JP3361907B2 - Recording paper sorting and conveying device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, a facsimile apparatus and a recording paper sorting / conveying apparatus for a printer. 2. Description of the Related Art When a facsimile apparatus receives information, the information is automatically received in response to a command signal from a transmission side, and recording paper on which the received information is recorded is stacked on a tray. Therefore, the receiving side can repeatedly receive a large amount of information without the intervention of an operator. [0003] As described above, in a facsimile apparatus, since a large amount of transmitted information is received in a completely unattended state, recording paper on which information is recorded is sequentially placed in a tray at each reception. Stacked and stacked. For this reason, it is not possible to determine the recording paper for each reception only by the loaded state of the recording paper loaded on the tray, and the operator checks the contents of the recording paper loaded on the tray while checking the content of each reception. The recording paper is identified and sorted. The operation of sorting the recording paper by the operator is very complicated because the operator must read and record the recording paper one by one, and it takes a lot of time when a large amount of recording paper is received. did. The present invention has been made in order to improve such disadvantages, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording paper sorting and conveying apparatus which can sort and convey recording paper on which information is recorded for each reception. It is. A recording paper sorting and conveying apparatus according to the present invention includes a recording paper conveying section, a positioning section, and a control section.
The recording paper transport unit includes a pair of rollers and a pair of transport force transmitting means.
It has a step and a pair of rollers presses the recording paper on which the information is recorded.
To the left with respect to the center of the conveyance path of the conveyance axis.
Each is fixed at a fixed distance to the right, and a pair of
The feed force transmission means can apply the driving force of the left and right rollers to the recording paper.
The roller mounting of the transport shaft that rotates each roller
It is connected to the left and right from the position, and the positioning
And a stopper, and the guide section is the recording paper
Set the side edge of the recording paper that is installed at the center of the mounting table and conveyed.
Stoppers are provided at the left and right ends of the recording paper table.
The position of the leading end of the conveyed recording paper is determined, and the control unit
A receiving end detecting unit and a driving control unit;
The output means detects the end of reception each time a reception is received.
And that the reception of received information has been completed.
Output and output a different reception status signal each time reception ends
The drive control means receives the reception status output by the reception end detection means.
Switching the pair of conveying force transmitting means according to the state signal.
It is characterized by being driven. In the present invention, rollers for pressing and transporting a recording sheet on which information is recorded are provided on the right and left sides of a transport path sandwiching the center of a transport shaft. Then, the reception completion detecting means outputs a different reception state signal each time one reception is completed and the conveyance of the recording paper on which the received information is recorded is completed. The drive control means switches the operation of the conveyance force transmission means connected to the left and right of the conveyance shaft in accordance with the reception state signal output by the reception end detection means , and the pressing force and the rotation speed of the left and right rollers against the recording paper every reception. The recording paper is distributed to the left and right of the conveyance path by changing the driving force such as the difference and changing the conveyance speed of the left and right of the recording paper. In the second invention, the drive control means switches the operation of the clutches connected to the left and right sides of the transport shaft in response to the reception state signal output from the communication end detection means at the start of reception, so that each time the reception is started, Then, the recording paper is distributed to the right and left sides of the transport path by changing the transport speed of the left and right sides of the recording paper by applying a braking force without applying a rotating force to one of the rollers for a certain period of time. The side edges of the recording paper conveyed are guided by a guide portion provided at the center of the recording paper mounting table on which the recording papers sorted as described above are stacked, and the sorted recording papers are completely separated. The leading ends of the divided recording papers are positioned by stoppers provided at the left and right leading end portions of the recording paper mounting table to align the recording papers. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a conveying section according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG. 2 is a side view. As shown in the figure, the recording paper transport unit 2 on which information of the facsimile apparatus 1 is recorded has a pair of rollers 3a, 3b and a pair of transport force transmitting means 4a, 4b. The pair of rollers 3a and 3b are fixed to the left and right sides of the transport path sandwiching the center of the transport shaft 5 at a fixed distance. A pair of conveying force transmitting means 4a, 4
b is a solenoid and is connected to the left and right ends of the transport shaft 5 via bearings 6. The transport shaft 5 is connected to a transport motor 10 via a driven gear 7, a drive belt 8 composed of a timing belt or a chain, and a drive gear 9. A tray 11 provided at the tip of the transport section 2
Is provided with positioning means 14 comprising a guide portion 12 and stoppers 13a and 13b. The guide section 12 is formed in a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shape, has a cylindrical surface on the side of the transport section 2, and is provided at the center of the transport path of the recording paper 15. The stoppers 13a and 13b are provided on the left and right of the distal end portion of the guide 11 of the tray 11. Each of the pair of conveying force transmitting means 4a and 4b is connected to a drive control means 21 as shown in the block diagram of the control unit 20 in FIG. The control unit 20 includes a reception end detection unit 22 and a state signal storage unit 23 in addition to the drive control unit 21. The reception end detecting means 22 outputs a reception state signal of "0" and "1" each time it detects that the reception is completed in response to the signal from the facsimile apparatus main body 1a. The status signal storage means 23 stores the reception status signal output by the communication end detection means 22. When the reception is started, the drive control means 21 makes a pair of the conveying force transmission means 4a, 4b in accordance with the contents of the reception state signal stored in the state signal storage means 23.
