Automatic feeding device of collating machine for printed matter production

By designing an automatic feeding device for collating machines used in printing production, a convenient feeding of paper materials is achieved by utilizing conveying components, a pressing and straightening mechanism, a top feeding mechanism, and a pushing mechanism. This solves the problem of increased labor intensity caused by manual feeding in existing technologies, and improves work efficiency and reduces costs.

CN223673889UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16SHANDONG LUJIAN PRINTING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520190379.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-07
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-07

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Technical Problem

Existing collating machines require manual handling during the paper feeding process, which increases labor intensity and costs, and cannot be linked with paper production equipment.

Method used

Design an automatic feeding device for a collating machine in printing production, including a conveying component, a pressing and straightening mechanism, a top feeding mechanism, a pushing mechanism, and a paper feeding table, to achieve convenient feeding of paper materials and reduce labor intensity through a linkage transmission process.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient feeding of paper materials, reduces labor intensity, improves work efficiency, saves costs, and meets usage needs.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of printing equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic feeding device of a collating machine for printed matter production, which comprises a rack, a material pressing and tidying mechanism which can be transversely moved and adjusted and integrates the material pressing function and the material tidying function is arranged above the conveying assembly located on the rear side of the rack, a paper feeding table used in cooperation with the collating machine is arranged on the portion, located on one side of the conveying assembly, of the rack, and the paper feeding table can be transversely moved and adjusted relative to the rack. An ejection mechanism is arranged below the inner side of the rack on the same transverse plane with the pressing and normalizing mechanism, and a pushing mechanism for conveniently pushing materials to move towards the paper feeding table is arranged on one side of the ejection mechanism. According to the paper feeding device, the conveying process between the conveyed paper and the collating machine can be linked, paper materials can be conveniently fed, labor intensity is reduced, the working progress is improved, cost is saved, and use requirements are met.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to printing equipment technical field especially relates to a printing production use collator automatic feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The collator is used for stacking paper sheets with different page numbers together, and can be classified into a bill paper collator and a common paper collator according to the thickness of the paper sheets. The collator can replace manual work to complete the collating work, thereby reducing the labor intensity of workers and improving the work efficiency.

[0003] At present, the collator needs to place a certain amount of paper sheets on one side of the collator before use, and then the collator feeds the paper sheets one by one to complete the corresponding collating work. When the previous paper sheets are completed, a worker needs to place a certain amount of paper sheets on the paper feeding table, and then the paper feeding table sends the paper sheets to the collating mechanism. This processing method cannot be linked with the existing paper production equipment, that is, the worker needs to carry a certain amount of paper sheets to the position of the collator, which increases the labor intensity of the worker and requires a large amount of labor cost, thereby affecting the use requirement. Therefore, the utility model provides a printing production use collator automatic feeding device which can link the transmission process between the processed paper sheets and the collator, realize the convenient feeding of the paper sheets, reduce the labor intensity, improve the work progress, and save the cost. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model provides a printing production use collator automatic feeding device which is reasonable in design, simple in structure, convenient to process, can link the transmission process between the processed paper sheets and the collator, realize the convenient feeding of the paper sheets, reduce the labor intensity, improve the work progress, and save the cost.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an automatic feeding device for a collating machine in printing production. The device includes a frame, with a longitudinally arranged conveying assembly positioned above the frame. Multiple paper trays for carrying paper are placed on the conveying assembly. Above the conveying assembly located at the rear of the frame, a laterally adjustable pressing and straightening mechanism is provided, integrating pressing and straightening functions. A paper feeding table, used in conjunction with the collating machine, is located on the frame to the side of the conveying assembly. The paper feeding table is oriented relative to the frame. The material can be moved and adjusted laterally. A top material mechanism is provided on the lower inner side of the frame, which is on the same lateral plane as the pressing and straightening mechanism. A push material mechanism is provided on one side of the top material mechanism to facilitate pushing the material toward the paper feeding table. A limit plate is provided on the lower front side of the pressing and straightening mechanism located behind the top material mechanism. A limit mechanism is provided on the frame located in front of the top material mechanism to limit the paper conveyed by the conveying component. The limit mechanism includes a limit drive cylinder, and a partition is provided at the output end of the limit drive cylinder.

