JP2013173298A - Printed matter issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed matter issuing device capable of reliably collecting printing paper.SOLUTION: A printed matter issuing device 100 includes: a printing part 20 that discharges while printing on a printing paper P; a conveying roller part 30 that discharges the printing paper P discharged by the printing part 20 toward a discharge port 95; a cutting part 50 that cuts the printing paper P on the conveying path R1 of the printing paper P; a paper removing means 40 that is provided at the lower stream side of the conveying path R1 rather than the cutting part 50, and removes the printing paper P from the conveying path R1 by pushing the printing paper P on the conveying path R1 in the direction crossing the conveying path; and a collecting part 55 that is provided in the pushing direction of the printing paper P by the pushing part, and can store the printing paper P.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed matter issuing apparatus that prints and issues a printing sheet.

  For example, in automatic toll collectors installed at toll gates of toll facilities such as toll roads and toll parking lots, a printed matter issuing device that prints on printing paper by pressing the receipt issuing button of the user and issues it as a receipt (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a printed matter issuing apparatus, first, a printing unit including a print head and a platen roller sends out a print sheet while printing. The printed paper after printing is transported toward the paper discharge port by a transport roller unit composed of a pair of rollers, and the print paper is predetermined by a cutting unit such as a cutter disposed between the printing unit and the transport roller unit. Cut to length. Thereby, the user can receive the receipt which is the printing paper after printing from the paper discharge port.

  Here, if the user of the automatic toll collector presses the receipt issuance button but leaves without receiving the issued receipt, that is, if a non-delivery receipt is generated, the receipt There is a risk that later users will receive the letter by mistake. In order to avoid this, when a non-delivery receipt is generated, the manager of the toll facility must collect the non-delivery receipt.

  On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a printed matter issuing apparatus provided with a mechanism for collecting printing paper remaining at a paper discharge port. In this printed matter issuing apparatus, when the non-delivery of the printing paper is detected, the transport roller portion rotates in the reverse direction, and the printing paper can be collected by guiding the printing paper to the collection box.

JP 2009-157920 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-268638

  However, in the printed matter issuing apparatus described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, since the sending direction when printing paper is issued and when the printing paper is collected are opposite to each other, the printing paper is mistakenly guided to the path when printing paper is issued. There is a risk of being scratched. As a result, problems such as paper jams occur, and there is a problem that the printing paper cannot be reliably collected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter issuing apparatus that can reliably collect printing paper.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following means.
That is, the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing paper and sends out the printing paper, a conveyance roller unit that sends the printing paper sent out by the printing unit toward a discharge port, A cutting section for cutting the printing paper on the printing paper conveyance path, and a cutting section provided downstream of the cutting path from the cutting section, and facing the printing paper on the conveyance path in a direction intersecting the conveyance path. A paper removing unit that removes the printing paper from the conveyance path by being pushed in; and a collection unit that is provided in the pushing direction of the printing paper by the pushing unit and that can receive the printing paper. It is characterized by.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus having such a feature, when the printing paper printed by the printing unit and cut by the cutting unit reaches the discharge port, the non-delivery of the printing paper occurs. When the removing unit pushes the printing paper in a direction intersecting the conveyance path, the printing sheet is removed from the conveyance path, that is, from the discharge port. Further, the printing paper removed in this way is accommodated in a collection unit provided in the pushing direction by the pushing means.

  In the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the sheet removing unit includes a sheet collecting plate that moves so as to pass through the conveyance path from the upper side to the lower side of the conveyance path.

  Thus, when the paper collecting plate passes through the transport path, the paper collecting plate removes the printing paper on the transport path from the transport path and guides it to the collecting unit. As a result, the printing paper can be reliably collected.

  Furthermore, the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a guide unit that guides the print sheet fed from the conveyance roller unit to the discharge port, and the guide unit is disposed on the movement path of the sheet collection plate. It is preferable to have a hole through which the paper collection plate can be inserted.

  With this guide portion, it is possible to reliably guide the printing paper fed from the transport roller to the discharge port. In addition, since the hole is provided on the movement path of the sheet collection plate, the movement of the sheet collection plate is not hindered when the sheet collection plate passes through the hole.

  In the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the guide portion closes the hole portion so that a surface of the guide portion facing the print paper side is flush with the paper collection plate. And a lid member that opens the hole.

