JP2004315180A - Sheet material transporting device - Google Patents

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JP2004315180A
JP2004315180A JP2003112958A JP2003112958A JP2004315180A JP 2004315180 A JP2004315180 A JP 2004315180A JP 2003112958 A JP2003112958 A JP 2003112958A JP 2003112958 A JP2003112958 A JP 2003112958A JP 2004315180 A JP2004315180 A JP 2004315180A
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Kenichi Tamura
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet material transporting means capable of elongating the interval for replacing a transporting roller with a simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: This sheet material transporting device comprises a driven roller comprising a mechanism for changing the pressure contact force with a driving roller, and the pressure contact force is changed in accordance with a paper thickness, the endurance number of sheets, and a passage time between sensors, whereby the wasted abrasion of the roller can be reduced, and the sheet can be transported with the optimum transporting force suitable for a material. By selectively changing the pressure contact force of the driven roller of a pair of transporting rollers, the wearing of the rubber of the driving roller can be minimized, and the service life of the driving roller can be prolonged. Whereby the maintenance cost can be reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は電子写真装置あるいは静電記録装置などの画像形成装置に用いられるシート材搬送装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来より、図12のようなドラム状または無端のベルト状の像担持体1の外表面にトナー像を形成し、該トナー像をシート材Pに転写してシート上に画像を形成する画像形成装置は知られている。この画像形成装置に用いられる、シート材収納庫2から該像担持体1までシート材Pを搬送するシート材搬送手段300は次のように構成されている。搬送ガイド301はシート材が通るのに必要十分な間隔をもって対向配置され、駆動ローラー302と従動コロ303からなる搬送ローラー対が該搬送ガイド内に設けられている。この搬送ローラー対に挟持され駆動ローラー302の回転により搬送ガイド内をシート材Pが移動することによりシート材Pがシート収納庫2から像担持体1まで搬送される。このようなシート材搬送手段300で用いられる駆動ローラー302は通常、金属製の軸上にゴムローラーを配置したものが用いられる。このゴムローラーはシート材Pとの摩擦により徐々に磨耗し摩擦係数の減少や、直径の減少を招く。摩擦係数の減少はシート材搬送時に駆動ローラーとシート材Pの間でスリップが生じ所望の搬送速度が得られずジャムの原因となる。またゴムローラーの直径の減少も同じく搬送速度の低下を引き起こしジャムの原因となる。これらの現象は駆動ローラー302の使用時間が長くなるにつれ発生し、対策としては駆動ローラー302の交換をする必要があった。近年では画像形成の高速化に伴い駆動ローラー302の交換のダウンタイムによる画像形成の生産性の悪化が問題視され、特にPOD市場のような高生産性及び高信頼性を要求される現場で使用される画像形成装置においては看過できない重要な問題となっている。
【0003】
