阅读说明：本技术 可转换的打印产品收集组件 (Convertible printed product collection assembly ) 是由 B·德拉霍兹马特维瓦 于 2018-03-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：可转换的打印产品收集组件(10)包括在可旋转的织物支承杆上滚动的收集织物(11)。支撑腿(13)具有可倾斜地连接至打印机(18)的下端部,并且可在收集织物的纵向方向倾斜。张紧和锁定机构(15、16)布置成释放织物支承杆旋转或锁定织物支承杆。稳定支架(14)确保支撑腿(13)处于至少一个倾斜角度。张紧和锁定机构(15、16)可操作以在处于锁定状态时张紧收集织物(11)并将收集织物保持在平坦的、张紧的形状,以便为打印产品提供接收台。此外,收集织物(11)在从织物支承杆退绕时形成收集袋。(A convertible printed product collection assembly (10) includes a collection web (11) that rolls on a rotatable web support bar. The support legs (13) have lower ends tiltably connected to the printer (18) and are tiltable in the longitudinal direction of the collecting web. A tensioning and locking mechanism (15, 16) is arranged to release the fabric support bar to rotate or lock the fabric support bar. The stabilizing brackets (14) ensure that the support legs (13) are at least one angle of inclination. The tensioning and locking mechanism (15, 16) is operable to tension the collection fabric (11) when in a locked condition and to maintain the collection fabric in a flat, tensioned shape so as to provide a receiving station for the printed product. Furthermore, the collection fabric (11) forms a collection bag when unwound from the fabric support bar.)

1. A convertible printed product collection assembly comprising:

A collecting fabric having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the collecting fabric being fixed at one end in its longitudinal direction to and rolling on a rotatable fabric support bar extending in its transverse direction and being fixed at its other end to a transverse fixed bar, wherein the collecting fabric is for receiving printed products from a printer output;

support legs tiltably connected to a printer and tiltable in a longitudinal direction of the collecting fabric;

a stabilizing bracket coupled to the support leg;

a tension and locking mechanism associated with the fabric support bar to rotate the fabric support bar to release the fabric support bar from rotating in a released condition and to lock the fabric support bar from rotating in a locked condition;

wherein one of the transverse fixing bar and the fabric support bar with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism is connected to and supported by the upper end of the support leg and the other of the transverse fixing bar and the fabric support bar with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism is arranged proximate the printer output;

Wherein the stabilizing support is for ensuring that the support leg is at least one angle of inclination at which the collection fabric is at least partially unwound from the fabric support bar;

wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to tension the collection fabric and maintain the tensioned collection fabric in a flat, tensioned shape when in the locked state; and is

Wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to release and unwind the collection fabric from the fabric support bar to form a collection bag.

2. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the fabric support bar having the tensioning and locking mechanism associated therewith is disposed proximate the printer output end, and the transverse fixed rod is connected to and supported by an upper end of the support leg.

3. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing bracket is to ensure that the support leg is at a first angle of inclination at which the collection fabric is to form a collection bag when unwound from the fabric support bar, but not to form a flat, tensioned shape, and a second angle of inclination at which the collection fabric forms the flat, tensioned shape when the tensioning and locking mechanism is operated to tension the collection fabric and in the locked state.

4. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the support leg has a hinge member at a lower end mounted at a printer support base, the support leg being tiltable relative to the hinge member in a longitudinal direction of the collection fabric.

5. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the fabric support bar with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism is arranged proximate the printer output and the lateral securing bar is connected to and supported by an upper end of the support leg, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tube has a long slot or opening extending in a lateral direction of the collection fabric through which the collection fabric exits the tube.

6. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises: a toothed wheel connected to an end of the fabric support bar and one or more arcuate leaf springs in a static position relative to the toothed wheel, and wherein the toothed wheel and at least one leaf spring are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring engage each other in a locked state to lock the fabric support bar against rotation in the locked state and in a second relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring disengage each other in a released state to release the fabric support bar from rotation.

7. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operably arranged between an end of the tube and the fabric support bar, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a toothed wheel connected to an end of the fabric support bar and one or more arcuate leaf springs connected to the tube, and wherein the toothed wheel and at least one leaf spring are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring engage each other in a locked condition to lock the fabric support bar against rotation in the locked condition, and in a second relative position, the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring are disengaged from each other in a released state to release the fabric support lever from rotating.

8. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operably disposed between an end of the tube and the fabric support bar, the tensioning and locking mechanism comprising a toothed wheel connected to an end of the fabric support bar and one or more arcuate leaf springs connected to the tube, the toothed wheel and at least one leaf spring being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring engage each other in a locked condition to lock the fabric support bar against rotation in the locked condition and in a second relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring disengage each other in a released condition to release the fabric support bar from rotation, and wherein the toothed wheel of the tensioning and locking mechanism is connected to an actuator knob protruding from an end of the tube, and wherein the toothed wheel is movable relative to the at least one leaf spring between the first relative position and the second relative position by moving the actuator knob in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support rod.

9. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operably disposed between an end of the tube and the fabric support bar, the tensioning and locking mechanism comprising a toothed wheel connected to an end of the fabric support bar and one or more arcuate leaf springs connected to the tube, the toothed wheel and at least one leaf spring being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring engage each other in a locked condition to lock the fabric support bar against rotation in the locked condition and in a second relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring disengage each other in a released condition to release the fabric support bar from rotation, and wherein the toothed wheel of the tensioning and locking mechanism is connected to an actuating knob protruding from one end of the tube, wherein the toothed wheel is movable relative to the at least one leaf spring between the first and second relative positions by moving the actuating knob in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support rod, and wherein one actuating knob is provided on each end of the fabric support rod, both of the actuating knobs being coupled to the toothed wheel such that the toothed wheel is movable in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support rod by each of the actuating knobs.

10. The printed product collection assembly of claim 1, wherein the support leg is a telescoping leg comprising a first telescoping portion and a second telescoping portion, the support leg being tiltable in a longitudinal direction of the collection fabric, and wherein an upper end of the second telescoping portion is connected to support the transverse fixing bar or the fabric support bar with a tensioning and locking mechanism associated therewith.

11. A printer having a convertible printed product collection assembly, the printer comprising:

a collection fabric having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, the collection fabric being fixed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the collection fabric to and rolling on a rotatable fabric support bar extending in the transverse direction of the collection fabric, and the collection fabric being fixed at the other end of the collection fabric to a transverse fixed bar, wherein the collection fabric is for receiving printed products from a printer output;

support legs tiltably connected to a printer and tiltably in a longitudinal direction of the collecting fabric;

A stabilizing bracket coupled to the support leg;

a tension and locking mechanism associated with the fabric support bar to rotate the fabric support bar to release the fabric support bar from rotating in a released condition and to lock the fabric support bar from rotating in a locked condition;

wherein one of the transverse fixing bar and the fabric support bar with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism is connected to and supported by the upper end of the support leg and the other of the transverse fixing bar and the fabric support bar with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism is arranged proximate the printer output;

wherein the stabilizing support is for ensuring that the support leg is at least one angle of inclination in which the collection fabric is at least partially unwound from the fabric support bar;

wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to tension the collection fabric and maintain the collection fabric in a flat, tensioned shape when in the locked state; and is

Wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to release and unwind the collection fabric from the fabric support bar to form a collection bag,

wherein the support legs have lower ends connected by hinge members mounted at a printer support base, the support legs being tiltable in a longitudinal direction of the collecting cloth by the hinge members,

wherein the hinge member is shaped to hold the support leg in at least one angular position inclined away from the printer support base, and

wherein the upper ends of the support legs are connected to support the transverse fixing bar or the fabric support bar with a tensioning and locking mechanism associated therewith.

12. The printer of claim 11, wherein the stabilizing bracket coupled to the support leg is a stabilizer arm connected at one end to the support leg and at another end to the printer support base, wherein the stabilizer arm slides in a longitudinal direction of the support leg, or in a longitudinal direction of a long rail extending over the printer support base, or in both the longitudinal direction of the support leg and the longitudinal direction of a long rail extending over the printer support base, so as to adjust the tilting motion of the support leg relative to the printer support base.

