JP2014069944A - Sheet receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of keeping high rigidities of both a first receiving member and a second receiving member even in the case the second receiving member capable of being extracted from and protruded into the first receiving member is largely extracted with respect to the first receiving member.SOLUTION: A sheet receiving device comprises: a first receiving member 81; a second receiving member 82 made movable to a first position at which the second receiving member 82 is pushed with respect to the first receiving member 81, and to a second position at which the same is extracted; and a connecting member 83 for connecting the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 individually in the extracting directions toward each other. When the second receiving member 82 is at the second position, the front end of the connecting member 83 is positioned on the front side of the front end of the first receiving member 81, and the rear end of the connecting member 83 is positioned on the rear side of the rear end of the second receiving member 82. When the second receiving member 82 is at the first position, the front end of the connecting member 83 is positioned on the rear sides of the front ends of the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82, and the rear end of the connecting member 83 is positioned on the front side of the rear ends of the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82.

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet receiving apparatus that receives a sheet discharged from an apparatus.

  A sheet such as a recording sheet is discharged from an image recording apparatus such as a printer. Therefore, the image recording apparatus usually includes a sheet receiving device that receives the discharged sheet. In recent years, there has been a demand for downsizing of an image recording apparatus, while a large size recording sheet is required to be image-recorded by the image recording apparatus.

  In order to solve these conflicting demands, as an example of a sheet receiving apparatus, Patent Document 1 discloses a first discharge tray portion and a second discharge tray that is extendable with respect to the first discharge tray portion. An image recording apparatus including a paper tray unit is disclosed. In the image recording apparatus, when an image of a large size recording sheet is recorded, the second discharge tray is extended with respect to the first discharge tray portion, so that the discharged large size sheet is stored. The recording paper is received by the first paper discharge tray unit and the second paper discharge tray unit.

JP 2010-173832 A

  However, when the image recording apparatus is further reduced in size, or when the image recording apparatus is configured to record an image on a recording paper of a larger size, the second discharge tray section becomes the first discharge tray section. On the other hand, it needs to be stretched greatly. When the second discharge tray portion is greatly extended with respect to the first discharge tray portion, the length in which the extended second discharge tray portion overlaps the first discharge tray portion is shortened in the extension direction. End up. As a result, in the state where the second paper discharge tray portion is extended from the first paper discharge tray portion, the rigidity of the second paper discharge tray portion and the first paper discharge tray portion is reduced, and the discharged sheets are discharged. May not be able to support.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to largely pull out the second receiving member that can be pulled out and pushed into the first receiving member capable of supporting the sheet from the first receiving member. Even if it is a case, it is providing the sheet | seat receiving apparatus which can maintain the rigidity of a 1st receiving member and a 2nd receiving member high.

  (1) A sheet receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a first receiving member that supports a sheet discharged from the apparatus, a first position with respect to the first receiving member, and a pulling-out direction from the first position. A second receiving member that is movable to the second position, and supports the sheet together with the first receiving member in the second position, a first end, and the upstream side in the pull-out direction from the first end. A second end of the first receiving member, and is slidably connected to the first receiving member along the pulling direction, and is slidable along the pulling direction to the second receiving member. A connecting member to be connected. In the state where the second receiving member is located at the second position, the first end of the connecting member is located on the downstream side in the pulling direction from the downstream end in the pulling direction of the first receiving member, The second end of the connecting member is located upstream of the upstream end of the second receiving member in the pulling direction. In the state where the second receiving member is located at the first position, the first end of the connecting member is more in the drawing direction than the downstream ends of the first receiving member and the second receiving member in the drawing direction. The second end of the connecting member is located on the upstream side, and is located on the downstream side in the drawing direction from the upstream ends in the drawing direction of the first receiving member and the second receiving member.

  According to this configuration, even if the range in which the first receiving member and the second receiving member in the pulling direction overlap is shortened because the second receiving member is located at the second position, the overlapping range that has been shortened is: Reinforced by the connecting member. More specifically, by providing the connecting member, the range in which the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap in the drawing direction, the range in which the first receiving member and the connecting member overlap, and the second receiving member and the connecting member, It is possible to make it apparently longer to the extent that overlaps. Thereby, the rigidity of the 1st receiving member and the 2nd receiving member can be maintained highly.

  (2) The first receiving member includes a support portion that supports the sheet, and the support portion includes a storage portion that stores the coupling member. When the accommodating portion is provided at a location other than the support portion in the first receiving member, the first receiving member may be increased in size by the amount of the accommodating portion. However, according to the present configuration, the space necessary for arranging the support portion and the space necessary for arranging the accommodating portion can be shared, so that the increase in size of the first receiving member is suppressed. Can do.

  (3) The housing portion includes a bottom portion, and a wall portion standing from the bottom portion and extending along the pulling direction. The connecting member is erected and extended from the bottom plate in contact with a surface of the bottom on the wall side, and the wall is erected and extended from the bottom plate in the same direction as the wall portion. And a standing portion that comes into contact with. The second receiving member has a rib that extends toward the bottom and extends along the pull-out direction.

  According to this structure, the bottom part of the accommodating part and the bottom plate part of the connecting member are in contact with each other, and the wall part of the accommodating part and the standing part of the connecting member are erected and extended in the same direction. Therefore, according to this structure, the rib of a 2nd receiving member can be extended and arrange | positioned toward a 1st receiving member, without being interrupted by a connection member. As a result, the rigidity of the first receiving member and the second receiving member can be increased.

  (4) The two accommodating portions are provided apart from each other in the width direction orthogonal to the drawing direction. The support portion extends between the two housing portions along the pulling direction, and has a low wall portion positioned on the bottom side with respect to the standing end of the wall portion.

  According to this structure, the low wall part of the center part in the width direction is located in the bottom part side rather than the standing front-end | tip of the wall part of the both ends in the width direction. As a result, the sheet discharged to the support portion has a curved shape in the width direction, and the rigidity is increased. As a result, according to the present configuration, it is possible to make the sheet difficult to bend when discharged.