図14に示すものは駆動ローラーの交換頻度を減少させた従来の画像形成装置のシート材搬送装置の一例を示すものである。これを説明するとシート材収納庫2から像担持体1に至る搬送部において搬送手段300´を1列追加して、並列に二重化することで駆動ローラー302の磨耗を分散し駆動ローラーの交換間隔を2倍にしてローラー交換によるダウンタイムの減少を実現している。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上記従来の搬送路の二重化では次のような欠点があった。
【0005】
・搬送路を二重化する場合、搬送ローラー位置や、紙検知センサー位置などを等配置にすれば紙搬送シーケンスは一種類で済ますことが可能だが同じ機構が等配置で並ぶので装置の大型化は避けられない。搬送ローラー位置や紙検知センサー位置を互いにずらして配置した場合装置本体の幅は低く押えられるが、紙搬送シーケンスはそれぞれのパスで異なり、具体的にはモーターのOFF/ONや紙検知センサーによるジャム検知タイミングの二重化などが必要となる(図14、図15)。
【0006】
・紙パスを二重化するためそれぞれのパスへ振り分ける為の分岐、合流手段としてデフレクターなどが必要となる。従って装置の小型化が進む現在では紙パスそのものが短くなる傾向にあり、紙パスを二重化した場合でも短い紙パス一つ一つに分岐と合流が必要となり装置の複雑化及びジャム処理性などが悪化する。
【0007】
本発明は上記問題点に鑑みてなされたもので、簡便な構成で搬送ローラー交換の間隔を伸ばすことが出来るシート材搬送手段を提供することを目的とするものである。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明が提供するシート材搬送装置は搬送ローラー及び搬送ローラーを回転駆動する駆動手段、搬送ローラーに圧接する従動コロを備え、従動コロの駆動ローラーに対しての圧接力を通紙枚数、シート材の厚み、センサー間通過時間等に応じて変更可能にする手段を有する事を特徴とする。上記構成において駆動ローラーの磨耗が低減される為、長寿命化と交換頻度の減少によるメンテナンス諸経費(部品代、人件費等)の削減が可能となる。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
[第一実施例]
以下、本発明の第一実施例について図1〜図7を用いて説明する。
【0010】
図1は本発明を画像形成装置に適用した構成を示したものである。
【0011】
転写紙Pは紙収納庫2に載置され、ピックアップローラー201により一枚ずつ取り出される。取り出された転写紙Pはシート材搬送手段によって感光体ドラムの転写部まで運ばれる。感光体ドラム1上にはトナー画像が形成され、転写部4では転写紙P上にトナー画像が転写される。トナー画像が転写された転写紙Pは定着部5に運ばれここで熱と圧力によりトナーが溶融し転写紙上に定着する。その後、排紙部6を経て製本装置や積載スタッカに送られる。またはスイッチバックパス7を経て再度転写部へ送られ今度は先ほど画像を形成した面と逆側に画像を形成し両面プリントを行う。
【0012】
ここで、転写紙Pを紙収納庫2から転写部4まで搬送するシート材搬送手段300について図2、3、4を用いて詳しく説明する。図2は正面図、図3は側面図、図4は上面図である。シート材搬送手段300は対向する一対の搬送ガイド301と駆動ローラー302、従動コロ303からなる。
【0013】
搬送ガイド301は3mmから5mm程度の隙間をもって略平行に配置されている。
【0014】
駆動ローラー302は金属の軸304上に複数のゴムローラー305が形成されている。これは駆動手段306及び駆動伝達手段307により回転する。駆動手段306は例えばパルスモーターなどが用いられ、画像形成装置本体の紙搬送制御手段により適時動作する。
【0015】
従動コロ303はプラスチック製のコロで、回転可能に支持されている。従動コロ303は駆動ローラー302に対して圧接状態を保つように保持され、従動コロ圧接力変更機+−構で従動コロの駆動ローラーに対する圧接力を適宜変更している。
【0016】
従動コロの駆動ローラーに対しての圧接力を変更する従動コロ圧接力変更機構は以下の通りである。板バネ等の弾性部材からなるコロホルダー308の一端に従動コロ303の回転軸309を回転可能に保持し、他端は回動可能に支持されたホルダー台に固定されている。ホルダー台の回動軸を中心に矢印方向に回動させると駆動ローラー302に対する従動コロ303の圧接力が増加する。反対に矢印の方向に回動させると圧接力は減少する。本発明においてはパルスモーター313で回動量を調整して圧接力を変化させている。
【0017】
