JP2013173306A - Printed matter issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed matter issuing device that can smoothly issue and recover printing paper.SOLUTION: There are provided: a printing part 20 that applies printing to printing paper P and send it off; a conveyance roller part 30 that is made rotatable in forward and reverse directions, and sends off the printing paper P toward a second direction D2 that intersects a first direction D1 by positively rotating while sandwiching the printing paper P sent off by the printing part 20, and conveyed toward the first direction D1; a recovery part 55 provided at a rear side in the second direction D2 of the conveyance roller part 30; and a guide plate that forms a communication channel 96 between the conveyance roller part 30 and the recovery part 55, while guiding the printing paper P sent off by the printing part 20 to the first direction D1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed matter issuing apparatus that prints and issues a printing sheet.

  For example, in automatic toll collectors installed at toll gates of toll facilities such as toll roads and toll parking lots, a printed matter issuing device that prints on printing paper by pressing the receipt issuing button of the user and issues it as a receipt (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a printed matter issuing apparatus, first, a printing unit including a print head and a platen roller sends out a print sheet while printing. The printed paper after printing is transported toward the paper discharge port by a transport roller unit composed of a pair of rollers, and the print paper is predetermined by a cutting unit such as a cutter disposed between the printing unit and the transport roller unit. Cut to length. Thereby, the user can receive the receipt which is the printing paper after printing from the paper discharge port.

  Here, if the user of the automatic toll collector presses the receipt issuance button but leaves without receiving the issued receipt, that is, if a non-delivery receipt is generated, the receipt There is a risk that later users will receive the letter by mistake. In order to avoid this, when a non-delivery receipt is generated, the manager of the toll facility must collect the non-delivery receipt.

  On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a printed matter issuing apparatus provided with a mechanism for collecting printing paper remaining at a paper discharge port. In this printed matter issuing apparatus, when the non-delivery of the printing paper is detected, the transport roller portion rotates in the reverse direction, and the printing paper can be collected by guiding the printing paper to the collection box.

JP 2009-157920 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-268638

However, in the printed matter issuing apparatus described in Patent Document 2, there is no guide or the like that guides the print paper to the transport roller unit before the transport roller unit that transports the print paper toward the paper discharge port. There is a possibility that the printed printing paper cannot be reliably guided to the transport roller unit.
On the other hand, even when the guide is provided, there is a possibility that a paper jam or the like may occur if the guide hinders the collection of the printing paper.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter issuing apparatus that can smoothly issue and collect printing paper.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following means.
That is, the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention performs printing on a printing paper, and the printing unit that sends out the printing paper, and can be rotated forward and backward, and is sent out by the printing unit and conveyed in the first direction. A conveying roller unit that feeds the printing sheet in a second direction intersecting the first direction by rotating forward while sandwiching the printing sheet; and provided on the rear side in the second direction of the conveying roller unit. The collection unit capable of storing the printing paper and the printing paper sent out by the printing unit are guided in the first direction, and a communication path is formed between the transport roller unit and the collection unit. And a guide plate.

According to the printed matter issuing apparatus having such characteristics, the printing paper printed by the printing unit is guided in the first direction by the guide plate, so that the printing paper can be reliably guided to the transport roller unit.
Further, when the non-delivery of the printing paper occurs, if the conveyance roller portion is rotated in the reverse direction, the printing paper held between the conveyance roller portions is conveyed to the rear side in the second direction. As a result, the printing paper is guided to the collection unit provided on the rear side in the second direction of the transport roller unit via the communication path formed by the guide plate.

  Further, in the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the guide plate is capable of contacting the printing paper sent out by the printing unit and guides the printing paper in the first direction; It is preferable to have a second guide surface that can be brought into contact with the printing paper fed from the conveyance roller portion by reverse rotation of the conveyance roller portion and guides the printing paper to the rear side in the second direction. .

