JPS6235088Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a device for holding documents such as manuscripts and copy sheets in a copying machine.

Conventionally, a copying machine basically has a configuration as shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is the body of the copying machine, 2 is the document holder, 3 is the cassette that stores the copy paper, 4 is the ejection port from which the copied paper is ejected, and 5
is a paper ejection tray (generally referred to as a tray) that receives and holds the ejected copied paper. During a copying operation, copy paper is fed into the machine from a cassette 3, and the copied paper is ejected from the machine from an ejection port 4 and is held stacked on a paper ejection tray 5.

However, the number of originals to be copied varies;
While copying, other manuscripts must be held by the person making the copy or temporarily placed somewhere else. In addition, when exchanging originals after copying is completed, the user must open and close the original holder and exchange the originals at the same time, which does not go smoothly when holding the originals by oneself, resulting in time loss. Even if it is placed on the document holder, it must be held by hand again when replacing the document, which hinders smooth copying operations. Nowadays, when machines are becoming smaller, the above-mentioned problems can be greatly improved if the originals can be held close to the machine even temporarily when copying a large number of originals.

The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences in conventional copying machines, and to make it possible to perform copying operations and related operations such as original document exchange operations smoothly. The present invention provides a document holding device in which a document holding device for loading documents such as manuscripts and copy paper is detachably attached to a receiver.

This will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Figures 2 and 3 show side and front views, respectively, of a basic embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 11 is the body of the copying machine, 12 is a cassette for storing copy paper, 13 is an ejection port for ejecting copied paper, and 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a tray for receiving copied sheets, and copied sheets 15 discharged from the machine are stacked and held on the sheet tray 14 . According to this embodiment, a document holding shelf 17 on which documents 16 such as originals and copy sheets are stacked is provided in a detachable manner with respect to the paper receiving tray 14 . This shelf 17 can be used to place other originals held by the person copying during copying operations, to temporarily place originals to open and close the original presser when replacing originals, and to temporarily place originals when replacing originals. In addition, it is used in various ways, such as taking out a copy of a previous original from a paper ejection tray and placing it there, so that copying operations and various other operations can be performed smoothly.

This document holding device can be modified in various ways, various examples of which are shown in FIGS. Throughout FIG. 4, 21 is the body of the copying machine, 22 is the copy paper cassette, 23 is the output port for copied paper,
Reference numeral 24 indicates a paper discharge receiver (tray), and 25 indicates a document presser. FIG. 4A shows a structure in which two document holding shelves 26, 26 are provided on the upper side of the paper ejection receiver 24 so as to be detachably attached to the paper ejection receiver 24. Of course, it is also possible to provide two or more shelves. Figure 4B shows that when two or more shelves are provided as in Figure 4B, the higher the shelf, the
An example is shown in which the depths of the shelves 26, 26 are reduced to make it easier to take out documents from the shelves. FIG. 4C shows that the document holding shelves 26, 26 are placed below the paper ejection tray 24, and two document holding shelves 26 are placed on the lower side of the paper ejection tray 24.
An example in which 6 and 26 are detachably provided is shown. In Figure 4 D, the document holding shelves 26, 26, which are detachably attached to the paper ejection tray 24, are sloped downward in the depth direction so that the documents placed therein are aligned in one direction. Give an example.

4E and 4F show the document holding shelf 26 that can be attached to and detached from the paper ejection tray 24, and in FIG. In FIG. 4, the paper discharge tray 24 is fitted and fixed to the lower edge 28 of the shelf 26. According to the structure of each embodiment explained above, when necessary, only the paper ejection tray is left on the machine body,
The document holding shelf can be removed.

As explained above, since the device of the present invention is provided with a document holding shelf that is detachably attached to the paper ejection tray, the following effects can be achieved.

(1) Handling of manuscripts, etc. becomes convenient.

(2) It is also possible to hold copy paper and serve as a simple sorter.

(3) Smoothly change originals during copying to reduce time loss.

(4) Since the document holding shelf and paper ejection tray are detachable, the holding shelf can be removed leaving only the paper ejection tray if necessary.

(5) Convenient for transportation and installation in narrow spaces.

(6) The document holding stand can be removed and used as a document transport tray. When a large number of copied sheets have been discharged, it is easier to transport them by placing them on document holding tables and taking them home with each document holding table.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional copying machine, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.
FIGS. 4A to 4E are diagrams showing various modifications of the device of the present invention. 1...Machine body, 2...Document holder, 3...Cassette, 4...Discharge port, 5...Paper output tray, 11...Machine body, 12...Cassette, 13...Discharge port, 14...
... Paper ejection tray, 15 ... Copied paper, 16 ... Documents, 17 ... Document holding shelf, 21 ... Aircraft, 22 ...
...cassette, 23...discharge port, 24...paper discharge tray, 25...document holder, 26...document holding shelf, 2
7...Screw, 28...Lower edge of the shelf.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A document holder for a copying machine in which a document holding shelf for placing documents such as originals, copied sheets, etc., is removably attached to the paper ejection tray, which receives and holds copied paper ejected from the copying machine. Device.