JP3014272B2 - Small-size printed matter discharge storage device and its cleaning sheet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper discharge storage device mounted on a paper discharge tray of a printing apparatus, and more particularly to a paper discharge storage device for small-sized printed materials such as postcards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An original is optically read, and a digital stencil master is subjected to digital stencil making by a thermal head.
2. Description of the Related Art A stencil printing apparatus that performs printing by winding a master made on a printing drum is well known.

In the stencil printing apparatus, when a printed material on which a print image is formed is stacked on a paper discharge tray, the ink on the printed image surface of the previous printed material is transferred to the back surface of the subsequently stacked printing paper. There is a problem that a so-called show-through phenomenon occurs. In particular, in printing on postcards in which image stains are not allowed on both sides, it is not easy to print so that show-through phenomenon does not occur, and various measures have been taken.

The following three methods are known as methods for solving the above-mentioned problem of show-through.

[0005] 1. A method of printing one by one by pressing the trial printing key each time while taking out printed postcards one by one from the output tray.

[0006] 2. A method in which printing is performed at the minimum speed, and a slip sheet having high ink absorbency is manually inserted between printed postcards stacked on a discharge tray.

[0007] 3. For example, one every five rotations of the print drum
A method in which printed postcards are sequentially taken out of the paper output tray using the skip paper feed function to print sheets, and arranged on a table or the like.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, the above 1)
Each of the methods (1) to (3) has a problem that it is troublesome and time-consuming.

Japanese Patent Laid- Open No. 5-16514 discloses a method in which the length of the transport path of printed matter from the printing drum to the paper discharge tray is increased, and printed postcards are sequentially arranged there to increase the time for ink penetration. Has been introduced. Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-13743 proposes a method in which printed materials ejected from a printing apparatus are conveyed one by one to a lower ejection tray for a given time while being kept at a predetermined interval and stacked. I have.

However, the method of increasing the length of the transport path has a problem that the size of the apparatus is increased and a problem that it is not easy to remove the jam when a jam occurs in the printed matter during the transport. The method of transporting printed matter one sheet at a time at a predetermined interval to the lower part has a problem that the apparatus becomes large and expensive. Further, in this system, when the height of the paper discharge port of the stencil printing apparatus is taken into consideration, the paper discharge storage device of this system becomes a floor-standing type device, and there is a problem that the stacked printed materials are difficult to take out. In addition, when printing on normal thin or normal-size paper, the paper ejection storage device must be removed from the printing device and a conventional paper ejection tray must be attached. is there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and enables small-size printed matter such as a postcard to be stored and stacked so that show-through does not occur, and is compact, inexpensive, and can be easily mounted on a printing apparatus. It is an object to provide a storage device.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A small-size printed matter discharge storage device mounted on a discharge tray of a printing apparatus, and a guide plate for guiding a small-sized printed matter discharged onto the discharge tray while maintaining a discharge direction,
A transport body that is arranged on both sides of the guide plate, receives both side edges of the printed matter guided by the guide plate, and supports the both side edges, and has a printed material receiving portion arranged at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction, The printed matter is conveyed between the conveyance bodies along the guide plate, and the printed matter is fed between the conveyance bodies by the printed matter feeding means for feeding the printed matter to the printed matter receiving portion, and the printed matter feeding means. A stopper for abutting the leading end of the printed material and stopping the printed material at a predetermined position between the transport bodies; and a stopper for stopping the printed material each time one of the printed material receiving portions supports one printed material. A driving means for driving the transporting body so as to be transported upward by a distance corresponding to at least one stage, and the printed matter receiving portion located at an upper part of the transporting body, which accommodates the printed matter transported to the uppermost position. Comprising a printed matter accommodating portion.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the invention, the small-sized printed matter discharge and storage device according to claim 1, wherein said printed matter receiving portion <br/> is configured with a continuous member helically wound, receiving the printed matter The spiral conveying body having a portion is erected so as to support the printed matter at at least three places, and the driving means includes an electric motor and power transmission means for transmitting rotation of the electric motor to the conveying body. Control means for controlling the electric motor to intermittently rotate the carrier in synchronization with the discharge of the paper.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to the second aspect, further comprising a rear cover for receiving a leading edge of the printed matter discharged onto the guide plate, and direction the printed material receiving portion the print
The direction in which the printed matter supported by the object receiving portion is sent out toward the storage portion, and the direction in which the printed matter is pressed against the rear cover.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the small-size printed matter discharging and storing apparatus according to the second or third aspect, wherein the transport body is formed by forming a wire into a coil spring shape.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to the second, third or fourth aspect, the pitch of the printed matter receiving portion in the portion for receiving the printed matter is equal to the pitch of the printed matter receiving section. it is larger than that of other parts of the section.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to the second, third, fourth, or fifth aspect, when the control means detects the end of printing of the printed matter, The electric motor is controlled such that the carrier is rotated approximately the same number of times as the number of turns of the spiral print receiving section .

