IP Library Granted Patent US 8,684,345
Granted Patent B2
US 8,684,345 · App. 13/074,928 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Paper-sheet post-processing device

Inventor: Takeshi Matsuo (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,684,345
App. No.
13/074,928
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a paper-sheet post-processing device, a paper-sheet aligning unit has: a main unit; a paper-sheet holding part which holds paper-sheets supported on a paper-sheet supporting unit; a cam mechanism which places the paper-sheet pressing part close to and separate from the paper-sheet supporting unit; and an aligning mechanism which aligns the paper-sheets supported on the paper-sheet supporting unit with a standard position by rotation of the aligning member; and the main unit has a rotation shaft rotatably supported axially by a first support part and a second support part and the cam member and aligning member are arranged to be fixed to the rotation shaft.

Claims (38)

1. A paper-sheet post-processing device comprising:

a paper-sheet supporting unit, which is arranged on a conveying route guiding a sheet of paper conveyed from an image forming device, configured to support the sheet of paper fed from the conveying route;

a staple unit, which is arranged at a standard position of the paper-sheet supporting unit, configured to execute binding processing of the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit; and

a paper-sheet aligning unit configured to align the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit with the standard position;

wherein the paper-sheet aligning unit comprises:

a main unit, which is disposed opposite to the paper-sheet supporting unit, comprising a first support part and a second support part that are arranged straddling the conveying route;

a paper-sheet holding part, which is arranged on the main unit, configured to hold the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit;

a cam mechanism, which comprises a cam member rotatably arranged on the main unit, configured to place the paper-sheet holding part close to and at a distance from the paper-sheet supporting unit by rotation of the cam member,

an aligning mechanism, which comprises an aligning member rotatably arranged on the main unit, configured to align the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit with the standard position by rotation of the aligning member; and

a paper-sheet stopping comprising a paper-sheet stopping member configured to stop the sheet of paper fed from the conveying route to the paper-sheet supporting unit,

wherein the main unit comprises a rotation shaft which is rotatably supported axially by the first support part and the second support part

wherein the cam member and the aligning member are arranged to be fixed to the rotation shaft, and

wherein the paper-sheet stopping member is arranged swingable on the rotation shaft such that the paper-sheet stopping member is movable to a stop position where the sheet of paper is stopped and a non-stop position where the sheet of paper is not stopped.

2. The paper-sheet post-processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the paper-sheet stopping mechanism comprises a pressing member configured to press the paper-sheet stopping member so as to cause the paper-sheet stopping member to swing with respect to the rotation shaft; and

wherein the cam member comprises an operation part configured to operate the pressing member accompanying rotation of the cam member.

3. A paper-sheet post-processing device comprising:

a paper-sheet supporting unit which is arranged on a conveying route guiding a sheet of paper conveyed from an image forming device, configured to support the sheet of paper fed from the conveying route;

a staple unit, which is arranged at a standard position of the paper-sheet supporting unit, configured to execute binding processing of the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit; and

a paper-sheet aligning unit configured to align the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit with the standard position,

wherein the paper-sheet aligning unit comprises:

a main unit, which is disposed opposite to the paper-sheet supporting unit, comprising a first support part and a second support part that are arranged straddling the conveying route;

a paper-sheet holding part which is arranged on the main unit, configured to hold the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit;

a cam mechanism, which comprises a cam member rotatably arranged on the main unit, configured to place the paper-sheet holding part close to and at a distance from the paper-sheet supporting unit by rotation of the cam member; and

an aligning mechanism, which comprises an aligning member rotatable arranged on the main unit, configured to align the sheet of paper supported by the paper-sheet supporting unit with the standard position by rotation of the aligning member,

wherein the main unit comprises a rotation shaft which is rotatably supported axially by the first support part and the second support part,

wherein the cam member and the aligning member are arranged to be fixed to the rotation shaft,

wherein the paper-sheet supporting unit comprises a first discharge roller at a discharge position opposite to the standard position,

wherein the main unit comprises a discharging unit comprising a second discharge roller configured to be in pressure contact with and separated from the first discharge roller, and

wherein the discharging unit causes the second discharge roller to move to a pressured position where the second discharge roller is in pressure contact with the first discharge roller and to a separated position where the second discharge roller is separated from the first discharge roller, accompanying rotation of the main unit.

4. The paper-sheet post-processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the paper-sheet supporting unit comprises a first discharge roller at a discharge position opposite to the standard position,

wherein the main unit comprises a discharging unit comprising a second discharge roller configured to be in pressure contact with and separated from the first discharge roller, and

wherein the discharging unit causes the second discharge roller to move to a pressured position where the second discharge roller is in pressure contact with the first discharge roller and to a separated position where the second discharge roller is separated from the first discharge roller, accompanying rotation of the main unit.

5. The paper-sheet post-processing device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the paper-sheet supporting unit comprises a first discharge roller at a discharge position opposite to the standard position,

wherein the main unit comprises a discharging unit comprising a second discharge roller configured to be in pressure contact with and separated from the first discharge roller, and

wherein the discharging unit causes the second discharge roller to move to a pressured position where the second discharge roller is in pressure contact with the first discharge roller and to a separated position where the second discharge roller is separated from the first discharge roller, accompanying rotation of the main unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 1, 2012
From: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
To: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 028300/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2011
From: MATSUO, TAKESHI
To: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026052/0288 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-084129 · Mar 31, 2010 · national
JP 2010-148198 · Jun 29, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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