JPH0899753A - Sheet delivery tray with housing store - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the sheet delivery tray with a housing store which is high in installation strength against load from above and piercing from down below, allows recording charts and the like to be commodiously housed in a space apt to have been a dead space, and can be easily moved as required. CONSTITUTION: A sheet delivery tray 8 for recording charts delivered from an image forming means is provided for the top side of a housing store main body 4 equipped with moving wheels 5, magnets 7 are provided for one side surface of the housing store main body 4, and the sheet delivery tray with a housing store A is so constituted as to be magnetically attracted to the surface section of the image forming means at its paper delivery port side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper discharge tray equipped in an image forming apparatus such as an electrostatic photocopier and a facsimile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional paper discharge tray provided at a paper discharge port of an image forming apparatus is of a so-called single plate type, and it is convenient to separate it when changing the position of the image forming apparatus. The configuration is such that the paper discharge tray is inserted and locked at the lower side of the paper discharge port of the image forming apparatus.

[0003]

By the way, the mounting height position of the paper discharge tray with respect to the image forming apparatus is such that it is suitable for handling the discharged recording paper, such as taking out the recording paper from the human waist height. In general, the setting is set to, and it is easy to accidentally accidentally place a hand-held book or document on the paper discharge tray, or it is easy to unintentionally put a hand on the paper discharge tray.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned arrangement of trays, the discharge tray largely extends outward of the apparatus in a single-supported state, so that it is structurally weak against a load from above. For this reason, there was a situation in which the paper discharge tray was easily damaged by accidentally placing books or materials or putting their hands on them.

Further, since it is structurally weak against the force of pushing up from below, the space on the lower side of the discharge tray is associated with something that is frequently handled, for example, related to image formation. There is a tendency to avoid storing toner cartridges, recording paper, and the like as much as possible. Therefore, there is a problem that the space portion on the lower side of the paper discharge tray easily becomes a dead space.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper discharge tray with a storage container which is suitable for use and has been able to eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences all at once by a reasonable improvement.

A paper discharge tray with a storage according to the present invention, which has achieved the above object, is discharged from an image forming apparatus to the upper side of a storage main body having moving wheels on the lower side. In addition to providing a discharge tray for recording paper, a side surface of the storage case main body is provided with a magnet that is magnetically attracted to the discharge opening side surface of the image forming apparatus.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned characteristic structure, since the storage case main body is provided with the paper discharge tray, the paper discharge tray is provided with a load from above and a push-up force from below.
It can endure structurally enough, and it is possible to surely avoid accidental damage of the discharge tray.

[0008] Above all, since the storage is constructed in the lower space of the paper discharge tray after increasing the strength against the force of pushing up from below, the handling which has been shunned until now is handled. Items such as toner cartridges and recording paper that are frequently used for image formation can be conveniently stored without worrying about damage to the output tray. In addition to being easily separable from the apparatus, the moving wheels are provided on the lower side of the apparatus, so that it is possible to easily change the position of the discharge tray with storage including the image forming apparatus.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows, for example, a discharge tray A with a storage installed in the discharge section of an electrostatic photocopier 1, and a box-shaped storage main body 4 having an opening / closing door 3 with a handle 2 on the front surface. Then, a moving wheel 5 is provided on the lower side thereof, and a shelf member 6 configured to be able to change the vertical position is provided inside the storage main body 4, and the storage main body 4 is provided. Magnets 7, which are magnetically attracted to the discharge port side surface of the copying machine 1, are provided on one of the left and right surface portions of the storage unit 4 and
A discharge tray 8 for recording paper discharged from the discharge port of the electrostatic photocopier 1 is provided on the upper side of the.

Although not limited to the copying machine 1,
The case face plate of an image forming apparatus such as a facsimile or a printer is generally made of a steel plate coated with vinyl chloride, or even if it is made of synthetic resin, it is used for reinforcement inside. Since it is customary to provide the above steel material, the magnets 7 ... Although it is made to adsorb, there is also one having a constitution of a synthetic resin plate in which a reinforcing steel material is not provided, and in this case, a magnetic body is provided on the surface portion on the paper exit side by, for example, an adhesive means, The magnets 7 ... May be magnetically attracted thereto.