  (5) The connecting member is connected to the first receiving member at a center side of the end portion of the first receiving member in the width direction orthogonal to the pulling direction, and the second receiving member in the width direction. You may connect with the said 2nd receiving member in the center side rather than the edge part of a member.

  (6) The second receiving member is pulled out and pushed into the first receiving member from the downstream end of the first receiving member in the sheet discharge direction. The second receiving member is disposed on the upper side of the first receiving member. The connecting member includes two extending portions that are provided apart from each other in the width direction orthogonal to the pulling direction and extend along the pulling direction. The second receiving member has an inclined portion that is inclined upward toward the downstream side in the drawing direction between the two extending portions in the upstream end portion in the drawing direction. The inclined portion is positioned below the upper end of the extending portion on the upstream side in the pulling direction, and is positioned above the upper end of the extending portion on the downstream side in the pulling direction.

  According to this structure, since a sheet | seat is discharged | emitted along an inclination part, possibility that the said sheet | seat will enter between extension parts can be made low. Moreover, according to this structure, an inclination part can be arrange | positioned in the position where the connection member exists in the width direction. Therefore, even if it is the structure where the connection member exists, the range by which an inclination part is arrange | positioned can be enlarged in the width direction.

  (7) The first receiving member has a drawer stopper that can be engaged with and disengaged from the second receiving member in the first position by elastic deformation. According to this configuration, the positioning between the first receiving member and the second receiving member can be performed without using the connecting member.

  (8) The first receiving member has a push-in stopper that can be engaged and disengaged by elastic deformation with the second receiving member in the second position. According to this structure, similarly to said (7), positioning between a 1st receiving member and a 2nd receiving member can be performed without via a connection member.

  (9) The sheet receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a first tray that accommodates sheets fed to the apparatus, and can be pulled out and pushed into the first tray, and is pulled out from the first tray. And a second tray for storing sheets together with the first tray. The first receiving member is engaged with the first tray. The second receiving member is engaged with the second tray.

  According to this configuration, by pulling out the second tray with respect to the first tray, the second receiving member can be pulled out with respect to the first receiving member, and the second tray is pushed into the first tray. Thus, the second receiving member can be pushed into the first receiving member.

  (10) A sheet receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a first receiving member that supports a sheet discharged from the apparatus, a first position with respect to the first receiving member, and a pull-out direction from the first position. A second receiving member that is movable to the second position, and supports the sheet together with the first receiving member in the second position, a first end, and the upstream side in the pull-out direction from the first end. A second end of the first receiving member, and is slidably connected to the first receiving member along the pulling direction, and is slidable along the pulling direction to the second receiving member. A connecting member to be connected. In a state where the second receiving member is located at the second position, a length in which the first receiving member and the connecting member overlap in the pulling direction, and the second receiving member and the connecting member in the pulling direction The length at which the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap in the pulling direction is longer than the length at which the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap. In a state where the second receiving member is located at the first position, the connecting member is located within a range where the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap in the pulling direction. Also with this configuration, the same effect as the above (1) can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, even when the second receiving member that can be pulled out and pushed into the first receiving member capable of supporting the sheet is largely pulled out from the first receiving member, the first receiving member and the second receiving member The rigidity of the receiving member can be maintained high.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the multifunction machine 10. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the sheet receiving apparatus 19 when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position with respect to the first receiving member 81. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the sheet receiving apparatus 19 when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position with respect to the first receiving member 81. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the paper discharge tray 21 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the paper discharge tray 21 as viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the sheet receiving apparatus 19 when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position with respect to the first receiving member 81. 7A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIA-VIIA in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIB-VIIB in FIG. 6. 8A is a plan view of the front side of the sheet receiving apparatus 19 when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position with respect to the first receiving member 81, and FIG. 8B is a plan view of FIG. 8B-8B cross-sectional view of FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IXA-IXA in FIG. 8, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IXB-IXB in FIG. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of the printer unit 12. FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the paper discharge tray 21 when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position with respect to the first receiving member 81. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the paper discharge tray 21 when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position with respect to the first receiving member 81. 13A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIIIA-XIIIA of FIG. 12, and FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIIIB-XIIIB of FIG. FIG. 14 is a plan view of the paper discharge tray 21 when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position with respect to the first receiving member 81. 15A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIVA-XIVA in FIG. 14, and FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIVB-XIVB in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the following description, the vertical direction 7 is defined with reference to the state in which the multifunction machine 10 is installed (the state in FIG. 1), and the side where the opening 13 is provided is the front side (front side). A direction 8 is defined, and a left-right direction 9 is defined when the multifunction machine 10 is viewed from the front side (front).

[Overall configuration of MFP 10]
As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction machine 10 (an example of the apparatus of the present invention) is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped. The multi-function device 10 includes a scanner unit 11 that acquires an image data by reading an image recorded on a document such as a recording sheet with an image sensor. The multi-function device 10 includes a printer unit 12 that records an image on a recording paper 15 (an example of the sheet of the present invention, see FIG. 10) based on the image data and the like.

  The scanner unit 11 is configured as a so-called flatbed scanner, but a detailed description of the internal configuration of the scanner unit 11 is omitted here. The printer unit 12 is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped, and has a printer housing 14 having an opening 13 formed in the front.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a book provided with a paper feed tray 20 that can be inserted into and removed from the opening 13 in the front-rear direction 8 and accommodates recording paper 15 inside the printer housing 14 in the printer unit 12. The sheet receiving device 19 according to the invention, the conveyance roller pair 63 and the discharge roller pair 66 for conveying the recording paper 15 accommodated in the paper feed tray 20 along the conveyance path 23, and the image read from the document by the scanner unit 11. A recording unit 24 for recording an image on the recording paper 15 transported through the transport path 23 based on data or the like is provided.

