WO2003078287A1 - Sheet feeder and printer - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a paper feeder capable of storing a plurality of sheet-like papers and capable of feeding the stored papers one by one, and a multi-feeder including a plurality of stacked paper feeders. It is about. Background art
- Some copiers and large-size printers are capable of freely selecting and printing sheet-shaped paper (or cut sheets) of different sizes and types by stacking multiple cut sheet trays or paper feeders.
- paper of different types or sizes is stored in advance in the paper feeder, so when changing the cut sheet to be printed, the paper feeder in which the target cut sheet is stored is required. You can easily change the size and type of printing paper simply by selecting as the paper tray.
- multiple paper feeders are stacked and multi-trayed (multiple trays). Paper feeder).
- the number of sheets of one type is 100 or more. Therefore, the printer integrated with the paper feeder must be large and expensive. For this reason, at present, printers with the multi-feeding function have not been offered as stand-alone large-sized copy machines or laser printers for large-scale users.
- paper of different sizes such as large B 4 (25 7 x 36 4 mm) and small B for normal size (A 4 size (210 x 297 mm)
- Paper of different quality such as 5 sizes (182 x 257 mm) and postcard sizes (for example, 100 x 148 mm), and even A4 size vertical and horizontal printing
- normal Envelopes are often used for photographic glossy paper and other papers of different thicknesses, such as plain paper.
- each paper feeder that is, the paper tray can be made thinner
- the multiple paper feeders can be made thinner, and a multi-tray type printer suitable for personal use can be provided.
- the thickness of each paper feeder is about 1 to 3 cm
- a multiple paper feeder that can store 7 to 8 types of paper with a thickness of about 20 cm can be realized.
- the paper tray becomes thinner.
- the thickness of the pickup roller that picks up paper from the tray must be taken into consideration. That is, in order to arrange one paper tray, the diameter of the pickup roller and the thickness of the paper are required at least, and the thickness for accommodating the mechanism for driving the pickup roller is also required. . Therefore, it is important to reduce the diameter of the pickup roller in order to realize a thin and compact multiple paper feeder (hereinafter, multi-tray). In particular, if a paper tray of about 1 to 3 cm as described above is to be realized, the pickup roller will be about a few mm, and the pickup roller itself must be flexible.
- the force acting between the pickup roller and the paper differs depending on the thickness of the paper, so a large spring applies a large force to the bottom plate so that sufficient frictional force can be obtained even when there is a large amount of paper.
- the frictional force becomes too large, so that a separating device having a complicated mechanism must be prepared so that a plurality of sheets are not supplied at the same time. For this reason, other than the diameter of the pickup roller, it is not suitable for a thin multi-tray.
- the method in which the pickup roller is moved and pressed against the paper is excellent in that the pressing force is not affected by the weight of the paper, and may be compact.
- a certain amount of frictional force is required to feed the paper, and the pickup roller needs some rigidity to press the paper from the side of the pickup roller with the force to obtain the frictional force. You. Therefore, there is a limit in making the pick-up roller thinner, and a pickup roller having a diameter of about several mm and having almost no rigidity cannot be employed.
- a mechanism for moving the pickup roller up and down to set the cut sheet on the paper tray is also required.
- the paper feeder it is also important to prevent double feed, in which multiple sheets are fed together and feed them, and to improve reliability by preventing sheets from jamming inside. is there.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an extremely thin sheet feeding device using a pickup roller having a diameter of about several mm and hardly expecting rigidity. Furthermore, in order to realize an extremely thin paper feeder, it is necessary to simplify the configuration around the pickup roller. However, even with a simple configuration, a paper feeder that can reliably feed cut sheets one by one is provided. It is also intended. By simplifying the configuration around the pickup roller, a paper width adjustment function can be added without increasing the size of the paper feeder, and a general-purpose sheet that can easily set cut sheets of different sizes in one paper feeder It is also an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable paper feeding device.
- the paper feeder of the present invention employs a pickup roller in which a plurality of rollers are intermittently arranged on a drive shaft, and a plurality of exposed portions of the drive shaft of the pickup roller are provided inside the paper tray.
- the paper trays are independently supported so as to be pressed in the direction of the bottom plate of the paper tray.
- a drive shaft that is as thin as several millimeters in diameter, hardly expected to have rigidity, and must be treated as a flexible shaft that deforms flexibly must be used.
- the fact that the drive shaft is flexible is used in reverse, and a plurality of elastic bodies such as springs that move independently are used, and a short portion of the drive shaft represented by a roller portion is used. Is used as one unit, and each roller is pressed almost independently in the direction of the bottom plate. With this configuration, each roller section almost independently adheres to the paper, and conversely, a pickup roller using a flexible drive shaft is better than a pickup roller using a rigid drive shaft. The area where the roller portion contacts the paper or the contact distance in the paper width direction can be increased. Therefore, by adopting a flexible pickup roller, The force can be transmitted to the paper rather efficiently, improving the reliability of paper feeding and eliminating problems such as uneven paper and wrinkles.
- the flexible pickup roller will deform as it changes in thickness. But the reliability is even higher. Then, since the area with the contact distance can be increased, the force for pressing the pickup roller can be reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the frictional force between the sheets from becoming unnecessarily large, and it is possible to reduce a mistake in multiple sheet feeding in which a plurality of sheets are fed simultaneously.
- the drive shaft can be divided into a plurality of parts and independently pressurized by a very simple mechanism such as a simple coil spring or a leaf spring. Therefore, since the elastic support means having a simple mechanism may be arranged in the paper tray, the space occupied by the elastic support means may be very small. For this reason, the thickness of the sheet feeding device can be further reduced. Simple mechanisms such as coil springs and leaf springs used as elastic support means that when the paper is fully set in the paper tray, it almost fits within the thickness of the pickup roller, and the set paper and elastic support Does not interfere. Therefore, a significantly thinner paper tray can be used, which has enough space to accommodate the paper and a small pickup roller of a few mm, so that the entire paper feeder can be designed to be very thin.
- a very simple mechanism such as a simple coil spring or a leaf spring.
- the elastic support means having a simple mechanism may be arranged in the paper tray, the configuration around the pickup roller can be simplified. For this reason, it is possible to install a paper width adjustment plate that slides the surface of the bottom plate of the paper tray in the paper width direction without increasing the size of the paper feeding device, and when using paper of different sizes or paper widths. It can be easily set using a paper width adjustment plate. This increases the versatility of the paper feeder.
- the drive shaft so as to traverse the paper tray, the drive mechanism such as a motor can be disposed outside the paper tray. It does not need to include space for drive mechanisms such as gears. For this reason, the capacity of the paper tray can be increased, and the paper feeder can be made thinner.
- the drive shaft is arranged so as to traverse the paper tray. Further, if the paper is of a size that can be accommodated in the paper tray, the pickup roller can reliably contact the paper of a different size, so that the paper can be fed with high reliability.
- the paper feeding device of the present invention can store a plurality of sheet-shaped paper, and has a paper tray provided with a separation wall in front of which the edge in the paper feeding direction hits, A pickup roller having a shaft and a plurality of rollers intermittently attached to the drive shaft, and a plurality of exposed portions of the drive shaft being pressed almost independently in the direction of the bottom plate of the paper tray. And a drive mechanism disposed on the outer surface of the paper tray for driving a drive shaft of the pickup roller.
- This paper feeder is a pickup device that presses the pickup roller against the paper by independently pressing the drive shaft in the direction of the bottom plate of the paper tray, so that the amount of paper in the paper tray changes.
- the force pressing the pickup roller against the paper does not change. Therefore, the paper feeder is also highly reliable in that respect.
- the pickup roller is in contact with the paper.
