JP6312042B2 - Image forming apparatus, binding apparatus, and binding member collection container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a binding apparatus, and a binding member collection container .

  In Patent Document 1, a staple processing unit that drives staples onto a plurality of aligned sheets and presses and holds the staples, a staple recovery member that recovers staples that are blanked by the staple processing unit, and a staple recovery member There is described an invalid needle collecting apparatus comprising magnetic field generating means for magnetically attaching the collected staples.

  In Patent Document 2, staple processing means for driving staples into a plurality of aligned sheet members and pressing and holding the staples, and magnetic field generation means for magnetically attaching staples blanked by the staple processing means are provided. An invalid needle collection device is provided that is characterized by comprising.

  In Patent Document 3, in a sheet processing apparatus including a binding unit that performs binding processing with a binding needle on a sheet stacked on a sheet stacking unit at a predetermined stapling position, the binding unit includes a cartridge that stores the binding needle. A striking portion that ejects the binding needles stored in the cartridge one by one, and a bending portion that is provided to face the striking portion and that bends the binding needles that are ejected from the striking portion. The cartridge is provided so as to be positioned vertically below the bent portion, and guides an empty punch that has not been subjected to the binding process by the binding means to the outside of the binding means. The sheet processing apparatus is characterized in that a sliding surface inclined downward toward the outside of the binding means is provided on the upper surface of the cartridge.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-040647 JP 05-038888 A JP 2006-297709 A

It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus, a binding apparatus, and a binding member collection container that can collect a binding member discharged from the binding apparatus into a collection container.

The invention according to claim 1, comprising a moving unit to move to the binding position for binding the recording medium receiving position for receiving a recording medium, and a binding device for binding the recording medium at the binding position, toward upward in the gravity direction It has an opening, before Symbol binding members discharged from the stapling device, anda collection container that is recovered so as to fall through the opening, the projection plane to the horizontal plane of the opening of the mobile portion look including a projection plane of the horizontal surface, the side wall portion of the collecting container disposed at the edge of the opening, at least a portion of the upper end, is an image forming apparatus on the upper side in the gravity direction than the movable portion .
According to the second aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the upper end of the side wall of the collection container located at the edge of the opening is positioned above the moving part moved to the receiving position in the gravity direction. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is located above the moving unit moved to the closed position in a gravitational direction.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the binding device further includes a binding device body, and at least a part of the side wall portion of the collection container inserts a recording medium between the moving unit and the binding device body. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a height of a side on which the recording medium is inserted is lower than a side opposite to the side on which the recording medium is inserted.
The present invention according to claim 4 further includes a sealing member that seals at least a part of a gap formed between the collection container and the exterior member of the image forming apparatus. It is arranged so as to straddle a portion having a high side wall portion and a portion having a low side wall portion height so as to protrude from a portion having a high side wall portion height to a portion having a low side wall portion height. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3.
The present invention according to claim 5 further includes a sealing member that includes a plurality of exterior members having joint portions at positions facing the recovery container, and seals at least a part of the joint portions. Any one of the image forming apparatuses.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the collection container is detachable from the image forming apparatus, and the collection container is moved so that a direction in which the collection container is removed from the image forming apparatus is substantially horizontal. the image forming apparatus according to any claims 1 to 5 further comprising a collecting container guide portion for guiding the.

The present invention according to claim 7 is the image forming apparatus according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein a part of the exterior member protrudes into the collection container.

The present invention according to claim 8 further includes a binding member guide portion that is attached to the exterior member of the image forming apparatus at one end and guides the binding member from the exterior portion side into the collection container. 4. The image forming apparatus according to any one of items 3 to 3 .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing part that opens and closes so as to move between a position that covers the binding apparatus and a position that opens at least a part of the binding apparatus, and the opening / closing part opens the binding apparatus. and inhibiting means for inhibiting the drive of the binding device when in position for an image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 further comprising a.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the ninth aspect , the prohibiting unit is attached to the collection container.

