KR950007529B1 - Driving apparatus of a bin tray in a sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

a power generating means provided on one side of a sorter and supplying a power for moving a plurality of bin trays up and down and receiving papers; a power transferring means for transferring the power received from the power generating means; a revolving lever means mounted on respective predetermined sites on both side surfaces of the sorter and rotating with a turning force received by the power transferring means; revolving lever driving means for applying the turning force to the revolving lever means; a rotary bin separating means provided on predetermined sites on both side surfaces of the sorter and providing a space between the bin trays for receiving papers; a link means connecting the revolving lever means and the bin separating means and having holes of a predetermined length; speed reduction means for reducing the r.p.m of the power transferring means; and bin tray moving means provided on predetermined sites on both side surfaces of the sorter and moving the whole bin tray up and down by a predetermined space with the reduced turning force.

Description

Sorter bin tray drive

1 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of an empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention;

2 is an initial operation state in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention lowers the empty tray after the third sort.

3 is an operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention lowers the empty tray after the third sort.

4 is an initial operation state in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention raises the empty tray for the fourth sort.

5 is a state in which the fourth copy of the sheet is sorted in the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of an empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: rack 2: rotary empty separator

3: link 4: rotation lever

5: Pinion 6: Timing belt for rack drive

7: Timing belt for rotation lever drive 8: Warm

9: Bin support 10: Worm gear

11: rotary lever shaft 12: pinion shaft

13: BIN pin 14: empty tray

15: Towards the upper level 16: To the lowers

17: copy paper 18: side plate

19: Straight Bin Separator 20: Empty Spacer Spacer

21: reduction gear 22: reduction gear

23: rotation lever drive gear 24: rotation lever gear

The present invention relates to a sorter bin tray driving apparatus which lifts an upper bin tray adjacent to a paper bin bin at the time of sorting in a copy paper sorting apparatus (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "sorter"). It is about.

In general, the sorter includes a plurality of empty trays. In order to store and load copy paper in each of the plurality of empty trays, the sorter is arranged at a predetermined interval when the copied paper is ejected from the main body of the copier. Open the empty tray so that the discharged paper can be loaded, and after the paper is discharged, return the upper empty tray adjacent to the corresponding empty tray to its original state so that the copied paper can be sequentially stored in the plurality of empty trays. It is.

However, in the conventional case, in a structure in which the empty tray is lifted by the attraction force of the tensioned spring, a loud noise is generated when the empty tray is driven, and after the transfer wheel is rotated 1/2, the empty pin of the empty tray is completely discharged. In the structure in which copy paper is discharged in a regular state, a lot of load is applied and power loss is large.

In addition, US Patent No. 4,843, 434 is a structure for improving the above problems, a structure that uses a BIN OPENING FINGER that expands the space between adjacent empty trays for storing paper discharged from the copier. However, in this case, the upper and lower guide plate driving motors and the motor for driving the empty opening finger are provided, respectively, and the stepwise stop of the upper and lower guide plates is performed separately. It was controlled by a motor, a ring belt and a sensor, and the paper discharge position of the upper and lower feed rollers was changed at the same time as the upper and lower guide plates. In this case, however, the guide plate driving motor and the empty opening finger driving motor must be provided and controlled as described above. Therefore, the configuration is complicated, and the larger the number of empty trays provided, the more paper is discharged. Since the length of the guide plate for supplying to each empty tray has to be made longer, it has a problem of requiring a large space and increasing its volume.