  Thus, the printing paper can be guided in the first direction by the first guide surface of the guide plate, and the printing paper can be reliably guided to the transport roller unit. On the other hand, when the conveyance roller unit rotates in the reverse direction, the printing paper is guided by the second guide surface of the guide plate, so that the printing paper can be reliably guided to the collection unit.

  Furthermore, the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention includes a cutting unit that is provided between the printing unit and the transport roller unit and that cuts the printing paper, and a control device that controls driving of the transport roller unit. The control device further rotates the transport roller when the print paper collection command is input, and the rear end of the print paper cut by the cutting unit is connected to the front end of the guide plate and the front end of the guide plate. It is preferable that the driving of the transport roller unit is switched from the forward rotation to the reverse rotation when the transport roller unit reaches a position where the printed material is sandwiched.

  Thereby, the printing paper cut by the cutting unit can be smoothly introduced into the collection box without being caught by the guide plate. That is, when the transport roller portion rotates in the reverse direction, the trailing edge of the printing paper is positioned closer to the printed material pinching portion in the transporting roller portion than the front edge of the guide plate. be able to. Therefore, a smooth collection operation can be performed.

  According to the printed matter issuing apparatus according to the present invention, the printing paper can be surely guided to the transport roller portion by the guide plate, while the printing paper is collected through the communication portion formed by the guide plate when collecting the printing paper. You can be surely guided to the box. Therefore, printing paper can be issued and collected smoothly.

It is a model side view showing a schematic structure of a printed matter issue device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part enlarged view in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of a printed matter issuing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of a process of the control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery operation | movement of the printing paper by the printed matter issuing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
A printed matter issuing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on an automatic toll collection machine provided at a toll gate of a toll facility such as a toll road or a toll parking lot, and is applied to a printing sheet P according to a user's request. It is a device that prints and issues it as a receipt.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 includes a printing paper supply unit 10, a printing unit 20, a conveyance roller unit 30, a cutting unit 40, a shutter unit 50, a collection unit 55, a first guide unit 60, and a second guide unit. 70, a sampling detection sensor 81, a non-delivery detection sensor 82, and a control device 90 (see FIG. 3).

  The printing paper supply unit 10 supplies the printing paper P. The printing paper P is a roll paper 11 formed by winding the printing paper P several times, and the roll paper 11 is rotatably supported. The shaft part 12 to be provided. The roll paper 11 rotates around the shaft portion 12 so that a part of the roll paper 11 can be fed out as a printing paper P toward the downstream side. The shaft portion 12 is not necessarily provided, and may have another configuration as long as the printing paper P can be fed out while rotating the roll paper 11.

The printing unit 20 has a role of feeding the printing paper P fed from the printing paper supply unit 10 while printing. The printing unit 20 includes a print head 21 such as a thermal head that prints on the print paper P, and a platen roller 22 that feeds the print paper P by rotating while sandwiching the print paper P between the print head 21 and the print head 21. have. The print head 21 and the platen roller 22 print on the printing paper P and send out the printing paper P in response to a signal from the print processing unit 91 shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the printing paper P is sent downstream by a platen roller 22 along a first transport path R1 extending in a first direction D1 (right side in FIG. 1) parallel to the horizontal plane.

  The transport roller unit 30 has a role of transporting the printing paper P sent out from the printing unit 20 and traveling along the first transport path R1 further downstream. More specifically, the conveyance roller unit 30 sends the printing paper P that has been fed in the first direction D1 to the downstream side along the second conveyance path R2 that extends in the second direction D2 that intersects the first direction D1. It is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transport roller unit 30 is composed of a pair of rollers that are rotatable about axes parallel to each other. The conveyance roller unit 30 of the present embodiment includes a driving roller 31 that can be driven to rotate, and a driven roller 32 that can hold the printing paper P between the driving roller 31 and rotate following the driving roller 31. It is composed of

  The driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are arranged so that the printing paper P can be sandwiched between these outer peripheral surfaces. Note that a location where the outer peripheral surfaces of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are closest to each other, or a location where the outer peripheral surfaces abut on each other, is a location where the printing paper P is clamped by the conveyance roller unit 30.

