JPS58100059A - Paper catch tray of copier or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store discharged paper in an orderly way in a tray corresponding to the size of paper by displacing a sorting guide according to the size of paper to store discharged paper in an assigned tray corresponding to the side of paper. CONSTITUTION:In copying, when a paper size detecting signal of a detector is transmitted to a solenoid 6 of a sorting apparatus, a sorting guide 5 is moved up and down. In case of small-sized paper, the guide 5 is positioned on the upper side, so that the paper discharged from a paper discharging device 2 is led by the guide 5 to be stored in a small-size tray 10. In case of large-sized paper, the guide 5 is displaced downward, so that paper is led by the guide 5 to be stored in a large-size tray 11. Thus, paper is stored in a paper catch tray 9 of the size suitable to the size of discharged paper, so that the discharged paper is kept from bad running condition and stored in an orderly way.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a technique for accommodating output sheets in predetermined paper discharge trays according to their sizes.

In conventional copying machines, only a single paper output tray is provided, and for example, a Pl! In the building,
When making copies of various sizes ranging from AI size to A4 size, the tray becomes useless.

＋ㅅ6明 addresses the above problem, and its purpose is to improve copying machines and other devices that are configured so that different output trays can be selected depending on the copying (or printing) size. The point is that it provides a paper output tray.

i.e. copying (or printing) of various sizes.
A paper output tray of a copying machine or the like capable of configuring paper output trays includes a plurality of paper output trays corresponding to paper sizes and a movable sorting guide, and displaces the guide according to the paper size,
With this configuration, a different paper ejection tray is selected depending on the paper size, and the ejected paper is stored in the same tray in an orderly manner, making it easier to take out the paper. becomes easier.

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

A sorting device 3 is disposed adjacent to the paper discharging device 2 of the copying machine main body 1, and a paper discharging tray 9 consisting of a small size tray 10 and a large size tray I is connected to the sorting device 3. It is arranged.

In the sorting device 3, the sorting guide 5, which is swingably supported on the support member 4, is biased in the − direction by a tension coil spring 8 near its tip, and A link 7 operated by a solenoid 6 is connected to the tension portion of the spring 8 (near the side end of the sorting guide 5 and below the sorting guide 5).

In the above configuration, when copying, the paper size detected by the detector at the second station 1- is sent to the solenoid 6 of the device 3 for sorting, and the paper is sorted accordingly as described below. The guide 5 moves up and down.

Thus, when making small-sized copies, the guide 5 is positioned at the solid line position in the drawing for sorting, and the paper ejected from the paper output device @2 is guided by the guide 5 to the small-sized tray 10. Next, when making a large-sized copy, the solenoid 6 is activated twice by a signal from the copying machine main body 1, and the sorting unit connected to the link 7 is moved to the guide 5.
is displaced downward against the tension recoil spring 8 (the dotted line position in the figure), and the paper discharged from the paper discharge device 2 is guided by the guide 5 and stored in the large size tray 11.

Furthermore, in case small size copies are to be made subsequently, the two forces of the solenoid 6 are released and the sorting guide 5 is
It is displaced to the solid line position in the drawing.

As described above, in the illustrated embodiment, the guide 5 is automatically displaced according to the paper size, and the ejected paper is placed in the eject tray 9 of a size suitable for the ejected paper size. Since the paper is accommodated, it is easy to take out the ejected paper.

Also, even if large and small size paper is ejected randomly,
Since the sorted paper is accommodated in a predetermined discharge tray 9 by the guide 5, there is no problem with the running of the discharged paper.

In the above embodiment, it was assumed that the paper size was automatically detected, but the operator specifies the paper size in advance, and when the operator specifies the paper size, the solenoid 6 is operated, and the sorting is performed by the guide 5. It may also be configured such that it is displaced to a predetermined position.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a two-bottom, two-stage type discharge tray is employed, but it is not necessarily necessary to use a two-stage type, and it goes without saying that a multi-stage type of three or more stages may be used as appropriate.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings and the embodiments not shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be modified as necessary without departing from the spirit of the invention. The design can be freely modified as needed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a schematic explanatory diagram of a paper discharge tray according to an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Copying machine main body, 2... Paper discharge device, 3... Device for sorting, 4... Support member, 5... Guide for sorting, 6
... Solenoid, 7... Link, 8... Tension coil spring, 9... Paper output tray, 10... Small size tray, 11... Large size tray.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A paper output tray r of a copier or the like capable of making copies of various sizes has a plurality of paper output trays corresponding to paper sizes and a movable sorting guide, and the guide is displaced according to the paper size to a predetermined position. A paper discharge tray for a copying machine, etc., characterized in that the paper discharge tray is configured to accommodate discharged paper in the paper discharge tray.