JP3466132B2 - Certificate issuing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a certificate issuing device for issuing a certificate such as a resident's card or a seal certificate issued by a local government, and more specifically, to a printer for printing certification items on paper. The present invention relates to a certificate issuing device having a post-processing unit for signing paper discharged from this printer and sending it as a certificate to the outside.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Certificates such as resident's cards and seal certifications are issued at local government offices, etc., and there is a time limit to receiving certificates due to business hours. . Therefore, in order to improve residents' services, there is an increasing demand for a certificate issuing device that can automatically issue a certificate on Saturday and Sunday.

The certificate issuing device is composed of a printer and a post-processing unit for stamping the paper printed by this printer and sending it as a certificate to the outside. As this printer, a general-purpose laser printer is generally used. Customized ones are used. As the post-processing unit, a dedicated one for the laser printer to be incorporated is designed and used.

[0004]

By the way, current laser printers have a rapid progress in performance, so that they may have a short life cycle and may be replaced with new products in a short time, and production of old products may be stopped. .

In such a case, a printer, which is a new product, will be incorporated in the apparatus. However, the transport method of the new product (whether the paper of the used size is discharged in the longitudinal direction or in the lateral direction) is used. ) Is different from the transport method of the printer to be removed, the position of the signature (usually spelling and punching) performed in the post-processing unit will be misaligned, so when switching to a new product, the post-processing unit is newly added It will be redesigned. Therefore, conventionally, when the life of the laser printer reaches the end due to performance problems such as printing quality and printing speed, the post-processing section is discarded along with the laser printer.

Therefore, there is a problem that the cost for maintaining the certificate issuing device becomes high. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to realize a certificate issuing device with low maintenance cost.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises a printer for printing a certification matter on a sheet,
In a certificate issuing device having a post-processing unit for signing a sheet discharged from this printer and sending it to the outside as a certificate, it is located on a conveying path for conveying the discharged sheet from the printer to the signing unit, A turn part that can rotate the paper being conveyed in its plane, and a conveyance method in which the printer incorporated in the device ejects the paper of the used size in the longitudinal direction or in the lateral direction A printer conveyance method setting means for setting whether to adopt the method, and the conveyance paper of the printer incorporated in the apparatus by rotating the discharged paper from the printer at the turn part based on the setting contents of the printer conveyance method setting means. Even if the method is different, the drive of the turn part is controlled so that the discharged paper from the printer is fed to the sign part in a predetermined direction. A control unit for providing said turn portions
As a hemispherical pressing protrusion that can press the center of the paper
Away from the pressing protrusion in the width direction of the paper transport path.
Contact the paper at the specified position and transport the contact area of the paper
It consists of a rotating roller that feeds in the direction
Rotate the rotating roller while pressing the center of the paper.
By rolling, centering on the pressing protrusion part,
It is characterized in that a sheet that rotates in the plane is used .

According to the present invention, when the printer is replaced,
The printer conveyance method setting means sets the conveyance method of the new printer so that the discharged paper from the new printer is sent to the signature unit in the same direction as in the case of the previous printer.

The turn unit rotates the discharged paper from the new printer based on the setting contents as needed. Therefore, even when the transport method of the printer newly installed in the apparatus is different before and after the replacement of the printer, the affixing can be performed at the regular position without replacing the post-processing section.
Therefore, the maintenance cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the invention of this, a simple configuration of rotating the rotating roller in a state in which pressing the central portion of the paper pressing projection, around the pressing protrusion,
The paper is rotating in that plane.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the sheet is introduced into the turn section by driving the conveying motor in a state where the roller bracket is tilted and the upstream side conveying roller is pressed against the sheet. The rotation of the paper is performed by driving the carry motor with the roller bracket parallel to the paper and moving the upstream and downstream carry rollers in a direction away from the paper. This is performed by driving the transport motor in a state where the roller bracket is tilted in the opposite direction and the downstream transport roller is pressed against the paper. For this reason, the conveyance and rotation of the sheet are performed by the same drive source, which enables space saving and cost reduction.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the upper lid, the inner lid and the lower lid are pivotally mounted on the base end side and are capable of opening the lid within a certain range. Therefore, the primary stacker and the secondary stacker can be configured easily and in a small space.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the rotation control of the inner lid is performed by using the cam that controls the tilting of the roller bracket. Therefore, space saving and cost reduction can be realized.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the side. In addition, in FIG. 1, a line which should be shown by a broken line in the drawing is also shown by a solid line in order to facilitate understanding.