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth aspect. A housing for storing the storage unit; and a leg provided on a bottom plate of the housing for changing a height of the housing.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning sheet for the small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to the sixth aspect, wherein the cleaning sheet has an ink absorbing member on at least one surface thereof for absorbing ink. They are almost the same size.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small-size printed matter discharge storage device for transporting small-sized printed matter discharged from a printing apparatus at an interval in a vertical direction, wherein the small-sized printed matter discharged is small. A printed material receiving portion is provided rotatably at both sides of the passage and at a position for receiving both side edges of the printed material, and which conveys the printed material in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the printed material by rotating, and has a predetermined interval in a vertical direction. A plurality of vertically extending carriers formed, a printed matter feeding means for carrying the printed matter between the carried bodies, and feeding the printed matter to the printed matter receiving portion; and A stopper for bringing the leading end of the printed matter fed between the bodies into contact with each other and stopping the printed matter at a predetermined position between the conveyance bodies, and a driving unit for rotating and driving the conveyance body,
Is provided. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small-sized printed matter discharge storage device for conveying small-sized printed matter discharged from a printing apparatus at intervals in a vertical direction,
A passage for the printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus, and rotatably erected at positions on both sides of the passage and receiving both side edges of the printed matter, by rotating the printed matter in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the printed matter. A plurality of vertically extending conveyance bodies on which printed matter receiving portions having predetermined vertical intervals are formed, and guide plates for guiding printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus between the conveyance bodies while maintaining a discharge direction. And a printed matter feeding means for conveying the printed matter between the conveyance bodies along the guide plate and feeding the printed matter to the printed matter receiving portion, and the printed matter feeding means is fed between the conveyance bodies by the printed matter feeding means. The printed material is brought into contact with the leading end of the printed material to stop at a predetermined position between the transporters, and the printed material guide section in the vertical direction for guiding the transport of the printed material by the transporter, and the transporter is rotationally driven. Comprising a dynamic means. Claim 11
According to the invention described in the above, in the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device according to the ninth or tenth aspect, the printed matter receiving portion is formed in a spiral shape in a vertical direction of the transport body. Claim 12
According to the present invention, a small-size printed matter discharge collection according to claim 11 is provided.
In the delivery device, the printed material receiving section transfers the wire to the coil bar.
Includes those formed in the shape of a screw. According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a small-size printed matter discharging apparatus according to the eleventh or twelfth aspect.
In the paper storage device, the rear cover is located at the back of the passage for printed matter.
A printed product guide on the rear cover.
The direction of rotation of the carrier is such that the printed material is
It is the direction to push to. The invention according to claim 14 is a contract
14. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 11, wherein a pitch of a portion of the printed material receiving portion that receives the printed material is larger than that of another portion of the printed material receiving portion. is there. According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, a detecting means for detecting the small-sized printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus, and And control means for controlling the driving means of the transport body based on the above signal. Here, the small-sized printed matter refers to a printed matter such as a card or a postcard having a predetermined stiffness.

[0021]

According to the small-size printed matter discharge storage device of the present invention, the small-sized printed matter printed by the printing apparatus is discharged onto the guide plate, and both side edges of the printed matter are received by one of the receiving portions of the carrier. Each sheet is supported, and each time it is conveyed upward by a distance corresponding to at least one step of the receiving section, and sequentially stored in the uppermost printed matter storage section.