  Further, the driven roller 32 is disposed such that its axis is located upstream of the drive roller 31 immediately above the axis, that is, on the rear side in the first direction D1. Accordingly, the straight line L passing through the axes in the cross section orthogonal to the axes of the drive roller 31 and the driven roller 32 is inclined from the vertical direction, and in the present embodiment, the first direction D1 rearward as it goes upward. Inclined toward the side.

In such a conveyance roller unit 30, the conveyance roller unit 30 sends out the direction orthogonal to the straight line L in the cross section orthogonal to the axis of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32 and passing through the nipping location of the printing paper P. Direction, that is, the second direction D2. The second direction D2 is a direction that is inclined upward toward the first direction D1, that is, the second direction D2 is a direction that intersects the first direction D1. The second transport path R2 extending along the second direction D2 intersects the first transport path R1 extending along the first direction D1 in a cross section orthogonal to the axes of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32.
In the present embodiment, the second direction D2 intersects the first direction D1 so as to form an acute angle.

Further, the transport roller unit 30 can be rotated forward and backward. In the present embodiment, the drive roller 31 can be driven to rotate forward and backward, and when the drive roller 31 rotates forward, the driven roller 32 also rotates forward, whereby forward rotation as the transport roller unit 30 is performed. Is called. Further, when the driving roller 31 rotates in the reverse direction, the driven roller 32 also rotates in the reverse direction, whereby the conveying roller unit 30 is rotated in the reverse direction.
The driving of the transport roller unit 30, that is, the driving roller 31 is performed by the transport roller driving unit 92 shown in FIG.

  In this way, the transport roller unit 30 rotates forward while sandwiching the print paper P that has been transported in the first direction D1 (front side of the first direction D1), whereby the print paper P is moved in the second direction. The printing paper P is sent to the rear side in the second direction D2 by being rotated toward the D2 (front side in the second direction D2), that is, along the second transport path R2, while being reversely rotated.

  Here, the path through which the printing paper P that is sent to the rear side in the second direction D2 through the reverse rotation of the transport roller unit 30 passes is a recovery transport path that extends from the pinched portion of the transport roller unit 30 toward the rear side in the second direction D2. R4. The collection conveyance path R4 is located on the same straight line as the second conveyance path R2 in the cross section orthogonal to the axis of the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32, and the first conveyance path R1 is the same as the second conveyance path R2. Crossed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cutting unit 40 has a role of cutting the printing paper P into a predetermined size, and is above the first conveyance path R <b> 1 positioned between the printing unit 20 and the conveyance roller unit 30. Is arranged. Accordingly, the cutting unit 40 cuts the printing paper P into a predetermined size by bringing the cutter into contact with the printing paper P traveling along the first transportation path R1 from above the first transportation path R1. In addition, as the cutting part 40, you may employ | adopt a rotary cutter etc., for example.
Such a cutting | disconnection part 40 is comprised so that it may drive by the cutting | disconnection drive part 93 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the shutter unit 50 has a role of opening and closing a paper discharge port 95 provided on the most downstream side of the printed matter issuing apparatus 100, and can be opened and closed by a driving source such as a solenoid or an electric motor. Has been. Normally, the shutter unit 50 that closes the paper discharge port 95 opens the paper discharge port 95 so that the user can take out the printing paper P.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the collection unit 55 has a box shape that can store the printing paper P, and the second portion of the transport roller unit 30 is arranged so that the box-shaped opening is directed upward. It arrange | positions in the direction D2 back side. Thereby, the opening part of the collection | recovery part 55 is located on the extension line of the 2nd direction D2 back side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first guide unit 60 is provided on the downstream side of the cutting unit 40 in the first transport path R <b> 1 located between the printing unit 20 and the transport roller unit 30, and printing is performed. It has a role of guiding the printing paper P sent out from the section 20 and traveling on the first transport path R1 in the first direction D1.
The first guide portion 60 is positioned above the first transport path R1 and extends in parallel to the first transport path R1. The first guide portion 60 is positioned below the first transport path R1 and the first guide section 60 is positioned below the first transport path R1. And a lower guide plate 62 (guide plate) extending in parallel with one transport path R1.