According to the above construction, since the paper discharge tray 8 is provided in the highly rigid box-shaped storage main body 4, the paper discharge tray 8 is pushed up from below even against a load from above. Can withstand the force of
Therefore, even if a book, a document, or the like is mistakenly placed on the discharge tray 8 or a hand is put on the discharge tray 8, the discharge tray 8 is not easily damaged. Since the storage is configured in the lower space of the paper discharge tray 8 after increasing the strength against the force of pushing up from below, for example, a toner cartridge, recording paper, or the like related to image formation. Can be conveniently stored without worrying about damage to the discharge tray 8.

Furthermore, since the storage tray discharge tray A can be easily separated from the copying machine 1, and the storage body 4 is provided with the moving wheels 5, the copying machine 1
Needless to say, the position of the discharge tray A with storage can be easily changed, and the storage main body 4 is provided with the opening / closing door 3 with the handle 2, so that the appearance of the surroundings is spoiled. Nor.

A modified example of the paper discharge tray A with a storage will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the paper discharge tray A with a storage illustrated in FIG. 2, the storage main body 4 and the paper discharge tray 8 are separated from each other, and a rectangular tubular member 9 is formed on the upper side of the storage main body 4, while the paper discharge is performed. On the lower side of the tray 8, a fitting portion 10 that is slidably accommodated in the tubular member 9 is continuously provided, and
A plurality of upper and lower pin holes a are formed at predetermined positions of the fitting portion 10, and the fitting member 10 is fitted to the top of the tubular member 9 of the storage main body 4. Pin hole a
And a pin hole b formed concentrically with each other, and the upper and lower pin holes a connected to the fitting portion 10 are selected and aligned with the pin hole b of the tubular member 9 so that both pins are By inserting the connecting pin c into the holes a and b, the height of the recording paper receiving surface of the paper discharge tray 8 can be changed.

In the paper discharge tray A with a storage case shown in FIG. 3, the storage case main body 4 and the paper discharge tray 8 are separated from each other, and a rectangular tubular member 12 is formed on the upper side of the storage case main body 4. , The fitting portion 13 that fits in the opening of the tubular member 12 is attached to the discharge tray 8
It is characterized in that the paper discharge tray 8 can be separated from the storage main body 4 by being connected to the lower side of the storage box. According to the above configuration, by preparing a plurality of types having different height dimensions up to the fitting portion 13 of the paper discharge tray 8, the recording paper receiver of the paper discharge tray 8 can be shared while sharing the storage body 4. It is possible to obtain the paper discharge tray A with the storage box having different surface heights.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a discharge tray with a storage box having a structurally high strength against both a load from above and a pushing force from below. Therefore, even if you accidentally place books or materials on the output tray, or if you put your hand on the output tray,
The output tray is not easily damaged.

Since the storage space is constructed in the lower space of the paper discharge tray after increasing the strength against the force of pushing up from below, there is no need to worry about the damage of the paper discharge tray due to the thrust. In addition, things related to image formation such as toner cartridges and recording paper can be conveniently stored in this storage, and the lower space of the paper discharge tray can be effectively used. Furthermore, since the discharge tray with storage can be easily separated, and the main body of this storage is equipped with moving wheels, it can be used not only with an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, but also with this storage. The position of the discharge tray can be easily changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a discharge tray with a storage case.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a discharge tray with a storage case according to another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a discharge tray with a storage according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Handle, 3 ... Opening / closing door, 4 ... Storage main body, 5 ... Moving wheel, 7 ... Magnet, 8 ... Paper ejection tray.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A discharge tray for recording paper discharged from an image forming apparatus is provided on the upper side of a storage main body equipped with moving wheels on the lower side, and one side surface portion of the storage main body is provided with: A paper discharge tray with a storage, wherein a magnet for magnetic attraction is provided on a surface of the image forming apparatus on a paper discharge port side. 2. The paper discharge tray with a storage case according to claim 1, wherein the paper output tray is configured to be vertically positionally changeable and fixed with respect to the storage case body. 3. The paper discharge tray with a storage case according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge tray is configured to be separable from the storage case body. 4. The paper discharge tray with a storage container according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing door with a handle is provided at the opening of the storage portion of the storage container main body.