According to the cleaning sheet of the present invention, the cleaning sheet is inserted into the receiving portion of the carrier, and the ink absorbing member wipes off the ink attached to the receiving portion.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a stencil printing device as a printing device, and reference numeral 2 denotes a small-size printed matter discharge storage device.

The stencil printing apparatus 1 includes a printing drum 11 on which a stencil master having a stencil formed thereon is wound and rotated on an outer peripheral surface, a paper feed table 12 on which printing paper is loaded, and a feeder for transporting printing paper one by one. A paper roller 13, a registration roller 14 for feeding the printing paper conveyed by the paper feeding roller 13 in accordance with the rotation of the printing drum 11, and a press roller 1 for pressing the printing paper against the outer peripheral surface of the printing drum 11 to form a print image
5 and a paper discharge transport belt 16 for transporting printed printing paper
And a paper discharge tray 17 for sequentially stacking the printing paper conveyed by the paper discharge conveyance belt 16.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a discharge port for discharging printing paper, and reference numeral 18 denotes a discharge port.
Represents positioning axes for placing and positioning the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 on the discharge tray 17.

The small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a guide plate 2 for guiding a printed matter P discharged from the paper discharge port 3 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 while maintaining the discharge direction X.
1 and a receiving portion which supports both side edges of the printed matter P guided by the guide plate 21 and is arranged at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction,
Four coil spring-shaped transport members 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d for transporting the printed matter P upward, and driving means 5 for driving the transport members 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d.
1 and a storage section 50 for storing the printed matter P.

The guide plate 21 is provided with a plurality of guide rollers 22 for improving the running property of the printed matter P.
A sensor 33 for detecting the presence or absence of the printed matter P is arranged. The output signal of the sensor 33 is input to a control unit 60 described later. The sensor 33 may be provided in an area surrounded by the transporters 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d as indicated by reference numeral 33 'in FIG.

The rear cover 36 which forms a part of the housing of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 is provided with a stopper 23 for receiving the leading edge of the printed matter P traveling on the guide plate 21. The stopper 23 includes an impact sound absorbing member, in order to reduce noise when the leading edge of the printed matter P collides,
For example, it is composed of a member such as rubber or sponge.

As described above, the stopper 2 is attached to the rear cover 36.
Providing 3 helps reduce noise when the printed matter P collides with the rear cover 36.

A printed material P is provided on a part of both sides of the guide plate 21.
A side guide 26 with which both sides of the sheet slide in contact with each other is erected in parallel to the printed material discharge direction X. As shown in FIG. 2, U-shaped cuts 40 are provided at the center of the upper portions of both side guides 26, respectively, in order to make it easier to take out the printed matter P transported to the storage section 50. In this embodiment, the distance C between the two side guides 26 is set slightly longer than the width B of the printed matter P in the width direction.

In the present embodiment, the receiving portions of the spirally wound coil spring-shaped transport bodies 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d are continuous slopes of the coil springs.

On one side of the guide plate 21, a carrier 25
The shafts 24c and 24a to which the c and 25a are fixed
On the other side of the shaft 1, shafts 24d and 24b to which the carriers 25d and 25b are fixed are arranged, respectively. Both ends of these shafts 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are rotatably supported by bearings 27 respectively fitted to the upper plate 52 and the fixed plate 20 supported by the housing of the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device 2. Shafts 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d
Is restricted by a stopper (not shown) from moving in the axial direction.

The carrier 25c, the carrier 25d and the carrier 2
The distance A between the carrier 5c and the carrier 25b is longer than the length of the carrier P in the width direction of the carrier P in order to support both side edges of the carrier P between the carrier 25c and carrier 25d and between the carrier 25a and carrier 25b. Is shorter than B.

The transport members 25c and 25a disposed on one side of the guide plate 21 and the transport members 25d and 25b disposed on the other side of the guide plate 21 have the coil springs wound in opposite directions. The printed matter P inserted in the receiving portion is sent in a direction of pressing the printed matter P against the rear cover 36.