次に、搬送するシート材Pの厚みに応じて圧接する従動コロ303の圧接力を変化させる制御手段について説明する。図9のようにシート材Pの厚みは予め各収納庫2に対して載置するシート材Pの厚みを入力しておくか、シート材Pの厚み検知機構316を本発明によるシート材搬送手段の搬送ローラーの上流側に配置して、そこで得られたシート材の厚みの情報を利用する。このようにして認識されたシート材Pの厚みに応じて駆動ローラー302に圧接する従動コロ303の圧接力Fを変化させる。また作業者が搬送する紙に応じた適切な値の圧接力Fを操作部などから直接入力してもよい。一般的に従動コロ303の圧接力Fとシート材Pを搬送する搬送力Tと摩擦によって磨り減る磨耗量Sには図7、図8のような関係がある。従動コロ303の圧接力Fを大きくすると摩擦力が増し搬送力Tは増大するがゴムの磨耗量Sも増加する。反対に従動コロ303の圧接力Fを小さくすると摩擦力が低下し搬送力Fは減少するがゴムの磨耗量Sは少なくなる。例えば搬送するシート材Pが厚紙のように剛性が高くガイドとの摩擦抵抗が大きくより多くの搬送力を必要とする場合は、ホルダー台330を図の矢印A方向に回動させ圧接力Fを増加させて搬送力Tを増しスリップすることなく確実に搬送する(T2)。ただし磨耗量は多くなる(S2)。一方、第2原図用紙などの薄紙のようにガイドとの摩擦力が少なく搬送力Tをそれほど必要としない場合はホルダー台330を図の矢印B方向に回動させ圧接力Fを減少させて駆動ローラー302のゴム305の無駄な磨耗を減少させる(T1、S1)。また圧接力を減少させるので、従動コロの跡がつきやすい薄紙でも跡がつきにくくなるという特徴がある。
【0018】
本発明では切り換え動作にアクチュエーター313(例えばパルスモータ)を使用したが、図8のようにレバー320などにより手動で作業者が圧接力を変化させても良い。また薄紙、厚紙と2段階に分けて圧接力を変化させるのではなく、無段階に変化させても同様の効果が得られる。
【0019】
結果として圧接力を搬送するシート材に必要最小限の搬送力を持って搬送することで、ゴムローラーの磨耗量を最小にできるので、駆動ローラー自体の寿命が延び交換頻度を減らすことが出来る。交換頻度が減ることで画像形成装置のメンテナンス間隔が伸びマシンの稼働率があると同時に、メンテナンスに対する支払いが低く押えられる。また薄紙の搬送の場合でもコロ跡が発生しにくくなる特長がある。
【0020】
[第二実施例]
一般的にゴムローラー305のゴムは熱や紙に含まれる紙粉などで耐久劣化を起こし徐々に摩擦係数が低下する。すると搬送力が低下しジャムの発生原因になる。そこで圧接力を搬送したシート材Pの累積枚数に応じて変化させ、常に一定の搬送力が得られるようにしても良い。例えば50万枚までは圧接力F1で圧接し、50万枚から100万枚までは圧接力F2で圧接する。更に100万枚からは圧接力F3で圧接して搬送力を確保する(図10)。その為に図8のようにシート材搬送部に設けられた紙検知センサー317でシート材Pを検知するたびに画像形成装置内のカウンターQに検知回数を蓄積する。このカウンターQの値が所定の枚数(50万枚、100万枚)に達した時点で従動コロ303の圧接力を変化させる。手動切り換えの場合は画像形成装置の操作表示部にその旨を表示し操作者に切り換えを促す。また切り換え動作にアクチュエーター(例えばパルスモータ)を使用して自動的に切り換えても良い。切り換えを段階的に行うのではなく、無段階に行っても同様の効果が得られるのは第一実施例と同様である。特に本実施例においては紙検知センサーのカウント数をカウンターに記録しておくだけの単純な制御なので、紙種、紙サイズなど多数のパラメーターがある場合よりも制御上の不具合が発生しにくい特徴がある。
【0021】
[第三実施例]
画像形成装置では図11のように搬送手段内に複数のシート材検知センサー317を配置しシート材Pの位置を監視しながらシート材の移動を制御している。そこでセンサー間のシート材搬送に要した時間Tを計測し、その値が所定の通過時間T1を超える場合はシート材と搬送ローラー対の間でスリップしていると判断し従動コロ303を全て加圧する。そうでない場合はスリップを発生させない最低限の従動コロのみを加圧して使う。本実施例においてはセンサー間の通過時間というシート材搬送制御におけるジャムに直接かかわる基本的なデータを得て搬送状態を変化させるので特にジャムの予防に効果がある。
【0022】
【発明の効果】
以上詳細に説明したように、本発明は搬送ローラー対の従動コロの圧接力を選択的に変化させることで駆動ローラーのゴムの削れを最小のものにして長寿命化を図ることが出来る。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のシート材搬送装置を備えた画像形成装置
【図2】図1に示したシート材搬送装置の拡大断面図
【図3】図2に示したシート材搬送装置の側面透視図
【図4】図2に示したシート材搬送装置の上面図
【図5】従動コロの圧接の圧接状態説明図
【図6】シート材の厚みによるコロ切り換えを説明するフローチャート
【図7】圧接力と搬送力の関係を説明するグラフ
【図8】圧接力とゴムローラーの磨耗量の関係を説明するグラフ
【図9】手動で圧接力を変化させる場合の説明図
【図10】通紙枚数によって圧接力を切り換える場合の説明図及びフローチャート
【図11】センサー間通過時間の変化によって圧接力を切り換えを説明する図及びフローチャート
【図12】従来のシート材搬送装置を備えた画像形成装置
【図13】従来のシート材搬送装置を備えた画像形成装置(2重パス)
【図14】従来の2重化された搬送パスの説明図
【図15】従来の2重化された搬送パスの説明図
【符号の説明】
1 像担持体
2 シート材収納庫
301 搬送ガイド
302 駆動ローラー
303 従動コロ
306 駆動モーター
307 ギヤ
308 コロホルダー
309 コロ軸
310 ガイド溝
312 切り換えレバー
313 切り換えモーター
316 シート材厚み検知機構
317 紙検知センサー
