Zwei-Träger-Aufbau aufweist, bestehend aus einer Zuführbasis (33) für Kopiermaterial und der auf der Zuführbasis (33) angeordneten, schwenkbaren Kopiermaterial-Trägerplatte (34), und daß die Wechseleinrichtung um 90° schwenkbar ist, um die Ausrichtung des auf ihr gestapelten Kopiermaterials in Bezug auf die Zuführrichtung zu ändern.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, gekennzeichnet durch eine Führungseinrichtung mit (1) einer eine in senkrechter Richtung ausgebildete Führungsöffnung aufweisende Stütze (34c); und mit (2) einem in die Führungsöffnung eingreifenden Führungsteil (36), so daß die schwenkbare Trägerplatte (34) durch die Führungseinrichtung führbar ist, wenn das in einer der Kopiermaterial-Stapelstellungen der Trägerplatte (34) gestapelte Kopiermaterial angehoben wird, und daß die schwenkbare Trägerplatte (34) um die Führungseinrichtung schwenkbar ist, wenn das in der anderen Kopiermaterial-Stapelstellung gestapelte Kopiermaterial angehoben wird.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antriebseinrichtung (42) einen einzelnen Antriebsmotor (41) aufweist, zum Antreiben der Wechseleinrichtung, um sie um 90° zu drehen, und zum Antreiben der schwenkbaren Trägerplatte (34), um sie zum Anheben des Kopiermaterials zu schwenken.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antriebseinrichtung (42) aufweist (1) eine Gruppe von Zahnrädern (41a, 43) zum Übertragen der Antriebskraft vom Antriebsmotor (41); (2) eine erste Kupplung (44) zum Herstellen und Unterbrechen der Übertragung der Antriebskraft über die Gruppe von Zahnrädern (41a, 43), wobei die Antriebskraft zum Drehen der Wechseleinrichtung (35) um 90° genutzt wird; und (3) eine zweite Kupplung (45) zum Herstellen und Unterbrechen der Übertragung der Antriebskraft zu dem Hubelement (40), wobei die Antriebskraft zum Heben des auf der schwenkbaren Trägerplatte (34) gestapelten Kopiermaterials genutzt wird.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antriebseinrichtung eine Drehwelle (54) zum Übertragung der Antriebskraft von der zweiten Kupplung (45) aufweist, wobei die Drehwelle mit der Kupplungseinrichtung (55, 58) verbunden ist.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die im Hauptgehäuse des Gerätes (1) angeordnete Kupplungseinrichtung (55, 58) mit der Gruppe von Zahnrädern (56b, 57a) verbunden ist, die die Antriebskraft von der Drehwelle (54) zu dem Dreh-Hebeelement (60) übertragen, so daß das Dreh-Hebeelement (60) gedreht und dadurch das Hubelement (40) geschwenkt wird.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Ende des Dreh-Hebeelements (60) mit der Kupplungseinrichtung (55, 58) befestigt ist, während sein anderes Ende schwenkbar gehalten ist ohne ein daran befestigtes Teil, und daß das Hubelement (40) ungefähr an dem Mittelbereich des Dreh-Hebeelements (60) befestigt ist, so daß das Zuführende der schwenkbaren Trägerplatte (34) durch das Hubelement (40) anhebbar ist, wenn dieses in Abhängigkeit von der Drehung des Drehhebelements (60) nach oben schwenkt, während andererseits die Trägerplatte (34) aus der angehobenen Stellung abgesenkt wird, wenn das Drehhebeelement (60) außer Eingriff der Kupplungseinrichtung (55, 58) gelangt, wodurch das Hubelement (40) aufgrund seines Gewichts nach unten schwenkt.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Kopiermaterial ein für ein Kopiergerät oder einen Laserdrucker zu verwendendes Kopierpapier oder ein für einen Overheadprojektor zu verwendender Film ist.
- Zuführvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kopiermaterial-Zuführeinheit (26, 27) eine Kassette zum Zuführen von Kopiermaterial ist, deren Ausrichtung in Bezug auf die Zuführrichtung nicht änderbar ist.
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