JPH081246Y2 - Printer paper receiver - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a receptacle for folding and storing printed continuous paper discharged from a printer.

(Prior Art) Since a printer used for high-speed data printing in a computer system or the like usually uses continuous paper having perforations in the paper width direction at regular intervals, the paper discharged from the printer cannot be dropped. However, it is configured to be folded at the perforations and folded and folded on a tray (JP-A-60-132866 and JP-A-56-62363).

According to these receivers, continuous paper discharged from the printer can be accommodated while being folded, but since it is accommodated in the tray below the printer, it is not convenient to take out, and the discharge port of the printer and the tray are not included. Since a distance is inevitably required between the printer and the printer, there is a problem that it is necessary to store the tray in the tray while separating it from the print end point and folding the remaining portion along the hand.

In order to solve such a problem, an inclined guide portion that guides the continuous sheet obliquely upward to the discharge port side, and a first stopper portion with which one end of the sheet abuts on the rear side that is continuous with this are further stacked. It has also been proposed that a paper guide having a second stopper portion formed on the tip side of the printer is arranged so as to be substantially horizontal at the rear side of the discharge port of the printer body. -104749).

According to this, it is convenient to handle the paper by shortening the distance between the print end position and the receiver as much as possible, but because the paper leading edge contacts the stacking unit and moves at the beginning of printing, There is a problem in that the perforation moves to the stopper portion side before the chipping occurs and reaches the stopper portion, and the accommodation form is disturbed.

(Purpose) The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a purpose of the present invention is to provide a new printer sheet that can be folded and stored on the upper surface of the printer without disturbing the storage form. To provide a receiver.

(Summary of the Invention) That is, the feature of the present invention is that it is composed of a paper support member which is arranged substantially horizontally behind the discharge port of the printer main body, and the continuous paper is slanted on the discharge port side. A guide portion for guiding upward, a first wall portion with which one end of the paper abuts on the leading end side continuous with the guide portion, and further extends upward for the leading end portion of the printing paper at a substantially perforated interval. In addition to forming the protruding second wall portion, a slanted surface that is inclined downward from at least the printer side to the position where the leading edge of the paper abuts is formed, and the leading edge of the paper slides along the slanted surface. is there.

(Embodiment) Therefore, the details of the present invention will be described below based on an illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 is a printer paper receiver characterized by the present invention.
Is composed of two sheet supporting members 3 and 3 formed by bending a wire so as to be disposed substantially horizontally on the rear side of the sheet and parallel to each other in the sheet discharging direction. On the printer side, guide portions 4 and 4 for guiding the continuous paper discharged from the paper discharge slit B obliquely upward, and a first portion which is vertically bent downward from the apex thereof and is orthogonal to the support portions 6 and 6.
Wall portions 5 and 5 are formed, and second wall portions 7 and 7 that are inclined upward toward the printer are formed on the front end side of the printing paper at a substantially perforated distance l. At the center of this support member, a slope 8 that inclines downward from the printer side toward the second wall 7, 7 from the position where the leading edge M _{1 of the} paper P abuts,
8 are formed.

In this embodiment, the sheet ejected from the slit B has its leading end, that is, the first perforation M ₁ guided by the guide portion 4.
Guided diagonally upward by the
The sheet of the page P ₁ is bent downward at the second perforation M ₂ as a boundary, and the leading end of the sheet, that is, the first perforation M ₁ comes into contact with the slopes 8 and 8 of the support portion 6. As a result, the leading edge of the sheet moves smoothly toward the second wall portion 7 (arrow C in the figure) while contacting the slope at an angle as small as possible (I in FIG. 3). In this way, the leading edge of the paper is at the corner of the second wall portion 7.
7a abuts the further the sheet comes to be discharged, first Paige P ₁ is rises given an opportunity upward slope 8 of the support portion 6 (II).