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sheet conveying device used for an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic apparatus or an electrostatic recording apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a toner image is formed on the outer surface of a drum-shaped or endless belt-shaped image carrier 1 as shown in FIG. 12, and the toner image is transferred to a sheet material P to form an image on a sheet. The device is known. The sheet material transporting means 300 for transporting the sheet material P from the sheet material storage 2 to the image carrier 1 used in this image forming apparatus is configured as follows. The conveyance guides 301 are arranged facing each other with a sufficient interval necessary for the sheet material to pass through, and a conveyance roller pair including a driving roller 302 and a driven roller 303 is provided in the conveyance guide. The sheet material P is conveyed from the sheet storage 2 to the image carrier 1 by the sheet material P being moved in the conveyance guide by the rotation of the driving roller 302 while being held between the conveyance roller pairs. As the driving roller 302 used in the sheet conveying means 300, a roller in which a rubber roller is arranged on a metal shaft is usually used. The rubber roller gradually wears due to friction with the sheet material P, causing a decrease in the coefficient of friction and a decrease in the diameter. The decrease in the friction coefficient causes a slip between the driving roller and the sheet material P during the sheet material conveyance, and a desired conveyance speed cannot be obtained, which causes a jam. Also, a decrease in the diameter of the rubber roller causes a decrease in the conveying speed, which causes a jam. These phenomena occur as the use time of the drive roller 302 increases, and as a countermeasure, the drive roller 302 needs to be replaced. In recent years, with the speeding up of image formation, deterioration of image formation productivity due to downtime of replacement of the drive roller 302 has been regarded as a problem, and it is particularly used in a site where high productivity and high reliability are required such as the POD market. This is an important problem that cannot be overlooked in the conventional image forming apparatus.