The present invention according to claim 11, wherein the binding device is at least partially an image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is supported on the collection container.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the image forming apparatus further includes a discharge unit from which the recording medium on which the image is formed is discharged, and the binding device can be operated from the same side as the side from which the operator takes out the recording medium. the image forming apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 11 is disposed at a position.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the binding device further includes an operation unit used for operation, and the binding device is mutually connected to the operation unit with respect to a central portion of the image forming apparatus main body as viewed from the side operated by the operator. the image forming apparatus disposed with that claims 1 to 12, wherein any one so that it can be operated from the opposite side a position.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a binding device that includes a moving unit that moves between a receiving position for receiving a recording medium and a binding position for binding the recording medium, and that binds the recording medium at the binding position, and is located above the gravitational direction. has an opening towards, discharged binding member has a recovered Ru collection container to drop through the opening, the projection surface of the projection plane to the horizontal plane of the opening to the horizontal plane of the mobile unit The side wall portion of the collection container located at the edge of the opening is a binding device in which at least a part of the upper end portion is located above the moving portion in the gravity direction .

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a binding member collecting container in which an opening is formed upward in the direction of gravity, and a moving unit that moves between a receiving position for receiving a recording medium and a binding position for binding the recording medium. wherein the at binding position is discharged from the binding device for binding the recording medium, a dropped binding member, and recovering through the opening, the projection plane to the horizontal plane of the opening projection plane to the horizontal plane of the mobile unit wherein, the side wall portion of the binding members collecting container disposed at the edge of the opening, at least a portion of the upper end, a binding member collecting container positioned on the upper side in the gravity direction than the movable portion.

According to the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the binding member discharged from the binding device can be recovered in the recovery container.
According to this invention which concerns on Claim 5, it can prevent that a binding member diffuses from the junction part of a some exterior member.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the collection container can be removed while maintaining the same posture as when mounted on the image forming apparatus, and the binding member can be made difficult to diffuse from the collection container.

According to this invention which concerns on Claim 7 , the binding member which contacted the exterior member can be dropped in the inside of a collection container.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the binding member can be made difficult to diffuse from the space between the exterior member and the collection container.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an image forming apparatus capable of prohibiting the binding device from operating in a state where the opening / closing portion covering the binding device is open.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prohibit the binding device from operating in a state where the collection container is not attached.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prohibit the binding device from operating in a state where the collection container is not attached.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of the operation of binding the recording medium on which the image is formed.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the operability of the operation of binding the recording medium on which the image is formed can be improved.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, scattering of the binding member discharged from the binding device in the image forming apparatus main body can be suppressed.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, scattering of the binding member discharged from the binding device in the image forming apparatus main body can be suppressed.

1 is a front view of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the right side. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an exterior portion included in the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 shows the opening / closing part of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 (a) is a view showing the state where the opening / closing part is closed, and FIG. 4 (b) is the state where the opening / closing part is closed. It is a figure shown from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a binding device included in the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the binding apparatus shown in FIG. 6 from the front side. It is a figure which shows the binding member used for the binding apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 8A is a perspective view showing the collection container from the rear, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view showing the collection container from the front. The collection container of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which the binding apparatus shown in FIG. 5 was attached to the side plate member which the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 has from the right side. It is a figure which shows the state from which the collection | recovery container was further attached to the side plate member to which the binding apparatus shown in FIG. 9 was attached from the right side. It is a figure which shows the state from which the binding apparatus shown in FIG. 5 was attached to the side plate member from the front side, and is a figure which shows the AA line cross section in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship among an exterior part, a collection container, and a sealing member from the inside (left side) of the image forming apparatus. It is a figure explaining the projection surface to the horizontal surface of the open part of a collection container, and the projection surface to the horizontal surface of a binding apparatus, and positional relationship. It is a perspective view which shows the state which showed the 1st modification and the binding apparatus was attached to the side plate member and the collection container in the 1st modification. The 2nd modification is shown. It is a figure which shows the state by which the interlock was attached to the collection container in the 2nd modification from the front side. It is a figure which shows the 3rd modification and shows the guide part which a 3rd modification has from the front side. It is a figure which shows the guide part shown in FIG. 17 from the right side.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image forming apparatus 10 includes an image forming apparatus main body 100, and a document reading device 900 is mounted on the upper side of the image forming apparatus main body 100. Further, an operating device 920 is mounted on the left side of the center C as viewed from the front side (the paper surface side in FIG. 1) of the image forming apparatus main body 100 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Further, on the right side of the center C in the image forming apparatus main body 100, a stapler 200, a collection container 300, and a sealing member 380 are disposed. The sealing member 380 is shown only in FIG. 2 for convenience of illustration, and is not shown in FIG.