- the pickup roller is fed, so the pickup roller in contact with the paper being fed becomes a load.
- a one-way rotating clutch such as a one-way clutch may be provided in the drive mechanism.
- a highly reliable paper feeding device can be realized by employing an extremely thin pickup roller. For this reason, a very compact multi-tray capable of selecting and supplying a plurality of types of paper can be provided by adding a plurality of paper feeders to form a multiple paper feeder and adding a tray selection drive function.
- a printing device having a multi-feeding device and a printing mechanism for printing on paper fed from the multi-feeding device is an easy-to-use compact printing device that can select and use a plurality of types of paper. Becomes
- the paper feeding device of the present invention can reliably feed paper of any size or type as long as it can fit in the paper tray. Therefore, by making the widths of the paper trays of a plurality of paper feeders the same, a multi-tray as a whole such as one tray can be provided. Either the left or right side of the paper tray By setting a paper width adjustment plate that moves on the surface of the bottom plate of the tray for loading multiple types of paper with different paper widths on the unified side, the printing width based on one side is set. Can be set automatically. In addition, since each paper feeder has a drive mechanism on the outside, prepare two types of paper feeders with a drive mechanism on one of the left and right outer surfaces, and alternate them.
- the drive shaft is supported by an elastic supporting means such as an independent coil spring, so that the entire pickup roller swings toward the bottom plate of the paper tray. At the same time, the pickup roller easily moves in the front-rear direction, so that the position where the pickup roller contacts the paper tends to be unstable.
- the elastic support means is configured to support the drive shaft so as to pivot in the direction of the bottom plate around a point distant from the bottom plate as a fulcrum, independent swingability in the direction of the bottom plate is maintained.
- the pickup roller can be supported so that the position and angle in the front-rear direction of contact with the paper are stabilized, and the paper feeding direction of each roller can be stabilized.
- One configuration for resiliently supporting the drive shaft is a plurality of frames that support the drive shaft to pivot, and a plurality of elastic members that press the exposed portion of the drive shaft or the frame toward the bottom plate of the paper tray. That is, an elastic supporting means having the following is employed.
- Another configuration is to employ, as the elastic support means, a leaf spring arranged so that a portion elastically deformed extends in the paper feeding direction, that is, in the front-rear direction. Since the leaf spring of this form can be extended in the paper feed direction, the elastic coefficient for the vertical displacement of the drive shaft becomes small, and a relatively weak and stable pressure can be supplied to the drive shaft for the vertical displacement of the drive shaft. it can. Therefore, the drive shaft can be pressurized with almost constant small force.
- the plate spring of this embodiment may be a spring that is partially folded back. With such a leaf spring, the drive shaft can be pivotally supported with the folded point as a fulcrum.
- the force sheet can be inserted into the paper tray without raising the pickup roller (the elastic support means pivots).
- the pickup roller With the mechanism, the leading edge of the paper to be set The pickup roller is pushed up when hitting the paper, so set more paper.
- the part where the frame is attached to the exposed part of the drive shaft and the part where the leaf spring is attached or connected to the exposed part of the drive shaft are located on the opposite side from the bottom plate, By standing up, it is possible to prevent the cut sheet from interfering with the elastic support means.
- connection portion or the connection portion By setting the interval secured by the connection portion or the connection portion to be equal to or less than the diameter of the roller portion, the roller portion always comes into contact with the leading end of the uppermost sheet. Therefore, by driving the pickup roller after setting the paper, the roller section automatically rides on the uppermost paper, and the paper can be fed in order from the uppermost paper. That is, it is desirable to provide a connecting member or a connecting portion for connecting the elastic supporting means and the exposed portion of the drive shaft at an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the roller portion on the opposite side of the bottom plate.
- This connecting portion may be formed integrally with the elastic support means.
- the pickup roller since the pickup roller extends so as to cross the paper tray, the paper width is set smaller than the width of the paper tray.
- the rollers can deform and touch the bottom plate of the paper tray. For this reason, it is desirable to form a groove for accommodating the roller portion in the bottom plate facing the roller portion of the pickup roller to prevent interference between the roller portion and the bottom plate.
- the elastic support means for supporting the pickup roller has an upper wall provided above the paper tray, and can be attached to the upper wall.
- an elastic support means of the paper feeding device stacked below to the back surface of the bottom plate of the paper tray.
- the paper storage space can be expanded at any time.
- a convex portion having a shape expanding in the paper feeding direction or a concave portion having a shape narrowing in the paper feeding direction on the separation wall of the paper tray.
- a convex portion or a concave portion is provided, the leading edge of the sheet is deformed along the uneven portion of the separation wall when the roller section is rotated and fed.
- the concave portion of the separation wall is tapered, that is, the concave portion that is recessed downward is narrowed in the paper feed direction, so the leading end of the paper that fits therein is deformed downward by the concave portion, and its convex shape
- the width of the deformed part gradually decreases with paper feed.
- the resistance generated by this deformation and the friction generated at the corners or edges of the recess are much more stable compared to the conventional method in which the leading edge of the paper contacts a flat separation wall. Also, this resistance increases as it approaches the leading edge of the separation wall or the paper feed side, making it ideal for separating paper.
- the resistance of the separation wall is more effective for the second and subsequent sheets by forming a tapered or narrowed section in the sheet feeding direction at the position of the roller portion of the pickup roller almost corresponding to the sheet feeding direction. Acts in a way.
- the concave portion has a tapered shape
- resistance is generated while the shape of the leading end of the fed paper is deformed. Therefore, even if the tip is left in the tray for a long period of time and the shape of the leading edge is adjusted to the separating wall, the shape of the leading edge of the paper changes due to the unevenness of the separating wall when the paper feed force acts. It is possible to reliably obtain the resistance for separating the paper, and it is also effective against the aging of the paper.
- the width of the paper path is not widened without inserting both ends of the paper into the concave portions. Also, if the edge of the paper in the paper width direction is located in the concave portion, the paper may contact or be caught by the wall of the concave portion narrowed in the paper feeding direction, and the resistance may be excessively large. Therefore, it is desirable that the portion where the edge in the paper width direction of the paper of each size set in the paper tray contacts the convex portion.
- the paper width adjustment plate is powered for each size, it moves in conjunction with the paper width adjustment plate, and the paper width direction edge of each type of paper rides on the front of the separation wall. It is desirable to provide a mask plate that forms the shading portion.
- the angle of the separation wall with respect to the bottom plate of the paper tray must be set appropriately, The tip must strike the separation wall at an appropriate angle.
- the angle between the separation wall and the bottom plate of the paper tray is usually set to 90 degrees or more, but if such an angle is set, there will be a difference in the separation performance due to the amount of paper remaining in the paper tray. That is, when the pickup roller contacts the upper surface of the paper stacked on the paper tray and feeds the paper, if the pickup roller moves up and down depending on the amount of paper, it hardly moves in the paper feed direction.
- the paper is left in the paper tray because the separation wall is tilted 90 degrees or more
- the paper is not left in the paper tray for the distance from the position where the pickup roller is in contact with the separation wall The distance from the position where the pick-up roller touches to the separation wall becomes smaller.
- the first angle between the leading end of the separation wall in the paper feed direction and the bottom plate of the paper tray is the second angle between the end of the separation wall in the paper feed direction and the bottom plate of the paper tray. Smaller than the angle. Accordingly, when the edge of the paper hits the leading end of the separation wall in the paper feeding direction, the angle with the separation wall becomes small, and the paper is easily separated. On the other hand, if the end of the paper hits the end of the separation wall in the paper feeding direction, the angle with the separation wall increases, and paper jams are less likely to occur.