In this embodiment, a printer 100, which is a laser printer for printing certification items on a sheet, and the printer 1
The post-processing unit 200 performs signature processing on the paper discharged from 00 and sends it out as a certificate from the discharge port 279.

The printer 100 is a general-purpose printer and has paper feed cassettes 11 to 13 in which papers (transfer papers) of different sizes such as A4, A5 and B5 are stacked. Then, from any of the paper feed cassettes 11 to 13,
The paper is fed and fed toward the image forming unit.

The sheet fed to the image forming unit is inserted by a registration roller (not shown) near the entrance of the image forming unit, and then the photosensitive drum 21 in the image forming unit is inserted.
Is transported to.

Image data such as certification items are input to the image writing unit 22, laser light is emitted from the laser diode in the image writing unit 22 in accordance with the image data, and is uniformly charged by the charger 27. Photoconductor drum 2
1 is illuminated. As a result, an electrostatic latent image of the certification matter is formed on the surface of the photoconductor drum 21. This electrostatic latent image is
The toner image is developed by the developing unit 23.

This toner image is transferred onto the sheet sent to the photoconductor drum 21 by the transfer section 24 below the photoconductor drum 21. After that, the sheet is separated from the photoconductor drum 21 by the separating section 25, and is conveyed to the fixing section 26.
The toner image is fixed by heat and pressure.

In the printer 100, the paper on which the certification matter is printed by the above process is guided by the guide roller and the guide plate and is discharged upward from the printer 100. Further, it is determined for each used size of the paper whether the paper is discharged in the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction.

The post-processing section 200 is provided with a printer transportation system setting means 201. The printer conveyance method setting means 201 sets the conveyance method of the printer 100 incorporated in the certificate issuing device. For example, the conveyance method of the printer 100 ejects paper of each used size in the longitudinal direction. This is to set whether the sheet is to be ejected in the lateral direction or to set the sheet ejection speed in the printer 100.

Opposed to the paper discharge port of the printer 100,
In the post-processing unit 200, a carry-in roller 202 that receives the discharged paper from the printer 100 is provided. Furthermore,
A turn unit 220 that can rotate the sheet being conveyed in the plane is provided on the conveyance path that conveys the discharged sheet from the printer 100 to the sign unit 210.

The drive of the turn unit 220 is turned on / off by the control unit 300. That is, the control unit 300
Knows the conveying direction of each size of ejected paper based on the setting contents of the printer conveying system setting means 201, and the printer 100 from the printer 100 can be installed regardless of the conveying system of the printer 100 incorporated in the certificate issuing device. The ejected paper from the printer 100 is rotated by the turn unit 220 as necessary so that the ejected paper is fed to the signature unit 210 in a predetermined direction. Further, the carry-in roller 202 is rotated at a speed that matches the paper discharge speed of the printer 100.

Here, the mechanical structure of the turn portion 220 will be described with reference to FIGS. Incidentally, FIG. 2 is a main configuration diagram of the turn portion in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of the turn portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the pressing protrusion.

In these figures, the shaft 221 is
It is rotatably supported between the frames 223 and 224 via bearings, and is rotationally driven by the carry motor 225. Three of the carry-in rollers 202 are attached to the shaft 221 at regular intervals.

