JP2015182883A - Recording material discharging device, and recording material processing apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress positional irregularity of a recording material discharged to a receiving member compared with the case in which the whole recording materials are discharged to the receiving member with the same discharge angle.SOLUTION: A recording material discharging device 1 includes a recording material discharging member 3 for discharging a recording material 2, a receiving member 4 for receiving the recording material 2 discharged by the recording material discharging member 3, and variation means 5 for changing the discharge angle of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharging member 3 with respect to the receiving member 4. The variation means 5 changes the discharge angle of the recording material 2 on the basis of the receiving reaction force acting to the recording material 2 received by the receiving member 4 and characteristics of the recording material 2 influencing the frictional resistance of the recording material 2. A recording material processing apparatus containing the recording material discharging device 1 is also provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording material discharging apparatus and a recording material processing apparatus using the same.

Conventionally, as this type of recording material discharging apparatus, there are those described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, for example.
In Patent Document 1, when a suction device and a transport belt are combined as a paper discharge device, and a plain paper is adsorbed to the transport belt and transported, a jump plate that functions as a backing for the transported plain paper is disclosed as a plain paper. A printing machine is disclosed in which the angle for lining is changed according to the thickness that affects the strength of the heel.
Patent Document 2 discloses a pair of discharge rollers for discharging a sheet, a seating member for a sheet provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the sheet discharge path, and drive means for moving the seating member back and forth with respect to the discharge path. A paper discharge device comprising: a detection means for detecting the discharged paper; and a control means for controlling the driving means based on the paper detection information from the detection means and setting a specific position in the paper discharge direction. Is disclosed.
In Patent Document 3, the detection unit detects the position of a sheet actually discharged onto a sheet stacking member, and changes at least one of the height of the sheet stacking member and the discharge speed of the discharge member based on the detection result. By doing so, a sheet conveying apparatus is disclosed that shifts the position where the subsequent sheet falls in the direction of optimization.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1-139465 (Configuration, FIG. 1) JP 2009-190839 A (Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention, FIGS. 1 and 3) JP 63-101259 A (Configuration, Fig. 5)

  The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to suppress the variation in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared to the case where all the recording materials are discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle. It is in.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording material discharging member for discharging a recording material, a receiving member for receiving the recording material discharged by the recording material discharging member, and a recording material by the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member. A recording material discharging apparatus comprising: variable means for changing a discharge angle.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharge apparatus according to the first aspect, the variable means changes the discharge angle of the recording material by the recording material discharge member with respect to the receiving member according to the characteristics of the recording material. Is a recording material discharge device.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means is based on the characteristics of the recording material that influences the receiving reaction force acting on the recording material received by the receiving member. In the recording material discharge apparatus, the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharge member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller when the receiving reaction force is large than when the receiving reaction force is small.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means is based on characteristics of the recording material that affect the frictional resistance of the recording material discharged to the receiving member. In the recording material discharging apparatus, the recording material discharging angle of the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller when the frictional resistance is small than when the frictional resistance is small.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the characteristics of the recording material are the basis weight of the recording material, the length in the conveyance direction of the recording material, the surface property of the recording material, and the recording material. A recording material discharging apparatus including at least one of image types to be recorded.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means has a small basis weight when discharging a recording material having a large basis weight when discharging a recording material having a different basis weight. The recording material discharging apparatus is characterized in that the recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller than when the recording material is discharged.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means discharges a recording material having a long length in the transport direction when discharging the recording material having a different length in the transport direction. In this case, the recording material discharging apparatus is characterized in that the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller than when the recording material having a short length in the transport direction is discharged.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means has a low smoothness when discharging a recording material having a high smoothness when discharging the recording material having different surface properties. The recording material discharging apparatus is characterized in that the recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller than when the recording material is discharged.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second aspect, the variable means discharges the recording material on which the line image is mainly recorded when discharging the recording material of different image types to be recorded. In this case, the recording material discharging apparatus is characterized in that the recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member is made smaller than when the recording material on which the surface image is mainly recorded is discharged.
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharge apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the recording material discharge member includes a pair of discharge members that rotate in contact with each other, and the pair of discharge members And a support member that rotates about a rotation fulcrum, and the variable means rotates the support member around the rotation fulcrum of the support member, so that The recording material discharge device is characterized in that the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharge member is changed without changing the general position.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the variable means has a straight line connecting the position of the recording material holding portion by the pair of discharging members and the rotation fulcrum of the supporting member. A recording material discharging apparatus characterized by being substantially orthogonal to a recording material discharging direction by the recording material discharging member.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of the second to ninth aspects, the variable means has a designation means for designating characteristics of the recording material, and is designated by the designation means. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording material discharge apparatus that changes a discharge angle of the recording material by the recording material discharge member based on characteristics of the recording material.
The invention according to claim 13 is the recording material discharge device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the receiving member is a recording material storage member that stores the recording material discharged by the recording material discharge member, The variable means has a detecting means capable of detecting the loading amount of the recording material accommodated in the recording material accommodating member as the receiving member, and the loading amount of the recording material is large based on the detection result by the detecting means. In this case, the recording material discharging apparatus is characterized in that the recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the recording material containing member is made smaller than in the case where the recording material receiving member is small.
The invention according to claim 14 comprises processing means for processing the recording material, and the recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which discharges the recording material processed by the processing means. A recording material processing apparatus characterized by the above.
The invention according to claim 15 includes post-processing means for post-processing the recording material, and a recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which discharges the recording material toward the post-processing means. This is a recording material processing apparatus.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the positions of the recording materials discharged to the receiving member as compared to the case where all the recording materials are discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared with the case where the recording material having different characteristics is discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, as compared with the case where recording materials having different receiving reaction forces from the receiving member are discharged at the same discharge angle, the variation in the positions of the recording materials having different receiving reaction forces discharged to the receiving member. Can be suppressed.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the positions of the recording materials having different frictional resistances discharged to the receiving member as compared with the case where the recording materials having different frictional resistances are discharged at the same discharge angle. .
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the characteristics of the recording material can be easily grasped when considering the characteristics of the recording material.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, compared with the case where the recording material from which basic weight differs to a receiving member is discharged at the same discharge angle, the dispersion | variation in the position of the recording material discharged | emitted by the receiving member can be suppressed.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared with the case where the recording material having different lengths in the transport direction is discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle. Can do.
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variation in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared with a case where recording materials having different surface properties are discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variation in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member, compared to the case where recording materials having different image types recorded on the receiving member are discharged at the same discharge angle. Can do.
According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharge member is compared with the case where the relative position of the pair of discharge members is changed to change the discharge angle of the recording material with respect to the receiving member. Can be easily changed.
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the straight line connecting the position of the recording material sandwiching portion by the pair of discharge members and the rotation fulcrum of the support member is not substantially perpendicular to the recording material discharge direction by the recording material discharge member. Thus, the recording material discharge position by the recording material discharge member can be stabilized.
According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the recording material discharge operation can be stabilized by the user's designation as compared with the case where there is no designation means for designating the characteristics of the recording material.
According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared with the case where the recording material discharge angle is not changed depending on the loading amount of the recording material.
According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording material capable of suppressing variations in the position of the recording material discharged to the receiving member as compared with the case where all the recording materials are discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle. A recording material processing apparatus including a discharge device can be provided.
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, when the recording material is discharged toward the post-processing means, the recording material discharged to the receiving member is compared with the case where all the recording materials are discharged to the receiving member at the same discharge angle. Therefore, it is possible to provide a recording material processing apparatus including a recording material discharging apparatus capable of suppressing variations in position of the recording material.

