JPH05294541A - Printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate the classifying operation in printing a large amount of paper sheets with simple consitution by providing a paper sheet tray where the printed paper sheets are discharged and a partition mechanism to discharge partitioning insert which is different from the paper sheets in this paper sheet tray. CONSTITUTION:A partitioning tape feeding mechanism is provided to the inside of a device in a laser printer or the like where the printed paper sheets are discharged in a paper sheet tray. The end part 30a of a roll-shaped tape 30 stored in a tape-storing part is fed toward the paper sheet tray by means of two pairs of carrying rollers 31, 32. The carrying rollers 31, 32 are interlocked through a belt mechanism 35 by the action of a motor 36. A cutter 40 is provided between the carrying rollers 31, 32, and when a solenoid 41 is excited, the cutter 40 is swayed downward around a fulcrum 401, and the tape 30 is cut between the cutter 40 and a cuter table 42. And the motor 36 and the solenoid 41 are actuated by the control signal to be applied at the specified timing according to a plurality of division-specifying mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for ejecting and depositing printed matter such as a copying machine, a facsimile, a printer and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sorter has been put into practical use as an apparatus for sorting a large amount of printed matter. The sorter is a device that has a plurality of bins and divides a plurality of pages and parts into respective bins and discharges the sheets.

[0003]

However, since the sorter requires a plurality of bins as described above, it has a drawback that it becomes a large-scale device and the printing device becomes large in size.
Further, in recent years, laser printers and the like have tended to be miniaturized and reduced in price, but there is a problem that when a sorter is provided, it goes against this.

An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus capable of automating the sorting work when printing a large amount with a simple structure.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application has a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, and a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver. It is characterized by

According to the invention of claim 2 of this application, a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, and each page of a document having a plurality of pages A means for printing a plurality of sheets, and a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time printing of each page is completed,
Is provided.

According to the invention of claim 3 of this application, a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, and a plurality of copies of a document having a plurality of pages It is characterized in that a means for printing and a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time printing of each part is completed are provided.

According to the invention of claim 4 of this application, a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, and a plurality of documents are continuously printed. And a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time the printing of each document is completed.

According to the invention of claim 5 of this application, in a printing device which is connected to a plurality of information processing devices and receives print information from each information processing device and prints, a paper receiver for discharging printed paper; A partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, and means for operating the partition mechanism each time printing of print information received from each information processing device is completed are provided. ..

[0010]

The printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a partitioning mechanism for inserting a partition into a paper receiver from which printed paper is discharged. By driving this partitioning mechanism at a predetermined timing, it is possible to partition a plurality of printed materials (printing sheets), and the sorting work can be made extremely easy.
The timing of driving the partitioning mechanism is to divide each page when printing a plurality of pages (claim 2),
Separation of each copy when printing multiple copies (claim 3), Separation of each document when printing multiple documents (claim 4),
For example, the delimiter of each device when printing documents of a plurality of information processing devices (claim 5).

[0011]

1 is an external view of a laser printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. This printer receives print information from the information processing device via a cable connected to the connector 21 and prints the image on paper. The paper is set in the paper cassette 24.

The printed paper is discharged to the paper receiver 25. A partition tape feeding mechanism 13 (see FIG. 2) is provided inside the apparatus. This partition tape feeding mechanism 13
Discharges the partition tape to the paper receiver 25 for each printing interval. A tape storage portion 20 for storing a roll-shaped tape is formed on the upper surface of the device. An operation panel 23 is provided on the upper surface of the device. The operation panel 23 is provided with key switches such as an error reset key.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the partition tape feeding mechanism. Roll tape 3 used as partition tape
The end portion 30 a of 0 is pulled out toward the paper receiver 25.

This end portion 30b has two pairs of conveying rollers 31,
It is paid out by 32. The transport rollers 31, 32
A cutter 40 is provided between them. One end of the cutter 40 is locked to a fulcrum 40a, and the cutter 40 can swing around the fulcrum 40a. The solenoid 41 is connected to the other end. A cutter table 42 is provided so as to face the cutter 40. When the solenoid 41 is driven, the cutter 40 cuts the tape 30 between itself and the cutter table 42. The transport rollers 31 and 32 are driven by the rotation of a motor 36. The rotation of the motor 36 is controlled by the reduction gear 37,
It is transmitted to the conveying roller 32 via the clutch 38, and is transmitted to the conveying roller 31 via the reduction gear 37 and the belt mechanism 35. When the clutch 38 is on, the transport rollers 31 and 32 rotate at the same peripheral speed, and when the clutch 38 is off, only the transport roller 31 rotates and the transport roller 32 stops. That is, after the end portion 30a of the tape is cut by the cutter 40, the tape on the roll 30 side is not fed out, only the cut tape is conveyed, and is discharged onto the printed paper as the partition tape 30b.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the laser printer. The laser printer is controlled by the microcomputer 10. An interface 11, a display operation unit 12, a partition tape feeding mechanism 13, a mirror servo mechanism 14, a laser driver 15, and an image processing unit 16 are connected to the microcomputer 10. The interface 11 inputs / outputs data via the connector 21. The mirror servo mechanism 14 controls the rotation speed of the polygon mirror and the mirror angle. The laser driver 15 causes the semiconductor laser to emit a laser that forms image data. The laser emission timing is synchronized with the rotation angle of the mirror. The image processing unit 16 rotates the photosensitive drum in accordance with the output of image data, and executes process operations such as charging, development, transfer, and charge removal in synchronization with this rotation.

