EP1932675B1 - Emballage de plaques - Google Patents

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EP1932675B1
EP1932675B1 EP07024349A EP07024349A EP1932675B1 EP 1932675 B1 EP1932675 B1 EP 1932675B1 EP 07024349 A EP07024349 A EP 07024349A EP 07024349 A EP07024349 A EP 07024349A EP 1932675 B1 EP1932675 B1 EP 1932675B1
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Takashi Horiuchi
Yasunori Nakamura
Yoshikatsu Suito
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Brother Industries Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/0081—Sheet-storing packages, e.g. for protecting the sheets against ambient influences, e.g. light, humidity, changes in temperature
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/10—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward-folding of self-locking flaps hinged to tubular body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5002—Integral elements for containers having tubular body walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/26—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/30—Other features of supports for sheets
    • B65H2405/31—Supports for sheets fully removable from the handling machine, e.g. cassette
    • B65H2405/311—Supports for sheets fully removable from the handling machine, e.g. cassette and serving also as package

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  • the present invention relates to a sheet package, and more particularly to a sheet package that protects the outside of a stack of sheets with its package member and that can be set in a printer unit together with a package material.
  • the conventional sheet package has no pressing means for supporting sheets contained in the interior, when the opening portion of a sheet package is directed in a downward direction during the handling of a sheet package, sheets can drop out.
  • the present invention has been accomplished to solve the above-described problems and a first object of the invention is to prevent sheets taken out from the sheet package temporarily from being inserted back into their original storage position within the sheet package. Further, a second object of the invention is to achieve a sheet package out of which sheets do not drop.
  • the first six examples are not embodiments of the invention, but are intended to aid understanding.
  • the printer unit 1 is formed into a flat type rectangular parallelpiped configuration approximately 2 cm in thickness, while its rectangular shape as seen in a plan view is slightly larger than A6 size.
  • a main body case 2 which constitutes a casing of the printer unit 1 is comprised of a frame body 3, a lower cover 4, an upper cover 5, a lid body 10 and the like.
  • the frame body 3 constitutes a frame of the printer unit 1, presenting a rectangular shape as seen in its plan view.
  • the lower cover 4 covers the bottom face of the frame body 3, presenting a rectangular shape as seen in its plan view.
  • the upper cover 5 covers part of the top face of the frame body 3.
  • the lid body 10 is structured so as to be capable of being opened and closed.
  • a printing mechanism portion 14 is incorporated inside an end portion (upper side in FIGS. 2 and 3 ) of the printer unit 1 and the rectangular upper cover 5 as seen in its plan view is provided in such a way as to cover its top face.
  • a sheet storage portion 6 is formed in the remaining portion of the top face of the frame body 3 that excludes the portion covered by the upper cover 5.
  • the top of the sheet storage portion 6 is covered by the rectangular lid body 10 as seen in its plan view.
  • the lid body 10 can be opened and closed freely as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the sheet storage portion 6 can accommodate a sheet package 9 in which a plurality of sheets 7, for example A6 or A7 sized cut-sheet type heat sensitive papers, can be stored inside a package material 8, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the main body case 2 is equipped with a locking mechanism (not shown), and when a sheet package 9 set in the sheet storage portion 6, the lid body 10 can be closed and locked as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • a pickup roller 12, a separation block 13 and the like are disposed as a sheet-separating portion 11 at an end portion on the printing mechanism portion 14 side of the sheet storage portion 6.
  • a thermal head 15, a platen roller 16 and a paper guide 17 are disposed as a printing mechanism portion 14 below the upper cover 5.
  • the paper separation portion 11 will next be described with reference to FIG. 4 .
  • the pickup roller 12 and the separation block 13 are provided at an end portion on a side close to the printing mechanism portion 14 of the sheet storage portion 6.
  • a pressing plate 18 is supported in condition where it can swing.
  • a coil-like urging spring 19 is interposed between the pressing plate 18 and the lid body 10 so as to apply constantly to the pressing plate 18 an urging force in a direction of the rotation of the pressing plate 18 in a downward direction.