To change the pressing force of the left and right rollers 3a, 3b against the recording paper. The operation when the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above receives information, prints it on the recording paper 15 and outputs it will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the information is received by the facsimile machine 1 (step S1), the drive control means 21 checks whether the reception status signal stored in the status signal storage means 23 is "0" or "1" (step S1). Step S2), when the reception state signal is “0”, as shown in the side view of FIG. 5, drive the conveyance force transmission means 4a provided on the right side of the conveyance path to suck the right side of the conveyance shaft 5, The pressing force of the right roller 3a against the recording paper 15 is reduced or set to zero. As a result, the left roller 3b is pressed with a large force against the recording paper 15 sent from the facsimile machine 1 to the conveyance path, and the left conveyance speed of the recording paper 15 becomes higher than the right conveyance speed. Then, the leading end of the recording paper 15 is swung rightward as shown in the plan view of FIG. 6 (step S3). The recording paper 15 shaken to the right
Is fed to the right side of the tray 11 when the left end of the tip hits the guide portion 12. Then, the leading end of the recording paper 15 hits the right stopper 13a and stops. Thereafter, the plurality of recording papers 15 are slid and aligned on the right side of the tray 11 until one reception is completed (step S5). If the reception status signal stored in the status signal storage means 23 is "1" when received by the facsimile apparatus 1, the drive control means 21 sets the transport force provided on the left side of the transport path. The transmission means 4b is driven to suck the left side of the transport shaft 5, the recording paper 15 sent to the transport path is transported by the right roller 3a, and the recording paper 15 is shaken to the left (step S).
4). When the reception is completed, the reception end detecting means 2
When the reception of the signal from the facsimile apparatus main body 1a is completed in step 2 to detect the end of the reception and the completion of the conveyance of the recording paper on which the reception information is recorded is confirmed (step S5), the state signal is stored by the end of the previous reception. The reception state signal different from the reception state signal output to the means 23, for example, when the reception state signal of "0" is sent to the state signal storage means 23 first, the reception state signal of "1" is output and the state signal storage means 23
(Step S)
6). Therefore, the recording paper 15 on which the information is recorded every time the facsimile machine 1 receives the data is traced as shown in the plan view of FIG.
11 can be sorted and arranged on the left and right. In the above embodiment, the conveying force transmitting means 4a,
Although the case where a solenoid is used as 4b has been described, the same operation as in the above-described embodiment can be achieved by using a cam or a cylinder that rotates with a motor. In each of the above embodiments, the case where the conveying path of the recording paper 15 is switched by changing the pressing force of the rollers 3a and 3b against the recording paper 15 has been described. Roller 3a,
The conveying path of the recording paper 15 may be switched by providing a difference in the rotation speed of the recording paper 3b. In the above embodiment, the state signal storage means 23 is used.
Has been described, the reception state signal is updated and stored every time reception ends. However, the reception state signal output from the reception end detection unit 22 is directly input to the drive control unit 21 and held, and the drive control unit 21 The recording paper 15 may be sorted by the reception state signal held at the start of reception. In each of the above embodiments, the conveying force transmitting means 4 is used.
The case where the pressing force of the left and right rollers 3a and 3b on the recording paper 15 is varied in a and 4b to change the transport speed of the recording paper 15 on the left and right and the recording paper 15 is distributed to the left and right of the transport path has been described. By changing the rotation speed of the rollers 3a and 3b and changing the conveyance speed of the recording paper 15 left and right, the recording paper 1
5 may be distributed to the left and right. FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment in which the rotational speed of the left and right rollers 3a and 3b is varied to change the transport speed of the recording paper 15 between left and right. FIG. 8 is a plan view and FIG. 8 A-
It is A sectional drawing. As shown in the figure, a pair of rollers 3a, 3b and electromagnetic clutches 16a, 16b provided at a certain distance on the left and right sides of the transport path sandwiching the center of the transport shaft 5, respectively.