At this time, since the second wall portion 7 is inclined toward the printer side, even if the paper is pushed toward the leading end side, the first perforation P ₁ is locked to the corner portion 7a and the corner portion 7a. It doesn't get out of the way. In this state, if the paper is continuously ejected,
The second page P ₂ lifts the latter half of the first page P ₁ by pushing the perforation M ₂ toward the second wall 7.
In step lifted to a position determined by the strength of the waist of the perforations M ₂ parts, the first Page P ₁ and the perforations M ₂ to SAKAI buckle (III). As a result, the first page P
₁ , the perforation M ₂ is guided by the first wall portion 5 but falls down to the printer side and is horizontally accommodated in the supporting portions 6 and 6. When the paper is continuously discharged, the second page P ₂ is folded on the first page P ₁ while being rolled so that the perforation M ₂ is used as the fulcrum for the first wall portion 5 ( IV).

In this way, when the second page P ₂ is folded up and the third perforation M ₃ comes into contact with the second wall portion 7, the third page is ejected by the printer and the elastic force of the sheet causes the third page P _{3 to} come into contact. P
₃ rises and the tip end side contacts the second wall portions 7, 7. As a result, the third page P ₃ is curved so as to be convex upward while being pushed into the corner 7a of the second wall 7 by the paper discharge force of the printer (V).

When the paper is further discharged, the third page P ₃ is pushed toward the printer by the second wall portion 7, is curved so as to be convex downward with the third perforation M ₃ as a fulcrum, and is guided to the slope 8. While standing up (VI), the initial state (II) is reached. Thereafter, the sheets are sequentially folded on the supporting members 3 and 3 through the steps II to V described above.

In this way, when printing is completed, the support members 3, 3
Hold the paper folded up and cut it off from the next perforation in the final print section.

4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 10 is a curved portion formed at the center of the supporting portions 6, 6 and protruding upward, and the front end M of the paper P. _The top 10a is located closer to the printer than the position where ₁ abuts, and a slope 10b that slopes downward is formed.

In this embodiment, in this embodiment, the paper discharged from the slit B is guided at its leading end, that is, the first perforation M ₁ obliquely upward by the guide portion 4, and in the process, the first page P ₁ by its own weight. Bends downward at the second perforation M ₂ as a boundary, and the first perforation M ₁ is bent at the curved portion 10
It contacts the slope 10b. As a result, the leading edge of the paper is
And smoothly move toward the second wall portion 7 while making contact with each other at an angle as small as possible (Fig. 6I). In this way, when the leading edge of the sheet comes into contact with the corner 7a of the second wall 7 and the sheet is further ejected, the first page P ₁ is inclined by the slope 10b of the curved portion 10.
Is given a chance to rise and rises up (II).

At this time, since the second wall portion 7 is inclined toward the printer, even if the paper is pushed in the back direction, the first perforation M ₁ is locked to the corner portion 7a and the corner portion 7a It doesn't get out of the way. When the second page P ₂ is continuously discharged in this state, the second page P ₂ pushes the perforation M ₂ toward the second wall 7 and lifts the second half of the first page P ₁ . In this way, the first page P ₁ buckles at the boundary of the second perforation M ₂ at the stage where it is lifted to the position determined by the waist strength of the perforation M ₂ portion (III). As a result, the first page P ₁ is guided to the perforation M ₂ by the first wall portion 5 but is tilted toward the printer side and horizontally accommodated in the support portions 6 and 6. When the paper is continuously discharged, the second page P ₂ is placed on the first page P ₁ while being rolled along the curved portion 10 with the first perforation M ₂ as the fulcrum on the first wall portion 5. It will be folded (IV).