  • the sheet package 9 is loaded into the sheet storage portion 6 with the printing object faces of the sheets 7 being directed in a downward direction, and in a state in which a bottom face of a sheet 7 located at the bottommost position of sheets 7 stored in the sheet package 9 in a stacked condition is exposed partly from the package material 8. Then, when the lid body 10 is closed and locked, the pressing plate 18 urged by the urging spring 19 in a downward direction presses the exposed portion of the sheet 7 against the pickup roller 12 through the package material 8 so that the bottom face of the sheet 7 is brought into contact with the pickup roller 12.
  • the separation block 13 which constitutes the sheet-separating portion 11 is provided such that it is located in the vicinity of and opposes the pickup roller 12.
  • the separation block 13 has a separation guide face 13a which is inclined with respect to a direction of feeding sheets by the pickup roller 12.
  • the pickup roller 12 is driven so that a frictional transportation force is applied to the sheet 7 that is located on the bottommost layer and that is in contact with the pickup roller 12. Then, only the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer is separated and fed by the separating action of the separation guide face 13a of the separation block 13 in tandem with the frictional transportation force.
  • the platen roller 16 is provided being driven rotatably by a motor (not shown) on the opposite side to the pickup roller 12 across the separation block 13, and the paper guide 17 is disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral face of the platen roller 16.
  • the paper guide 17 has a concavely curved sliding contact face 17a that possesses a substantially U-shaped section as seen in a lateral direction, and the paper guide 17 is provided so as to extend along the outer peripheral face of the cylindrical platen roller 16.
  • a pressing coil spring 20 is provided between the paper guide 17 and the main body case 2 so as to urge the sliding contact face 17a toward the outer peripheral face of the platen roller 16.
  • a sheet 7 separated by the sheet-separating portion 11 is conveyed by the pickup roller 12 and passes between the bottom end of the separation block 13 and a guide plate 21 that guides the sheet in the direction of the platen roller 16.
  • the sheet 7 is guided by the guide plate 21 and guided from the bottom side of the platen roller 16 to a portion between the platen roller 16 and the paper guide 17.
  • the sheet 7 is held between the outer peripheral face of the platen roller 16 and the sliding contact face 17a of the paper guide 17 and conveyed in a state in which it is inverted into a U shape as seen in a lateral direction by a rotation of the platen roller 16.
  • the sheet accordingly reaches the top side of the platen roller 16 with its printing object face facing an upward direction.
  • the thermal head 15 that is located above the platen roller 16 has a heat-generating body portion 15a.
  • the thermal head 15 is provided rotatably around a rotation shaft 15b, and the heat generating body portion 15a is configured in such a way as to be capable of making contact with, and moving away from, the top face of the platen roller 16.
  • the reason why the thermal head 15 is configured in such a way as to be rotatable is that in removing a jammed paper when a sheet 7 is jammed between the platen roller 16 and the paper guide 17, the thermal head 15 is in this way prevented from becoming an impediment to that removal work.
  • an end of a torsion coil type spring 22 is attached to the thermal head 15 so as to always apply an urging force constantly in a direction in which the heat-generating body portion 15a of the thermal head 15 is made to approach the top face of the platen roller 16.
  • the heat-generating body portion 15a of the thermal head 15 makes contact with the top face of a sheet 7 conveyed by the platen roller 16 with its printing object face directed in an upward direction and, the sheet 7 is then printed at the position where contact is made.
  • the thermal head 15 is of a line head type and can accordingly print any character or image on each individual line extending in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the sheet 7 on the conveyed heat sensitive type sheet 7.
  • a printing width at the time that printing is performed on a single line is set so as to substantially equal to the width of the paper 7 which is a printing object. Because the thermal head 15 is used as a printing head, a heat sensitive paper is used as a printing object medium and thus, consumables such as ink and ink ribbon are reduced. Further, a mechanism for supplying ink can be abolished, thereby resulting in a compact structure of the printer unit 1.
  • heat sensitive coloring type having a coloring layer which generates color when heated by the thermal head 15, and a heat sensitive boring type in which a boring layer is overlaid on a base material layer and in which, the boring layer being bored when heated and other types are available.
  • a sheet discharge guide face 13b which is inclined with respect to a sheet-feeding direction of the platen roller 16, is formed on the separation block 13.
  • the sheet package 9 is made up of the package material 8 which is folded into a rectangular parallelepiped thin box.