(A) is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of embodiment of the recording material discharge apparatus to which this invention is applied, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the operation example of a recording material discharge apparatus. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording material processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of a recording material discharge device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of a recording material discharge roll used in Embodiment 1, a drive transmission system, and a main part of a drive transmission system of an accommodation receiver. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the seating element added to the recording material discharge | emission roll, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the example of stacking operation of the recording material discharged | emitted to a storage receptacle. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the angle adjustment mechanism of a discharge module, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the operation example. 3 is a flowchart showing a recording material discharge control process used in the first embodiment. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the change state of the discharge angle of the recording material discharged | emitted from a discharge module. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of a recording material discharging apparatus according to Embodiment 2. 6 is a flowchart showing a recording material discharge control process used in the second embodiment. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the change state of the discharge angle of the recording material discharged | emitted from a discharge module based on the loading amount of the recording material in a storage receptacle. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording material processing apparatus according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of a recording material discharging apparatus according to Embodiment 3. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the change state of the discharge angle of the recording material discharged | emitted from a discharge module.

Outline of Embodiment FIGS. 1A and 1B show an outline of an embodiment of a recording material discharging apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
In the figure, a recording material discharging apparatus 1 includes a recording material discharging member 3 for discharging a recording material 2, a receiving member 4 for receiving the recording material 2 discharged by the recording material discharging member 3, and a recording material for the receiving member 4. Variable means 5 for changing the discharge angle of the recording material 2 by the discharge member 3.
In such technical means, the recording material discharge member 3 may be appropriately selected as long as it has a pair of discharge members, and the discharge member may be a roll shape or a belt shape.
The receiving member 4 only needs to receive the recording material 2 discharged by the recording material discharge member 3 on the downstream side in the discharging direction. There is a recording material guide member that guides the recording material 2 toward the post-processing means when post-processing is performed on the recording material 2 that has been performed.
Further, as the variable means 5, a mode in which the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3 with respect to the receiving member 4 is changed (for example, θ1 in FIG. 1A is changed to θ2 in FIG. 1B (<θ1)). If the support member of the paired discharge member which is the recording material discharge member 3 is rotated, the paired discharge member is not changed without changing the relative position of the paired discharge member. May be selected as appropriate, for example, by changing the overall position of the recording medium or by moving the position of the recording material clamping portion (nip portion) of the discharge member having a pair.