A shaft 226 is rotatably supported between the frames 223 and 224 in parallel with the shaft 221 via a bearing. Timing belts 227 and 228 are wound around the ends of the shaft 226 and the shaft 221 via pulleys.

Further, a shaft 230 is arranged between the frames 223 and 224 in parallel with the shaft 221, and is rotatably supported by bearings. An intermediate portion of a swing arm 231 is fixed to the center of the shaft 230 in the longitudinal direction so as to intersect the shaft 230 at a right angle.

The tip end of the swing arm 231 is the shaft 22.
6, a hemispherical pressing protrusion 232 having a tip end is provided in a portion located right below the shaft 226 toward the sheet conveyance path, as shown in FIG. The pressing protrusion 232 can press the central portion of the paper P, and the pressed paper P can rotate within its plane around the pressing point, but its horizontal movement is restricted.

The base end of the rocking arm 231 is connected to a magnet type actuator 234. The suction of the actuator 234 causes the rocking arm 231 to rotate in the direction in which the base end of the rocking arm 231 moves away from the conveyance path, and a pressing protrusion is formed. 23
2 presses the paper P.

A rotary roller 236 is coaxially mounted at a position on the shaft 226 which is separated from the pressing protrusion 232 in the width direction of the sheet P conveyance path. The rotary roller 236 has its outer peripheral portion in contact with the paper P, and sends out the contact portion of the paper P in the transport direction. Therefore, in the state where the central portion of the paper P is pressed by the pressing protrusion 232.
By rotating this rotating roller 236, the paper P
Can be rotated in that plane.

Three upstream-side transport rollers 238 mounted on the shaft 241 are arranged upstream of the rotary roller 236 in the transport path of the paper P, and downstream of the rotary roller 236 in the transport path of the paper P. , Three downstream-side transport rollers 239 attached to the shaft 242 are arranged.

The roller bracket 245 is attached to the shaft 22.
The shafts 241 and 242 are rotatably supported via bearings in parallel with the shaft 6, and are slidably fitted into the shaft 226. A timing belt 247 is wound around a middle portion of the shaft 226 and an end portion of the shaft 241 via a pulley, and a middle portion of the shaft 226 and an end portion of the shaft 242 are connected via a pulley. The timing belt 248 is wrapped around.

As a result, the upstream conveying rollers 238,
The downstream conveying roller 239 and the rotating roller 236 rotate in the same direction at the same speed. A driven roller is arranged to face the upstream side transport roller 238, the downstream side transport roller 239, and the rotary roller 236. Further, the upper and lower guide plates 251 and 252 that form the conveyance path of the paper P
A hole for inserting a roller is formed in the paper so that each of the rollers can contact the paper P.

When the roller bracket 245 is parallel to the sheet P, the upstream and downstream conveying rollers 238 and 239 are retracted from the sheet P as shown in FIG. 5, and tilted counterclockwise as shown in FIG. In this state, the upstream side transport roller 238 is pressed against the sheet P, and in the state of FIG. 6 in which the sheet P is tilted in the clockwise direction as opposed to FIG. 2, the downstream side transport roller 239 is pressed against the sheet P. The rotating roller 236 presses the sheet P regardless of the state of the roller bracket 245.

The paper P is introduced into the turn section 220 by tilting the roller bracket 245 as shown in FIG. 2 and driving the carry motor 225 while pressing the upstream carry roller 238 against the paper P. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotation of the sheet P at the turn portion 220 is performed by the roller bracket 2
This is performed by driving the conveyance motor 225 in a state in which 45 is parallel to the sheet P and the upstream side and downstream side conveyance rollers 238 and 239 are retracted from the sheet P. Also, the turn part 2
The paper P is unloaded from the paper 20 by tilting the roller bracket 245 in the opposite direction as shown in FIG. 6 and driving the carry motor 225 while pressing the downstream carry roller 239 against the paper P.

