CN101024347A - MFP device with dual printing modules - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a business machine device with double printing modules, which comprises: a first paper feeding track for conveying a paper; the first printing module is arranged on the first paper feeding track; the second paper feeding track is connected with the middle section of the first paper feeding track; the second printing module is arranged on the second paper feeding track; and a paper distributor, which is arranged at the joint of the first paper feeding track and the second paper feeding track, can rotate and move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the paper distributor is positioned at the first position, the paper continues to move on the first paper feeding track and passes through the first printing module, and when the paper distributor is positioned at the second position, the paper distributor shields the first paper feeding track and enables the paper to enter the second paper feeding track and move and pass through the second printing module. By adopting the invention, a user can select a proper printing module to print according to different requirements.

Description

MFP device with dual printing modules

technical field

The present invention relates to a business machine device with dual printing modules, in particular to a device that feeds paper through a single paper feeding source, distributes paper between different paper feeding tracks, and uses different printing modules to perform printing operations according to requirements.

Background technique

At present, the demand for business machines is growing rapidly, and at the same time, it is gradually trending towards multi-functional designs, that is, Multi-Function Peripheral (MFP) with functions such as printing, image scanning, document faxing, document photocopying, and even additional card reading functions. ). The application of business machines is increasing year by year, and the price is also falling with the competition. In addition, the users of business machines have been extended to students and families from companies or organizations in the past.

As far as the current mainstream printing method is concerned, laser printers have the advantages of fast printing speed and relatively cheap consumables, especially the ability to quickly print large quantities of black and white documents at low cost. However, in terms of color printing with laser printers, it is still difficult to meet the printing of color documents or photos with high color performance requirements. Inkjet printers can print color documents or photos that require high color performance, but their printing speed is slow and the cost of consumables is high, so they cannot meet the needs of fast and large-scale printing of documents. The existence of such problems has caused consumers to purchase laser printers and inkjet printers separately at the same time. As far as the storage space of the printer is concerned, the space for placing two printers must be greater than that of a multi-function printer. Under the cost of printing, the printing cost of a black and white inkjet must be higher than that of a black and white laser, and the printing speed of inkjet is not as fast as that of laser printing. Therefore, there is a design of a printing module printer that integrates two printing modules into one, especially a laser printing module that can print a large number of fast prints and an inkjet printing module that can print in color, which can meet the needs of users when printing different documents. need.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dual printing module printer in the prior art.

FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of another viewing angle of the dual printing module printer.

In the prior art dual printing module printers, the color inkjet printing device 110 and the laser printing device 120 are stacked one above the other. On the top is the color inkjet printing device 110 , which has a color printing output folder 111 , a color inkjet printing module 112 and a color printing output folder 113 . And located below is a laser printing device 120 , which has an independent laser printing paper clip 121 , a laser printing module 122 and a laser printing paper clip 123 . However, in the aforesaid double printing module printer, its color inkjet printing device 110 and laser printing device 120 use independent paper pick-up clips and paper output clips respectively. This kind of stacked design must have many components of its mechanism. Complicated and bulky in size and volume.

US Patent Publication No. 6,203,131 discloses a dual-printer technology comprising first and second printing stations, each of which has a color print engine and a monochrome print engine. A media queue with adjustable length is formed between the two printing stations. The alignment area of the medium to be printed can be formed by a guide roller. Guide rollers are used to define a cycle between two workstations and to adjust the length of the cycle which can be moved. In the case of US6,203,131, the two printing modules are on the same paper path, so that they can share the same paper pick-up folder and paper output folder, without avoiding that the length of the medium to be printed is too long, resulting in two prints The modules interfere with each other, that is, when the paper as the module to be printed arrives at the second workstation, a part of the paper is still located at the first workstation, so that the first workstation cannot print the next paper. And when the two workstations are too far apart, the path that the paper needs to move will be too large, which will affect the printing speed. Therefore, the length of the printing medium arrangement area can be adjusted, and the length between the two workstations can be adjusted for the paper as the medium to be printed. In US6,203,131, no matter which printing module is used for printing, the paper needs to pass through the second workstation, so it still takes too long to wait for the paper to move in the second paper path.

The prior art dual printing module printer stacks different types of printing devices, each of which operates independently without sharing components, making it larger in size and more complex in structure.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a transaction machine device with dual printing modules. Through the distribution of paper to be printed, a single source of paper is sent to different printing modules according to requirements, so as to simplify its overall structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a business machine device with double printing modules, which includes: a first paper-feeding track, a first printing module, a second paper-feeding track, a second printing module and a branch paper utensils.

Wherein the first paper-traveling track is used for conveying a paper, and the first printing module is arranged on the first paper-traveling track.

The second paper-feeding track is connected to the middle portion of the first paper-feeding track, and the second printing module is arranged on the second paper-feeding track.

The paper separator is arranged at the junction of the first paper track and the second paper track, and can be rotated and displaced between a first position and a second position.

Wherein, when the paper separator is in the first position, the paper continues to move on the first paper track and passes through the first printing module; when the paper separator is in the second position, it blocks the first paper track and makes the paper enter the second paper track Move through the second print module.

