JPS6251558A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exhaust sheets to different trays from respective exhaust ports by furnishing a direction changeover means downstream an exhaust roller at the outlet from a fixation device, and by actuating interruptive recording when an appropriate signal is given by an interrupt key. CONSTITUTION:Sheet P is exhausted to either of exhaust ports 10j, 10g from a fixation device 9 via an exhaust roller 10a. If an input signal from an interrupt key is entered in a control computer, a displacement solenoid 10k is energized, and an exhaust direction changeover member 10e is moved by an actuator 10l through the action of a spring 10n, and the sheet P is exhausted to the exhaust tray 10j from the exhaust port 10j. In case no input is given by the interrupt key, the solenoid 10k remains off and the changeover member 10e continues to stay in the position shown by solid line, and the sheet P is exhausted from the exhaust port 10g via a guide plate 10c and exhaust roller 10b. This ensures that recording sheets for interruptive and continuous recording are never mixed up.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to recording devices such as printers and electronic copying machines.

As a conventional recording device, 1 discharges recording paper on which an image is recorded.
2 paper ejection ports and 1 for receiving the recording paper that will be ejected from now on.
A device equipped with two paper ejection trays is known.

However, in this recording device, if continuous recording is interrupted during continuous recording of images and interrupt recording is performed, the recording paper for continuous recording and the recording paper for interrupt recording are different. The drawback is that they can be confused.

OBJECT It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus that can prevent recording paper for continuous recording from being mixed up with recording paper for interrupt recording.

Structure The present invention comprises two paper ejection ports for ejecting recording paper on which images have been recorded, and two paper ejection trays for respectively accommodating the recording paper ejected from these paper ejection ports. The present invention is characterized in that when continuous recording is interrupted to perform interrupt recording, the recording paper is discharged from a paper discharge port different from the paper discharge port used when continuous recording is performed.

Next, specific embodiments of the structure of the present invention will be described in detail based on tooth surfaces.

In the first cause, is code 1 the exterior board? It shows.

A drum-shaped photoreceptor 2 is arranged in the center of the exterior plate 1 . This photoreceptor 2 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a driving means (not shown). Around the photoreceptor 2, there is a charging device R3, an optical writing device 4, a developing device 5, and a paper feed device 6.
, a transfer device 7, a recording paper transport device 8, a fixing device 9, a paper discharge device 10, a cleaning device 11, and a static eliminator 12 are arranged at predetermined positions.

The paper ejection device IO includes a pair of paper ejection rollers 10a arranged near the fixing device 9, and these paper ejection rollers 10.
a pair of paper ejection rollers 10b disposed above a, a guide plate 10c disposed between the paper ejection rollers 10a and 10b, and an exterior plate on the paper ejection direction side of the paper ejection roller tOa. a sheet discharge direction switching member 10e rotatably disposed on a support shaft 10d near 1; and a switching member displacement means for displacing the sheet discharge direction switching member 10e to switch the sheet discharge direction of the recording paper P. 10f, and the above paper ejection roller 10b.
a paper ejection port 10g formed on the exterior plate 1 near the paper ejection port 10g, a paper ejection tray 10h provided near the paper ejection port 10g and containing the recording paper P, and an exterior plate near the paper ejection roller 10a. A paper discharge port 101 formed in 1 and this paper discharge port 101
and a paper discharge tray 10j that is disposed near the recording paper P and accommodates the recording paper P.

The switching member displacement means 10f includes the paper ejection direction switching member 10
Displacement lens 10 arranged at a predetermined interval from e.
Then, actuator IC for this displacement lens 10
Connecting piece 1 connecting I and the paper ejection direction switching member 10e
0m, and the discharge direction switching member 10e is displaced.
It consists of a tension spring Ion biasing in a direction away from k.

When the displacement lens 10k is OFF, the paper ejection direction switching member 10e is arranged at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. The discharge roller 10 is guided in the direction of the roller 10b.
b from the recording paper Pt to the paper ejection port 10g to the paper ejection tray 10.
When the recording paper P is ejected at the time of h and the displacement lens 10k is ON, the ejection direction switching member 10e is placed at the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. from the paper ejection port 10i to the paper ejection tray 10j.
be discharged.

