Post-press paper collection and finishing device acting on the printer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a post-printing paper collection and binding device for use on a printer, comprising a main base, a paper feed assembly mounted on the upper portion of the main base, the paper feed assembly comprising a chain, a feed chute disposed below the chain, a binding assembly disposed on the left portion of the main base, and a collection and sorting device disposed within the main base; the main base is also connected to a receiving box. The present invention enables automatic transport of printed paper and arranges the paper in a corrected position during transport. The present invention can automatically bind the paper neatly, and the operation is relatively convenient. After binding, the present invention can automatically push the paper into the receiving box, completing the collection and sorting work and facilitating manual circulation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the relevant field of printing equipment in information technology, in particular to a post-printing paper collecting and binding device acting on a printer. Background Art

[0002] A printer is an output device that transfers information from a computer onto paper. In daily work, people need to remove printed sheets from the printer's output port and, for easy circulation, bind and organize them.

[0003] To meet these organization needs, Chinese invention patent application number 202010861141.8 proposes a device for collecting and organizing paper externally from a printer. The paper feed structure of the device is connected to a collating mechanism at one end away from the printer. The collating mechanism is internally equipped with a short-edge collating push plate and a long-edge collating push plate. This device is highly automated and integrated, saving time and effort, being convenient and fast, operating stably, and achieving higher efficiency.

[0004] Although the above technology has a certain function of organizing papers, it does not disclose the function of collecting and storing papers. Therefore, in practice, it is still inconvenient to circulate the printed papers. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to meet the above-mentioned requirements for binding and collecting printed papers, the present invention proposes a post-printing paper collecting and binding device acting on a printer.

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is achieved by adopting the following technical solutions:

[0007] The post-printing paper collecting and binding device acting on the printer has a main base, a paper pickup and feeding assembly is installed on the upper part of the main base, the paper pickup and feeding assembly includes a chain, a feeding chute is provided below the chain, a binding assembly is provided on the left side of the main base, and a collecting and sorting device is provided inside the main base; the main base is also connected to a receiving box. The paper pickup and feeding assembly provides power for bringing the printed paper into the main base, and the power is provided by chain transmission. The route for the paper to enter the main base is to pass through the feeding chute, which has a certain sorting function for the paper. The binding assembly binds the paper that enters the upper left part of the main base. The collecting and sorting device can send the bound paper into the receiving box for collection. Threaded holes are also provided on the front and back sides of the main base so that the present invention can be installed on the left side of the paper outlet on the printer.

[0008] As a further improvement of the present invention, chain rollers are connected to the left and right sides of the chain, and an A-type motor connected to any one of the chain rollers is installed on the side wall of the main frame. The above is a conventional structure, that is, the A-type motor can drive the chain transmission.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, the paper pickup and feed assembly further includes an in-and-out frame drive-mounted on a chain, a B-type motor mounted on the in-and-out frame, a U-shaped control shaft connected to the B-type motor, and a paper pickup roller mounted on the U-shaped control shaft; the U-shaped control shaft is rotatably mounted on the in-and-out frame. The B-type motor drives the U-shaped control shaft to rotate, thereby adjusting whether the paper pickup roller is pressing against the paper, thereby determining whether it can move the paper.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the feed chute is divided into a lifting channel, a correction channel and an advance channel from right to left; the front and rear widths of the advance channel are set to correspond to the length of the paper. The bottom surface of the lifting channel is an inclined surface, and the front and rear side surfaces of the correction channel are inclined surfaces. When the paper is moved from right to left by the pickup wheel, it will pass through the lifting channel, the correction channel and the advance channel in sequence until the paper abuts against the left side wall of the position channel. When the paper passes through the correction channel, the pressing state of the paper by the pickup wheel can be loosened to facilitate the inclined side walls on the front and rear sides of the correction channel to squeeze and adjust the position of the paper, so that the paper enters the advance channel in a relatively neat state.

