Mounted apparatus and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9434189-B2
Application number	US-201514859564-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A mounted apparatus includes a base portion and a caster provided to the base portion. The caster moves along an installation surface, whereby the mounted apparatus is detachably attached to a mounting apparatus; in a state where the mounted apparatus is attached to the mounting apparatus, the base portion is disposed in a region where the base portion overlaps with a base portion of the mounting apparatus with respect to an mounting direction; and the base portion of the mounted apparatus is disposed at a position that does not interfere with the base portion of the mounting apparatus in a height direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stacking apparatus attachable to a printing apparatus, the stacking apparatus comprising:
a body;
a stacking apparatus base portion of the body having casters, the stacking apparatus being movable on an installation surface with the casters,
a joint portion configured to receive a printed sheet discharged from a discharge portion of the printing apparatus, wherein a height of the discharge portion corresponds to a height of the joint portion in a state where the stacking apparatus is attached to the printing apparatus; and
an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of the joint portion in the height direction,
wherein, in the state where the stacking apparatus is attached to the printing apparatus, the stacking apparatus base portion is disposed in a region where a part of the stacking apparatus base portion overlaps with a printing apparatus base portion of the printing apparatus with respect to an attachment direction, and the part of the stacking apparatus base portion is disposed at a position different from a position of the printing apparatus base portion in the height direction.

2. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide member that is brought into contact with the printing apparatus to thereby guide relative movement of the stacking apparatus with respect to the printing apparatus.

3. The stacking apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the guide member has a region adapted to be brought into contact with the printing apparatus, the region having an arc geometry or polygonal geometry when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the installation surface for the stacking apparatus.

4. The stacking apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the relative movement includes rotation.

5. The stacking apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the guide member is disposed on a side surface of the stacking apparatus so as to face the printing apparatus base portion in a state where the stacking apparatus is attached to the printing apparatus.

6. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the stacking apparatus base portion comprises two foot portions each having two casters, and
the printing apparatus base portion comprises two foot portions each having two casters.

7. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in the state where the stacking apparatus is attached to the printing apparatus, at least one of the casters corresponding to the part of the stacking apparatus base portion floats above the installation surface.

8. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting mechanism adjusts a position of each of the casters with respect to the body in the height direction.

9. The stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the printing apparatus is a large format inkjet printer, and the stacking apparatus is a stacker for stacking printed sheets printed by the printing apparatus.

10. A printing apparatus attachable to a stacking apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising:
a body;
a printing apparatus base portion of the body having casters, the printing apparatus being movable on an installation surface with the casters; and
a discharge portion configured to discharge a printed sheet to a joint portion of the stacking apparatus, wherein a height of the discharge portion corresponds to a height of the joint portion in a state where the stacking apparatus is attached to the printing apparatus,
wherein, in the state where the printing apparatus is attached to the stacking apparatus, the printing apparatus base portion is disposed in a region where a part of the printing apparatus base portion overlaps with a stacking apparatus base portion of the stacking apparatus with respect to an attachment direction, and the part of the printing apparatus base portion is disposed at a position that does not interfere with the stacking apparatus base portion in the height direction.

11. A system comprising:
a first apparatus including a first base portion, the first apparatus being movable on an installation surface with casters; and
a second apparatus to which the first apparatus is detachably attached, the second apparatus including a second base portion, wherein,
in a state where the first apparatus is attached to the second apparatus, the first base portion is disposed in a region where a part of the first base portion overlaps with the second base portion with respect to an attachment direction, and the part of the first base portion which overlaps with the second base portion is disposed at a position different from a position of the second base portion in a height direction,
in a state where the first apparatus is attached to the second apparatus, the second base portion is provided with a supporting unit having an upper surface that supports the part of the first base portion,
the first base portion is provided with a contact unit adapted to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the supporting unit,
the first base portion is positioned on the upper surface of the contact unit, thereby being supported by the supporting unit, and
a side surface of the supporting unit extending from the upper surface is an inclined surface having a height from the installation surface decreasing with an increase in distance from the upper surface.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the first apparatus is a stacking apparatus and the second apparatus is a printing apparatus.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Anayama Daiki
• Kikuchi Tetsuo
• Nagashima Masakazu
• Harigae Ryo

Classifications

• B62B5/049

  locking against movement by contacting the floor or a wall · CPC title

• F16M11/42

  with arrangement for propelling the support {stands on wheels} · CPC title

• B41J13/106 Primary

  for the sheet output section · CPC title

• B62B3/04

  involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment · CPC title

• F16M11/24

  changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) · CPC title