  Further, an electrical board 930 is mounted in the image forming apparatus main body 100. Further, in the image forming apparatus main body 100, an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium such as plain paper by an electrophotographic method or the like is disposed (not shown).

  The stapler 200 is used as a binding device that binds, for example, plain paper used as a recording medium. Details of the stapler 200 will be described later.

  The collection container 300 is used to collect the binding member 290 (see FIG. 7) discharged from the stapler 200. Details of the collection container 300 will be described later.

  If the binding member 290 is normally used for binding the recording medium or the like, the binding member 290 is attached to the recording medium. However, if the operation of binding the recording medium or the like is not normally completed, the binding member 290 may be ejected from the stapler 200 and not attached to the recording medium or the like. If the toner is not collected properly, the binding member 290 may be scattered in the image forming apparatus main body 100.

  The sealing member 380 is used to seal at least a part of a gap formed between the collection container 300 and an exterior part 110 described later. Details of the sealing member 380 will be described later.

  On the electrical board 930, a power source and a CPU used for controlling the image forming apparatus 10 are mounted. Further, the electrical board 930 is disposed below the stapler 200 in the direction of gravity. For this reason, if the binding member 290 discharged from the stapler 200 is scattered in the image forming apparatus main body 100, the scattered binding member 290 may fall and reach the electrical board 930, and the binding member 290 may be electrically connected. When reaching the board 930, there is a possibility of causing a short circuit between the electrical components mounted on the electrical board 930 by the binding member 290 made of metal.

  The operation device 920 includes an operation unit 922 such as a numeric keypad used for operation and a display unit 924 such as a liquid crystal display panel for displaying the state of the image forming apparatus 10. The operation device 920 can be operated from the front side of the image forming apparatus 10 and is arranged so that the display on the display unit 924 can be viewed from the front side of the image forming apparatus 10.

  The image forming apparatus main body 100 includes an exterior part 110 that forms an outer wall of the image forming apparatus 10 and a side plate member 180 (see, for example, FIG. 11) described later. In addition, the upper surface of the image forming apparatus main body 100 is used as a discharge unit 102 from which a recording medium on which an image is formed is discharged. The recording medium discharged to the discharge unit 102 can be taken out from the front side of the image forming apparatus 10 by the operator.

  The exterior part 110 has an opening / closing part 120. The exterior part 110 is configured by combining a plurality of members including the opening / closing part 120.

  An insertion hole 122 is formed in the opening / closing part 120. In the insertion hole 122, for example, when a plurality of recording media discharged to the discharge unit 102 are bound by the stapler 200, for example, the upper end portion on the left end side of the recording medium or the like in a state where a plurality of recording media are stacked is set by the operator. Inserted. The stapler 200 is not limited to a recording medium on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus 10 but can be used for binding a plurality of sheets in a stacked state.

  The insertion hole 122 has, for example, a shape in which the longitudinal direction is horizontally formed, and a horizontal recording medium or the like can be inserted from the front side of the image forming apparatus 10. As described above, the stapler 200 is disposed at a position where the operator can operate from the front side of the image forming apparatus 10 which is the side from which the operator takes out the recording medium from the discharge unit 102. Furthermore, the stapler 200 can be operated from a position opposite to the operating device 920 with respect to the center C of the image forming apparatus main body 100 as viewed from the front side, which is the side on which the operator operates the image forming apparatus 10. It is placed in a position where it can be done. For this reason, compared with the case where the stapler 200 is disposed on the same side as the operation device 920 with respect to the center C, the operation device 920 is less likely to interfere with the operation of binding the recording medium or the like.

