Post-processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12466684-B2
Application number	US-202218064788-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2022
Priority date	Dec 13, 2021
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

A transport unit transports a transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as an uppermost medium in a state in which one or a plurality of placed media are already placed in a processing tray. At this state, at least one of the placed media placed on the processing tray is pressed by a pressing unit at a pressing position. After the transport unit is separated away from the transport medium, the pressing unit can move from the pressing position to a retraction position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A post-processing device comprising:
a processing tray configured to place a medium after recording thereon; a transport unit configured to transport, in a transport direction, an upper most medium placed on the processing tray by contacting with an upper surface of the upper most medium placed on the processing tray; an alignment unit configured to align a downstream end, in the transport direction, of the medium placed on the processing tray; a pressing unit configured to press, against the processing tray, the medium placed on the processing tray; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the pressing unit, wherein the pressing unit is configured to move between a pressing position at which the medium placed on the processing tray is pressed and a retraction position at which pressing on the medium placed on the processing tray is released, the control unit is configured to, when the transport unit transports a transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as an uppermost medium in a state in which one or a plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, cause the pressing unit at the pressing position to press at least one of the placed media placed on the processing tray, the control unit is configured to perform switching between first control and second control, when the transport unit transports the transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as the uppermost medium in the state in which the one or plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, the first control being for moving the pressing unit from the pressing position to the retraction position after the transport unit is separated from a transport medium, and the second control being for moving the pressing unit from the pressing position to the retraction position before the transport unit is separated from the transport medium or when the transport unit is separated from the transport medium.

2 . The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to execute the first control when the number of placed media placed on the processing tray is equal to or less than a reference number of media.

3 . The post-processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit is configured to execute the second control when the number of placed media placed on the processing tray is more than the reference number of media.

4 . The post-processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit is configured to change the reference number of media in accordance with medium types different in weight.

5 . The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to execute any one of the first control and the second control in accordance with medium types.

6 . The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to change a pressing force of the pressing unit, and the control unit is configured to cause a pressing force of the pressing unit in the first control to be stronger than in the second control.

7 . The post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressing unit is a member having a friction coefficient smaller than a friction coefficient of the medium placed on the processing tray, and when the transport unit transports the transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as the uppermost medium in the state in which the one or a plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, the pressing unit at the pressing position is positioned between the uppermost placed medium placed on the processing tray and the transport medium.

8 . The post-processing device according to claim 7 , wherein
the pressing unit has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface has a friction coefficient greater than a friction coefficient of the second surface, and when the transport unit transports the transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as the uppermost medium in the state in which the one or plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, the pressing unit at the pressing position is brought into contact, at the first surface, with the uppermost placed medium placed on the processing tray and is brought into contact, at the second surface, with the transport medium.

9 . A recording system comprising:
a recording device configured to perform recording on a medium; and a post-processing device according to claim 1 , the post-processing device being configured to perform post-processing on the medium after recording is performed thereon by the recording device.

10 . A post-processing device comprising:
a processing tray configured to place a medium after recording thereon; a transport unit configured to transport, in a transport direction, an upper most medium placed on the processing tray by contacting with an upper surface of the upper most medium placed on the processing tray; an alignment unit configured to align a downstream end, in the transport direction, of the medium placed on the processing tray; a pressing unit configured to press, against the processing tray, the medium placed on the processing tray; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the pressing unit, wherein the pressing unit is configured to move between a pressing position at which the medium placed on the processing tray is pressed and a retraction position at which pressing on the medium placed on the processing tray is released, the control unit is configured to, when the transport unit transports a transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as an uppermost medium in a state in which one or a plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, cause the pressing unit at the pressing position to press at least one of the placed media placed on the processing tray, the control unit is configured to, after the transport unit is separated away from the transport medium, move the pressing unit from the pressing position to the retraction position, the pressing unit is a member having a friction coefficient smaller than a friction coefficient of the medium placed on the processing tray, and the pressing unit has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface has a friction coefficient greater than a friction coefficient of the second surface, and when the transport unit transports the transport medium after the transport medium is newly placed as the uppermost medium in the state in which the one or plurality of placed media are already placed on the processing tray, the pressing unit at the pressing position is brought into contact, at the first surface, with the uppermost placed medium placed on the processing tray and is brought into contact, at the second surface, with the transport medium.

11 . The post-processing device according to claim 10 , wherein
the processing tray is a member having a friction coefficient smaller than a friction coefficient of the medium placed on the processing tray, and the control unit causes the pressing unit to press a first placed medium placed on the processing tray, and continues pressing by the pressing unit until predetermined time.

12 . A recording system comprising:
a recording device configured to perform recording on a medium; and a post-processing device according to claim 10 , the post-processing device being configured to perform post-processing on the medium after recording is performed thereon by the recording device.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Oguchi Takeru
• Miyazawa Masaki

Classifications

• B65H2801/03

  Image reproduction devices · CPC title

• B65H2515/34

  Pressure, e.g. fluid pressure · CPC title

• B65H2513/50

  Timing · CPC title

• B65H2404/72

  Stops, gauge pins, e.g. stationary · CPC title

• B65H2404/5311

  Surface with different coefficients of friction · CPC title