  The lower guide plate 62 is disposed on the rear side in the first direction D <b> 1 of the conveyance roller unit 30, that is, on the upstream side, and is separated from the conveyance roller unit 30. As a result, a communication path 96 is formed between the lower guide plate 62 and the conveyance roller unit 30 to allow the conveyance roller unit 30 and the collection unit 55 to communicate with each other. That is, the lower guide plate 62 is disposed away from the transport roller unit 30, so that a communication path 96 is formed by the lower guide plate 62. And the said collection conveyance path | route R4 is extended so that this communication path 96 may be passed.

  The lower guide plate 62 has a configuration in which a portion on the front side in the first direction D1, that is, the front end side is bent so as to incline upward. A surface facing the first transport path R1 side in the bent portion is a first guide surface 63, and a surface facing the collection transport path R4 is a second guide surface 64. The second guide surface 64 is parallel to the collection conveyance path R4. The communication path 96 is formed between the second guide surface 64 and the driving roller 31 in the transport roller unit 30.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the first guide surface 63 is below the printing paper P that travels from the printing unit 20 toward the transport roller unit 30, that is, the printing paper P that travels along the first transporting path R <b> 1. It is possible to contact from. In the present embodiment, the lower guide plate 62 is arranged so that the front end of the first guide surface 63 is positioned on the first transport path R1.
As a result, when the printing paper P has deviated downward from the first transport path R1, the printing paper P comes into contact with the first guide surface 63 to guide the printing paper P onto the first transport path R1. Then, the traveling direction of the printing paper P is corrected.

  The second guide surface 64 can come into contact with the printing paper P sent out from the transport roller unit 30 toward the rear side in the second direction D2, that is, the printing paper P sent out along the collection transport path R4 from above. Has been. As a result, when the printing paper P has deviated upward from the collection conveyance path R4, the printing paper P comes into contact with the second guide surface 64, thereby guiding the printing paper P onto the collection conveyance path R4. The traveling direction of the printing paper P is corrected.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second guide unit 70 is provided between the conveyance roller unit 30 and the shutter unit 50, and extends in the second direction from the conveyance roller unit 30 along the second conveyance path R <b> 2. It has a role of guiding the printing paper P sent to D2 to the paper discharge port 95.
More specifically, the second guide unit 70 moves the printing paper P traveling along the second transport path R2 along the third transport path R3 extending in the first direction D1 parallel to the first transport path R1. It has a role to guide as it progresses. In the present embodiment, the sheet discharge port 95 is located on the downstream side of the third transport path R3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the extraction detection sensor 81 has a role of detecting whether or not the printing paper P has been extracted by the user after the printing paper P reaches the paper discharge port 95. Yes.
As the extraction detection sensor 81 of the present embodiment, a laser sensor provided above the third transport path R3 is employed. That is, when the printing paper P is present on the third transport path R3, the sampling detection sensor 81 outputs an ON signal by cutting off the laser, while the printing paper P is output on the third transport path R3. When the laser beam does not exist, an off signal is output because the laser is not shut off. As a result, the output of the extraction detection sensor 81 changes from the ON signal to the OFF signal, so that it can be detected that the printing paper P has been extracted by the user.

  For example, as the extraction detection sensor 81, a configuration in which a light emitter disposed above the first transport path R1 and a light receiver disposed below the first transport path R1 may be employed. In this case, the extraction detection sensor 81 outputs an off signal when the light receiver receives the light from the light emitter, and outputs an on signal when the light receiver cannot receive the light from the light emitter. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the non-delivery detection sensor 82 is disposed above the first conveyance path R <b> 1, and the front end of the lower guide plate 62 (the lower guide plate 62 of the first guide portion 60). It is detected whether or not the printing paper P exists in a section between the end portion of the first direction D1 front side) and the holding portion of the conveyance roller unit 30.
As the non-delivery detection sensor 82, for example, a laser sensor is employed. That is, the non-delivery detection sensor 82 outputs an ON signal by cutting off the laser when the printing paper P is present in the section, while the laser is turned off when the printing paper P is not present in the section. An off signal is output by not being interrupted.