[0006] Preferably, the conveying assembly includes two vertical plates arranged in a mirror image arrangement. A rotating wheel is provided on the inner side of the vertical plate. At least three rotating wheels are provided and arranged in a triangular shape. Two rotating wheels are respectively provided on the upper sides of the vertical plate, and the third rotating wheel is provided on the side below the rotating wheel near the front side. A drive motor is provided on one side of the vertical plate, and a drive wheel is provided at its output end. A synchronous belt is sleeved on the outer side of the rotating wheel and is driven by the drive wheel.

[0007] Preferably, the paper feeding table includes a triangular support frame connected to the machine frame. A rodless cylinder is provided above the triangular support frame. A movable plate is provided at the output end of the rodless cylinder. A concave frame is provided below the movable plate. A ball screw is provided between the concave frame and the movable plate. A screw nut is provided on the outer periphery of the ball screw. A lifting plate is provided on the outer side of the screw nut. A vertical rod is provided at the corner of the lifting plate and extends through the movable plate. A bearing plate is provided at the upper end of the vertical rod. An L-shaped limiting frame is provided above the movable plate outside the bearing plate.

[0008] Preferably, the material lifting mechanism includes a mounting frame located on the lower inner side of the frame, a lifting cylinder is provided on the inner side of the mounting frame, a top plate is provided at the output end of the lifting cylinder, and multiple rollers are evenly distributed inside the top plate.

[0009] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes L-shaped frame plates, a fixed plate between the two frame plates, a pushing cylinder on one side of the fixed plate, a pushing plate at the output end of the pushing cylinder, and the lower end face of the pushing cylinder is flush with the lower end face of the raised paper tray.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device has the advantages and positive effects that

[0011] 1、The printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device has the advantages and positive effects that Utilize the established material pressing and regulating mechanism, on one hand, the paper loading disc on the paper feeding table can be taken out, and the paper material in the conveying process is pressed down by the paper loading disc to prevent deviation, on the other hand, the material can be regulated in a flapping manner to ensure the accuracy of the position after conveying, and provide convenient conditions for subsequent page collating work; utilize the established conveying assembly, material lifting mechanism, material pushing mechanism and paper feeding table, the paper material processed by the external part is received by the conveying assembly to provide convenient conditions for the receiving and conveying of the paper material between multiple equipment components, when the paper material on the conveying assembly passes through the material lifting mechanism, the conveying assembly stops running, then the material lifting mechanism is controlled to run, the material is lifted upward by a distance, then under the action of the material pushing mechanism, the paper material is pushed from the material lifting mechanism to the paper feeding table, which can replace manual feeding of the paper material to a certain extent; the device has reasonable design, simple structure, convenient processing and can link the transmission process between the processed paper and the page collating machine, realize convenient feeding of the paper material, reduce labor intensity, improve work progress, save cost and meet the use requirement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description, obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0013] Figure 1 The structure of the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device is shown in the figure.

[0014] Figure 2 The structure of the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device is shown in the figure.

[0015] Figure 3 The structure of the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device is shown in the figure.

[0016] Figure 4 The structure of the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device is shown in the figure.

[0017] Figure 5 The structure of the printing product production page collating machine automatic feeding device is shown in the figure.