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and adopts a rack structure for moving up and down a plurality of stacked empty trays as a whole. An object of the present invention is to provide a bin tray driving apparatus of a sorter that performs a bin separating operation to form a space.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sorter having a plurality of empty trays stacked in a state in which pins are inserted into slot liners formed in the vertical direction of both side plates. An empty tray driving apparatus of a sorter for driving a paper to be discharged, the apparatus being provided on one side of the sorter, the power generating means for providing a reaction force for providing the plurality of empty tray shangdong and paper storage space ; Power transmission means for receiving and transmitting power from the power generating means; Rotation lever means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter and receiving rotational force to rotate the same on both sides thereof; Rotation lever driving means for driving by applying the rotational force transmitted from the power transmission means to the rotation lever means; It is installed at predetermined positions on both side plates of the sorter, and the rotary lever means rotates by a small angle from the vertical state to the front side upwards, and returns to its original position for a period of time, while the rotary lever means rotates about the hinge point of the upper end thereof. Rotary bin separating means for providing a space between bin trays for storing; Link means for connecting between the rotary lever means and the bin separating means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter, the through-hole having a predetermined length through which the connecting pin protruding from the rotary lever means is freely moved; Deceleration means for decelerating the rotational speed of the power transmission means at a predetermined ratio; Provided on each of the two side plates of the sorter, the bin tray drive device of the sorter comprising a bin tray shangdong means for receiving the rotational force decelerated by the deceleration means to move the entire empty tray by a predetermined interval do.

In addition, the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the sorter having a plurality of empty trays are stacked in the state that each pin is inserted into the slot liner formed in the vertical direction of both side plates, copier in each of the empty trays An empty tray driving apparatus of a sorter for driving paper to be discharged from the apparatus, wherein the empty tray driving apparatus is installed at one side of the sorter and generates a plurality of empty trays and provides a reaction force for providing a paper storage space. Way ; Power transmission means for receiving and transmitting power from the power generating means; Rotation lever means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter and receiving rotational force to rotate the same on both sides thereof; Rotation lever driving means for driving by applying the rotational force transmitted from the power transmission means to the rotation lever means; Installed at predetermined positions on both side plates of the sorter, and installed so that the rotary lever means moves horizontally for a predetermined distance horizontally during one rotation and then returns to its original position. A straight bin separating means for providing; Connecting between the rotary lever means and the straight bin separating means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter, a through hole of a predetermined length is formed on one side so that the connecting pin protruding from the rotary lever means can be moved freely; Link means configured to pivot with the other side of the straight bin separating means fixed to the straight bin separator; Deceleration means for decelerating the rotational speed of the power transmission means at a predetermined ratio; And empty tray driving means installed on each of the side plates of the sorter, the empty tray shandong means for receiving the rotational force decelerated by the deceleration means to move the entire empty tray by a predetermined interval. to provide.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of an empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an initial operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention lowers the empty tray after the third sort, and FIG. Fig. 4 is an operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving device completes descending the empty tray after sorting the third sheet, and FIG. 4 is an initial operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention raises the empty tray for the fourth sheet sorting. It is a state figure in which the 4th copy paper is sorted by the empty tray drive apparatus by this invention.

In the drawings, 1 is a rack, 2 is a rotary bin separator, 3 is a link, 4 is a rotation lever, 5 is a pinion, 6 is a timing belt for driving a rack, 7 is a timing belt for driving a rotary lever, 8 is a worm, 9 is BIN support rod, 10 is worm gear, 11 is rotary lever shaft, 12 is pinion shaft, 13 is BIN pin (PIN), 14 is empty tray, 15 is advanced paper, 16 is low paper roller 17 is a copy paper, 18 is a side plate, 20 is an empty spacer, 21 is a reduction gear, 22 is a reduction gear, 23 is a rotation lever drive gear, and 24 is a rotation lever gear.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sorter to which the present invention is applied is formed with slot liners each extending vertically on both side plates, and the slot liners have empty pins provided in each of the plurality of empty trays 14. (13) are inserted, and the copy paper 17 discharged from the copying machine can be sequentially stored in each empty tray.

In this embodiment, in order to ensure that each of the stacked empty trays always maintains a predetermined interval, a spaced spacer 20 of a predetermined size having an outer diameter larger than that of the empty pin 13 is fitted on the empty pin, respectively. In addition, in order to be able to lift the whole of the plurality of empty trays 14 without difficulty, the empty supporting rods 9 are inserted and installed at the lower end of the slot liners of both side plates.