In this way, when the second page P ₂ is folded up and the third perforation M ₃ comes into contact with the second wall portion 7, the third page is ejected by the printer and the elastic force of the sheet causes the third page P _{3 to} come into contact. P
₃ rises and the tip end side contacts the second wall portions 7, 7. As a result, the front end side of the third page P ₃ is curved so as to be convex upward while being fitted into the corner 7a of the second wall 7 by the sheet discharging force of the printer (V). When the paper is further discharged, the third page P ₃ is pushed toward the printer by the second wall portion 7 and is curved so as to be convex downward with respect to the third perforation M ₃ as a fulcrum. While being guided by the slope 10b, it rises upward (VI) and becomes the initial state (II).
Thereafter, the sheets are sequentially folded on the supporting members 3 and 3 through the steps II to V described above.

In this embodiment, the curved portion 10 is formed in an arc shape. However, as shown in FIG. 7, the "H" character is arranged so that the top portion 11a is closer to the printer than the front end M _{1 of the} paper P. It is apparent that the same effect can be obtained even if the bent portion 11 is formed into a shape.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the second wall portion is inclined toward the printer, but the same effect can be obtained by setting the angle at which the perforated portion of the paper can be locked, for example, vertical. It is clear that it will play.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the two supporting members are formed by bending the wire, but they may be formed by injection molding of synthetic resin so as to have the same sectional structure,
Further, it is apparent that the same effect can be obtained even if the plate-shaped member having the same sectional structure is formed.

(Effects) As described above, according to the present invention, the printer main body comprises a paper support member disposed in the rear of the discharge port so as to be substantially horizontal. A first wall portion with which one end of the paper abuts on the leading end side continuous with the guide portion, and further extends upward to the leading end portion of the paper with a substantially perforated space. In addition to forming the second wall portion, a sloped surface that is inclined downward from at least the printer side from the position where the leading edge of the paper abuts is formed, so that the leading edge of the paper can be smoothly moved to the leading end side using the downward slope. With the leading edge of the paper abutting against the second wall, the ejection force of the paper and the downward slope give a trigger to the rear end of the paper, and this portion is turned up while rising upward. Fold the following paper at the perforations It can be bent and properly folded and laminated on the previous paper.

Further, in the present invention, since the curved portion having the inclined surface inclined downward from the printer side from the position where the leading edge of the paper abuts is formed, the sheet leading edge is smoothly moved along the inclined surface to the leading end side, and Both slopes assist the rising of the sheet and enable smoother folding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a supporting member in the same apparatus, and FIGS. 3 (I) to (VI) are explanations showing the operation of the same apparatus. FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views, side views, and operation explanatory views of a supporting member showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the bending portion. Is. 2 ... Leg, 3 ... Supporting member 4 ... Guide, 5 ... First wall part 6 ... Supporting part, 7 ... Second wall part 8 ... Slope, 10 ... Curved part A ... Printer body B …… Slit for paper ejection P …… Paper, M …… Perforation

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper support member which is disposed at a discharge port of a printer main body so as to be substantially horizontal, and a guide portion which guides continuous paper obliquely upward to a discharge port side of the paper support member (3). (4) is provided, a first wall portion (5) that comes into contact with one end of the sheet is provided on the leading end side following the guide portion (4), and the sewing machine for the sheet is approximately machined from the first wall portion (5). On the paper support member (3), a second wall portion (7) that rises upward is formed at the front end portion with a space between the eyes, and the front end of the paper sheet that has descended through the guide portion (4) comes into contact. A printer paper receiver characterized in that an inclined surface (8) which is inclined downward toward the second wall portion (7) is partially formed at the position. 2. A paper support member arranged substantially horizontally to the discharge port of the printer body, and a guide portion for guiding the continuous paper obliquely upward to the discharge port side of the paper support member (3). (4) is provided, a first wall portion (5) that comes into contact with one end of the sheet is provided on the leading end side following the guide portion (4), and the sewing machine for the sheet is approximately machined from the first wall portion (5). On the paper support member (3), a second wall portion (7) that rises upward is formed at the front end portion with a space between the eyes, and the front end of the paper sheet that has descended through the guide portion (4) comes into contact. A printer paper receiver characterized in that a loose upward convex curved portion (10) extending toward the second wall portion (7) is formed at the position.