Among the portions of the upper and lower guide plates 251 and 252 facing the pressing protrusion 232, the upper guide plate 251 is also provided with a through hole for the pressing protrusion 232. The sensors 253 and 254 are sensors that detect the arrival of the end portion of the paper P, the sensor 253 detects the front end portion of the paper P that is linearly moving in the transport direction, and the sensor 254 is rotating by the turn portion 220. The front edge of the paper P that is present is detected. In the case of this embodiment, since there are a plurality of sizes of paper P,
In some cases, multiple sensors 254 may be required, but here,
Only those corresponding to the A4 size paper P are shown.

Studs 256 and 257 are planted in the frames 223 and 224 in the width direction of the conveying path, and the base ends of the cam links 258 and 259 are rotatably supported thereby. Further, the tip ends of the cam links 258 and 259 are connected by a shaft 260, and the shaft 260 is
The roller bracket 245 is in contact with the upper surface of the roller bracket 245 on the downstream side.

The shaft 261 is composed of the frames 223, 22.
4 is rotatably supported via a bearing, and is rotationally driven by a cam motor 262. Cams 265 and 266 are attached to both ends of the shaft 261.

The cams 265 and 266 control the tilting of the roller bracket 245, and the driven pins 268 and 269 projecting from the cam links 258 and 259 in the width direction of the conveying path are provided on the outer peripheral portions thereof. It is sliding contact. Cam 2
65 and 266 are driven pins 268 and
269, cam links 258, 259, and shaft 260
A state in which the roller bracket 245 is tilted and the upstream side transport roller 238 is pressed against the sheet P (cam 2
2 in which the rotation angles of 65 and 266 are 0 °), and the upstream and downstream transport rollers 238 and 239 are retracted from the paper P (the rotation angles of the cams 265 and 266 are 15 °).
5) in which the downstream side transport roller 239 is pressed against the sheet P (the rotation angle of the cams 265 and 266 is 3).
It has such a shape as to sequentially select the state of 0 ° in FIG. 6).

A blank sheet placed at the rear stage of the turn section 220.
The two-sheet detecting unit 270 detects whether or not printing has failed in the printer 100 and a blank sheet of paper P has been sent by using a barcode sensor (the printer 100 prints a certification item and prints a barcode P at the same time). (Printing is also performed), and it is detected from the thickness of the paper P whether or not a plurality of papers P are fed from the printer 100.

The conveying rollers 271, 272 are conveyed in a normal state, and the sheet P which has passed the blank / double-sheet detecting section 270.
To the primary stacker 280 or the secondary stacker 290 or vice versa. A driven roller 277 is in contact with the conveying roller 272, and the paper P is sandwiched between the rollers 272 and 277 and the paper P is stacked on the primary stacker 280.
And goes in and out of the secondary stacker 290.

Primary stacker 280 and secondary stacker 29
0 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 7 in detail.
That is, the primary stacker 280 is composed of an upper lid 281 and an inner lid 282, both side portions of which on the side of the signature portion 210 (base end side) are rotatably pivoted by the hinge pins 275.

The top end of the upper lid 281 is brought into contact with the shaft 273 of the conveying roller 272, so that the front end portion of the upper lid 281 is moved as shown in FIG.
It is restricted to move downward from the position shown in.
Further, the upper lid 281 and the inner lid 282 have pins 284 and
285 is projectingly provided, and the pins 284 and 285 are loosely fitted in the elongated holes of the restriction link 286. As a result, the upper lid 28
1 and the inner lid 282 are only allowed to open within a certain range.

The cam 2 is attached to the front end of the rotation of the inner lid 282.
A driven pin 287 pushed by 66 is provided in a protruding manner. Further, the upper lid 281 has a plurality of upper lid rollers (conveying rollers).
288 is provided, and the inner lid 282 has the upper lid roller 2
A driven roller 289 facing 88 is provided.