[0018] In the above figures, 1, rack; 2, conveying assembly; 21, vertical plate; 22, rotating wheel; 23, driving motor; 24, driving wheel; 25, synchronous belt; 3, material pressing and shaping mechanism; 4, paper feeding table; 41, triangular support frame; 42, rodless cylinder; 43, moving plate; 44, concave frame; 45, ball screw; 46, screw nut; 47, lifting plate; 48, vertical rod; 49, bearing plate; 410, limiting frame; 5, material lifting mechanism; 51, mounting frame; 52, lifting cylinder; 53, top plate; 54, roller; 6, material pushing mechanism; 61, frame plate; 62, fixed plate; 63, pushing cylinder; 64, pushing plate; 7, paper loading disc; 8, limiting plate; 9, limiting mechanism; 91, limiting cylinder; 92, partition plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to enable the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application to be more clearly understood, the present application will be further described below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0020] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, but the present application can also be practiced in other ways different from those described herein, therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the following description.

[0021] Embodiments, such as Figures 1-5The utility model discloses a kind of automatic feeding device of collator for printed matter production, including rack 1, the transport assembly 2 of being arranged longitudinally is provided in the upper portion of rack 1, transport assembly 2 is placed with multiple paper carrying tray 7 for carrying paper, wherein, for the paper carrying tray 7 set up, its cross section is T shape design, and its upper short side is contacted with the synchronous belt 25 of transport assembly 2, it is convenient for transport assembly 2 to carry out longitudinal movement adjustment, paper material is placed on paper carrying tray 7, and sequentially placed according to different collating process, ensure the convenience of subsequent feeding work, meanwhile, considering the production cost situation in workshop, the length of transport assembly 2 is same with the long length of collator, that is, it is mainly used to transport paper material processed, and the establishment of equipment components such as pressing material regular mechanism 3, paper feeding table 4, it is established according to the number of each station of collator, so, different types of paper to be collated are transported on transport assembly 2, with the operation of transport assembly 2, different materials can be transported to different collating processing station, greatly improve the use functionality of device equipment, only a paper feeding table 4 station condition is shown in the embodiment, other stations are same with its establishment.Specifically: the conveying assembly 2 located on the rear side of the rack 1 is provided with a pressure material and regular material function integrated pressure material regular mechanism 3 which can be adjusted and moved laterally, which can pre-absorb the paper carrying workpiece in the paper table 4, and then put into the paper material pushing process, ensure the compression of the paper material, avoid the deviation of the paper material, after the paper material is put into the paper table 4, control the regular component to run, make it complete the regular of the position of the paper material around in the way of flapping, ensure the accuracy of the position, provide the prerequisite for the subsequent collating work, the rack 1 on one side of the conveying assembly 2 is provided with a paper table 4 which is used in cooperation with the collating machine, the paper table 4 can be adjusted and moved laterally relative to the rack 1, the lateral movement of the paper table 4 can make the paper table 4 reciprocate between the collating machine and the conveying assembly 2, which can realize the receiving of the paper material and supply the paper material for the collating machine, and the paper table 4 itself can move up and down in the vertical direction, that is, when it is raised to a certain position, it can receive the material on the conveying assembly 2, when it falls to a certain position, the uppermost of the paper material is flush with the upper side of the paper table 4, and then moves in the vertical direction to supply the paper material to the collating machine, which has strong functionality, of course, for the paper table 4 set up, the number is set according to the length of the collating machine to ensure the smooth progress of the production and processing work, the top material mechanism 5 is arranged inside the rack 1 below the same lateral plane as the pressure material regular mechanism 3, one side of the top material mechanism 5 is provided with a pushing mechanism 6 which is convenient for pushing the material to move towards the paper table 4, specifically described as: the conveying assembly 2 receives the paper material processed by the outside to provide convenient conditions for the receiving and conveying of the paper material between multiple equipment components, when the paper material on the conveying assembly 2 passes through the top material mechanism 5, the conveying assembly 2 stops running, then control the top material mechanism 5 to run, and then push the paper material from the top material mechanism 5 to the paper table 4 under the action of the pushing mechanism 6, which can replace manual feeding of the paper material to a certain extent;The lower front side of the paper pressing and shaping mechanism 3 behind the paper ejecting mechanism 5 is provided with a limiting plate 8, for the limiting plate 8, when the paper loading plate 7 is lifted vertically, the limiting plate 8 can limit the vertical movement of the paper loading plate 7, and when the paper loading plate 7 is placed on the conveying assembly 2 by the paper ejecting mechanism 5, it can move in the longitudinal direction to ensure the continuous conveying work. The frame 1 in front of the paper ejecting mechanism 5 is provided with a limiting mechanism 9 for limiting the paper conveyed by the conveying assembly 2, the limiting mechanism 9 includes a limiting drive cylinder, and the output end of the limiting drive cylinder is provided with a partition plate 92, that is, when the paper loading plate 7 with paper material moves above the paper ejecting mechanism 5, the subsequent feeding work is needed, at the same time, the limiting drive cylinder operates and drives the partition plate 92 to move upward, especially for the paper loading plate 7 with paper material, until the paper feeding of the previous paper is completed, the partition plate 92 is driven by the limiting drive cylinder to be separated from the limiting of the paper loading plate 7, to ensure the smooth conveying process, improve the work progress and meet the use requirement.