Next, a typical aspect or a preferable aspect of the recording material discharging apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.
First, as a typical aspect of the recording material discharge member 3, there is an aspect in which the recording material 2 has a waist element that attaches to the recording material 2 and discharges it. This aspect is effective in maintaining the discharge posture of the recording material 2 when the recording material 2 having a low stiffness is handled as the recording material 2.
As a typical aspect of the variable means 5, there is an aspect in which the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3 with respect to the receiving member 4 is changed according to the characteristics of the recording material 2. In this embodiment, the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3 is changed according to the characteristics of the recording material 2, and the receiving operation of the recording material 2 by the receiving member 4 can be adjusted.
Here, the characteristics of the recording material 2 are factors that affect the receiving reaction force acting on the recording material 2 received by the receiving member 4 (or the impact force accompanying the collision of the recording material 2 discharged to the receiving member 4). Or a factor that affects the frictional resistance of the recording material 2 discharged to the receiving member 4.
More specifically, it is typical that includes at least one of the basis weight of the recording material 2, the length of the recording material 2 in the conveying direction, the surface property of the recording material 2, and the image type recorded on the recording material 2. Of course, these may be combined appropriately. In addition to the length of the recording material 2 in the conveyance direction, the size of the recording material 2 in consideration of the width direction dimension intersecting with the length may be considered.
For example, regarding the basis weight of the recording material 2, the recording material 2 having a larger basis weight has a greater reaction force acting on the recording material 2 received by the receiving member 4 than the recording material 2 having a smaller basis weight. What is necessary is just to make discharge angle (theta) of the recording material 2 with respect to the receiving member 4 smaller than the case where the recording material 2 with small basis weight is discharged when discharging the recording material 2 with large basic weight.
As for the length of the recording material 2 in the transport direction, the recording material 2 having a longer length in the transport direction is received by the receiving member 4 than the recording material 2 having a shorter length in the transport direction. Since the receiving reaction force acting on the recording material 2 is large and the recording material 2 previously received by the receiving member 4 is highly likely to collide, the recording material 2 having a long length in the conveying direction is discharged. What is necessary is just to make discharge angle (theta) of the recording material 2 with respect to the receiving member 4 smaller than the case where length is short.
Further, the surface property of the recording material 2 differs depending on the surface roughness and frictional resistance of the recording material 2, but the recording material 2 with higher smoothness (for example, coated paper having a smooth coating layer) has lower smoothness. Since it is easier to slip than the recording material 2 (for example, non-coated paper having no smooth coat layer), when the recording material 2 having high smoothness is discharged, the recording material 2 having low smoothness is discharged rather than receiving it. What is necessary is just to make discharge angle (theta) of the recording material 2 with respect to the member 4 small.
Furthermore, with respect to the image types recorded on the recording material 2, the recording material 2 on which line images such as lattice images are mainly recorded, for example, the recording material 2 on which surface images such as halftone images are mainly recorded. Therefore, when the recording material 2 having a large number of line images is discharged, the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 with respect to the receiving member 4 may be made smaller than when the recording material 2 having a large area image is discharged.
By changing in this way, it is possible to suppress the receiving reaction force acting on the recording material 2 received by the receiving member 4 and the conveyance resistance of the recording material 2.

Further, as another representative aspect of the variable means 5, as the recording material discharge member 3, a pair of discharge members that rotate in contact with each other, a pair of discharge members that support the pair of discharge members, and rotate around a rotation fulcrum. The recording member is discharged without changing the relative position of the pair of discharge members by rotating the support member 6 around the rotation fulcrum of the support member 6 as the variable means 5. A method of changing the discharge angle of the recording material 2 by the member 3 can be mentioned.
As a preferred aspect of this aspect, the variable means 5 is configured such that a straight line connecting the position of the recording material sandwiching portion by the pair of discharge members and the rotation fulcrum of the support member 6 discharges the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3. The aspect substantially orthogonal to a direction is mentioned. According to this aspect, the amount of movement of the recording material clamping portion by the recording material discharging member 3 is small, and the discharging operation of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharging member 3 is stabilized.
Furthermore, as another typical mode of the variable means 5, there is a designation means (not shown) for designating the characteristics of the recording material 2, and based on the characteristics of the recording material 2 designated by the designation means. A mode in which the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3 is changed may be mentioned. In this embodiment, the characteristics of the recording material 2 are designated by the designation means, and the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 that matches the recording material 2 designated based on the characteristics of the recording material 2 designated by the designation means is set. If stored in advance as information, the discharge behavior of the recording material 2 that matches the characteristics of the recording material 2 is implemented.

Further, as a typical aspect of the recording material discharging apparatus 1, there is an aspect in which the receiving member 4 is a recording material accommodating member that accommodates the recording material 2 discharged by the recording material discharging member 3.
In this aspect, the storage position of the recording material 2 relative to the recording material storage member can be adjusted by changing the discharge angle of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the variable means 5 is based on the characteristics of the recording material 2, such as a receiving reaction force acting on the recording material 2 discharged to the recording material accommodation member or a frictional resistance of the recording material 2. A mode in which the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 by the recording material discharge member 3 with respect to the recording material accommodation member is made smaller when the size is larger than when the size is small.
In this aspect, the receiving reaction force or friction acting on the recording material 2 (or the impact force by the recording material 2) or the frictional resistance of the recording material 2 is considered based on the characteristics of the recording material 2. When the resistance is large, there is an action of shifting the preceding stacked recording material 2. In such a case, the recording material 2 loaded by reducing the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 with respect to the recording material accommodation member is reduced. It is possible to weaken the shifting action.

As a typical aspect of the characteristics of the recording material 2, as described above, the basis weight of the recording material 2, the length of the recording material 2 in the conveying direction, the surface property of the recording material 2, and the recording material 2 are recorded. Examples include at least one of image types.
In this aspect, for example, it is possible to determine whether the recording material 2 is thick or thin based on the basis weight of the recording material 2, and to determine the size of the recording material 2 based on the length of the recording material 2 in the conveyance direction. It is possible to determine whether or not the surface is covered with a low frictional resistance coating layer, and whether or not the recorded image type is, for example, a halftone image or the presence or absence of a lattice image Thus, the degree of unevenness of the image can be discriminated, and based on these, the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2 can be changed to suppress variations in the storage position of the recording material 2 in the recording material storage member.

Further, as a preferable aspect of the recording material discharge device 1 having the recording material accommodation member as the receiving member 4, the variable means 5 can detect the loading amount of the recording material 2 accommodated in the recording material accommodation member as the receiving member 4. And a recording material by the recording material discharge member 3 with respect to the recording material accommodation member, based on the detection result by the detection means, as compared with the case where the recording material 2 is loaded in a large amount. 2 is a mode in which the discharge angle θ is reduced.
Here, the detection means may be appropriately selected as long as it detects the load amount of the recording material 2 of the recording material accommodation member. Further, when the loading amount of the recording material 2 increases, the frictional resistance between the discharged recording material 2 and the loaded recording material 2 increases. Therefore, the discharge angle of the recording material 2 is corrected in consideration of this. What is necessary is just to make it respond | correspond to a big frictional resistance.

