Stacker and medium processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738965-B2
Application number	US-202217810944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Priority date	Sep 26, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A stacker includes a medium stacking portion for receiving and stacking a medium processed and discharged by a processing unit, a medium butting portion for aligning the medium by contacting a leading end of the medium, and a paddle that includes a feeding portion and is for transporting the medium received by the medium stacking portion in a direction toward the medium butting portion by rotating. Furthermore, the stacker has a first mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion does not contact the medium on the medium stacking portion and a second mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stacker comprising:
a medium stacking portion receiving and stacking a medium processed and discharged by a processing unit;
a medium butting portion aligning the medium by contacting a leading end of the medium;
a paddle including a feeding portion and configured for transporting the medium received by the medium stacking portion in a direction toward the medium butting portion by rotating, wherein
the stacker has a first mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion does not contact the medium on the medium stacking portion, and a second mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed,
the feeding portion of the paddle includes a first feeding portion, and a plurality of second feeding portions whose friction force with the medium is different from that of the first feeding portion, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the plurality of second feeding portions come into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion, are deformed, and an end of each of the plurality of second feeding portions are disposed on the medium stacking portion side of a rotation shaft of the paddle.

2. The stacker according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when one medium is discharged, the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed.

3. A stacker comprising:
a medium stacking portion receiving and stacking a medium transported in a second transport direction which is a direction opposite to a first transport direction after being transported in the first transport direction;
a medium butting portion aligning the medium by contacting a leading end of the medium; and
a paddle including a feeding portion and configured for transporting the medium received by the medium stacking portion toward the medium butting portion by rotating, wherein
the stacker has a first mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion does not contact the medium on the medium stacking portion, and a second mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed,
the feeding portion of the paddle includes a first feeding portion, and a plurality of second feeding portions whose friction force with the medium is different from that of the first feeding portion, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the plurality of second feeding portions come into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion, are deformed, and an end of each of the plurality of second feeding portions are disposed on the medium stacking portion side of a rotation shaft of the paddle.

4. The stacker according to claim 3 , wherein
when one medium is transported in the first transport direction, the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed.

5. The stacker according to claim 4 , wherein
the paddle resumes to rotate as the transport direction of the one medium is switched from the first transport direction to the second transport direction.

6. The stacker according to claim 1 , wherein
the feeding portion includes the first feeding portion having a first bending rigidity, and the plurality of second feeding portions have a second bending rigidity higher than the first bending rigidity, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the plurality of second feeding portions comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion.

7. The stacker according to claim 6 ,
wherein a static friction coefficient of a portion of the second feeding portion in contact with the medium is larger than a static friction coefficient of a portion of the first feeding portion in contact with the medium.

8. The stacker according to claim 1 , wherein
wherein the feeding portion includes a first feeding portion in which a static friction coefficient of a portion in contact with the medium is a first static friction coefficient, and a second feeding portion in which a static friction coefficient of a portion in contact with the medium is second static friction coefficient that is larger than the first static friction coefficient, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the second feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed.

9. The stacker according to claim 6 , wherein
the paddle performs one rotation operation each time the medium is stacked on the medium stacking portion, and
the second feeding portion contacts the medium on the medium stacking portion at the end of the one rotation operation.

10. The stacker according to claim 1 , wherein
a stop position of the paddle changes according to a total thickness of the media stacked in the medium stacking portion.

11. The stacker according to claim 10 , wherein
the paddle stops earlier as the total thickness of the media stacked on the medium stacking portion is thicker.

12. The stacker according to claim 1 , wherein
the stacker has a plurality of paddles.

13. A medium processing device comprising:
the stacker according to claim 1 ; and
a transport mechanism transporting the medium and discharging the medium to the stacker.

14. A medium processing device comprising:
the stacker according to claim 3 ; and
a transport mechanism transporting the medium in a first transport direction and a second transport direction opposite to the first transport direction and discharging the medium to the stacker.

15. A stacker comprising:
a medium stacking portion receiving and stacking a medium transported in a second transport direction which is a direction opposite to a first transport direction after being transported in the first transport direction;
a medium butting portion aligning the medium by contacting a leading end of the medium; and
a paddle including a feeding portion and configured for transporting the medium received by the medium stacking portion toward the medium butting portion by rotating, wherein
the stacker has a first mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion does not contact the medium on the medium stacking portion, and a second mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed,
the feeding portion of the paddle includes a first feeding portion, and a plurality of second feeding portions whose friction force with the medium is different from that of the first feeding portion, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the plurality of second feeding portions come into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and are deformed, wherein
the feeding portion includes the first feeding portion having a first bending rigidity, and the plurality of second feeding portions have a second bending rigidity higher than the first bending rigidity, and
the paddle stops in a state in which the plurality of second feeding portions comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Shiobara Hiroshi
• Nakahata Akinobu
• Furumido Tsuyoshi
• Ueno Kohei

Classifications

• B65H43/06 Primary

  detecting, or responding to, completion of pile (B65H43/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65H29/22

  and introducing into a pile · CPC title

• B65H29/38

  by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact · CPC title

• B65H31/26

  Auxiliary devices for retaining articles in the pile · CPC title

• B65H31/3081

  by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface, e.g. by pushing · CPC title