  The recording paper 15 on which the image is recorded is discharged to a paper discharge tray 21 provided on the upper side of the paper feed tray 20 and placed on the paper discharge tray 21. Here, the paper discharge tray 21 is provided on the upper side of the paper feed tray 20 so as to overlap the paper feed tray 20, and is inserted into and removed from the opening 13 integrally with the paper feed tray 20. In a state where the paper feed tray 20 is inserted into the opening 13, the paper discharge tray 21 constitutes the bottom surface of the opening 13. The recording paper 15 on which an image is recorded by the recording unit 24 is discharged to the paper discharge tray 21. The paper discharge tray 21 will be described in detail later.

[Conveyance path 23]
As shown in FIG. 10, the conveyance path 23 is a path that extends from the lower side to the upper side with the rear end of the paper feed tray 20 as a base point, and then extends forward to reach the paper discharge tray 21. . The conveyance path 23 is a space configured by a first guide member 31 and a second guide member 32 that face each other with a predetermined interval. The recording paper 15 is fed from the paper feed tray 20 to the transport path 23, and is transported through the transport path 23 in the transport direction 16 that is the direction indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 10.

[Conveying roller pair 63 and discharging roller pair 66]
As shown in FIG. 10, a conveyance roller pair 63 including a conveyance roller 61 and a pinch roller 62 is provided on the upstream side in the conveyance direction 16 with respect to the recording unit 24 in the conveyance path 23. The pinch roller 62 is pressed against the roller surface of the transport roller 61 by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring. A discharge roller pair 66 including a discharge roller 64 and a spur 65 is provided downstream of the recording direction 24 in the transport path 23 in the transport direction 16. The spur 65 is pressed against the roller surface of the discharge roller 64 by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring.

  The transport roller 61 and the discharge roller 64 are rotated by a driving force transmitted from a transport motor (not shown). The conveyance roller 61 and the discharge roller 64 to which the driving force is transmitted convey the recording paper 15 in the conveyance direction 16 while sandwiching the recording paper 15 between the pinch roller 62 and the spur 65.

[Recording unit 24]
As shown in FIG. 10, the recording unit 24 is disposed on the upper side of the conveyance path 23. The recording unit 24 includes a recording head 37 provided at a position that can face the conveyance path 23, and a carriage 38 on which the recording head 37 is mounted. The recording head 37 is formed with a plurality of nozzles 36 for discharging ink supplied from an ink cartridge (not shown) toward the transport path 23. The carriage 38 is configured to reciprocate in the left-right direction 9. While the carriage 38 is reciprocated in the left-right direction 9, ink droplets are ejected from the nozzles 36 toward the recording paper 15 transported along the transport path 23. As a result, an image is recorded on the recording paper 15.

  In the present embodiment, the method in which the recording unit 24 records an image on the recording paper 15 is an ink jet recording method, but the method in which the recording unit 24 records an image on the recording paper 15 is not limited to the ink jet recording method. For example, an electrophotographic method may be used.

[Sheet receiving device 19]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sheet receiver 19 includes a paper feed tray 20 and a paper discharge tray 21.

[Paper Tray 20]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the paper feed tray 20 includes a first tray 72 and a second tray 73. The first tray 72 includes a bottom plate 74, a pair of side plates 75 erected upward from the left and right ends of the bottom plate 74, and a convex portion 76 erected upward from the rear end of the bottom plate 74.

  The second tray 73 is arranged in a state of being superimposed on the upper side of the first tray 72. The second tray 73 includes a bottom plate 77, a pair of side plates 78 erected upward from the left and right ends of the bottom plate 74, and a front plate 79 erected upward from the front end of the bottom plate 74. The pair of side plates 78 of the second tray 73 are adjacent to the inside of the pair of side plates 75 of the first tray 72 in the left-right direction 9. Further, the pair of side plates 75 of the first tray 72 has a pair of side plates 78 so as to permit movement in the front-rear direction 8 while restricting movement of the pair of side plates 78 of the second tray 73 in the left-right direction 9. An engaging portion (not shown) is provided to be engaged with the upper end portion. As a result, the second tray 73 is slid in the front-rear direction 8 with respect to the first tray 72. That is, the second tray 73 can be drawn forward with respect to the first tray 72 and can be pushed backward.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the second tray 73 is pushed into the first tray 72, the recording paper 15 fed to the transport path 23 is positioned above the bottom plate 75 of the first tray 72. It is placed on the bottom plate 77 of the second tray 73 superimposed and a part (rear end portion) of the bottom plate 74 of the first tray 72 not superimposed on the second tray 73. That is, at this time, the recording paper 15 fed to the transport path 23 is stored in the first tray 72.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the second tray 73 is pulled out with respect to the first tray 72, the recording paper 15 fed to the transport path 23 is the bottom plate 74 of the first tray 72. It is placed on most of the front end portion and the bottom plate 77 of the second tray 73. That is, at this time, the recording paper 15 fed to the transport path 23 is accommodated in both the first tray 72 and the second tray 73. In other words, the second tray 73 accommodates the recording paper 15 together with the first tray 72 while being pulled out from the first tray 72.

[Paper Tray 21]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the paper discharge tray 21 includes a first receiving member 81, a second receiving member 82, and a connecting member 83.

[First receiving member 81]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first receiving member 81 has a rectangular shape that is longer in the left-right direction 9 than in the front-rear direction 8 and is resin-molded. The first receiving member 81 includes a main body plate 84 and a plurality of ribs 85 (an example of the support portion of the present invention) that are erected upward from the main body plate 84 and extend in the front-rear direction 8. The ribs 85 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction 9. The upper surface of each rib 85 supports the recording paper 15 discharged from the multifunction machine 10.

  The first receiving member 81 is formed with an accommodating portion 86 in which the connecting member 83 is accommodated. In the present embodiment, one accommodating portion 86 is provided on each of the right and left sides of the central portion of the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9 (an example of the width direction of the present invention). That is, two accommodating portions 86 are provided apart from each other in the left-right direction 9.