It is preferable that the receiving portions of the carriers 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d are set at intervals as short as possible so that the printed matter P does not come into contact with the apparatus, since the height of the apparatus can be reduced. The jam is likely to occur in the receiving portion that first receives the printed matter P guided by the transporter 25a.
The pitch R1 of the receiving portion of the receiving portions 5b, 25c, and 25d at the portion that first receives the printed material P is set to be larger than the pitch R2 of the other portion of the receiving portion.

In this embodiment, the carriers 25a, 25
Since a wire formed in a coil spring shape was used as b, 25c and 25d, the distance between the receiving portions was set to
By changing a, 25b, 25c, 25d in the vertical direction, it can be easily changed.

The driving means 51 includes a pulse motor 29 as an electric motor, and the rotation of the pulse motor 29,
25b, 25c, and 25d. A power source (not shown) is connected to the pulse motor 29 via control means 60 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the power transmission means includes pulleys 28a, 28b, 28c and 28d fixed to the lower ends of shafts 24a, 24b, 24c and 24d, and an output shaft 29a of pulse motor 29. Gear 30, a motor pulley 31, and pulleys 28a, 28
c, a belt 32b hung between the motor pulleys 31
And a driven gear 53 meshed with the motor gear 30, a driven pulley 54 supported on a shaft 55 to which the driven gear 53 is fixed, and a belt 32a hung between the pulleys 28b and 28d and the driven pulley 54. become. Reference numerals 56a and 56b in FIG. 4 represent idlers for adjusting the tension of the belts 32a and 32b, respectively.

When the pulse motor 29 rotates counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 4, the motor pulley 31, belt 32b, and pulleys 28a and 28c rotate counterclockwise, respectively, and are fixed to the shafts 24c and 24a, respectively. The transporters 25c and 25a also rotate in the counterclockwise direction. On the other hand, when the pulse motor 29 rotates counterclockwise, the driven gear 53 meshing with the motor pulley 31
Rotates clockwise, and the driven pulley 54, the belt 32
a, the pulleys 28d, 28b rotate clockwise, respectively, and the carriers 25d, 25b fixed to the shafts 24d, 24b, respectively, also rotate clockwise.

The carrier 25c, the carrier 25d, the carrier 25a, and the carrier 25b arranged at positions facing each other across the guide plate 21 are rotated in opposite directions to each other, and as shown in FIG. The print P is rotated in a direction of pressing the rear cover 36 and in a direction of sending the printed matter P to the storage unit 50. The printed matter P inserted into the receiving portion is transported by the transport bodies 25a, 2
The rotation of 5b, 25c, and 25d tends to shift the horizontal direction, but the leading edge is pressed against the rear cover 36, so that the printed material rises toward the storage unit 50 along the rear cover 36 as a printed matter guide .

As shown in FIG. 2, a control means 60 for controlling the driving of the pulse motor 29 based on a signal from the sensor 33 is connected to the pulse motor 29. The control means 60 controls the driving of the pulse motor 29 every time the sensor 33 detects the printed matter P, and rotates the shafts 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d and the transport bodies 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d one rotation to receive the receiving part. The printed material P is transported upward by a distance corresponding to one stage.

The control means 60 is connected to a print end switch 61 for inputting the end of printing of the printed matter P by the stencil printing apparatus 1. The control means 60 controls the print end switch 6
When the end of printing is input to 1, the pulse motor 29 is controlled to rotate the conveyance bodies 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d approximately the same number of times as the number of turns N of the receiving portion, and the printed matter supported by the receiving portion All P are moved to the upper storage section 50.

Since the control means 60 does not directly exchange signals with the stencil printing apparatus 1, no special operation such as connection of signal lines is required, and any printing apparatus of any manufacturer can be used. Can be used. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 has an independent power supply,
According to the discharge of the printed matter P from the stencil printing machine 1,
The operation is controlled.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear cover 36 is openably and closably supported by a shaft 37a provided on the side plate 37 of the housing for clearing the jam when the printed matter P supported by the receiving portion is jammed. Have been. Above the upper plate 52, as shown in FIG.
Are supported by a shaft 35 so as to be openable and closable. The cover 34 is full of printed matter P (for example, 100
Printed matter sensor 46 for detecting that the number of printed
Is provided. A buzzer (not shown) is connected to the print sensor 46. The printed matter sensor 46 and the buzzer cause the printed matter P in the storage unit 50 to be heavy,
This is useful for preventing a large load from being applied to the pulse motor 29 that rotates the 5a, 25b, 25c, and 25d, and for preventing the show-through due to the weight of the printed matter P.