  FIG. 3 shows a right side surface portion of the exterior part 110 that is a part of the exterior part 110. As shown in FIG. 3, the exterior part 110 includes the above-described opening / closing part 120, the first exterior member 130, and the second exterior member 140. Each of the opening / closing part 120, the first exterior member 130, and the second exterior member 140 is manufactured by molding a resin, for example. The first exterior member 130 is attached to the second exterior member 140 so as to fit, for example. In addition, the first exterior member 130 has a hinge part 132 and is attached to the hinge part 132 so that the opening / closing part 120 can rotate around the hinge part 132. The exterior portion 110 is configured by combining a plurality of members in the portions other than the right side surface portion as well as the right side surface portion.

  FIG. 4 illustrates the operation of the opening / closing unit 120. FIG. 4A shows a state where the opening / closing part 120 is closed from the front side. In this state, the stapler 200 is covered with the opening / closing part 120. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the opening / closing part 120 is opened from the front side. As shown in FIG. 4B, the first exterior member 130 has a notch 136 formed in the front side surface 133 and a through hole 134 formed in the front surface. When the operator opens the opening / closing part 120 so as to rotate around the hinge part 132 from the state shown in FIG. 4A, the front side surface of the stapler 200 is formed with an image via the notch 136. It becomes the state open | released with respect to the space outside the apparatus main body 100. FIG. The through hole 134 is formed at a position on the front side of a movable portion 272 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) of an interlock 270 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a protrusion 124 is formed inside the opening / closing part 120. The protrusion 124 is formed at a position that presses the movable portion 272 of the interlock 270 so as to pass through the through hole 134 when the opening / closing portion 120 is closed.

  The stapler 200 is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the stapler 200 has a stapler main body 210 and a movable portion 220, and these are attached to the attachment plate 280. A motor 212 used as a drive source for moving the movable portion 220 is mounted in the stapler main body 210. In addition, a replenishing portion 216 is attached at a position on the front side of the stapler main body 210 so as to be attached to and detached from the stapler 200. As a binding method, the stapler main body 210 may be movable, and the movable portion 220 in this embodiment may be fixed. Furthermore, both the stapler main body 210 and the movable portion 220 may be movable.

  The supply unit 216 is used to supply the binding member 290 (see FIG. 7). When the binding 280 in the stapler 200 is used up, the supply unit 216 is detached from the stapler main body 210 via the notch 136 with the opening / closing unit 120 opened, and the binding member is attached to the removed supply unit 216. 290 is replenished, and the stapling member can be replenished to the stapler 200 by attaching the replenishing portion 216 replenished with the binding member 290 to the stapler body 210 again.

  The movable part 220 is lifted from the receiving position for receiving the recording medium shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 by the drive transmitted from the motor 212, and ascends to the recording medium or the like existing at the binding position. A recording medium or the like is bound by bending one end and bending both ends of the binding member 290 in a further penetrating state.

  Further, the stapler 200 includes a detection unit 230 that detects the entry of paper. The detection unit 230 detects a sheet or the like by being pushed rearward by a leading end portion of a recording medium or the like inserted from the insertion hole 122 (see, for example, FIG. 1), and based on the detection of the sheet by the detection unit 230 Then, a control circuit (not shown) drives the motor 212, and the movable part 220 starts to move upward upon receiving the drive transmission from the motor 212.

  An interlock 270 is attached to the attachment plate 280 together with the stapler 200. The interlock 270 is used as a prohibiting means for prohibiting the driving of the stapler 200 when the opening / closing part 120 is opened, that is, when the opening / closing part 120 is located at a position where at least a part of the stapler 200 is opened. The interlock 270 has a movable portion 272. When the movable portion 272 is pushed rearward by the protrusion 124 (see FIG. 4B) by closing the opening / closing portion 120, the interlock 270 is connected to the motor 212. While permitting the supply of electric power, the supply of electric power to the motor 212 is cut off when the opening / closing part 120 is open. The mounting plate 280 is attached to a side plate member 180 (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, using, for example, a screw 282 or the like.