  Each accommodating portion 86 includes a main body plate 84 and two ribs 85. The connecting member 83 is accommodated in a space defined by the main body plate 84 and the two ribs 85 constituting the accommodating portion 86 and opened upward. That is, the main body plate 84 constituting each housing portion 86 is an example of the bottom portion of the present invention, and the two ribs 85 constituting each housing portion 86 are an example of the wall portion of the present invention.

  The rib 85 is provided on the right and left sides in the left-right direction 9 with respect to the low rib 85A (an example of the low wall portion of the present invention) provided in the center portion in the left-right direction 9 and the low rib 85A. It is comprised with the high rib 85B erected up to the upper side. That is, the standing tip of the low rib 85A is positioned closer to the main body plate 84 than the standing tip of the high rib 85B. In addition, the low rib 85A is provided between the two accommodating portions 86 in the left-right direction 9, in other words, on the left side of the right accommodating portion 86 and on the right side of the left accommodating portion 86. The rear end side of the low rib 85A is higher than the front end side. The recording paper 15 is discharged to the front side from the front end portion on the high rear end side. The front end portion restricts the recording paper 15 discharged to the first receiving member 81 from moving to the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rib 85 on the right side of the center and the rib 65 on the left side of the center among the plurality of ribs 85 are provided on the side surfaces of the ribs 85. And a push-in stopper 93 is formed. In the present embodiment, one drawer stopper 51 and one push-in stopper 93 are formed for each rib 85. The drawer stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 have a protruding shape having a taper inclined with respect to the front-rear direction 8. The drawer stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 include a front taper and a rear taper. The taper on the front side is inclined toward the outside in the left-right direction 9 as it goes backward, and the taper on the rear side is inclined toward the inside in the left-right direction 9 as it goes back. The drawer stopper 51 is formed near the rear end of the rib 85, and the push-in stopper 93 is formed near the front end of the rib 85 on which the drawer stopper 51 is formed. The drawer stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 are engaged with an elastic deformation portion 94 of the second receiving member 82 described later, thereby restricting the movement of the second receiving member 82 along the front-rear direction 8 with a predetermined force. Thereby, the second receiving member 82 is positioned with respect to the first receiving member 81.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first receiving member 81 is supported by the first tray 72 so as to be rotatable in the direction of an arrow 88. This will be described in detail below. A shaft 87 extending in the left-right direction 9 is provided at the rear end portion of the first receiving member 81, and the shaft 87 is inserted through an opening provided in the center portion in the front-rear direction 8 of the first tray 72. Yes. The lower surface of the main body plate 84 of the first receiving member 81 is supported by the side plate 75 of the first tray 72. As described above, the first receiving member 81 is engaged with the first tray 72 through the shaft 87 and the opening provided in the first tray 72.

[Second receiving member 82]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second receiving member 82 has a rectangular shape that is longer in the left-right direction 9 than in the front-rear direction 8, and is resin-molded, like the first receiving member 81. is there. The second receiving member 82 is disposed on the upper side of the first receiving member 81 and is supported by the first receiving member 81. As shown in FIG. 5, the second receiving member 82 includes a main body plate 89 and a plurality of ribs 90 that are provided to stand downward from the main body plate 89 and extend in the front-rear direction 8. The plurality of ribs 90 extend toward the main body plate 84 of the first receiving member 81. 7B and 9B, among the plurality of ribs 90, a rib 90A provided at a position facing the accommodating portion 86 of the first receiving member 81 in the vertical direction 7. Extends toward the portion of the main body plate 84 constituting the housing portion 86.

  The plurality of ribs 90 are positioned between the plurality of ribs 85 of the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9, and can contact the ribs 85. Therefore, the rib 90 can slide in the front-rear direction 8 between the two ribs 85. Thus, the second receiving member 82 is slidable while being guided in the front-rear direction 8 with respect to the first receiving member 81. In the present embodiment, the second receiving member 82 can be drawn forward with respect to the first receiving member 81 from the front end portion of the first receiving member 81, that is, the end portion on the downstream side in the discharge direction of the recording paper 15. And it can be pushed backwards. The second receiving member 82 is arranged with a backlash that is slidable with respect to the first receiving member 81. If the second receiving member 82 moves in the left-right direction 9 beyond the backlash, the rib 85 and the rib 90 Abut. However, it goes without saying that the second receiving member 82 always abuts against the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9.

  Here, when the second receiving member 82 is pushed into the first receiving member 81, the second receiving member 82 is located at the first position shown in FIG. 2, and the second receiving member 82 is the first receiving member. When pulled out from 81, the second receiving member 82 is located at the second position shown in FIG. That is, the second receiving member 82 is movable to the first position with respect to the first receiving member 81 and the second position drawn forward from the first position (an example of the drawing direction of the present invention). is there. In the following description, the direction from the rear side to the front side is also referred to as the drawing direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position, the second receiving member 82 is superimposed on the upper side of the first receiving member 81. Thereby, when the second receiving member 82 is in the first position, the recording paper 15 discharged from the multifunction machine 10 is supported on the upper surface of the main body plate 89 of the second receiving member 82. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position, the second receiving member 82 is positioned in front of the first receiving member 81. As a result, the recording paper 15 discharged from the multifunction machine 10 is placed on the upper surface of each rib 85 of the first receiving member 81 and the upper surface of the main body plate 89 of the second receiving member 82. That is, the second receiving member 82 supports the recording paper 15 together with the first receiving member 81 in the second position.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an inclined portion 91 that is inclined forward and downward is formed at the rear end portion of the second receiving member 82, that is, the upstream end portion in the drawing direction. In the left-right direction 9, a plurality of inclined portions 91 are formed via slits 92 extending forward from the rear end of the second receiving member 82. That is, slits 92 are formed between the inclined portions 91 in the left-right direction 9. Each slit 92 is formed at the same position as the front end of the rib 85 of the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9 when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position. The slit 92 is also formed at the same position in a left-right direction 9 with a pair of standing portions 96 of a connecting member 83 described later. That is, the inclined portion 91 is provided between the two ribs 85 and between the two standing portions 96.