  For example, as the non-delivery detection sensor 82, a configuration in which a light emitter disposed above the first transport path R1 and a light receiver disposed below the first transport path R1 may be employed. In this case, the non-delivery detection sensor 82 outputs an off signal when the light receiver receives light from the light emitter, and outputs an on signal when the light receiver cannot receive light from the light emitter. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 90 is connected to a print processing unit 91, a conveyance roller driving unit 92, and a cutting driving unit 93, and is configured to be able to control them. That is, the control device 90 is configured to control the print processing unit 91, the conveyance roller driving unit 92, and the cutting driving unit 93 based on the issuance command, the collection command, and the input from the non-delivery detection sensor 82. .

The print processing unit 91 causes the printing unit 20 to perform printing on the printing unit 20 by the print head 21 and delivery of the printing paper P by the platen roller 22 based on a signal from the control device 90.
Further, the transport roller driving unit 92 drives the transport roller unit 30 to rotate forward and backward based on a signal from the control device 90. In particular, the transport roller driving unit 92 according to the present embodiment controls forward / reverse rotation driving of the driving roller 31.
Further, the cutting drive unit 93 controls the driving of the cutting unit 40 and drives the cutting unit 40 at a predetermined timing based on a signal from the control device 90. The cutting unit 40 cuts the printing paper P by this driving.

Next, an operation of issuing a receipt (printed printing paper P) by the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 having the above configuration will be described.
When the user presses a receipt issue button (not shown), a receipt issue command is input to the control device 90 based on this. Then, the control device 90 outputs a signal to the print processing unit 91, and the print processing unit 91 drives the printing unit 20 based on this command. As a result, the printing unit 20 sends out the printing paper P by driving the platen roller 22 while printing by the printing head 21 on the printing paper P. Further, the control device 90 outputs a signal to the transport roller driving unit 92, whereby the transport roller unit 30 is rotated forward.

  Thus, the printing paper P delivered from the printing unit 20 travels along the first transport path R1 while being guided by the first guide unit 60. At this time, even if the printing paper P is deviated downward from the first transport path R1, the position is corrected on the first transport path R1 by being guided by the first guide surface 63 of the lower guide.

  In this way, the non-passing detection sensor between the front end of the printing paper P traveling in the first direction D1 on the first transport path R1 between the front end of the lower guide plate 62 and the portion sandwiched by the transport roller unit 30 is detected. When the detection position 82 is reached, the non-pass detection sensor 82 is turned on. Then, the printing paper P is sent out in the second direction D2 along the second conveyance path R2 by being sandwiched between the conveyance roller units 30 that rotate forward. The printing paper P sent out in the second direction D2 in this way advances along the third transport path R3 by being guided by the second guide portion 70. At this time, the extraction detection sensor 81 is turned on when the front end of the printing paper P reaches the detection position of the extraction detection sensor 81.

Further, the control device 90 sends a signal to the cutting drive unit 93 at a predetermined timing, whereby the cutting drive unit 93 drives the cutter and cuts the printing paper P into a predetermined size. When the printing paper P having a predetermined size reaches the paper discharge port 95 opened by the shutter unit 50, the receipt is completed, and the user receives the receipt from the paper discharge port 95. You can receive the certificate.
At this time, it is preferable that the printing paper P is sent out to a position that does not deviate from the detection position of the non-delivery detection sensor 82 by the conveyance roller unit 30 while being sandwiched by the conveyance roller unit 30. As a result, the printing paper P is held by the transport roller unit 30, so that it is possible to avoid the printing paper P from being lost due to natural fall or wind, for example.

