EP0449120B1 - Sheet transport mechanism - Google Patents
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- EP0449120B1 EP0449120B1 EP19910104463 EP91104463A EP0449120B1 EP 0449120 B1 EP0449120 B1 EP 0449120B1 EP 19910104463 EP19910104463 EP 19910104463 EP 91104463 A EP91104463 A EP 91104463A EP 0449120 B1 EP0449120 B1 EP 0449120B1
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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
- B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
- B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
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- This invention relates to a sheet transport mechanism according to the preamble of claim 1, and, more particularly, to a sheet discharge mechanism provided in, for example, an-image forming apparatus such as a printer or a copier, having a plurality of sheet discharge ports, and capable of changing over the discharge port by a flapper.
- a generic sheet transport mechanism is known from the JP-A- 61-045 854.
- This known sheet transport mechanism comprises a plurality of branched transport paths. In one of the transport paths the sheet members are separated by a separation roll which works together with a flapper rotary member installed on a pivotally supported flapper means. The flapper means protrudes into the transport paths so that by rotating the flapper means a transport of the sheet members into one of the transport paths can be selected.
- a mechanism which includes a plurality of ports through which sheets of paper used for recording are discharged.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows a section of an example of a conventional printer having a sheet transfer mechanism of this kind.
- a toner image formed on the circumferential surface of a photosensitive drum 1 rotated in the direction of the arrow by an image forming means which is known per se is transferred to a sheet S which is pressed against the sensitive drum 1 by a transfer roller 2.
- the sheet S is transported while being guided by a sheet discharge guide 5a to a fixing device 3 to fix the toner image.
- the fixing device 3 is composed of a fixing roller 3a and a driven roller 3b.
- the driven roller 3b is pressed against the fixing roller 3a to rotate by following the fixing roller 3a.
- the sheet S is further transported to a pair of face-up (F/U) sheet discharge rollers 6 (which make the image of characters or the like face upward) while being guided by a sheet discharge guide 5b.
- the pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 consist of a sheet discharge roller 6a and a driven sheet discharge roller 6b contacting and following the roller 6a.
- a flapper (branch means) for changing the direction of discharge of the sheet S is disposed on the downstream side of the pairs of F/U discharge rollers 6, a flapper (branch means) for changing the direction of discharge of the sheet S is disposed.
- the flapper 7 guides the sheet S to the discharged sheet tray 9 to discharge the sheet S straightly. The sheet S is thereby placed on the tray 9 in a face-up position.
- the sheet S discharged from the pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 is guided by a guide member 10 so as to be inverted with respect to its two surfaces and is discharged onto a discharged sheet tray 12 by a pair of face-down (F/D) sheet discharge rollers 11 consisting of a sheet discharge roller 11a and a driven sheet discharge roller 11b contacting the roller 11a.
- the sheet S is thereby placed in a face-down position.
- Fig. 2 shows another example of the conventional printer wherein an F/U sheet discharge roller 6a and a flapper (branch means) 13 having guide edges 13a positioned above and in the vicinity of the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a are disposed on the downstream side of the fixing device 3.
- the flapper 13 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 15.
- Sheet S on which a toner image is fixed by the fixing device 3 is transported as described below.
- the flapper 13 is at the position indicated by the solid line in Fig. 2, the direction of transportation is changed to the direction of the discharged sheet tray 9 by the flapper 13, and the sheet S is discharged onto the discharged sheet tray 9 via the gap between the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a and the flapper 13.
- the flapper 13 is positioned by being turned counterclockwise from the position indicated in Fig. 2, the sheet S is guided by the flapper 13 and the guide member 10 so as to be inverted with respect to its two surfaces and is discharged so as to be placed on the discharged sheet tray 12 in a face-down position by the pair of F/D sheet discharge rollers 11.
- the pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 are positioned on the downstream side of the fixing device and the flapper 7 for changing the direction of transportation of sheet S is disposed downstream of the rollers 6.
- the space occupied by the mechanism is therefore considerably large.
- This type of mechanism also entails the problem of a deterioration in transport performance owing to a change in the state of the pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 with time due to wear thereof, since the F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 are always in contact with each other.