[0022] In the above process: by using the established paper pressing and shaping mechanism 3, on the one hand, the paper loading plate 7 on the paper feeding table 4 can be taken out, and the paper material in the conveying process is pressed downward by the paper loading plate 7 to prevent deviation, on the other hand, the material can be shaped in a flapping manner to ensure the accuracy of the position after conveying, and provide convenient conditions for the subsequent collating work; by using the established conveying assembly 2, paper ejecting mechanism 5, pushing mechanism 6 and paper feeding table 4, the conveying assembly 2 receives the paper material processed by the external device to provide convenient conditions for the conveying between multiple equipment components, when the paper material on the conveying assembly 2 passes through the paper ejecting mechanism 5, the conveying assembly 2 stops running, then the paper ejecting mechanism 5 is controlled to run, the material is lifted upward by a distance, then the paper material is pushed from the paper ejecting mechanism 5 to the paper feeding table 4 by the pushing mechanism 6, which can replace the manual feeding of the paper material to a certain extent; the device has reasonable design, simple structure, convenient processing, and can link the transmission process between the processed paper and the collating machine, realize the convenient feeding of the paper material, reduce the labor intensity, improve the work progress, save the cost, and meet the use requirement.

[0023] In order to realize convenient conveying of the paper tray 7 and paper materials, the conveying assembly 2 comprises two mirror image arranged vertical plates 21, the inner side of the vertical plate 21 is provided with a rotating wheel 22, the rotating wheel 22 is provided with at least three and arranged in a triangular shape, wherein, under the premise of three rotating wheels 22, two rotating wheels 22 are respectively arranged above the two sides of the vertical plate 21, and the other rotating wheel 22 is arranged below the side of the rotating wheel 22 close to the front side, in order to further improve the use function of the conveying assembly 2, a plurality of rotating wheels 22 can be arranged on the same longitudinal horizontal plane of the two rotating wheels 22 above as needed, especially to ensure the stability of the paper tray 7 during conveying, improve the work progress, and the side of the vertical plate 21 is provided with a driving motor 23, and the output end of the driving motor 23 is provided with a driving wheel 24, the outer side of the rotating wheel 22 is sleeved with a synchronous belt 25, and the synchronous belt 25 is driven by the driving wheel 24, for the synchronous belt 25 arranged, for the rotating wheel 22 above, the synchronous belt 25 is wound on the outer circumference thereof, and then wound to the outer side of the rotating wheel 22 below, and finally the closed loop is completed by winding the driving wheel 24 below, in this way, the driving motor 23 is controlled to run, the output end of the driving motor 23 acts on the driving wheel 24, and the synchronous belt 25 is conveyed around the rotating wheel 22, thereby driving the paper tray 7 above to move in the longitudinal direction, completing the convenient conveying, the operation is simple and convenient, and the use function is strong.