Further, as another typical aspect of the recording material discharging apparatus 1, the receiving member 4 guides the recording material 2 discharged by the recording material discharging member 3 toward the post-processing means (not shown). The aspect which is a member is mentioned.
In this aspect, for example, when discharging the recording material 2 of thick paper, a collision sound is generated with respect to the recording material guide member or a high load is applied. Therefore, by changing the discharge angle θ of the recording material 2, It is possible to suppress the occurrence of collision noise and high load.

In this embodiment, the recording material processing apparatus including the recording material discharging apparatus 1 is also targeted.
As a typical aspect of the recording material processing apparatus, a processing means (not shown) for processing the recording material 2 and a recording material discharging apparatus 1 (for example, a receiving member 4) for discharging the recording material 2 processed by the processing means. As a recording material housing member).
Furthermore, as another typical mode of the recording material processing apparatus, a post-processing means (not shown) for post-processing the recording material 2 and a recording material discharging apparatus 1 for discharging the recording material 2 toward the post-processing means. (For example, a recording material guide member is used as the receiving member 4).

Hereinafter, the details of the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1
<Overall configuration of image forming apparatus>
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing Embodiment 1 of an image forming apparatus as a recording material processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
In the figure, an image forming apparatus 20 includes image forming engines 22 (specifically, 22a to 22d) of four colors (black, yellow, magenta, and cyan in the present embodiment) in a horizontal direction in an apparatus casing 21. A transfer module 23 including an intermediate transfer belt 230 that is circulated and conveyed along the direction in which the image forming engines 22 are arranged is disposed above the image forming engine 22. A recording material supply device 24 that accommodates the material is disposed, and a recording material conveyance path 25 from the recording material supply device 24 is disposed in a substantially vertical direction.

In the present embodiment, the image forming engines 22 (22a to 22d) are, for example, for black, yellow, magenta, and cyan in order from the upstream side in the circulation direction of the intermediate transfer belt 230. (Not limited to) a toner image, a photoreceptor 31, a charging device (charging roll in this example) 32 that charges the photoreceptor 31 in advance, and each photoreceptor charged by the charging device 32. An exposure device 33 that writes an electrostatic latent image on 31 (in this example, a common exposure device is used for each image forming engine 22) and a color toner corresponding to the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor 31 (this embodiment) In this embodiment, a developing device 34 that develops with negative polarity, for example, and a cleaning device 35 that cleans the residue on the photoreceptor 31 are provided.
Here, the exposure apparatus 33 includes, for example, four semiconductor lasers (not shown), one polygon mirror 42, an imaging lens (not shown), and mirrors corresponding to the respective photoreceptors 31 in the exposure housing 41. (Not shown), the light from the semiconductor laser for each color component is deflected and scanned by the polygon mirror 42, and the light image is guided to the exposure point on the corresponding photoreceptor 31 through the imaging lens and mirror. It is a thing.
Reference numeral 36 (36a to 36d) denotes a toner cartridge for replenishing each developing device 34 with each color component toner.

Further, in the present embodiment, the transfer module 23 is, for example, a structure in which an intermediate transfer belt 230 is stretched between a pair of tension rolls (one is a drive roll) 231 and 232, and the photoreceptor of each image forming engine 22. A primary transfer device (primary transfer roll 51 in this example) 51 is disposed on the back surface of the intermediate transfer belt 230 corresponding to 31, and a voltage having a polarity opposite to the charging polarity of the toner is applied to the primary transfer device 51, The toner image on the photoreceptor 31 is electrostatically transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 230 side.
Further, a secondary transfer device 52 is disposed at a portion corresponding to the tension roll 232 on the downstream side of the most downstream image forming engine 22d of the intermediate transfer belt 230, and the primary transfer image on the intermediate transfer belt 230 is recorded. Secondary transfer (collective transfer) is performed on the material.

In the present embodiment, the secondary transfer device 52 includes a secondary transfer roll 521 that is disposed in pressure contact with the toner image carrying surface side of the intermediate transfer belt 230, and a secondary transfer roll that is disposed on the back side of the intermediate transfer belt 230. A backup roll (in this example, also serving as a stretching roll 232) is provided.
For example, the secondary transfer roll 521 is grounded, and a bias having the same polarity as the charging polarity of the toner is applied to the backup roll (stretching roll 232).
Furthermore, a belt cleaning device 53 is disposed on the upstream side of the most upstream image forming engine 22a of the intermediate transfer belt 230 so as to remove residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt 230.

Further, the recording material supply device 24 is provided with a supply roll 61 for supplying a recording material. A transport roll 62 for transporting the recording material is disposed immediately after the supply roll 61 and immediately before the secondary transfer site. A positioning roll (registration roll) 63 for supplying the recording material to the secondary transfer portion at a predetermined timing is disposed in the recording material conveyance path 25 positioned at the position.
On the other hand, a fixing device 66 is provided in the recording material conveyance path 25 located on the downstream side of the secondary transfer site. As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing device 66 is a heat fixing in which a heater (not shown) is incorporated. A roll 66a and a pressure fixing roll 66b that is arranged in pressure contact with the roll 66 and rotates following the roll 66a are provided.
A recording material discharge device 67 is provided on the downstream side of the fixing device 66. The recording material discharge device 67 includes a recording material discharge roll 68 for discharging the recording material in the apparatus housing 21 and a recording material accommodation receiver 69 formed on the upper portion of the apparatus housing 21. The recording material discharged by the recording material discharge roll 68 is accommodated in 69.
Further, in the present embodiment, a manual feed device (MSI) 71 is provided on the side of the apparatus housing 21, and the recording material on the manual feed device 71 is supplied by the supply roll 72 to the recording material conveyance path 25. It is to be supplied towards.
Furthermore, a double-sided recording module 73 is attached to the apparatus housing 21. The double-sided recording module 73 reverses the recording material discharging device 67 when selecting the double-sided mode in which image recording is performed on both sides of the recording material, and Then, the recording material on which one-side recording has been performed is taken into the inside by the guide roll 74 before the entrance, the recording material is conveyed along the internal recording material return conveyance path 76 by an appropriate number of conveyance rolls 77, and the positioning roll 63 side again. To supply.