- the sheet discharge mechanism shown in Fig. 2 is smaller than the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, thanks to the structure wherein no pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers corresponding to the above-described pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers 6 are provided on the downstream side of the fixing device 3. In this mechanism, however, the sheet transporting force applied from the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a is so small that the possibility of failure to discharge the sheet at the time of F/U sheet discharging is high.
- An image forming apparatus comprising the claimed sheet mechanism is defined in claim 9.
- a transport mechanism including a transport rotary member, a flapper means opposed to the transport rotary member, and a transport roller provided on the flapper means to pinch a sheet member in cooperation with the transport rotary member.
- a diversion means for selecting one of a plurality of sheet transport paths is provided in, for example, a sheet transport section having a transport roller. It is thereby possible to transport the sheet in the selected sheet transport path without providing any special sheet discharge roller and, hence, to reduce the space occupied by the sheet transport mechanism.
- the branch means has a roller for pressing the sheet against the transport roller.
- an F/U (face-up) sheet discharge roller 6a is disposed on the downstream side of a fixing device 3, and the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a and a sheet discharge guide 5b constitute a sheet discharge section 6A for discharging sheet S supplied from the fixing device 3.
- a flapper (branch means) 21 is disposed above the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a. When the flapper 21 is at the position indicated by the solid line, sheet S discharged from the fixing device 3 is guided by lower edges 21c of the flapper 21 to a discharged sheet tray 9.
- the flapper 21 has a pair of left and right arms 21a, as shown in Figs. 5A and 5B.
- a support shaft 22 on which a roller 23 is fixed has opposite ends loosely fitted in elongated holes 21b respectively formed in the arms 21a.
- the flapper 21 can be rotated to an F/U position shown in Fig. 3 or to an F/D (face-down) position shown in Fig. 4 by a drive mechanism including a plunger or the like.
- a drive mechanism including a plunger or the like.
- the plunger is operated to change the position of the flapper 21 by a command from a control unit. The operator instructs the control unit by the selection of F/U of F/D.
- a first sheet transport path 25 which leads sheet S to the discharged sheet tray 9 is defined by an upper circumferential surface of the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a and the lower edges 21c of the flapper 21.
- a second sheet transport path 26 is defined by inner side edges 21d of the flapper 21, the sheet discharge guide 5b, a guide member 10 and other components.
- the flapper 21 and the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a are arranged to discharge sheet S without providing any special discharge roller, thereby reducing the space occupied by the sheet discharge mechanism. Moreover, since sheet S discharged in the F/U state is pressed against the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a by the roller 23, sheet S can be discharged onto the sheet discharge tray 9 without failure.
- Fig. 6 shows essential portions of a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the roller 23 can move along the elongated holes of the arms 21a upward or downward and can be maintained in contact with the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a by its weight. However, a force may be applied to the roller 23 to suitably press the same against the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a.
- a base portion of a resilient member 27 formed of a plate spring is fixed to the flapper 21, and free ends of a pair of arms 27a formed on opposite sides of the resilient member 27 are engaged with opposite ends of the support shaft 22 on which the roller 23 is fixed.
- the roller 23 is thereby urged in a rightward downward direction as viewed in Fig. 6A, i.e., in the direction in which the support shaft 22 is pressed against the lower ends of the elongated holes 21b of the arms 21a.
- roller 23 If the roller 23 is disposed on the flapper 21 while being urged by such a means, sheet S can be pressed against the F/U sheet discharge roller 6a more positively and the force of the F/U sheet discharge roller 6 and the roller 23 for transporting sheet S can be increased.
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Description
- This invention relates to a sheet transport mechanism according to the preamble of
claim 1, and, more particularly, to a sheet discharge mechanism provided in, for example, an-image forming apparatus such as a printer or a copier, having a plurality of sheet discharge ports, and capable of changing over the discharge port by a flapper. - A generic sheet transport mechanism is known from the JP-A- 61-045 854. This known sheet transport mechanism comprises a plurality of branched transport paths. In one of the transport paths the sheet members are separated by a separation roll which works together with a flapper rotary member installed on a pivotally supported flapper means. The flapper means protrudes into the transport paths so that by rotating the flapper means a transport of the sheet members into one of the transport paths can be selected.
