JP7224891B2 - Recording material processor - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording material processing apparatus that forms an image on a recording material.

2. Description of the Related Art Among recording material processing apparatuses that receive recording materials discharged from an image forming apparatus such as a copier or a printer and perform post-processing, there are those that perform stapling processing on the received recording materials (hereinafter referred to as This function is called automatic stapling). Further, among other recording material processing apparatuses, there is one that performs stapling processing on recording materials inserted from the outside of the apparatus main body by a user (this function is hereinafter referred to as manual stapling).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200003 describes a recording material processing apparatus having both automatic stapling and manual stapling functions. In this recording material processing apparatus, when a user inserts recording materials from the discharge port of the recording material processing apparatus into a processing tray that executes automatic stapling and presses a manual stapling execution button, the inserted recording materials are Staple processing is executed.

JP 2014-12599 A

In the configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200001, the recording materials stapled by the automatic stapling function or the manual stapling function are discharged from the processing tray to an external discharge tray by the discharge roller. Here, for example, when manual stapling is performed on a recording material of a large size, the position of the recording material is stabilized if the recording material inserted in the processing tray is stapled while being held by the user. However, when the recording material is stapled while the user is holding the recording material in his or her hand, the recording material may be bent when the recording material is discharged by the discharge roller.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to prevent the recording material from bending when the user performs manual stapling while holding the recording material in his/her hand.

A recording material processing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object performs stapling processing on a processing tray on which recording materials are placed, and recording materials inserted into the processing tray from the outside of the apparatus main body. Recording comprising a stapling unit, a discharge means capable of discharging the recording materials stapled by the stapling unit from the processing tray, and a discharge tray on which the recording materials discharged by the discharge means are placed. In the material processing apparatus, a first mode in which the stapling recording materials are discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means; A control unit capable of switching a second mode in which the recording material is not discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray is provided, and the discharge unit has a contact position where the recording material inserted in the processing tray abuts and an insertion position in the processing tray. a roller that is movable between separated positions separated from the recording material, and when the operation mode of the control means is the first mode, the control means moves the roller to the contact position. When the operation mode is the second mode, the control means causes the stapling unit to perform the stapling process with the rollers moved to the spaced position. It is characterized by executing stapling processing .

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the recording material from bending when the manual stapling process is performed while the user is holding the recording material.

A diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system Bird's-eye view of post-processing equipment Control block diagram of image forming system Detailed view of the post-processing control unit 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the post-processing control unit according to the first embodiment; 10 is a flow chart showing the operation of the post-processing control unit according to the second embodiment;

[Example 1]
In this embodiment, a description will be given of a configuration in which the manual stapling mode has two modes, an automatic ejection mode and a handheld mode.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system 1 including an image forming apparatus 101 and a post-processing apparatus 29 (recording material processing apparatus) according to this embodiment. The image forming apparatus 101 is an electrophotographic color laser beam printer. The image forming apparatus 101 includes photosensitive drums 5Y, 5M, 5C, and 5K, which are formed by coating an organic photoconductive layer on the outer circumference of an aluminum cylinder for each of the stations arranged side by side by the number of developing colors. Here, Y stands for yellow, M for magenta, C for cyan, and K for black, which will be omitted unless necessary. The image forming apparatus 101 includes a charger 7 , a laser scanner 10 , a developer 8 , a toner cartridge 11 , an intermediate transfer belt 12 , a primary transfer roller 6 , a secondary transfer roller 9 and a fixing device 13 .

When the printing operation is started, the photosensitive drum 5 is rotated counterclockwise (arrow direction in the drawing) by a driving motor (not shown). The charger 7 has a charging sleeve 7S (7YS, 7MS, 7CS, 7KS) to charge the photosensitive drum 5. As shown in FIG. A laser scanner 10 exposes the surface of the photosensitive drum 5 charged by the charging sleeve 7S. The laser scanner 10 exposes the photosensitive drum 5 based on the input image data to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 5 . The developing device 8 has a developing sleeve 8S (8YS, 8MS, 8CS, 8CK) for visualizing the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 5. As shown in FIG. The developing sleeve 8S supplies toner to the photosensitive drum 5 to visualize the electrostatic latent image as a toner image.

The intermediate transfer belt 12 is an endless belt stretched by a drive roller 18a and driven rollers 18b and 18c. The intermediate transfer belt 12 is rotated clockwise (arrow direction in the figure) by the drive roller 18a while being in contact with the photosensitive drum 5. As shown in FIG. Then, the toner images are sequentially transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt 12 by the primary transfer roller 6 (hereinafter referred to as primary transfer). A color image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 12 by transferring the toner images of the respective colors onto the intermediate transfer belt 12 in an overlapping manner.