Having. The pair of rollers 3 a and 3 b are rotatably mounted on the transport shaft 5 via bearings 17. The electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b move the clutch plate in the axial direction by an electromagnet to connect or release the transport shaft 5 and the rollers 3a and 3b. Each of the electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b is fixed to the drive shaft 5. . And each electromagnetic clutch 16
a and 16b are connected to the drive control means 21 of the control unit 20, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. The reception end detecting means 22 of the control section 20 receives the signal from the facsimile apparatus main body 1a and, whenever detecting the end of the reception, stores the reception state signals "0" and "1" in the state signal storage means 23. To be stored. The drive control means 21 controls the operation of the electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b based on the reception state signal stored in the state signal storage means 23. That is, when the reception state signal stored in the state signal storage unit 23 is “0”, the drive control unit 21
As shown in the time chart of FIG. 1, when the recording paper 15 has been conveyed for a certain distance after the left and right electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b are turned on and the conveyance of the recording paper 15 is started, that is, for a certain time T
_{When 1} has elapsed, the recording sheet 1 without giving a rotational force to the roller 3b by opening between the rollers 3b and the predetermined time T ₂ by turning off the electromagnetic clutch 16b provided on the left side of the conveying path
5, a braking force is applied to the recording paper 15, and a rotating force of the transport shaft 5 is applied only to the roller 3a connected to the electromagnetic clutch 16a provided on the right side of the transport path, thereby causing the recording paper 15 to be transported to the left. Give control. When the reception state signal is "1", the drive control means 21 turns on the left and right electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b to start conveyance of the recording paper 15 as shown in a time chart of FIG. when the time T ₁ is passed, and opens between the rollers 3a to turn off the electromagnetic clutch 16a provided on the right side of the conveying path by a predetermined time T _2, give a right swinging motion to the recording paper 15 to be conveyed Perform control. The control of the electromagnetic clutches 16a and 16b is repeated for each reception, and the recording paper 15 on which information is recorded for each reception can be sorted and arranged on the left and right sides of the tray 11 as in the first embodiment. In the above embodiment, the electromagnetic clutch 16a,
Although the description has been given of the case where the transport path of the recording paper 15 is switched using 16b, the transport path of the recording paper 15 is switched using another clutch such as a mechanical clutch, a hydraulic clutch, or a centrifugal governor. May be. In each of the above embodiments, two rollers 3a, 3
b, the case where the transport path of the recording paper 15 is switched has been described.
More than one may be provided. As described above, according to the present invention, rollers for pressing and transporting a recording sheet on which information is recorded are provided on the right and left sides of a transport path sandwiching the center of a transport shaft, respectively. By switching the operation of the conveying force transmitting means connected to the left and right of the conveying shaft for each reception, the driving force of the left and right rollers on the recording paper is changed,
Since the right and left transport speeds of the recording paper are changed, the recording paper can be divided into left and right sides of the transport path for each reception, and management of the recording paper on which information is recorded can be simplified. Further, since the recording paper distributed to the left and right is guided right and left by the guide portion and positioned by the stopper, the transported recording paper can be aligned, and the recording paper can be easily managed. Loss of the recording paper on which information is recorded can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a transport unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the transport unit. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side view showing an operation state of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an operation state of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation state of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a control unit according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a time chart showing the control operation of the second embodiment.
It is. FIG. 12 is a time chart showing another control operation of the second embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Conveying parts 3a, 3b Rollers 4a, 4b Conveying force transmitting means 5 Conveying shaft 11 Tray 12 Guide parts 13a, 13b Stopper 14 Positioning means 15 Recording paper 16a, 16b Electromagnetic clutch 20 Control part 21 Drive control means 22 Receiving end detecting means 23 State signal storing means

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(57) [Claim 1] A recording paper transport unit, a positioning unit, and a control unit are provided.
The recording paper transport unit includes a pair of rollers and a pair of transport force transmitting means.
And a pair of rollers presses and transports the recording paper on which information is recorded.
To the left and right with respect to the center of the conveyance path of the conveyance axis
Each is fixed at a fixed distance, and a pair of conveyance forces
The transmission means varies the driving force of the left and right rollers against the recording paper.
The roller mounting position of the transport shaft that rotates each roller
The positioning portion has a guide portion and a stopper, and the guide portion is
Provided at the center of the recording paper table at the end of the conveyance path,
Guide the side edge of the recording paper, and the stopper
Provided at the right end, position the leading edge of the conveyed recording paper
The control unit includes a reception end detection unit and a drive control unit,
The reception end detecting means receives a message each time a signal is received.
The end of communication is detected, and reception of received information ends.
Is detected, and the reception status changes each time reception ends.
Outputs a signal, and the drive control means outputs the signal by the reception end detection means.
The pair of conveying force transmitting means according to the received reception state signal.
Recording paper sorting / conveying apparatus characterized by switching and driving
Place.