Then, in order to drive the copy paper 17 discharged from the copying machine to be sequentially received in the plurality of empty trays 14, it is provided as follows.

A motor is installed on one side of the sorter to provide a reaction force for providing the plurality of empty trays and the space for storing the paper and the paper storage space, and to provide power to each part requiring power from the motor. The worm 8 is integrally attached to the motor drive shaft, and the worm gear 10 is installed to be rotated at a fixed ratio by being engaged with the worm.

Since the rotary levers 4 are respectively provided at predetermined positions on both side plates and are connected to each other by the rotary lever shafts 11, both sides of the rotary levers are rotated the same even if the rotary force is transmitted to only one side.

In this embodiment, the rotary lever driving gear 23 and the rotary lever 4 are integrally coupled to the rotary shaft of the worm gear 10 and rotated in the present embodiment as a configuration for driving the rotary lever 4. Rotating lever gear 24, which is integrally coupled to the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft, and a rotating lever driving timing belt for transmitting the rotational force of the rotating lever driving gear 23 to the rotating lever gear 24 7) to apply the rotational force transmitted from the worm gear 10 to the rotary lever (4).

In addition, rotary bin separators 2 are respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter, and each of the rotary bin separators 2 is hinged at an upper end thereof while the rotary levers 4 respectively provided on both side plates are rotated one time. It is installed to rotate from the vertical state to the front and up by a predetermined angle and then return to the original position. The space required for storing paper by lifting the empty tray located directly above the empty tray where paper is stored for a predetermined period to a certain position. To provide.

A predetermined size link 2 is connected between the rotary lever 4 and the empty separator 2 on both side plates. One side thereof coupled to the empty separator is fixedly coupled to the bottom of the empty separator 2, and the other side connected to the rotary lever 4 may freely move a connection pin protruding from the rotary lever 4. In order to make it possible, a through hole of a predetermined length is formed.

In addition, a rack (RACK) 1 is installed on the outer side of the slot liner of the sorter both side plates so as to face the plurality of empty trays, and the rack 1 is located at a predetermined position opposite to the sorter both side plates. Gears are formed at one side thereof so as to engage with gears of the pinions 5 which are respectively installed and rotate in the same manner, and both ends of the empty supporting rods 9 are fixed to lower ends thereof, respectively, according to the rotation of the pinions. The entire number of empty trays are moved up and down by a predetermined interval. In this embodiment, the empty space spacer 20 is moved up or down step by step at a predetermined interval by the outer diameter.

The pinion 5 for driving the rack 1 is driven by the rotational force from the worm gear 10. In order to obtain an appropriate linear movement distance of the rack (corresponding to the diameter size of the empty space spacer). It is necessary to reduce the rotational force of the worm gear 10 to a predetermined ratio. To this end, in this embodiment, it is necessary to reduce the rotational axis of the worm gear 10 by a predetermined ratio. To this end, the present embodiment is integrally coupled to the rotation shaft of the worm gear 10 and configured to be coupled to the rotation shaft of the reduction gear shaft 21 and the pinion (5) to be rotated in the same manner, the pinion (5) Rotating gear shaft 22 for rotating the gear shaft in the same manner, but reducing the rotational speed of the reduction gear shaft to a predetermined reduction ratio, and transmitting the rotational force of the reduction gear shaft to the reduction gear shaft (6). ).

In addition, in order to ensure that even if the paper discharged from the copier discharge medium is small, the upper medium roller 15 which rotates in contact with each other at a predetermined position inside the sorter outside the copier discharge unit so that he can be conveyed to the empty tray 14 side without difficulty. By fixing the lower media roller 16, it is preferable to transport the paper 17 discharged from the copier so as to be easily accommodated in the empty tray at the specific position.

Now, referring to FIGS. 2 to 3, a process of operating an embodiment structure of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

2 is an initial operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving device according to the present invention lowers the empty tray after the third sheet is sorted, and the motor continuously rotates after the third copy paper 17 is stored in the third empty tray. Accordingly, as the rotary lever 4 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the rotary bin separator 2 rotates counterclockwise around the upper hinge and at the same time the clockwise rotation of the pinion 5 causes the rack ( 1) shows the state of slowly moving up.