  • the sheet package 9 contains a plurality of sheets (recording object mediums) 7 composed of, for example, A6-A7 size cut-sheet like heat sensitive papers in a stacked condition.
  • Users purchase sheet packages 9 that are put on sale in a box type condition shown in FIG. 5 .
  • a lid portion 44 is opened and folded back to the rear side.
  • An insert section 44d of the lid portion 44 is inserted into a third slit 45 in a bottom portion 40, which will be described later so as to expose sheets 7 located on the inside. Then, the user sets the sheets together with the package material 8 in the sheet storage portion 6 of the printer unit 1 and uses.
  • the package material 8 is formed by punching out a flat thick paper.
  • the rectangular bottom portion 40 as the first portion, for covering one face in a stack direction of the stacked sheets 7 is provided in the central portion of the package material 8.
  • the lid side in a discharge direction of the sheet 7 in the sheet package 9, that is, right side in FIG. 8 of the package material 8 is defined to be front side and the left side on opposite side is defined to be rear side.
  • a rectangular side wall portion 42 as the fourth portion is extended from the other side end portion.
  • a rectangular side wall portion 43 as the fifth portion is extended from the rear end portion of the bottom portion 40.
  • the side wall portion 43 receives the bottom end portion of the sheets 7 when the sheet package 9 is assembled.
  • the heights of the side wall portions 41-43 are all the same and larger than the stack height of the sheets 7 stored in the sheet package 9.
  • the lid portion 44 is extended from the front end side of the bottom portion 40.
  • the lid portion 44 is comprised of a lid base portion 44a, a lid side wall portion 44b, a lid front end portion 44c and the insert section 44d.
  • the lid base portion 44a is formed in a rectangular shape.
  • the lid side wall portion 44b is formed in a rectangular shape and is extended from the lid base portion 44a, having the same height (width in a short side direction) as the heights of the side wall portions 41 to 43.
  • the lid front end portion 44c is extended from the lid side wall portion 44b and a width thereof is smaller than that of the lid side wall portion 44b.
  • the insertion portion 44d is extended from the lid front end portion 44c and a width thereof is smaller than the lid front end portion 44c.
  • a pair of inclined sides is provided at the front end of the insertion portion 44d.
  • a shape that is formed by a combination of the bottom portion 40 and the lid base portion 44a is substantially the same shape as a sheet 7.
  • a rectangular first sheath portion 50 as the second portion, for covering the sheets 7 in such a way that it opposes the bottom portion 40 after assembly is extended from the side wall portion 41 of the bottom portion 40.
  • the first sheath portion 50 has a first slit 51 in which the insert section 44d of the lid portion 44 is inserted and a second slit 52 in which an insert section 61 of a second sheath portion 60 is inserted.
  • a square cutout portion 53 for detecting the presence/absence of a sheet 7 is provided in a side end portion on the lid base portion 44a side of the first sheath portion 50.
  • the printer unit 1 detects the presence/absence of a sheet 7 with the use of the cutout portion 53.
  • the sheet package 9 is loaded in the sheet storage portion 6 of the printer unit 1 in the state shown in FIG. 6 , and the printer unit 1 is provided with a reflection type optical sensor 80 (see FIGS. 3 and 4 ) at a position opposite to the cutout portion 53.
  • the reflection type optical sensor 80 detects reflection of light from the sheets 7 and if no sheet 7 is present, the reflection type optical sensor detects reflection light from a synthetic resin which constitutes the rear face of the lid body 10. Therefore, if as the color of the synthetic resin which constitutes the sheet storage portion 6, a color having a low reflectance ratio is set, the presence/absence of a sheet can be easily detected.
  • three sensor marks 46 which indicate the type and size of sheets 7 stored in the sheet package 9 are printed on an end portion on the first sheath portion 50 side of the bottom portion 40 on the front side (outer side) of the package material 8.
  • These sensor marks 46 are read by a reflection type optical sensor (a sensor (not shown) that is different from the reflection type optical sensor 80), and that is provided on the printer unit 1. For example, if a sensor mark 46 is printed, it is regarded as "1", and the sensor mark 46 is not printed, it is regarded as "0", then the absence of a sheet and seven different types of sheets 7 can be identified with the combination of presence or absence of the three sensor marks 46.