13. The printer of claim 11, wherein the stabilizing bracket coupled to the support leg is a stabilizer arm, the stabilizer arm is connected at one end to the support leg and at the other end to the printer support base, wherein the stabilizer arm is connected to the support leg by a hinge element and slides in a longitudinal direction of the support leg, or in a longitudinal direction of a long rail extending on the printer support base, or in both the longitudinal direction of the support leg and the longitudinal direction of a long rail extending on the printer support base, and wherein the stabilizer arm is connected to the printer support base or to the long rail extending over the printer support base by another hinge element in order to adjust the tilting movement of the support leg relative to the printer support base.

14. The printer of claim 11, wherein the fabric support bar having a tension and lock mechanism associated therewith is disposed proximate the printer output, and wherein the lateral fixing rod is connected to and supported by the upper end of the supporting leg, wherein the fabric support bar having a tensioning and locking mechanism associated therewith is disposed proximate the printer output, and the lateral fixing rod is connected to and supported by the upper end of the supporting leg, and wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tube has an elongated slot or opening extending in the transverse direction of the collecting fabric, through which the collecting fabric leaves the tube.

15. The printer of claim 11, wherein the tension and locking mechanism comprises a tube in which the fabric support bar is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tension and locking mechanism is operatively arranged between an end of the tube and the fabric support bar, the tension and locking mechanism comprising a toothed wheel connected to the end of the fabric support bar and one or more arcuate leaf springs connected to the tube, and the toothed wheel and at least one leaf spring being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring engage each other in a locked condition to lock the fabric support bar against rotation in the locked condition, and in a second relative position the toothed wheel and the at least one leaf spring disengage each other in a released condition, to release the fabric support lever from rotating and wherein the toothed wheel of the tensioning and locking mechanism is connected to an actuation button protruding from the end of the tube and is movable between the first and second relative positions with respect to the at least one leaf spring by moving the actuation button in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support lever.

Background

The printer has an output end where the printed product exits the printer. Typically, the printed product is a sheet material of a given material and size. The printed product collection assembly is used for collecting printed products from an output end of the printer. In particular, the printed product may be collected on a flat surface, or the printed product may be collected in a bag formed from a fabric material. The printed product may be a single sheet, or a plurality of sheets may be stacked and collected.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings illustrate various examples of the principles described herein and are a part of the specification. The examples shown are given for illustration only and do not limit the scope of the claims.

Fig. 1 is a somewhat simplified perspective view of a printer having a printed product collection assembly according to one example, wherein the printed product collection assembly is shown in a configuration in which the collection fabric is in a flat, tensioned shape.

Fig. 1A is a perspective view of a printer having a printed product collection assembly according to another example, where the printed product collection assembly is shown in a configuration where the collection fabric is in a flat, tensioned shape.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 of a printer having a printed product collection assembly according to one example, wherein the printed product collection assembly is shown in a configuration in which the collection fabric forms a collection bag.

FIG. 3 is a somewhat simplified partial perspective view of details of a printed product collection assembly showing support legs, a stabilizing stand, and a hinge member to be mounted on a printer according to one example.

FIG. 4 is a somewhat simplified partial perspective view of a detail of a print product collection assembly showing a tensioning and locking mechanism for winding, unwinding and tensioning a web relative to a web support bar of the print product collection assembly, according to one example.

Fig. 5a and 5b are somewhat simplified fragmentary perspective views of details of a tensioning and locking mechanism for winding, unwinding and tensioning a web of printed product collection assembly similar to that shown in fig. 4, wherein fig. 5a shows the tensioning and locking mechanism in a released state in which the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to release and unwind the collected web from the web support bar, and fig. 5b shows the tensioning and locking mechanism in a locked state in which the tensioning and locking mechanism is operable to tension and retain the collected web in a flat, tensioned shape.

Throughout the drawings, identical reference numbers designate similar, but not necessarily identical, elements.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1 shows a printer 18 having a printed product collection assembly 10 according to one example. The convertible printed product collection assembly 10 includes a collection fabric 11 having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction.