[0011] As a further improvement to the present invention, the binding assembly comprises two staplers, two pneumatic cylinders connected to the staplers, and two hydraulic cylinders mounted on the main frame. Each hydraulic cylinder is located above its corresponding stapler. The hydraulic cylinder's shaft presses down on the stapler's head to perform the binding operation. The pneumatic cylinders adjust the specific stapling position of the staplers.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the main frame is provided with a sunken groove for the two staplers to slide, and the two cylinders are installed in the corresponding sunken grooves. This structure is a further improvement of the above-mentioned adjustment of the binding position.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, an inverted T-shaped inward groove is provided within the mainframe. The upper end of the inward groove is connected to the left bottom of the feed channel. The inward groove is also connected to an inward extension groove. The cross-sectional area of ​​the upper portion of the inward groove is adapted to the cross-sectional area of ​​the paper. The bound paper will fall into the inward groove.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, the collection and sorting device comprises a No. 1 hydraulic cylinder installed in the inner extension trough, a blocking plate connected to No. 1 hydraulic cylinder, and a No. 2 hydraulic cylinder installed in the lower right portion of the inward trough, a blanking plate connected to No. 2 hydraulic cylinder. The blocking plate slides to control whether or not to block the inward trough. Bound sheets entering the inward trough are pushed to the left by the blanking plate into a collection bin for collection.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the blocking plate is slidably engaged with the inner extension groove; two lower grooves are provided on the left side of the blocking plate, and the two lower grooves correspond to the positions of the two sunken grooves. The right side of the stapler base and the backing plate can slide into the lower grooves to facilitate the binding work.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present invention, an inner bottom groove is provided at the bottom of the inward groove for sliding the blanking plate, and both the inward groove and the inner bottom groove are connected to the left end of the main frame. This structure is provided for the convenience of collecting the bound papers.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0018] 1. The present invention can realize automatic transportation of printed paper and arrange the paper in an orderly manner during transportation.

[0019] 2. The present invention can automatically bind papers neatly, and the operation is relatively convenient.

[0020] 3. After binding, the present invention can automatically push the paper into the receiving box to complete the collection and sorting work, which is convenient for manual circulation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

[0022] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a perspective view of the present invention portion;

[0024] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 In removing Figure 2 A three-dimensional view of the structural components in the figure;

[0025] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A local enlarged view of location I;

[0026] Figure 5 is a top view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 AA section view;

[0028] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A partial enlarged view of location II.

[0029] In the figure: 1. Main frame; 1a. Sunken groove; 1b. Inward groove; 1c. Inward extension groove; 1d. Inner bottom groove; 2. Chain; 3. Feed chute; 3a. Lifting channel; 3b. Correction channel; 3c. Feed channel; 4. Chain roller; 5. Type A motor; 6. In-and-out rack; 7. Type B motor; 8. U-shaped shaft; 9. Pickup roller; 10. Material collection box; 11. Stapler; 12. Hydraulic cylinder; 13. Air cylinder; 14. Oil cylinder No. I; 15. Blocking plate; 15a. Lower groove; 16. Oil cylinder No. II; 17. Unloading plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be explained more clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments. Of course, the described embodiments are only a part of the present invention, not all of it. Based on this embodiment, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] like Figure 1 As shown, a post-printing paper collection and binding device for a printer comprises a main base 1, with a paper feed assembly mounted on the upper portion of the main base 1. The paper feed assembly comprises a chain 2, with a feed chute 3 positioned below the chain 2. A binding assembly is positioned on the left side of the main base 1, and a collection and sorting device is positioned within the main base 1. The main base 1 is also connected to a paper receiving bin 10. The paper feed assembly provides power to bring printed paper into the main base 1, and this power is transmitted by the chain 2. Paper enters the main base 1 through the feed chute 3, which has a certain paper sorting function. The binding assembly binds the paper that enters the upper left portion of the main base 1. The collection and sorting device can deliver the bound paper to the paper receiving bin 10 for collection. Threaded holes are also provided on the front and rear sides of the main base 1 to facilitate installation of the present invention to the left of the paper outlet on a printer.

[0032] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, chain rollers 4 are connected to the left and right sides of the chain 2, and an A-type motor 5 connected to any one of the chain rollers 4 is installed on the side wall of the main frame 1. The above is a conventional structure, that is, the A-type motor 5 can drive the chain 2 to transmit.