- the first angle between the leading end of the convex portion in the paper feed direction and the bottom plate of the paper tray is set to the first angle between the end portion of the convex portion in the paper feed direction and the bottom plate of the paper tray. It is desirable to make the angle smaller than 2. Paper can be fed one by one regardless of the number of sheets set or left in the paper tray It is possible to provide an efficient and highly reliable paper feeder.
- the separating wall or the convex portion having different angles at the tip and the distal end has a combination of surfaces having different angles or a curved surface having different angles at the tip and the distal end.
- the rigidity of the paper is high (the stiffness is high), the distance between the separation wall and the portion where the pickup roller comes into contact can be increased in the above, so that the difference between when the number of remaining paper trays is large and when it is small can be reduced. Also, the difference in resistance when the tip hits the separation wall is large, and it is easy to prevent double feed. In addition, when paper is fed, the paper is given a balanced force, so it does not bend or distort and paper jams are less likely to occur. By bending the paper in the paper width direction, the rigidity can be increased even for thin paper. However, when the paper is curved, the contact area with the pickup roller is reduced, and the driving force cannot be efficiently transmitted to the paper.
- the pickup roller since the pickup roller is flexible, the pickup roller also curves in a shape substantially following the curved shape of the paper, and also in the paper width direction for the curved paper.
- the pickup roller can be brought into contact with a substantially uniform pressure. As a result, it is possible to apply a substantially uniform paper feeding force in the paper width direction to the paper that has become pseudo-stiff or rigid by bending the paper. Therefore, it is possible to provide a highly reliable paper feeder even though it is a thin paper feeder.
- the side of the pickup roller may be concave or convex.
- a paper tray in which the entire bottom plate is curved or a paper plate in which only the end portion of the bottom plate in the paper width direction is inclined or curved can be used.
- the pickup roller is curved so that the side of the roller is concave, the side of the paper tray and the side wall of the Z or bottom plate are supported so that the vicinity of both ends of the paper set in the paper tray is curved in the paper width direction. Parts can be provided so that they can be moved in the paper width direction together with at least one of the side walls.
- both side walls of the paper tray are symmetrically moved to the center in the paper width direction and the paper is fed from the center of the paper tray.
- the side wall of the paper tray is moved in the paper width direction.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a printing apparatus provided with a multiple sheet feeding apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the multi-sheet feeding device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of one of the two types of paper feeding devices.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the other sheet feeding device.
- FIG. 5 is a development view schematically showing the sheet feeding device shown in FIG.
- Fig. 6 is a diagram showing how the pickup roller of the paper feeding device rotates according to the number of cut sheets set in the paper tray, and Fig. 6 (a) shows the state when the number of cut sheets is large.
- FIG. 6 (b) is a view when the number of cut sheets is small, and
- FIG. 6 (c) is a view when the cut sheets are exhausted.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the pick-up roller getting on the uppermost small sheet.
- Fig. 7 (a) shows the cut sheet set on the paper tray
- Fig. 7 (b) The state when the pickup roller starts to rotate
- FIG. 7 (c) is a view showing the state in which the pickup roller rides on the uppermost cut sheet.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the peripheral portion of the separation wall of the sheet feeding device.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing the relationship between the roller portion of the pickup roller and the concave portion of the separation wall
- FIG. 9 (a) is a diagram when the convex portion or the concave portion is viewed from the surface side
- FIG. b) is a view when the convex portion or the concave portion is viewed from the side.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a groove for accommodating the roller unit of the lower sheet feeding device is formed on the back surface of the sheet tray of the sheet feeding device.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the appearance of a printer provided with different multi-feeding devices.
- Fig. 12 shows an example of a paper feeder that bends the paper set in the paper tray and feeds it using a flexible pickup roller.
- Fig. 12 (a) shows the paper tray bottom plate.
- Fig. 12 (b) shows the bottom plate shown in Fig. 12 (a) with a curved part.
- FIG. 12 (c) is an example in which a curved portion is provided near both ends of a flat bottom plate.
- FIG. 13 is a side view of the multi-sheet feeding device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the paper tray and the outer case of the multi-feeding device shown in FIG. 11 taken out of the printer.
- FIG. 15 is a plan view of one sheet feeder constituting the multiple sheet feeder shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state in which each paper tray of the multi-feeding device shown in FIG. 11 is viewed from above.
- FIG. 17 is a view for explaining the configuration of the separation wall of the paper feed tray shown in FIG. 11, and FIG. 17 (a) shows a state in which the number of cut sheets set in the paper tray is large.
- FIG. 17 (b) is a diagram showing a state when the number of cut sheets set in the paper tray is small.
- FIG. 1 shows an outline of a multi-sheet feeding device constituted by using the sheet feeding device according to the present invention, that is, a printer having a multi-tray.
- This printer 1 has a multi-tray '10 in which two types of paper feeders 20 and 30 are alternately stacked in seven stages. Each paper feeder 20 and 30 has a plurality of paper trays. A sheet of paper, that is, a cut sheet 2 can be stored.
- the printer 1 has a printing unit 3 for printing on a power sheet 2 supplied from the multi tray 10.
- the printing unit 3 includes a paper feeder 5, an ink-jet type print head 6, and a paper discharge feeder 7.
- the printing unit 3 includes a control unit 8 that receives print data and commands from a host computer 9 and controls the print head 6, feeders 5 and 7, and the multi-tray 10 based on the print data and commands.
- the multi-tray 10 has a configuration in which two types of paper feeders 20 and 30 are alternately stacked on an outer case 11 that is vertically erected. Each paper feeder 20 and 30 is arranged almost vertically so that paper feed port 29 is down.
- the cut sheet 2 output from each of the paper feeders 20 and 30 is supplied to the printing unit 3 using the lower wall 11 a of the outer case 11 as a paper guide.
- the direction in which the sheet feeding devices 20 and 30 are overlapped with the outer case 11 will be referred to as the vertical direction
- the sheet feeding direction of the sheet feeding devices 20 and 30 will be referred to as the front and rear directions. More specifically, the direction of the printing unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 is assumed to be upward, and the direction of the paper feed port 29 is assumed to be forward.
- FIG. 2 shows an outline of the multi-tray 10 using a side view.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show a schematic plan view of the two types of sheet feeding devices 20 and 30.
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view showing main components constituting the sheet feeding device 20.
- the paper feeders 20 and 30 have substantially the same configuration except that the position where the drive mechanism 41 is disposed is different in the left and right directions. Therefore, the paper feeders 20 will be mainly described.
- the paper feeder 20 has a paper tray 25 having a bottom plate 21, a left plate 22, a right plate 23, and a front plate 24.
- the front plate 24 is a separation wall to which the paper feed direction or the front edge of the cut sheet 2 hits.
- the uppermost cut sheets 2 stacked inside the tray 25 are separated one by one by a separating wall 24, and the upper part of the separating wall 24 is used as a paper feed port 29 to feed the paper forward. Paper is fed to the print unit 3 in F.
- the back B side of the paper tray 25 is open, and cut sheets 2 can be set.
- the cut sheet 2 larger than the paper tray 25 is set with one copy protruding from the rear B.
- the width of the paper tray 25 is designed according to the largest cut sheet to be set in the paper tray 25. In this example, the paper set in the paper tray 25 is generally referred to as a cut sheet.
- the paper can be fed to the printing unit 3 one by one or one by one and printed, It is not limited to paper, but may be an envelope, a medicine bag, a receipt, a medicine notebook, a medicine calendar, or the like.
- the cut sheet or paper in this specification is a concept including all media that can be printed by the printing unit 3.
- the cut sheet 2 may be arranged in the longitudinal direction in the front-back direction, or may be arranged in the longitudinal direction in the paper width direction. In any case, the direction perpendicular to the front F which is the paper feeding direction is referred to as the paper width direction W in this specification.