- Furthermore, conventionally, for image forming apparatuses, e.g., printers, a mechanism is provided which includes a plurality of ports through which sheets of paper used for recording are discharged.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows a section of an example of a conventional printer having a sheet transfer mechanism of this kind. As illustrated in Fig. 1, a toner image formed on the circumferential surface of a
photosensitive drum 1 rotated in the direction of the arrow by an image forming means which is known per se is transferred to a sheet S which is pressed against thesensitive drum 1 by atransfer roller 2. After receiving the toner image, the sheet S is transported while being guided by asheet discharge guide 5a to afixing device 3 to fix the toner image. Thefixing device 3 is composed of afixing roller 3a and a drivenroller 3b. The drivenroller 3b is pressed against thefixing roller 3a to rotate by following thefixing roller 3a. The sheet S is further transported to a pair of face-up (F/U) sheet discharge rollers 6 (which make the image of characters or the like face upward) while being guided by asheet discharge guide 5b. The pair of F/Usheet discharge rollers 6 consist of asheet discharge roller 6a and a drivensheet discharge roller 6b contacting and following theroller 6a. - On the downstream side of the pairs of F/
U discharge rollers 6, a flapper (branch means) for changing the direction of discharge of the sheet S is disposed. When positioned as indicated by the double-dot-dash line, the flapper 7 guides the sheet S to the dischargedsheet tray 9 to discharge the sheet S straightly. The sheet S is thereby placed on thetray 9 in a face-up position. When the flapper 7 is at the position indicated by the solid line, the sheet S discharged from the pair of F/Usheet discharge rollers 6 is guided by aguide member 10 so as to be inverted with respect to its two surfaces and is discharged onto a dischargedsheet tray 12 by a pair of face-down (F/D)sheet discharge rollers 11 consisting of a sheet discharge roller 11a and a driven sheet discharge roller 11b contacting the roller 11a. The sheet S is thereby placed in a face-down position. - Fig. 2 shows another example of the conventional printer wherein an F/U
sheet discharge roller 6a and a flapper (branch means) 13 havingguide edges 13a positioned above and in the vicinity of the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a are disposed on the downstream side of thefixing device 3. Theflapper 13 is rotatably supported by asupport shaft 15. - Sheet S on which a toner image is fixed by the
fixing device 3 is transported as described below. When theflapper 13 is at the position indicated by the solid line in Fig. 2, the direction of transportation is changed to the direction of the dischargedsheet tray 9 by theflapper 13, and the sheet S is discharged onto the dischargedsheet tray 9 via the gap between the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a and theflapper 13. When theflapper 13 is positioned by being turned counterclockwise from the position indicated in Fig. 2, the sheet S is guided by theflapper 13 and theguide member 10 so as to be inverted with respect to its two surfaces and is discharged so as to be placed on the dischargedsheet tray 12 in a face-down position by the pair of F/Dsheet discharge rollers 11. - In the above-described sheet discharge mechanism shown in Fig. 1, however, the pair of F/U
sheet discharge rollers 6 are positioned on the downstream side of the fixing device and the flapper 7 for changing the direction of transportation of sheet S is disposed downstream of therollers 6. The space occupied by the mechanism is therefore considerably large. This type of mechanism also entails the problem of a deterioration in transport performance owing to a change in the state of the pair of F/Usheet discharge rollers 6 with time due to wear thereof, since the F/Usheet discharge rollers 6 are always in contact with each other. - The sheet discharge mechanism shown in Fig. 2 is smaller than the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, thanks to the structure wherein no pair of F/U sheet discharge rollers corresponding to the above-described pair of F/U
sheet discharge rollers 6 are provided on the downstream side of thefixing device 3. In this mechanism, however, the sheet transporting force applied from the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a is so small that the possibility of failure to discharge the sheet at the time of F/U sheet discharging is high. - It is an object of the present invention to further develop a sheet transport mechanism according to the preamble of
claim 1 such that it is reduced in size while a force for transporting sheet members is maintained. - This object is achieved by the features indicated in the characterizing portion of
claim 1. - Advantageous further developments are set out in the dependent claims.
