JPS644119Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a document placement device that is installed on the top surface of a copying machine and used as a sorting shelf for documents to be copied.

Generally, there is not enough space on the top of a copying machine to place the original to be copied, so it is difficult to place large originals or
This is inconvenient because it is not possible to separate and place the originals. Conventional measures to deal with this problem include fixing an auxiliary plate to the top of the copier to expand the flat part of the top of the copier to secure a document placement surface, and fixing an auxiliary plate to the top of the copier. Some devices are attached so that they can be opened and closed, allowing the document placement surface to be expanded depending on the size of the document. In these systems, only one document placement auxiliary plate is provided on the top surface of the copying machine, which increases the space on the top surface of the copying machine, but it is not possible to place documents in a manner that separates them into shelves.

In addition, a system in which document placement plates are stacked to form a two-tier fixed shelf allows two types of document placement, such as the original before copying and the original after copying. For example, by destination, size, type of copy format (for example, color copy,
Double-sided copies, reduced copies, etc.) cannot be classified. Furthermore, since this system is fixed to the top surface of the copying machine, it has the disadvantage that it obstructs the copying operation, especially when a large original is placed so as to protrude from the contact glass and exposed.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of conventional copying machine document placement devices, this device not only separates originals before copying and after copying, but also allows originals to be separated and placed depending on the purpose, and can also be placed on the copying machine as needed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a document placement device that allows a sorting shelf to be easily evacuated and returned from the top surface.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on drawings showing embodiments thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, the document placement device of the present invention is as follows.
A document mounting board 1, a vertical support shaft 2 attached to one of its rear corners, and a bearing hole provided at the corner of the support shaft 2 are fitted into the support shaft 2 so as to be spaced apart from each other at a certain distance. It consists of a plurality of document placement plates 3 that are rotatably arranged, and is used by being fixed to the top surface of the copying machine. The details of its components are shown in FIG. 2. On the rear side of the substrate 1a of the document placement board 1, there is provided a document stopper portion 1b that rises upward to prevent the document from falling backward. and one of the rear corners (the rear left corner when this device is installed on the right side of the original pressing plate, the rear right corner when installed on the left side of the original pressing plate) is provided at the lower end of the support shaft 2. A boss 1c is provided which has a screw hole 1d into which a screw 2a is inserted. Further, the document placement plate 3 also has a document stopper portion 3b rising upward on the rear side of the document placement plate 3a, and a support shaft 2 at a corner portion located at the same position as the boss 1c of the document placement board 1. In addition, a boss 3c having a bearing hole 3d into which the document is loosely fitted is provided, as well as a rotation stopper portion 3e hanging downward from the rear side of the placing plate 3a and a front side of the placing plate 3a for easy loading and unloading of documents. A cutout 3f is provided for this purpose.

To assemble the document placement device using these members, first fix the document placement board 1 to the mounting location on the top surface of the copying machine with adhesive tape or screws, and then tighten the screw hole 1.
Attach by screwing the threaded portion 2a at the lower end of the support column 2 into the hole d. Thereafter, the required number of original document placement plates 3 are stacked with the bearing holes 3d fitted to the support shafts 2, thereby being attached at regular intervals. Original plate 3
The number of stages can be freely changed by increasing or decreasing the number of identical shapes as necessary. As shown in FIG. 3, in a standard state in which the front edges of each document placement plate 3 and the document placement board 1 are in the same vertical plane, the front surface of the rotation stopper portion 3e is located at the lower document placement plate 1.
Or the document stopper portion 3b or 1 of the document placement board 1
It is designed to come into contact with the rear surface of b.

Since this device is configured as described above, the multiple document placement plates 3 stacked on the document placement board 1 fixed to the top surface of the copying machine can be rotated clockwise when viewed from above. I can't. Therefore,
The original placing plate 3 does not rotate above the original pressing plate 11 of the copying machine 10 and interfere with the copying operation. In addition,
When installing this document placement device on the left side of the document pressing plate, if the mounting position of the support shaft 2 is provided at the back right corner of the document placement board 1, the document placement plate 3 will be able to press the document. Needless to say, there is no rotation on the board.

