JPS60161851A - Recording sheet storing and holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store and keep recording sheets of large and small sizes in such a manner as to contact the inner surface of one side wall by providing a spacer which can be fixed to the outer surface of one side wall and the inner surface of the other side wall. CONSTITUTION:A recording sheet storing portion comprises a box-like main body 8 formed by a substantially semi-circular base plate 7 and right and left side plates 5, 6 and a spacer 9. The left side plate 5 has both side portions outwardly bent to be U-shaped to form concave portions 12, 12, and the right side plate 6 has the outer surfaces of both side portions projected outwardly to integrally form a pair of convex portions 13, 13, the distance L1 between the paired convex portions 13, 13 being equal to the width L2 of the concave portion 12. The convex portions 13 disable the spacer 9 from being fixed in such a manner that one side surface 9a is opposite to the outer surface 6a of the right side plate 6. In case of a recording sheet 10 of a small size, the spacer 9 is brought into contact with the inner surface 6a of the right side plate, and one end surface 10a of the recording sheet 10 is brought into contact with the inner surface 5b to laterally position the sheet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for storing and holding paper roll type recording paper in a main body frame of a recording device such as a facsimile machine.

Prior Art A device is known in which a storage recess with a substantially semicircular bottom is formed in the main body frame of a facsimile, and a roll-type recording paper is dropped into the storage recess to store and hold the recording paper in the main body frame. ing.

This storage and holding device has the advantage that the recording paper can be stored and held in the main body frame with a simple operation of dropping the recording paper into the storage recess.

On the other hand, there are usually several sizes of recording paper, such as A4 size, 34 size, and letter size, depending on the purpose.

However, with the above-mentioned storage and holding device, by bringing the edge of the recording paper into contact with the side surface of the recessed part, the set position in the width direction of the recording paper can be determined, and the recording paper can be correctly fed to a predetermined position on the main body frame. That's how it is.

For this reason, the length of the four storage sections is approximately equal to the width direction of the recording paper, so it is not possible to replace and store all the different sizes of recording paper, and one facsimile machine uses only one type of recording paper. There is a problem that makes it impossible to do so.

Purpose of the invention In addition to being able to easily store and hold rolled paper type recording paper, it is also possible to store and hold large and small size recording paper by positioning it in the width direction, and it is also possible to position the recording paper in the width direction without making mistakes. The purpose is to make it possible to

Structure of the Invention: A main body forming four storage parts by a bottom wall curved in a substantially semicircular shape and both side walls, and a spacer that can be attached to the outer surface of one side wall and the inner surface of the other side wall of the main body, but cannot be attached to the inner surface of the side wall. This device is equipped with a small-sized recording paper and a large-sized recording paper and can be stored and held so that they are in contact with the inner surface of one side wall.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is an overall schematic perspective view of a facsimile machine, in which a reading section 2, a recording paper storage section 3, and a thermal head section 4 are arranged within a straight main body frame 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the recording paper storage section 3 has left and right side plates 5.
．． 6 and a bottom plate 7, the box-shaped main body 8 has a substantially semicircular bottom and is open at the top, and a spacer 9.
is dropped into the recessed part 11 of the box-like main body 8 and is stored and held.

The left side plate 5 has a predetermined thickness tl, and both sides are bent outward in a U-shape to form a recess 12°12, and the right side plate has a predetermined thickness 1. (1,=11), and the outer surface VC of both sides has a pair of convex portions 13. +3.1
3.13 are integrally formed, and the distance L between the pair of convex portions 13.13! is the same as the width L2 of the recess 12, the length of the protrusion 13 is the same as the depth of the recess 12, and the thickness of the left and right side plates 5, 6 is 1. ．． 1. The length is also longer.

The spacer 9 has a substantially semicircular plate shape with a predetermined thickness tl, and a pair of hooks 14 are integrally formed at the upper end thereof.

The hook 14 is hook-shaped and has the same width as the distance L1 and the width, and the locking piece 14α extends beyond the thickness t1+t of the left and right side plates 5.6 from one side 9α of the spacer 9. It is located on the opposite side.

Because of this, the spacer 9 can be attached via the hook 14 so that one side 9α is in contact with the inner surface 6α of the right side plate 6, but since the convex portion 13 is in contact with the inner surface 6a of the right side plate 6, the outer surface 6b of the right side plate 6 is The spacer 9 cannot be installed so that the one side 9α faces the spacer 9, and the spacer 9 can be installed so that the one side qα is in contact with the outer surface 5α of the left side plate 5 via the hook 14.
If one side qa faces the inner surface 5b, the locking piece 14α of the hook 14 cannot be locked to the bottom 12α of the recess 12, so that it cannot be attached.

As shown in FIG.
Since a gap is created between α, 1075 and the inner surfaces 5b and 6a of the left and right side plates, a spacer 9 is attached to the inner surface 6aKta of the right side plate 6 via the hook 14 to close the gap, and to reduce the width of the recording paper 10. Direction one end surface roa 't
- Corner registration can be performed by setting the inner surface 5h of the left side plate 5 (that is, the reference surface) so as to contact it and positioning it in the width direction.

At this time, the spacer 9t is inserted into the inner surface 5 of the left side plate 5 as described above.
Since bIIllVC cannot be attached, it is possible to prevent the other end surface lob of the recording paper IO from being erroneously positioned in contact with the inner surface 6α of the right side plate.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, large-sized recording paper 10
When paying Q, the recording paper 100 both end faces 10α, 10
Since h is in contact with the inner surfaces 5b and 6α of the left and right side plates, the spacer 9
is not necessary, and the spacer 9 is attached to the left side plate 5 via the hook 14.
Attach it to the outer surface 5α side.

At this time, since the locking piece 14α of the hook 14 is located in the recess 12, it does not interfere with the one end surface 10α of the recording paper 10, so the recording paper 10 is not damaged and the corner registration can be performed accurately. can do.

In other words, the distance between the inner surfaces 5b and 6α of the left and right side plates 5.6 is approximately the same as the width of the large-sized recording paper 10, and the thickness of the spacer 9 +8 is the width of the large-sized recording paper and the small-sized recording paper. It is approximately equal to the difference in width.

Although the left and right side plates 5 and 6 are provided in the above embodiment, the four storage parts 11 may be formed by providing the bottom plate 7 between the left and right frames forming the main body frame 1.

In other words, the main body may be formed into four storage parts by the bottom wall and both side walls which are curved into a substantially cow-circular shape.

Effects of the Invention Since the recording paper can be simply dropped into the four storage parts, the recording paper can be easily stored and held.

A large size recording paper and a small size recording paper can be stored and held so that one end surface is in contact with the inner surface of one side wall.
It is possible to use different sizes of recording paper for facsimile machines, etc., and to position the recording paper in the width direction.

Since the spacer cannot be attached to the inner surface of one side wall, when storing all the small size recording paper, the other end surface of the recording paper does not come into contact with the inner surface of the other side wall, and the width direction positioning of the JTD recording paper can be reliably determined without having to perform pinching operations. can.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a facsimile, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a recording paper storage section, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the recording paper stored state. 9 is a spacer, 10 is a recording paper, and 11 is a storage unit. Applicant Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Masaaki Yonehara Patent Attorney Osamu Hamamoto. 2a Figure 3 7 Blind Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] The main body 8 forms a storage recess 11 with a bottom wall curved in a substantially semicircular shape and both side walls, and the main body 8 can be attached to the outer surface of one side wall and the inner surface of the other side wall, but it can be attached to the inner surface of the − side wall. A storage and holding device for recording paper, characterized in that it is configured with a spacer 9 that cannot be moved.