[0003]
FIG. 14 shows an example of a sheet conveying device of a conventional image forming apparatus in which the frequency of replacing a driving roller is reduced. To explain this, in the conveying section from the sheet material storage 2 to the image carrier 1, a row of conveying means 300 ′ is added, and by doubling in parallel, the wear of the driving roller 302 is dispersed and the replacement interval of the driving roller 302 is reduced. Downtime has been reduced by doubling the rollers.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described conventional duplexing of the transport path has the following disadvantages.
[0005]
・ When the transport path is duplicated, if the transport roller position and paper detection sensor position are arranged at equal intervals, only one type of paper transport sequence can be used.However, the same mechanism is arranged at equal intervals, so avoiding upsizing of the device. I can't. When the position of the conveyance roller and the position of the paper detection sensor are shifted from each other, the width of the main body of the apparatus is kept low. However, the paper conveyance sequence is different for each pass. It is necessary to duplicate the detection timing and the like (FIGS. 14 and 15).
[0006]
-In order to duplicate the paper path, a deflector or the like is required as a branching / merging means for distributing to each path. Therefore, the paper path itself tends to be shorter at present as the size of the apparatus is reduced, and even if the paper path is duplicated, branching and merging are required for each of the short paper paths, so that the apparatus becomes complicated and the jam handling property is reduced. Getting worse.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a sheet material conveying means that can increase the interval between conveyance roller exchanges with a simple configuration.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The sheet material transporting device provided by the present invention includes a transport roller, a driving unit that rotationally drives the transport roller, and a driven roller that presses against the transport roller. It is characterized by having means for making it possible to change it according to the thickness of the sensor, the transit time between sensors, and the like. In the above configuration, since the wear of the drive roller is reduced, it is possible to reduce maintenance costs (parts costs, labor costs, etc.) by extending the life and reducing the frequency of replacement.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the present invention is applied to an image forming apparatus.
[0011]
The transfer paper P is placed in the paper storage 2 and is taken out one by one by the pickup roller 201. The taken out transfer paper P is conveyed to the transfer portion of the photosensitive drum by the sheet material conveying means. A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum 1, and the transfer unit 4 transfers the toner image onto the transfer paper P. The transfer paper P on which the toner image has been transferred is conveyed to the fixing unit 5, where the toner is melted by heat and pressure and fixed on the transfer paper. Thereafter, the sheet is sent to a bookbinding apparatus or a stacker via the sheet discharging unit 6. Alternatively, the image is again sent to the transfer unit via the switchback path 7, and an image is formed on the opposite side to the surface on which the image has been formed, and double-sided printing is performed.
[0012]
Here, the sheet conveying means 300 for conveying the transfer paper P from the paper storage 2 to the transfer section 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a top view. The sheet material conveying means 300 includes a pair of conveying guides 301 facing each other, a driving roller 302, and a driven roller 303.
[0013]
The transport guide 301 is arranged substantially in parallel with a gap of about 3 mm to 5 mm.
[0014]
The drive roller 302 has a plurality of rubber rollers 305 formed on a metal shaft 304. This is rotated by the drive means 306 and the drive transmission means 307. For example, a pulse motor or the like is used as the driving unit 306, and the driving unit 306 is operated by the paper conveyance control unit of the image forming apparatus main body as appropriate.
[0015]
The driven roller 303 is a plastic roller that is rotatably supported. The driven roller 303 is held so as to keep the pressed state against the driving roller 302, and the driven roller pressing force changing device + -composition appropriately changes the pressing force of the driven roller against the driving roller.
[0016]
The driven roller pressing force changing mechanism for changing the pressing force of the driven roller against the drive roller is as follows. A rotating shaft 309 of the driven roller 303 is rotatably held at one end of a roller holder 308 made of an elastic member such as a leaf spring, and the other end is fixed to a rotatably supported holder base. When the holder roller is rotated around the rotation axis in the direction of the arrow, the pressing force of the driven roller 303 against the drive roller 302 increases. On the other hand, when it is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the pressure contact force decreases. In the present invention, the amount of rotation is adjusted by the pulse motor 313 to change the pressing force.
