KR20160049270A - Guide Stacker for Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a guide stacker provided on a printer case having a recording sheet accommodated therein and having a predetermined width and a discharge port through which the recording sheet is discharged to the outside, A guide member projecting outwardly from the case adjacent to the discharge port on the conveying path and guiding the guide member to be in contact with and aligned with one surface of the recording sheet and at least a portion of the guide member protruding outside the case at a position adjacent to the discharge port, A guide stacker is disclosed that includes an aligning member that presses and aligns the recording sheet discharged with the member.

Description

Guide Stacker for Printer

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide stacker for a printer, and more particularly, to a guide stacker for a printer capable of stably aligning a recording sheet discharged through a discharge port of the printer without disturbance.

Many parts of daily life are printed using thermal printers. Generally, a printer is divided into a dot printer, a laser printer, and a thermal printer using thermal paper. The thermal printer is a thermal printer that prints thermal paper by thermal chemical Printer.

In particular, in the case of a thermal printer, the internal configuration is a printer widely used because of its simple and convenient portability.

Since the conventional thermal printer generates heat to print on the recording paper, the recording paper is conveyed between the thermal head for generating heat and the conveying roller for conveying the recording paper, and the thermal head makes contact with the recording paper to generate heat Prints the recording paper.

In the case of general thermal printers, roll-type recording paper is used and housed inside. The recording sheet accommodated in this manner is transferred to the outside of the thermal printer during printing and discharged.

At this time, when the recording sheets are continuously printed, the printed recording sheets are continuously discharged to the outside of the thermal printer, and thus the discharged recording sheets are disarranged and the alignment is difficult.

In particular, in the case of printers used for receipts, lottery tickets and the like, since the printing paper is cut at regular intervals, there is a problem that it is difficult to arrange the recording paper when the printing paper is continuously printed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a guide stacker for a printer which can be stably ejected in one direction in order to prevent the stacker from stably supporting the sheet during the mass printing of the recording sheet in the conventional printer stacker have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide stacker provided on a printer case, the guide stacker including a recording sheet accommodated therein and having a predetermined width and a discharge port through which the recording sheet is discharged to the outside, A guide member protruding outside the case adjacent to the discharge port on a conveying path of the recording sheet discharged to the outside and guiding the recording sheet to be in contact with one surface of the recording sheet and at least a portion protruding outside the case at a position adjacent to the discharge port And includes an alignment member for pressing and aligning the recording sheet discharged together with the guide member.

Further, the alignment member may have a separate elastic member, and may be pressed toward the stacking direction of the recording sheets.

The alignment member may be elongated, and one end of the alignment member may be coupled to the case so as to be tiltable in the longitudinal direction.

In addition, the alignment member may be formed in a convexly curved shape along the longitudinal direction, and may be convexly disposed in a direction to press the recording sheet.

The alignment member may further include at least one tension member which is elongated in the vertical direction and has elasticity and presses the recording sheet.

In addition, the alignment members may consist of a plurality of alignment members arranged continuously along the width direction of the recording sheet, and each independently pressurize the recording sheet.

Further, it is possible to further include a separate rotating roller which is disposed adjacent to the discharge port, and which can freely rotate in the opposite direction of the aligning member.

The guide member may be configured to surround both sides of the recording sheet discharged from the outlet along the width direction.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following effects.

First, there is an effect that a large amount of recording sheets can be stably aligned by having an alignment member disposed adjacent to an outlet of the printer case and pressing both sides of the recording sheet discharged with a separate guide member.

Second, there is an effect that a separate rotating roller is provided in the opposite direction of the aligning member so that the discharge of the recording sheet can be stably discharged without being disturbed by friction.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of a printer equipped with a guide stacker according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of a printer equipped with the guide stacker of FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the recording sheet is discharged from the printer equipped with the guide stacker of FIG. 1 and the aligning member stably presses the recording sheet;
FIG. 4 is a view showing a recording sheet used in the printer of FIG. 1;
5 is a view illustrating a state where the guide stacker of FIG. 1 is adjusted in position according to the amount of recording paper discharged from the printer; And
6 is a view showing a state in which a separate tension member is further provided on the alignment member in the guide stacker of FIG.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is not intended to limit the invention to any particular form but to facilitate a more thorough understanding of the present invention.

In the following description of the present embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols, and further description thereof will be omitted.

Moreover, in describing the present invention, terms indicating a direction such as a front / rear or an upper / lower direction are described so that a person skilled in the pertinent art can understand the present invention clearly. Therefore, It will not be said.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, a schematic configuration of a guide stacker 200 for a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a printer provided with a guide stacker 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 schematically shows an internal configuration of a printer equipped with the guide stacker 200 of FIG. Fig.

3 is a view schematically showing a state in which the recording sheet P is discharged from the printer equipped with the guide stacker 200 of FIG. 1 and the aligning member 220 stably presses the recording sheet P, and FIG. 4 Is a view showing a recording sheet P used in the printer of Fig.

Referring to the drawings, a general printer includes a guide stacker 200 according to the present invention, and a printer will be described below.