Paper P (recording material) is placed in the paper feed cassette 2 or the multi-tray 3 . The paper feed roller 4 feeds the paper P from the paper feed cassette 2 or the multi-tray 3 to the transport path 25 . The paper P fed to the transport path 25 is transported toward the registration sensor 19 by the transport rollers 24 . When the registration sensor 19 detects the leading edge of the paper P, the paper P is further conveyed by a certain amount and hits against the registration rollers 23 which are stopped. As a result, the sheet P is bent (also referred to as a loop). The registration roller 23 re-conveys the stationary paper P toward the secondary transfer roller 9 so as to match the timing with the toner image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 12 . The paper P is nipped and conveyed by the intermediate transfer belt 12 and the secondary transfer roller 9, and the toner images formed on the intermediate transfer belt 12 are collectively transferred onto the paper P (hereinafter referred to as secondary transfer). When secondary transfer is performed, the secondary transfer roller 9 moves to the position indicated by the solid line and contacts the intermediate transfer belt 12. When secondary transfer is not performed, the secondary transfer roller 9 moves to the position indicated by the dotted line. and separates from the intermediate transfer belt 12 .

The fixing device 13 fixes the transferred toner image to the paper P while conveying the paper P. As shown in FIG. The fixing device 13 has a fixing roller 14 that heats the paper P and a pressure roller 15 that presses the paper P against the fixing roller 14 . The fixing roller 14 and the pressure roller 15 are hollow, and heaters 16 and 17 are arranged therein, respectively. The cleaning device 21 cleans toner remaining on the intermediate transfer belt 12 . The cleaned toner is stored in a cleaner container of cleaning device 21 .

The post-processing device 29 receives the sheet P discharged from the image forming apparatus 101 and performs post-processing on the received sheet P. FIG. For example, it has a function of sorting received paper sheets P into a plurality of paper discharge trays 30 and 31 (discharge trays), a function of performing stapling processing (binding processing) to combine a plurality of paper sheets P, and the like. When the sheets P are sorted into the paper discharge trays 30 and 31, the paper discharge trays 30 and 31 are moved up and down by a motor (not shown) for moving the paper discharge trays 30 and 31 up and down.

A case of stapling sheets P discharged from the image forming apparatus 101 will be described. When the trailing edge of the paper P conveyed from the image forming apparatus 101 to the post-processing device 29 passes through the conveying roller pair 35 and reaches the paper discharge roller pair 36, the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 rotate in reverse. Then, the paper P is pulled into the staple tray 32 and stacked. After a predetermined number of sheets P are stacked on the staple tray 32, the stapling unit 33 executes the stapling process. The stapled bundle of paper P is discharged to the paper discharge tray 30 or the paper discharge tray 31 by the paper discharge roller pair 36 via the paper discharge port 41 (discharge port) formed in the apparatus main body 42 . This function is hereinafter referred to as automatic stapling.

1 and 2, a description will be given of a case where a sheet bundle inserted from the outside of the apparatus main body 42 by the user is stapled. This function is hereinafter referred to as manual stapling.

FIG. 2 is a bird's-eye view of the post-processing device 29 in this embodiment. The post-processing device 29 is provided with a manual stapling mode transition button 201 and a manual stapling execution button 202 (hereinafter referred to as a transition button 201 and an execution button 202, respectively). The post-processing device 29 also includes a paper detection sensor 204 that detects the paper stack 203 inserted into the staple tray 32 . The post-processing device 29 of the present embodiment is configured such that manual stapling is executed by the user inserting the bundle of sheets 203 from the discharge port 41 into the stapling tray 32 . Here, the discharge port 41 is an opening through which a bundle of sheets that have been stapled in automatic stapling are discharged to the discharge tray 30 or 31 .

