JPH04246669A - Automatic document feeder with editor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To minimize an installation space by integrating an editor board and the automatic document feeder, to use the editor board by only opening the light-weight ejection tray, to improve the operability of a system, and to improve reliability in carry by carrying a document in the same direction along the same carry-path. CONSTITUTION:This automatic document feeder with the editor is provided with the editor board 15 which inputs edition information, the carry-path 41 which loops from a paper feeding port 16 at one end of the editor board 15, where a document placed on the input-surface of the editor board 15 is fed, to an ejection port 17 at the other end of the editor board 15, where the inverted sheet is ejected after the sheet is inverted, fed and exposed, a side guide plate 18 which is situated in the proximity of the side of the editor board 15 and guides the side of the placed document, and the ejection tray 19 which covers the editor board 15 so that it can be freely opened and closed, and on which, when the cover is closed, the document positioned below the ejection port 17 to be ejected is placed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic document feeder with an editor, for example, an automatic document feeder with an editor having an editor function used in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or an information recording device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional automatic document feeder with an editor is the one shown in FIG. 3, which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-85736. The automatic document feeder 1 with editor shown in FIG. 3(a) is arranged on the top of the copying machine 2, and a paper feed tray 3 that can be opened and closed is provided above the editor board 4 on the top of the main body 1A of the apparatus. .

During normal document feeding, the document 5 is placed on the paper feed tray 3, reversely fed from the paper feed port 3A on the left side of the figure, exposed to light on the contact glass 6, and then reversed and ejected. 5 is discharged onto the editor board 4 by a paper feed/discharge roller 7. The document 5 is taken out after the paper feed tray 3 is opened upward. In addition, when using editor board 4, Figure 3 (
As shown in b), first, the paper feed tray 3 is opened upward. The original 5 is placed on the editor board 4 on the paper feed/discharge roller 7 side, a predetermined area is designated, and then reversely fed by the paper feed/discharge roller 7, exposed on the contact glass 6, and then switched back. The sheet is reversely discharged and discharged onto the editor board 4 by the paper feed/discharge roller 7.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a conventional automatic document feeder with an editor, one of the important functions of the paper feed tray 3 is to
The paper feed tray 3 is provided with side guides 8 that guide the sides of the original 5 so that the original 5 is transported to a predetermined position without being bent. In addition, side guides and the like are still required so that the ejected documents 5 can be stacked well, that is, can be piled up well. Therefore, there is a problem in that the weight of the paper feed tray 3 increases, making it heavy and making it difficult to operate.

Furthermore, when an editor board is used, since the paper is fed from the document discharge side where the document 5 is discharged during normal document feeding, the rollers and the like are reversed, reducing the reliability of conveyance. Further, since the editor board does not have a side guide 8 or the like for conveying the original to a predetermined position, there is a problem that the conveyance of the original becomes unstable and the reliability of the conveyance deteriorates. Furthermore, since the conveyance direction is different between normal paper feeding and when using the editor board, there is a problem that one of the conveyance paths becomes longer and the productivity of one of the copies decreases.

[0006] Furthermore, since there are two different directions in which the document 5 is conveyed, one when the paper is normally fed and the other when the editor board is used, the document 5 is fed and conveyed onto the contact glass 6 in a direction opposite to the normal direction. There is a problem in that a guide mechanism for guiding the sheet to a predetermined position on the glass 6, a reversing mechanism for ejecting the paper in the opposite direction to that at the time of feeding after exposure, etc. are required, resulting in high cost.

The present invention has been made against the background of such problems in the prior art, and includes providing a side guide plate near the side surface of the editor board and providing an openable/closable discharge tray on the editor board. By integrating the editor board and the automatic document feeder, the installation space can be reduced and economical, and the ejection tray can be made lighter, and by simply opening the light ejection tray,
We would like to provide an automatic document feeder with an editor that can use an editor board, improve operability, and greatly improve reliability of conveyance by conveying documents in the same direction on the same conveyance path. The purpose is to

[0008]

[Structure of the Invention] The automatic document feeder with editor according to the present invention includes an editor board for inputting editing information, and a paper feed port at one end of the editor board for feeding the document placed on the input surface of the editor board. After feeding the original upside down and exposing it,
A conveyance path forming a loop up to the output port at the other end of the editor board, which is reversely ejected, a side guide plate provided near the side of the editor board to guide the side of the document placed on the editor board, and a It is equipped with an output tray that can be opened and closed, and is located below the output port when the output port is closed, and on which the output document is placed, and the document is moved along the same conveyance path in the same direction during automatic document feeding and editing paper feeding. It is characterized by being transported.

[0009]

[Function] In the present invention, a side guide plate is provided near the side of the editor board on which the original is placed, and an ejection tray is provided that covers the editor board so that it can be opened and closed. The output tray is integrated and can be made smaller and lower cost.The output tray without side guide plates is light and easy to open and close.In addition, the editor board can be used by simply opening the lightweight output tray, making it easy to operate. Good.