  Further, the rear end of the inclined portion 91 is a position lower than the highest position in the vertical direction 9 of each rib 85 and the standing portion 96. On the other hand, the front end of the inclined portion 91 is a position higher than the highest position in the vertical direction 9 of each rib 85 and the standing portion 96. That is, the inclined portion 91 is positioned below the upper ends of the ribs 85 and the standing portions 96 on the upstream side in the pulling direction, and above the upper ends of the ribs 85 and the standing portions 96 on the downstream side in the pulling direction. Located in. As described above, the rib 92 and the standing portion 96 are in the slit 92. In other words, the inclined portion 91 is in a state of entering between each rib 85 and the standing portion 96.

  As shown in FIG. 4, elastic deformation occurs at a position in the vicinity of the rear end of the second receiving member 82 and facing the rib 85 on which the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 of the first receiving member 81 are formed. Thus, an elastically deformable portion 94 that can be engaged with the drawer stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 is provided. The elastic deformation portion 94 extends from the front end of the second receiving member 82 to the rear side, and the front end protrudes toward the center side in the left-right direction 9. Therefore, the elastic deformation portion 94 can be elastically deformed so that the tip side moves outward in the left-right direction 9. The elastic deformation portion 94 is engaged with and disengaged from the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 by being elastically deformed by being pushed by the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93.

  When the second receiving member 82 moves from the second position toward the first position and approaches the vicinity of the first position, the elastic deformation portion 94 comes into contact with the pull-out stopper 51 from the front side and elastically deforms. Thereby, the drawer stopper 51 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are engaged. On the other hand, when the second receiving member 82 moves from the first position toward the second position, the elastic deformation portion 94 is detached from the drawer stopper 51 by elastically deforming in accordance with the contact with the drawer stopper 51. Then, when the second receiving member 82 approaches the vicinity of the second position, the elastic deformation portion 94 comes into contact with the push-in stopper 93 from the rear side and elastically deforms. Thereby, the press-in stopper 93 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are engaged. When the second receiving member 82 moves from the second position toward the first position, the elastic deformation portion 94 is detached from the press-in stopper 93 by elastic deformation.

  Detachment and engagement of the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are as follows. When the second receiving member 82 moves to the rear side with respect to the first receiving member 81, the front end of the elastically deforming portion 94 is located on the outer side in the left-right direction 9 by contacting with the front taper of the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93. It is deformed toward At this time, the user needs a predetermined force or more in order to release the restriction by the respective stoppers 51 and 93. When the front taper is exceeded, the elastic tape returns from the elastic deformation while coming into contact with the rear taper, and the engagement or disengagement is completed. At this time, the user is given a click feeling. Further, when the second receiving member 82 moves to the front side with respect to the first receiving member 81, the tip of the elastically deforming portion 94 is moved in the left-right direction by coming into contact with the rear taper of the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93. 9 Deformed toward the outside. At this time, the user needs a predetermined force or more in order to release the restriction by the respective stoppers 51 and 93. When the rear taper is exceeded, the elastic tape returns from the elastic deformation while coming into contact with the front taper, and the engagement or disengagement is completed. At this time, the user is given a click feeling.

  As described above, the pull-out stopper 51 of the first receiving member 81 can be engaged with and disengaged from the second receiving member 82 in the first position by elastic deformation, and the push-in stopper 93 of the first receiving member 81 is in the second position in the second position. The receiving member 82 can be engaged and disengaged by elastic deformation. In the present embodiment, the first receiving member 81 is provided with a stopper and the second receiving member 82 is provided with an elastic deformation portion 94. However, the second receiving member 82 is provided with a stopper, and the first receiving member is provided with a stopper. 81 may be provided with an elastic deformation portion 94.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second receiving member 82 is supported on the second tray 73 from below. Specifically, the front end portion 68 of the second receiving member 82 is supported by the front plate 79 of the second tray 73. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, holes 60 are provided on the lower surface sides of the left and right end portions of the front end portion of the second receiving member 82. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a protrusion 52 is provided at a position facing the hole 60 in the front plate 79 of the second tray 73. In a state where the second receiving member 82 is supported by the second tray 73, the protrusion 52 is engaged with the hole 60. That is, the second receiving member 82 is engaged with the second tray 73. Thereby, when the second tray 73 is slid with respect to the first tray 72, the second receiving member 82 slides with respect to the first receiving member 81.

[Connection member 83]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting member 83 is erected upward from the left and right ends of the bottom plate portion 95 and the bottom plate portion 95 (an example of the erection direction of the present invention) and the front-rear direction 8 (this A pair of upright portions 96 extending in one example of the extending direction of the invention. Since the two standing portions 96 are provided apart from each other in the left-right direction 9, this is an example of the extending portion of the present invention. The connecting member 83 is resin-molded.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 9, the connecting member 83 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 86 of the first receiving member 81. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7B, 9 </ b> A, and 9 </ b> B, the bottom plate portion 95 is supported by the main body plate 84 of the first receiving member 81. The connecting member 83 is formed so as to be fitted into the accommodating portion 86 formed in the first receiving member 81. The connecting member 83 is open at the top. In the present embodiment, one connection member 83 is disposed on the left side of the center, and one connection member 83 is disposed on the right side of the center. In the second receiving member 82, a hole for a user to hold is formed on the front side of the right connecting member 83. Therefore, the right connecting member 83 is shorter in the front-rear direction 8 than the left connecting member 83.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the right standing portion 96 can come into contact with the right rib 85 on the left side of the right rib 85 among the two ribs 85 constituting the housing portion 86. Are arranged. The left standing portion 96 is disposed on the right side of the left rib 85 among the two ribs 85 constituting the housing portion 86 so as to be able to contact the left rib 85. Further, the rib 85 has a flange so as to come into contact with the upper end side of the standing portion 96 from above.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, two ribs 90 </ b> A of the second receiving member 82 extend from the upper side of the connecting member 83 toward the bottom plate portion 95 inside the pair of standing portions 96. ing. Of the two ribs 90A, the right rib 90A is provided with a plurality of protrusions 53 that protrude toward the left side of the right standing portion 96 along the front-rear direction 8. The protrusion 53 is disposed so as to be able to contact the right standing portion 96. Further, a plurality of protrusions 54 are provided along the front-rear direction 8 on the left rib 90 </ b> A of the two ribs 90 </ b> A so as to protrude toward the right side of the left standing portion 96. The protrusion 54 is disposed so as to be able to contact the left standing portion 96. Furthermore, the rib 90 </ b> A of the second receiving member 82 is disposed so as to be able to contact the bottom plate portion 95 of the connecting member 83 from above.