  • the bottom portion 40 is provided with a third slit 45 in which the insert section 44d of a folded back lid portion 44 is to be inserted.
  • a cut-in portion 54 which is cut to a predetermined length from the cutout portion 53 side is provided between the side wall portion 41 and the first sheath portion 50. The cut-in portion 54 facilitates deflection of the first sheath portion 50 when the first sheath portion 50 is pressed if the sheet package 9 is loaded on the sheet storage portion 6.
  • a second sheath portion 60 for fixing the first sheath portion 50 for covering the sheets 7 in such a way that it opposes the bottom portion 40 after assembly is provided so as to extend as far as side wall portion 42 of the bottom portion 40.
  • the width of the second sheath portion 60 is smaller than that of the first sheath portion 50 and an insert section 61 is formed on a side end portion of the second sheath portion 60.
  • Rectangular ear portions 71 and 72 are provided on both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the tongue portion 70. When the ear portions 71 and 72 are fold, they perform as sheet intrusion blocking members.
  • a portion indicated with two-dot and chain line in both FIGS. 8 and 9 is a portion that is subjected to fold line processing and the fold line facilitates folding of a thick paper for convenience of assembly.
  • the ear portions 71 and 72 on both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the tongue portion 70 are folded back and the stacked sheets 7 are loaded on the bottom portion 40.
  • the tongue portion 70 of the package material 8 is fold over.
  • the first sheath portion 50 is folded in such a way that it overlaps with the top of the tongue portion 70 and as shown in FIG. 13 , the second sheath portion 60 is folded over the first sheath portion 50.
  • the insert section 61 of the second sheath portion 60 is inserted into the second slit 52 in the first sheath portion 50.
  • the lid portion 44 is folded over the first sheath portion 50, the insert section 44d of the lid portion 44 is inserted into the first slit 51 in the first sheath portion 50, and the sheet package is thus completed.
  • Sheet packages 9 are sold in this condition. Because this condition allows the ear portions 71 and 72 to seek to be elastically restored within the sheet package 9, they press against the surface of the stacked sheets 7.
  • the lid portion 44 of the sheet package 9 in the state shown in FIG. 5 is erected as shown in FIG. 15 and folded back to the rear side along the line II-II in FIG. 16 .
  • the insert section 44d of the lid front end portion 44c of the lid portion 44 is inserted into the third slit 45 of the bottom portion 40 and the lid portion 44 is fixed to the bottom portion 40. Consequently, as shown in FIG. 6 , the sheet package 9 reverts to a state in which the front end portion of the sheets 7 is exposed.
  • the sheet package 9 in this state is stored in the sheet storage portion 6 of the printer unit 1 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the lid body 10 is closed, the first sheath portion 50 of the sheet package 9 is pressed by the pressing plate 18 and the sheet that is located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets 7 is pressed against the pickup roller 12.
  • the reflection type optical sensor 80 that is provided on the printer unit 1 opposes the cutout portion 53 provided in the first sheath portion 50 of the sheet package 9 (see FIGS. 3 , 4 ). Therefore, when any sheets 7 are present in the sheet package 9, the reflection type optical sensor 80 detects reflection light from a sheet 7 and when no sheet 7 is present, it detects reflection light from a synthetic resin which constitutes the rear face of the lid body 10.
  • the ear portions 71 and 72 are located in space sandwiched by the bottom portion 40 (the first portion) and the first sheath portion 50 (the second portion) as shown in FIG. 22 and the side ends of the ear portions 71 and 72 make contact with the end portions of the sheets 7 in an insertion direction, and the end portions of the sheets 7 are consequently unable to contact with the side wall portion 43. Therefore, the sheets 7 cannot be restored to their original positions in the sheet package 9 as shown in FIG. 22 and consequently, part of the sheets 7 project from the sheet package 9. Thus, the dropped sheets 7 cannot be restored to their normal storage positions in the sheet package 9 through the opening portion 49, thereby preventing sheets 7 to which dust or dirt has adhered from being used again.
  • the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the second example is provided with a tongue portion 70 which is rectangular.
  • the ear portions 73 and 74 which are rectangular, are provided in a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the tongue portion 70 with a cut line (straight) and a fold line (two-dot and chain line) .
