JPS62222963A - Microfilm reader printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a paper jam from occurring as well as to make sorting/ filing ever so easy, by attaching a paper discharge conveyor to a recording member outlet free of detachment and vice versa. CONSTITUTION:A stack tray St capable of housing a lot of sheets of paper on which a film images is formed is attached to the side of a front surface on a paper feed cassette free of detachment and vice versa. A paper conveyor 503 of this stacking tray St is driven for rotation by a driver, and conveys the paper to a tray 504 which is set up in a lower part at the carrying-out side of a paper guide part 502, and the carrying-out side of this paper guide part 502 is set up in a higher position than the carrying-in side. In consequence, a space between the tray 504 and the carrying-out side of the paper guide part 502 can be set to a larger one, whereby a yet larger number of sheets of paper are superposed on the tray 504. Therefore, there is no paper jam happening. In this connection, if a sorter is set up instead of the stacking tray St, sorting/ filing work becomes facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a microfilm reader printer device for projecting microfilm and recording onto a recording medium.

(Prior Art) Microfilm has been widely used for recording and storing various information. An apparatus is provided that can project this microfilm and record it on paper as necessary.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, since conventional devices do not take into account the storage of large amounts of recorded paper, it is possible, for example, to automatically feed large amounts of microfilm with this device. When the microfilm is automatically fed and recorded automatically in combination with a roll film handler, there is a problem in that paper jams occur at the paper discharge section at every position.

Furthermore, when a large number of recordings are made on one sheet of microfilm, there is a problem in that the classification and organization becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a microfilm reader/printer device that can prevent paper jams and also facilitate sorting and organization. There is.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the microfilm reader/printer device of the present invention forms a latent image by irradiating microfilm projection light onto an image carrier, and In a microfilm reader/printer device configured to transfer and fix a toner image formed thereon onto a recording member, and to discharge the recording member on which the toner image is fixed from a first exit, A paper discharge conveyance device is freely attached to the outlet.

(Function) In the microfilm reader/printer device of the present invention, the IJI paper conveying device is freely attached to the JJI exit, which makes it possible to prevent paper jams and facilitate sorting and organizing. become.

(Example) DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following will describe one embodiment of the present invention.

First, the outline of the microfilm reader Norint equipment according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the microfilm reader printer 1 to the device, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the device. 1st
In the figure, this microfilm reader/printer includes a microphone 1, a projection screen 1 for enlarging and projecting the film, an operation panel 2 equipped with various operation keys, an operation board, etc., and a film holding plate for holding the microfilm. 3 or a roll film handler Rh that automatically feeds cassette-type microfilm, etc., which can freely feed MfI'd, is arranged on the front side, and a paper feed cassette 4 for film copying can be inserted and removed from the front side. At the same time, a stacking tray 3t capable of storing a large number of sheets with film images formed thereon is arranged on the front surface side of the paper feed cassette 4, and the open sheets are ejected toward the insertion and dislocation of the paper feed cassette 4. At the same time, the tray 3 is stored in the tacking tray St.

Therefore, the necessary operations for projecting and copying microfilm can be performed from the front side of the main body of the apparatus.

The internal structure of this microfilm reader/printer is as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, a film setting unit 10 including a roll film handler Rh on the upper surface and a built-in light source 11 for projection below the film setting unit 10, a projection unit 20 for projecting a film image onto the projection screen 1, and this projection unit 20
A scanning light guide unit 50 is provided to guide the scanning light created by the rotary mirror 34 inside, and an image is formed on the recording medium in the paper feed cassette 4 based on the scanning light from the scanning light guide unit 50. It consists of an image forming unit 100. Incidentally, the film setting unit 10 and other projection units constitute a projection means, and the rotation mirror 34 and the scanning light guide unit 50 constitute a scanning means.

Next, the configuration and operation of each of the units 10, 20, 50, and 100 will be explained.

First, regarding the film setting connit 10, see Figures 2 and 3.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. This film setting Conit 10
is composed of the light source 11, the condenser lens 12, the film holding plate 3, or the roll film handler Rh installed above the light source 11. Then, the light from the light source 11 is passed through a condenser lens 12 to a film holding plate 3 or a roll film handler R.
The microfilter l\5.5' held within h is irradiated. The light source 11 is automatically turned off when it is continuously turned on for a predetermined period of time. This is done in order to extend the lifespan of the light source 11 because the lifespan of the light source 11 is relatively short and the lifespan is further shortened by continuously repeating ON and OFF manually. . The film holding plate 3 consists of a pair of transparent plates 3Δ and 3B as shown in FIG. 3, and a microfilm 5 is placed between the pair of transparent plates 3A and 3B.
It is designed to hold. The film holding plate 3 of the IC 1 is shaped like a curvature so that it can be moved back and forth and left and right on a plane above the condenser lens 12 by operating the handle 13 shown in FIG. Further, a finger sword 14 is formed on the handle portion 13, and is provided at 41 so as to be movable on the coordinates marked on the front panel 323. Therefore,
When the film 5 is held on the film holding plate 3,
When operating the handle 13, move the pointer 1 along the coordinates J.
4, and using these coordinates as a guide, desired information can be set above the condenser 1 noise 12.