When executing manual stapling, the post-processing device 29 moves the pair of discharge rollers 36 and the pull-in roller 37 shown in FIG. In addition, the paper discharge port cover 38 provided near the paper discharge roller pair 36 is also moved to the position indicated by the dotted line. The paper discharge port cover 38 is a member that partially covers the paper discharge port 41 so that the user cannot access the inside of the apparatus main body 42 while the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the like are rotating. By moving the paper discharge roller pair 36, the pull-in roller 37, and the paper discharge port cover 38 to the positions indicated by the dotted lines, the insertion of the paper bundle 203 by the user is not hindered. Further, in this embodiment, when the shift button 201 is pressed once, the mode is switched to the automatic ejection mode, and when pressed twice, the mode is switched to the handheld mode. Details of the automatic ejection mode and the handheld mode will be described later. A sheet bundle 203 inserted from the outside of the apparatus main body 42 through the sheet discharge port 41 is detected by a sheet detection sensor 204 . When the sheet detection sensor 204 detects the sheet bundle 203, the post-processing device 29 enters a manual stapling execution waiting state. Then, when the execution button 202 is pressed by the user, an execution instruction for stapling processing is issued, and the post-processing device 29 performs stapling processing by the stapling unit 33 .

After completion of the manual stapling process, if the automatic discharge mode is selected, the post-processing device 29 moves the discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 shown in FIG. is discharged to the discharge tray 30 or 31. At this time, the paper discharge port cover 38 also moves to the solid line position together with the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the drawing roller 37 , but the paper discharge port cover 38 does not cover the paper discharge port 41 entirely. Therefore, even if the discharge port cover 38 moves to the position indicated by the solid line, it is possible to discharge the sheet stack 203 to the discharge tray 30 or 31 . The size of the area where the paper ejection port cover 38 covers the paper ejection port 41 at the position indicated by the solid line is larger than the size of the area where the paper ejection port cover 38 covers the paper ejection port 41 at the position indicated by the dotted line. In this manner, the paper discharge roller pair 36, the pull-in roller 37, and the paper discharge port cover 38 are configured to be movable between the positions indicated by the solid lines and the positions indicated by the dotted lines. On the other hand, when the hand-held mode is selected, the post-processing device 29 neither moves the discharge roller pair 36 nor the pull-in roller 37 in FIG. The discharge port cover 38 also does not move to the solid line position. In other words, the sheet stack 203 is not ejected like in the automatic ejection mode.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the system configuration of the image forming apparatus 101 and post-processing apparatus 29. As shown in FIG. A controller 301 communicates with an external device 300 such as a host computer to receive print data. The controller 301 controls the image forming apparatus 101 and the post-processing device 29 in an integrated manner. there is A serial signal line 304 transmits a command signal from the controller 301 to the engine control unit 302 , and a serial signal line 305 transmits a command signal from the controller 301 to the post-processing control unit 303 . A serial signal line 306 transmits status data from the engine control unit 302 to the controller 301 in response to a command signal, and a serial signal line 307 transmits status data from the post-processing control unit 303 to the controller 301 . The controller 301 performs control by transmitting command signals to the engine control unit 302 and the post-processing control unit 303 and by receiving status data from the engine control unit 302 and the post-processing control unit 303 . In this way, when a plurality of devices are connected and operated, the controller 301 centrally manages the control and status of each device and maintains the consistency of the operation between each device. Note that the controller 301 and the engine control unit 302 are provided in the image forming apparatus 101 , and the post-processing control unit 303 is provided in the post-processing device 29 .

A post-processing control unit 303 conveys a sheet according to a command signal from the controller 301 . Also, the post-processing control unit 303 can switch between automatic stapling and manual stapling. Further, when performing automatic stapling, the post-processing control unit 303 controls the stapling unit 33 to perform stapling processing on a bundle of sheets P discharged from the image forming apparatus 101 . When manual stapling is performed, the post-processing control unit 303 controls the stapling unit 33 based on input signals from the shift button 201, the execution button 202, and the sheet detection sensor 204 to perform stapling processing. The post-processing control unit 303 also includes a mode switching unit 309 . A mode switching unit 309 switches the operation mode from the automatic stapling mode to the manual stapling mode in response to pressing of the shift button 210 . As described above, if the transition button 210 is pressed once, it switches to the automatic ejection mode, and if the transition button 210 is pressed twice, it switches to the handheld mode. Here, both the automatic ejection mode and the handheld mode are included in the manual staple mode.

FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram of the post-processing control unit 303 in this embodiment. The post-processing control unit 303 has a CPU 400 and communicates with the controller 301 via serial communication means 427 . Serial communication means 427 connects CPU 400 and controller 301 with a plurality of signal lines including serial signal lines 305 and 307 . When the controller 301 is notified of the print data 428 through the external device 300 , the controller 301 notifies the CPU 400 of a discharge operation start signal 423 and pending operation presence/absence signal 424 through the serial communication means 427 . Here, the discharge operation start signal 423 is a signal that notifies the timing at which the sheet P is conveyed from the image forming apparatus 101 to the post-processing apparatus 29 . The pending operation presence/absence signal 424 indicates that, when a new print instruction is notified from the external device 300 during the manual stapling mode, processing of the print data 428 corresponding to the print instruction is suspended. is a signal. In addition, the CPU 400 notifies the controller 301 of a discharge operation status signal 425, a mode transition signal 426, and the like via the serial communication means 427. FIG. Here, the paper discharge operation status signal 425 is a signal indicating the processing state of the paper P inside the post-processing device 29 . A mode transition signal 426 is a signal that notifies that the manual stapling mode has been canceled.

Motor drivers 410 and 411 are connected to output terminals of the CPU 400 . A motor driver 410 drives a paper ejection motor 401 . By rotating the discharge motor 401 forward or backward, the discharge roller pair 36 and the drawing roller 37 can be rotated forward or reverse. The paper P can be discharged to the paper discharge tray 30 or 31 by forward rotation of the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37, and the reverse rotation of the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37. , the sheet P can be pulled into the staple tray 32 . A motor driver 411 drives the spacing motor 402 . By rotating the separation motor 402 forward or backward, the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the drawing roller 37 can be moved to the contact position or the separation position. The contact position is a position where the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 contact the paper P placed on the staple tray 32, and the separated position is a position where the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 are stapling. This is the position away from the paper P placed on the tray 32 . The paper detection sensor 204 uses a pull-up 413 to input the sensor state (ON signal or OFF signal) to the CPU 400 via the buffer 414 . The shift button 201 and the execution button 202 input button depression states (ON signal or OFF signal) to the CPU 400 . A stapling motor driving signal 415 of the stapling unit 33 is connected to the output terminal of the CPU 400, and a home position sensor signal 416 of the stapling unit 33 is connected to the input terminal. Here, the home position sensor signal 416 is a signal indicating whether or not the stapler is positioned at the home position. When performing the stapling operation, the CPU 400 drives the stapling motor in the stapling unit 33 via the stapling motor drive signal 415 to perform stapling processing. Then, the CPU 400 stops the staple motor via the staple motor drive signal 415 according to the input value of the home position sensor signal 416 .

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the post-processing control unit 303 when executing manual stapling in this embodiment. The control based on FIG. 5 is executed based on a program stored in the ROM of the CPU 400 installed in the post-processing control unit 303 or the like.

This flowchart is started when the user presses the shift button 201 . When the flowchart starts, the post-processing control unit 303 first switches the operation mode to the manual stapling mode. The post-processing control unit 303 then transmits a mode transition signal 426 to the controller 301 via the serial communication means 427 to notify that the operation mode has transitioned to the manual stapling mode. Further, the mode switching unit 309 switches the operation mode to the automatic ejection mode when the shift button 210 is pressed once, and to the handheld mode when the pressing is twice (S501). When a new print instruction is notified from the external device 300 while the post-processing control unit 303 is in the manual stapling mode, the controller 301 suspends processing of the print data 428 corresponding to the print instruction, The print data 428 is stored in an internal ROM or the like. The controller 301 then transmits a pending operation presence/absence signal 424 to the post-processing control unit 303 to notify that there is print data 428 pending processing. Then, the post-processing control unit 303 moves the paper ejection roller pair 36 and the drawing roller 37 to the separated positions, and also raises the paper ejection port cover 38 (S502). This prepares for the user to insert a stack of sheets from the discharge port 41 .

In S503, if the sheet detection sensor 204 detects that the user has inserted a bundle of sheets, the post-processing control unit 303 waits for the user to press the execution button 202 (S504). In S504, if it is detected that the execution button 202 has been pressed by the user, the post-processing control unit 303 determines whether the operation mode is the handheld mode or the automatic ejection mode (S505).

If the operation mode is the hand-held mode in S505, the post-processing control unit 303 executes stapling processing by the stapling unit 33 (S506), and waits for the user to pull out the bundle of sheets (S507). After the sheet bundle is pulled out, the post-processing control unit 303 moves the sheet discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 to the contact position, and lowers the sheet discharge port cover 38 (S508). The post-processing control unit 303 cancels the manual stapling mode, and transmits the mode transition signal 426 to the controller 301 to notify that the manual stapling mode has been canceled (S509).