The secondary stacker 290 is composed of a lower lid 291 and both sides of which on the base end side are pivotally attached by the hinge pins 275 and the inner lid 282. The lower lid 291 and the inner lid 282 are provided with pins 292 and 293, respectively,
The pins 292 and 293 are loosely fitted in the elongated holes of the restriction link 294. As a result, the lower lid 291 and the inner lid 282 are
Only opening operation within a certain range is allowed. Lower lid 2
A driven pin 296 that is pushed by the cam 295 is projectingly provided at the turning front end of the 91. This cam 295 is the cam 26
6 and rotates together (the cam 265 side has the same structure). Further, the lower lid 291 is provided with a lower lid roller (conveying roller) 297 so as to face the driven roller 289 of the inner lid 282.

When some error occurs during the transportation, the reject unit 310 stores the remaining paper P in the apparatus, and the certificate is left in the discharge port 279 for passing the certificate to the applicant, so that the reject section 310 is stored in the apparatus. It stores the returned certificate, and is carried in by using the conveyance rollers 311 and 271.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When the applicant issues an instruction to issue a certificate, the control unit 30
In response to the 0 command, the printer 100 feeds the paper P from the designated paper feed cassette 11 to 13 and feeds it toward the image forming unit. Then, after printing the certification items, the paper P is discharged upward. A carry-in roller 202 that receives the discharged paper from the printer 100 is provided in the post-processing unit 200 so as to face the paper discharge port of the printer 100.
It rotates at a speed that matches the discharging speed of the paper P in the above, and sends the discharged paper P to the turn section 220.

When the control unit 300 determines that the paper P being conveyed does not need to be rotated, the turn unit 220 is allowed to pass in the same direction. Note that the inclination of the roller bracket 245 is changed according to the progress of the paper P, and the roller bracket 245 is initially tilted as shown in FIG. 2 to feed the paper P by the upstream side transport roller 238, and then the roller bracket 245. Is tilted as shown in FIG. 6 and the sheet P is fed by the downstream side transport roller 239.

On the other hand, when the controller 300 determines that the paper P being conveyed needs to be rotated, the roller bracket 245 is used.
2 is tilted as shown in FIG.
By driving the conveyance motor 225 while pressing the sheet P onto the sheet P, the sheet P is started to be introduced into the turn section 220. The amount of paper P to be further moved in order to move the paper P is determined from the size and orientation of the paper P, and the paper P is fed by that distance and the carry motor 225 is stopped.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the actuator 2
34 is sucked, and the pressing protrusion 232 is pressed against the paper P.
In this state, the roller bracket 245 is parallel to the sheet, the upstream and downstream side transport rollers 238 and 239 are retracted from the sheet P, and the transport motor 225 is driven to rotate the rotary roller 236. As a result, the paper P starts rotating in that plane.

Here, the turn portion 2 is oriented in the direction of A in FIG.
The case where the A4 size paper P that has entered 20 is rotated counterclockwise in the direction B will be taken as an example. The rotation of the paper P causes the A4 size detection sensor 254 to move to the turn portion 22.
When the front edge of the paper P that is rotating at 0 is detected, B
In order to rotate the paper P in such a direction, how much the paper P should be further rotated is obtained from the size of the paper P, and the paper P is rotated by that angle to convey the motor 225.
To stop.

After that, the roller bracket 245 is tilted in the opposite direction as shown in FIG.
Is pressed against the paper, the suction of the actuator 234 is released, and the pressing protrusion 232 is separated from the paper P. In this state, the carry motor 225 is driven to carry out the paper P from the turn section 220.

The paper sheet P that has passed through the turn section 220 is a blank sheet / two-sheet detection section 270 arranged in the subsequent stage of the turn section 220.
The paper P is conveyed to the conveyance roller 27.
1, 311 and the like are sent to the reject unit 310,
If not, it is sent to the primary stacker 280 by the transport rollers 271, 272 and the like.