  As described above, each standing portion 96 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the rib 85 of the first receiving member 81 and the rib 90 of the second receiving member 82 in the left-right direction 9. Thereby, the connection member 83 is restricted from moving in the left-right direction 9. In addition, from the above, the bottom plate portion 95 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the main body plate 84 of the first receiving member 81 and the rib 90 of the second receiving member 82 in the vertical direction 7. Thereby, the connection member 83 is restricted from moving in the vertical direction 7. On the other hand, the connecting member 83 includes the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member except for an engaged portion 99 (see FIG. 5) of the first receiving member 81 and a front end portion 68 of the second receiving member 82 described later. The movement in the front-rear direction 8 is not restricted by 82.

  As described above, the connecting member 83 is connected to the first receiving member 81 so as to be slidable along the pulling direction, and is connected to the second receiving member 82 so as to be slidable along the pulling direction. . Note that the connecting member 83 is arranged with a backlash that is slidable with respect to the first receiving member 81, and abuts against the rib 85 if the connecting member 83 moves in the left-right direction 9 beyond the backlash. Further, the connecting member 83 is arranged with a backlash so as to be slidable with respect to the second receiving member 82, and if there is a movement in the left-right direction 9 beyond the backlash, the protrusions 53, 54 of the rib 90 </ b> A and Abut. Of course, the connecting member 83 may always contact the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9, and the connecting member 83 may always contact the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 13, and 15, a first engagement portion 97 is provided in the vicinity of the front end (an example of the first end of the present invention) of the bottom plate portion 95 of the connecting member 83. . The first engaging portion 97 includes an opening 100 formed in the bottom plate portion 95 and a protrusion 101 that protrudes upward from the front edge of the opening 100.

  A second engagement portion 98 is provided in the vicinity of the rear end (an example of the second end of the present invention) that is upstream of the front end of the bottom plate portion 95 in the drawing direction. The positions of the first engaging portion 97 and the second engaging portion 98 in the left-right direction 9 are the same position. The second engagement portion 98 includes an opening 104 formed in the bottom plate portion 95 and a protrusion 105 protruding downward from the rear edge of the opening 104.

  On the other hand, a first engaged portion 106 is provided at a position facing the first engaging portion 97 of the main body plate 89 of the second receiving member 82 when the second receiving member 82 is in the second position. . The first engaged portion 106 protrudes downward from the main body plate 89 and has a long rib shape along the left-right direction 9. A second engaged portion 99 is provided at a position facing the second engaging portion 98 in the main body plate 84 of the first receiving member 81. The second engaged portion 99 includes an opening 102 formed in the main body plate 95 and a projection 103 protruding upward from the front edge of the opening 102.

  A first contact portion 107 that can contact the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 is formed near the rear end of the first receiving member 81. The first contact portion 107 is provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the rib 85B, and has a wall shape so as to narrow the interval in the left-right direction 9 between the two ribs 85B. Further, a second contact portion 108 that can contact the front end 112 of the connecting member 83 is formed in the vicinity of the front end 111 of the second receiving member 82. The second contact portion 108 is provided on the rear side surface of the front end portion 68 of the second receiving member 82 and has a rib shape.

  When the connecting member 83 moves forward, the protrusion 103 enters the opening 104 of the second engagement portion 98, and the protrusion 105 contacts the protrusion 103, so that the connection member 83 moves further forward. Movement is restricted. Further, when the connecting member 83 moves rearward, the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 comes into contact with the first contact portion 107, so that further rearward movement is restricted.

  As described above, the connecting member 83 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 86. That is, the connecting member 83 is connected to the first receiving member 81 at the center side of the end portion of the first receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9 and is more than the end portion of the second receiving member 81 in the left-right direction 9. The second receiving member 82 is connected to the center side.

[Sliding operation of second receiving member 82 and connecting member 83 with respect to first receiving member 81]
Hereinafter, the sliding operation of the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83 with respect to the first receiving member 81 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11 to 13, in a state where the second receiving member 82 is pushed into the first receiving member 81, that is, in a state where the second receiving member 82 is located at the first position, the connecting member 83. The front end 112 of the first receiving member 81 is located on the rear side of the front end 110 of the first receiving member 81 and the front end 111 of the second receiving member 82, and the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 is the rear end 113 of the first receiving member 81 and the first end of the first receiving member 81. The two receiving members 82 are positioned in front of the rear end 114. In other words, in a state where the second receiving member 82 is located at the first position, the connecting member 83 is located within a range where the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 overlap in the front-rear direction 8.

  In the above state, the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 is in contact with the first contact portion 107. As a result, the connecting member 83 is restricted from moving rearward as compared to the current state. Further, the pull-out stopper 51 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are engaged, and the forward movement is restricted by a predetermined force.

  In the above state, when the user grasps the front end portion 68 of the second receiving member 82 and the front plate 79 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the second tray 73 and pulls it out to the front side, the second receiving member 82 Since the second tray 73 is engaged, the second receiving member 82 moves as the second tray 73 moves. When the second receiving member 82 is slid forward with respect to the first receiving member 81, that is, toward the second position, the drawer stopper 51 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are separated from each other, and only the second receiving member 82 is Move forward first. When the second receiving member 82 further moves forward, the first engaged portion 106 of the second receiving member 82 comes into contact with the protrusion 101 of the first engaging portion 97 of the connecting member 83 and then the first engaged portion. The joining portion 106 pushes the projection 101 of the first engagement portion 97 of the connecting member 83 forward from the rear side. Thereby, the connecting member 83 is slid forward together with the second receiving member 82.