When the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 is placed on the discharge tray 17 of the stencil printing device 1, the positioning of the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device 2 and the discharge port 3 is performed accurately. An engagement member 39 having an inverted U-shaped groove 38 that engages with the above-described positioning shaft 18 is provided at a lower portion on the rear end side of the guide plate 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, the stencil printing apparatus 1 has a distance E between the paper discharge tray 17 and the paper discharge conveyance belt 16.
Varies by manufacturer and model. Properly printed matter P
Must be set to a predetermined length between the paper discharge conveyance belt 16 and the guide plate 21 of the small-sized printed material discharge storage device 2. If the step F is low, the printed matter P collides with a corner of the guide plate 21 and the like, and there is a problem that the printed matter P is not discharged to the stopper 23. Conversely, if the step F is high, the printed matter P is suitable for the receiving portions of the transport bodies 25c and 25d. There is a problem that is not supported. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom plate 41 forming a part of the housing is provided with four legs 42 whose height can be adjusted. The leg 42 includes a shaft 44 screwed to a nut 43 fixed to the bottom plate 41, a rubber piece 45 provided at one end of the shaft 44, and a large diameter portion 44 a for rotating the shaft 44. In order to adjust the height h of the leg 42, the large diameter portion 44a may be manually rotated. The legs 42 are shown only in FIGS.

The operation of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 will be described below. Assume that one original is printed on 50 postcards. First, the operator sets a document on the document reading device of the stencil printing machine 1, places 50 sheets of postcards on the paper feed table 12, and places several sheets of the same size as the postcards on the postcard and for trial printing. Set.

Next, the end fence and the side fence 19 of the paper discharge tray 17 are expanded to the maximum, the groove 38 of the engaging member 39 is engaged with the positioning shaft 18, and the small-size printed matter paper discharge storage on the paper discharge tray 17 is performed. The device 2 is placed, and the height of each leg 42 is adjusted to make the step F a predetermined height.

Next, by turning on a power switch (not shown) of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2, the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device 2 enters a print storage standby state.

Then, when a stencil printing start key (not shown) of the stencil printing machine 1 is pressed, the reading of the original is started, and at the same time, the stencil master is pierced and made by the thermal head. Wrapped around the face. Next, plate printing is performed on the printing paper, and the first printed matter (hereinafter referred to as printed printing matter) is guided on the guide plate 21 by the paper discharge conveyance belt 16. Information board 2
The plate-printed material guided on 1 passes over the sensor 33 and contacts the stopper 23 to stop. At this time, the printed imprinted material is transported on both side edges thereof by the carriers 25a, 25b, 25
c, 25d to be received and supported.

When the sensor 33 detects the passage of the printed matter, the signal is input to the control means 60 and the control means 6
0 means that the pulse motor 29 is driven within a predetermined time after the input of the signal, for example, within 0.5 seconds, and
25c and 25d are rotated once to convey the plate-printed material upward by a distance corresponding to one stage of the receiving portion.

Next, the operator opens the rear cover 36 to take out the printed printing material, and confirms the image and the printing position. If necessary, a trial print can be made. Here, if there is no problem with the printing and test printing, the printing and test printing paper on the paper feed table 12 is removed.
Pressing a print start key (not shown) of the stencil printing apparatus starts printing on the postcard. Thereafter, the postcards on the paper feed table 12 are successively conveyed to the printing drum 11 and are continuously printed. The printing speed of the stencil printing machine 1 can be changed between 60 and 120 sheets / min.