  FIG. 7 shows the binding member 290. As the binding member 290, for example, a rod-shaped metal bent into a U-shape can be used. When the binding members 290 are supplied to the replenishing unit 216 (see FIG. 5), a plurality of binding members 290 are attached to each other. The binding member 290 is often generally referred to as a stapler needle.

  FIG. 8 shows the collection container 300. The collection container 300 has an open portion 302 formed upward in the gravitational direction indicated by an arrow G in FIG. 8, and the open portion 302 is disposed below the stapler 200 in the gravitational direction (see, for example, FIG. 11). reference). The binding member 290 discharged from the stapler 200 and not attached to the recording medium or the like is collected in the collection container 300 by dropping through the opening 302.

  A sealing member 380 is attached to the right side surface 304 outside the collection container 300. The sealing member 380 is made of a material that can be deformed by being pressed. For example, urethane can be used.

  FIG. 9 shows a side plate member 180 and a state in which the stapler 200 is attached to the side plate member 180. The side plate member 180 is manufactured, for example, by forming a resin, and ribs 182 are formed on the surface so as to protrude inward. In FIG. 9, only some of the ribs 182 are shown for convenience of illustration, but the ribs 182 are formed over the entire surface of the side plate member 180.

  The rib 182 is formed to be perpendicular to the side plate member 180 and has a horizontal portion 184 that is a portion that is substantially horizontal. The horizontal portion 184 is used as a collection container guide for guiding the movement of the collection container 300 so that the direction in which the collection container 300 is taken out from the image forming apparatus main body 100 is substantially horizontal.

  A mounting plate 280 is fixed to the side plate member 180 using screws 282, and the stapler 200 and the interlock 270 are fixed to the side plate member 180 by fixing the mounting plate 280 to the side plate member 180. .

  L2 in FIG. 9 indicates the length of the movable portion 220 in the front-rear direction.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the collection container 300 is further attached to the side plate member 180 to which the stapler 200 is attached as shown in FIG. The collection container 300 is fixed to the side plate member 180 using screws 310. In a state where the collection container 300 is fixed to the side plate member 180, the sealing member 380 is arranged on the right side (the paper surface side in FIG. 10).

  When the recovery container 300 is fixed to the position shown in FIG. 10, the bottom surface of the recovery container 300 is placed on the horizontal part 184 of the rib 182, and the recovery container 300 is slid by the guidance of the horizontal part 184. The collection container 300 can be moved to the position shown in FIG. In order to remove the collection container 300 from the state shown in FIG. 10, after removing the screw 310, the collection container 300 is moved in a substantially horizontal direction so as to be slid by the guide of the horizontal portion 184 of the rib 182. Thus, the recovery container 300 can be removed while keeping the open portion 302 of the recovery container 300 substantially horizontal.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 10, when the length in the front-rear direction of the opening 302 of the collection container 300 is L1, the length L1 is the length in the front-rear direction of the movable part 220 from L2 (see FIG. 9) L2. Is also getting longer.

  In FIG. 11, the positional relationship among the side plate member 180, the stapler 200, and the exterior portion 110 is shown from the front side. As shown in FIG. 11, the sealing member 380 is in contact with the first exterior member 130 of the exterior part 110 in a state where the stapler 200 is fixed to the side plate member 180 and the exterior part 110 is attached. The sealing member 380 is deformed by being pressed by the first exterior portion 110 and seals a gap formed between the collection container 300 and the exterior portion 110.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the width in the left-right direction of the open portion 302 of the collection container 300 is W1, and the width in the left-right direction of the movable portion 220 is W2, the width W1 is longer than the width W2.

  FIG. 12 shows the positional relationship among the first exterior member 130, the second exterior member 140, the collection container 300, and the sealing member 380 from the inside (left side) of the image forming apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 12, the sealing member 380 is in contact with the second exterior member 140 of the exterior part 110. Here, the position where the sealing member 380 of the second exterior member 140 contacts is curved, and is particularly a position where a gap is easily formed between the second exterior member 140 and the collection container 300. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 12, the sealing member 380 may be larger than the size shown in FIG.