As shown in detail in fig. 5a, 5b, the collecting cloth 11 is fixed at one end in its longitudinal direction to a rotatable cloth support bar 19 extending in the transverse direction of the cloth and rolls on the rotatable cloth support bar 19. In the example of fig. 5a, 5b, the fabric support bar 19 is coupled to a tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16, which tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16 is operable to tension the collection fabric 11 and hold the collection fabric 11 in a flat, tensioned shape, as will be described later.

Returning to the example of fig. 1, the collection fabric 11 is fixed at its other end to a transverse fixing bar 17. The collection fabric 11 is used to receive the printed product from the output of the printer. The printed product from the printer may be, for example, sheet material of a given material and size. In general, the printed product collection assembly 10 is used to collect printed products from the output of a printer, wherein, among other things, the printed products can be collected on a flat surface formed by a collection fabric 11; or it may be collected in a pocket also formed by the fabric 11. The printed product may be, for example, a single sheet or a plurality of sheets that may be stacked for collection.

In the example shown in fig. 1, the printed product collection assembly 10 has support legs 13, which support legs 13 are connected to the printer 18 (in particular to the printer support base 12) and can be tilted in the longitudinal direction of the collection fabric. In the example, the support legs 13 have hinge members 13c to be mounted at the printer support base 12 on at least one of the ends thereof (e.g., at the lower end) so that the support legs 13 are tiltable with respect to the hinge members 13c in the longitudinal direction of the collecting cloth 11. In the example of fig. 1, 1A, the printer support base 12 has a lateral foot member 12a mounted on a swivel caster 12 b.

Furthermore, in the example and as shown in fig. 1, 1A, the support leg 13 is a telescopic leg comprising a first telescopic part 13a and a second telescopic part 13b, the support leg 13 being tiltable in the longitudinal direction of the collecting cloth. The lower end of the first telescopic portion 13a is connected to the hinge member 13 c. In the example of fig. 1, the upper ends of the second telescopic parts 13b are connected to support a transverse fixing rod 17. On the other hand, in the example of fig. 1A, the upper end of the second telescoping section 13b is connected to a fabric support bar 19 with an associated tensioning and locking mechanism 16.

The stabilizer bracket 14 is coupled to the support leg 13. In an example, as shown in fig. 1, 1A, 2, the stabilizing bracket 14 is a stabilizer arm that is connected at one end to the support leg 13 and at the other end to the printer support base 12. Wherein the stabilizer arm 14 is connected to the support leg 13 by means of a hinge element 14 a.

In the example, the stabilizing arm 14 is slidably attached in the longitudinal direction of the supporting leg 13. In the example, the stabilizing arm 14 is slidably attached in the longitudinal direction of a long rail 14c extending on the printer support base 12. In another example, the stabilizing arm 14 is slidably attached in two directions: the longitudinal direction of the support legs 13, and the longitudinal direction of the long rail 14c extending on the printer support base 12. In the example, the stabilizer arm 14 is connected to the printer support base 12 by another hinge element 14b or to a long rail 14c extending on the printer support base 12 in order to adjust the tilting movement of the support leg 13 relative to the printer support base 12.

The tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 of fig. 1 are associated with the fabric support bar 19 to rotate the fabric support bar 19, to release the fabric support bar 19 from rotating in a released condition, and to lock the fabric support bar 19 from rotating in a locked condition. In a similar manner, the tension and lock mechanism 16 of FIG. 1A (without the tube 15 in the example shown in FIG. 1A) is associated with the fabric support bar 19 to rotate the fabric support bar 19, thereby releasing the fabric support bar 19 from rotating in the released state, and to lock the fabric support bar 19 from rotating in the locked state.

Typically, one of the fabric support bar 19 and the transverse fixing bar 17 with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16 (FIG. 1) or 15 (FIG. 1A) is connected to and supported by the upper end of the support leg 13 and the other will be disposed close to the output of the printer 18.

In the example, as shown in figures 1 and 2, a fabric support bar 19 with its associated tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 is arranged close to the output end of the printer 18, and a transverse fixing bar 17 is connected to and supported by the upper end of the support leg 13.