3 is an operation state diagram in which the empty tray drive device according to the present invention lowers the empty tray after the third sort, wherein the link 3 is pulled to the rear by the rotary lever 4 to the maximum, and the rotary bin separator (2) is in a vertical state, the end of which is completely out of the bin tray, so that the first and second bin trays lifted upward by the rotary bin separator (2) is completed, the rack (1) It shows the state moved up by one outer diameter of the spaced spacer 20.

4 is an initial operation state diagram in which the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention raises the empty tray for the fourth sort, and as the motor is continuously rotated, the rotary lever 4 is rotated in a clockwise direction so that the rotary bin is rotated. The separator 2 is rotated clockwise about the upper hinge to slowly lift the lower end of the empty pin 13 of the third empty tray, and the pinion 5 is rotated clockwise to slowly raise the rack 1. It shows the state to move.

5 is a state diagram in which the fourth copied sheet is sorted in the empty tray driving apparatus according to the present invention. The link (3) is pushed forward to the maximum by the rotary lever (4), and the rotary bin separator (2) is rotated to be almost horizontal, whereby the first, second and third by the rotary bin separator (2) The empty tray is lifted upwards to receive the paper 17 copied between the third empty tray and the fourth empty tray thus formed, and the rack 1 shows a state of gradually moving up and down.

That is, as the motor rotates forward, the rotary lever 4 is continuously rotated clockwise so that the rotary bin separator 2 has the maximum displacement about the upper hinge (see FIGS. 3 and 5 above). By repeatedly rotating clockwise and counterclockwise within), the rack 1 is moved upward at a predetermined interval by one outer diameter of the empty space spacer 20 while the rotary lever 4 is rotated one time. The empty trays 14, which are lifted up by them, are sequentially lifted at positions of a predetermined height so that the paper is stored in the empty trays at the bottom thereof.

However, after the rack 1 rises to the maximum height through the above process and the paper is stored in the lowermost empty tray, the motor rotates in reverse direction. In this case, the rotation lever 4 continuously counterclockwise. Rotated so that the rotary bin separator 2 rotates clockwise and counterclockwise repeatedly within the same displacement as that of the motor forward rotation about the hinge on the upper side thereof, so that the rotary lever 4 rotates once. By moving the rack 1 downward by one outer diameter of the semi-spaced spacer 20, the bin trays 14 which are lowered are lifted in sequence at a predetermined height so that paper is stored in the bin tray at the bottom thereof. It is.

6 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of a bin tray driving apparatus according to the present invention, where 19 is a straight bin separator, and the other symbols are the same as those of FIG.

In this case, instead of the rotary bin separator 2 employed as a means for providing a certain interval for loading paper when the paper is discharged in FIG. 1, a straight bin separator configured as shown in the figure is employed. The rest of the configuration is the same as in the case of FIG. 1 and is replaced by the above description.

In this embodiment, in installing the straight bin separators 19 at predetermined positions on both side plates of the sorter, the rotary levers 4 provided on both side plates of the straight bin separators 2 rotate one rotation. While moving horizontally by a predetermined distance horizontally and returning to its original position, the empty tray located immediately above the empty tray for storing paper is raised to a predetermined position for a predetermined period of time to provide space for storing paper. . The paper discharged from the copying machine can be stacked one by one, so that the paper stored therein can be retracted after the paper is received, thereby capturing the stored paper. In particular, in the present embodiment, for this purpose, as a link (3) for connecting between the rotary lever 4 and the straight bin separator 19 respectively installed at a predetermined position on the side plate on both sides, a hole having a predetermined length on one side thereof. Formed to ensure that the connecting pin protruding in the rotary lever 4 is free to move, the pin for connection with the other side of the straight bin separator 19 is rotated in a state fixed to the straight bin separator 19 The connection is configured to be possible.