Thereafter, the printed matter P (postcard) is transferred to the guide plate 2
It is guided by 1 and collides with the stopper 23 to stop. The printed matter P has its two side edges on the transport bodies 25a, 25b, 25
c and 225d to be received and supported. Each time the printed matter P passes over the sensor 33 of the guide plate 21, a signal is input from the sensor 33 to the control means 60. The control means 60 controls the sensor 3 in the same manner as in the case of the plate-printed material described above.
When the signal is input from the control unit 3, the motor 29 is driven within a predetermined time, for example, within 0.5 seconds, and the transport bodies 25 a, 25 b, 2
The prints P are sequentially conveyed upward by a distance corresponding to one stage of the receiving section by rotating the print heads 5c and 25d once.

When such operations are sequentially repeated and printing on 50 sheets of postcards is completed, as shown in FIG. 7, about half of the printed matter P is a carrier 25a, 25b, 25c,
25d is conveyed to the uppermost position and stacked (hereinafter referred to as the stacked printed matter P1), and the remaining half of the printed matter is supported by the receiving portions of the conveying bodies 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d (hereinafter, the printed matter arranged at the lower part). P2) state.

Here, in the case of printing on a postcard with another original, the printing is performed as described above with the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 placed on the discharge tray 17 as described above. However, if the printing is to be completed only with the printing of 50 postcards, the engagement between the groove 38 of the small-size print output storage device 2 and the positioning shaft 18 of the stencil printing device 1 is released, and the small-size print output is performed. The paper storage device 2 may be removed from the paper discharge tray 17. With this operation, the stencil printer 1 can be used for printing on normal paper.

On the other hand, the print end switch 61 of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2 removed from the discharge tray 17
By pressing (see FIG. 2), the end of printing is input to the control means 60. The control means 60 controls the driving of the pulse motor 29, and controls the conveyance bodies 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d.
Is rotated intermittently approximately the number of turns N of the receiving part,
All the printed matter P2 arranged in the lower part is moved to the storage part 50,
Stack up.

Thereafter, the cover 34 is opened and the storage section 50 is opened.
Are easily taken out from the cuts 40 in the side guides 26. Of course, the rear cover 3
6, the printed matter P may be taken out. FIG. 8 shows a series of schematic operations described above.

FIG. 9 shows another example of the carrier 70. The conveyance body 70 includes driving pulleys 74a and 74b arranged in parallel with a discharge direction (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 3) of the printed matter P discharged on the guide plate 21, a driven pulley 73a,
73b, endless belts 71a, 71b each having a plurality of receiving portions 72a, 72b that are wound around the driving pulley 74a and the driven pulley 73a, and between the driving pulley 74b and the driven pulley 73b, and that receive the printed matter P;
The driving pulleys 74a and 74b mainly consist of driving means (not shown) for driving to rotate in the directions of the arrows.

The receiving portions 72a and 72b are formed integrally with the endless belts 71a and 71b, respectively. The distance between the receiving portions 72a and 72b is larger than the width of the printed material P in order to support both side edges of the printed material P. Is also set small.

In the figure, the printed material P guided on the guide plate 21 is supported at both ends by lowermost receiving portions 72a and 72b. Each time the printed material P is supported by each of the receiving portions 72a and 72b, the rotation of the driving unit is controlled by a control unit (not shown) as in the above-described embodiment.
4a and 74b are intermittently rotated in the direction of the arrow to
a and 72b sequentially receive the printed matter P
a, 72b is transported upward by a distance corresponding to one stage,
The sheets are stacked on the uppermost receiving portions 72a and 72b.

In this embodiment, each time the sensor 33 detects the printed matter P, the control means 60
Although b, 25c, and 25d are rotated once, the carriers 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d may be rotated by an integral multiple of two or more rotations.

The transport body 2 of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device 2
Particularly in 5a, 25b, 25c, and 25d (see FIGS. 2 and 3), if the printed matter P has a curvature or waving, the image of the printed matter P comes into contact with a part of the receiving portion and the ink adheres. It is conceivable that the printed ink P is stained by the attached ink. Therefore, FIG. 10 shows an example of the cleaning sheet 75 of the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device 2 for wiping the ink adhered to the receiving portion. Note that FIG. 7 shows only the transport body 25d.

The cleaning sheet 75 is formed by attaching an ink absorbing member 76 for absorbing ink to one surface of a mount 77 having substantially the same size as the printed material P, and is formed to be thicker than the printed material P. Examples of the ink absorbing member 76 include paper having good water absorbency, sponge, and nonwoven fabric. In this way, by making the thickness of the cleaning sheet 75 greater than the thickness of the printed matter P, it becomes easier to wipe off the ink.