  When the protrusion 105 of the second engaging portion 98 of the connecting member 83 that is slid to the front side comes into contact with the protrusion 103 of the first receiving member 81, the sliding of the connecting member 83 to the front side is stopped, At the same time, sliding of the second receiving member 82 to the front side is stopped. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3, 14, and 15, the second receiving member 82 is pulled out with respect to the first receiving member 81 and is located at the second position. The pushing stopper 93 (see FIG. 4) and the elastic deformation portion 94 start to be engaged before the sliding is stopped. In the state where the sliding is stopped, the pushing stopper 93 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are Engagement is complete.

  In a state where the second receiving member 82 is positioned at the second position, the front end 112 of the connecting member 83 is positioned in front of the front end 110 of the first receiving member 81 and the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 is the second end. It is located on the rear side of the rear end 114 of the receiving member 82. In other words, in a state in which the second receiving member 82 is located at the second position, the length in which the first receiving member 81 and the connecting member 83 overlap in the front-rear direction 8 and the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member in the front-rear direction 8. The length that 83 overlaps is longer than the length that the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 overlap in the front-rear direction 8.

  In the above state, when the user grips and pushes the front end side 68 of the second receiving member 82 and the front plate 79 of the second tray 73 to the rear side, the second receiving member 82 engages with the second tray 73. Therefore, the second receiving member 82 moves as the second tray 73 moves. When the second receiving member 82 is slid rearward relative to the first receiving member 81, that is, toward the first position, the press-in stopper 93 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are separated from each other, and only the second receiving member 82 is provided. Moves relative to the first receiving member 81. Until the second contact portion 108 of the second receiving member contacts the front end 112 of the connecting member 83, only the second receiving member 82 is slid, and the connecting member 83 is not slid. When the second contact portion 108 of the second receiving member 62 comes into contact with the front end 112 of the connecting member 83, the connecting member 83 is pushed by the second contact portion 108 together with the second receiving member 62 in the first position. Is slid toward. Accordingly, the second engaging portion 98 of the connecting member 83 is separated from the protrusion 103 of the engaged portion 99 of the first receiving member 81. Thereafter, when the rear end 113 of the connecting member 83 comes into contact with the first contact portion 107, the movement of the connecting member 83 is restrained, and thereby the movement of the second receiving member 82 is also restrained. At this time, the second receiving member 82 is pushed into the first receiving member 81 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 11 to 13 and is located at the first position. At this time, before the sliding is stopped, the pull-out stopper 51 and the elastic deformation portion 94 start to be engaged. In the state where the sliding is stopped, the push-in stopper 93 and the elastic deformation portion 94 are engaged. Has been completed. While the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83 move, the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83 are guided in the direction along the front-rear direction 8 by the ribs 85 of the first receiving member 81.

  Note that when the second receiving member 82 in the first position is pulled out, the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83 first move together, and the protrusion 105 of the second engaging portion 98 and the second engaged portion are moved. Only the second receiving member 82 may slide and move relative to the first receiving member 81 after the protrusion 103 of the portion 99 comes into contact with the movement and is stopped. Further, when the second receiving member 82 in the second position is pushed in, the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83 first move together, and the rear end 109 of the connecting member 83 contacts the first contact portion 107. After the contact and the movement are stopped, only the second receiving member 82 may slide and move relative to the first receiving member 81. The sliding state during the movement includes the friction coefficient and force applied between the first receiving member 81 and the connecting member 83, and the friction coefficient and force applied between the second receiving member 82 and the connecting member 83. It changes depending on how it is applied.

[Effect of the embodiment]
According to the present embodiment, since the second receiving member 82 is located at the second position, even if the range in which the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 overlap in the pulling direction is shortened, the second receiving member 82 is shortened. The overlapping range is reinforced by the connecting member 83. More specifically, by providing the connecting member 83, the range in which the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 overlap in the pulling direction, the range in which the first receiving member 81 and the connecting member 83 overlap, and the second receiving portion. The length of the member 82 and the connecting member 83 can be made apparently long until they overlap each other. Thereby, the rigidity of the 1st receiving member 81 and the 2nd receiving member 82 can be maintained highly.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the accommodating portion 86 is provided at a location other than between the plurality of ribs 85 in the first receiving member 81, the first receiving member 81 is large in size by the amount of the accommodating portion 86 disposed. There is a risk of becoming. However, according to the present embodiment, a space necessary for arranging the plurality of ribs 85 and a space necessary for arranging the accommodating portion 86 can be shared. Can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the main body plate 84 of the accommodating portion 86 and the bottom plate portion 95 of the connecting member 83 are in contact with each other, and the rib 85 of the accommodating portion 86 and the standing portion 96 of the connecting member 83 are the same. Standing and extending in the direction. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the rib 90 of the second receiving member 82 can be extended toward the first receiving member 81 without being obstructed by the connecting member 83. As a result, the rigidity of the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 can be increased.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the low rib 85A at the center in the left-right direction 9 is lower than the standing tips of the high ribs 85B at both ends in the left-right direction 9. As a result, the recording paper 15 discharged to the upper surface of the rib 85 is curved in the left-right direction 9 and has high rigidity. As a result, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to make the recording paper 15 less likely to be bent when ejected.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the recording paper 15 is discharged along the inclined portion 91, the possibility that the recording paper 15 enters between the standing portions 96 can be reduced. Moreover, according to this embodiment, the inclined part 91 can be arrange | positioned in the position where the connection member 83 exists in the left-right direction 9. Therefore, even in the configuration in which the connecting member 83 exists, the range in which the inclined portion 91 is arranged in the left-right direction 9 can be increased.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the positioning between the first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 can be performed by the drawer stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 without using the connecting member 83.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, by pulling out the second tray 73 with respect to the first tray 72, the second receiving member 82 can be pulled out with respect to the first receiving member 81, and the second tray 73 is The second receiving member 82 can be pushed into the first receiving member 81 by being pushed into the one tray 72.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the second receiving member 82 slides in the front-rear direction 8 with respect to the first receiving member 81, but the first receiving member 81 slides in the front-rear direction 8 with respect to the second receiving member 82. May be. That is, the second receiving member 82 may be an example of the first receiving member of the present invention, and the first receiving member 81 may be an example of the second receiving member of the present invention.