In such a laser printer, when a predetermined printed material and a next printed material are separated from each other, the partition tape is fed out and inserted between the two printed materials. The feeding operation of this partition tape is shown in FIG. At the timing of feeding the partition tape, the length of the tape to be fed (feeding operation time: t1, t2) is determined from the size of the paper currently being printed (n1). The length of the unrolled tape is determined to be slightly longer than the length of the printing paper in the transport direction. Next, the clutch is turned on (n2), the motor is driven for a time of t1, the tape is fed out (n3), the motor is stopped, and then the cutter is driven (n4). The tape is cut into a predetermined length by driving the cutter. After that, the clutch is turned off (n5) and the sheet is conveyed for the time t2 (n6). The partition tape cut by this transportation is discharged onto the paper receiver. At this time, the tape on the roll side is not delivered. The time t2 is set to be slightly longer than the time for feeding the tape to a predetermined length.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which this laser printer is installed in a LAN system. In this example, the printer 1 is connected to the information processing device 2 that functions as a server. The information processing device 2 is connected to the bus 3. A plurality of other information processing devices 4 are connected to the bus 3. When the information processing device 4 uses the printer 1, the information processing device 2
Call to send the data to print.

Further, each information processing device 4 may be directly connected to the printer 1 through a selector so that each information processing device can directly use the printer 1.

6 to 9 are diagrams showing the operation when the printer prints a plurality of sheets in various modes.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation during printing in the page division designation mode. This operation is a mode in which a plurality of pages of originals are printed one by one for each page and each page is partitioned by a partition tape. First, the page counter n and the copy counter m are set to 1 (n10, n11). The data of the page designated by n is printed (n12). This operation is repeated until the number of copies m reaches the specified number of copies (n13, n14).
After printing the designated number of copies, the partition tape insertion operation (see FIG. 4) is executed (n15). The above operation is repeated until n becomes the final page (n16, n17).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of printing in the copy division designation mode. This operation is a mode in which a plurality of copies of a document of a plurality of pages are printed and a partition tape is used to partition each copy. First, the copy counter m and page counter n are set to 1
Is set (n20, n21). The data of the page designated by n is printed up to the last page (n22, n23, n2
4). After printing one copy, the partition tape insertion operation (see FIG. 4) is executed (n25). The above operation is repeated until the designated number of copies is reached m (n26, n27).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of printing the document division designation mode. This operation is a mode in which a plurality of documents (documents) are printed and each document is partitioned with a partition tape. First, 1 is set to the document pointer L (n3
0). Call the document specified by L from a file (n
31), 1 is set in the copy counter m and page counter n (n32, n33). The data of the page designated by n is printed up to the final page (n34, n35, n36). The above operation is repeated until the designated number of copies reaches m (n37, n
38). After printing a predetermined number of L documents, the partition tape is inserted (n39). The above operation is repeated until L reaches the final document number to be printed (n
40, n41).

FIG. 9 shows the operation when printing in the model division designation mode. This operation is a mode in which when one printer is accessed from a plurality of information processing devices as shown in FIG. 5, a partition is inserted for each printed matter of each model. When accessed by an information processing device, the designated data sent from the device is printed (n50, n51). After printing, a partition tape is inserted (n52).

FIG. 10 shows a printed matter (paper) by the above operation.
50, 51 and 52 are shown in a state of being partitioned by the partition tapes 61 and 62.

Although the laser printer has been described in the above embodiments, it can be applied to a copying machine, a facsimile, a transcription printer, and the like. Alternatively, a plurality of tapes of different colors may be provided, and the tapes of different colors may be partitioned for each copy and document.

[0026]

As described above, according to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, since the partition can be automatically inserted for each designated print, the classification of the print can be performed without providing a large sorter. It is possible to reduce the size and cost of the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a laser printer that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a partition tape feeding mechanism of the laser printer.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit of the laser printer.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the partition tape feeding mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a connection form of the laser printer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the laser printer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the laser printer.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the laser printer.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the laser printer.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which printed matter is partitioned.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13-Partition tape feeding mechanism 30,30a- (Roll-shaped) tape 30b, 61,62- (Cut) partition tape 50,51,52-Printed matter

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A printing apparatus comprising a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper and a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver. 2. A paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, and means for printing a plurality of pages of a document having a plurality of pages. And a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time printing of each page is completed. 3. A paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, a unit for printing a plurality of copies of a document having a plurality of pages, and printing of each unit. And a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time the printing is completed. 4. A paper receiver for ejecting printed paper, a partition mechanism for ejecting a partition different from the paper to the paper receiver, a unit for continuously printing a plurality of documents, and a printing of each document. And a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time the printing is completed. 5. In a printing device which is connected to a plurality of information processing devices and receives print information from each information processing device and prints, a paper receiver for ejecting printed paper and a paper receiver different from the paper receiver. A partition mechanism that discharges the partition,
And a means for operating the partitioning mechanism each time the printing of the print information received from each information processing apparatus is completed.