  Here, even when the receipt is issued as described above, the user may leave without receiving the receipt. In such a case, the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 collects the receipt by performing a collecting operation. Hereinafter, this collection | recovery operation | movement is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The collection operation is started when a collection command is input to the control device 90 (step S1). This collection command is input to the control device 90 by, for example, pressing a collection button (not shown).
In addition to this, for example, when the printing paper P remains in the third transport path R3, the extraction detection sensor 81 is kept on, and the vehicle start detector provided outside the printed matter issuing apparatus 100, for example, allows the user to A configuration may be adopted in which a collection command is input to the control device 90 on the condition that the vehicle on which the boarding is started.
Further, the recovery command may be input to the control device 90 when the duration of the ON state of the sampling detection sensor 81 exceeds a predetermined time.

  Subsequently, the control device 90 sends a signal to the transport roller drive unit 92 based on the input of the recovery command, and based on this, the transport roller drive unit 92 rotates the transport roller unit 30 forward (step S2). As a result, the printing paper P is sent out toward the downstream side, that is, toward the paper discharge port 95.

  As a result of the printing paper P being sent out in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, the trailing edge of the printing paper P reaches the detection position of the non-passing detection sensor 82, and the printing paper P is non-passing detection sensor 82. That is, when the trailing edge of the printing paper P formed by cutting the cutting portion 40 reaches the downstream side of the detection position of the non-pass detection sensor 82, the non-pass detection sensor 82 is turned off. Become. As a result, an OFF signal is input from the non-delivery detection sensor 82 to the control device 90 (step S3).

  Then, the control device 90 reversely rotates the transport roller unit 30 based on the OFF signal from the non-delivery detection sensor 82 (step S4), that is, switches the rotation of the transport roller unit 30 from normal rotation to reverse rotation. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the printing paper P is sent out from the conveyance roller unit 30 toward the rear side in the second direction D <b> 2, thereby passing through the communication path 96 between the conveyance roller unit 30 and the collection unit 55. Proceed along the collection transport path R4 that passes. At this time, even if the printing paper P is deviated upward from the collection conveyance path R4, the printing paper P is brought into contact with and guided by the second guide surface 64 of the lower guide plate 62. The position of the printing paper P is corrected on the collection conveyance path R4.

  Then, as a result of the printing paper P traveling in the second direction D2 on the collection conveyance path R4, the printing paper P is guided to the collection unit 55, and the printing paper P is stored in the collection unit 55. Thereby, the receipt collection operation by the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 is completed.

According to the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 as described above, the printing paper P printed by the printing unit 20 can be guided in the first direction D1 by the first guide unit 60, particularly the lower guide plate 62. The printing paper P can be reliably guided to the transport roller unit 30.
That is, since the printing paper P fed out from the printing paper supply unit 10 is wound as the roll paper 11, there is a case where the printing paper P is deviated from the first conveyance path R1 due to curving. 61 and the lower guide plate 62 can guide the printing paper P in the first direction D1.

When the non-delivery of the printing paper P occurs, the printing paper P sandwiched between the conveyance roller units 30 is conveyed to the rear side in the second direction D2 by rotating the conveyance roller unit 30 in the reverse direction. Accordingly, the printing paper P is guided to the collection unit 55 provided on the rear side in the second direction D2 of the transport roller unit 30 via the communication path 96 formed by the lower guide plate 62.
That is, according to the printed matter issuing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the printing paper P can be reliably guided to the transport roller unit 30 by the lower guide plate 62, while being formed by the lower guide plate when the printing paper P is collected. The printing paper P can be reliably guided to the collection box via the communication portion. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly issue and collect the printing paper P.

  Further, the lower guide plate 62 has a first guide surface 63 that can contact the printing paper P delivered from the printing unit 20 from below and guides the printing paper P in the first direction D1. Therefore, even when the printing paper P is deviated downward from the first transport path R1, the printing paper P can be guided in the first direction D1, and the printing paper P is transported by the transport roller unit 30. Can be reliably guided to.