[0033] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the pickup and feed assembly also includes an in-and-out frame 6, which is rotatably mounted on the chain 2; a B-shaped motor 7 mounted on the in-and-out frame 6; a U-shaped stopper shaft 8 connected to the B-shaped motor 7; and a pickup roller 9 mounted on the U-shaped stopper shaft 8. The U-shaped stopper shaft 8 is rotatably mounted on the in-and-out frame 6. The rotation of the U-shaped stopper shaft 8 driven by the B-shaped motor 7 adjusts whether the pickup roller 9 is pressing against the paper, thereby determining whether it can move the paper.

[0034] like Figure 3 As shown, the feed channel 3 is divided into the lifting channel 3a, the correction channel 3b and the feed channel 3c from right to left; the front and rear widths of the feed channel 3c are set to correspond to the length of the paper. The bottom surface of the lifting channel 3a is an inclined surface, and the front and rear side surfaces of the correction channel 3b are inclined surfaces. When the paper is moved from right to left by the pickup wheel 9, it will pass through the lifting channel 3a, the correction channel 3b and the feed channel 3c in sequence until the paper abuts against the left side wall of the feed channel 3c. When the paper passes through the correction channel 3b, the pressing state of the paper by the pickup wheel 9 can be loosened to facilitate the inclined side walls on the front and rear sides of the correction channel 3b to squeeze and adjust the position of the paper, so that the paper enters the feed channel 3c in a relatively neat state.

[0035] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the stapling assembly consists of two staplers 11, two pneumatic cylinders 13 connected to the staplers 11, and two hydraulic cylinders 12 mounted on the main frame 1. Each hydraulic cylinder 12 is located above its corresponding stapler 11. The shaft of the hydraulic cylinder 12 presses down on the head of the stapler 11 to perform the paper stapling operation. The pneumatic cylinder 13 is used to adjust the specific stapling position of the stapler 11.

[0036] like Figure 4 As shown, the main frame 1 is provided with a sunken groove 1a for sliding two staplers 11, and two cylinders 13 are installed in the corresponding sunken grooves 1a. This structure is a further improvement of the above-mentioned adjustment of the binding position.

[0037] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the mainframe 1 has an inverted T-shaped inward groove 1b. The upper end of this groove 1b connects to the left bottom of the feed channel 3c. It also connects to the inner extension groove 1c. The upper cross-sectional area of ​​this groove 1b is adapted to the cross-sectional area of ​​the paper. After binding, the paper will fall into this groove 1b.

[0038] like Figure 6As shown, the collection and sorting device consists of a No. 1 oil cylinder 14 installed in the inner extension slot 1c, a blocking plate 15 connected to No. 1 oil cylinder 16 installed in the lower right portion of the inward slot 1b, and a blanking plate 17 connected to No. 2 oil cylinder 16. The blocking plate 15 slides to control whether it blocks the inward slot 1b. Bound sheets entering the inward slot 1b are pushed leftward by the blanking plate 17 into the receiving bin 10 for collection.

[0039] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the blocking plate 15 slides with the inner extension slot 1c. Two lower grooves 15a are provided on the left side of the blocking plate 15, corresponding to the positions of the two sunken slots 1a. The right side of the stapler base and the backing plate can slide into the lower grooves 15a to facilitate binding.

[0040] like Figure 6 As shown, the bottom of the inward groove 1b is provided with an inner bottom groove 1d for sliding the blanking plate 17, and both the inward groove 1b and the inner bottom groove 1d are connected to the left end of the main frame 1. This structure is provided for the convenience of collecting the bound papers.

[0041] Before use, the present invention only needs to be installed on the left side of the paper outlet of the printer by means of bolts.

[0042] In the initial state, the in-and-out frame 6 is located on the right side of the chain 2. The blocking plate 15 blocks the upper portion of the inward groove 1b.

[0043] The air cylinder 13 adjusts the position of the stapler 11 so that the right side of the base and the backing plate of the stapler 11 are both located in the lower groove 15a.

[0044] After the printer ejects paper, the B-type motor 7 rotates the U-shaped shaft 8 clockwise, allowing the pickup roller 9 to press the paper, and then the chain 2 drives the pickup roller 9 and the paper to the left through the feed chute 3 until the paper falls onto the blocking plate 15, completing the paper transport, and then the chain 2 drives the pickup roller 9 to the right and reset it.