- a paper width adjusting plate 26 capable of adjusting the distance to a predetermined paper width of the force sheet 2 is provided. Therefore, for example, by moving the paper width adjustment plate 26 to the paper tray 25 that can hold the A2 size sheet (2 10 x 2 97 mra), the A 5 (1 48 x 2 Force sheet 2 of A4 size or less, such as 1 O mm) or B5 (18 2 X 25 7 mm), or cut sheet 2 such as the receipt size of deformation (10 2 mm X 106 mm) Can be set. Also, B 4 larger than A 4 size
- the sheet feeding device 20 is a highly versatile device that can easily install sheets 2 of different sizes or paper widths.
- the right side plate 23 side of the bottom plate 2 1 is formed with a recessed or cut-out portion 37 in the front F.
- the paper tray 2 5 sandwiches the cut sheet 2 shorter than the length of the bottom plate 2 1 from above and below. It can be set in or taken out of the machine.
- a pick-up roller 32 for feeding the stored cut sheet 2 is arranged so as to cross the paper tray 25 along the separation wall 24.
- the pickup roller 32 includes a drive shaft 33 extending in the direction i in the paper so as to traverse the paper tray 25, and a plurality of rollers (or roller portions) intermittently attached to the drive shaft 33. It has.
- the drive shaft 33 can slide or swing up and down inside the vertically extending groove 36 formed in the left side plate 22 and the right side plate 23, and is set in the paper tray 25. Move up and down according to the number of cut sheets 2.
- the right end 33 r of the drive shaft 33 penetrating the right side wall 23 is connected to a drive mechanism 41 arranged along the side wall 23, and is driven by a motor 42. As shown in FIG.
- the driving mechanism 41 is disposed on the outer side 23 a of the right side wall 23. As shown in FIG. The drive shaft 41 is disposed on the outside 22 a, and the left end 3 31 of the drive shaft 33 is connected to the drive mechanism 41. Except for the arrangement of the drive mechanism 41, the configurations of the paper feeders 20 and 30 are common.
- the multi-tray 10 having a structure in which the sheet feeding devices 20 and 30 are alternately stacked has a layout in which the drive mechanisms 41 are alternately arranged on the left and right.
- Each drive mechanism 41 has a drive mode fixed to the side wall 22 or 23.
- a gear train (gear train) 44 connecting the motor 42 and the drive shaft 33 is provided, and a gear 43 for transmitting power from the train 44 to the drive shaft 33 is provided.
- a one-way rotating clutch (one-way clutch) 43 that transmits only one-way rotation on the driving side to the driven side.
- the one-way clutch 43 transmits a driving force to the drive shaft 33 so that the pickup roller 32 rotates in the direction in which the cut sheet 2 is fed. Therefore, the cut sheet 2 is fed to the feeder 5 or
- the one-way clutch 43 a type using a ratchet or the like, or a ball clutch using a ball and a spring can be used. Pole clutches are the preferred choice with very low noise when spinning. Further, the one-way rotation clutch in this specification includes all other types of one-way transmission mechanisms such as planetary gears.
- the drive mechanism 41 is attached to the outer periphery of the side wall 22 or 23 around the shaft 45a of the gear 45 closest to the motor so as to turn up and down. Therefore, when the pickup roller 32 moves up and down according to the amount of the sheet 2, the driving mechanism 41 also follows the rotation and turns up and down around the shaft 45a. As shown in FIG. 2, the height of the drive mechanism 41 is slightly higher than the height of the paper feed tray 25 (the height of the side walls 22 and 23), and the pickup roller 32 is moved up and down. When moved, it moves up and down beyond the range of paper tray 25.
- the drive mechanisms 41 are arranged in the same direction, the drive mechanisms 41 interfere with each other in the upper and lower paper feeders 20 and 30, but in this example, the drive mechanisms 41 Since the right and left sides are arranged alternately, the drive mechanism 41 does not interfere with the upper and lower paper feeders 20 and 30. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the drive mechanism 41 moves smoothly following the up and down movement of the pickup roller 32, and the power is reliably transmitted from the motor 42 to the pickup roller 32.
- a thin flexible drive shaft 33 having a diameter of about 1 to 3 mm and a diameter of 2 to 3 mm are provided.
- a roller 3 4 of about 5 mm made of rubber or the like is intermittently mounted.
- the shaft 33 is intermittently exposed.
- a plurality of leaf springs 51 are independently supported from above, that is, from the opposite side of the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25 as elastic support means, and the pickup roller 32 is supported by the bottom plate 2. Press in the direction of 1.
- the paper feeder 20 of this example has four leaf springs 5 1, each of which is divided into two parts and has a bearing portion 5 1 d that independently grips the exposed portion 35 of the shaft 33, and a paper tray.
- An upper plate 52 is provided on the upper side of the upper side of the upper plate 52.The upper plate 52 extends along the paper width direction W so as to connect the upper ends of the side walls 22 and 23. ing.
- Each leaf spring 51 is folded back at a portion (first extension portion) 51 extending from the portion 51a fixed to the plate 52 to the rear B (first extension portion) 51 and at the rear position 51t. (A second extending portion) 51 c, and a tip portion 51 d of the forward extending portion is attached to the exposed portion 35 of the shaft 33 as a bearing.
- the folded portion 51t has a claw portion 5lh to be engaged with the slit 52a formed in the plate 52, and the folded portion 51t falls in the direction of the bottom plate 21. So that it does not interfere with the seat 2.
- the connecting portion 51e between the portion 51c extending forward F and the bearing 51d of the shaft 33 has a shape inclined downward from the tip 51g of the leaf spring, and the drive shaft 33 From the viewpoint, it is the rising part. For this reason, the connecting portion 51 e functions as a connecting portion for connecting the plate spring 51 and the shaft 33 on the opposite side of the bottom plate 21 while securing a space between them.
- the connecting portion 51e can be formed integrally with the leaf spring 51, or the connecting portion 51e can be formed of another non-elastic member such as plastic.
- FIG. 6 shows how the pickup roller 32 swings up and down inside the paper tray 25.
- the pickup roller 32 is attached to the plate 52 via a leaf spring 51, and is attached to the distal end of a second extension 51c extending forward F in a folded shape of the leaf spring 51. It has been in a state where it was done. Therefore, although the leaf spring 51 is slightly displaced due to elastic deformation, the pickup roller 32 is generally moved up and down around the turning position 51 t by the second extending portion 51c of the leaf spring 51. Turn. Therefore, each roller 34 of the pick-up roller 32 is thin and flexible.
- the elastic shaft 33 and the upper plate 52 support the leaf spring 51 so as to be elastically and almost independently moved, so that it moves almost flexibly in the vertical direction.
- the second extending portion 51c extending to the front F
- the movement is restricted in the front and rear directions, and the roller 34 moves the front F at a predetermined position of the seat 2. Touch the force sheet 2 while facing.
- FIG. 6A shows a state in which the allowed number of cut sheets 2 are set almost completely in the paper tray 25.
- Each leaf spring 51 is elastically deformed and, when viewed from the right side plate 23 side, is substantially parallel to the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25, and the drive shaft 33 is moved from a plurality of positions to the paper tray 25. Press against bottom plate 21. Therefore, each of the rollers 34 is in close contact with the sheet 2 and can reliably transmit the paper feeding force.
- the second extended portion 5 1c extends from the bearing 5 1d to the second extended portion 5 1c via the connection portion 5 1e. It is elastically deformed without contacting sheet 2. Therefore, the leaf spring 51 does not interfere with the seat 2.