  Further, the lower guide plate 62 can be brought into contact with the printing paper P sent out from the transport roller portion 30 to the rear side in the second direction D2, and guides the printing paper P to the rear side in the second direction D2. Even if the printing paper P is deviated upward from the collection conveyance path R4, the printing paper P is guided by the second guiding surface 64, so that the printing paper P can be printed. The paper P can be reliably guided to the collection unit 55.

Further, in the present embodiment, during the collecting operation, first, the printing paper P is sent to the downstream side, and the rear end of the printing paper P reaches between the front end of the lower guide plate 62 and the holding portion by the transport roller unit 30. At this time, since the transport roller unit 30 is rotated in the reverse direction, it is possible to avoid the printing paper P traveling forward in the second direction D2 from being caught by the guide plate due to the reverse rotation of the transport roller unit 30. Thereby, the printing paper P can be smoothly introduced into the collection box.
That is, when the transport roller unit 30 rotates in the reverse direction, the rear end of the printing paper P is positioned closer to the printed material holding portion side of the transport roller unit 30 than the front end of the lower guide plate 62. Does not interfere with the printing paper P. This makes it possible to perform a smooth collection operation.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment, the transport roll unit is arranged so that the second direction D2 forms an acute angle with the first direction D1, but the second direction D2 may form an obtuse angle with the first direction D1, It may be a right angle. That is, the second direction D2 only needs to be a different direction intersecting the first direction D1.

  In addition, the transport roll unit of the embodiment has a configuration in which the driven roller 32 is disposed above the drive roller 31, but may be configured in a manner that the drive roller 31 is disposed above the driven roller 32. Moreover, the structure which the axis line of the drive roller 31 and the driven roller 32 mutually positions on a horizontal surface may be sufficient. Further, both of the pair of rollers may be the driving roller 31.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, the printing paper P is sent out by the platen roller 22 and the conveyance roller unit 30, but other rollers may be arranged in the conveyance path of the printing paper P. For example, another roller may be disposed between the printing unit 20 and the conveyance roller unit 30. In this case, it is preferable that the other roller is configured to feed the printing paper P in the first direction D1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printing paper supply part 11 Roll paper 12 Shaft part 20 Printing part 21 Print head 22 Platen roller 30 Conveyance roller part 31 Drive roller 32 Driven roller 40 Cutting part 50 Shutter part 55 Collection part 60 First guide part 61 Upper guide plate 62 Below Side guide plate 63 First guide surface 64 Second guide surface 70 Second guide portion 81 Extraction detection sensor 82 Non-passage detection sensor 90 Controller 91 Print processing portion 92 Conveying roller drive portion 93 Cutting drive portion 95 Paper discharge port 96 Communication path 100 Printed matter issuing device D1 First direction D2 Second direction R1 First transport route R2 Second transport route R3 Third transport route R4 Collection transport route L Straight line

Claims (3)

A printing unit that prints on the printing paper and sends out the printing paper;
The printing paper is rotated in the second direction intersecting the first direction by rotating forward and backward while pinching the printing paper fed by the printing unit and conveyed toward the first direction. A transport roller section that feeds toward the
A collection unit provided on the rear side in the second direction of the transport roller unit and capable of accommodating the printing paper;
A printed matter issuance comprising: a guide plate that guides the printing paper sent out by the printing unit in the first direction and forms a communication path between the transport roller unit and the collecting unit. apparatus. The guide plate is
A first guide surface capable of coming into contact with the printing paper sent out by the printing unit and guiding the printing paper in the first direction;
A second guide surface configured to be able to contact the printing paper fed from the feeding roller unit by reverse rotation of the feeding roller unit and to guide the printing paper to the rear side in the second direction. The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 1. A cutting unit that is provided between the printing unit and the transport roller unit and cuts the printing paper;
A control device for controlling the driving of the transport roller unit;
The control device rotates the transport roller unit forward when the print paper collection command is input, and the rear end of the print sheet cut by the cutting unit is the front end of the guide plate and the transport roller unit. 3. The printed matter issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transport roller unit is switched from the normal rotation to the reverse rotation when the printed material reaches a position where the printed material is sandwiched.

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