As a result, when the printing paper is fed from the transport roller unit, the hole portion is closed, so that the surface of the guide unit facing the printing paper side is flush with the printing paper, and the printing paper is caught by the guide unit. There is no end to it. Therefore, the printing paper can be smoothly and stably guided to the discharge port.
On the other hand, when collecting the printing paper, the paper collecting plate moves and comes into contact with the lid member so that the lid member is opened, so that the movement of the paper collecting plate is not hindered.

  Furthermore, in the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the paper collection plate has a circular shape along its moving path and a curved shape along the circular shape.

Here, in order to reliably collect the printing paper by the paper collecting plate, it is preferable to increase the stroke when the paper collecting plate is moved as much as possible. Therefore, for example, when the movement path of the sheet collection plate is set in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance path, the size of the printed matter issuing apparatus itself increases in the movement direction of the sheet collection plate if an attempt is made to secure a large stroke.
On the other hand, by making the movement path of the paper collecting plate arc-shaped and further making the paper collecting plate curved, it is possible to avoid an excessively large stroke of the paper collecting plate in one direction. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the printed matter issuing apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the paper removing unit has a shutter portion that moves the discharge port so that the discharge port can be opened and closed, and pushes the printing paper when the shutter portion closes the discharge port. It may be.

  As a result, the shutter that opens and closes the discharge port also serves as a removal from the conveyance path of the printing paper, thereby making it possible to reliably collect the printing paper while suppressing an increase in the number of components.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a collection roller unit that conveys the printing paper pushed by the printing removing unit in the pushing direction.

  As a result, the printing paper pushed in the direction intersecting the conveyance path by the paper removing unit is further conveyed in the pushing direction by the collection roller unit, so that the printing paper is reliably guided to the collection unit while removing the printing paper from the paper removing unit. be able to.

  Furthermore, in the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the paper removing unit may include a nozzle portion that pushes in the printing paper by ejecting or sucking air from above or below the transport path.

  Also by this, the printing paper on the conveyance path can be surely removed from the conveyance path by pushing the printing paper with the air jetted or sucked from the nozzle.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the paper removal unit pushes the printing paper in a direction intersecting the conveyance path, whereby the print sheet is removed from the conveyance path, that is, from the discharge port. Thereby, it is possible to reliably collect the printing paper.

It is a model side view showing a schematic structure of a printed matter issue device concerning a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part enlarged view in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of a process of the control apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed material issuing apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
A printed matter issuing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on an automatic toll collection machine provided at a toll gate of a toll facility such as a toll road or a toll parking lot, and is applied to a printing sheet P according to a user's request. It is a device that prints and issues it as a receipt.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 includes a printing paper supply unit 10, a printing unit 20, a conveyance roller unit 30, a cutting unit 50, a first guide unit 60, a second guide unit 70, a paper removing unit 40, and a collection. Part 55, extraction detection sensor 81, and control device 90 (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing paper supply unit 10 supplies printing paper P, and roll paper 11 formed in a roll shape by winding the printing paper P several times, and the roll And a shaft portion 12 that rotatably supports the paper 11. The roll paper 11 rotates around the shaft portion 12 so that a part of the roll paper 11 can be fed out as a printing paper P toward the downstream side. The shaft portion 12 is not necessarily provided, and may have another configuration as long as the printing paper P can be fed out while rotating the roll paper 11.

The printing unit 20 has a role of feeding the printing paper P fed from the printing paper supply unit 10 while printing. The printing unit 20 includes a print head 21 such as a thermal head that prints on the print paper P, and a platen roller 22 that feeds the print paper P by rotating while sandwiching the print paper P between the print head 21 and the print head 21. have. The print head 21 and the platen roller 22 print on the printing paper P and send out the printing paper P in response to a signal from the print processing unit 91 shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the printing paper P is sent out downstream by the platen roller 22 along the conveyance path R1 extending in parallel to the horizontal plane.

