JPH06271167A - Paper handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the degree of freedom of the selection of a location of a paper handling device by providing two paper passages for guiding the paper to paper discharging parts in two directions opposite to each other, and selecting a desired paper passage of two paper passages in response to the paper discharging direction. CONSTITUTION:In a paper handling device, a paper S, which is rewound from a paper holding and supplying reel 5 and supplied to feed rolls 6, 7, is printed by a printing head 2 through an ink ribbon R, and thereafter, the paper S is cut at a specific length by the cooperation of a fixed blade 8A and a rotating blade 8B, and discharged. In this device, a paper passage switching guide 11, which has a triangle cross section and of which right and left surfaces are inclined to function as paper guides 12, 13, is provided freely to be moved right and left, and paper discharging ports 14, 15 are provided in the right and left surfaces thereof. When the switching guide 11 is moved left (right), a paper passage is formed in right (left), and the paper is discharged from the discharging port 14 (15) by a paper discharging roll 9 (10).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a device for handling paper such as a printer or a copying machine, in which the output direction of the printing paper can be switched.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the direction in which a printing sheet of a printer is ejected has been determined to be either right or left. Therefore, it is necessary to dispose the surface provided with the paper exit 21 and the side on which the door-shaped front plate 20 that is opened for paper replenishment or maintenance of the internal mechanism is not in contact with the wall of the chamber. there were. Therefore, there is a problem that the installation place is limited.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer or a copying machine that can switch the paper output direction to either the left or the right.

[0004]

In a printer or the like, a paper passage is provided in two directions on a paper output side of a final process such as a cutter,
A paper passage switching guide is provided which can select a desired paper passage from the above two paper passages in the paper output direction.

[0005]

The paper passage is provided in two directions on the paper output side of the apparatus, and the paper guide is moved in parallel or oscillated so that either of the two paper passages can be selected as the paper feeding direction. . As a result, it becomes possible to select the paper discharge direction of the right or left, which is easy to use, and it becomes easy to select the location of the printer or the like.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a platen roll, 2 is a print head, 3 is a ribbon supply reel, 4 is a ribbon take-up reel, 5 is a paper supply reel, 6 and 7 are feed rolls, 8 is a cutter, 8A is a fixed blade, and 8B is The rotary blades 9 and 10 are paper discharge rolls, which are arranged on the front side (left) and the back side (right) of the passage of the paper coming down from above, apart from the paper passage. Reference numeral 11 denotes a paper path switching guide which is held so as to be movable left and right, and has a triangular cross section as shown in the drawing, and left and right slopes are paper guides 12 and 13. The paper discharge rolls 9 and 10 are located at the center of the width direction of the paper (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of the drawing), the width is narrower than the paper width, the paper passage switching guide is wider than the paper width, the paper passage switching guide 11 and the paper. The guides 12 and 13 are cut out at the discharge roll, and the discharge roll can be seen through this cutout opening. When the switching guide 11 is moved to the right by the slide knob 11A, the paper discharge roll 10 is stored in the paper path switching guide 11,
A sheet path is formed on the left side, and the sheet S cut by the cutter 8 is sent by the sheet discharge roll 9 and discharged from the left sheet discharge port 14. When the slide knob 11A is moved to the left side, the paper discharge roll 9 is stored in the paper path switching guide 11, a paper path is formed on the right side, and the paper S cut by the cutter 8 is discharged by the paper discharge roll 10. The paper is fed and ejected from the right paper ejection port 15. FIG. 2 is an external view of the main body. With the above configuration, the left paper ejection port 14 and the right paper ejection port 15 are arranged on both sides, the operation plate B is arranged on the upper surface, and the front plate 20 is configured as a door. The back surface can be brought into contact with the wall, and either the left side surface or the right side surface can be placed in contact with the wall. In the above embodiment, the paper path is switched by moving the switching guide 11 in parallel.
As shown in FIG. 3, a structure such as a switching guide 16 that swings around a shaft 16A as a rotation center may be used. In this embodiment, the paper discharge rolls 9 and 10 may be fixed to the paper guides 12 and 13. Further, the paper guides 12 and 13 may be biased by a spring.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to select the paper discharge direction of the paper left or right, and the installation place is expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front layout view of each part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front layout view of each part of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A main body R ribbon S paper 1 platen roll 2 print head 3 ribbon supply reel 4 ribbon take-up reel 5 paper supply reel 6 feed roll 7 feed roll 8 cutter 9 paper discharge roll 10 paper discharge roll 11 paper path switching guide 12 paper guide 13 Paper guide 14 Left paper exit 15 Right paper exit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper handling device having two facing members.
A paper handling device provided with two paper passages leading to the paper ejection side in the direction, and provided with a passage switching guide capable of selecting a desired paper passage from the two paper passages according to the paper ejection direction. .