In addition, when installing the roll film handler Rh, the film holding plate 3 can be replaced with the film holding plate 3, and the roll film handler Rh is equipped with a fibrous film as shown in FIG. A cassette R1)1 in which a film 5- is wound into a roll can be installed, and a winding cassette Rh2 is arranged at a position opposite to the installation position of this cassette Rh+.
, Rh2 are rotated by a drive device (not shown), so that desired information can be set above the condenser lens 12. Furthermore, when replacing the roll film handler Rh, the light source 11 is turned off based on the output of a sensor 1 (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of the roll film handler Rh. This means that the roll film handler Rh (!1
It is wasteful to project even when 1111R occurs,
This is also because light leakage occurs.

Next, the configuration and operation of the projection unit 20 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 5. The projection unit 20 includes a lens holder part 21 and a screen projection section 31.

The lens holder portion 21 is for adjusting the focus of the projected image and adjusting the rotation of the projected image onto the projection screen 1. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, this lens holder part 21 includes a holder 23 fixed above the light source 11, and a casing 24 that is slidable along the longitudinal direction of the holder 23. A prism 25 is rotatably disposed in the middle of the casing 24, a lens 26 is fixed to the lower end of the casing 24, the upper end is screwed to the lower end of the casing 24, and the lower end is connected to the film. The focus adjustment member 27 is in contact with the holding plate 3 or the roll film handler R11.

The holder 23 has a hollow cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 5, and one half of this cylindrical member has a hinge 2.
3A serves as a moving member 23B that can be opened and closed freely.

The moving member 23B is formed with a handle portion 23G for opening and closing, and a wedge-shaped locking piece 23D. In addition, the other fixed member 23E, which is the cylindrical member divided in half,
A notch 23F is formed in which the locking piece 23D is engaged and held when the moving member 23B is closed.

Furthermore, a guide groove 23G is formed in the inner wall of this fixing portion +423D, as shown in FIG.

18= As shown in FIG. 5, the casing 24 has a cylindrical shape that is slidable within the holder 23, and is provided with a protrusion 24A projecting from its outer peripheral surface. This protrusion 24Δ
is inserted into the guide groove 23G provided on the inner wall of the holder 23, as shown in FIG.
It serves as a slug to prevent rotation within the boulder 23 of No. 4. Further, a notch 24B is formed in a part of the outer wall of the casing 24.
The upper end of B is protruded to hold the projected image rotation adjustment gear 28. On the other hand, a gear 29 that meshes with the projection image rotation adjustment gear 28 is fixed to the outer periphery of the prism 25 that is rotatably supported within the casing 24. Therefore, by rotating the projection image rotation adjustment gear 28, the prism 25 is rotated. By rotating this prism 25, the projected image can be rotated. Furthermore, a screw 24C is formed on the outer periphery of the lower end of the casing 24, as shown in FIG.

The focus adjustment member 27 has a stepped cylindrical shape, has a plurality of blades 27A protruding radially from the outer wall, and has a screw 27B formed at the upper end of the inner wall. The focus adjustment member 27 is connected to the screw 27B and the casing 2.
The lower end of the focus adjustment member 27 is screwed together with the screw 24G of the casing 24 and attached to the lower end side of the casing 24.The lower end of the focus adjustment member 27 is It comes into contact with the film holding plate 3 or the roll film handler R11. Therefore, when the blade 11a is rotated, the focus adjustment member 27 remains in contact with the film holding plate 3 or the roll film handler Rh. The casing 24, which is screwed into the focus adjustment member 27, moves up and down within the holder 23. Therefore, the lens 26 fixed to the casing 24 and the film holding plate 3 or roll film handler R
The distance between the lens and the lens h changes to allow focus adjustment.

The screen projection section 31 is connected to the lens holder part 2.
A projected image is displayed on a projection screen 1 based on projection light incident through the projection screen 1. In addition to the projection screen 1, the screen projection unit 31 includes a first
, a second mirror 32,33 is arranged. and,
The projection light entering through the lens holder part 21 is sequentially reflected by the first and second mirrors 32 and 33 and projected onto the projection screen 1''. Incidentally, on the incident end side of this screen projection section 31, a rotating mirror 34 is arranged which can reciprocate along the direction from the front surface to the back surface as shown in FIG. 2 and can change the inclination angle of the mirror surface. has been done. This rotating mirror 34 is used to hold the lens holder part 2 when projecting onto the projection screen 1.
It is stopped at a position separated from above 1, so as not to prevent the light from entering the first mirror 32.

