JPS60179756A - Copying machine equipped with finisher - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discharge copied papers failed to be bound without using any human's hand, by automatically discharging the failed papers form a tray by operating a start button. CONSTITUTION:When a failure in a binding operation of copied papers by a stapler 33 is detected and a driving system is stopped, a start button provided in a console 42 is operated and control for operating a clutch mechanism 32 for several seconds is made so as to contact a drive-away roller 30 with failed copied papers and discharge the failed papers to a discharge tray 40. Therefore, the papers failed to be bound can be discharged from the multistage tray 40 without using any human's hand.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a copying machine equipped with a finisher that eliminates the need to remove paper from a combiner tray when a staple pull fails.

[Prior art]

As a copying machine equipped with a conventional finisher, for example,
There is one in which the copy paper stored in the editing tray of the sorter is bound using Stellar Blur. This copying machine uses Stellar Blur binding 7 ails (5TAPL).
When an error (E FAIL) occurs, the machine is brought to a halt, the finisher interlock is opened, and the copy sheet with the binding failure is removed, thereby resetting the halt state.

However, with conventional copying machines equipped with a finisher, if the machine stops due to a binding failure, an interlock must be opened to remove the copy paper from the tray, which is cumbersome to operate. Sometimes.

[Object and structure of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in order to eliminate the paper removal work when a trap failure occurs, the paper in the tray is automatically ejected to the output tray by operating the start button. A copying machine equipped with such a finisher is provided.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, a copying machine equipped with a finisher according to the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a copying machine main body 1 is provided with a sorter 20. As shown in FIG. The sorter 20 includes a conveyance roller 21 that conveys the paper from a discharge roller 22 that is provided in the main body 1 and discharges the copied paper, an endless belt 22 that feeds the paper from the conveyance roller 21, and a sorter and finisher. - Totsuno tray 23 that directly receives paper ejection when the function is not used, and a guide 24 that distributes paper to either Totsuno tray 23 or sorter tray.
, an endless belt 25 that conveys sheets of paper on the endless belt 22 in a downward direction, a motor 26 that rotationally drives the belt, and sheets that are conveyed by the endless belt 25 are sorted and distributed to each of the multi-stage trays 27. An indexer 28, a stopper mechanism 29 that locks the paper supplied to the multi-stage tray 27 so that it does not fall from the edge and opens the dart after closing the stesonol, and a stopper mechanism 29 that opens the dart and releases the paper fed to the multi-stage tray 27. A dispensing roller 30 that dispenses the finished and finished paper using the frictional force of rotation, a clutch mechanism 32 that presses the dispensing row 230 against the surface of the paper at a predetermined time, and a stencil for discharging the sorted paper on the multi-stage tray 27. Stellar puller 33 bound with
and a drive mechanism 34 that drives a rack member provided on the Stellar Puller 33 to vertically move the Stellar Puller 33;
a screw member 35 that is screwed into the drive mechanism 34 and moves the stellar puller 33 up and down in accordance with its rotation;
A motor 36 that rotationally drives the drive mechanism 34, a guide 37 that holds the drive mechanism 34 so that it does not rotate, a light emitting part (lamp etc.) 3B that is fixed to the drive mechanism 34 and emits light in the direction of the side wall, and a stellar puller 33 are arranged in multiple stages. A light receiving section 39 is disposed to receive light from a light emitting section 38 when the tray 27 is at the proper position, an ejection tray 40 receives a bundle of sheets ejected from each of the multi-stage trays 27, and a multi-stage tray. 2
A chute 41 that guides the stack of sheets discharged from each of '7 to the discharge tray 40, and a setting for use or non-use of sorting;
A console 42 is used to set the number of sorts, use or non-use of the finisher, etc., and input information from the console 42, the light receiving section 39, and various sensors in the sorter to issue commands to control each drive system. Control unit 43 to output
and a drive section 44 that drives the motors, solenoids, etc. of each mechanism based on control commands from the control section 43.

The control unit 43 controls each sensor, the light receiving unit 39 and the console 4.
an input interface 43b that sends the signal from No. 2 as data to the Nomas 43& as a digital signal, a ROM 43c storing a program for executing sorting processing and finishing processing, and a ROM 43c.
CPU 43 that executes processing according to the program of c.
d, a RAM 43e that temporarily stores the processing results of the CPU 43d and data input from the input interface 43b, and a RAM 43e that sends control commands obtained as the processing results of the CPU 43a to the drive unit 4'4 at a predetermined timing and timing. Output interface 43 that outputs in formant
It is composed of f.