  The transport roller unit 30 has a role of transporting the printing paper P sent out from the printing unit 20 and traveling along the transport path R1 further toward the downstream side. The transport roller unit 30 is composed of a pair of rollers that are rotatable about axes parallel to each other. The conveyance roller unit 30 of the present embodiment includes a driving roller 31 that can be driven to rotate, and a driven roller 32 that can hold the printing paper P between the driving roller 31 and rotate following the driving roller 31. It is composed of

  The driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are arranged so that the printing paper P can be sandwiched between these outer peripheral surfaces. Note that a location where the outer peripheral surfaces of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are closest to each other, or a location where the outer peripheral surfaces abut on each other, is a location where the printing paper P is clamped by the conveyance roller unit 30.

  In the present embodiment, the axes of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are arranged so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, whereby the conveying roller unit 30 further causes the printing paper P to move along the conveying path R1. Send out downstream. That is, in this embodiment, the sending direction of the printing unit 20 and the conveyance roller unit 30 is the same direction, and the printing paper P is sent to the conveyance path R1.

Further, the transport roller unit 30 can be rotated forward. In the present embodiment, the drive roller 31 can be driven to rotate in the forward direction. When the drive roller 31 rotates in the forward direction, the driven roller 32 also rotates in the forward direction, whereby the transport roller unit 30 is rotated forward. .
The conveyance roller unit 30 is driven, that is, the drive roller 31 is driven by a signal from the conveyance roller drive unit 92 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cutting unit 50 has a role of cutting the printing paper P into a predetermined size, and is disposed above the conveyance path R <b> 1 between the printing unit 20 and the conveyance roller unit 30. Yes. Accordingly, the cutting unit 50 cuts the printing paper P into a predetermined size by bringing the cutter into contact with the printing paper P traveling along the transportation path R1 from above the transportation path R1. In addition, as the cutting part 50, you may employ | adopt a rotary cutter etc., for example.
Such a cutting | disconnection part 50 is comprised so that it may drive by the signal from the cutting | disconnection drive part 93 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first guide unit 60 is provided on the downstream side of the cutting unit 50 in the conveyance path R <b> 1 located between the printing unit 20 and the conveyance roller unit 30. It has a role of guiding the printing paper P sent out from the paper and traveling on the transport path R1 to the transport roller unit 30 along the transport path R1.

The second guide unit 70 (guide unit) is disposed on the downstream side of the conveyance roller unit 30, and the discharge port 95 that positions the printing paper P fed from the conveyance roller unit 30 on the most downstream side of the conveyance path R1. Has a role to guide.
The second guide portion 70 is positioned above the transport path R1 and extends parallel to the transport path R1, and the second guide portion 70 is positioned below the transport path R1 and extends parallel to the transport path R1. And a lower guide plate 72. That is, the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72 are parallel to each other, and are arranged so that the inner surfaces thereof, that is, the surfaces facing the conveyance path R1 (the surfaces facing the printing paper P side) face each other. Has been.

Further, the upper guide plate 71 is formed with a first hole 71 a that communicates the inside and outside of the second guide portion 70. The first hole 71a is formed so as to penetrate the upper guide plate 71 in the vertical direction.
Further, like the upper guide plate 71, the lower guide plate 72 is formed with a second hole portion 72 a that communicates the inside and outside of the second guide portion 70. The second hole 72a is formed so as to penetrate the lower guide plate 72 in the vertical direction.
The first hole 71a and the second hole 72a are located on the same vertical axis, and the first hole 71a is formed immediately above the second hole 72a.

  The second guide portion 70 of the present embodiment includes a lid member 75 that can open and close the second hole 72 a of the lower guide plate 72. The lid member 75 is rotatably supported at, for example, a position on the lower side and the upstream side of the lower guide plate 72. As a result, the lid member 75 rotates between a closed position for closing the second hole 72a and an open position for opening the second hole 72a. When the lid member 75 is in the closed position, the surface of the lid member 75 facing the conveyance path R1 (the surface facing the printing paper P side) faces the inner surface of the lower guide plate 72 (the conveyance path R1 side). Surface, that is, the surface facing the printing paper P side).

  Such a lid member 75 is biased from the open position toward the closed position by a biasing means such as a spring member (not shown). Therefore, in a state where no external force is applied to the lid member 75, the lid member 75 is located at the closed position.