When issuing one copy of a certificate consisting of one or a plurality of sheets, only the primary stacker 280 is used to perform the signing process. That is, taking the cam 266 side as an example, in the state of FIG. 7 in which the rotation angle of the cam 266 is 30 ° (the angles of the cams 265 and 266 are the same as those in FIG. 6),
The conveyance roller 272 is driven to store one set of sheets of paper that constitutes one copy of the certificate in the space between the upper lid 281 and the inner lid 282 in the opened state.

After this accumulation, the cam 266 and the driven pin 287
The upper lid 281 and the inner lid 282 are closed by the engagement with the upper lid 281 (the state of FIG. 8 in which the rotation angle of the cam 266 is 95 °) to drive the upper lid roller 288 and
The set amount of paper is sent to the signature unit 210 at once.

Then, after performing the signing process of binding the paper (when there are a plurality of papers) and perforating the paper, the upper lid roller 288 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the certificate after the signing process is discharged from the primary stacker 280. Primary stacker 280
After that, the certificate discharged from the conveyance roller 272,
It is sent to the discharge port 279 with 271.

When the number of issued certificates is plural, the primary stacker 280 and the secondary stacker 290 are used. That is, in the state of FIG. 7 in which the rotation angle of the cam 266 is 30 °, the conveyance roller 272 is driven to drive the upper lid 28 in the opened state.
In the space between 1 and the inner lid 282, one set of papers constituting one copy of the certificate is stored.

After this accumulation, the cam 266 and the driven pin 287
The upper lid 281 and the inner lid 282 are closed by the engagement with the upper lid 281 (the state of FIG. 8 in which the rotation angle of the cam 266 is 95 °) to drive the upper lid roller 288 and
The set amount of paper is sent to the signature unit 210 at once.

Then, after the signature for binding a plurality of sheets (when there are a plurality of sheets) and punching is performed, the upper lid roller 288 is rotated in the opposite direction, and the certificate after the signature processing is discharged from the primary stacker 280. , To the side of the reject unit 310 using the transport rollers 272, 271, 310.

Thereafter, the inner cover 282 is further pushed up by the engagement of the cam 266 and the driven pin 287, and the secondary stacker 2
90 is opened (the rotation angle of the cam 266 is 175 °)
9)), and in the space between the lower lid 291 and the inner lid 282 in this open state, the transport rollers 272, 271,
The certificate after the signing process, which has been saved, is carried in using 310.

Next, by returning to the state shown in FIG. 7 and repeating the signing operation again, the secondary stacker 290
Accumulate the number of issued certificates after the signing process. Then, from the state of FIG. 9, the lower lid 291 is pushed up by the engagement of the cam 295 and the driven pin 296, and the lower lid 291 and the inner lid 2
82 and the closed state (the rotation angle of the cams 266 and 295 is 2
The state of FIG. 10 at 55 °) is set to the lower lid roller 297.
Drive the secondary stacker 2 at the same time by issuing certificates for the number of copies
Discharge from 90. The certificate discharged from the secondary stacker 290 is then sent to the discharge port 279 by the transport rollers 272 and 271.

The certificate sent to the discharge port 279 is stopped with the rear end being sandwiched by the transport roller 272 and the driven roller 277. However, when the certificate is sent to the discharge port 279, If the driven roller 277 is lowered and the pressing force between the transport roller 272 and the driven roller 277 is eliminated, the pull-out load is reduced and the applicant can easily pull out the certificate.

In the present embodiment, when the printer 100 is replaced, the turn portion 220 can be rotationally driven so that the discharged paper from the new printer 100 is sent to the sign portion 210 in the same direction as that of the previous printer 100. Even when the transport method of the printer 100 newly incorporated in the apparatus is different before and after the replacement, the affixing can be performed at the regular position without replacing the post-processing unit 200. For this reason,
Maintenance costs can be reduced.