First, as shown in the drawing, a printer equipped with the guide stacker 200 according to the present invention is a device for printing a recording sheet P accommodated in a general printer and discharging the recording sheet P to the outside. In this embodiment, (P) is described as a thermal printer.

The printer according to the embodiment of the present invention basically has a case 100 in which the recording sheet P is received in a roll form and the recording sheet P is printed on one side of the case 100 to be discharged A discharge port 110 is provided.

As described above, in the printer configured as described above, the recording paper P uses a thermally conductive paper that reacts with heat, and accordingly, a thermal head (not shown) is provided inside the printer to apply heat to the recording medium.

In this embodiment, the recording sheet P is formed to be long and wound in a roll shape as shown in FIG. 4, and may be configured to be cut so as to be divided by a predetermined distance along the length direction.

The guide stacker 200 according to the present invention includes a guide member 210 and an aligning member 220. The guide member 210 guides the recording sheet P to the outside.

The guide member 210 protrudes outward from the case 100 adjacent to the discharge port 110 on the conveying path of the recording sheet P discharged to the outside through the discharge port 110, As shown in FIG.

Specifically, the guide member 210 protrudes along the conveying direction of the recording sheet P discharged through the discharge port 110 on the case 100, and contacts the one surface of the recording sheet P, And is configured to support the recording sheet P.

The guide member 210 is provided at one side of the discharge port 110 outside the case 100 and is formed long enough to support the recording sheet P as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the guide member 210 is formed so as to be in contact with one side of the recording sheet P and to cover both sides of the recording sheet P in the width direction.

In other words, the guide member 210 is formed of a metal plate. So as to surround the recording sheet P on three sides.

Accordingly, the recording sheet P is discharged continuously through the discharge port 110, thereby stably supporting the recording sheet P even if the recording sheet P is increased in thickness, so that the recording sheet P can be aligned.

At least a part of the alignment member 220 is formed to protrude outward from the case 100 at a position adjacent to the discharge port 110 and the recording sheet P discharged together with the guide member 210 Press to align.

Specifically, the alignment member 220 is elongated and is arranged to exert an external force in the direction of the guide member 210, and the discharge port 110 is provided between the alignment member 220 and the guide member 210 The guide member 210 and the alignment member 220 can stably press and align the recording sheet P even if the recording sheet P is discharged to the outside.

The guide member 210 configured as described above is provided with a separate elastic member 222 so that it can be pressed toward the guide member 210 when no external force is applied by the user. The elastic member 222 is constituted by a torsion spring to provide an elastic force to the alignment member 220.

The alignment member 220 may be elongated as shown in FIG. 1, and one end of the alignment member 220 may be coupled to the case 100 such that the alignment member 220 can rotate about the rotation axis. So that the recording sheet P can be pressed toward the guide member 210.

In the present embodiment, the alignment member 220 is formed to be long and curved convexly along the longitudinal direction, and is arranged to be convex in the direction of pressing the recording sheet P.

Alternatively, the aligning member 220 may be formed in a bent shape instead of being formed in a curved shape so as to press the recording sheet P.

In addition, the alignment member 220 configured in this manner stably pressurizes the recording sheet P by an external force acting to press the recorder by the elastic member 222 described above.

Here, the alignment member 220 according to this embodiment is configured to have a corresponding width of the recording sheet P, and is preferably configured to pressurize the recording sheet P stably.

Alternatively, the width of the aligning member 220 and the width of the recording sheet P may be different from each other. Alternatively, the aligning member 220 may have a plurality of alignment members 220, .

Further, a plurality of the aligning members 220 may be constituted so that each pressurizes the recording sheet P independently.

As described above, since the alignment member 220 according to the present embodiment is formed in a curved shape, it is possible to pressurize the recording paper P more stably, Even if the recording sheet P is warped, it can be aligned.

Meanwhile, the guide stacker 200 according to the present invention may further include a separate rotation roller 230 together with the guide member 210 and the alignment member 220 described above.

More specifically, the rotation roller 230 is disposed adjacent to the discharge port 110 and is configured to be freely rotatable, so that the conveyance of the recording paper P discharged from the discharge port 110 can be interrupted by friction So as not to be disturbed.

In this embodiment, the rotary roller 230 is configured as a single unit, disposed adjacent to the discharge port 110, and disposed in the opposite direction of the alignment member 220. That is, when the aligning member 220 is disposed adjacent to the guide member 210, the aligning member 220 rotates so as not to interfere with the conveyance of the recording sheet P when the recording sheet P is pressed.

Accordingly, when the recording sheet P is discharged, the rotation roller 230 rotates according to the discharge of the recording sheet P from the guide member 210 side and is generated by the pressing of the aligning member 220 Friction can be minimized.

Here, the conveying roller may be configured to have a width corresponding to the width of the recording sheet P, and may be configured so that the conveying rollers are independently rotated.

Also, although not shown in the drawing, the rotating rollers 230 may be configured to be opposed to each other so as to be in contact with both surfaces of the recording sheet P.

The rotation roller 230 may rotate freely on the guide member 210. The rotation roller 230 may rotate freely on the guide member 210. The rotation roller 230 may rotate freely on the guide member 210, As shown in FIG.