Next, the sheet removing unit 40 will be described. The sheet removing unit 40 has a role of pushing the printing sheet P on the transport path R1 in a direction crossing the transport path R1. The sheet removing unit 40 is provided on the downstream side of the cutting unit 50, in the present embodiment, between the conveying roller unit 30 and the discharge port 95.
The sheet removing means 40 of this embodiment has a sheet collecting plate 41. The sheet collecting plate 41 is perpendicular to the transport path R1 and perpendicular to the extending direction of the printing paper P on the transport path R1, that is, the axes of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 in the transport roller section 30. A direction perpendicular to the transport path R1 in the cross section orthogonal to the movement path R2 is configured to be movable.

  In the present embodiment, the paper collection plate 41 has a plate shape extending linearly along the movement path R2. Further, the first hole 71a and the second hole 72a of the second guide part 70 are positioned on the movement path R2 of the sheet collecting plate 41, respectively. That is, the movement path R2 of the sheet collection plate 41 is set so as to pass through the first hole 71a and the second hole 72a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sheet collecting plate 41 has a lower end facing the inner surface of the upper guide plate 71 of the second guide portion 70, that is, a surface facing the conveyance path R <b> 1 side of the upper guide plate 71 (printing sheet P). The first position that is flush with the first position and the second position whose lower end is located below the second guide portion 70 as shown in FIG. It is possible.

  The movement of the sheet collecting plate 41 is performed by a push-in driving unit 94 shown in FIG. As a result, the sheet collecting plate 41 is movable to the second position so as to pass through the transport path R1 from the top to the bottom in the state of being in the first position, that is, across the transport path R1. Yes. Hereinafter, the direction from the first position to the second position of the sheet collecting plate 41 is referred to as a pushing direction. The pushing direction is not limited to the direction from the upper side to the lower side, and may be any direction as long as it intersects at least the transport path R1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the collection unit 55 has a shape that can accommodate the printing paper P, and the opening direction of the paper collection plate 41 is pushed in the pushing direction of the movement path R <b> 2 so that the opening is directed upward. Arranged on the side. As a result, the opening of the collection unit 55 is positioned in a line extending downward from the movement route R2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the extraction detection sensor 81 has a role of detecting whether or not the printing paper P has been extracted by the user after the printing paper P reaches the discharge port 95. .
As the sampling detection sensor 81 of the present embodiment, a laser sensor provided above the conveyance path R1 between the conveyance roller unit 30 and the discharge port 95 is employed. That is, when the printing paper P is present on the transport path R1, the sampling detection sensor 81 outputs an ON signal by cutting off the laser, while the printing paper P is not present on the transport path R1. Outputs an off signal when the laser is not shut off. As a result, the output of the extraction detection sensor 81 changes from the ON signal to the OFF signal, so that it can be detected that the printing paper P has been extracted by the user.

  For example, as the extraction detection sensor 81, a configuration in which a light emitter disposed above the first transport path R1 and a light receiver disposed below the first transport path R1 may be employed. In this case, the extraction detection sensor 81 outputs an off signal when the light receiver receives the light from the light emitter, and outputs an on signal when the light receiver cannot receive the light from the light emitter. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 90 is connected to a print processing unit 91, a conveyance roller drive unit 92, a cutting drive unit 93, and a push-in drive unit 94, and is configured to be able to control them. That is, the control device 90 is configured to control the print processing unit 91, the conveyance roller drive unit 92, the cutting drive unit 93, and the push-in drive unit 94 based on the input of the issue command and the collection command.

The print processing unit 91 causes the printing unit 20 to perform printing on the printing paper P by the print head 21 and delivery of the printing paper P by the platen roller 22 based on a signal from the control device 90.
Further, the transport roller driving unit 92 drives the transport roller unit 30 to rotate forward based on a signal from the control device 90. In particular, the conveyance roller drive unit 92 of the present embodiment is configured to drive the drive roller 31 in the forward rotation.

Further, the cutting drive unit 93 controls the driving of the cutting unit 50 and drives the cutting unit 50 at a predetermined timing based on a signal from the control device 90. The cutting unit 50 cuts the printing paper P by this driving.
Further, the push-in driving unit 94 drives the paper removing unit 40, and controls the driving of the paper collecting plate 41 in this embodiment. The push-in drive unit 94 moves the paper collection plate 41 from the first position to the second position based on a signal from the control device 90.