<Recording material discharge device>
-Recording material discharge roll-
In the present embodiment, the recording material discharge roll 68 is composed of a pair of discharge rolls 68a and 68b that roll in contact with each other. For example, the discharge roll 68a positioned on the lower side is used as a drive roll, and the discharge roll positioned on the upper side. 68b is a driven roll, and the recording material S is sandwiched and conveyed between the discharge rolls 68a and 68b.
In this example, the discharge roll 68a as a drive roll is driven by a drive transmission mechanism 90 as shown in FIGS.
Here, the drive transmission mechanism 90 connects the drive gear 92 to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 101 capable of forward and reverse rotation, while the driven gear 93 and the electromagnetic clutch 94 are connected to the rotation shaft 681 of the discharge roll 68a as the drive roll. A multi-stage gear train 95 is connected between the drive gear 92 and the driven gear 93 so as to be able to be connected and disconnected via a predetermined reduction ratio. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the driving force from the drive motor 101 is transmitted to the drive discharge roll 68a by controlling the on / off of the electromagnetic clutch 94, and the pair of discharge rolls 68a, 68b are rotationally driven in a predetermined direction opposite to each other. It has come to be.

-Seating element-
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the pair of discharge rollers 68a and 68b constituting the recording material discharge roller 68 are both made of a plurality of elastic materials (4 in this example) with respect to the rotation shaft 681. The roll body 682 is divided and arranged.
Here, the roll body 682 of the discharge roll 68b as the driven roll is configured by a cylindrical member, but the roll body 683 of the discharge roll 68a as the drive roll has the cylindrical section 684 at both ends of the cylindrical section 684. A flange portion 685 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter is formed, and a lightening portion 686 is secured around a rotating shaft 681 corresponding to the flange portion 685.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the pair of discharge rollers 68a and 68b constituting the recording material discharge roll 68 sandwich and transport the recording material S, the flange portion 685 and the lightening of the discharge roll 68a as the drive roll are removed. Due to the presence of the portion 686, the recording material S is formed with a ridge portion Sa extending in the discharge direction, so that even the recording material S with low stiffness is given back to the recording material S. The material S is discharged at a predetermined discharge angle.
In this embodiment, a mode in which a backrest element is added to the recording material discharge roll 68 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the backrest element shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 may be adopted. Of course it is good.

-Recording material container-
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the recording material receiving receptacle 69 is fixed to the upper portion of the apparatus housing 21, and the recording material S is discharged to the fixed receiving receptacle 111. A guide part 112 formed so as to extend in a direction intersecting the direction (a direction substantially orthogonal in this example), and a movable accommodation receiver 113 movable along the guide part 112 of the fixed accommodation receiver 111, The recording material S is accommodated by offset for each job unit.
The recording material accommodation receiver 69 is appropriately set at the offset accommodation position via the offset drive mechanism 120.
Here, the offset drive mechanism 120 is provided with, for example, a female screw part 121 extending in the moving direction of the movable housing receiver 113, a male screw part 122 connected to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 102, and the female screw part 121 with the male screw part 122. By engaging, the male screw portion 122 is rotated by a predetermined amount in the left direction with respect to the reference position or a predetermined rotation in the right direction with respect to the reference position, and as shown in FIG. left position with respect to P _C is offset in the left direction P _{L or,} adapted to move the light position P _R offset to the right relative to the center position.

−Discharge module−
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the recording material discharge roll 68 is built in a discharge module 130 that can rotate around a rotation fulcrum 135, and the discharge module 130 is disposed when the discharge module 130 is disposed. An angle adjustment mechanism 140 for adjusting the angle is provided.
In this example, the discharge module 130 is provided with a discharge path 132 in the discharge casing 131 and a recording material discharge roll 68 disposed in the vicinity of the outlet of the discharge path 132. A rotation fulcrum 135 is provided below the discharge roll 68 and is rotatable about the rotation fulcrum 135.
In particular, in the present embodiment, a straight line connecting the center of the rotation fulcrum 135 and the center of the recording material clamping portion of the recording material discharge roll 68 is substantially orthogonal to the recording material S discharge direction. For this reason, in the present embodiment, even if the discharge module 130 rotates around the rotation fulcrum 135, the position of the recording material clamping portion of the recording material discharge roll 68 is not greatly displaced.

-Angle adjustment mechanism-
In addition, the angle adjustment mechanism 140 has a cam 141 that abuts on the lower surface of the discharge casing 131 that is distant from the rotation fulcrum 135 of the discharge module 130, and maintains the contact state between the cam 141 surface and the discharge casing 131. And a biasing member 142 that biases the discharge casing 131 toward the cam 141.
In this example, the cam 141 has at least a large-diameter cam portion 143 having a radius r1 and a small-diameter cam portion 144 having a radius r2.
In this example, the cam 141 has two types of the large-diameter cam portion 143 and the small-diameter cam portion 144. However, the cam 141 is not limited to this, and the radius is discontinuous from r1 to r2. Of course, the cam shape may change continuously.
The cam 141 of the angle adjusting mechanism 140 is rotated by a predetermined angle by the drive motor 103, and as shown in FIG. 6A, for example, the discharge module 130 is arranged by a large-diameter cam portion 143 having a radius r1. The discharge angle of the recording material S by the recording material discharge roll 68 is adjusted to α1 or, as shown in FIG. 6B, for example, a discharge module is formed by a small-diameter cam portion 144 having a radius r2. The angle at which 130 is disposed is adjusted, and the discharge angle of the recording material S by the recording material discharge roll 68 is set to α2.