When recording an image, when image information is given to the source scanning device 4, the source scanning device 4 generates image light corresponding to the image information and irradiates the photoreceptor 2 to form an electrostatic latent image. A developing device 5 applies toner to the electrostatic latent image to develop it, and a transfer device 7 transfers and records this toner image onto recording paper P fed by a paper feeding device 6. Next, recording is performed. After the toner image on the paper P is fixed on the recording paper P by the fixing device 9, the recording paper P is discharged by the paper discharge device 10 to one of the paper discharge trays xoh and xoj. In this paper ejecting device 10, when performing continuous recording, the displacement lens 10k is turned OFF' and the recording paper is
is discharged from the paper discharge port 10g to the paper discharge tray 10h, and
When interrupting continuous recording and performing interrupt recording, the displacement lens 10k is turned on and the recording paper P is discharged from the paper discharge port 10i to the paper discharge tray lOj.

FIG. 3 shows a control device for a recording apparatus according to the present invention, which will be explained next.

Information on a power key 13 provided on an operation panel (not shown), a start key 14 for starting a recording operation, and an interrupt key 15 for interrupt recording is provided to the input board of the microcombi, 16. It will be done.

The RAM of the micro combinator 16 is provided with an interrupt recording flag for recording that the interrupt key 15 has been turned on.

The input/output board of the micro combinator 16 includes a host computer 17 that provides various operation signals and control signals to the micro combinator 16, and a storage device 1 that stores image information.
8 are connected. The output boat of the microcomputer 16 is connected to the displacement lens 10 and various other devices.

FIG. 4 shows a flow for explaining the operation of the recording apparatus of the present invention, which will be explained next.

The ON signal of the power key 13 is the microcomputer 1
6, the ROM of the microcomputer 16
The operations are executed according to the program shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 recorded in .

First, perform initial settings in step ①. In this initial setting, after clearing the RAM and input/output board of the microcomputer 16, the main motor of the recording apparatus and predetermined devices such as the fixing device 9 are turned on to make the recording apparatus ready for recording.

Next, in step (2), it is checked whether the start key 14dff is ON. When it is determined in step (2) that the start key 14 is ON, it is checked in step (2) whether or not [interruption record flag]=1. In step ■
If it is determined that the interrupt record flag] is not 1, step
Then, the displacement lensoid is set to 10 kt-OFF, and the recording operation (continuous recording) is executed in step (2).

If it is determined in step (2) that [interruption recording 7 lag]=1, then in step (2) the displacement nlenoid is set to 10kkON, and in step (2) a recording operation (interruption recording) is executed. After the recording operation in step (2), it is checked in step (2) whether or not the recording operation is completed. If it is determined in step (2) that the recording operation is not completed, the process returns to step (2).

The present invention can be applied to recording devices such as electronic copying machines in addition to the above-mentioned printers.

Effects In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the recording paper output port and paper output tray for continuous recording are different from the recording paper output port and paper output tray for interrupt recording. It is possible to prevent confusion between the recording paper for the case of 1 and the recording paper for the interrupt recording.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an outline of the recording apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing the main parts of the paper ejection device of the same recording apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a control of the same recording apparatus. A block diagram showing the apparatus and FIG. 4 are a flowchart showing a flow for explaining the operation of the recording apparatus. 10a, 10b---Paper discharge roller, 10e---Paper discharge direction switching member, 10f...Switching member displacement means, 10g,
10i...Paper output slot, 10h, 10j...Paper output tray noise

Claims (1)

[Claims] It is equipped with two paper ejection ports for ejecting recording paper with images recorded on it, and two paper ejection trays that separately accommodate the recording paper ejected from each of these paper ejection ports, so that continuous recording cannot be interrupted. 1. A recording apparatus characterized in that a recording paper used for interrupt recording is discharged from a paper discharge port different from a paper discharge port used for continuous recording.