The operator manually inserts the cleaning sheet 75 into the receiving portion with the surface of the ink absorbing member 76 facing up, and the printing end switch 61 (FIG. 2) shown in the above-described embodiment.
), The carrier 25a, 25b, 25
c and 25d rotate approximately the number of turns N of the receiving portion, and the ink attached to a part of the receiving portion is wiped off.

[0064]

According to the present invention, the printed matter discharged onto the guide plate can be easily attached to and detached from the printing apparatus, and the printed matter discharged onto the guide plate is successively conveyed to the upper receiving part at a predetermined interval at the receiving part of the conveying body. Therefore, it is possible to provide a small-sized printed matter discharge storage device which can completely prevent show-through of the printed matter and has excellent operability of taking out the stored printed matter.

The structure of the apparatus can be made simple and compact by forming the receiving portion with a continuous member spirally wound. In addition, the control by the control means of the electric motor is easy to control because the rotation of the carrier is an integral multiple of one rotation or more per printed material.

By providing the rear cover, it is possible to prevent the printed material from being displaced in the discharge direction due to the rotation of the carrier, and to raise the printed material while maintaining high alignment accuracy.

By forming the carrier in a coil spring shape, the apparatus can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and
The degree of freedom in design also increases. Also, the feed pitch can be easily changed.

The occurrence of a jam can be reduced by increasing the pitch of the portion of the receiving portion that receives the printed material as compared with that of the other portions.

When the completion of printing is detected, all the printed materials can be transported and stored in the storage unit by rotating the transport body approximately the number of turns of the receiving unit, so that the printed products can be easily taken out. By providing a leg for changing the height of the housing on the bottom plate of the housing, a printed matter can be guided from a printing device to an appropriate position, and a small-sized printed matter discharge storage device that can be mounted on a plurality of types of printing devices can be provided. .

According to the cleaning sheet of the present invention, the cleaning sheet is inserted into the receiving portion of the carrier, and the ink absorbing member wipes off the ink attached to the receiving portion. Ink stain can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a small-size printed matter discharge storage device mounted on a discharge tray of a stencil printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a power transmission unit of the small-sized printed matter discharge storage device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a leg of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the leg shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a part of a printed matter discharge storage state of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a paper discharge storage operation of the printed matter of the small-sized printed material discharge storage device.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a main part showing another example of a transport body of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device.

FIG. 10 is a side cross-sectional view showing a main part of the small-size printed matter discharge storage device of the present invention in a state where a cleaning sheet is inserted into a receiving portion of a transport body.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stencil printing apparatus 2 Small size printed matter discharge storage apparatus 17 Paper discharge tray 21 Guide plate 23 Stopper 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d, 70 Carrier 29 Pulse motor 33 as motor 33 Sensor 42 Leg 50 Storage section 51 Driving means 60 Control means 75 Cleaning sheet 76 Ink absorbing member 77 Mount P Printed matter X Discharge direction

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Claims (15)