<Control device>
In the present embodiment, a control device 150 is provided for controlling the image forming operation and the recording material conveyance operation.
The control device 150 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer system having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an input / output port. For example, the recording material discharge control program shown in FIG. The information from the recording material type specifying device 151 to be executed and the job condition specifying device 152 for specifying the job condition of the recording material S is taken into the CPU, and predetermined control signals are sent to the respective drive motors 101 to 103. .
Here, the recording material type designator 151 includes, for example, the basis weight of the recording material S, the length in the transport direction of the recording material S, the presence or absence of the coating layer of the recording material S, and the image type recorded on the recording material S. What is necessary is just to designate whether it is a halftone image or whether it includes an image of a predetermined special pattern (for example, a lattice image).
The job condition designator 152 may be any device that designates a job having a plurality of print copies, for example.

<Operation of image forming apparatus>
In the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 2, each color component toner image formed on the photoreceptor 31 by each image forming engine 22 (22 a to 22 d) is transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 230 by the primary transfer device 51, The image is transferred to the recording material S by the secondary transfer device 52. Then, the recording material S that has been secondarily transferred is conveyed to the recording material discharge device 67 through the fixing device 66, and the recording material S is discharged.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the control device 150 discriminates the job condition designated by the job condition designator 152 and performs offset control on the recording material storage receptacle 69.
Thereafter, the recording material type designated by the recording material type designator 151 is discriminated, and the discharge angle α of the recording material S is set.
If the basis weight of the recording material S is less than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that the recording material S is a thin paper, and there are few cases where the storage position varies so much with respect to the recording material storage receiver 69. Therefore, in this example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the cam 141 of the angle adjusting mechanism 140 adjusts the angle at the time of disposing the discharge module 130 with the large-diameter cam portion 143 having a radius r1, and performs recording. The discharge angle of the recording material S by the material discharge roll 68 is set to α1, and the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the recording material storage receiver 69 is set to θ1. Although the discharge angle θ1 is a relatively large angle, since the recording material S is not thick paper, there is no impact on the recording material accommodation receiver 69, and variation in the accommodation position can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the basis weight of the recording material S is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the recording material S is thick paper, and recording is performed on the recording material accommodation receiver 69 by the inertial force of the recording material S. The accommodation position of the material S tends to vary. Therefore, in this example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the cam 141 of the angle adjusting mechanism 140 adjusts the angle when the discharge module 130 is disposed by the small-diameter cam portion 144 having a radius r2, and the recording material The discharge angle of the recording material S by the discharge roll 68 is set to α2 (> α1), and the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the recording material storage receiver 69 is set to θ2 (<θ1). As described above, when the discharge angle θ2 of the recording material S with respect to the recording material accommodation receiver 69 is set small, the impact of the recording material S with respect to the recording material accommodation receptacle 69 and the variation in the accommodation position can be suppressed.
Here, regarding the surface property of the recording material S and the handling of the image type, the basis weight of the recording material S is the main factor, and the length of the recording material S in the transport direction, the surface property of the recording material S, and the image type are the subordinates. It should be handled as a factor.
For example, when the recording material S is coated paper, it is more slippery than uncoated paper. Therefore, even if the basis weight of the recording material S is equal to or greater than the above-described threshold, the discharge angle of the recording material S by the recording material discharge roll 68 is May be set as α1. For this reason, when the recording material S is coated paper, the basis weight threshold of the recording material S may be set slightly higher than the previously set value.
Further, when the image type of the recording material S is a lattice pattern, the recording material is more slippery than a halftone image. Therefore, even if the basis weight of the recording material S is equal to or greater than the above-described threshold, the recording material by the recording material discharge roll 68 is used. In some cases, the discharge angle of S may be set as α1. For this reason, when the image type of the recording material S has a lattice pattern, the basis weight threshold of the recording material S may be set slightly higher.
Note that when the recording material S is uncoated paper, or when the image type of the recording material S is a halftone image, there is a possibility that the frictional resistance with the recording material S may be increased. The basis weight threshold value of S may be set slightly lower than the previous set value.
Further, when considering the length of the recording material S in the transport direction as a characteristic of the recording material S, for example, when the length of the recording material S in the transport direction is long, the recording material S is already in the recording material storage receiver 69. When the recording material S has a high possibility of hitting the stored recording material S, but the length of the recording material S in the transport direction is short, the recording material S is already stored in the recording material storage receiver 69. Is less likely to hit directly.
For this reason, when the length of the recording material S in the conveying direction is long, the recording material S accommodated in the recording material accommodation receiver 69 can be easily shifted. Therefore, the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the recording material accommodation receptacle 69 is θ2. (<Θ1) may be set. When the length of the recording material S in the transport direction is short, it is difficult to shift the recording material S accommodated in the recording material accommodation receptacle 69. The discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the receiver 69 may be set to θ1.
If the discharge angle α of the recording material S is set to be α1 or α2, for example, the current position of the discharge module 130 is determined. If the current position is the same, the position of the discharge module 130 is held. If it is different from the current position, the position of the discharge module 130 may be controlled to move.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 9 shows a main part of the recording material discharging apparatus according to the second embodiment.
In the figure, the basic configuration of the recording material discharge device 67 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, but unlike the first embodiment, the stack capable of detecting the loading amount of the recording material S in the recording material storage receiver 69. An amount detector 160 is provided, and the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the recording material storage receiver 69 is changed based on the detection output of the load amount detector 160. In addition, about the component similar to Embodiment 1, the code | symbol similar to Embodiment 1 is attached | subjected, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
In this example, the stacking amount detector 160 is constituted by an optical detector provided in a part of the apparatus housing 21 adjacent to the recording material accommodation receiver 69, and the recording material S loaded on the recording material accommodation receiver 69. The distance m to the surface of the recording material S of the recording material receiving receptacle 69 is recognized by detecting the reflected light from the recording material S and detecting the load amount of the recording material S. It is.