As the guide stacker 200 according to the present invention is constructed as described above, even if the recording sheet P is continuously discharged through the discharge port 110, the sheet is taken out and stacked on the basis of the perforated line as shown in FIG.

At this time, even if the recording sheet P is stacked by the aligning member 220 and the guide member 210, the aligning member 220 can be stably pressurized and maintained in an aligned state.

5, a state in which the stacker 200 according to the present invention stably aligns the recording sheet P according to the thickness of the recording sheet P will be described.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the position of the guide stacker 200 of FIG. 1 is adjusted according to the amount of the recording sheet P discharged from the printer.

5 (a) shows a state in which the recording sheet P is printed in a printer in which the guide stacker 200 according to the present invention is installed. As the recording sheet P is continuously discharged, do.

The alignment member 220 is in a state of pushing the recording sheet P in the direction of the guide member 210. As described above, the guide member 210 is not only one surface of the recording sheet P, So that the recording sheet P is stably aligned.

When the recording sheet P is discharged through the discharge port 110 as described above, it is stably aligned by the alignment member 220 and the guide member 210 described above.

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), as the recording sheet P is continuously discharged, the stacked thickness of the recording sheet P discharged to the outside becomes thick.

An external force acts on the alignment member 220 in a direction in which the elastic member 222 presses the recording sheet P but the thickness of the recording sheet P becomes thick, And simultaneously rotate in the opposite direction.

That is, the separation distance between the alignment member 220 and the guide member 210 is adjusted corresponding to the thickness of the recording sheet P, and the alignment member 220 is fixed by the elastic member 222 The state of continuously pressing the recording sheet P is maintained.

Accordingly, even if the recording sheet P is continuously discharged from the discharge port 110, the alignment member 220 stably maintains the pressing state of the recording sheet P and prevents the recording sheet P from being disturbed .

Next, referring to FIG. 6, a structure in which a separate tension unit 224 is further provided in the guide stacker according to the present invention will be described.

6 is a view showing a state in which a separate tension unit 224 is further provided on the alignment member 220 in the guide stacker of FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the aligning member 220 according to the present invention further includes a separate tension unit 224 which is formed of at least one long and elongated in the vertical direction and which has elasticity and presses the recording sheet P.

Specifically, the tension unit 224 is elongated as shown in the drawing and is disposed in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the tension unit 224 is coupled to the alignment member 220. At this time, the tension portion 224 may be formed in a straight line in a vertical direction without being bent in a manner different from the shape of the alignment member 220.

The tension unit 224 is configured to be long along the longitudinal direction of the alignment member 220 and to combine the one side of the recording sheet P to be printed with the alignment member 220.

Here, the tension portion 224 is formed of a flexible material and formed in a thin sheet shape, and is configured to have elasticity, thereby pressing the recording sheet P. Accordingly, the tension portion 224 is deformed corresponding to the warpage and the shape of the recording sheet P, and can pressurize the recording sheet P stably.

The tension member 224 is coupled to the center of the alignment member 220 in the up and down direction and elongated in the upward direction as shown in the figure. Alternatively, the tension member 224 may be coupled to the lower portion of the alignment member 220 It is possible.

The tension member 224 may be relatively longer than the length of the alignment member 220 in the up-and-down direction so that the recording sheet P can be stably pressurized and aligned.

Since the alignment member 220 is further provided with the tension unit 224, the recording sheet P can be more reliably pressed and aligned.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the present invention can be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the foregoing description, but may be modified within the scope and equivalence of the appended claims.

100: Case
110:
200: Guide Stacker
210: guide member
220: alignment member
222: elastic member
224:
230: rotating roller
P: recording paper

Claims (8)

The present invention relates to a guide stacker provided on a printer case in which a recording sheet is accommodated therein and in which a discharge port for discharging the recording sheet to the outside is formed,
A guide member protruding outside the case adjacent to the discharge port on a conveyance path of the recording sheet discharged to the outside through the discharge port and guiding to align and contact one surface of the recording sheet; And
At least a part of which is formed so as to protrude outside the case at a position adjacent to the discharge port and which presses and aligns the recording sheet discharged together with the guide member;
And a guide stacker. The method according to claim 1,
The alignment member
Wherein the guide stacker has a separate elastic member and is pressed toward the stacking direction of the recording sheets. The method according to claim 1,
The alignment member
And one end portion along the longitudinal direction of the guide stacker is coupled so as to be tiltable within the case. The method according to claim 1,
The alignment member
Wherein the guide stacker is formed in a convexly curved shape along the longitudinal direction and is convexly arranged in a direction to press the recording sheet. 5. The method of claim 4,
The alignment member
Further comprising a separate tension member which is formed at least in one piece and which is elongated in the vertical direction and which has elasticity to press the recording sheet. The method according to claim 1,
The alignment member
Wherein the plurality of guide rollers are arranged continuously along the width direction of the recording sheet, and each independently pressurizes the recording sheet. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a separate rotating roller disposed adjacent to said outlet and capable of freely rotating in an opposite direction of said aligning member. The method according to claim 1,
The guide member
And the guide stacker is configured to surround both sides of the recording sheet discharged from the outlet along the width direction.

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