When copying, the image forming unit 100 r is placed above the lens holder part 21 and sequentially scans the projection light by changing the inclination angle of the mirror surface while the scanning light guide in the latter stage is used. It is designed to lead to unit 50. Note that the reciprocating movement of the rotating mirror 34 is driven by a motor (not shown).

The scanning light guide unit 50 guides the scanning light reflected by the rotating mirror 34 to the photoreceptor 107 in the image forming unit 100 so as to form an image. This scanning light guide unit 50 is composed of third, fourth, and fifth mirrors 51, 52, and 53.

Next, the structure and operation of the image forming NIFL-100 will be explained. FIG. 6 shows the image forming unit 10
0 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. In the figure, 101 is an image forming unit main body, the paper feed cullet 4 is on the bottom side of this main body 101, and the stacking tray St is on the left side (the front side 1 of the microfilm reader/printing device). Each is installed. Also, this main body 1
01 is a photosensitive drum 10 which is an image carrier.
7 are arranged. And this photosensitive drum 107
Around the , there are a charging device 108 which is a charging means, a developing device FJ110, a pre-transfer static eliminator 109, a transfer charger 111 which is a transfer device, a peeling charger 112, an extinguisher (hanging device 113), and a static eliminating lamp. 114 etc. are arranged in sequence.Furthermore, in the lower part of the main body 101, there is a paper feed cassette 4.
The paper P automatically taken out via the paper feed roller 115 from
A paper conveyance path 117 is formed that leads the paper to the stacking 1 to lay St through the image transfer section 116 between the photosensitive drum 107 and the transfer charger 111. A registration roller 118 is disposed on the first stream side of the image transfer section 116 of the paper conveyance path 117, and a heat roller 119 and a paper discharge roller 120 as a fixing device are disposed on the downstream side.

When the photoreceptor drum 107 is driven in the direction of the arrow a in the figure, it is first uniformly charged by the charger 108, and the scanning light from the scanning light guide unit 50 is sequentially applied onto the photoreceptor drum 107. An image is formed to form an electrostatic latent image. The formed electrostatic latent image is developed and made visible by the developing device 110, and is sent to the transfer charger 111 side.

On the other hand, the paper P fed from the paper feed cassette 4 is fed by the registration rollers 118, and is placed on the photoreceptor drum 10 in advance.
The image formed on 7 is transferred by a transfer charger 111. The paper P to which this image has been transferred is peeled off from the photoreceptor drum 107 by a peeling charger 112, passes through a paper transport path 117, and is guided to 11 heat rollers.
After the transferred image is fused and fixed here, it is discharged to the stacking tray St by the paper discharge roller 120. On the other hand, after the image is transferred onto the paper P, the residual image on the photoreceptor drum 107 is erased, in preparation for the next copying operation.

In the main body 101, a partial frame 102 and a lower frame 103 are connected at one end via a support shaft 103A.
The C1 upper frame 102 includes a charging device 108 and a developing device 1 around the photoreceptor drum 107.
10, each device such as the cleaning device 113 and the static elimination lamp 114 is attached (pull) by appropriate means, and the upper unit l
-101A. In addition, the lower frame 103
includes a paper feed cassette 4, a transfer charger 111, a peeling charger 112, a heat roller 119, a paper discharge roller 120,
Each mechanism such as stacking 1 to lay St, the main motor 128, etc. are attached by appropriate means to constitute the lower unit 101B. Then, after rotating and opening the side panel (not shown), the upper frame 1
02 around the support shaft 103A, it is configured to open and close substantially along the paper conveyance path 117 of the paper P (also referred to as a clam shell structure). Therefore, it is not convenient in terms of removal and maintenance when paper jams occur. Further, 129 is a blade solenoid for bringing the cleaning blade 130 of the cleaning device 113 into contact with and away from the photosensitive drum 107.

Next, the stacking tray S1 will be explained based on FIG. 7. As shown in the figure, this stacking tray St
is a paper guide section 502 which is formed by distributing two guide plates 5o1.501 at a predetermined interval, and this paper guide section 50.
a paper transport device 503 that transports the paper P along 2;
Paper P disposed on the discharge side of the paper guide section 5o2 and discharged
The tray 504 has a large number of stacked trays. The paper conveyance device 503 includes a combination of a conveyance roller 505 rotationally driven by a drive device (not shown) and a pinch roller 506 that abuts the conveyance roller 505, which are arranged near the input side and the output side of the paper guide section 502. It becomes.