In another example, as shown in FIG. 1A, a fabric support bar 19 with its associated tensioning and locking mechanism 16 is connected to and supported by the upper end of the support leg 13, and a transverse fixing bar 17 is disposed proximate the output end of the printer 18.

In the example shown in fig. 1 and 2, the tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16 comprises a tube 15 in which a fabric support bar 19 is rotatably mounted, and wherein the tube 15 has a long slot or opening 15a extending in the transverse direction of the fabric 11, through which slot or opening 15a the fabric 11 exits the tube 15.

In the example, the tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16 comprises a tube 15, in which tube 15a fabric support bar 19 is rotatably mounted. In the example shown in fig. 1, the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 operate as follows: the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 are selectively released or locked in rotation between the end of the tube 15 and the end of the fabric support bar 19.

In the example, as shown in fig. 4, 5a, 5b, the tensioning and locking mechanism 15, 16 comprises a toothed wheel 16a connected to the end of the fabric support bar 19 and one or more arched leaf springs 16b connected to the tube 15 by fastening elements schematically shown at 16 c.

In the example shown, the toothed wheel 16a and the at least one leaf spring 16b are movable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar 19, such that in a first relative position the toothed wheel 16a and the at least one leaf spring 16b engage each other in a locked state to lock the fabric support bar 19 against rotation of the fabric 11 in a direction of rotation that will become slack, i.e. the toothed wheel 16a and the at least one leaf spring 16b cooperate in a ratchet-type manner. In the second relative position, the toothed wheel 16a and the at least one leaf spring 16b are disengaged from each other in the released state to release the fabric support bar 19 for rotation in any direction.

In the example, the toothed wheel 16a is connected to an actuation knob 16d projecting from one end of the tube 15. By moving the actuating knob 16d in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support lever 19, the toothed wheel 16a is movable relative to the at least one leaf spring 16b between said first and second relative positions. Additionally, in the example, a spring 19c is adjustable in an internal cavity 19b in the fabric support bar 19, the spring 19c serving to bias the rotation of the bar 19 in one direction.

In the example, one actuating knob 16d is provided on each end of the fabric support bar 19, the actuating knobs 16d both being coupled to the toothed wheel 16a such that the latter is movable in the longitudinal direction of the fabric support bar 19 by each of the actuating knobs 16 d.

As shown in fig. 1 and 1A, when the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 are in a locked state, the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 are operable to tension the collection fabric 11 and maintain the collection fabric 11 in a flat, tensioned shape.

On the other hand, for the example of fig. 1, as shown in fig. 2, the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 are operable to release and unwind the collection web 11 from the web support bar 19 to form a collection bag. After the collection bag is formed, the tensioning and locking mechanisms 15, 16 may be brought into a locked state to prevent further unwinding of the fabric 11 from the fabric support bar 19, or, if the fabric 11 is completely unwound from the fabric support bar 19 (the longitudinal ends of the fabric are fixed to the fabric support bar 19), the tensioning and locking mechanism 16 may be maintained in a released state.

In the example of fig. 1A, the collection bag is formed in a similar manner, wherein the tensioning and locking mechanism 16 (in this example the tensioning and locking mechanism 16 does not include the tube 15) is operable to release and unwind the collection fabric 11 from the fabric support bar 19 and form the collection bag.

In the example, a stabilizing bracket or arm 14 is used to ensure that the support leg is at least one angle of inclination at which the collection fabric 11 is at least partially unwound from the fabric support bar 19.

In the example, the hinge member 13c connecting the lower end portion of the support leg 13 to the printer or the printer base 12 is shaped to hold the support leg 13 at least one inclination angle inclined away from the printer.

In the example, as shown in fig. 3, the hinge member 13c is shaped to hold the support leg 13 at three different inclination angles: an inclination angle furthest from the printer 18 such that the collection web 11 can be maintained in a flat, tensioned shape, an intermediate inclination angle such that the unwound collection web 11 can form a collection bag, and an inclination angle close to the printer 18 that forms a storage state of the convertible printed product collection assembly 10.