Abstract:
A link member is rotatably supported by a lifting plate. When the lifting plate moves upward and downward, the movement of the link member is guided by a guide portion provided on a link guide hole. Before sheet feeding starts, the movement of the link member is regulated by a holding portion provided on a lower end of the guide portion so as to hold the lifting plate in a standby position against a biasing force of a feed spring. When the sheet is fed, a feed cam rotating integrally with a feed roller presses the link member to release the link member from being locked by the holding portion of the link guide hole to thereby make the link member movable along the guide portion.
Abstract:
A sheet transport device includes an abutment member that moves downstream in a sheet transport direction and against which a leading end of a sheet that has been transported from upstream in the sheet transport direction abuts; and a transport unit that transports the sheet whose leading end has abutted against the abutment member further downstream. The abutment member moves at least to the transport unit in a state in which the leading end of the sheet abuts against the abutment member, and the abutment member is separated from the leading end of the sheet after the transport unit has started to transport the sheet.
Abstract:
A paper discharging apparatus for a printer includes: a plurality of support plates for supporting the paper and rotating in a direction parallel to a paper proceeding direction; a rotation shaft of a feed roller arranged in a direction perpendicular to the paper proceeding direction, and to which a feed roller contacting the paper is coupled; a power transfer portion having a sector gear installed on the rotation shaft so that the sector gear doe not rotate when the rotation shaft rotates in a forward direction, and the sector gear does rotate when the rotation shaft rotates in a reverse direction; a crank rod having one end connected to the sector gear, and reciprocating when the sector gear rotates; and a cam shaft connected to the crank rod and rotating in correspondence to the reciprocation of the crank rod. A cam for performing interference movement relative to the support plates, and a holder engaged with the rotation of the cam shaft and having a plurality of kickers for pushing the paper toward the support plate, are also provided. When the sector gear rotates in a forward direction, the paper is supplied or printed; when the sector gear rotates in a reverse direction, the holder is engaged with the cam shaft to perform angular movement by means of the crank rod connected to the sector gear so that an end portion of the paper is pushed. The paper is supported by the support plates, and is dropped downward and stacked. Thus, by using a power transfer portion having a simple structure, cost can be reduced and printing speed can be improved. Also, by using a crank rod and a cam shaft, discharged paper can be stably stacked without being damaged so that the paper can be stably discharged from the printer.
Abstract:
A sheet medium stacking conveying device and method, wherein the method comprises a medium conveying step, the medium conveying step comprises: moving a stacking mechanism for clamping media from a medium inlet to a medium outlet along a moving path, and discharging the media clamped by the stacking mechanism towards the medium outlet relative to the stacking mechanism in a process of moving the stacking mechanism towards the medium outlet. The stacking mechanism of the conveying device can reciprocally move between a collection position and discharge position of the media under the driving of a driving mechanism, and the media can be discharged under the condition of no additional power source.
Abstract:
An rotation angle of a crank arm is calculated on the basis of a period of time in which a recording material is detected or a period of time in which the recording material is not detected and an end position of the recording material is calculated from the calculated rotation angle, so that detection of the end position of the recording material can be started regardless of a stop position of a sensor and the end position of the recording material can be accurately detected without using a dedicated drive source or member to reciprocate the sensor.
Abstract:
A sheet detecting apparatus that detects a sheet has a lever member; a biasing portion that biases the lever member for a first position where the abutting surface abuts against the leading end of the sheet; a supporting mechanism that movably supports the lever member to move in an order of the first position, a second position, and a third position, while keeping a abutting surface of lever member facing upstream; an interlocking portion that interlocks with the lever member; and a detector that detects a position of the interlocking portion. The second position is a position to which the lever member moves by the sheet being conveyed against the biasing force of the biasing member, and the third position is a position where the abutting surface is positioned upstream in the sheet conveying direction of a position of the abutting surface at the second position and where the lever member abuts the surface of the sheet being conveyed and stands by to move to the first position when a trailing end of the sheet passes the lever member.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a conveying portion conveying a sheet; a shutter member having an abutting surface for abutting the sheet to correct skew feeding; a biasing member for biasing the shutter member to position at a first position where the leading end abuts against the abutting surface; and a support mechanism which movably supports the shutter member to move in an order of the first position, a second position to which the shutter member moves by the sheet against biasing from the biasing member, and a third position where the shutter member abuts the sheet and stands by to move to the first position when a trailing end of the sheet passes the shutter member, while keeping the abutting surface facing upstream.
Abstract:
A sheet transport device includes an abutment member that moves downstream in a sheet transport direction and against which a leading end of a sheet that has been transported from upstream in the sheet transport direction abuts; and a transport unit that transports the sheet whose leading end has abutted against the abutment member further downstream. The abutment member moves at least to the transport unit in a state in which the leading end of the sheet abuts against the abutment member, and the abutment member is separated from the leading end of the sheet after the transport unit has started to transport the sheet.