  Further, the sealing member 380 is also in contact with the first exterior member 130. And the sealing member 380 has sealed the junction part of the 1st exterior member 130 and the 2nd exterior member 140, and the clearance gap produced in the junction part of the 1st exterior member 130 and the 2nd exterior member 140 At this time, the binding member 290 not attached to the recording medium or the like is prevented from falling outside the apparatus from the gap.

  In FIG. 10, the movable portion 220 can be seen, but when the first exterior member 130 is attached, the convex region 131 (see FIG. 12) and the front side surface 133 provided on the first exterior member 130 are the collection container. It is fixed so as to protrude to the inner side of 300. The convex region 131 and the front side surface 133 are formed to a position higher than the movable portion 220 in the raised state, that is, the movable portion 220 at the binding position. The collection container 300 and the sealing member 380 are also provided up to a position higher than the movable part 220 in the raised state. That is, the front side, the right side, and the back side of the movable part 220 are surrounded by the convex region 131, the front side 133, and the collection container 300 of the first exterior member 130.

  FIG. 13 shows the positional relationship between the projection plane S1 on the horizontal plane of the opening 302 of the collection container 300 and the projection plane S2 on the horizontal plane of the stapler 200. As described above, when the length in the front-rear direction of the open portion 302 of the collection container 300 is L1, and the length in the front-rear direction of the movable portion 220 is L2, the length L1 is longer than the length L2. Further, as described above, when the width in the left-right direction of the opening 302 of the collection container 300 is W1, and the width in the left-right direction of the movable part 220 is W2, the width W1 is longer than the width W2. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, in the collection container 300, the projection surface S <b> 2 on the horizontal plane of the opening 302 includes the projection plane S <b> 1 on the horizontal plane of the movable unit 220.

  FIG. 14 shows a first modification of the image forming apparatus 10. In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the stapler 200 is attached to the attachment plate 280, and the attachment plate 280 is fixed to the side plate member 180 by, for example, three screws 282. It was mounted on the forming apparatus main body 100 (see FIG. 9). With such a configuration, the stapler 200 is supported by the side plate member 180.

  On the other hand, in the first modification, at least a part of the stapler 200 is supported by the collection container 300. More specifically, the upper portion of the mounting plate 280 to which the stapler 200 is fixed is supported by the side plate member 180 by screws 282, but the lower portion of the mounting plate 280 is attached to the collection container 300 by screws 284. It is supported. In this first modification, the stapler 200 cannot be attached to the side plate member 180 unless the collection container 300 is attached to the side plate member 180. For this reason, although the collection container 300 is not attached, the stapler 200 is not attached, and the stapler 200 is used even though the collection container 300 is not attached. The situation that the binding member 290 is scattered in the image forming apparatus main body 100 does not occur.

  FIG. 15 shows a second modification of the image forming apparatus 10. In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the interlock 270 is fixed to the mounting plate 280 together with the stapler 200, and the mounting plate 280 is fixed to the side plate member 180 (for example, FIG. 9). reference). On the other hand, in the second modification, the interlock 270 is attached to the collection container 300. Therefore, if the collection container 300 is not attached to the image forming apparatus main body 100, the interlock 270 is not attached to the image forming apparatus main body 100, and the stapler is not attached even though the collection container 300 is not attached. By using 200, the binding member 290 discharged from the stapler 200 does not scatter into the image forming apparatus main body 100.

  This second modification can be combined with the first modification described above. That is, at least a part of the stapler 200 can be supported by the collection container 300 and the interlock 270 can be attached to the collection container 300.

  16 and 17 show a third modification of the image forming apparatus 10. The image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above has the sealing member 380 that seals the gap formed between the exterior portion 110 and the collection container 300. On the other hand, in the third modified example, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a guide member 390 that is used as a guide unit that guides the binding member 290 into the collection container 300. The guide member 390 is a member made of, for example, a polyester film that is bent in the middle, and has one end portion attached to the exterior portion 110 and the other end portion inserted into the collection container 300.

