JPH07440Y2 - Paper tray - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] Regarding improvement of a paper tray of a printing apparatus or a copying apparatus, the purpose of making it easy to understand the center position for punching work after printing or copying is At a position facing at least one side surface, a marking member for marking a visible index at a predetermined position on the side surface of the sheet bundle is attached so as to be pressed from the outside of the side wall member.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement of a paper tray of a printing apparatus or a copying apparatus that uses cut sheets, and more particularly, to a configuration of a paper tray that makes it easy to see the center of the paper for punching work after printing or copying.

[Conventional technology]

In the past, when punching holes in cut paper (paper) printed out by a printing device, there was no indication on the paper as a reference, so each time the paper was folded in half and a crease was made, and the center of the paper was made. And I was doing the punching work together with the center of the punch.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Therefore, since the paper crease work is always performed before the punching work, the time spent therefor is wasted.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to make it possible to clearly indicate the center position for punching work after printing or copying by a simple operation when loading paper.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a marking member for marking a visible index at a predetermined position on the side surface of the sheet bundle is provided at a position facing at least one side surface of the accommodated sheet bundle. It is configured so that it can be pressed from the outside of the member.

[Action]

When the marking member is pressed toward the side surface of the sheet bundle while the sheet bundle is accommodated in the tray, a mark is written in the center of the side surface. Therefore, when punching holes in the printed paper,
Using this mark as a mark, you can easily work.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a paper tray to which the present invention is applied. The tray 1 is composed of an open box-shaped body on the upper side, and a base plate 2 is provided on the bottom in a state where the front end is pushed up from below by a spring or the like, and the paper position regulating member 3 is provided on the side of the inner rear end and front end. Is provided. The structure up to this point is not particularly different from that of the conventional general paper tray, but in the present invention, the marking member 5 is provided on a part of the side wall member 4 of the tray. In the case of the drawing, this marking member 5 comprises a leaf spring 6 having a rear end as an attachment end and a mark portion 7 provided at its free end, and this mark portion 7 has a marker 8 containing ink or a coloring agent. By pushing the mark portion 7 through the hole 9 formed on the side of the paper tray, the marker 8 is moved to the paper 11
The sheet center mark is printed by being pressed against the side surface of the stack of sheets. Then, when the finger is released, the leaf spring 6 returns to the original position.

Further, it is also possible to use a marker 8 having a knife edge 10 as shown in FIG. 2 to make a recess when pressed against the side surface of the sheet bundle.

In the above, the configuration in which the marking member is directly attached to the outer frame of the tray has been described, but in the case of a tray having an inner frame for regulating the paper position, the inner frame facing the side surface of the sheet bundle is used as the side wall member. A marking member will be attached to this.

Further, a marking member may be attached on the rear side of the tray according to the form of accommodation of the sheet bundle.

Further, the rear end of the marking member may be supported by the bottom surface of the tray.

It is also possible to provide a member for pressing the marking member on the apparatus main body side and press the marking member in association with the setting operation at the time of tray setting.

[Effect of device]

According to the present invention, the central position of the paper printed out from the printing device is clarified, and the work such as punching can be performed quickly and efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paper tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a mark member according to another embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a tray, 2 is a base plate, 3 is a sheet position regulating member, 4 is a side wall member, 5 is a marking member, 6 is a leaf spring, 7 is a mark portion, 8 is a marker, 9 is a hole, and 10 is a knife. Edge, 11 is a paper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper tray, which is used by being mounted in a printing apparatus or a copying apparatus in a state where a bundle of sheets of a predetermined size (11) is accommodated, at a position facing at least one side surface of the accommodated sheet bundle. A sheet tray comprising a marking member (5) for marking a visible index at a predetermined position on the side surface of the sheet bundle, which is attached so as to be pressed from the outside of the side wall member (4).