[0010]Furthermore, since the document to be fed and conveyed is always conveyed in the same direction along the same conveyance path while being guided by the side guide plate from above the editor board, the reliability of conveyance is improved.

[0011]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are diagrams showing an embodiment of an automatic document feeder with an editor according to the present invention, in which the automatic document feeder with an editor is arranged on the upper part of a copying machine. First, the configuration will be explained. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes an automatic document feeder with an editor, and the automatic document feeder with editor 11 is an automatic document feeder (hereinafter simply referred to as ADF) 10 with an editing function added. The automatic document feeder with editor 11 is connected to the upper part of the copying machine 12 via a hinge portion (not shown), and can be opened and closed. The copying machine 12 is on the front side,
It has an operation panel section (not shown), and executes a predetermined copying operation based on operation input from the operation panel section.

The automatic document feeder with editor 11 has an editor board 15 that is closely attached to the upper surface of the upper exterior cover 13 and serves as a mounting table for the document 14 for inputting editing information.
It has integrally. The editor board 15 feeds the document 14 from the vicinity of the paper feed port 16 for the document 14 on the left side of the figure to the document 14 on the right side of the figure.
It extends to the vicinity of the discharge port 17 from which the water is discharged. There is an exterior cover 1 near the front side of the editor board 15.
3 and guides the side of the document 14 placed on the input surface 15A on the editor board 15.
8 (only a portion of which is shown in the figure) is provided.

The editor board 15 is, for example, a sheet-like board in which voltage members (not shown) are arranged in a predetermined pattern to form an X-Y coordinate system. Editing information (for example, range designation information) can be input to the input surface of the editor board 15 using a pen-shaped operating member (not shown). A flat discharge tray 19 is provided on the editor board 15, which covers the editor board 15 and is located at approximately the same height as the outer cover 10A of the automatic document feeder 10, and which can be opened and closed using the back side of the device main body 11A as a fulcrum. There is. When the ejection tray 19 is closed, as shown in FIG.
The document 14 ejected from the tray is placed on an ejection tray 19.

21 is a paper feeding section, 22 is a conveying section, and 23 is a reversing and paper discharging section. The paper feed section 21 is connected to the paper feed port 16
A calling roller 25 that calls out the original 14 near the original 14, a separating roller 26 that separates and feeds only the lowest plate of the original 14 that has been called out and is reversible, and a separating roller 26 that transports the original 14 from the paper feed port 16 to the transport unit 22 side. and a paper feed path 27 for feeding paper in reverse. The conveying section 22 has a conveying belt 31 that conveys the original 14 fed from the paper feeding section 21 onto a contact glass 30 on the top of the copying machine 12 . The conveyor belt 31 is wound around a driving roller 32 and a driven roller 33 and placed on a sheet, and the lower running surface 31A facing the contact glass 30 is slightly lifted by a plurality of rollers 34 to form a belt conveying path 35 for conveying the original 14. is formed.

The reversing paper discharge section 23 reverses and discharges the original 14 conveyed from the conveyance section 22, or has a reversing roller 37 that reverses and conveys the document 14 onto the contact glass 30 during double-sided copying.
and a discharge roller 3 for discharging the document 14 near the discharge port 17.
8, a reversing switching claw 39 having a tip near the ejection roller 38 that can be moved toward and away from the reversing roller 37, and a reversing roller 37 that passes through the outer periphery of the reversing roller 37 that can transport the document 14 conveyed from the transport section 22 to the ejection port 17. It has a reversal discharge path 40.

The paper feed path 27, the belt conveyance path 35, and the reverse discharge path 40 constitute a conveyance path 41 that forms a loop-shaped path from the paper feed port 16 to the discharge port 17. During automatic document feeding, when the so-called ADF 10 is activated to perform normal copying, first open the ejection tray 19 as shown by the chain line 19A in Fig. 1, and place the originals 14 in page order with the copy side facing up. Input surface 15 of editor board 15 that also serves as a stand
Place it on A and insert it until it hits the paper feed slot 16. When original 14 is set, original setting detection detects original 1.
4 is detected, and the document insertion display turns off. After setting the original, the discharge tray 19 is closed as shown by the solid line in FIG. When the start key on the operation panel of the copying machine 12 is pressed, the original 14 on the input surface 15A of the editor board 15 is placed in the input surface 15A of the editor board 15, and only the bottom sheet of the original 14 is placed on one end of the editor board 15. Paper is fed from the paper slot 16 to the paper feed section 21,
At the paper feed section 21, the paper is reversely fed through the paper feed path 27 and transported to the conveyance section 2.
2. The document 14 conveyed to the conveyance section 22 is exposed on the contact glass 30 while passing through the belt conveyance path 35 , and then conveyed to the reversal sheet discharge section 23 . In the reversing sheet ejecting section 23, the sheet passes through the reversing sheet ejecting path 40 and is ejected onto the editor board 15 from the ejecting port 17 at the other end of the editor board 15 when one-sided copying is performed. This operation continues automatically until there are no more originals 14 on the editor board 15, and as shown in FIG. Can be stacked. That is, the original 14 is transported along the transport path 41 in a counterclockwise direction in the figure.