Next, the operation of the recording material discharging apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.
In this example, as shown in FIG. 10, the control device 150 performs offset control of the recording material receiving receptacle 69 by determining the job condition by the job condition designating unit 152, and also controls the recording material type designating unit 151. By determining the recording material type information designated in this way, the discharge angle of the recording material S is set, and further, the loading amount of the recording material S in the recording material storage receiver 69 is determined from the loading amount detector 160 by recording. The discharge angle of the material S is corrected.
If the discharge angle α of the recording material S is set to be α1 or α2, for example, the current position of the discharge module 130 is determined. If the current position is the same, the position of the discharge module 130 is held. If it is different from the current position, the position of the discharge module 130 may be controlled to move.
Here, correction of the loading amount of the recording material S will be described.
Now, when the loading amount of the recording material S in the recording material accommodation receiver 69 is V1 which is less than a predetermined threshold, as shown in FIG. 11A, the discharge angle of the recording material S is α1 (recording material accommodation). It is assumed that the discharge angle θ1) of the recording material S with respect to the receiver 69 is set.
As described above, when the loading amount of the recording material S in the recording material accommodation receiver 69 is small, the distance between the discharged recording material S and the recording material S loaded in the recording material accommodation receiver 69 is somewhat separated. Therefore, the discharged recording material S is subjected to air resistance until it collides with the recording material S loaded on the recording material storage receiver 69, and is loaded on the discharged recording material S and the recording material storage receiver 69. The impact force between the recording material S and the recording material S is relatively small.
On the other hand, when the loading amount of the recording material S in the recording material accommodation receiver 69 reaches V2 which is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the discharged recording material S and the recording material S loaded in the recording material accommodation receptacle 69 Since the distance between the two is narrowed to some extent, the discharged recording material S may collide strongly with the recording material S loaded on the recording material receiving receptacle 69. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11B, the discharge angle of the recording material S is changed to α2, and the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the recording material receiving receptacle 69 is changed from θ1 to θ2 (<θ1). By changing it, the impact force between the discharged recording material S and the recording material S loaded on the recording material receiving receptacle 69 may be suppressed to a low level.

Embodiment 3
FIG. 12 shows a recording material processing apparatus according to the third embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a recording material processing apparatus includes an image forming apparatus 200, a post-processing apparatus 220 that performs post-processing on the recording material S formed with the image forming apparatus 200, an image forming apparatus 200, and a post-processing apparatus. 220, and a relay module 250 that connects the two.
In this example, the image forming apparatus 200 arranges image forming engines 201 to 204 in which a plurality of color component toner images are formed in an apparatus housing 210, and each color component toner formed by each image forming engine 201 to 204. The image is transported through the intermediate transfer belt 205, transferred to the recording material S by the secondary transfer unit 206, and passed from the recording material discharge roll 208 (driving roll 208a, driven roll 208b) to the relay module 250 via the fixing device 207. The recording material S is then discharged.
The apparatus housing 210 is provided with a plurality of recording material supply devices 211 to 213, and the recording material S supplied from the recording material supply devices 211 to 213 passes through the recording material conveyance path 214 to the secondary of the intermediate transfer belt 205. It passes through the transfer unit 206, the fixing device 207, and the recording material discharge roll 208. A reversal recording material conveyance path 215 is provided between the fixing device 207 and the recording material discharge roll 208, and a return recording material conveyance path 216 is provided in a part of the reversal recording material conveyance path 215. The recording material S on which single-side recording has been performed is returned to the secondary transfer unit 206 when double-sided images are recorded. Reference numeral 217 denotes a switching gate that switches between the recording material conveyance path 214 and the reversing recording material conveyance path 215.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the post-processing device 220 has a horizontal conveyance path 221 that extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and end binding is performed on the downstream end of the horizontal conveyance path 221 to end-stitch the conveyed recording material S. A processing device 222 is provided so that the end-stitched recording material bundle is accommodated in the first recording material accommodation receptacle 223. In addition, a lower conveyance path 224 that branches downward from the horizontal conveyance path 221 is provided. The lower conveyance path 224 is provided with a saddle stitching processing device 225 and a middle folding mechanism 226, and after the recording material S bundle is saddle-stitched. The recording material S bundle that has been processed into a booklet by carrying out the middle folding process is accommodated in the second recording material accommodation receptacle 227. Further, an upper transport path 228 that branches upward from the horizontal transport path 221 is provided, and a third recording material receiving receptacle 229 is provided at the downstream end of the upper transport path 228, and the recording material S that is not subjected to post-processing is provided. Are to be accommodated. Reference numerals 241 and 242 denote switching gates for switching the horizontal conveyance path 221, the lower conveyance path 224, and the upper conveyance path 228.