The first printing module and the second printing module can be respectively a laser printing module and a color inkjet printing module. If the user wants to print color documents or high-resolution photos, the inkjet printing module has this function. If you want to print quickly For a large number of black and white documents, the laser printing module can also achieve this effect.

In addition, the two printing modules of the present invention are provided with paper pickers and paper output folders, which can effectively reduce the volume of the printer with dual printing modules. At the same time, through the paper distribution action, the papers passing through different printing modules move in different paths, so that a single paper does not It needs to pass through two printing modules every time printing. Compared with the US6,203,131 patent case, the invention has a higher paper feeding speed.

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are the structural configuration schematic diagrams of existing double printing module printer;

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional embodiment diagram of a paper separation module structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention applied to a dual printing module transaction machine device;

Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are the schematic diagrams of paper distribution by the paper separation module structure of the present invention; and

Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 are schematic cross-sectional views of a dual-printing module business machine applying the present invention.

Among them, reference signs:

110: Color inkjet printer 111: Color printing paper clip

112: Color inkjet printing module 113: Color printing paper clip

120: laser printer 121: laser printing paper clip

122: Laser printing module 123: Laser printing paper clip

20: The first paper track 30: Paper separation module

31: Bracket 32: Pivot

33: Paper separator 34: Transmission components

35: Pushing device 40: The second paper track

50: The first printing module 60: The second printing module

71: Take out paper clip 72: Out paper clip

81: Manual feed folder 82: Single paper output track

Detailed ways

As shown in FIG. 3 , it is a three-dimensional embodiment diagram of the structure of the paper separating module 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 , it is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention applied to a transaction machine device with dual printing modules.

The structure of the paper separation module 30 of this embodiment is applied to a business machine device with a pair of printing modules. The second printing module 60 . The paper-separating module 30 is structurally arranged on the first paper-feeding track 20 , and includes: a set of brackets 31 , a pivot 32 , a paper separator 33 , a transmission assembly 34 and a pushing device 35 .

The bracket 31 is a plate-shaped body, which is disposed on both side edges of the first paper-running track 20 and protrudes from the track surface of the first paper-running track 20 .

The pivot 32 is a long rod body, which straddles the support 31 in a vacant position, and penetrates through the paper separator 33 , and pivotally installs the paper separator 33 on one side of the first paper-feeding track 20 .

The paper separator 33 is penetrated by the pivot 32, and the central portion is the best for the penetrated portion. There may be multiple paper separators 33 arranged in parallel with each other. In addition, the paper separator 33 is a curved sheet object, through the action of the pivot 32 , the paper separator 33 is rotatably located at the junction of the first paper track 20 and a second paper track 40 .

The transmission assembly 34 is a rod used for connecting the paper separator 33 and the pushing device 35 . It is used for power transmission, and one end is combined with a paper separator 33 .

The pushing device 35 can be a linear output device such as a solenoid valve, and the pushing device 35 is combined with the other end of the transmission assembly 34 . When the user sends a printing module selection command to the business machine device, the control circuit of the business machine device will further control the action of the pushing device 35 . The pushing device 35 directly or indirectly pushes the paper separator 33 to rotate through the transmission assembly 34 to move between the first position and the second position. The pushing device 35 can also be a rotating output device, which directly drives the paper separator 33 to rotate without changing the output direction through the transmission assembly 34 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , it is a state diagram of the structure of the paper separation module 30 of the present invention without paper allocation.

When the user chooses to print with the first printing module 50, the pushing device 35 generates an upward thrust due to stretching, and through the transmission of the transmission assembly 34, the paper separator 33 presents a horizontal state, making the first paper path The rear section of 20 is in an open state, and at the same time, the second paper-feeding track 40 is blocked. At this time, the paper conveyed on the first paper track 20 is not interfered, so it will continue to move forward along the first paper track 20 from below the paper separator 33 (as shown by the arrow in the figure), and arrive at The position of the first printing module 50 , and then start the printing work of the first printing module 50 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , it is a state diagram of the structure of the paper separation module 30 of the present invention and paper allocation.

When the user chooses to print with the second module printing 60, the pushing device 35 will return to the unstretched position, and also through the transmission of the transmission assembly 34, the paper separator 33 will appear in an inclined state, blocking the first paper feeding The track 20 is connected to the second paper track 40. At this time, the paper conveyed on the first paper track 20 will be interfered by the paper separator 33, so it will move forward along the second paper track 40, and arrive at the position of the second printing module 60 (arrow in the figure shown), and then start the printing work of the second printing module 60.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in order for the paper to be smoothly connected from the first paper path 20 to the second paper path 40 . On the first paper-feeding track 20 of the MFP device, a plurality of guide grooves having the same number as the paper separators 33 can be further provided. When the paper separator 33 is in an inclined state, the ends of the paper separator 33 and the first paper-feeding track 20 can be inserted into these guide grooves in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the paper separator 33 has a curved design, The paper can be guided into the second paper track 40 from the first paper track 20 more smoothly.

