JPH11130316A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an ejected transfer material easy to be seen and easily perform also a take-out operation by providing a paper ejection tray member receiving a transfer material ejected to an image forming device main body and forming the paper ejection tray member by being curved so that the member may become upward as it becomes closer to the tip. SOLUTION: An paper ejection tray part 2 is formed or fixed integrally with a printer main body 1 and is formed by being curved in the direction that the tray part 2 becomes upward as it becomes closer to the tip. Namely, the paper ejection tray part 2 is curved toward the side of an operator. In the printer constituted in this way, a transfer material ejected to the tray part is stocked along the curved-shape of the tray because the paper ejection tray part 2 is curved toward the side of the operator. Therefore, the printer is installed at a comparatively high location, for instance, and the ejection of a transfer material can be easily visualized even if this transfer material is small-sized. Further, if the paper ejection tray part 2 is curved toward the side of the operator, the take-out of a transfer material can be easily performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an image forming apparatus such as a printer, as shown in FIG. 5, a transfer material P on which an image has been formed is transferred to a front surface 22 of an image forming apparatus main body 21, that is, a surface provided with a display section 23 and the like. A device configured to be discharged toward the back side is also known. In this type of image forming apparatus,
In many cases, the upper surface of the apparatus main body is used as the discharge tray section 24 for receiving the discharged transfer material P.

[0003]

However, in an apparatus using the upper surface of the image forming apparatus main body 21 as the paper discharge tray 24, if the apparatus is installed at a relatively high position, the discharged transfer material P becomes difficult to see. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to take out the transfer material P. This is likely to occur when the transfer material P has a relatively small size, and is caused by the transfer material P being hidden by the paper discharge unit 25 protruding in front of the tray unit and above the tray unit.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, there is known an image forming apparatus provided with an extension tray 26 attached to the apparatus main body 21 so as to be able to protrude and retract for a large-sized transfer material P. The extension tray 26 is also expanded and contracted in the horizontal direction. Therefore, there is a problem that an installation space having a size corresponding to the width of the extension tray 26 in the protruding and retracting direction is required.

[0005] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus in which a discharged transfer material can be easily viewed and a take-out operation can be easily performed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an image forming apparatus in which a transfer material on which an image is formed is discharged toward a back side with respect to the front of the image forming apparatus main body. A discharge tray member for receiving the transfer material discharged to the image forming apparatus main body is provided, and the discharge tray member is formed so as to be curved upward so as to approach the leading end.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the discharge tray is fixed to a main body of the image forming apparatus,
It is effective if the apparatus has a second tray section that is mounted on the tray section so as to be able to protrude and retract, and the second tray section can protrude and retract along the curved shape of the first tray section.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view showing the movement of a transfer material discharged from the image forming apparatus. In addition,
The image forming apparatus of the present example is a printer.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a printer main body, and a discharge tray section 2 is provided above the printer main body 1.
Is provided. In this printer, the surface indicated by reference numeral 3 is the front, and the transfer material discharged after image formation is discharged from the discharge unit 4 as shown by the arrow in FIG. It is stocked in the paper tray section 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the paper discharge tray section 2 is integrally formed or fixed with the printer main body 1, and is formed so as to be curved upward in the direction toward the front end. That is,
The paper discharge tray section 2 is curved toward the operator.

In the printer configured as described above, since the paper discharge tray 2 is curved toward the operator, the transfer material discharged to the tray is stored along the curved shape of the tray. You. Therefore, even if the printer is installed at a relatively high position and the transfer material is small in size, it can be easily visually recognized that the transfer material has been discharged. Further, if the paper discharge tray unit 2 is curved toward the operator, it is easy to take out the transfer material.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the paper discharge tray 2 has a first tray 10 integrally formed with or fixed to the printer main body 1 and is capable of protruding and retracting with respect to the first tray 10. And a second tray unit 11 mounted thereon.
The first tray portion 10 is formed so as to be curved upward in the direction toward the front end, and in the present example, is curved in an arc shape. Further, the second tray section 11 is provided so as to be slidable between a storage position almost stored in the first tray section 10 shown in FIG. 3 and a use position protruding from the first tray section 10 shown in FIG. The second tray portion 11 is also curved and formed into a concentric arc with the first tray portion 10.

In the printer constructed as described above, the second tray portion 11 as an extension tray is also curved like the first tray portion 10, so that it is easy to visually recognize and easy to take out the transfer material. In addition, even if the tray has the same length as that of a linear tray that extends horizontally, the length of the tray protruding outward is shortened by the curvature.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to a printer, the present invention can also be applied to a copying machine, a facsimile, a multifunction machine thereof and the like.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paper discharge tray member for receiving the transfer material discharged to the main body of the image forming apparatus. Since the transfer material is formed so as to be curved, the discharged transfer material can be easily visually recognized, and the transfer material can be easily taken out.

According to the image forming apparatus of the second aspect,
The first paper discharge tray is fixed to the image forming apparatus main body.
It has a tray portion and a second tray portion attached to the first tray portion so as to be able to protrude and retract, and since the second tray portion can protrude and retract along the curved shape of the first tray portion, the transfer material In addition to being easy to visually recognize, the transfer material can be easily taken out, and in addition, the length of the transfer material protruding outward can be reduced as compared with a horizontally extended linear tray.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view showing a movement of a transfer material discharged from the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a discharge tray of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where a second tray portion of the paper discharge tray portion of FIG. 3 is extended.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a conventional image forming apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus main body 2 Paper discharge tray part 3 Front 10 First tray part 11 Second tray part

Claims (2)

[Claims] An image forming apparatus in which a transfer material on which an image is formed is discharged toward a back side with respect to a front of the image forming apparatus main body, wherein a discharge tray member for receiving the transfer material discharged to the image forming apparatus main body. Wherein the sheet discharge tray member is formed so as to be curved upward toward the front end. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge tray is a first tray fixed to an image forming apparatus main body and a first tray mounted to the first tray so as to be able to protrude and retract. An image forming apparatus, comprising: two tray portions, wherein the second tray portion can protrude and retract along the curved shape of the first tray portion.