  This third modification can be combined with at least one of the first modification and the second modification described above. That is, the guide member 390 can be provided, and at least a part of the stapler 200 can be supported by the collection container 300, or the interlock 270 can be attached to the collection container 300.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to an image forming apparatus, a binding apparatus, and a binding member collection container .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Image forming apparatus 102 ... Discharge part 110 ... Exterior part 120 ... Opening / closing part 182 ... Rib 184 ... Horizontal part 200 ... Stapler 270 ... Interlock 290 ... -Binding member 300 ... Recovery container 302 ... Opening part 380 ... Sealing member 390 ... Guide member S1 ... Projection surface S2 ... Projection surface

Claims (15)

A binding device that includes a moving unit that moves between a receiving position for receiving the recording medium and a binding position for binding the recording medium, and binding the recording medium at the binding position;
A collection container that has an opening upward in the direction of gravity, and the binding member discharged from the binding device is recovered so as to fall through the opening;
Have
The projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the opening includes a projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the moving unit,
The image forming apparatus in which at least a part of the upper end of the side wall of the collection container located at the edge of the opening is located above the moving unit in the gravity direction. At least a part of the upper end of the side wall of the collection container located at the edge of the opening is
Located above the moving part moved to the receiving position in the direction of gravity,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is located above the moving unit moved to the closed position in the gravity direction. The binding device further includes a binding device body,
At least a part of the side wall of the collection container has a height on the side where the recording medium is inserted so that the recording medium can be inserted between the moving unit and the binding apparatus body. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus has a shape lower than a side opposite to the insertion side. A sealing member that seals at least part of a gap formed between the collection container and the exterior member of the image forming apparatus;
The sealing member straddles a portion where the height of the side wall portion is high and a portion where the height of the side wall portion is low, from a portion where the height of the side wall portion is high to a portion where the height of the side wall portion is low. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image forming apparatus is disposed so as to protrude.   4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing member that includes a plurality of exterior members having joint portions at positions facing the collection container and seals at least a part of the joint portions. The collection container is detachable from the image forming apparatus,
6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a collection container guide that guides movement of the collection container so that a direction in which the collection container is removed from the image forming apparatus is substantially horizontal.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a part of the exterior member protrudes into the collection container.   4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a binding member guide portion that is attached to an exterior member of the image forming apparatus, and that guides a binding member from the exterior portion side into the collection container. . An opening / closing part that opens and closes to move between a position that covers the binding device and a position that opens at least a part of the binding device;
Prohibiting means for prohibiting the driving of the binding device when the opening / closing portion is in a position to open the binding device;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the prohibiting unit is attached to the collection container.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the binding device is supported by the collection container. It further has a discharge part for discharging the recording medium on which the image is formed,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the binding device is disposed at a position where an operator can operate from the same side as the side from which the recording medium is taken out from the discharge unit. It further has an operation unit used for operation,
2. The binding device is disposed so that the binding device can be operated from a position opposite to the operation unit with respect to a central portion of the image forming apparatus main body as viewed from the side operated by an operator. 13. The image forming apparatus according to any one of 12 to 12. A binding device that includes a moving unit that moves to a receiving position for receiving a recording medium and a binding position for binding the recording medium, and binds the recording medium at the binding position,
It has an opening toward the top in the direction of gravity, and has a collection container in which the discharged binding member is collected so as to fall through the opening,
The projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the opening is arranged to include the projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the moving unit,
The side wall portion of the collection container located at the edge of the opening is a binding device in which at least a part of the upper end portion is located above the moving portion in the gravity direction. A binding member collection container in which an opening is formed upward in the direction of gravity,
Comprising a moving unit to move to the receiving position for receiving a recording medium and a binding position for binding a recording medium, said discharged from binding device for binding the recording medium at the binding position, a dropped binding member, and recovering through the opening ,
The projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the opening includes a projection plane onto the horizontal plane of the moving unit,
Side wall portion of the binding members collecting container, at least a portion of the upper end, binding members collecting container positioned on the upper side in the gravity direction than the movable portion disposed at the edge of the opening.

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