Further, since the document stopper parts 3b, 1b and the rotation stopper part 3e have the above-mentioned positional relationship, the document placement plate 3 can be placed individually rearwardly from the upper part about the support shaft 2, as shown in FIG. can be rotated. However, if any one of the document placement plates 3 in the middle is pushed backward, all the document placement plates above it will rotate backward together. Therefore, if you place originals in the order in which they are to be copied starting from the top, the next original to be used will always appear by rotating the placement plate backwards each time an original runs out. It turns out. Also, if you need to take out a document stored in an intermediate shelf, simply push the loading plate one level above it by hand.
All the placement plates above it are rotated backwards at the same time, making it easier to handle documents. In addition, if this document placement device gets in the way when copying a large document that protrudes from the contact glass surface, you can rotate the bottom document placement plate 3 backwards to place all the documents. At the same time, the placing plate 3 is rotated rearward and retracted, leaving only the placing board 1 on the upper surface of the copying machine, so that it does not interfere with the copying of large originals. After that, when returning the mounting plate 3 to its original position,
All the mounting plates 3 are reset to the reference position at the same time by simply pulling the uppermost mounting plate 3 towards you and rotating it until it stops. Furthermore, since a notch 3f is provided at the front edge of the document placement plate 3, it is easy to take in and take out the document.

All of the plural document placement plates 3 may have the same shape,
Moreover, since it has a shape that can be easily molded from synthetic resin, the cost can be reduced by mass production, and it can be provided to copying machines on the market at low cost. Furthermore, it is advantageous if this is made of transparent synthetic resin, since the objects placed at the bottom can be clearly seen.

In the above embodiment, the required number of document placement plates 3 are attached to a single long support shaft 2, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, screws 4a are attached to the lower end and Using a short support shaft 4 having an enlarged head 4b provided with a female thread 4c, touch the stepped portion of the stepped hole 3d' of the boss 3c' of the document placement plate 3' to the enlarged head 4b of the support shaft 4. the support shaft 4 through the hole 3d' and the male threaded part 4 at the lower end.
It is also possible to rotatably mount the required number of document placement plates 3' by repeatedly screwing the document plate 3' into the female threaded portion 4c at the upper end of the support shaft 4 below.
Thereby, the number of sorting stages can be arbitrarily increased as needed without the need for the support shaft to protrude excessively upward.

As described above, according to the present invention, documents can be sorted and stored in various sorting shelves using various sorting methods, so operations can be carried out orderly and efficiently for each copy size and copy type.

This device can be used not only for sorting original documents, but also for sorting copied copies. In that case, it is convenient to install this device near the copy outlet of the copying machine.
Furthermore, if this device is used to store copy paper by size, it is convenient for copying machines that allow manual copying, since there is no need to take out a small amount of paper each time from a paper cabinet or the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, with a simple configuration,
Documents, etc. can be sorted and placed according to their purpose, and the sorting shelf can be easily moved away from the top of the copying machine and returned to its original position as needed, which has a remarkable effect on improving the efficiency of copying work. can get.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the state in which the document placement device of the present invention is set in a copying machine, and Fig. 2 is a diffused exploded view of the members of an embodiment of the present invention (however, only one document placement plate is shown). Fig. 3 is a side view showing the assembled state, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the state in which the document placement plate of the device of the embodiment has been rotated individually, and Fig. 5 is a side view showing the device in the assembled state. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a part of the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the spindle in its assembled state. 1... Document placement board, 1b, 3b... Document stopper section, 2, 4... Vertical support shaft, 3... Document placement plate, 3e... Rotating stopper section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A document mounting board that can be fixed to the top surface of the copying machine, a vertical support shaft set upright at one point thereof, and a bearing hole bored vertically at one point on the outer periphery, which is connected to the vertical support shaft. It consists of a plurality of original document placement plates that are fitted together and arranged so as to be individually rotatable in a horizontal plane at regular intervals in the vertical direction, and the document placement substrate and the document placement plate have front ends thereof. A document stopper portion is provided that stands up above the edge that touches the vertical support shaft and extends in the same direction in a standard state where the edges are aligned in one vertical plane, and the document placement plate is further provided with a document stopper portion that stands up above the edge that extends in the same direction as the vertical support shaft. A document placement device characterized in that a rotary stopper portion that comes into contact with the outer surface of the document stopper portion of a lower document placement plate or document placement substrate is provided to hang downward.