- the leaf spring 51 is very thin, and fits in a gap thinner than the pickup roller 32. Therefore, no extra space is required for a mechanism for pressing the pickup roller 32 downward. Since the mechanism for driving the pickup roller 32 is disposed outside the paper tray 25, a small-diameter pick-up roller 32 is provided inside the paper tray 25, and a leaf spring 5 All you have to do is place them. Since the leaf spring 51 fits within the thickness of the pickup roller 32, the smaller the diameter of the pick-up roller 32, the thinner the paper tray 25 and the more sheets that can be stored. Therefore, the sheet feeding devices 20 and 30 can be designed to be extremely thin. Further, since the configuration around the pickup roller inside the paper tray 25 is very simple, there is little interference when the paper width adjustment plate 26 is provided inside the paper tray 25 and moved. Therefore, it is easy to install the paper width adjusting plate 26 without increasing the size of the paper feeding device.
- the bearing 51 d supports the exposed portion 35 of the drive shaft 33, so that the bearing 51 d can be arranged inside the thickness of the roller portion 34. Therefore, the bearing 51d does not interfere with the seat 2. For this reason, the paper tray Except for the space occupied by the rollers 34, all of the space 25 (in the thickness direction) can be used for storing the sheet 2. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sheet feeding device 20 that is thin and has a large number of stored sheets. Further, since the pickup roller 32 does not need to uniformly press the sheet 2 and can transmit the paper feeding force to the sheet 2, there is no functional problem even if the roller portion 34 is divided.
- FIG. 6B shows a state in which the number of cut sheets 2 has been reduced. Since the pick-up roller 32 is pressed downward by the leaf spring 51, the pick-up roller 32 swings up and down in accordance with the amount of the sheet 2, and comes into contact with the uppermost sheet 2 with an appropriate force. Specifically, the leaf spring 51 elastically deforms, and the first extending portion 51b extending rearward B slightly pivots downward about the mounting portion 51a of the leaf spring 51 to the plate 52. At the same time, the second extending portion 51c extending forward F turns downward about the portion 51t turned back at the rear B of the first extending portion 51b.
- the drive shaft 33 supported by the leaf spring 51 slides down inside the groove 36 formed in the left and right side plates 22 and 23 of the paper tray 25.
- the displacement of the second extended portion 51c is large.
- the leaf spring 51 extending in the front-rear direction has a small elastic modulus (elastic constant) because the length of the plate can be lengthened, and a stable force with a relatively small fluctuation with respect to the vertical displacement of the pickup roller 32 is obtained. Can be pressurized. And the pressing force is also reduced.
- the length of the plate is further increased, so that the elastic coefficient can be reduced and the pickup roller 32 can be pressed downward with a more stable force.
- the exposed portion 35 of the drive shaft 33 is gripped by the bearing portion 51 d of the leaf spring 51 and pressed downward, and the drive shaft 33 is thin and flexible.
- Each roller 34 sandwiched between 35 is in an independent suspended state that can be moved almost freely up and down from the upper plate 52. Therefore, each roller 34 adheres to the sheet 2 in a unique state, and is hardly influenced by the state of the other rollers 34, so that the adhesion is high. Therefore, the paper feed force is easily transmitted to the sheet 2.
- the rollers 34 move up and down following the thickness even if there is a difference in thickness, so the driving force can be extremely efficiently increased. Can be transmitted to Therefore, any type of sheet can be reliably fed.
- each of the rollers 34 contacts the sheet 2 reliably means that the contact area increases, and even if the force for pressing each roller 34 is reduced, the desired paper feeding force can be obtained. 2 means it can be communicated. Therefore, it is not necessary to apply an excessive pressure, so that the frictional force between the sheets can be reduced, and it is easy to prevent the tray from being fed by multiple sheets. Since the paper feeder 20 of this example is designed to press the pickup roller 32 in the direction of the sheet 2 from above, the force for pressing the pickup roller 32 is smaller than the method of pressing the sheet 2 from the opposite side. As mentioned above, it may be smaller than the beginning.
- the force for pressing the sheet can be extremely small, and the strength of the structural members including the leaf spring 51 can be reduced. For this reason, even if the entirety of the paper feeding device 20 is considered, the weight can be reduced, and the paper feeding device 20 can be provided at low cost.
- FIG. 6C shows a state where the inside of the paper tray 25 is empty.
- the pickup roller 32 which is pressed downward by the leaf spring 51, moves following the remaining amount of the sheet 2, and reaches the bottom plate 21 when the sheet 2 runs out. Therefore, it is possible to reliably pick up the last sheet 2.
- the drive shaft 33 is flexible and the individual rollers 34 are suspended independently.
- the roller portion 34 that does not contact the sheet 2 directly contacts the bottom plate 21, which may cause a rotation failure of the pickup roller 32. Therefore, in the paper tray 25 of this example, a groove 57 is formed at a position facing the roller portion 34 of the bottom plate 21. The provision prevents the roller portion 34 from contacting the bottom plate 21 even in such a case. Therefore, even when the small-sized sheet 2 is stored, the pick-up roller 32 does not contact the bottom plate 21 and the last sheet can be fed reliably.
- the drive shaft 33 is driven via a one-way clutch 43. Therefore, even if the pickup roller 32 is constantly pressed in the direction of the bottom plate 21 to press the sheet 2, the cut sheet 2 output from the sheet feeding device 20 is not applied to the platen roller of the printer 1.
- the one-way clutch 43 idles. Therefore, the pickup roller 32 hardly becomes a load. It is also possible to provide a mechanism for releasing the pickup roller 32 when the sheet is fed on the printing unit 3 side.
- the space for the paper tray 25 is allocated to incorporate the mechanism, to make the paper tray 25 thin and compact, and to store as many sheets 2 as possible, as in this example, A simple mechanism using a simple one-way clutch is suitable.
- the sheet feeding device 20 of this example can easily supply the sheet 2 to the sheet tray 25 without releasing the pickup roller 32.
- the pickup roller 32 of the sheet feeding device 20 employs a roller 34 having an elliptical cross section.
- the elliptical roller 34 As shown in FIG. 7 (a), when the tip 2 a of the supplied cut sheet 2 is rotated in contact with the outer peripheral surface 34 a of the roller 34, FIG. As shown in (b), the position where the roller 34 hits the cut sheet 2 changes, and the roller 34 moves so as to ride above the force sheet 2. Therefore, the cut sheets 2 supplied under the rollers 34 are sequentially fed. For this reason, after replenishing the cut sheet 2 to the tray 25, the pick-up roller 32 is automatically set on the surface of the uppermost cut sheet 32 simply by driving the pickup roller 32 in the same manner as always. Is performed.
- the release mechanism and the pick-up mechanism are driven by driving the pickup roller 32 as usual.
- the pickup roller 32 rides on the uppermost cut sheet 2f, and the cut sheet 2 2 is fed.
- Such an effect can be obtained as long as the roller 34 moves up and down as it rotates, or the shape of the roller 34 rotating so that the position of contact with the sheet 2 changes back and forth. Therefore, the same effect can be obtained not only by an elliptical roller but also by a pickup roller using an eccentric roller or a non-circular roller such as a D-shaped roller.
- the leading end 2 a of the replenished sheet 2 should be at least on the outer peripheral surface 34 a of the rollers 34 using the roller 34 as a stopper. Must be in contact. Therefore, in the pick-up roller 32 of this example, the size of the bearing portion 51 d of the leaf spring 51 and the size of the connection portion 51 e rising upward from the bearing portion 51 d are within the range where the roller 34 rotates, for example. In the case of an elliptical roller 34, the diameter is set to be equal to or less than the long diameter.
- sheet 2 is fed smoothly.