In this example, the relay module 250 has a pair of guide chutes 251 that receive the recording material S discharged from the recording material discharge rolls 208 of the image forming apparatus 200, and the guide chutes 251 have an appropriate number of conveying rolls 252. It is arranged.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the recording material discharge roll 208 is built in a discharge module 130 that can rotate around a rotation fulcrum 135, and the discharge module 130 is disposed when the discharge module 130 is disposed. An angle adjustment mechanism 140 for adjusting the angle is provided.
Since the discharge module 130 and the angle adjustment mechanism 140 have substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
In this example, when the basis weight of the recording material S discharged from the recording material discharge roll 208 is thick paper having a predetermined threshold value or more, the recording material S collides with the guide chute 251 of the relay module 250. There is a concern that a collision sound is generated, and that the load increases as the contact angle between the recording material S and the guide chute 251 becomes steep.

For this reason, in this example, the recording material type is discriminated. For example, when the basis weight of the recording material S is thick paper having a predetermined threshold value or more, as shown in FIG. And the discharge angle of the recording material S relative to the guide chute 251 may be changed to θ2. Thereby, the level of the collision noise and high load between the discharged recording material S and the guide chute 251 is suppressed.
On the other hand, when the basis weight of the recording material S is less than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the recording material S is thin paper, and, for example, as shown in FIG. And the discharge angle of the recording material S with respect to the guide chute 251 may be set to θ1 by changing the discharge angle of the recording material S to α1.
Here, the basis weight threshold of the recording material S may be set in consideration of the length of the recording material S in the transport direction. The surface property and image type of the recording material S may be set in the recording material S. In the case where a slippery element is included, the basis weight threshold of the recording material S may be set slightly higher than the previous set value. Conversely, if a slippery element is included in the recording material S, The basis weight threshold of the recording material S may be set slightly lower than the previous set value.
In the present exemplary embodiment, a mode in which the relay module 250 is interposed between the image forming apparatus 200 and the post-processing apparatus 220 is shown. Of course, the present invention can be applied to a mode in which the processing apparatus 220 is directly connected.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recording material discharge apparatus, 2 ... Recording material, 3 ... Recording material discharge member, 4 ... Receiving member, 5 ... Variable means, 6 ... Support member, (theta) 1, (theta) 2 ... Discharge angle of recording material with respect to receiving member

Claims (15)

A recording material discharging member for discharging the recording material;
A receiving member for receiving the recording material discharged by the recording material discharging member;
Variable means for changing the discharge angle of the recording material by the recording material discharge member with respect to the receiving member;
A recording material discharging apparatus comprising: The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 1,
The variable means changes the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharge member with respect to the receiving member according to the characteristics of the recording material. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
The variable means is based on the characteristics of the recording material that affects the receiving reaction force acting on the recording material received by the receiving member, and the recording material with respect to the receiving member is smaller when the receiving reaction force is larger than when the receiving reaction force is small. A recording material discharging apparatus characterized in that a recording material discharging angle by a discharging member is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
Based on the characteristics of the recording material that affects the frictional resistance of the recording material discharged to the receiving member, the variable means discharges the recording material to the receiving member more than when the recording material has a high frictional resistance. A recording material discharging apparatus, wherein a recording material discharging angle by a member is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
The recording material characteristics include at least one of a basis weight of the recording material, a length in a conveyance direction of the recording material, a surface property of the recording material, and an image type recorded on the recording material. apparatus. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
When the recording means having a different basis weight is discharged, the variable means is more dependent on the recording material discharge member with respect to the receiving member than when a recording material having a lower basis weight is discharged. A recording material discharging apparatus, wherein the recording material discharging angle is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
The variable means, when discharging a recording material having a different length in the transport direction, when discharging a recording material having a short length in the transport direction, when discharging a recording material having a long length in the transport direction, A recording material discharging apparatus, wherein a recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to a receiving member is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
When the recording material having a different surface property is discharged, the variable means is more dependent on the recording material discharging member with respect to the receiving member than when a recording material with low smoothness is discharged when discharging a recording material with high smoothness. A recording material discharging apparatus, wherein the recording material discharging angle is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 2,
The variable means, when discharging recording materials of different image types to be recorded, when discharging a recording material on which a line image is mainly recorded, than when discharging a recording material on which a surface image is mainly recorded. A recording material discharging apparatus, wherein a recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to a receiving member is reduced. The recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The recording material discharge member is a pair of discharge members that rotate in contact with each other;
A support member that supports the discharge member of the pair configuration and rotates around a rotation fulcrum,
The variable means rotates the support member around a rotation fulcrum of the support member, so that the recording material discharge angle by the recording material discharge member does not change without changing the relative position of the pair of discharge members. A recording material discharging apparatus characterized by changing the recording material. The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 10,
The variable means is characterized in that a straight line connecting the position of the recording material clamping portion by the pair of discharge members and the rotation fulcrum of the support member is substantially perpendicular to the recording material discharge direction by the recording material discharge member. Recording material discharge device. The recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 9,
The variable means has designation means for designating the characteristics of the recording material, and changes the discharge angle of the recording material by the recording material ejection member based on the characteristics of the recording material designated by the designation means. A recording material discharge device. The recording material discharging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The receiving member is a recording material storage member that stores the recording material discharged by the recording material discharge member,
The variable means has a detecting means capable of detecting the loading amount of the recording material accommodated in the recording material accommodating member as the receiving member, and the loading amount of the recording material is large based on the detection result by the detecting means. A recording material discharging apparatus characterized in that the recording material discharging angle by the recording material discharging member with respect to the recording material containing member is made smaller than in the case where there are few cases. Processing means for processing the recording material;
The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording material processed by the processing unit is discharged.
A recording material processing apparatus comprising: Post-processing means for post-processing the recording material;
The recording material discharging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording material is discharged toward the post-processing means,
A recording material processing apparatus comprising:

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