[0017]
Next, control means for changing the pressing force of the driven roller 303 which presses according to the thickness of the sheet material P to be conveyed will be described. As for the thickness of the sheet material P, as shown in FIG. 9, the thickness of the sheet material P to be placed on each storage 2 is input in advance, or the sheet material P And the information on the thickness of the sheet material obtained therefrom is used. The pressing force F of the driven roller 303 pressed against the drive roller 302 is changed according to the thickness of the sheet material P recognized in this manner. Further, the pressing force F of an appropriate value according to the paper conveyed by the operator may be directly input from the operation unit or the like. Generally, the pressure contact force F of the driven roller 303, the conveying force T for conveying the sheet material P, and the wear amount S reduced by friction have the relationship shown in FIGS. When the pressing force F of the driven roller 303 is increased, the frictional force is increased and the conveying force T is increased, but the amount S of wear of the rubber is also increased. Conversely, when the pressing force F of the driven roller 303 is reduced, the frictional force is reduced and the conveying force F is reduced, but the wear amount S of the rubber is reduced. For example, when the sheet material P to be conveyed has high rigidity, such as thick paper, and has a large frictional resistance with the guide and requires more conveying force, the holder base 330 is rotated in the direction of arrow A in the figure to increase the pressing force F. The transport force T is increased to increase the transport force, thereby ensuring the transport without slipping (T2). However, the amount of wear increases (S2). On the other hand, when the transfer force T is not so required when the frictional force with the guide is small such as thin paper such as the second original drawing paper, the holder base 330 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in the drawing to reduce the pressing contact force F and drive. The useless wear of the rubber 305 of the roller 302 is reduced (T1, S1). In addition, since the pressure contact force is reduced, there is a characteristic that the trailing roller is hardly traced even on thin paper on which traces are easily traced.
[0018]
In the present invention, the actuator 313 (for example, a pulse motor) is used for the switching operation. However, as shown in FIG. 8, an operator may manually change the pressing force by using the lever 320 or the like. The same effect can be obtained even if the pressing force is not changed in two steps of thin paper and thick paper but is changed steplessly.
[0019]
As a result, by conveying the sheet material for conveying the pressing force with the minimum necessary conveying force, the amount of wear of the rubber roller can be minimized, so that the life of the drive roller itself can be extended and the frequency of replacement can be reduced. As the frequency of replacement is reduced, the maintenance interval of the image forming apparatus is extended and the operation rate of the machine is increased, and at the same time, the payment for maintenance is suppressed. In addition, there is a feature that roller traces hardly occur even in the case of conveying thin paper.
[0020]
[Second embodiment]
Generally, the rubber of the rubber roller 305 is deteriorated in durability due to heat or paper dust contained in the paper, and the friction coefficient gradually decreases. Then, the conveying force is reduced, which causes a jam. Therefore, the pressing force may be changed in accordance with the accumulated number of conveyed sheet materials P so that a constant conveying force can be always obtained. For example, up to 500,000 sheets are pressed with a pressing force F1, and from 500,000 sheets to 1,000,000 sheets are pressed with a pressing force F2. Further, from 1 million sheets, the conveyance force is secured by pressing with a pressing force F3 (FIG. 10). For this purpose, the number of times of detection is accumulated in a counter Q in the image forming apparatus every time the sheet material P is detected by the paper detection sensor 317 provided in the sheet material conveying section as shown in FIG. When the value of the counter Q reaches a predetermined number (500,000, 1,000,000), the pressing force of the driven roller 303 is changed. In the case of manual switching, the fact is displayed on the operation display unit of the image forming apparatus, and the operator is prompted to switch. The switching operation may be automatically switched using an actuator (for example, a pulse motor). Similar to the first embodiment, the same effect can be obtained even if the switching is performed steplessly instead of stepwise. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the control is a simple control in which the count number of the paper detection sensor is simply recorded in the counter, there is a feature that a control failure is less likely to occur than when there are many parameters such as a paper type and a paper size. is there.