Further, since the paper P is rotated in the plane by rotating the rotary roller 236 while the central portion of the paper is pressed by the pressing projection 232, the structure of the turn portion 220 can be simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the paper P is introduced into the turn portion 220 by driving the carry motor 225 while the roller bracket 245 is tilted and the upstream carry roller 238 is pressed against the paper P. The rotation of the paper P at the turn portion 220 makes the roller bracket 245 parallel to the paper P and the upstream and downstream transport rollers 238, 2
The conveyance motor 225 is driven in a state where 39 is moved away from the sheet P, and the sheet P is unloaded from the turn portion 220 by tilting the roller bracket 245 in the opposite direction and moving the downstream side conveyance roller 239 to the sheet. This is performed by driving the carry motor 225 while being pressed by P. Therefore, since the sheet P is transported and rotated in this portion by the single transport motor 225, it is possible to save space and reduce cost.

Further, the primary stacker 280 and the secondary stacker 290 are rotatably pivoted at the base end side thereof, and are capable of opening operation within a certain range by using the upper lid 281, the inner lid 282 and the lower lid 291. Since it is configured, the configuration of this portion can be simplified and space can be saved. In addition, since the rotation control of the inner lid 282 is also performed using the cams 265 and 266 that control the tilting of the roller bracket 245, further space saving and cost reduction can be realized.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. For example, it is not limited to a certificate issuing device for a resident's card or a seal stamp certificate, and the printer need not be limited to a laser printer. Further, the structure of the turn portion is not limited to the structure of the pressing protrusion and the rotating roller of the above-described embodiment.

Further, the printer conveyance system setting means may be a mechanical switch or may be constituted by software instead of hardware. Furthermore, if the transport speed in the post-processing section is selected to be low, the transport speed in the printer does not have to be included in the setting items of the printer. However, if included, the carrying speed in the post-processing unit can be increased according to the carrying speed of the printer, which leads to an increase in processing speed.

[0069]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the transport method of the printer newly installed in the apparatus is different before and after the replacement of the printer, the post-processing section is not replaced. , The sign can be placed in the regular position. Therefore, the maintenance cost can be reduced.

[0070] Further, by rotating the rotating roller in a state in which pressing the central portion of the sheet in the pressing projections, pressing butt
Since the sheet is rotated in the plane around the starting portion , the configuration of the configuration turn portion is simplified.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the same drive source is used to introduce the paper into the turn portion, rotate the paper in the turn portion, and carry out the paper from the turn portion, thus saving space.・ Low cost is possible.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the primary stacker and the secondary stacker are configured by using the upper lid, the inner lid, and the lower lid that can open the lid within a certain range, The structure can be simplified and the space can be saved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the rotation control of the inner lid is performed by using the cam that controls the tilting of the roller bracket, it is possible to realize space saving and cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the side.

FIG. 2 is a main configuration diagram of a turn portion in FIG.

3 is a partially cutaway plan view of a turn portion in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a pressing protrusion.

5 is a diagram showing another operating state of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another operating state of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a main configuration diagram of a primary stacker and a secondary stacker.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another operating state of FIG. 7.

9 is a diagram showing another operating state of FIG. 7. FIG.

10 is a diagram showing another operating state of FIG. 7. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 printers 200 Post-processing section 201 printer conveyance method setting means 210 Signature part 220 turn part 225 Conveyor motor 232 Press protrusion 234 Actuator 236 rotating roller 238 Upstream transport roller 239 Downstream transport roller 245 roller bracket 262 cam motor 265, 266, 295 cam 268,269,287,296 Driven pin 270 blank / two-sheet detector 279 outlet 280 Primary stacker 281 Top lid 282 Inner lid 288 Top cover roller 290 Secondary stacker 291 Lower lid 297 Lower lid roller 300 control unit 310 Reject section