  • a cut line straight
  • a fold line two-dot and chain line
  • the ear portions 73 and 74 press against the sheets 7, thereby producing identical operations and effects to those in the first example.
  • the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the third example is provided with a tongue portion 70 which is rectangular, ear portions are not provided on the tongue portion 70.
  • the ear portions 47 and 48 which is rectangular are provided on the bottom portion 40 with a cut line (straight) and a fold line (two-dot and chain line). Therefore, before the sheets 7 are loaded on the bottom portion 40 as the first portion, the ear portions 47 and 48 of the bottom portion 40 are raised and folded back and then sheets 7 are loaded thereon. Consequently, the ear portions 47 and 48 press the sheets 7, thereby producing identical operations and effects to those of the first example.
  • the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the fourth example is provided with the tongue portion 70 which is rectangular as shown in FIG. 26 , the ear portion is not provided on the tongue portion 70.
  • the ear portions 57 and 58 which are rectangular are provided on the first sheath portion 50 as the first portion with a cut line (straight) and a fold line (two-dot and chain line) provided. Therefore, sheets 7 are loaded on the bottom portion 40, and before the first sheath portion 50 is folded back, the ear portions 57 and 58 are raised and folded back. When the first sheath portion 50 is folded, the ear portions 57 and 58 press against the sheets 7, thereby producing identical operations and effects to those in the first example.
  • a fifth example of the sheet package 9 will be described with reference to FIG. 27 .
  • Substantially every configuration of the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the fifth example is identical to the package material 8 of the first example as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the different point is that a boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, a boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and a boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43 are perforated.
  • the fold line processing with half-round shape embossing is processed on the boundary line in the package material 8.
  • the fold line processing with half-round shape embossing is performed from the outer side to the inner side in assembling the package material 8.
  • the boundary line is facilitated to fold by the fold line processing.
  • an embossment portion 410 is formed on the inner side of the fold line along the fold line (See FIG.30 ).
  • the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43 are processed with the ordinary fold line processing with half-round shape embossing.
  • the embossment portion 410 is formed on the inner side of the fold line along the fold line (See FIG.30 ). That is because the inner part of the fold line is compressed when the boundary line is folded, and the inner part need the releasing portion of the compression to bulge.
  • Some fiber of the package material 8 is unraveled within the embossment portion, and the fiber density is slightly less than other portions.
  • the bottom portion 40 is situated next to the embossment portion 410 formed on the boundary line 401.
  • a space 411 is formed between the bottom portion 40 and the embossment portion 410.
  • the sheet 7 can be wedged in the space 411. The same goes for the space formed between the bottom portion 40 and the boundary line 402, and the space between the bottom portion 40 and the boundary line 403. Once the sheet is wedged in the space, the wedged sheet may not be ejected by operating the printer unit 1.
  • the sheet that may be wedged is only the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40. As described before, a face provided in the package material 8 to wedge the sheet 7 and the embossment portion adjacent to the face are needed for wedging the sheet 7.
  • the sheet 7 is wedged easily if the sheet 7 contacts the face in parallel.
  • the sheet 7 can be wedged easily if the edge of the sheet 7 contacts parallel with the linear embossment portion 410.
  • the size of the sheet storage portion 6 in present example as seen in a plan view is almost the same as that of the sheet 7 stored in it. Because the each edge of the sheet 7 is regulated by the inner wall of the sheet storage portion 6 or by the side wall of the package material 8, the edge of the sheet 7 contacts the linear embossment portion 410 easily in parallel with the linear embossment portion 410.
  • the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer is pressed to the bottom portion 40 by the effect of gravitation, by the effect of urging the sheet 7 in a downward direction by the ear portions 71 and 72 at the upstream of conveyance direction of the sheet, and by the effect of urging the sheet 7 in a downward direction by the urging spring 19 at the downstream of conveyance direction of the sheet, the sheet 7 is wedged easily. Even in the bottommost sheet 7, the part urged in a downward direction is more inclined to be wedged than the part not urged in a downward direction.
  • the sheet package 9 provides the lid base portion 44a which is folded back to the rear side when the sheet package 9 is loaded to the sheet storage portion 6.
  • the length of the lid base portion 44a in conveyance direction is approximately one-third of the length of the sheet package 9 in conveyance direction.