Further, the tray 504 is arranged at the lower part of the paper guide section 502 on the discharge side, and the paper guide section 502 is arranged at a higher position than the carry-in side. The interval between the trays 504 and 504 can be increased, and a larger number of sheets P can be stacked on this tray 504.

Note that instead of this stacking tray St, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a sorter device 510 may be arranged.

As shown in the figure, in this sorter device 510, a large number of trays 512...512 for storing paper P are arranged at predetermined intervals δ at the bottom of a paper guide path 511 that guides paper P. This tray 5 of paper P is placed at the entrance of tray 512.
12 is pivotally mounted. Further, the paper P in the tray 512 can be taken out from both sides of this device. This sorter device 510 is used in synchronization with the roll film handler Rh. For example, when selecting microfilms at a plurality of desired positions on the roll film handler Rh and copying a plurality of copies, this sorter device 510
This allows for automatic classification and organization.

Next, the operation of this microfilm reader/printer as a whole will be briefly explained.

<Film projection operation> When projecting a film, first the handle part 13 shown in FIG.
the transparent plate 3 above the film holding plate 3.
Open A and insert microfilm 5 between transparent plate 2A and 38.
Set. Next, a main button (not shown) on the operation panel 2 is pressed to turn on the projection light source 11.

Then, an enlarged image of the microfilm 5 can be visually observed. Note that the focus adjustment is performed using the blade 2 of the focus adjustment member 27.
7A is rotated, and the projection image is aligned by moving the handle part 13 back and forth, left and right, and adjusting the coordinates on the projection screen 1 or on the front panel 323 designated by the pointer 14. Further, by rotating the projection image rotation adjustment gear 28 as necessary, the projection image on the projection screen 1 can be easily rotated. Furthermore, when using the roll film handler Rh, it is possible to replace the film holding plate 3 and the desired information automatically by using the operation switch (not shown) on the operation panel 2. The enlarged image of the microfilm 5' can be visually observed.

<Film Image Printing Operation> Next, the operation for printing the enlarged image of the microfilm 5.5' onto the paper P in the paper feed cassette 4 will be described.

First, the number of copies is selected using a copy number setting key (not shown), and a copy start key (not shown) is pressed to start the printing operation. Then, 1) the projection light No. 11 is scanned by the rotating mirror 34 which is periodically rotated by the rotational drive of the photoreceptor 107, and is transmitted to the photoreceptor 107 via the scanning light guide unit 50.
It will be irradiated upwards.

On the other hand, the photoreceptor 107 is charged to a predetermined value by a charging device 108, and an electrostatic latent image is formed based on the scanning light. Thereafter, when the photoreceptor 107 comes to a position facing the developing device 110, a developer image is formed on the latent image based on the microfilm in the developing device 11o. Thereafter, this developer image is transferred onto the paper P by a transfer charger 111, and is further peeled off from the photoreceptor 107 by a peeling charger 112. And this paper P
passes through the paper conveyance path 117 and is guided to the heat roller 119, where the transferred image is melted and fixed, and then transferred to the paper ejection roller 1.
20 to the stacking tray St on the front side of the apparatus. On the other hand, the residual toner remaining on the photoreceptor drum 107 is cleaned by a cleaning device 113, and the residual image on the photoreceptor drum 107 is erased by the static elimination lamp 114, in preparation for the next copying operation.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the microfilm reader/printer device of the present invention, by installing a stacking tray, paper jams are eliminated, and furthermore, by installing a sorter device, sorting and organizing is facilitated. become.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a microfilm reader printing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the device.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a part of the lens holder, Fig. 4 is a schematic side view of the roll film handler, Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the lens holder, and Fig. 6 is a schematic sectional view of the image forming unit. , FIG. 7 is a schematic longitudinal sectional front view showing the stacking tray, and FIG. 8 is a schematic longitudinal sectional front view showing the sorter device. 3t... Stacking tray R11... Roll film handler 510... Sorter device 10.20... Projection means 34.50... Scanning means 107... Image carrier 108... Charging means 111.・Transfer means

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Projection light from a microfilm is irradiated onto an image carrier to form a latent image, the toner image formed on the latent image is transferred and fixed to a recording member, and the recording member to which this toner image is fixed What is claimed is: 1. A microfilm reader/printer device configured to eject paper from an ejection port, characterized in that a paper ejection transport device is detachably attached to the ejection port. (2) The microfilm reader/printer device according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge conveyance device is a stacking tray. (3) The microfilm reader/printer device according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge conveyance device is a sorter device.