If the operation mode is the automatic discharge mode in S505, the post-processing control unit 303 moves the discharge roller pair 36 and the drawing roller 37 to the contact position, and lowers the discharge port cover 38 (S510). Then, the post-processing control unit 303 executes stapling processing by the stapling unit 33 (S511). After that, the post-processing control unit 303 rotates the discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 to discharge the stapled sheet bundle to the discharge trays 30 and 31 (S512). The post-processing control unit 303 cancels the manual stapling mode, and transmits the mode transition signal 426 to the controller 301 to notify that the manual stapling mode has been canceled (S509).

After canceling the manual stapling mode, the controller 301 controls the engine control unit 302 and the post-processing control unit 303 to start printing when there is pending print data 428 . Thus, the control of this flowchart ends.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the discharge mode is selected when shifting to the manual stapling mode, and when the hand-held mode is selected, the discharging operation is not performed after stapling is executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the bundle of sheets from being bent when the manual stapling process is performed while the user is holding the bundle of sheets.

[Example 2]
In this embodiment, a configuration that enables stapling by a simpler method in the hand-held mode will be described. The description of the main parts is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described here.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the post-processing control unit 303 when executing manual stapling in this embodiment. The control based on FIG. 6 is executed based on a program stored in the ROM of the CPU 400 installed in the post-processing control unit 303 or the like.

Since the processing of S601 to S603 is the same as the processing of S501 to S503 shown in FIG. 5, description thereof is omitted here.

In S603, if the sheet detection sensor 204 detects that the user has inserted a bundle of sheets, the post-processing control unit 303 determines whether the operation mode is the hand-held mode or the automatic discharge mode (S604).

If the operation mode is the hand-held mode in S604, the post-processing control unit 303 executes stapling processing by the stapling unit 33 (S605), and waits for the user to remove the sheet stack (S606). After the sheet bundle is pulled out, the post-processing control unit 303 moves the sheet discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 to the contact position, and lowers the sheet discharge port cover 38 (S607). The post-processing control unit 303 cancels the manual stapling mode, and transmits the mode transition signal 426 to the controller 301 to notify that the manual stapling mode has been canceled (S608).

If the operation mode is the automatic ejection mode in S604, the post-processing control unit 303 waits until the execution button 202 is pressed by the user (S609). When it is detected that the execution button 202 has been pressed by the user, the post-processing control unit 303 moves the pair of discharge rollers 36 and the pull-in roller 37 to the abutting positions, and lowers the discharge port cover 38 (S610). Then, the post-processing control unit 303 executes stapling processing by the stapling unit 33 (S611). After that, the post-processing control unit 303 rotates the paper discharge roller pair 36 and the pull-in roller 37 to discharge the stapled sheet bundle to the paper discharge trays 30 and 31 (S612). The post-processing control unit 303 cancels the manual stapling mode, and transmits the mode transition signal 426 to the controller 301 to notify that the manual stapling mode has been canceled (S608).

As described above, according to this embodiment, in the hand-held mode, manual stapling is performed without inserting a bundle of sheets and pressing a button. Easier than 1. In addition, when the hand-held mode is selected, in order to prevent the ejection operation from being performed after stapling is performed, if the user executes manual stapling while holding the stack of paper in his or her hand, the stack of paper will be ejected. Bending can be prevented.

In Examples 1 and 2 above, the automatic ejection mode is switched to when the shift button 201 is pressed once, and the handheld mode is switched to when the transition button 201 is pressed twice, but the method of selecting the ejection mode is not limited to this. . For example, when the transition button 201 is pressed once, the mode is switched to the handheld mode, and when it is pressed twice, the mode is switched to the automatic ejection mode. Also, the number of presses may be another number of times, or may be determined based on the pressing time. Furthermore, apart from the shift button 201, a dedicated button for selecting the manual stapling ejection mode may be provided.

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, in the handheld mode, stapling is performed while the pair of discharge rollers 36 and the pull-in roller 37 are held at the separated position, but the present invention is not limited to this. Even in the hand-held mode, the pair of discharge rollers 36 and the pull-in roller 37 may be moved to the contact position, and the stapling process may be executed after the discharge port 41 is closed. After the stapling process is completed, the pair of discharge rollers 36 and the pull-in roller 37 may be moved to the separated position again, the discharge port 41 may be opened, and the user may pull out the bundle of sheets.

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the shift button 201 and the execution button 202 may not be provided in the post-processing device 29 and may be provided in the image forming device 101 . Also, the shift button 201 and the execution button 202 need not be physical buttons as shown in FIG. 2, but may be virtual buttons displayed on a display or the like.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, an example of a laser beam printer is shown, but the image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. Or it may be a copier.