  • the bottom portion 40 is formed shortly for the lid base portion 44a, and the side walls are formed in some part of the bottom portion 40, there is no fold line parallel to the conveyance direction of the sheet and is no the embossment portion in the one-third length portion from the end of the downstream to the upstream side in conveyance direction on the bottom face in the sheet package 9.
  • the urging spring 19 is structured so as to urge the sheet 7 strongly in a downward direction at the end of the downstream of conveyance direction in the sheet package 9 and urge the sheet 7 weakly as toward to the upstream. Therefore, the potential of being wedged the sheet 7 due to urging the sheet 7 in a downward direction by the urging spring 19 at the downstream of conveyance direction of the sheet is smaller than the potential of being wedged the sheet 7 due to urging the sheet 7 in a downward direction by the ear portions 71 and 72 at the upstream of conveyance direction of the sheet.
  • the package material 8 in the present embodiment provides the perforated lines on the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43, as described before.
  • a perforated line 412 facilitates folding of the side wall 41 to the bottom portion 40, and the embossment portion is not formed on the inner side of the fold line folded at the boundary line processed with the perforated line.
  • the perforated line 412 facilitates folding of the side walls 42 and 43 to the bottom portion 40, and the embossment portion is not formed on the inner side of the fold line folded at the boundary line processed with the perforated line, as the same as above.
  • the sheet package 9 in the present example can prevent the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40 from being wedged in the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, or the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43.
  • the package material 8 in the fifth embodiment see FIG.
  • a boundary line 404 between the first sheath portion 50 and the side wall portion 41, a boundary line 405 between the second sheath portion 60 and the side wall portion 42, and a boundary line 406 between the tongue portion 70 and the side wall portion 43 are processed with the ordinary fold line processing with half-round shape embossing.
  • the perforated lines are provided on the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43.
  • the perforated lines may be provided on only the boundary line 403 that is the border with the bottom portion 40 opposing the ear portions 71 and 72 through the sheet 7 and where the sheet 7 is urged strongly by the ear portions 71 and 72 in a downward direction.
  • the perforated lines may be provided on only the portion where the border with the bottom portion 40 opposing the ear portions 71 and 72 through the sheet 7 and that is adjacent to the ear portions 71 and 72 in the boundary line 403.
  • the perforated lines may be provided on the portion that is the end of the upstream of conveyance direction of the sheet 7 in the boundary line 402 with the bottom portion 40 opposing the ear portion 71 through the sheet 7 and that is adjacent to the ear portion 71 in the boundary line 402, the portion that is the end of the upstream of conveyance direction of the sheet 7 in the boundary line 401 and that is adjacent to the ear portion 72 in the boundary line 401 with the bottom portion 40 opposing the ear portion 72 through the sheet 7, and the boundary line 403.
  • the object of the sheet package 9 in the present example is to prevent the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40 from being wedged in the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43, as the same as the sheet package 9 in the fifth embodiment.
  • Substantially every configuration of the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the sixth example is identical to the package material 8 of the first example as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the different point is that the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43 are processed with half-cut processing on each inner side of the boundary line 401, 402 and 403 so that the side wall portions 41, 42 and 43 can be folded easily.
  • the half-cut processing is processing to make incisions with the depth of half-thickness of the package material 8.
  • the side wall portions 41, 42 and 43 can be folded to the bottom portion 40 easily and the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40 is prevented from being wedged in the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43 because the boundary lines between the side wall portions 41, 42 and 43 and the bottom portion 40 are folded closely to the bottom portion 40.
  • the boundary line 404 between the first sheath portion 50 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 405 between the second sheath portion 60 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 406 between the tongue portion 70 and the side wall portion 43 are processed with the ordinary fold line processing with half-round shape embossing.
  • the object of the sheet package 9 in the present embodiment is to prevent the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40 from being wedged in the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43, as the same as the sheet package 9 in the fifth embodiment.
  • Substantially every configuration of the package material 8 of the sheet package 9 of the seventh embodiment is identical to the package material 8 of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the different point is that pit-like indentations with predetermined depth are provided in line on the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43, as shown in FIG.29 .
  • the side wall portions 41, 42 and 43 can be folded to the bottom portion 40 easily and the sheet 7 located on the bottommost layer of the stacked sheets opposing to the bottom portion 40 is prevented from being wedged in the boundary line 401 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 402 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 403 between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 43.
  • the boundary line 404 between the first sheath portion 50 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary line 405 between the second sheath portion 60 and the side wall portion 42, and the boundary line 406 between the tongue portion 70 and the side wall portion 43 are processed with the ordinary fold line processing with half-round shape embossing.
  • the above described terms "perforated line”, “half-cut processing” and “pit-like indentation” correspond to the indentation portion.
  • a single ear portion is permitted instead of a pair of ear portions on the right and left sides.
  • the shape of the ear portion is not limited to a rectangular one but may be of any shape such as trapezoid.
  • the side wall portion 42 is extended from the bottom portion 40, the side wall portion 42 may also be extended from the first sheath portion 50, while the second sheath portion 60 may be extended from the side wall portion 42.
  • the side wall portion 43 is extended from the bottom portion 40, the side wall portion 43 may also be extended from the first sheath portion 50, while the tongue portion 70 may be extended from the side wall portion 43.
  • perforated line is not necessary to be provided on whole of the boundary line 401 between the 40 and the 41, the boundary line 402 between the 40 and the 42, and the boundary line 403 between the 40 and the 43.
  • they may be provided on only the portion where the sheet 7 is wedged easily and other portions may be processed with the ordinary fold processing with half-round shape embossing.
  • portions where the sheet 7 is wedged easily are the boundary line between the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 41, the boundary between line the bottom portion 40 and the side wall portion 42 which opposes to front side of the first sheath portion 50 pressed by the pressing plate 18 of the printer unit 1, and the boundary line between some side wall portion and the bottom portion 40 where is adjacent to the portion urged the sheet 7 by ear portion, for example.
  • the printer unit 1 described in the above embodiment discharges the sheet 7 through the slit between the upper cover 5 of the main body case 2 and the lid body 10.
  • the printer unit 1 is available, even if the side of the printer unit 1 is set down or the upper cover 5 of the printer unit 1 is set down, unless the slit is blocked. Needless to say, the sheet package 9 loaded in the printer unit 1 also stands or is reversed corresponding to each occasion.

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  1. Emballage de feuilles (9), comprenant :
    un matériau d'emballage (8) pour recouvrir les côtés externes des feuilles empilées (7) et ayant :
    une première partie (40) qui est rectangulaire pour recouvrir une surface sur un côté dans une direction d'empilage des feuilles empilées (7) ;
    une deuxième partie (50) pour recouvrir une surface sur un autre côté dans une direction d'empilage des feuilles empilées (7) opposée à la première partie (40) ;
    une troisième partie (41) qui est raccordée à la fois à la première partie (40) et à la deuxième partie (50) pour recouvrir une face latérale des feuilles empilées (7) parallèlement à une direction de transport des feuilles (7) ;
    une quatrième partie (42) pour recouvrir la face latérale des feuilles empilées (7) parallèlement à la direction de transport des feuilles (7) et qui est opposée à la troisième partie (41) ;
    une cinquième partie (43) qui est raccordée à la première partie (40) ou la deuxième partie (50) pour recouvrir la face latérale des feuilles empilées (7) sur un côté en amont dans la direction de transport des feuilles (7) ;
    une partie d'ouverture (49) pour exposer une partie des feuilles (7) du matériau d'emballage (8) ; et
    des éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille (71, 72) pour empêcher les feuilles (7) déchargées par la partie d'ouverture (49) d'être réinsérées par la partie d'ouverture (49) et comprimées contre leurs positions de stockage d'origine, les éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille (71, 72) étant prévus dans l'intérieur après l'assemblage de l'emballage de feuilles (9),
    dans lequel l'emballage de feuilles (9) étant structuré afin de pouvoir être placé dans une unité d'imprimante (1) conjointement au matériau d'emballage (8) qui fait partie des feuilles (7) exposées ;
    caractérisé en ce que :
    on prévoit des dentelures en forme de trou :
    sur un côté interne d'une ligne de pliage (401) entre la première partie (40) et la troisième partie (41) où la troisième partie (41) est raccordée à la première partie (40) ;
    sur un côté interne d'une ligne de pliage (402) entre la première partie (40) et la quatrième partie (42) où la quatrième partie (42) est raccordée à la première partie (40) ; et
    sur un côté interne d'une ligne de pliage (403) entre la première partie (40) et la cinquième partie (43) où la cinquième partie (43) est raccordée à la première partie (40).
  2. Emballage de feuilles (9) selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
    des feuilles (7) qui sont logées dans l'emballage de feuilles (9), en tant que supports d'objet d'impression pour une unité d'imprimante (1).
  3. Emballage de feuilles selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre :
    une sixième partie (70) qui est raccordée à la cinquième partie (43), et
    qui chevauche sur la deuxième partie (50) lorsque la cinquième partie (43) est raccordée à la première partie (40), ou bien
    qui chevauche sur la première partie (40) lorsque la cinquième partie (43) est raccordée à la deuxième partie (50), dans lequel :
    les éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille (73, 74) sont prévus sur la sixième partie (70) et empêchent les feuilles (7) déchargées par la partie d'ouverture (49) d'établir à nouveau un contact avec la cinquième partie (43) par la partie d'ouverture (49).
  4. Emballage de feuilles selon la revendication 3, dans lequel :
    les éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille sont des parties d'oreille (73, 74), qui sont prévues dans la sixième partie (70) et qui sont étendues dans une direction perpendiculaire à la direction de transport de feuilles (7), chacune le long d'une ligne de pliage, et
    les parties d'oreille (73, 74) sont rétablies élastiquement le long de la ligne de pliage en raison de l'élasticité du matériau d'emballage (8) de sorte que les extrémités avant des parties d'oreille (73, 74) sont situées à distance de la sixième partie (70),
    dans un espace pris en sandwich par la première partie (40) et la deuxième partie (50),
    dans un espace situé entre la deuxième partie (50) et les feuilles empilées (7) lorsque la cinquième partie (43) est raccordée à la première partie (40), ou bien
    dans un espace situé entre la première partie (40) et les feuilles empilées (7) lorsque la cinquième partie (43) est raccordée à la deuxième partie (50),
    moyennant quoi, les extrémités latérales de la partie d'oreille (73, 74) viennent en butée contre les feuilles (7) insérées pour établir un contact avec la cinquième partie (43) par la partie d'ouverture (49) afin d'empêcher les feuilles (7) d'établir un contact avec la cinquième partie (43).
  5. Emballage de feuilles selon la revendication 1 ou 5, dans lequel les éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille (47, 48) sont prévus dans la première partie (40) de sorte que l'on empêche les feuilles (7) déchargées par la partie d'ouverture (49) d'établir un contact à nouveau avec la cinquième partie (43) par la partie d'ouverture (49).
  6. Emballage de feuilles selon la revendication 1 ou 5, dans lequel
    les éléments de blocage d'intrusion de feuille sont des parties d'oreille (47, 48) qui sont prévues sur la première partie (40) et qui sont étendues dans une direction perpendiculaire à la direction de transport de la feuille (7) le long d'une ligne de pliage ; et
    les parties d'oreille (47, 48) sont rétablies élastiquement le long de la ligne de pliage en raison de l'élasticité du matériau d'emballage (8) de sorte que les extrémités avant des parties d'oreille (47, 48) sont situées à distance de la première partie (40),
    dans un espace pris en sandwich par la première partie (40) et la deuxième partie (50), ou bien
    dans un espace situé entre la première partie (40) et les feuilles empilées (7),
    moyennant quoi les extrémités latérales de la partie d'oreille (47, 48) viennent en butée contre les feuilles (7) insérées pour établir un contact avec la cinquième partie (43) par la partie d'ouverture (49) afin d'empêcher les feuilles (7) d'établir un contact avec la cinquième partie (43).
  7. Emballage de feuilles selon la revendication 6, dans lequel des dentelures en forme de trou sont prévues respectivement sur un côté interne d'une ligne de pliage entre la deuxième partie (50) et la troisième partie (41) où la deuxième partie (50) est raccordée à la troisième partie (41) ; et
    sur un côté interne d'une ligne de pliage entre la deuxième partie (50) et la quatrième partie (42) où la quatrième partie (42) est raccordée à la deuxième partie (50).
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