- An image forming apparatus comprising the claimed sheet mechanism is defined in
claim 9. - According to the present invention, there is provided a transport mechanism including a transport rotary member, a flapper means opposed to the transport rotary member, and a transport roller provided on the flapper means to pinch a sheet member in cooperation with the transport rotary member.
- According to the present invention, a diversion means for selecting one of a plurality of sheet transport paths is provided in, for example, a sheet transport section having a transport roller. It is thereby possible to transport the sheet in the selected sheet transport path without providing any special sheet discharge roller and, hence, to reduce the space occupied by the sheet transport mechanism. When the sheet is transported through the path selected by the branch means, the sheet can be correctly guided into the selected path, because the branch means has a roller for pressing the sheet against the transport roller.
- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of an example of the conventional sheet discharge mechanism;
- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of another example of the conventional sheet discharge mechanism;
- Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a sheet discharge mechanism in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention at the time of face-up sheet discharging;
- Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the first embodiment at the time of face-down sheet discharging;
- Fig. 5A is a side view of the branch means (flapper);
- Fig. 5B is a front view of the branch means shown in Fig. 5A;
- Fig. 6A is a side view of a branch means of a sheet discharge mechanism in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; and
- Fig. 6B is a from view of the branch means shown in Fig. 6A.
- An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figs. 3 to 5. Components of this embodiment having the same functions as those shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are indicated by the same reference characters, and the description for them will not be repeated.
- Referring to Fig. 3, an F/U (face-up)
sheet discharge roller 6a is disposed on the downstream side of afixing device 3, and the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a and asheet discharge guide 5b constitute asheet discharge section 6A for discharging sheet S supplied from thefixing device 3. A flapper (branch means) 21 is disposed above the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a. When theflapper 21 is at the position indicated by the solid line, sheet S discharged from thefixing device 3 is guided bylower edges 21c of theflapper 21 to a dischargedsheet tray 9. - The
flapper 21 has a pair of left andright arms 21a, as shown in Figs. 5A and 5B. Asupport shaft 22 on which aroller 23 is fixed has opposite ends loosely fitted in elongated holes 21b respectively formed in thearms 21a. Theflapper 21 can be rotated to an F/U position shown in Fig. 3 or to an F/D (face-down) position shown in Fig. 4 by a drive mechanism including a plunger or the like. When theflapper 21 is at the F/U position shown in Fig. 3, theroller 23 is maintained in contact with the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a by its weight. The plunger is operated to change the position of theflapper 21 by a command from a control unit. The operator instructs the control unit by the selection of F/U of F/D. - A first
sheet transport path 25 which leads sheet S to the dischargedsheet tray 9 is defined by an upper circumferential surface of the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a and thelower edges 21c of theflapper 21. A secondsheet transport path 26 is defined byinner side edges 21d of theflapper 21, thesheet discharge guide 5b, aguide member 10 and other components. - When the
flapper 21 is in the F/U position as shown in Fig. 3, sheet S on which a toner image has already been fixed by thefixing device 3 is led into the firstsheet transport path 25 by being guided in the corresponding diverted direction by theflapper 21 and is discharged onto the dischargedsheet tray 9 without failure by being pinched between the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a and theroller 23 contacting theroller 6a. - When the
flapper 21 is in the F/D position as shown in Fig. 4, sheet S transported from the fixingdevice 3 is led into the secondsheet transport path 26 by being guided in the corresponding diverted direction by theflapper 21 and is discharged onto the dischargedsheet tray 12 in the F/D state by a pair ofsheet discharge rollers 11. - As described above, the
flapper 21 and the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a are arranged to discharge sheet S without providing any special discharge roller, thereby reducing the space occupied by the sheet discharge mechanism. Moreover, since sheet S discharged in the F/U state is pressed against the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a by theroller 23, sheet S can be discharged onto thesheet discharge tray 9 without failure. - Fig. 6 shows essential portions of a second embodiment of the present invention.