  Further, although the connecting member 83 is disposed on the inner side of the left and right ends of the first receiving member 81, the connecting member 83 may be disposed on the left and right ends or may not be configured to be accommodated in the accommodating portion 86.

  Further, the second receiving member 82 in the first position is provided so as to completely overlap the first receiving member 81. However, if the second receiving member 82 is in a state of being positioned rearward from the pulled-out state. The first receiving member 81 may not completely overlap.

  The first receiving member 81 and the second receiving member 82 are attached to the upper side of the paper feed tray 20, but are separated from the paper feed tray 20 by being attached to the multifunction machine 10. Of course it is good. In addition, the second receiving member 82 is positioned with respect to the first receiving member 81 by the engagement of the pull-out stopper 51 and the push-in stopper 93 and the elastically deforming portion 94, but another method may be used. For example, the second receiving member 82 is engaged with the second tray 73, and the first receiving member 81 is engaged with the first tray 72, and the second tray with respect to the first tray 72. If the configuration for positioning 73 is provided, the second receiving member 82 can be positioned with respect to the first receiving member 81 via the first tray 72 and the second tray 73.

7: Up and down direction 8 ... Back and forth direction 9 ... Left and right direction 10 ... Multifunction machine 15 ... Recording paper 19 ... Sheet receiving device 81 ... First receiving member 82 ... First 2 receiving member 83 ... connecting member

Claims (10)

A first receiving member for supporting a sheet discharged from the apparatus;
It is movable to a first position with respect to the first receiving member and a second position pulled out in a pulling direction from the first position, and supports the sheet together with the first receiving member at the second position. A second receiving member,
A first end and a second end upstream of the first end in the pull-out direction, and is slidably connected to the first receiving member along the pull-out direction; and A connecting member that is slidably connected to the receiving member along the pulling direction.
In the state where the second receiving member is located at the second position, the first end of the connecting member is located on the downstream side in the pulling direction from the downstream end in the pulling direction of the first receiving member, And the said 2nd end of the said connection member is located in the upstream of the said drawing direction from the upstream end of the said 2nd receiving member in the said drawing direction,
In the state where the second receiving member is located at the first position, the first end of the connecting member is more in the drawing direction than the downstream ends of the first receiving member and the second receiving member in the drawing direction. The sheet receiver is located on the upstream side, and the second end of the connecting member is located on the downstream side in the pulling direction from the upstream end in the pulling direction of the first receiving member and the second receiving member. apparatus. The first receiving member has a support portion for supporting the sheet,
The sheet receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support portion includes a storage portion that stores the coupling member. The accommodating portion has a bottom portion, and a wall portion standing from the bottom portion and extending along the pulling direction,
The connecting member is erected and extended from the bottom plate in contact with a surface of the bottom on the wall side, and the wall is erected and extended from the bottom plate in the same direction as the wall portion. And a standing portion that abuts
The sheet receiving device according to claim 2, wherein the second receiving member has a rib extending toward the bottom and extending along the pulling direction. The accommodating portion is provided in two spaced apart in the width direction orthogonal to the pulling direction,
The said support part is extended along the said drawer | drawing-out direction between two said accommodating parts, and has the low wall part located in the said bottom part side rather than the standing standing front-end | tip of the said wall part. The sheet receiving apparatus described in 1.   The connecting member is connected to the first receiving member at a center side of the end portion of the first receiving member in the width direction orthogonal to the pulling direction, and the end of the second receiving member in the width direction. The sheet receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the sheet receiving apparatus is connected to the second receiving member closer to the center than the portion. The second receiving member is pulled out and pushed into the first receiving member from the downstream end of the first receiving member in the sheet discharge direction.
The second receiving member is disposed on the upper side of the first receiving member,
The connecting member has two extending portions that are spaced apart in the width direction orthogonal to the pulling direction and extend along the pulling direction.
The second receiving member has an inclined portion that is inclined upward toward the downstream side in the pulling direction between the two extending portions in the upstream end portion in the pulling direction,
6. The inclined portion according to claim 1, wherein the inclined portion is positioned below the upper end of the extending portion on the upstream side in the pulling direction, and is positioned above the upper end of the extending portion on the downstream side in the pulling direction. The sheet receiving apparatus according to any one of the above.   The sheet receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first receiving member has a pull-out stopper that can be engaged and disengaged with the second receiving member in the first position by elastic deformation.   The sheet receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first receiving member has a push-in stopper that can be engaged with and disengaged from the second receiving member in the second position by elastic deformation. A first tray for storing sheets fed to the apparatus;
A second tray that can be pulled out and pushed into the first tray and that accommodates the sheet together with the first tray in a state of being pulled out from the first tray;
The first receiving member is engaged with the first tray;
The sheet receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second receiving member is engaged with the second tray. A first receiving member for supporting a sheet discharged from the apparatus;
It is movable to a first position with respect to the first receiving member and a second position pulled out in a pulling direction from the first position, and supports the sheet together with the first receiving member at the second position. A second receiving member,
A first end and a second end upstream of the first end in the pull-out direction, and is slidably connected to the first receiving member along the pull-out direction; and A connecting member that is slidably connected to the receiving member along the pulling direction.
In a state where the second receiving member is located at the second position, a length in which the first receiving member and the connecting member overlap in the pulling direction, and the second receiving member and the connecting member in the pulling direction Is longer than the length where the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap in the pull-out direction,
In a state where the second receiving member is located at the first position, the connecting member is a sheet receiving device located within a range where the first receiving member and the second receiving member overlap in the pulling direction.

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