29 post-processing device 30, 31 discharge tray 32 staple tray 33 staple unit 36 discharge roller pair 301 controller 303 post-processing control unit

Claims (12)

a processing tray on which the recording material is placed;
a stapling unit that staples recording materials inserted into the processing tray from the outside of the apparatus main body;
a discharge unit capable of discharging the recording material stapled by the stapling unit from the processing tray;
A recording material processing apparatus comprising a discharge tray on which the recording material discharged by the discharging means is placed,
a first mode in which the stapling recording material is discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means; and a first mode in which the stapling recording material is discharged from the processing tray by the discharging means. Having a control means capable of switching a second mode that does not discharge to the tray,
The ejecting means is a roller movable between a contact position that contacts the recording material inserted in the processing tray and a separation position that is separated from the recording material inserted in the processing tray,
When the operation mode of the control means is the first mode, the control means causes the stapling unit to perform the stapling process while the rollers are moved to the contact position, and the operation mode is the first mode. In the second mode, the control means causes the stapling unit to perform the stapling process while the rollers are moved to the spaced position. an ejection port through which the recording material is ejected by the ejecting means is formed in the apparatus main body;
Having a cover that moves with the roller and covers a part of the discharge port,
An area of the cover covering the discharge port when the roller moves to the contact position is larger than an area of the cover covering the discharge port when the roller moves to the separated position. 2. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 . a detecting means for detecting the recording material inserted into the processing tray;
an instruction means for issuing an instruction to execute the stapling process by the stapling unit;
In the second mode, the control means waits for the execution instruction from the instruction means in a state in which the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, receives the execution instruction, and 3. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stapling process is performed on the recording material. In the first mode, the control means waits for the execution instruction from the instruction means in a state where the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, receives the execution instruction, and 4. A recording material processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said discharging means discharges said recording material from said processing tray to said discharge tray after performing said stapling process on said recording material. a detecting means for detecting the recording material inserted into the processing tray;
In the second mode, the control means causes the recording material to be stapled in response to detection of the recording material inserted into the processing tray by the detection means. 3. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 1 . an instruction means for issuing an instruction to execute the stapling process by the stapling unit;
In the first mode, the control means waits for the execution instruction from the instruction means in a state where the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, receives the execution instruction, and 6. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the recording material is discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means after the stapling process is performed on the recording material. a processing tray on which the recording material is placed;
a stapling unit that staples recording materials inserted into the processing tray from the outside of the apparatus main body;
a discharge unit capable of discharging the recording material stapled by the stapling unit from the processing tray;
A recording material processing apparatus comprising a discharge tray on which the recording material discharged by the discharging means is placed,
In the first mode, the stapling recording material is discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means. not ejecting from the processing tray to the ejection tray by the ejection means;
The ejecting means is a roller movable between a contact position that contacts the recording material inserted in the processing tray and a separation position that is separated from the recording material inserted in the processing tray,
When the operation mode is the first mode, the stapling unit executes the stapling process with the rollers moved to the contact position, and when the operation mode is the second mode, the rollers is moved to the spaced position, the stapling unit executes the stapling process . an ejection port through which the recording material is ejected by the ejecting means is formed in the apparatus main body;
Having a cover that moves with the roller and covers a part of the discharge port,
An area of the cover covering the discharge port when the roller moves to the contact position is larger than an area of the cover covering the discharge port when the roller moves to the separated position. 8. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 7 . a detecting means for detecting the recording material inserted into the processing tray;
an instruction means for issuing an instruction to execute the stapling process by the stapling unit;
In the second mode, in a state in which the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, the execution instruction from the instruction means is waited, and upon receiving the execution instruction, the recording material is processed. 9. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the stapling process is executed. In the first mode, in a state where the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, the execution instruction from the instruction means is waited, and upon receiving the execution instruction, the recording material is processed. 10. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the recording material is discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means after the stapling process is executed. a detecting means for detecting the recording material inserted into the processing tray;
9. In the second mode, in response to detection of the recording material inserted into the processing tray by the detecting means, the stapling is performed on the recording material. The recording material processing apparatus according to . an instruction means for issuing an instruction to execute the stapling process by the stapling unit;
In the first mode, in a state where the detection means detects the recording material inserted in the processing tray, the execution instruction from the instruction means is waited, and upon receiving the execution instruction, the recording material is processed. 12. The recording material processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the recording material is discharged from the processing tray to the discharge tray by the discharging means after the stapling process is executed.

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