- the leading end of the sheet 2 is strongly pressed against the separation wall 24 and is deformed, and the resistance received from the separation wall 24 becomes unstable, which adversely affects the paper separation performance. There is a slight possibility that this will occur.
- the sheet 2 is automatically fed in the direction of the separation wall with an appropriate force only by driving the pickup roller 32 to be set in a state in which the sheet can be fed. did Therefore, it is desirable to refrain from setting the sheet 2 so that the pickup roller 32 is pushed upward.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the separation wall (front plate) 24, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the H0 portion provided on the separation wall 24 and the roller 34.
- Figures 8 and 9 are schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the H0 portion provided on the separation wall 24 and the roller 34.
- a plurality of triangular protrusions 64 extending in the paper feed direction F in the front or upper direction are arranged at a constant pitch.
- These convex portions 64 are arranged so as to correspond to the front of the exposed portion 35 of the drive shaft 33, and the front F of each of the rollers 34 is formed in the front F by the adjacent convex portion 64.
- a recess 61 narrowing toward the bottom is formed.
- the cut sheet 2 has a resistance that the tip 2 a receives in contact with the surface 64 a of the convex portion 64 and a resistance that is received by being pressed against the corner 62. If the top sheet 2f is the top sheet 2f, the pickup roller 3 will move when the leading end 2a is free from the separation wall 24 due to the stiffness of the paper when the leading end 2a of the sheet is fed. 2 outputs from paper feed port 29. Since the lower sheet 2 is pressed by the upper sheet and the leading end 2a does not become free, it is not output from the paper feed port 29 due to the resistance due to the above two factors.
- the lower sheet which is easily sent out together with the upper sheet 2 exerts a greater resistance force toward the front due to the recess 61, so that the sheet can be reliably separated.
- a concave portion 61 narrowed toward the front F by the adjacent convex portion 64 is formed on the front F of each roller 34, and acts on the sheet 2 for separating.
- the resistance becomes substantially uniform in the paper width direction. Therefore, of the cut sheets fed by rotating the rollers 34, only the uppermost cut sheet 2 can be fed reliably and straightly, and a highly reliable sheet feeder can be realized.
- the strength sheet 2 has different durability depending on the paper quality or material. As shown in Fig. 1, if the paper feeders 20 and 30 are installed diagonally and the leading edge of the cut sheet 2 is in contact with the separating wall 24, the leading end of the It will be deformed to the shape along 4. Therefore, resistance due to contact between the separation wall 24 and the leading end portion 2a of the cut sheet cannot be received, and the separation becomes unstable. On the other hand, according to the method of this example in which the cut sheet 2 is pressed against the edge 62 of the concave portion 61 or the convex portion 64, even if the tip 2a of the cut sheet 2 is deformed, the sheet 2 is moved forward.
- the shape of the concave portion 61 changes, so that the tip 2a of the cut sheet acts on the corner 62 of the concave portion 61 to generate resistance. For this reason, even if the cut sheet is set for a long period of time, it can be reliably separated, and the cut sheet separation performance can be dramatically improved.
- the front end 2a of the cut sheet 2 can be deformed along the corner 62 of the concave portion 61.
- both ends 2 g of the force sheet 2 enter the recess 6 1, they hit the wall 6 3 of the recess 6 1, which narrows in the paper feeding direction, and when the sheet 2 is fed forward F in that state, the width of the recess 6 1 becomes narrower. Therefore, both ends 2 g are caught on the wall 63, which causes the cut sheet 2 to wrinkle or cause a paper jam.
- the paper feeding device 20 is provided with a paper width adjusting plate 26 that slides the bottom plate 21 in the paper width direction W in order to store a plurality of types of force sheets 2 having different paper widths.
- This paper width adjusting plate 26 adjusts the distance from the right side plate 23 of the tray to the size of the sheet 2. Therefore, even for cut sheets with different paper widths, the position of the right end is always determined uniformly by the right side plate 23, so the right end of the separation wall 24 is a half convex portion 64 of the triangle, and the sheet The edge 2 g in the width direction W of 2 is prevented from getting caught or dropped. On the other hand, the left end of the cut sheet 2 is not uniformly determined according to the sheet width of the cut sheet set in the sheet feeding device 20.
- roller 34, convex 6 4 or concave By arranging the sections 61 at different intervals in the paper width direction W in consideration of the paper of the paper width to be used, the design is made so that the rollers 34 and the protrusions 64 are arranged at the left end of the paper. It is possible to keep. On the other hand, if the concave portion 61 is inevitably arranged at the left end of the cut sheet 2, it is possible to cover the concave portion 61 by providing a mask plate 65 at the tip of the paper width adjusting plate 26. .
- the paper width adjusting plate 26 defines the left end of the cut sheet 2
- the mask plate 65 is provided at the tip of the paper width adjusting plate 26, even if the concave portion 61 is arranged at the left end of the cut sheet 2,
- the recess 61 is naturally covered by the mask plate 65. This is equivalent to a state in which the left end of the cut sheet 2 rides on the mask plate 65 and rides on the convex portion 64.
- a guide wall rising upward can be separately attached to the mask plate 65 or can be formed integrally with the mask plate 65 so that the end of the sheet 2 can be guided. This allows the separated sheet 2 to be fed straight at any time.
- the left side plate 22 may be used instead of the right side plate 23, the left side plate 22 may be used.However, the size of the sheet 2 can be slid based on the size of the sheet 2 based on one of the side plates. This is a desirable adjustment method for determining the printing range in step 3.
- the printing unit 3 can automatically calculate the printing position based on the right side plate 23. Therefore, there is no need to automatically detect the position of the slide plate 26, and the interface between the multi-tray 10 and the printing unit 3 can be simplified.
- the position of the edge 2g at the left end of the sheet 2 changes depending on the size. If the size to be stored in the sheet feeding device 20 is limited in advance, the position where the edge 2 g hits can be set to the convex portion 64. However, this may limit the number of recesses 61. If the size of sheet 2 is not determined, it cannot be handled. Therefore, the mask plate 65 that moves in the paper width direction W on the convex portion 64 is linked with the paper width adjustment plate 26 so that the left end 2 g of the force sheet of any paper width always has the mask plate 65 On top of it. Therefore, The resistance of the concave portion 6 1 can be used efficiently, and the cut sheet 2 and the convex portion 6 4 that might cause wrinkles or paper jams on the cut sheet 2 can be prevented from being caught. Can be prevented.
- the paper width adjusting plate 26 and the mask plate 65 are connected to the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25. And the two slits 67 and 68 extending in the paper width direction W so that the arm 69 can slide with the paper width adjustment plate 26 in the paper width direction W. is there. Thereby, the mask plate 65 can be moved integrally with the paper width adjusting plate 26.
- the configuration of the paper feeding device of this example has been described above with reference to the paper feeding device 20.
- the other paper feeding device 30 has the same configuration except that the positions of the motor and the drive mechanism 41 are changed.
- the multi-feeding device (or multi-tray) 10 of the present example is a device in which two types of feeding devices 20 and 30 are alternately stacked in seven stages. Paper trays 25 are equal in width.
- the driving mechanism 41 disposed on the outer surface of each of the paper feeding devices 20 and 30 is formed in a layout in which the driving mechanisms 41 are arranged alternately on the left and right, so that the paper
- the drive mechanism 41 having a thickness can be arranged so as to straddle the upper and lower paper feeders.
- the compact multi-tray 10 in which the thin paper feeders 20 and 30 are multiplexed can be designed without being affected by the thickness of the drive mechanism 41.
- each of the above-described paper feeders 20 and 30 can be used alone as a very thin paper feeder. Therefore, a very thin and compact printer can be provided by combining with a thin printing section 3, for example, a printing mechanism using a thermal head.