[0021]
[Third embodiment]
In the image forming apparatus, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of sheet material detection sensors 317 are arranged in the conveying means, and the movement of the sheet material is controlled while monitoring the position of the sheet material P. Therefore, the time T required for conveying the sheet material between the sensors is measured, and when the value exceeds a predetermined passage time T1, it is determined that a slip has occurred between the sheet material and the conveying roller pair, and all the driven rollers 303 are added. Press. Otherwise, pressurize and use only the minimum driven rollers that do not cause slip. In the present embodiment, the conveyance state is changed by obtaining the basic data directly related to the jam in the sheet material conveyance control such as the transit time between the sensors, so that the jam is particularly effective in preventing the jam.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, by selectively changing the pressing force of the driven roller of the conveying roller pair, it is possible to minimize the scraping of the rubber of the driving roller and extend the life.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an image forming apparatus provided with a sheet material conveying device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the sheet material conveying device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of the sheet material conveying device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a top view of the sheet material conveying apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a pressed state of pressure contact of a driven roller; FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining roller switching based on a sheet material thickness; FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the pressing force and the amount of wear of the rubber roller. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram when the pressing force is manually changed. FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram and a flowchart for switching the pressing force according to the change of the passage time between the sensors. FIG. 12 is a diagram and a flowchart illustrating the switching of the pressing force according to the change in the passage time between the sensors. 13) An image forming apparatus having a sheet conveying apparatus (double-pass)
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional duplicated transport path. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional duplicated transport path.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 image carrier 2 sheet material storage 301 transport guide 302 drive roller 303 driven roller 306 drive motor 307 gear 308 roller holder 309 roller shaft 310 guide groove 312 switching lever 313 switching motor 316 sheet material thickness detection mechanism 317 paper detection sensor

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搬送ローラーと搬送ローラーを回転駆動する駆動手段と搬送ローラーに圧接してシート材を挟持する従動コロを持つシート材搬送装置において
前記従動コロが駆動ローラーに対して圧接状態を保つとともに、前記従動コロの駆動ローラーに対する圧接力を変更可能にする手段を有する事を特徴とするシート材搬送装置。
In a sheet material transporting apparatus having a transport roller, a driving unit that rotationally drives the transport roller, and a driven roller that presses against the transport roller to pinch the sheet material, the driven roller maintains a pressure-contact state with the drive roller, and the driven roller A sheet material conveying device having means for changing a pressure contact force with respect to a driving roller of the sheet material.
該シート材搬送装置が搬送したシート材の累計枚数を検出するカウンター手段を有し、その累計枚数に応じて、前記従動コロの駆動ローラーに対する圧接力を変更可能にする手段を有する事を特徴とする請求項1記載のシート材搬送装置。It has counter means for detecting the total number of sheet materials conveyed by the sheet material conveying device, and according to the total number of sheets, has means for changing the pressing force of the driven roller against the drive roller. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 搬送するシート材の厚み検出手段を有し、これにより検出した厚みに応じて、前記従動コロの駆動ローラーに対する圧接力を変更可能にする手段を有する事を特徴とする請求項1記載のシート材搬送装置。2. A sheet material according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting the thickness of the sheet material to be conveyed, and means for changing a pressing force of said driven roller against a driving roller in accordance with the detected thickness. Transport device. シート材搬送路上の搬送方向に複数のシート材検知手段が設けられ、該シート材検知手段間の通過時間に応じて、前記従動コロの駆動ローラーに対する圧接力を変更可能にする手段を有する事を特徴とする請求項1記載のシート材搬送装置。A plurality of sheet material detecting means are provided in a conveying direction on the sheet material conveying path, and a means for changing a pressing force of the driven roller against a driving roller according to a passage time between the sheet material detecting means is provided. The sheet material conveying device according to claim 1, wherein
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