(57) [Claims] 1. A small-size printed matter discharge storage device mounted on a discharge tray of a printing apparatus, wherein a guide for guiding a small-sized printed matter discharged onto the discharge tray while maintaining a discharge direction. Plate , placed on both sides of the guide plate and guided by the guide plate
A transporting body that receives both side edges of the incoming printed material and supports the two side edges, and has a printed material receiving portion arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and the transporting body along the guide plate. The above printed matter is transported to
And supplies the printed matter to the printed matter receiving section.
Feeding means, and the printed matter feeding means fed between the conveyance bodies.
The printed material is brought into contact with the transport
A stopper for stopping at a predetermined position, and each time one of the printed matter is supported by one of the printed matter receiving portions,
The printed matter, and a driving means for driving the conveying member to convey only upwards a distance corresponding to at least one stage of the printed matter receiving part for accommodating the printed material conveyed to the uppermost of the carrier
A storage section for printed matter, comprising the printed matter receiving section located at an upper part thereof . 2. The printed material receiving portion is constituted by a continuous member wound in a spiral shape, and the spiral transporting body having the printed material receiving portion stands up so as to support the printed material at at least three places. The drive unit includes an electric motor and a power transmission unit that transmits rotation of the electric motor to the carrier, and controls the motor to intermittently rotate the carrier in synchronization with discharge of the printed matter. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit. 3. A printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a rear cover for receiving a leading edge of the printed material discharged onto the guide plate, wherein the printed material receiving portion is supported by the printed material receiving portion in a rotating direction of the carrier. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 2, wherein the printed matter is sent toward the storage unit, and the printed matter is pressed against the rear cover. 4. The small-sized printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 2, wherein the transporting body includes a wire formed in a coil spring shape. 5. The pitch at the site to receive the prints of the printed matter receiving part, according to claim 2 is larger than that of other parts of the printed matter receiving part, according to claim 3 or small size print claim 4, wherein Paper output storage device. 6. The motor control device according to claim 2, wherein the control means controls the motor so that when the printing of the printed material is completed, the carrier is rotated approximately the number of turns of the spiral printed material receiving portion. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 3, 4 or 5. 7. A housing for housing the transporting body and the storage unit, wherein a leg provided on a bottom plate of the housing for changing a height of the housing is provided. 7. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. 8. A cleaning sheet for a small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 6, wherein the cleaning sheet has an ink absorbing member for absorbing ink on at least one surface, and is substantially the same size as the printed matter. Cleaning sheet for the print output storage device. 9. A small-sized printed matter discharge and storage apparatus for conveying imparted apart from each other in the vertical direction to print a small size to be discharged from the printing apparatus, a both sides of the passage of the small-size printed matter to be discharged Printed matter
Is rotatably erected at a position to accept the opposite side edges, to convey the printed products in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the printed material by rotating a plurality of vertical printed matter receiving portion is formed with a predetermined distance in the vertical direction a carrier extending in conveys the printed products between the carrier, and printed material feeding means for feeding the printed products to the printed matter receiving portion, is fed between the conveying body by the printed material feeding means Was
The printed material is brought into contact with the transport
A small-size printed matter discharge storage device, comprising: a stopper that stops at a predetermined position ; and a driving unit that rotationally drives the conveyance body. 10. A small-sized printed matter discharge and storage apparatus for conveying imparted apart from each other in the vertical direction printing <br/> of small size to be discharged from the printing apparatus, the printed material discharged from the printing apparatus Path, and rotatably erected at positions on both sides of the path and receiving both side edges of the printed matter, and conveys the printed matter in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the printed matter by rotating, a predetermined vertical interval a carrier extending in a plurality of vertically printed matter receiving portion is formed to have, by keeping the discharge direction a printed material discharged from the printing device described above
A guide plate for guiding between the carriers, and a printed material being conveyed between the carriers along the guide plate, and
A printed matter feeding means for feeding the printed matter to the printed matter receiving portion , and the printed matter fed between the conveyance bodies by the printed matter feeding means.
The printed material is brought into contact with the transport
Stop at a predetermined position and print by the above-mentioned carrier
A small-sized printed matter discharge storage device, comprising: a printed matter guiding section for guiding the transfer of a printed matter in a vertical direction ; 11. The printed matter receiving part, according to claim 9 or claim is formed in a spiral shape in the vertical direction of the conveying member 10
The small-size printed matter discharge storage device described in the above. 12. A small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 11, wherein said printed matter receiving portion includes a wire formed in a coil spring shape. 13. A printed matter having a rear cover at the back of the passage for printed matter, wherein a printed matter guide portion is formed on the rear cover, and the direction of rotation of the carrier is a direction in which the printed matter is pressed against the rear cover. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 11. 14. The small-size printed matter according to claim 11 , wherein a pitch of a portion of the printed matter receiving portion for receiving the printed matter is larger than that of another portion of the printed matter receiving portion. Paper output storage device. 15. A detecting means for detecting a small-size printed matter discharged from a printing apparatus, and a control means for controlling a driving means of the carrier based on a signal from the detecting means. The small-size printed matter discharge storage device according to claim 14.