[0045] After repeating the above paper transporting and resetting operations several times, the shaft of the hydraulic cylinder 12 presses down the head of the stapler 11 to achieve automatic stapling of the paper.

[0046] Oil cylinder No. I pulls the blocking plate 15 to the left to allow the bound paper to fall into the lower middle side of the inward groove 1b, and then oil cylinder No. II pushes the blanking plate 17 to the left to push the bound paper into the receiving box 10, completing the collection work.

[0047] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and description merely illustrate the principles of the present invention. Various changes and modifications may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection claimed in the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A post-printing paper collecting and binding device for a printer, comprising a main frame (1), characterized in that: A paper feeding assembly is installed on the upper part of the main base (1), and the paper feeding assembly includes a chain (2). A feeding channel (3) is provided below the chain (2). A binding assembly is provided on the left side of the main base (1). A collecting and sorting device is provided inside the main base (1); the main base (1) is also connected to a material receiving box (10); The paper feeding assembly further comprises an in-and-out frame (6) which is transmission-mounted on the chain (2), a B-type motor (7) mounted on the in-and-out frame (6), a U-shaped control shaft (8) connected to the B-type motor (7), and a paper feeding wheel (9) mounted on the U-shaped control shaft (8); the U-shaped control shaft (8) is rotatably mounted on the in-and-out frame (6); The feed channel (3) is composed of a lifting channel (3a), a correction channel (3b) and an advance channel (3c) from right to left. An inverted T-shaped inward groove (1b) is provided inside the main frame (1), and the upper end of the inward groove (1b) is connected to the left bottom of the advance channel (3c). The bottom surface of the lifting channel (3a) is an inclined surface, and the front and rear side surfaces of the correction channel (3b) are also inclined surfaces; The binding assembly is composed of two staplers (11), two air cylinders (13) connected to the staplers (11), and two hydraulic cylinders (12) mounted on the main base (1); each hydraulic cylinder (12) is located above the corresponding stapler (11); The inward groove (1b) is also connected to the inner extension groove (1c); The collecting and sorting device is composed of a No. I oil cylinder (14) installed in the inner extension groove (1c) and a blocking plate (15) connected to the No. I oil cylinder (14), a No. II oil cylinder (16) installed in the lower right part of the inward groove (1b) and a blanking plate (17) connected to the No. II oil cylinder (16); When the printer ejects paper, the B-type motor (7) rotates the U-shaped control shaft (8) clockwise, causing the pickup wheel (9) to press the paper tightly, and then the pickup wheel (9) and the paper are driven to the left through the feed chute (3) by the chain (2) until the paper falls onto the blocking plate (15), completing the paper transport, and then the pickup wheel (9) is driven to the right by the chain (2) to reset. After repeating the above paper transport and reset operations several times, the shaft of the hydraulic cylinder (12) presses down the head of the stapler (11), thereby achieving automatic stapling of the paper; The blocking plate (15) controls whether to block the inward groove (1b) in a sliding manner, and the bound paper entering the inward groove (1b) is pushed to the left by the blanking plate (17) to be collected in the receiving box (10).

2. The post-printing paper collecting and binding device for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: Chain rollers (4) are connected to the left and right sides of the chain (2), and an A-type motor (5) connected to any one of the chain rollers (4) is installed on the side wall of the main frame (1).

3. The post-printing paper collecting and binding device for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main frame (1) is provided with a sunken groove (1a) for the two staplers (11) to slide, and the two cylinders (13) are both installed in the corresponding sunken grooves (1a).

4. The post-printing paper collecting and binding device for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking plate (15) is in sliding engagement with the inner extension groove (1c); two lower grooves (15a) are provided on the left side of the blocking plate (15), and the positions of the two lower grooves (15a) correspond to the positions of the two sunken grooves (1a).

5. The post-printing paper collecting and binding device for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inner bottom groove (1d) is provided at the bottom of the inward groove (1b) for enabling the blanking plate (17) to slide, and both the inward groove (1b) and the inner bottom groove (1d) are connected to the left end of the main frame (1).

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