Next, an operation of issuing a receipt (printed printing paper P) by the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 having the above configuration will be described.
When the user presses a receipt issue button (not shown), a receipt issue command is input to the control device 90 based on this. Then, the control device 90 outputs a signal to the print processing unit 91, and the print processing unit 91 drives the printing unit 20 based on this command. As a result, the printing unit 20 sends out the printing paper P by driving the platen roller 22 while printing by the print head 21 on the printing paper P. Further, the control device 90 outputs a signal to the transport roller driving unit 92, whereby the transport roller unit 30 is rotated forward.

  In this way, the printing paper P sent out from the printing unit 20 travels along the transport path R1 while being guided by the first guide unit 60. Then, the printing paper P is further clamped by the conveyance roller unit 30 and proceeds along the conveyance path R1 further downstream. At this time, the extraction detection sensor 81 is turned on when the front end of the printing paper P reaches the detection position of the extraction detection sensor 81.

Further, the control device 90 sends a signal to the cutting drive unit 93 at a predetermined timing, whereby the cutting drive unit 93 drives the cutter and cuts the printing paper P into a predetermined size. When the printing paper P having a predetermined size reaches the discharge port 95, the receipt is completed, and the user can receive the receipt from the discharge port 95.
At this time, it is preferable that the printing paper P is sent out to a position that does not deviate from the detection position of the non-delivery detection sensor 82 by the conveyance roller unit 30 while being sandwiched by the conveyance roller unit 30. As a result, the printing paper P is held by the transport roller unit 30, so that it is possible to avoid the printing paper P from being lost due to natural fall or wind, for example.

  Here, even when the receipt is issued as described above, the user may leave without receiving the receipt. In such a case, the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 collects the receipt by performing a collecting operation. Hereinafter, this collection | recovery operation | movement is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The collection operation is started when a collection command is input to the control device 90 (step S1). This collection command is input to the control device 90 by, for example, pressing a collection button (not shown).
In addition to this, for example, when the printing paper P remains in the transport path R1, the extraction detection sensor 81 is kept on, and the user boarded by a vehicle start detector provided outside the printed matter issuing apparatus 100, for example. The recovery command may be input to the control device 90 on the condition that the vehicle to be started has started.
Further, the recovery command may be input to the control device 90 when the duration of the ON state of the sampling detection sensor 81 exceeds a predetermined time.

  Subsequently, the control device 90 sends a signal to the push-in drive unit 94 based on the input of the collection command, and the push-in drive unit 94 drives the paper removing unit 40 based on this signal. (Step S2). As a result, the paper collecting plate 41 of the paper removing means 40 is moved along the movement path R2 from the first position toward the second position.

  That is, in the present embodiment, when the sheet collection plate 41 moves downward from the first position and passes through the conveyance path R1 so as to intersect the conveyance path R1, the lower end of the sheet collection plate 41 is moved to the lid member 75. Abut. When the sheet collecting plate 41 further moves downward, the lid member 75 rotates from the closed position to the open position against the urging force, thereby bringing the second hole portion 72a into a communication state. As a result, the sheet collecting plate 41 can be moved further downward, and is finally located at the second position shown in FIG.

  By such movement of the paper collecting plate 41, the printing paper P positioned on the transport path R1 is moved in the pushing direction (downward) of the paper collecting plate 41. That is, the printing paper P is brought into contact with the lower end of the paper collecting plate 41, passes through the second hole 72 a along with the movement of the lower end, and is carried downwardly of the second guide portion 70. As a result, the printing paper P is removed from the transport path R1. When the paper collecting plate 41 is located at the second position, the printing paper P is removed from the paper collecting plate 41, so that the printing paper P is accommodated in the collecting unit 55 arranged in the pushing direction of the paper collecting plate 41. The receipt collection operation by the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 is completed.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 as described above, when the non-delivery of the printing paper P occurs, the paper removing unit 40 pushes the printing paper P in the direction intersecting the transportation path, so that the transportation path R1 That is, the printing paper P is removed from the discharge port 95. Further, the printing paper P removed in this way is accommodated in the collecting unit 55 provided in the pushing direction by the pushing means.

  As described above, the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment employs a configuration in which the printing paper P on the transport path R1 is forcibly removed from the transport path R1 by the paper removing unit 40. Can be recovered. Therefore, the printing paper P can be collected stably and smoothly without causing a paper jam or the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the paper collecting plate 41 that moves so as to pass through the transport path R1 from the upper side to the lower side of the transport path R1 is adopted as the paper removing unit 40. When passing through the transport path R1, the paper collecting plate 41 can remove the printing paper P on the transport path R1 from the transport path R1 and guide it to the collecting unit 55. Therefore, the printing paper P can be collected more reliably.