Accordingly, the present invention as described above does not use a lift spring or the like in increasing the space required to receive the paper in the empty tray at a predetermined position while gradually moving the entire empty tray vertically through the rack. Noise source, the rotary bin separator 2 has a small drive displacement (approximately a quarter of a turn), thereby greatly reducing the driving load and significantly increasing the moving speed of the empty tray 14. Has an effect.

Claims (4)

In a sorter having a plurality of empty trays 14 stacked with the pins 13 inserted in slot slots formed vertically in both side plates, paper discharged from the copier in each of the empty trays ( 17. A bin tray driving apparatus for a sorter for driving to accommodate a 17), comprising: power generating means installed at one side of the sorter and providing a reaction force for providing the plurality of bin trays in shanghai and paper storage spaces; Power transmission means (8,10) for receiving and transmitting from said power generating means; Rotation lever means (4) respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter and receiving rotational force to rotate the same on both sides thereof; Rotation lever driving means (23,7,24) for driving by applying the rotational force transmitted from the power transmission means to the rotation lever means; It is installed at predetermined positions on both side plates of the sorter, and while the rotary lever means 4 rotates for one rotation, it is rotated by a small angle from the vertical state to the front side and then returns to its original position. Rotary bin separating means (2) for providing space between bin trays for storing paper; Link means (3) for connecting between the rotary lever means and the empty separating means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter, the through hole having a predetermined length through which the connecting pin protruding from the rotary lever means is freely moved; Deceleration means (21, 6, 22) for decelerating the rotational speed of the power transmission means at a predetermined ratio; And empty tray shangdong means (1, 5) respectively installed on the side plates of the sorter and receiving the rotating force decelerated by the deceleration means to move the entire empty tray by a predetermined interval. Sorter empty tray drive. According to claim 1, The empty space spacer (20) is inserted into each of the empty pins (13) provided in the plurality of empty trays 14, so that each of the stacked plurality of empty trays to maintain a predetermined interval; And a bin support rod (9) inserted into a lower end of a slot liner of both side plates so as to lift the entire number of the bin trays (14). According to claim 1, The rotary lever manual end is integrally coupled to the power transmission means configured to rotate in the same rotation lever drive gear (23); A rotary lever gear 24 integrally coupled to the rotary shaft of the rotary lever means and rotating in the same manner; And a first timing belt (7) for transmitting the rotational force of the rotary lever drive gear to the rotary lever gear. In a sorter having a plurality of empty trays 14 stacked with the pins 13 inserted in slot slots formed vertically in both side plates, paper discharged from the copier in each of the empty trays ( 17. A bin tray driving apparatus for a sorter for driving to accommodate a 17), comprising: a power transmission means installed at one side of the sorter and providing a reaction force for providing the plurality of bin trays; Power transmission means (8,10) for receiving and transmitting power from the power generating means; Rotation lever means (4) respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter and receiving rotational force to rotate the same on both sides thereof; Rotation lever driving means (23,7,24) for driving by applying the rotational force transmitted from the power transmission means to the rotation lever means; Installed at predetermined positions on both side plates of the sorter, the rotary lever means 4 moves horizontally by a predetermined distance horizontally during one rotation, and is installed to return to its original position, thereby allowing bins for storing paper for a predetermined period of time. Straight bin separating means 2 providing space between the trays; Connecting between the rotary lever means and the straight bin separating means respectively installed at predetermined positions on the side plates of the sorter, a through hole of a predetermined length is formed on one side so that the connecting pin protruding from the rotary lever means can be moved freely; A link means (3) configured to pivot in a state in which the pin by the connection with the other side of the straight bin separating means is fixed to the straight bin separator (19); Deceleration means (21, 6, 22) for decelerating the rotational speed of the power transmission means at a predetermined ratio; And empty tray shangdong means (1, 5) respectively installed on the side plates of the sorter and receiving the rotating force decelerated by the deceleration means to move the entire empty tray by a predetermined interval. Sorter empty tray drive.