As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5. The first paper track 20 is used to connect to the paper picker 71 of the MFP device. When the MFP device starts to print, the paper of the paper picker 71 will pass through the first paper track 20 and start to be transported. The paper-separating module 30 can perform related paper assignment operations under the control of the main system of the MFP device according to the instructions issued by the user.

Related paper assignment operations include:

1. No allocation is performed, and the paper will continue to move forward on the first paper feeding track 20 at this time.

2. Assign to the second paper track 40 , at this time, the paper will move to the second paper track 40 and continue to move forward on the second paper track 40 . For the detailed description of the paper separation module 30, refer to the relevant description of the embodiment of the paper separation module 30.

The second paper-feeding track 40 is connected to the output end of the paper-separating module 30. Its function is the same as that of the first paper-feeding track 20. It is mainly used to convey paper. The conveyance of relevant paper will be continued by the second paper-feeding track 40 .

The first printing module 50 is arranged on the path of the first paper-feeding track 20 , and when the paper is sent to the first printing module 50 through the first paper-feeding track 20 , the first printing module 50 will start to perform related printing work. After the first printing module 50 finishes printing, the printed paper will be sent to the paper output folder 72 through the first paper feeding track 20 again. At this point, the relevant printing work is completed.

The second printing module 60 is arranged on the path of the second paper-feeding track 40 , wherein the second printing module 60 is an inkjet printing module, but can also be a laser printing module. When the paper is sent to the second printing module 60 through the second paper-feeding track 40, the second printing module 60 starts to perform related printing work. After the second printing module 60 finishes printing, the printed paper will be sent to the paper output folder 72 through the second paper feeding track 40 again. At this point, the relevant printing work is completed, and the user can take out the printed document from the output folder 72 and use it. The first printing module and the second printing module 60 are different types of printing modules to meet different printing requirements.

For the convenience of the user, the MFP device can also be further provided with a manual paper feeding clip 81 on the first paper-feeding track 20 and in front of the paper separator 33 or the paper-separating module 30 . When the user provides paper for printing via the manual feed folder 81 , the paper will first pass through the first paper feeding track 20 for related paper feeding operations. At this time, the user can also select an appropriate printing module to print, and the paper separator 33 or the paper separating module 30 will also distribute the paper, and the paper passing through the first printing module 50 can also pass through an additional paper separating module. A module (not shown in the figure), chooses to output the paper from the paper output folder 72 or a single paper output track 82 connected to the first paper transport track 20 .

As shown in Figure 7, the change of the setting of the manual paper feed folder 81 is to set a manual paper feed folder 81 on the first paper feed track 20 and the second paper feed track 40 at the same time, directly distribute the paper manually, and Not through the separation module 30.

The dual printing module business machine shown in Fig. 8 is the variation of Fig. 7, and it is to change the paper-out direction of the second paper-feeding track 40, so that the first paper-feeding track 20 and the second paper-feeding track 40 can discharge paper Finally, the paper output folder 72 is separated to separate the paper printed by different printing modules.

Figure 9 shows another type of dual printing module business machine configuration, which is to make the paper output direction of the first paper track 20 and the second paper track 40 respectively face the two sides of the dual printing module business machine, so that The papers printed by the two printing modules 50 and 60 are output from different directions, and the papers printed by different printing modules are separated.

Certainly, the present invention also can have other multiple embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention, but these corresponding Changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. the affairs machine of a doubles impression block is characterized in that, comprising:

One first paper feed track is in order to transmit a paper;

One first print module is arranged on this first paper feed track;

One second paper feed track is connected in the position, stage casing of this first paper feed track;

One second print module is arranged on this second paper feed track; And

One layman, be arranged at this first paper feed track and this second paper feed track joining place, it turns and displacement between a primary importance and a second place, when wherein this layman is positioned at this primary importance, this paper continues to move and this first print module of process on this first paper feed track, when this layman is positioned at this second place, be to block this first paper feed track and this paper is entered in the second paper feed track to move and this second print module of process.

2. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this layman is the board of a tool radian.

3. affairs machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that, has a plurality of laymans, and this layman is for being arranged in parallel.

4. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes a pivot and a pack support, and wherein this pack support is arranged at the dual side-edge edge of this first paper feed track; Striding that this pivot is unsettled established on this pack support, and through this layman, this layman is hubbed at a side of this first paper feed track.

5. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes a thrust unit, rotates in order to promote this layman, and moves in this primary importance and this second place.

6. affairs machine according to claim 5 is characterized in that, this thrust unit is a magnetic valve.

7. affairs machine according to claim 5 is characterized in that, also includes a transmission component, in order to connect this layman and this thrust unit.

8. affairs machine according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this transmission component is a body of rod.

9. according to claim 1 a described affairs machine, it is characterized in that, also include a manual paper feed folder, be located on this first paper feed track, and this manual paper feeding folder is positioned at before this layman.

10. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also is provided with a manual paper feed module on this first paper feed track.

11. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also is provided with a manual paper feed module on this second paper feed track.

12. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes a single paper output track, is connected in this first paper feed track.

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