In the above configuration, when the paper is discharged from the discharge row 22 in the sorter mode, the paper side 24 is on the upper side, and the paper is supplied from the conveyance row 21 to the endless belt 22. Indexer 2 for each page of the manuscript
8 are sequentially distributed to each of the multi-stage trays 27, and the first sheet is located on the top tray of the multi-stage trays 27. Accordingly, the paper from the endless belt 22 is fed to the indexer 28 via the endless belt 25, and further delivered to the multi-stage tray 27. The stopper mechanism 29 driven by a solenoid is in a state where the stopper f is protruding, and the dispensing roller 30 is lifted because the clutch mechanism is not activated. In addition, the Stellagra 33 is separated from the multi-stage tray 27 side and is at the initial position in the vertical direction. Therefore, the paper fed into the multi-stage tray 27 is stopped by the stopper mechanism 29 and is distributed page by page while moving the indexer 28 to each of the multi-stage trays 27. After the set number of copies has been completely supplied to the multi-stage tray 27, the motor 36 is driven and the screw member 35
rotates, and the motor 36 stops when the light from the light emitting section 38 is received by the light receiving section 39. Then, the drive mechanism 34 is activated, the rack member is pushed out, and the Stellar Grass 33 is set in an opening provided in the multi-stage tray 27 (a position where the upper left side of the paper is exposed). Upon completion of the setting, the Stellar Blur 33 operates to drive the Stellasol onto the paper.

When the driving is completed, the drive mechanism 34 is activated, the rack member is pulled back, the clutch mechanism 32 at the lowest stage is activated, and the stopper mechanism 29 at the lowest stage is activated, so that the bundle of paper that has been trapped is moved to the lowest multi-stage. It is discharged from the tray 27. The ejected paper bundle is sent to an ejection tray 40 via a chute 41. Next, the motor 36 rotates, and the drive mechanism 34 moves up until the light from the light emitting section 38 is received by the second light receiving section 39 from the bottom. After the drive mechanism 34 has stopped, it repeats the above-mentioned series of operations to perform confinement, moves sequentially to other multi-stage trays 27, repeats the same operation, and then the motor 36 rotates in the opposite direction. The drive mechanism 34 is returned to the initial position.

FIG. 2 shows an example of processing according to the present invention.

When the drive system is stopped due to the detection of a binding failure by the Stellar Gra-33, the clutch mechanism 32 is activated for several seconds by operating the start button provided on the console 42, and the paper is loaded. The paper is controlled to be brought into contact with the delivery roller 30 and delivered to the delivery tray 40.

With such a configuration, it is possible to discharge the bundle of sheets that have failed to be trapped into the multi-stage tray without any manual intervention.

Although the above explanation shows an example in which the finisher mechanism is built into the sorter, it is also possible to incorporate the finisher mechanism into the main body of the copying machine and store sheets for one binding in a single feed tray. It is also possible to bind the books into Stellar Blur while dispensing them. In this case, a mechanism for moving the Stellar Blur up and down becomes unnecessary.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the above-described copying machine equipped with the Finison Yard of the present invention, sheets that have failed in binding can be automatically ejected to the tray by operating the star button. The paper in question can be ejected without any intervention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a copying machine equipped with a finisher according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to the present invention. Explanation of symbols 1... Copying machine main body, 2... Discharge roller, 20...
sorter, 21...conveyance roller, 22, 25...endless bell), 26.36...mo, evening, 27...
Multi-stage tray, 28... Indexer 129... Stop mechanism, 30... Payout roller, 32... Go clutch mechanism, 33... Stellar puller, 34... Drive mechanism, 35... Screw member, 38... Light emitting part, 39...
- Light receiving unit, 40... Ejection tray, 42... Console, 43... Control unit, 44... Drive unit. Figure 1 - Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] A finisher function that binds edited and copied sheets with a stapler while placed on an editing tray,
A copying machine provided within or outside the copying machine body, comprising: a discharge means for discharging bound sheets from the editing tray; A finisher comprising: a control means for canceling the prohibition of the drive and ejecting the failed sheets from the editing tray.
Copy machine equipped with