Ejected paper receiving unit for large printer and large printer equipped with the same
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsSatoshi Fujioka, Hiroshi Asawa
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Abstract
A fulcrum shaft 61 and a recessed sheet member 64, which together constitute an ejected paper receiving unit that is rotatable force forward and backward within a range extending from a front receiving position and a rear receiving position. When an operator rotates the ejected paper receiving unit 6 forward and sets it at the front receiving position, a print sheet that is ejected by a paper ejection unit 4 is accepted while sliding forward along the sheet member 64. And when the operator rotates the ejected paper receiving unit 6 to the rear and sets it at the rear receiving position, a print sheet ejected by the paper ejection unit 4 is accepted while sliding to the rear along the sheet member 64.
Claims14
An unit for receiving paper ejected from a large printer which is provided with a print feeding unit for feeding the print paper from upward, a printing unit for conveying the print paper while printing thereon, and a paper ejection unit for ejecting the print paper obliquely downward after completion of the printing, comprising:
- a fulcrum shaft disposed below the paper ejection unit so as to extend in a widthwise direction of the print paper;
- a receiver coupled with the fulcrum shaft so as to be pivotable about the fulcrum shaft, and including a receiving member for accepting the ejected print paper, which is provided between a front end and a rear end of the receiver so as to be recessed downward, the receiver having:
- a first position for accepting the ejected print paper at a front side of the printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the front end thereof is positioned lower than the rear end thereof;
- and
- a second position for accepting the ejected print paper at a rear side of the printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the rear end thereof is positioned lower than the front end thereof,
- wherein a line extended straight from the paper ejection unit along a paper ejecting direction intersects the receiving member when the receiver is in the first position and the second position.
A paper receiving unit, comprising:
- a fulcrum;
- and
- a receiver coupled to said fulcrum so as to be movable about a line passing through said fulcrum, said receiver comprising:
- a front end;
- a rear end, and
- a receiving member for accepting print paper, ejected from a paper ejection unit said receiving member being provided between said front end and said rear end of said receiver,
- the receiver also having:
- a first position for accepting the ejected print paper at a first side of a printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the front end thereof is positioned lower than the rear end thereof;
- and
- a second position for accepting the ejected print paper at a second side of the printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the rear end thereof is positioned lower than the front end thereof,
- wherein a line extended straight from the paper ejection unit along a paper ejecting direction intersects said receiving member when said receiver is in said first position and said second position.
A printer;
- comprising:
- a print feeding unit for feeding print paper;
- a printing unit coupled to said print feeding unit for conveying the print paper while printing thereon;
- a paper ejection unit coupled to said printing unit for ejecting the print paper along a path after completion of the printing;
- and
- a paper receiving unit coupled to at least one of said print feeding unit, said printing unit, and said paper ejection unit, wherein said paper receiving unit comprises:
- a fulcrum;
- and
- a receiver coupled to said fulcrum so as to be movable about a line passing through said fulcrum, said receiver comprising:
- a front end;
- a rear end, and
- a receiving member for accepting said print paper, which is provided between said front end and said rear end of said receiver,
- the receiver also having:
- a first position for accepting the print paper at a first side of the printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the front end thereof is positioned lower than the rear end thereof;
- and
- a second position for accepting the print paper at a second side of the printer, in which the receiver is pivoted such that the rear end thereof is positioned lower than the front end thereof,
- wherein a line extended straight from the paper ejection unit along a paper ejecting direction intersects said receiving member when said receiver is in said first position and said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.