JPS6214039Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a stacker device that is capable of stably stacking original documents and recording sheets sent from a facsimile machine or the like.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, as a stacker device used in a facsimile machine, for example, as shown in FIG.
is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward into the housing 1 of the facsimile machine, and in this storage section 2, the documents are guided from the document table 3 through the self-feeding section 4, the feed roller 5, the reading scanning section 6, the feed roller 7, and the guide 8. There is one in which manuscripts 9 are accumulated. With such a device, not only can it be used in the normal state with the storage section 2 protruding outward from the housing 1 (solid line A in the figure), but also when the storage section 2 is placed outside the housing due to installation space constraints. Even if it cannot be used with it protruding from 1,
By placing the storage section 2 in the housing 1 (indicated by the two-dot chain line B in the figure), the documents 9 can be accumulated.

However, in such a conventional device, the storage section 2
When the document 9 is housed in the housing 1, the storage section 2 is approximately horizontal and perpendicular to the document 9, and the distance between the guide 8 and the storage section 2 is relatively close, so that the leading edge of the document 9 does not move. Because the direction was difficult to determine, the document 9 was not guided smoothly to the storage section 2, and paper jams often occurred at the exit portion of the guide 8.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention provides a stacker device with high operational reliability that can smoothly stack or discharge sheets without causing paper jams even when the storage section is housed in the housing.

[Summary of the idea]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sloping part in the storage part, and the sloping part guides the sheets sent out from the reading device or the recording device to the outside of the casing or to the accumulation surface of the storage part. This is what I did.

[Example of idea]

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine equipped with a stacker device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in the same figure, the first
Components that are the same as those in the figures are given the same reference numerals and detailed explanations will be omitted.

The storage unit 10 of the stacker device is a box-shaped body with side plates 11 and a front plate 12 erected on a part of both side edges and a front edge, respectively. It is possible to freely move forward and backward while sliding between the outer part of the housing 1 and the outside part of the housing 1. Here, the above-mentioned sliding operation is performed by guiding the guide pins 13 protruding from the side plates 11 of the storage section 10 by engaging them with grooves (not shown) provided in the guide plates of the housing 1. There is. Note that the guide pin 1 above
3 also works as a stopper for positioning when the storage section 10 is pulled out from the housing 1 in cooperation with the groove of the guide plate.

Now, the front plate 12 of the storage section 10 is integrally provided with an inclined plate 14 that is inclined downwardly toward the inside of the storage section 10 . This inclined plate 14 is for guiding the original document 9 sent from the reading scanning section side of the facsimile device via the guide 8 to the stacking surface of the storage section 10 and stacking it thereon. A stopper 15 is provided at the rear edge of the storage section 10 to stop the document 9 guided through the inclined plate 14.

With such a configuration, the storage section 10 is housed in the storage section in the housing 1 (as indicated by the two-dot chain line C in the figure).
When the original 9 is sent out from the scanning section of the facsimile machine, the original 9 comes into contact with the slope of the inclined plate 14 of the storage section 10, and is guided by this slope as shown in FIG. 10, and are stacked on the stacking surface with the tip end in contact with the stopper 15. Therefore, even if the exit part of the guide 8 and the storage part 10 are close to each other, or even if the stacking surface is horizontal, the documents 9 can be smoothly stacked in the storage part 10 without causing paper jams. Furthermore, the stopper 15 allows the documents 9 to be stacked such that their leading ends are aligned, making them easy to handle and stable.

On the other hand, when the storage section 10 is protruded outward from the housing 1 (solid line D in FIG. 2), the document 9 slides down along the stacking surface of the storage section 10 as in the conventional case. They are sequentially stacked with their tips in contact with the front plate 12. At this time, the inclined plate 14 acts as a restraining plate to prevent the stacked documents 9 from falling off the front plate 12 of the storage section 10.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing the front plate 12 of the storage section 10 with the inclined plate 14 that slopes downward toward the inside of the storage section 10, the storage section 10 can be accommodated in the housing 1. Even in this state, the documents 9 can be smoothly and stably stacked on the stacking surface of the storage section 10. Further, when the storage section 10 is made to protrude outward from the housing 1, the inclined plate 14 is arranged such that the document 9
Since it acts as a plate to prevent documents 9 from falling off, it is possible to further improve the stacking state of original documents 9.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, even if the storage section cannot be used with the storage section protruding from the housing due to installation space constraints, if the document can be ejected directly to the outside of the housing 1, the inclined plate As shown in FIG. 14a, the housing 1 is configured to be inclined downwardly toward the outside,
This may cause the original 9 to slide down to the outside of the housing 1. Further, in the embodiment described above, the stacker device of the present invention is provided for stacking read documents of the facsimile machine, but the stacker device may be provided for ejecting recording paper. In addition, the sliding means of the storage section 10, the shape of the storage section, etc. can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effect of idea]

As detailed above, the present invention provides a sheet storage section with an inclined section that guides the delivered sheet to the outside of the housing or to the accumulation surface of the storage section when the storage section is housed in the housing. It is.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a stacker device that can smoothly stack or discharge sheets without causing paper jams even when the storage section is housed in the housing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a facsimile device for explaining a conventional stacker device, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a facsimile device equipped with a stacker device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the main parts of the stacker device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Housing, 1a... Opening, 9... Original, 1
0, 10a... Storage section, 11... Side plate, 12...
Front plate, 13... Guide pin, 14, 14a... Inclined plate, 15... Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a stacker device, in which a sheet storage section is provided in a housing of a reading device or a recording device so as to be movable back and forth, and sheets sent out from the reading device or recording device are accumulated in this storage section, the sheet storage section is provided with a sheet storage section that What is claimed is: 1. A stacker device characterized in that a stacker device is provided with an inclined portion that guides sheets sent out from the reading device or the recording device to the outside of the casing or into the sheet storage portion when the stacker device is housed in the casing.