JPS60258038A - Paper turning and transporting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To turn a paper sheet in a 90 deg. arc and transport same by turning the paper sheet in 90 deg. arc to a side guide by means of a transport roller and a stopper of the first transporter and a feed roller of a tray, which is disposed obliquely to the transport direction and locating a gate at a non-stop position. CONSTITUTION:The first transport mechanism 3 is proviced with a transport roller 6 and a stopper 7 which are disposed orthogonally to the transport direction. A tray 4 is provided with a side plate 8 and a side giude 9, and on discharge side of the tray, a gate 10 is rotatably supported by a shaft 11 coupled to a solenoid 13. One end edge of a paper sheet A is brought into contact with the stopper 7, so that the sheet A is twisted toward the guide 9 and transported to the tray A by the roller 6. Subsequently, the sheet A is twisted toward the guide 9 and transported by a paddle wheel 16 above the side plate 8 to be brought into contact with the guide 9 and the gate 10. Thus, the sheet A is turned in a 90 deg. arc and passed through the gate 10 located at a non-stop position to be transported by the second transport mechanism 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device that is installed in the middle of a conveyance path of a copying machine or the like and rotates the orientation of a sheet by 90° and conveys the sheet.

When folding or stapling paper that has been copied using a conventional copier, as shown in Figure 1, when paper α is conveyed in portrait orientation (horizontal feed), when folded by the paper folding machine, it is folded in the longitudinal direction. Not only is it impractical because it is folded, but also when stapled, as shown in Figure 2, the paper α is horizontally long (if it is transported in the vertical feed J mode, the stapler C gets in the way, and the stapler C
f The mechanism for driving becomes complicated.

To prevent this, when folding paper, transport the paper horizontally (vertically), and when stapling, transport the paper vertically (horizontally), but depending on the type of machine. There are cases where only one sheet can be conveyed in either direction, and there are cases where one-sheet folding and paper binding with a stapler are selectively carried out alternately, so the above-mentioned problems cannot be solved.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide a paper sheet that can rotate the direction of paper by 90 degrees and convey it, has a simple structure, and can be easily controlled.

Structure of the Invention A first conveyance mechanism in which a conveyance roller and a stopper are arranged facing each other on both sides perpendicular to the conveyance direction, a tray having a horizontal plate and a side guide, and a second conveyance mechanism are successively arranged. A gate is provided on the tray delivery side to be movable between a stop position and a non-stop position.

A feed roller that is diagonal to the conveyance direction is in contact with the horizontal plate of the tray.

Embodiment FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view, in which the first conveying mechanism 3. Tray 4゜Second conveyor #l!
5 are arranged one after another to form a conveyance path.

The first conveyance mechanism 3 has a conveyance roller 6 and a stopper 7 disposed in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, and the stopper 7 contacts one edge of the paper A, and the conveyance roller 6 feeds the paper A. ft and is conveyed toward the tray 4.

The tray 4 includes a flat horizontal plate 8 and a side guide 9, and a gate 10 is rotatably supported on the discharge side by a shaft 11, which is connected to a solenoid 13 via a link 12. be.

The second conveyance mechanism 5 includes a drive shaft 14 and a plurality of rollers 15.

A paddle wheel 16 serves as a feed roller, and is fixed to a shaft 1g driven by a motor 17.

The paddle wheel 16 is in contact with the horizontal plate g of the tray 4 at an angle with respect to the conveyance direction.

19. 20 is a carry-in/output 1st θ guide plate, and the paper A is conveyed toward the tray 4 along the carry-in side guide plate t9.
, and are transported from the tray 4 along the unloading side guide plate 20.

Next, the operation will be explained.

The paper A discharged from the discharge port 2 of the copying machine main body 1 is
Conveyed by conveying roller 6 as shown in the figure 1! However, since a stopper 7 is provided on the opposite side of the transport roller 6, and one edge of the paper A is in contact with the stopper 7, the paper A
is conveyed toward the tray 4 while being twisted toward the side guide 9.

When the sheet A is conveyed onto the horizontal plate ε of the tray 4, it is conveyed by the paddle wheel 16 while being twisted toward the side guide 9, and the sheet A comes into contact with the side guide 9 and the gate IO, and the direction of the sheet A is rotated to 90 degrees. Ru.

After this, the solenoid +3 is energized to rotate the gear) 10 downward, and it is rotated from the stop position protruding above the upper surface of the horizontal plate 8 to the non-stop position below the upper surface of the horizontal plate G. .

Thereby, the paper A is conveyed along the side guide 9 by the paddle wheel 16, and then conveyed by the second conveyance mechanism 5.

As mentioned above, the orientation of the paper sheet is adjusted to 9 in the middle of the conveyance path.
Can be transported with 0 degree rotation.

Further, the first conveyance mechanism 3 consists of one conveyance roller 6 and a stopper 7, and only one conveyance roller 6t can be driven and controlled, so that the structure is simple and the control is also simple.

Effects of the invention The paper is rotated 90 degrees toward the side guide 9 by the conveyance roller 6, stopper 7, and feed roller f6.
Since the sheet can be conveyed by setting 10 to the non-stop position, the sheet can be rotated by 90 degrees in the middle of the conveyance path and conveyed.

Since it is only necessary to drive and control one conveyance roller 6, the structure is simple and the control is also simple.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the paper folding state, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the paper binding state, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a plan view explaining the operation. 3 is the first transport mechanism% 4 is the tray, 5 is the second transport mechanism, 6
7 is a stopper, 8 is a horizontal plate, 9 is a side guide, 10 is a gate, and 16 is a feed roller. Applicant Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Masaaki Yonehara Patent Attorney Tadashi Hamamoto

Claims (1)

[Claims] A conveyance path is constructed by arranging the first conveyance mechanism 3, the tray 4, and the second conveyance mechanism 5 in succession, and the first conveyance mechanism 3 is connected to conveyance rollers 6 on both sides perpendicular to the conveyance direction. The tray 4 is structured to have a horizontal plate 8 and a side guide 9, and a gate 10 perpendicular to the side guide 9 is provided at a stop position on the unloading side of the tray 4. 1. A paper rotary conveyance device, characterized in that it is provided movably between a non-stop position and a feed 90-r 16 that is oblique with respect to the conveyance direction is brought into contact with the horizontal plate g.