JPS59227638A - Paper feed container for copying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the feeding of different sizes of paper, by providing a front and a rear paper feed sections in the body of a paper feed container and only changing the direction of the container fitted in a copying machine. CONSTITUTION:The body 9 of a paper feed container is formed so that it can be fitted in the body of a copying machine both from the front plate 4 of the container body and from its rear plate 5. The container body 9 is provided with partition walls 10-13, which divide the interior of the container body to form a front paper feed section 14 and a rear paper feed section 15. Push-up plates 16, 17 are provided at the bottoms of the front and the rear paper feed sections 14, 15 so that sheets of copying paper housed in the sections are pushed up to paper feed positions at the front plate 4 and the rear plate 5. Different sizes of copying paper can thus be fed to the copying machine by only changing the direction of the paper feed container 3 fitted in the copying machine body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a paper feed container for supplying copy paper to a copying machine main body. The present invention relates to a paper feed container that can be accommodated and that can be attached to a copying machine main body from both the front and rear directions of the container.

[Prior art]

As shown in Figure 1, a conventional paper feed container consists of a rectangular framed paper feed container body (1) and a push-up plate (2) that pushes up the stored copy paper to its paper feed position. Multiple copies were needed depending on the size of copy paper to be accommodated.

Therefore, when installing a copying machine, there are disadvantages such as a large space is required to store multiple paper supply containers, and the cost of using multiple paper supply containers is high. When changing the paper size, it is necessary to remove the paper feed container from the copying machine, store it in a designated storage location, then take out the paper feed container of the required size and set it in the copy machine. The replacement work was extremely troublesome.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention eliminates and improves these drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a paper feed container that can accommodate two types of copy paper of the same size or different sizes at the same time, and that can be attached to the copying machine main body from both the front and back of the container. The purpose of this is to make it possible to change the paper size, etc. by simply changing the mounting direction of the container.

[Structure of the invention]

That is, the present invention stores copy paper inside a container body that is framed in a rectangular shape by a bottom plate, a front plate, a rear plate, and a pair of left and right side plates, and is removably attached to a copying machine body to store copy paper in a copying machine. In the paper feed container for supplying the paper to the main body, the container main body is formed so as to be attachable to the copying machine main body from its front plate side and rear plate side, and the container main body is provided with a partition wall that partitions the inside of the container main body into front and rear parts. A front paper feeding section and a rear paper feeding section are formed, and the bottoms of these front and rear paper feeding sections push up the copy paper stored in these front and rear paper feeding sections to the paper feeding position on the front plate side or the rear plate side. By providing the push-up plate, it is possible to change the size of copy paper supplied to the main body of the copying machine by simply changing the mounting direction of the paper supply container.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a paper feed container (8) of the present invention, which is used in a copying machine in which the paper feed container side plate on the right side in the direction of movement of stored copy paper (not shown) is used as the paper reference position. It is.

In other words, this paper feed container (3) has a front plate (4) and a rear plate (
5), a container body (9) formed by framing a bottom plate (6) and a pair of left and right side plates (7, 8) in a rectangular shape, and this container body (9).
) Plate-shaped partition walls αQ01) and 02a provided inside parallel to the front plate (4) and side plate (7), respectively.
The front paper feed section a4 and the rear paper feed section αQ are formed by 3, and these front and rear paper feed sections (141αQ are respectively provided at the bottom of the front plate (4) side or rear plate (5) side). (a push-up play that pushes up the copy paper (not shown) stored in the unit 040 to its paper feeding position)
It is composed of Mαη.

To use the paper feed container (3) of the present invention, after storing copy paper in the front paper feed section 04 and the rear paper feed section αυ, respectively, as shown in FIG. ) front plate (
4) A push-up member (not shown) provided inside the copy machine main body 08 pushes up the front paper feed section a by attaching it to the paper feed container attachment port α of the copy machine main body 08 from the side. A plate (not shown) is pushed up to push up and feed the copy paper stored in the front paper feeding section αΦ to its paper feeding position.

On the other hand, in order to feed the copy paper stored in the rear paper feed section αυ to the copying machine main body α1, remove the paper feed container (3) from the copying machine main body 0 and turn it over as shown in Fig. 4. As shown, by attaching the paper feed container (8) from the rear plate (5) side to the paper feed container device opening α of the copying machine main body 6Fj, the push-up member provided inside the copying machine main body 0→ (not shown) pushes up the push-up plate (not shown) of the rear paper feed section α→ and pushes the copy paper stored in the rear paper feed section α to its paper feeding position. It is.

In this embodiment, the storage areas of the front paper feeding section and the rear paper feeding section are changed so that two types of copy paper of different sizes can be accommodated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the front and rear paper feed sections may have the same storage area so that they can each accommodate copy sheets of the same size. With this configuration, when the copy paper in one paper feed section becomes empty, it can be resupplied instantly by simply flipping the paper feed container, which simplifies the copy paper replenishment operation. It is also possible to separately store copy paper of the same size but of different paper quality and easily use it depending on the purpose.

Furthermore, since the paper feed container of the present invention accommodates two types of copy paper at the same time, the container as a whole becomes large and heavy, so the present invention is particularly convenient when small-sized sheets are combined.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has various effects as shown below.

First, the paper feed container of the present invention can accommodate two types of copy paper of the same size or different sizes at the same time, reducing the number of paper feed containers required, thereby reducing the cost of paper feed containers. Moreover, there is no need to secure a large storage space.

Moreover, by changing the storage area of the two paper feed sections, the paper size can be changed by simply changing the mounting direction of the container, while making the storage area the same significantly simplifies the copy paper replenishment operation. The practical effects of the present invention are great.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a conventional paper feed container, FIGS. 2 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the paper feed container of the present invention. , FIG. 8, and FIG. 4 respectively show diagrams for explaining its use. Description of symbols (1)...Paper feed container body (21 (1G (1η)...Pushing plate (3
)...Paper feed container (4)...Front plate (
5)...Rear plate (6)...Bottom plate (7
) (81...Side plate (9)...Container body 00←1)←a (], 3...Partition wall 0→...Front paper feed Section α... Rear paper feed section 0... Copy machine main body α... Paper feed container mounting opening Patent applicant Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. 235-

Claims (1)

[Claims] A supply device that stores copy paper inside a container body that is framed in a rectangular shape by a bottom plate, a front plate, a rear plate, and a pair of left and right side plates, and is detachably attached to the copier body to supply copy paper to the copier body. In the paper container, the container body can be attached to the copying machine body from the front plate side and the rear plate side. and a rear paper feeding section, and a push-up plate is provided at the bottom of these front and rear paper feeding sections to push up the copy paper stored in these front and rear paper feeding sections to the paper feeding position on the front plate side or the rear plate side. A paper feed container for a copying machine, characterized in that it is provided with.