Further, since the second guide portion 70 is provided between the transport roller unit 30 and the discharge port 95, the printing paper P sent out from the transport roller can be reliably guided to the discharge port 95. In addition, since the second guide portion 70 has the first hole portion 71a and the second hole portion 72a on the movement path R2 of the paper collecting plate 41, the first hole portion 71a and the second hole portion 72a. , The movement of the paper collecting plate 41 is not hindered.
Accordingly, when the printing paper P is issued, the printing paper P can be smoothly issued as a receipt, while at the time of collection, the printing paper P can be reliably collected.

Since the lid member 75 capable of closing and opening the second hole portion 72a of the second guide portion 70 is provided, when the printing paper P is sent out from the transport roller portion 30, the second hole portion 72a is closed. Since the surface of the lower guide plate 72 facing the printing paper P side is flush, the printing paper P is not caught by the lower guide plate 72. Therefore, the printing paper P can be guided smoothly and stably to the discharge port 95.
On the other hand, when the printing paper P is collected, the paper collecting plate 41 moves and comes into contact with the lid member 75 so that the lid member 75 is opened, so that the movement of the paper collecting plate 41 is not hindered. . Therefore, it becomes possible to collect the printing paper P smoothly.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The printed matter issuing apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the paper removing unit 40 has a paper collecting plate 42 having a curved shape.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the sheet collection plate 42 of the second embodiment has a shape extending so as to be curved along an arc shape. Accordingly, the movement path R3 of the sheet collection plate 42 extends along the arc shape of the sheet collection plate 42, that is, the movement path R3 is curved similarly to the sheet collection plate 42. In the present embodiment, the sheet collection plate 42 and its movement path R3 extend along an arc centered on the conveyance path R1. In addition, the said circular arc may be convex in the upstream of conveyance path | route R1, and may be convex in the downstream.
As a result, the sheet collecting plate 42 is moved from the first position on the upper side of the transport path R1, that is, on the upper side of the upper guide plate 71, to the lower side of the transport path R1, that is, on the lower side of the lower guide plate 72. Move while drawing an arc-shaped locus toward two positions.

  In the printed matter issuing apparatus 101 of the second embodiment as well, the sheet collection plate 42 moves from the first position toward the second position by a signal from the control device 90, as in the first embodiment. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the paper collecting plate 42 moves the printing paper P on the transport path R1 toward the second position, that is, in the push-in direction together with the operation of drawing the arc-shaped locus. . As a result, the printing paper P is removed from the transport path R1, and the printing paper P is collected by the collection unit 55. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the printing paper P can be reliably removed from the transport path R1.

  Here, in the case of the first embodiment, in order to reliably collect the printing paper P by the paper collecting plate 41, it is preferable to make the stroke when the paper collecting plate 41 moves as large as possible. A stroke that is about one half of the dimension in the conveyance direction of P is required. Therefore, for example, as in the first embodiment, when the movement path R2 orthogonal to the conveyance path R1 is used, the size of the printed material issuing apparatus 101 itself increases in the movement direction of the paper collection plate 41 if an attempt is made to secure a large stroke. End up.

  On the other hand, as in the present embodiment, the movement path R3 of the paper collection plate 42 has an arc shape, and the paper collection plate 42 has a curved shape, so that the stroke of the paper collection plate 42 is unidirectional. An excessive increase in size can be avoided. That is, by making the paper collection plate 42 arc-shaped, it becomes excessively large in one direction while ensuring a large extension dimension of the paper collection plate 42 as compared with a case of extending in any one direction. Can be avoided. As a result, the printed matter issuing apparatus 101 can be made compact.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the third embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The printed matter issuing apparatus 102 according to the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a shutter unit 43 is employed as the paper removing unit 40 and a collection roller unit 45 is provided.

