Post-processing device with a pressing section
A post-processing device includes a first discharge section that discharges a medium subjected to recording by a recording device, a first tray on which the medium discharged by the first discharge section is mounted, a post-processing section that performs post-processing on the medium mounted on the first tray, a pressing section configured to perform a leading-end pressing operation of lowering a leading end of the medium by pressing the medium discharged by the first discharge section, and a control section that controls the pressing section, in which the control section performs the leading-end pressing operation after the medium is mounted on the first tray.
1. A post-processing device comprising:
a first discharge section that discharges a medium subjected to recording by a recording device;
a first tray on which the medium discharged by the first discharge section in a first direction is mounted;
a post-processing section that performs post-processing on the medium mounted on the first tray;
a pressing section configured to perform a leading-end pressing operation of lowering a leading end of the medium by pressing the medium discharged by the first discharge section;
a support section that supports a portion of the medium mounted on the first tray and having a first size; and
a curling suppressing member that suppresses the medium supported by the support section from curling,
a control section that controls the pressing section, wherein
the support section does not support the medium of a second size smaller than the first size,
the control section:
performs the leading-end pressing operation after the medium is mounted on the first tray,
does not perform the leading-end pressing operation when a size of the medium is the first size, and
performs the leading-end pressing operation when the size of the medium is the second size.
2. The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control section is configured to change a leading-end pressing position, to which the pressing section is moved to perform the leading-end pressing operation, in accordance with a stacking number of media stacked on the first tray, and
when the stacking number is less than a first number-of-sheets threshold, the control section moves the pressing section to a first leading-end pressing position to perform the leading-end pressing operation, and
when the stacking number is not less than the first number-of-sheets threshold, the control section moves the pressing section to a second leading-end pressing position above the first leading-end pressing position to perform the leading-end pressing operation.
3. The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control section is configured to change, in accordance with a stacking number of media stacked on the first tray, a start timing at which the leading-end pressing operation is started, and
when the stacking number is less than a second number-of-sheets threshold, the control section sets the start timing to a first timing, and
when the stacking number is not less than the second number-of-sheets threshold, the control section sets the start timing to a second timing later than the first timing.
4. The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the recording device is a device that performs recording on the medium by ejecting a liquid,
the control section is configured to change, in accordance with an ejection amount of the liquid ejected onto the medium, a pressing time during which the medium is pressed by the pressing section, and
when the ejection amount is less than a threshold amount, the control section sets the pressing time to a first time, and
when the ejection amount is not less than the threshold amount, the control section sets the pressing time to a second time longer than the first time.
5. The post-processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the second discharge section is configured to discharge the medium subjected to the post-processing by the post-processing section; and
a second tray on which the medium discharged by the second discharge section is mounted, wherein
the pressing section is configured to perform a trailing-end pressing operation of lowering a trailing end of the medium by pressing the medium discharged by the second discharge section.
6. The post-processing device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a support wall that is provided between the second discharge section and the second tray and supports the trailing end of the medium discharged by the second discharge section, wherein
the pressing section performs the trailing-end pressing operation by moving along the support wall.
7. The post-processing device according to claim 5 , wherein
the pressing section is configured so as to move in a width direction of the medium,
the control section
causes the pressing section to be arranged at a first position to perform the leading-end pressing operation for the medium mounted on the first tray and
causes the pressing section to be arranged at a second position to perform the trailing-end pressing operation for the medium discharged by the second discharge section, and
the first position is located on an outer side of the second position in the width direction.
8. The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case in which a medium bundle is formed by a plurality of media mounted on the first tray,
when the medium discharged by the first discharge section is determined to be a final medium that forms the medium bundle, the control section does not perform the leading-end pressing operation for the final medium, and
when the medium discharged by the first discharge section is not determined to be the final medium, the control section performs the leading-end pressing operation for the medium.
9. A post-processing device comprising:
a first discharge section that discharges a medium subjected to recording by a recording device;
a first tray on which the medium discharged by the first discharge section in a first direction is mounted;
a post-processing section that performs post-processing on the medium mounted on the first tray;
a second discharge section that discharges the medium subjected to the post-processing by the post-processing section;
a second tray on which the medium discharged by the second discharge section is mounted;
a pressing section configured to perform a leading-end pressing operation of lowering a leading end of the medium by pressing the medium discharged by the first discharge section;
a control section that controls the pressing section, wherein
the pressing section is configured to perform a trailing-end pressing operation of lowering a trailing end of the medium by pressing the medium discharged by the second discharge section,
the control section is configured to:
perform the leading-end pressing operation after the medium is mounted on the first tray,
move the pressing section to a leading-end pressing position to perform the leading-end pressing operation, and
move the pressing section to a trailing-end pressing position to perform the trailing-end pressing operation, the trailing-end pressing position being below the leading-end pressing position.
10. The post-processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
the control section is configured to change a leading-end pressing position, to which the pressing section is moved to perform the leading-end pressing operation, in accordance with a stacking number of media stacked on the first tray, and
when the stacking number is less than a first number-of-sheets threshold, the control section moves the pressing section to a first leading-end pressing position to perform the leading-end pressing operation, and
when the stacking number is not less than the first number-of-sheets threshold, the control section moves the pressing section to a second leading-end pressing position above the first leading-end pressing position to perform the leading-end pressing operation.
11. The post-processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
the control section is configured to change, in accordance with a stacking number of media stacked on the first tray, a start timing at which the leading-end pressing operation is started, and when the stacking number is less than a second number-of-sheets threshold, the control section sets the start timing to a first timing, and
when the stacking number is not less than the second number-of-sheets threshold, the control section sets the start timing to a second timing later than the first timing.
12. The post-processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
the recording device is a device that performs recording on the medium by ejecting a liquid,
the control section is configured to change, in accordance with an ejection amount of the liquid ejected onto the medium, a pressing time during which the medium is pressed by the pressing section, and
when the ejection amount is less than a threshold amount, the control section sets the pressing time to a first time, and
when the ejection amount is not less than the threshold amount, the control section sets the pressing time to a second time longer than the first time.
13. The post-processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
in a case in which a medium bundle is formed by a plurality of media mounted on the first tray,
when the medium discharged by the first discharge section is determined to be a final medium that forms the medium bundle, the control section does not perform the leading-end pressing operation for the final medium, and
when the medium discharged by the first discharge section is not determined to be the final medium, the control section performs the leading-end pressing operation for the medium.