- a thin printing section 3 for example, a printing mechanism using a thermal head.
- the multi-tray 10 is configured, as shown in FIG. 10, instead of providing the upper panel 52 to support the pickup roller 32, the pickup roller 3 of the lower sheet feeding device is not provided. 2 can be supported on the back side of the tray 25 of the upper sheet feeding device 20.
- the exposed portion 35 of the drive shaft 33 of the pickup roller 32 is attached to the bottom plate 2 1 of the upper tray 2 5 by a rigid arm or a plate-like frame 7 4. Support so that each can turn independently of 1 b I have. Further, the exposed portion 35 is independently suspended by suspending the frame 74 so as to be elastically pressed downward by an elastic member 72 such as a coil spring, a plate spring or rubber. The flexible member 72 can be directly attached to the exposed portion 35 instead of the frame 74.
- the frame 74 is connected to the shaft 32 in the same shape as the above-described leaf spring 51, and all configurations except that the leaf spring 51 naturally supports the shaft 32 are provided. Have.
- a non-circular roller 38 such as a D-shaped roller and an eccentric roller 39 are employed, and operate in the same manner as the above-described elliptical roller 34.
- a groove 71 for retracting the roller is formed on the back surface 2 1b of the bottom plate 21 of the upper paper tray 25, and the roller portion is retracted to the groove 71 when the sheet is replenished. The number of force sheets that can be stored in a portable device is further increased.
- FIG. 11 shows a different example of the multiple paper feeder and the appearance of the ink jet printer 1a equipped with the multiple paper feeder.
- paper feeders 80 and 90 are alternately stacked in seven levels.
- paper 2 has a paper width.
- the pickup roller 32 is set in a curved posture so that the surface on the side of the pickup roller 32 becomes concave in the direction W.
- the bottom plate 2 1 (the back plate of the paper tray 25 or the plate that supports the entire paper) curves the sheet 2 by the paper tray 25. Some are kept in a state where they have been set.
- the paper 2 is bent in the paper width direction W, the paper 2 is hardly bent in the paper feed direction, and the rigidity of the paper is increased, that is, the rigidity of the paper is increased. Since the sheet 2 in this state is fed by the pickup roller 3 4, the sheet 2 is hardly bent, so that the sheet 2 is output straight from the sheet tray 25 and is distorted or bent inside the printer 1 a. Paper jams are less likely to occur.
- the cut sheet 2 is fed by separating the overlapped paper due to the resistance of the leading end 2 a from the separation wall 24 and feeding the overlapped paper by improving the rigidity of the cut sheet 2.
- a double feed in which a plurality of sheets are fed in an overlapping state can be prevented.
- the paper can be However, by increasing the rigidity of the paper, the difference in resistance with respect to the paper stacked vertically can be further increased, and the paper can be separated more reliably.
- a flexible pick-up roller 32 having a flexible drive shaft 33 is employed, and the drive shaft 33 has a portion 35 intermittently exposed. 5 Independent suspension structure that can be pressed against paper 2 independently by 1 or 72. For this reason, the drive shaft 33 extending in the paper width direction W is curved along the curved cut sheet 2 so as to conform to the shape of the cut sheet 2, and each roller 34 supported by the drive shaft 33 is cut into a single piece. 2 can be brought into almost uniform contact with the surface. For this reason, a plurality of pickup rollers 34 intermittently attached to the horse shaft 3 can apply a substantially uniform paper feeding force in the paper width direction to the cut sheet 2 curved in the paper width direction W. The curved paper 2 can be fed with a uniform force without tilting. As a result, the cut sheet 2 is reliably applied with a high rigidity in the paper feed direction and, as described above, is reliably separated by the separation wall 24 and then supplied to the printer in a straight state. .
- the flexible pickup roller 32 bends both convexly and concavely, and the paper 2 also bends convexly or concavely toward the pickup roller 32 depending on the bending direction of the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25.
- the flexible pickup roller 32 independently suspended on the paper 2 curved in any state can be pressed almost evenly.
- the paper width adjusting plate 26 is symmetrically arranged about the center of the paper width direction W with respect to the paper 2 having different paper widths. By moving, the paper can always be fed from the center of the paper tray 25 toward the printer.
- the paper feeders 80 and 90 shown in FIG. 12 (c) have a flat paper tray 25 with a bottom plate 21 and a bottom plate 21 near the side walls 22 and 23.
- Paper A bending section 27 is provided to support the vicinity of both ends of the sheet 2 set in the tray 25 so as to bend in the sheet width direction W.
- the curved portion 27 is a sloped or curved surface extending along the side walls 22 and 23, and both ends of the paper 2 are lifted on the curved portion 27, whereby the paper 2 is lifted. The whole is curved in the paper width direction W.
- a partition plate or a paper width adjusting plate 26 which moves in the paper width direction along the bottom plate 21 of the tray 25 and forms a side wall for guiding an edge of the paper 2 is provided inside the tray 25, and the A curved portion 27 is also provided inside. Therefore, when paper 2 of different sizes is set, it can be adjusted by moving the paper width adjustment plate 26, and the bending portion 27 moves together with the paper width adjustment plate 26 to support both ends of the paper 2 so as to bend. For this reason, the paper tray 25 of this example can support any size of paper in a curved state. Further, since the bottom plate 21 is flat, the center of gravity does not shift even if the paper 2 is moved to one side, and the above-described problem of the tray having the curved bottom plate 21 does not occur. Therefore, in this example, the size can be adjusted by moving the side wall 23 on the opposite side with respect to the side wall 23 as a paper width adjusting plate 26, so that it is easy to control the position where the data for printing is set in the printer. Become.
- the paper 2 can be set in a convex or concave shape with respect to the pickup roller 32, but in the paper tray 25 adopting the flat bottom plate 21, the H It is preferable that the paper 2 can be set in a shape. This facilitates printing position control on the printer side. Furthermore, the flatness of the bottom plate 21 is convenient for assembling a multi-tray (multi-sheet feeder) 1 ⁇ > by stacking a plurality of sheet feeders 80 and 90. However, even if the bottom plate 21 is a curved sheet feeding device 100, there is no problem in stacking a plurality of sheet feeding devices 100 as long as the bottom plate 21 has the same curvature.
- FIG. 13 shows an outline of the multi-tray 10a using a side view.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the outer case (outer frame) 11 on which the paper feeding devices 80 and 90 are mounted is removed from the printer side. However, FIG. 14 does not show the pickup roller and the drive unit.
- the multi-tray 10 a of this example has a common point that the bottom plate 21 is flat, but two types of paper feeders 80 and 90 are alternately stacked in different directions in which the drive mechanism 41 is attached. Configuration. Each of the paper feeders 80 and 90 is arranged in a slightly inclined state such that the paper feed port 29 is downward.
- the outer case 11 has a base support portion 11 a formed with a plurality of receiving portions 11 b for supporting the respective paper feeding devices 80 and 90 at a fixed angle, and And a side support portion 11c for supporting the paper supply device 80 or 90 located outside. Wheels 11d are attached to the base support 11a of the outer case 11 to support a part of the load of the multi-tray 10a and to slide the entire multi-tray 1 Can be attached to and detached from b.
- FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the configuration of the sheet feeding device 80.
- the paper feeding device 90 has the same configuration except that the direction in which the drive mechanism 41 is attached is different.
- Fig. 16 shows the paper feeders 80 and 90 set in the outer case 11 and stacked around the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25 and the separation wall 24. It is.
- FIG. 16 shows only the second paper feeder 80 from the front including the pickup roller 32, but the other paper feeders 80 and 90 also include the pickup roller 32. Is similarly attached.