  That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the sheet removing unit 40 is a shutter unit 43 that can open and close the discharge port 95 of the printed matter issuing apparatus 102. Like the paper collecting plate 41 of the first embodiment, the shutter unit 43 is movable from the upper side to the lower side, and is located above the second guide unit 70, that is, above the conveyance path R1. It is possible to move between the position and the second position where the discharge port 95 is closed and the lower end portion is located below the lower guide plate 72 of the second guide portion 70. Accordingly, the movement path R4 of the shutter unit 43 extends along the vertical direction, and thus the movement path R4 is orthogonal to the conveyance path of the printing paper P. The pushing direction of the shutter portion 43 is a direction from the upper side to the lower side, that is, a vertically downward direction.

  The collection roller unit 45 includes a rotation roller 46 provided in the pushing direction of the shutter unit 43. In the present embodiment, the collection roller unit 45 is disposed on the upstream side of the shutter unit 43 located at the second position below the lower guide plate 72. It arrange | positions in the position which can contact | abut with the surface to face. The rotating roller 46 is driven to rotate around the axis along with the driving of the shutter unit 43 by, for example, a push-in driving unit 94. The axis of the rotating roller 46 is parallel to the axes of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 in the transport roller unit 30. The collection roller unit 45 having the rotating roller 46 has the printing paper P sandwiched between the shutter unit 43 at the second position and further pushes the printing paper P in the pushing direction, that is, the lower side. It is rotationally driven so that it sends out toward the direction.

  In such a printed matter issuing apparatus 102 according to the third embodiment, the shutter unit 43 moves from the first position toward the second position in response to a signal from the control apparatus 90 to which a collection command is input. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the shutter portion 43 passes across the conveyance path R <b> 1, and the lower end of the shutter portion 43 moves in the pushing direction of the printing paper P on the conveyance path R <b> 1, that is, downward. Move towards.

  Then, the printing paper P moved in the pushing direction together with the shutter unit 43 is sandwiched between the shutter unit 43 and the rotation roller 46 of the collection roller unit 45 below the second guide unit 70, and is driven by the rotation of the rotation roller 46. Further, it is moved in the pushing direction. As a result, the printing paper P is guided to the collecting unit 55, and the collecting operation of the printing paper P is completed.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus 102 of the third embodiment as described above, the printing paper P can be collected by pushing the printing paper P by moving the shutter unit 43. In other words, the shutter 43 that opens and closes the discharge port 95 also serves as a removal of the printing paper P from the transport path R1, so that it is possible to reliably collect the printing paper P while suppressing an increase in the number of parts.

  Further, since the printing paper P pushed by the shutter 43 is provided with a collection roller unit 45 that conveys the printing paper P in the pushing direction, the printing paper P is reliably guided to the collection unit 55 while removing the printing paper P from the paper removal unit 40. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the printing paper P from remaining in the shutter unit 43, and it is possible to prevent collection failure.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fourth embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The printed matter issuing apparatus 103 according to the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a collection roller unit 45 in addition to the components of the first embodiment.

  In other words, the printed matter issuing apparatus 103 according to the present embodiment is provided with a collection roller unit 45 having a pair of rotating rollers 46 on the pushing direction side of the sheet collection plate 41. The pair of rotation rollers 46 are arranged so that the printing paper P can be sandwiched between the upstream surface of the paper collecting plate 41 at the second position and the downstream surface, respectively. Further, the rotating rollers 46 are configured to be rotationally driven with the movement of the paper collecting plate 41 by, for example, a push-in driving unit 94. Each rotation roller 46 of the present embodiment is configured to send out the paper collection plate 41 in the pushing direction, that is, downward, in a state where the printing paper P is sandwiched between the rotation rollers 46. Driven by rotation.

  In the printed matter issuing apparatus 103 according to the fourth embodiment, the printing paper P is moved in the pushing direction together with the paper collecting plate 41 by the movement of the paper collecting plate 41 from the first position to the second position, and then the printing is performed. The paper P is sandwiched between the pair of rotating rollers 46 and the paper collecting plate 41. At this time, the pair of rotating rollers 46 are rotated to move away from the sheet collecting plate 41 and further in the pushing direction. As a result, it is possible to avoid the printing paper P from remaining on the paper collecting plate 41 and to prevent poor collection.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fourth embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The printed matter issuing apparatus 104 according to the fifth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a nozzle unit 44 capable of ejecting air is employed as the paper removing unit 40.