[0024] In order to make the device more convenient to and from the collating machine and conveying assembly 2, improve its use functionality, the paper feeding table 4 comprises a triangular support frame 41 connected with the rack 1, the upper part of the triangular support frame 41 is provided with a rodless cylinder 42, the output end of the rodless cylinder 42 is provided with a moving plate 43, for the established triangular support frame 41, one end is stably connected with the rack 1, the other end is placed on one side of the collating machine, that is, in the prior art, the various paper feeding platforms applied to the collating machine are improved to the laterally movable and adjustable paper feeding table 4 provided by the embodiment, the convenient to and from can convey the materials on the conveying assembly 2 to the collating machine, and manual paper handling is no longer needed, and the automation degree of the device is improved; in order to more conveniently receive paper materials, the lower part of the moving plate 43 is provided with a concave frame 44, a ball screw 45 is arranged between the concave frame 44 and the moving plate 43, and a motor connected with the ball screw 45 is arranged below the concave frame 44, which is used to provide driving power, the outer periphery of the ball screw 45 is provided with a screw nut 46, the outer side of the screw nut 46 is provided with a lifting plate 47, the corners of the lifting plate 47 are provided with vertical rods 48, which penetrate through the moving plate 43, the upper end of the vertical rod 48 is provided with a bearing plate 49, the moving plate 43 outside the bearing plate 49 is provided with an L-shaped limiting frame 410, specifically described as: when the paper feeding table 4 is at the position close to the collating machine, the motor is controlled to rotate, which drives the ball screw 45 to rotate, and under the action of the screw nut 46, the lifting plate 47 moves along it and acts on the vertical rod 48, so that the materials placed above the bearing plate 49 can be fed to the collating machine, when the paper is completely used, the rodless cylinder 42 is controlled to operate, which drives the paper feeding table 4 to move from the position close to the collating machine to the position close to the conveying assembly 2, at this time, the bearing plate 49 is at the uppermost position and is flush with the position where the paper tray 7 is lifted by the lifting mechanism 5, so that the material pushing mechanism 6 can push the paper tray 7 and the paper materials to the bearing plate 49 of the paper feeding table 4, when the paper tray 7 is completely placed on the bearing plate 49, the motor is controlled to operate again, so that the paper tray 7 and the paper materials fall and are stored in the limiting frame 410, preventing the paper from deviating, and the above operation is repeated to complete the collating and feeding of the paper, when the paper materials are completely used, the above operation is repeated again, it needs to be further explained that: for the empty paper tray 7 placed on the bearing plate 49 after the collating of the previous paper materials, on the one hand, it can be taken out by manual operation, on the other hand, it can be taken out by the material pressing and shaping mechanism 3, which greatly improves the use functionality of the device, is simple and convenient to operate, and has strong use functionality.

[0025] In order to facilitate the paper tray 7 and paper material can be transported to the outside, the material lifting mechanism 5 includes the mounting bracket 51 which is arranged below the inside of the frame 1, the inside of the mounting bracket 51 is provided with the lifting cylinder 52, the output end of the lifting cylinder 52 is provided with the top plate 53, a plurality of rollers 54 are uniformly arranged in the top plate 53, and the specific description is as follows: the paper tray 7 and the paper material move under the action of the conveying assembly 2, when they move to the top of the material lifting mechanism 5, the limiting mechanism 9 operates first, limits the next process, prevents the movement from overshooting, then the lifting cylinder 52 is controlled to operate, the top plate 53 is pushed upwards and acts on the paper tray 7, and the operation stops until the paper tray 7 is lifted to a suitable position, then the pushing mechanism 6 is controlled to operate, and the paper tray 7 is pushed to the pushing mechanism 6, so that the paper material is conveniently fed, the work progress is improved, and the use requirement is met.