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printer for printing certification matter on paper,
In a certificate issuing device having a post-processing unit for signing paper discharged from this printer and sending it to the outside as a certificate, the paper is discharged from the printer and is located on a conveying path for conveying to the signing unit. A turn part that can rotate the paper being conveyed in its plane, and a printer that is installed in the device uses a conveyance method that discharges the paper of the used size in the longitudinal direction or in the lateral direction A printer conveyance method setting means for setting whether to adopt a method, and based on the setting contents of the printer conveyance method setting means, rotate the paper discharged from the printer in the turn part,
Even if the printers incorporated in the apparatus have different transport systems, a control unit that controls the drive of the turn unit so that the discharged paper from the printer is fed to the sign unit in a predetermined direction. provided, as the turn portion, and the hemispherical pressing projections capable pressing the central portion of the sheet, spaced apart in the width direction of the conveying path of the sheet to the pressing projection
Contact the paper at the position and move the contact area of the paper in the transport direction.
It consists of a rotating roller that sends out the paper, and the front of the
By rotating the rotary roller, the pressing protrusion
What rotates the paper in that plane around the minute
A certificate issuing device characterized by being used . 2. A sheet conveyance path above the rotating roller.
The upstream side transport roller arranged on the flow side and the downstream side of the sheet transport path from the rotating roller.
The downstream side transport roller and the upstream and downstream side transport rollers so as to be rotatable.
At the same time, it can be tilted around the rotation center axis of the rotating roller.
And in the state parallel to the paper, the upstream side and the downstream side
Move the transport roller away from the paper and rotate
When tilted around the center axis of rotation of the roller,
Roller for pressure press flow side or the downstream transport roller to the paper
Bracket, the upstream and downstream transport rollers, and the rotary roller
And a cam for controlling the tilting movement of the roller bracket,
As the roller rotates, the upstream side transport roller presses against the paper.
State, whether the upstream and downstream transport rollers are paper
The downstream side transport roller in a state of being moved away from
Cams that allow you to sequentially select the state in which the paper is pressed against the paper
A cam having a shape and a cam motor for rotating the cam at a predetermined angle are provided.
And the introduction of paper into the turn portion, the roller bracket
Tilted to push the upstream side transport roller against the paper.
Drive the conveyor motor in the state
To rotate the paper in the
The upstream and downstream transport rollers to the paper
Drive the conveyor motor while moving it away from
Do not remove the paper from the turn section before
The roller bracket is tilted in the opposite direction to convey the downstream side.
Drive the transport motor with the roller pressed against the paper
Certificate issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the performing by. 3. The signature processing unit, wherein the post-processing unit binds a plurality of sheets and punches the sheets to perform a signature.
Part and the base end side are rotatably pivotally attached, and lid opening operation within a certain range
It consists of an upper lid and an inner lid that can be printed, and a copy of multiple sheets
When constructing a statement, the upper lid and the inner lid in the open state
In the space between the
After the storage of the amount of electricity, the upper lid and the inner lid are closed.
By driving the top cover roller provided on the top cover, one set of paper
Sent to the signing section at once, and the certificate after the signing process
In contrast, the primary stack that discharges it with the upper lid roller
C and the base end side are rotatably pivotally attached, and lid opening operation within a certain range
It consists of a lower lid that can be
In the case of multiple cases, the space between the lower lid and the inner lid in the open state is
In the meantime, the proof after the signing process that is discharged from the primary stacker
After temporarily storing the number of MOUs for the number of copies,
The lower lid provided on the lower lid with the inner lid closed.
Secondary that drives LA and discharges certificates for the number of circulations at once
And a stacker, when the certificate number of copies of the one part, said primary stacker
The certificate after the signature processing that is discharged by the
Multiple certificates are issued without sending
In the case of, after the signing process that the primary stacker discharges
After storing the certificates in the secondary stacker for the number of copies,
The certificate issuing device according to claim 2 , wherein the certificate issuing device collectively sends the certificate to the outside . 4. The roller bra is controlled to rotate the inner lid.
4. The certificate issuing device according to claim 3, wherein a cam for controlling the tilting of the ket is used .