  That is, the nozzle portion 44 of the present embodiment is a nozzle portion 44 that is connected to a compressed air source (not shown) and can eject high-pressure air, for example, from the first hole portion 71a of the upper guide plate 71 to the second guide portion. It is arranged so that air can be ejected toward the inside of 70, that is, toward the transport path R <b> 1. Such a nozzle portion 44 allows air to flow downward with respect to the transport path R1 by, for example, opening the communication path between the normally closed nozzle and the compressed air source by the push-in driving section 94. Erupts.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus 104 of the fifth embodiment as described above, air is ejected from the upper side to the lower side with respect to the printing paper P on the transport path R1 by a signal from the control device 90 to which the collection command is input. The Accordingly, the printing paper P is pushed downward, passes through the second hole 72 a of the lower guide plate 72, and is guided to the collection unit 55. Therefore, as in the other embodiments, it is possible to reliably collect the printing paper P.

  In the present embodiment, the printing paper P is pushed by ejecting air from the nozzle unit 44. However, for example, the printing paper P is pushed toward the collection unit 55 by sucking air by the nozzle unit 44. It may be. In this case, for example, it can be easily realized by providing the nozzle portion 44 below the second hole 72 a of the lower guide plate 72.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.
For example, the paper removing unit 40 may adopt another configuration as long as it can be forcibly removed from the transport path R1 by applying an external force to the print paper P on the transport path R1. Good.

  Further, even when the paper collecting plate 41 extending in an arc shape is used as in the second embodiment, the collecting roller unit 45 may be provided. This can also prevent the printing paper P from remaining on the paper collecting plate 41.

  Furthermore, although the conveyance roller unit 30 has been described with respect to the example using the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32, the arrangement relationship between the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 may be reversed. The driving roller 31 may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the sheet removing unit 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the conveyance roller unit 30, but may be disposed on the upstream side. This also allows the printing paper P to be removed from the transport path R1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printing paper supply part 11 Roll paper 12 Shaft part 20 Printing part 21 Print head 22 Platen roller 30 Conveyance roller part 31 Drive roller 32 Driven roller 40 Paper removal means 41 Paper collection board 42 Paper collection board 43 Shutter part 44 Nozzle part 45 Collection Roller unit 46 Rotating roller 50 Cutting unit 55 Recovery unit 60 First guide unit 70 Second guide unit (guide unit)
71 Upper Guide Plate 71a First Hole 72 Lower Guide Plate 72a Second Hole 75 Lid Member 81 Extraction Detection Sensor 90 Controller 91 Print Processing Unit 92 Transport Roller Drive Unit 93 Cutting Drive Unit 94 Push Drive Unit 95 Discharge Port 100 Printed matter issuing device 101 Printed matter issuing device 102 Printed matter issuing device 103 Printed matter issuing device 104 Printed matter issuing device P Printing paper R1 Transport path R2 Travel path R3 Travel path R4 Travel path

Claims (8)

A printing unit that prints on the printing paper and sends out the printing paper;
A transport roller unit that feeds the printing paper sent out by the printing unit toward a discharge port;
A cutting unit for cutting the printing paper on the printing paper conveyance path;
Paper removal that is provided on the downstream side of the transport path from the cutting unit and removes the print paper from the transport path by pushing the print paper on the transport path in a direction intersecting the transport path. Means,
A collection unit provided in the pushing direction of the printing paper by the pushing unit and capable of storing the printing paper;
A printed matter issuing apparatus comprising:   The printing unit issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet removing unit includes a sheet collection plate that moves so as to pass through the conveyance path from the upper side to the lower side of the conveyance path. A guide unit for guiding the printing paper fed from the transport roller unit to the discharge port;
The guide part is
The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a hole through which the paper collecting plate can be inserted on a movement path of the paper collecting plate. The guide portion is
The guide portion further includes a lid member that closes the hole portion so that a surface facing the printing paper side is flush with the guide portion, and that opens the hole portion by contacting the paper collecting plate. The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 3.   5. The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the paper collecting plate has an arc shape in a movement path and is curved along the arc shape. 6. The paper removing means has a shutter part that moves the discharge port to be openable and closable,
The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing paper is pushed in when the shutter portion closes the discharge port.   The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a collection roller unit that conveys the printing sheet pushed by the printing removing unit in the pushing direction. The paper removing means includes
The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a nozzle portion that pushes the printing paper by ejecting or sucking air from above or below the conveyance path.

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