[0026] In order to facilitate the paper tray 7 and paper material can be transported to the outside, the material lifting mechanism 5 includes the mounting bracket 51 which is arranged below the inside of the frame 1, the inside of the mounting bracket 51 is provided with the lifting cylinder 52, the output end of the lifting cylinder 52 is provided with the top plate 53, a plurality of rollers 54 are uniformly arranged in the top plate 53, and the specific description is as follows: the paper tray 7 and the paper material move under the action of the conveying assembly 2, when they move to the top of the material lifting mechanism 5, the limiting mechanism 9 operates first, limits the next process, prevents the movement from overshooting, then the lifting cylinder 52 is controlled to operate, the top plate 53 is pushed upwards and acts on the paper tray 7, and the operation stops until the paper tray 7 is lifted to a suitable position, then the pushing mechanism 6 is controlled to operate, and the paper tray 7 is pushed to the pushing mechanism 6, so that the paper material is conveniently fed, the work progress is improved, and the use requirement is met.

[0027] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application in other forms. Any skilled person in the art can modify or change the above disclosed technical content to equivalent embodiments applied to other fields, but any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made on the basis of the technical essence of the present application to the above embodiments still belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A collator automatic feeding device for printed matter production, comprising a frame, characterized in that, The rack is provided with a conveying assembly arranged longitudinally above the rack, a plurality of paper loading plates for carrying paper are placed on the conveying assembly, a material pressing and sizing mechanism capable of moving transversely and adjusting and integrating the functions of material pressing and sizing is arranged above the conveying assembly at the rear side of the rack, a paper feeding table used in cooperation with the collating machine is arranged on the rack at one side of the conveying assembly, the paper feeding table can move and adjust in the transverse direction relative to the rack, a material lifting mechanism is arranged below the inner side of the rack at the same transverse plane as the material pressing and sizing mechanism, one side of the material lifting mechanism is provided with a material pushing mechanism for facilitating the movement of the material towards the paper feeding table, a limiting plate is arranged below the material pressing and sizing mechanism at the front side of the rear side of the material lifting mechanism, a limiting mechanism for limiting the paper conveyed by the conveying assembly is arranged on the rack at the front side of the material lifting mechanism, the limiting mechanism comprises a limiting drive cylinder, and the output end of the limiting drive cylinder is provided with a partition plate.

2. The automatic feeding device of the gathering machine for printed matter production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying assembly comprises two mirror image arranged vertical plates, the inner side of the vertical plate is provided with a rotating wheel, the rotating wheel is arranged at least three and in a triangular shape, wherein two rotating wheels are arranged above the two sides of the vertical plate respectively, and the other rotating wheel is arranged below one side of the rotating wheel close to the front side, one side of the vertical plate is provided with a drive motor, and the output end of the drive motor is provided with a drive wheel, the outer side of the rotating wheel is provided with a synchronous belt, and the synchronous belt is driven by the drive wheel.

3. The automatic feeding device of the gathering machine for printed matter production according to claim 2, characterized in that, The paper feeding table comprises a triangular support frame connected with the rack, a rodless cylinder is arranged above the triangular support frame, the output end of the rodless cylinder is provided with a moving plate, a concave frame is arranged below the moving plate, a ball screw is arranged between the concave frame and the moving plate, a screw nut is arranged on the outer periphery of the ball screw, a lifting plate is arranged on the outer side of the screw nut, a vertical rod is arranged at the corner of the lifting plate and penetrates the moving plate, a bearing plate is arranged at the upper end of the vertical rod, and an L-shaped limiting frame is arranged above the moving plate on the outer side of the bearing plate.

4. The automatic feeding device of the gathering machine for printed matter production according to claim 3, characterized in that, The material lifting mechanism comprises a mounting frame arranged below the inner side of the rack, a jacking cylinder is arranged on the inner side of the mounting frame, the output end of the jacking cylinder is provided with a top plate, a plurality of rollers are uniformly arranged in the top plate.

5. The automatic feeding device of the gathering machine for printed matter production according to claim 4, characterized in that, The material pushing mechanism comprises an L-shaped frame plate, a fixed plate is arranged between the two frame plates, a pushing cylinder is arranged on one side of the fixed plate, the output end of the pushing cylinder is provided with a pushing plate, and the lower end surface of the pushing plate is flush with the lower end surface of the jacking up paper loading plate.