- the bottom plate 21 of the paper tray 25 of the paper feeders 80 and 90 is inclined so that the vicinity of the left and right side plates 22 and 23 is upward or forward, and the side walls 22 and 23 are higher.
- the inclined portion forms a curved portion 27 that bends the paper 2 in the paper width direction W. For this reason, when the sheet 2 is set in the paper tray 25, the vicinity of both ends of the sheet 2 in the paper width direction W is bent along the inclined surface 27, whereby the entire sheet is curved in the paper width direction W. In this case, the paper 2 is convex and It curves so as to be concave on the side of the cup roller 32.
- the paper 2 is bent by an appropriate amount in the paper width direction W, and the strength in the paper feeding direction can be improved. For this reason, the paper 2 set in the tray 25 is rigid and strong! The paper is reliably fed while being separated one by one by the pickup roller 32.
- a thin flexible shaft is used also in the sheet feeding devices 80 and 90 of the present example.
- a single-core wire having a diameter of about 1.2 mm or a metal stranded wire used for a brake wire can be used as the flexible shaft 33.
- a plastic shaft having a small diameter of about 1 to 3 mm can be handled as the flexible shaft 33. Since such a drive shaft 33 is flexible, and a plurality of exposed portions 35 are independently suspended by a leaf spring 51, the drive shaft 33 supports the paper 2 held in a curved state on the paper tray 25. Transform along.
- the flexible pickup roller 32 is curved according to the sheet 2, and the roller section 34 supported by the shaft 33 contacts the sheet 2 with a substantially uniform pressure. For this reason, a substantially uniform paper feeding force can be applied to the curved paper 2, and a moderately dispersed force acts on the curved paper 2, and the paper can be reliably fed. it can. Therefore, the paper feeding force does not act on the thin paper, and the paper does not wrinkle or output at a slant with respect to the paper feeding direction. (Front) Paper 2 can be sent almost straight to F.
- the drive shaft 33 of the pickup roller 32 is attached to the upper plate 52 by a plurality of exposed portions 35 i each with one leaf spring 51. . Therefore, the leaf spring 51 supports the pickup roller 32 so as to be able to pivot or pivot toward the bottom plate 21 corresponding to the number of sheets set in the sheet tray 25, and follows the shape of the sheet.
- the shaft 33 has a function of elastically supporting the shaft 33 at a plurality of locations.
- the drive mechanism 41 of the paper feeders 80 and 9 ⁇ is configured to swing including the motor 42, and a train of wheels for transmitting power is provided. It has been simplified.
- the drive mechanism 41 including the motor 42 is provided on both sides of the paper tray 25 as shown in FIG. JP03 / 03059
- It can be pivotally attached to the hook-shaped part 48, and can be used as a paper feeder 80 or 90 depending on which side is selected.
- a paper width adjustment plate 26 can be slidably attached to the paper tray 25 with respect to the bottom plate 21, and the paper width adjustment plate 26 can be slid to the paper width of the cut sheet 2 based on the right side plate 23. It is possible to adjust the paper width.
- An auxiliary arm 28 that can extend the paper tray 25 in several steps upwards from the paper tray 25 is attached to the bottom plate 21. When the paper 2 protrudes from the paper tray 25, the auxiliary arm 2 8 can support paper 2.
- the paper width adjusting plate 26 is also provided with an inclined structure 27 for curving the end of the paper 2 in the paper width direction. For this reason, even a small sheet having a small sheet width and an edge supported by the adjusting plate 26 can be set in the sheet tray 25 in a curved state. Therefore, the multi-tray 10a of this example can set sheets 2 of various sizes, and can surely separate the sheets one by one and feed them to the printer.
- A4 size paper 2 can sufficiently improve rigidity with a curvature of about 5 mm. If the paper size becomes smaller, the curvature below is sufficient. For this reason, even if the paper 2 is bent and stored in the paper tray 25, a sufficient amount of the paper 2 can be held in the paper tray 25 without greatly reducing the thickness of the paper tray 25.
- the paper trays 25 of the paper feeders 80 and 90 of the present example are also provided with a separation wall 24 having a concave portion 61 and a convex portion 64. Therefore, the paper 2 fed by the pick-up roller 3 2 is mainly caused by the resistance that the sheet leading edge 2 a receives in contact with the surface 64 a of the convex portion 64 and the resistance that is received by being pressed against the corner 62. Separated one by one. At this time, the curved paper 2 in a state of strong stiffness is straightened to the concave portion 6 1 and the convex portion 6 4, so that the upper paper 2 f slides easily along the separation wall 24, and the lower paper 2 f Is susceptible to high resistance to the separation wall 24.
- the convex portion 6 4 in this example has a slope divided into two stages, and the convex portion 6 4
- the angle 0 1 formed by the surface 81 in the paper feed direction F and the bottom plate 21 with respect to the leading end of the convex portion 64 is defined by the distal end of the convex portion 64, that is, the surface 8 2 close to the bottom plate 21 is formed by the bottom plate 21.
- the angle is smaller than 02.
- the separation wall 24 including the projections 64 is attached to the leading end of the paper 2.
- the tray 25 is inclined at an angle of 90 degrees or more with respect to the bottom plate 21 of the tray 25 so as to generate an appropriate resistance.
- the distance L1 (Fig. 17 (a)) between the separation wall 24 and the position where the pickup roller 32 contacts the sheet 2 is as follows.
- the separation performance is improved by reducing the angle 01 of the surface 81 on the tip side of the convex portion 64, and in the case shown in FIG. 17 (b), By increasing the angle ⁇ 2 of the surface 82 on the terminal side of the convex portion 64, paper jam is prevented from occurring.
- Making an angle difference between the leading end and the distal end of the separation wall 24 is effective in a paper tray 25 provided with a separation wall 24 having no unevenness c.
- 82 are provided to change the angle between the leading and trailing sides of the paper feed, but such a difference in angle can also be formed by a curved surface.
- the paper 2 is curved in the paper width direction W when it is set on the paper tray 25, so that the rigidity in the paper feed direction is large.
- the distances L 1 and L 2 between the separation wall 24 and the pickup roller 32 can be increased. Therefore, the difference between the case where the number of remaining paper trays 25 is large and the case where the number of remaining paper trays is small is small, and the paper can be separated and supplied one by one more stably.
- the multiplexing is performed in a state of rising up diagonally, the multiplexing may be performed such that the sheet feeding devices are overlapped on the upper side horizontally.
- the installation area can be reduced and the height can be reduced by diagonally combining multiple paper feeders.
- multiple paper feeders (multi-tray) combining multiple paper feeders in an inclined state are suitable for use in combination with a small printer, for example, a printer for personal use such as an ink jet printer. ing.
- the multi-tray can be loaded with A4 and B5 sizes, postcards, envelopes, and other papers used for personal use at the same time, and the appropriate paper can be selected for printing.
- the paper such as medicine bags, receipts, and invoices used in pharmacies in the multi-tray in advance, and select an appropriate paper for printing.
- the overall multi-feeder can provide a low-height multi-tray even though it is a paper feeder that can set a wide variety of papers at the same time. . Since this type of multi-tray occupies a larger area than the above, it is suitable for a single-installed printing device such as a laser printer or a copier.
- the paper feeder of the present invention and the multitray constituted by stacking them are applicable not only to the ink jet type printer but also to other types of printers such as a laser printer. Further, the present invention is not limited to a printer, and can be applied to a printing apparatus such as a copy machine and a facsimile. Industrial applicability
- the present invention provides a highly reliable paper feeder that is a very thin paper feeder that employs a pickup roller as thin as several millimeters.
- a multi-tray is inserted into a printer such as a desk-top printer or facsimile to select and print on paper of different sizes or paper widths.
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