- In the first embodiment, the
roller 23 can move along the elongated holes of thearms 21a upward or downward and can be maintained in contact with the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a by its weight. However, a force may be applied to theroller 23 to suitably press the same against the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a. - Referring to Fig. 6, a base portion of a
resilient member 27 formed of a plate spring is fixed to theflapper 21, and free ends of a pair ofarms 27a formed on opposite sides of theresilient member 27 are engaged with opposite ends of thesupport shaft 22 on which theroller 23 is fixed. Theroller 23 is thereby urged in a rightward downward direction as viewed in Fig. 6A, i.e., in the direction in which thesupport shaft 22 is pressed against the lower ends of the elongated holes 21b of thearms 21a. If theroller 23 is disposed on theflapper 21 while being urged by such a means, sheet S can be pressed against the F/Usheet discharge roller 6a more positively and the force of the F/Usheet discharge roller 6 and theroller 23 for transporting sheet S can be increased. - The embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a printer sheet discharge mechanism have been described. It is clear that the present invention can also be applied to a sheet discharge mechanism or a sheet transport mechanism of a copier or the like.
Claims (9)
- A sheet transport mechanism, comprising
a plurality of branched transport paths (25, 26),
a transport rotary member (6a),
a flapper means (21) pivotally supported on a support shaft (16) and provided at the branched section at which said transport paths (25, 26) are branched, said flapper means (21) selecting one of said plurality of transport paths (25, 26) and guiding a sheet member (S) with its one end portion (21c, 21d) into the selected transport path by changing its posture, and
a flapper rotary member (23) able to pinch the sheet member (S) in cooperation with said transport rotary member (6a) to transport the sheet member (S) in one (25) of said transport paths (25, 26),
characterized in that
the transport rotary member (6a) is provided at the branched section and in that the flapper rotary member (23) is supported on said flapper means (21) at the same end portion (21c, 21d) of the flapper means (21) which also guides the sheet member (S). - A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of transport paths (25, 26) includes a first transport path (25) through which the sheet member (S) is led to a first discharge tray (9) without being inverted with respect to its two surfaces, and a second transport path (26) through which the sheet member (S) is led to a second discharge tray (12) while being inverted with respect to its two surfaces, said transport rotary member (6a) and flapper rotary member (23) engaging when said flapper means (21) is in posture to lead the sheet member (S) to the first transport path (25).
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 2, wherein said transport rotary member (6a) is a discharge roller for discharging the sheet member (S) to said first discharge tray (9).
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of transport paths (25, 26) includes a first transport path (25) through which the sheet member (S) is immediately led to a first discharge tray (9), and a second transport path (26) including a guide (10) for leading the sheet member (S) to a second discharge tray (12), and said transport rotary member (6a) comprises a discharge roller for discharging the sheet member (S) to said first discharge tray (9).
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said flapper means (21) is supported so as to be swingable to a position for leading the sheet member (S) to said first transport path (25) or said second transport path (26), and said flapper rotary member (23) is supported on said flapper means (21) so as to be rotatable and movable generally vertically, said flapper rotary member (23) being pressed against said discharge roller by its weight.
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said flapper means (21) is supported so as to be swingable to a position for leading the sheet member (S) to said first transport path (25) or said second transport path (26), and said flapper rotary member (23) is supported on said flapper means (21) so as to be rotatable and movable generally vertically, said flapper rotary member (23) being pressed against said discharge roller by its weight.
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said flapper means (21) is supported so as to be swingable to a position for leading the sheet member (S) to said first transport path (25) or said second transport path (26), and said flapper rotary member (23) is supported on said flapper means (21) so as to be rotatable and movable generally vertically, said flapper rotary member (23) being pressed against said discharge roller by a force of a spring.
- A sheet transport mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said flapper means (21) is supported so as to be swingable to a position for leading the sheet member (S) to said first transport path (25) or said second transport path (26), and said flapper rotary member (23) is supported on said flapper means (21) so as to be rotatable and movable generally vertically, said flapper rotary member (23) being pressed against said discharge roller by a force of a spring.
- An image forming apparatus comprising a sheet transport mechanism as claimed in any of the preceeding claims.
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