Further, in the main body of the copying machine 12 due to the exposure of the original 14, the transfer paper (not shown) that has been copied according to the normal operation is discharged outside the main body of the copying machine 12, and the page is placed with the transfer surface of the transfer paper facing up. Arranged in order. Editor board 15
When feeding paper for editing using the , first, the output tray 19 is opened upward as shown by the chain line 19A, and a sheet of original 14 to be edited is placed on the input surface 15A of the editor board 15 with the image side facing up. set in position. Next, the editor board 1 is moved from above the image of the original 14 using a pen-shaped operating member.
Press 5 to input into the editor and specify a predetermined area. After inputting the image editing contents, the original 14 is fed from the paper feed port 16 to the paper feed unit 21, as in the case of normal copying, passes through the paper feed path 27 in the paper feed unit 21, and is transferred to the belt of the transport unit 22. It is transported to the transport path 35. Document 1 transported to transport section 22
After the sheet 4 is exposed by a predetermined scanning illumination operation on the contact glass 30, it passes through the reversing sheet ejecting path 40 of the reversing sheet ejecting section 23 and is ejected onto the editor board 15 from the ejecting port 17 as it is. That is, the original document 14 at the time of being fed for editing is conveyed along the conveyance path 41 in a counterclockwise direction in the figure and is discharged onto the editor board 15. Next, the effect will be explained.

In the present invention, the editor board 15 is integrally provided on the upper surface of the exterior cover 13 between the paper feed port 16 and the paper discharge port 17 at the upper part of the automatic document feeder with editor 11, and Automatic document feeder 1
Since the output tray 19 is provided at the same height as the cover 10A of 0, the editor board 15 is provided integrally with the automatic document feeder 10 and within the main body of the automatic document feeder 10. The overall size can be the same as the copying machine 12 or smaller than the copying machine 12. Therefore, the automatic document feeder 11 with editor can be placed above the copying machine 12 anywhere in the space where the copying machine 12 can be installed, and can be installed economically.

Furthermore, when using the editor board 15,
Since the editor board 15 can be used by simply opening the light ejection tray 19 upward, which has no side guide plate, the operation for using the editor board 15 from normal copying, that is, automatic document feeding, is easy. You can improve your sexuality. Also, during normal copying, if the original 14 is placed on the editor board 15 with the side guide plate 18, the original 14 can be
4 is fed while being guided by the side guide plate 18, and then the exposed original 14A is ejected onto the ejection tray 19 in the same page order. Therefore, the reliability of conveyance of the original 14 is good, and the exposed original 14A is in the same page order as the original 14, improving stackability. In addition, the output tray 1
9, it is easy to take out the exposed original 14A.

Furthermore, since the transfer sheets copied by the copying machine 12 are in the same page order, there is no need to reverse and eject them, and the copying machine 1
The second discharge mechanism can be simplified. In addition, the document 14 is transported in the same counterclockwise direction along the same transport path 41 by being guided by the side guide plate during automatic document feeding and editing paper feeding, which greatly improves the reliability of the document 14. You can improve.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
A side guide plate is provided near the side of the editor board,
In addition, by providing an openable and closable output tray on the editor board, the editor board and the document feeder can be integrated to reduce the installation space, making it economical.
The output tray can be made lighter, and the editor board can be used simply by opening the lightweight output tray, improving the operability of the system.Furthermore, by guiding the documents and conveying them in the same direction on the same conveyance path, can significantly improve reliability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory overall front view of an automatic document feeder with an editor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the loop-shaped conveyance path in FIG. 1, an original, and an exposed original.

FIG. 3 is an overall front explanatory view of a conventional automatic document feeder with an editor, in which (a) is a diagram showing a state during automatic document feeding;
b) is a diagram showing the state when the editor is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Automatic document feeder with editor 14
Document 15 Editor board 16 Paper feed port 17 Ejection port 18 Side guide plate 19 Ejection tray 41 Conveyance path

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] An editor board for inputting editing information, and a paper feed port at one end of the editor board for feeding the original placed on the input surface of the editor board, invertedly feeding the original, exposing it, and then inverting it and ejecting it. There is a conveyance path forming a loop up to the ejection port at the other end of the editor board, a side guide plate provided near the side of the editor board that guides the side of the document placed on the editor board, and a side guide plate that opens and closes on the editor board. an ejection tray that is freely covered and positioned below the ejection port when the ejection port is closed, and on which the ejected original is placed; the original is transported in the same direction along the same transport path during automatic document feeding and editing feeding. An automatic document feeder with an editor, which is characterized by: