JPS60204570A - Copying machine - Google Patents

Copying machine

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Publication number
JPS60204570A
JPS60204570A JP59061840A JP6184084A JPS60204570A JP S60204570 A JPS60204570 A JP S60204570A JP 59061840 A JP59061840 A JP 59061840A JP 6184084 A JP6184084 A JP 6184084A JP S60204570 A JPS60204570 A JP S60204570A
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Prior art keywords
copying
sheets
copying machine
accumulated
ejected
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Koichi Nakamura
公一 中村
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Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
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Priority to JP59061840A priority Critical patent/JPS60204570A/en
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6555Handling of sheet copy material taking place in a specific part of the copy material feeding path
    • G03G15/6573Feeding path after the fixing point and up to the discharge tray or the finisher, e.g. special treatment of copy material to compensate for effects from the fixing
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00367The feeding path segment where particular handling of the copy medium occurs, segments being adjacent and non-overlapping. Each segment is identified by the most downstream point in the segment, so that for instance the segment labelled "Fixing device" is referring to the path between the "Transfer device" and the "Fixing device"
    • G03G2215/00417Post-fixing device
    • G03G2215/00421Discharging tray, e.g. devices stabilising the quality of the copy medium, postfixing-treatment, inverting, sorting
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00535Stable handling of copy medium
    • G03G2215/0054Detachable element of feed path
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00535Stable handling of copy medium
    • G03G2215/00556Control of copy medium feeding
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00789Adding properties or qualities to the copy medium
    • G03G2215/00793Stamping device
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00789Adding properties or qualities to the copy medium
    • G03G2215/00877Folding device

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  • Paper Feeding For Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a copying machine and an attached device independently of each other, by providing a discharged copying paper accumulator so that sheets of copying paper to be discharged are accumulated and that the accumulated sheets are sent out in the order of the accumulation at an external request for discharge. CONSTITUTION:A discharged copying paper accumulator 1 is located between the body 2 of a copying machine and an attached device such as a stamper and a paper folder. Sheets of copying paper discharged through an outlet port 2a are inserted into the accumulator 1 through an insertion port 4 so that the sheets of copying paper are temporarily accumulated and that the accumulated sheets are sent out to the attached device 3 through an outlet port 5, in the order of the discharge from the copying machine body 2, at the request of the attached device. According to this constitution, the copying machine and the attached device can be operated independently of each other so as to reduce the cost of copying.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は原稿を複写した用紙を一時的に蓄積し、必要に
応じて蓄積した順序に従って送り出す排出用紙蓄積装置
を具えた複写機に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a copying machine equipped with an ejected paper storage device that temporarily stores sheets on which originals have been copied and, if necessary, sends them out in the order in which they are stored.

〔従来技術〕[Prior art]

近年、複写機はその複写速度が速くなり、例えば日本工
業規格A列4番の大きさの原稿を1分間に60枚前後複
写できるものがあり、また単に複本速度が速いだけでな
く、種々の付加装置を取り付けることにより、複写ζこ
伴う一連の処理を一括して行えるようになってきている
In recent years, copying speeds of copying machines have become faster. For example, some machines are capable of copying approximately 60 pages per minute of Japanese Industrial Standards A-column No. 4 originals. By installing an additional device, it has become possible to perform a series of processes involving copying ζ all at once.

かかる付加装置としては、原稿を複写した用紙(以下、
コピーという)ζこ日付印あるいは社名部などを押捺す
る(以下、スタンプ処理という)スタンパ−1大きいサ
イズのコピーを折り畳む(以下、紙折り処理という)紙
折り装置、一枚の原稿に対して予設定した複数枚のコピ
ーをとり、該コピーを複数のトレーに一枚ずつ収容する
(以下、ソート処理という)ソーターなどがある。
Such an additional device may be a sheet of paper on which the original is copied (hereinafter referred to as
(referred to as a copy) A stamper that stamps a date stamp or company name (hereinafter referred to as stamp processing) 1. A paper folding device that folds a large size copy (hereinafter referred to as paper folding processing). There is a sorter that takes a set number of copies and stores the copies one by one in a plurality of trays (hereinafter referred to as sorting processing).

ところで、複写および複写に伴う一連の処理、例えば1
0枚の原稿を10部ずつ複写するように予設定し、前記
スタンパ−によりてコピーに日付印を押捺し、日付印を
押捺したコピーを前記紙折り装置1こよって折り畳み、
さらiこ前記ソーターによって折り畳んだコピーを10
個のトレー暑こ収容する場合、従来は原稿を1111毎
に前記一連の処理すなわちスタンプ処理、紙折り処理、
およびソート処理を行っていたが、各処理化要する時間
は複写する時間に比べて遅いため、複写機は必然的ζこ
最も処理時間がかかる付加装置の動作に合わせて、間欠
動作することを余儀なくされていた。
By the way, copying and a series of processes associated with copying, such as 1.
Presetting to make 10 copies of each 0-sheet original, affixing a date stamp to the copies using the stamper, folding the date-stamped copies using the paper folding device 1;
10 copies folded by the sorter
Conventionally, when accommodating 1111 original documents, the above-mentioned series of processes including stamping, paper folding,
However, since the time required for each process is slower than the time required for copying, the copier is forced to operate intermittently to match the operation of the additional equipment that takes the longest processing time. It had been.

しかし、複写機は付加装置の処理が終わるまでの休止時
間の間、電力を消費しているのでコピー1枚当たりの複
写コストが高くなってしまうという問題がありた。また
、複写機は所定時間以上の休止時間を経過した後の最初
の複写に要する時間が、連続して複写する場合における
一枚の複写ζこ要する時間に比べて長いので、複写およ
び複写ζこ伴う一連の処理を行うのに時間がかかってし
まうきいう問題があった。
However, since the copying machine consumes power during the down time until the processing of the additional device is completed, there is a problem in that the copying cost per copy increases. In addition, since the time required for the first copy after a downtime of more than a predetermined time has elapsed for copying machines is longer than the time required for copying one sheet in the case of continuous copying, copying and copying There was a problem in that it took a long time to perform the series of processes involved.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明は上記実情に鑑みてなされたもので、付加装置の
動作とは無関係に複写することができる排出用紙蓄積装
置を具えた複写機を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a copying machine equipped with an ejected paper storage device that can make copies regardless of the operation of an additional device.

〔発明の構成〕[Structure of the invention]

そこで本発明では、排出すべき原稿を複写した用紙すな
わちコピーを蓄積し、外部すなわち付加装置からの排出
要求に応じて蓄積したII序に従って蓄積したコピーを
出力する排出用紙蓄積装置を複写機に具えるようにする
Therefore, in the present invention, a copying machine is equipped with an ejection sheet storage device that stores sheets of copied originals to be ejected, that is, copies, and outputs the accumulated copies according to the accumulated II order in response to an ejection request from an external device, that is, an additional device. make it possible to

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明の実施例を添付図面を参照して詳細に説明
する。
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

第1図は本発明に係る複写機の特徴的部分の原理図であ
る。
FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the characteristic parts of a copying machine according to the present invention.

この複写機に併設された排出用紙蓄積装置1は複写機本
体2とスタンパ−1紙折り装置、あるいはソーターなど
の付加装置3との間に置かれ、複写機本体2の排出口2
aから排出された原稿を複写した用紙すなわちコピーを
挿入口4から挿入して、一時的化蓄積し、伺加装置3の
要求に基づいて蓄積したコピーを複写機本体2から排出
された順序に従って、排出口5から排出し付加装置3の
挿入口3aに挿入するものである。
A discharge paper storage device 1 attached to this copying machine is placed between the copying machine main body 2 and an additional device 3 such as a stamper 1 paper folding device or a sorter.
A copy of the original ejected from a is inserted through the insertion slot 4 and temporarily stored, and the copies stored based on a request from the copying device 3 are stored in the order in which they were ejected from the copying machine main body 2. , is discharged from the discharge port 5 and inserted into the insertion port 3a of the additional device 3.

まず、複写機本体2の排出口2aから排出されたコピー
6は、モータ、ギアおよびクラッチから構成される図示
しない動力伝達装置の動作憂こ従って時計回りに回転す
る送りロール7によって搬送され、コピーガイド81こ
導かれ、複写機本体2からの排出順序lこ従って蓄積ト
レー9に順次積み重ねられる。
First, the copy 6 ejected from the ejection port 2a of the copying machine main body 2 is conveyed by the feed roll 7 that rotates clockwise due to the operation of a power transmission device (not shown) consisting of a motor, gears, and a clutch. The sheets are guided by a guide 81 and stacked on the storage tray 9 in the order in which they are ejected from the copying machine main body 2.

一方、付加装置3から当該蓄積装置1に、該付加装置3
の複写iこ伴う処理が終わる度毎に逐次出されるコピー
排出要求に基づいて、前記図示しない動力伝達装置が動
作し、蓄積トレー9に配置されたトリガーロール10お
よびリタードロール11および送りロール12が時計回
りζこ、蓄積トレー9の下方にある排出トレー13に配
置された排出ロール14が反時計回りにそれぞれ回転す
るとともに、方向切換爪15が軸15aを中心として反
時計回りに回転して蓄積トレー9から排出トレー13ま
での搬送路を開く。そして、蓄積トレー9に載積された
コピー6のうち下部の数枚はトリガーロールlOの回転
によってリタードロール11と該リタードロール11#
こ圧接して回転する給紙ロール16との配設位置に送出
される。蓄積トレー9から送出された数枚のコピー6の
うち最下部のコピー6はリタードロール11と給紙ロー
ル16との間を圧送されて、コピーガイド17に導かれ
、排出トレー13に収容される。さらξこ、コピー6が
排出トレー13に収容されると、方向切換爪15が時計
回りに回転して排出トレー13から排出口5までの搬送
路を開くとともに、排出ロール14および送りロール1
8が時計回りに回転する。そして、排出トレー13に収
容されたコピー6は排出ロール14および送りロール1
8によって搬送され、コピーガイド19に導かれ、排出
口5から排出される。
On the other hand, from the additional device 3 to the storage device 1, the additional device 3
Based on a copy ejection request issued every time the copying process is completed, the power transmission device (not shown) operates, and the trigger roll 10, retard roll 11, and feed roll 12 arranged on the storage tray 9 are activated. Clockwise ζThe discharge rolls 14 disposed on the discharge tray 13 below the accumulation tray 9 rotate counterclockwise, and the direction switching pawl 15 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 15a to accumulate. The conveyance path from tray 9 to discharge tray 13 is opened. The lower few copies of the copies 6 loaded on the storage tray 9 are transferred to the retard roll 11 and the retard roll 11# by the rotation of the trigger roll lO.
The sheet is delivered to a position where it is placed in pressure contact with the rotating paper feed roll 16. Among the several copies 6 sent out from the storage tray 9, the lowest copy 6 is forcedly fed between the retard roll 11 and the paper feed roll 16, guided to the copy guide 17, and stored in the output tray 13. . Further, when the copy 6 is stored in the ejection tray 13, the direction switching pawl 15 rotates clockwise to open the conveyance path from the ejection tray 13 to the ejection port 5, and the ejection roll 14 and the feed roll 1
8 rotates clockwise. Then, the copy 6 stored in the ejection tray 13 is transferred to the ejection roll 14 and the feed roll 1.
8, guided to a copy guide 19, and discharged from the discharge port 5.

なお、送りロール7,12.18に接している補助ロー
ル20は該送りロールの回転ζこ従って自由回転するよ
うになっている。
The auxiliary roll 20 in contact with the feed rolls 7, 12, and 18 is configured to freely rotate according to the rotation of the feed rolls.

次に、第2図は本発明に係る複写機の他の実施例を示す
図である。なお、第2図において第1図と同様の機能を
果たす部分については同一の符号を符し、その説明は省
略する。
Next, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the copying machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, parts that perform the same functions as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted.

本実施例による複写機に併設された排出用紙蓄積装置1
は、コピーサイズ検出装置21によって複写機本体2か
ら排出されるコピー6の大きさを検出し、検出したコピ
ー6の大きさに応じて方向切換爪22B 、22b 、
22cを切り換え、コピー6をその大きさに対応して設
けられた蓄積トレー9a、9b、9cに蓄積するととも
に、複写機本体2からの排出順序に従りて、排出された
コピー6をどの蓄積トレーに収容したかを記憶装置(図
示せず)に記憶しておく。
Ejected paper storage device 1 attached to a copying machine according to this embodiment
The copy size detection device 21 detects the size of the copy 6 ejected from the copying machine main body 2, and depending on the detected size of the copy 6, the direction switching claws 22B, 22b,
22c, the copies 6 are stored in storage trays 9a, 9b, and 9c provided corresponding to their sizes, and the ejected copies 6 are stored in which storage according to the order of ejection from the copying machine main body 2. A storage device (not shown) stores information on whether or not the tray has been accommodated.

そして、付加装置3からコピー排出要求が出されると、
前記コピー6をどの蓄積トレーに収容したかを記憶した
順序すなわち複写機本体2からの排出順序に従って付加
装置に排出する。
Then, when a copy ejection request is issued from the additional device 3,
The copies 6 are ejected to the additional device according to the stored order in which storage trays are stored, that is, the eject order from the copying machine main body 2.

、な右、コピーサイズ検出装置21は、例えば発光素子
と受光素子とが一体形成された反射型フォトセンサであ
って、複写機本体2から排出されたコピー6を一定速度
で搬送することによって、該コピー6の大きさく搬送方
向の長さ)を検出する。
On the right, the copy size detection device 21 is, for example, a reflective photosensor in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are integrally formed, and by conveying the copy 6 ejected from the copying machine main body 2 at a constant speed, The size of the copy 6 (length in the transport direction) is detected.

また、コピー6をその大きさに対応する蓄積トレーに収
容するとき、例えばコピー6を蓄積トレーgbに収容す
るときは方向切換爪22a、22Cを反時計回りに方向
切換爪22bを時計回りに回転し、挿入口4から蓄積ト
レー9bまでの搬送路を設定する。
When storing the copy 6 in the storage tray corresponding to its size, for example, when storing the copy 6 in the storage tray gb, the direction switching claws 22a and 22C are rotated counterclockwise and the direction switching claw 22b is rotated clockwise. Then, a conveyance path from the insertion port 4 to the storage tray 9b is set.

(発明の効果〕 以上説明したように本発明によれば、複写機本体から排
出されるコピーを蓄積し、付加装置の要求に基づいて、
蓄積したコピーを複写機本体から排出された順序に従っ
て、該付加装置に排出することにより、複写機と付加装
置はそれぞれ独立した動作をすることができ、複写コス
トが低減され、さらには複写および複写に伴う一連の処
理時間が短縮されることになる。
(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, copies ejected from the copying machine body are stored, and based on the request of the additional device, the copies are stored.
By ejecting the accumulated copies to the additional device in the order in which they were ejected from the copying machine main body, the copying machine and the additional device can operate independently, reducing copying costs and further increasing the speed of copying and copying. The series of processing times associated with this will be shortened.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明に係る複写機の特徴的部分の原理図、第
2図は本発明に係る複写機の他の実施例を示す図である
FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the characteristic parts of a copying machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the copying machine according to the present invention.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)排出すべき用紙を順次蓄積するとともに、外部か
らの排出要求に基づいて、前記蓄積した用紙を所定のタ
イミングで前記蓄積した順序に従って順次排出する排出
用紙蓄積装置を具えたことを特徴とする複写機。
(1) The feature includes an ejected paper accumulating device that sequentially accumulates sheets to be ejected and sequentially ejects the accumulated sheets at a predetermined timing in accordance with the order in which they were accumulated based on an external ejection request. copy machine.
(2) 前記用紙の蓄積は、排出すべき用紙を順次積み
重ねることにより行われ、前記用紙の排出は該蓄積した
用紙の最下部の用紙から順次排出することにより行われ
る特許請求の範囲第(1)項記載の複写機。
(2) The accumulation of the sheets is performed by stacking the sheets to be ejected in sequence, and the ejection of the sheets is performed by sequentially ejecting the sheets from the bottom of the accumulated sheets. Copying machines listed in ).
JP59061840A 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Copying machine Pending JPS60204570A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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JP59061840A JPS60204570A (en) 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Copying machine

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JP59061840A JPS60204570A (en) 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Copying machine

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Publication Number Publication Date
JPS60204570A true JPS60204570A (en) 1985-10-16

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Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP59061840A Pending JPS60204570A (en) 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Copying machine

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Country Link
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6274643U (en) * 1985-10-30 1987-05-13
US5112034A (en) * 1987-11-10 1992-05-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet handling apparatus

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6274643U (en) * 1985-10-30 1987-05-13
JPH0527399Y2 (en) * 1985-10-30 1993-07-13
US5112034A (en) * 1987-11-10 1992-05-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet handling apparatus

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