The present application is based on, and claims priority from, China Patent Application No. 202120843868.3, filed Apr. 22, 2021, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a paper feeding mechanism, and more particularly to a paper feeding mechanism which uses a single driving motor for eliminating a paper skew.
2. The Related Art
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However, the independent first motor 71 is additionally increased, so a manufacturing cost of the conventional paper feeding mechanism is increased.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide an innovative paper feeding mechanism, the innovative paper feeding mechanism uses a single driving motor for eliminating a paper skew and feeding paper.
An object of the present invention is to provide a paper feeding mechanism which uses a single driving motor for eliminating a paper skew. The paper feeding mechanism includes a feeding path, a driving motor, a bidirectional transmission mechanism, at least one feeding roller, a unidirectional transmission mechanism and at least one blocking roller. The driving motor is controllable to output a driving force towards a forward direction or a driving force towards a reverse direction. The bidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one feeding roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one feeding roller is connected to the bidirectional transmission mechanism. The unidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one blocking roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one blocking roller is disposed to a downstream of the at least one feeding roller. The at least one blocking roller is connected to the unidirectional transmission mechanism. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the reverse direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one blocking roller. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the forward direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism stops transmitting the driving force to the at least one blocking roller.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a paper feeding mechanism. The paper feeding mechanism includes a feeding path, a driving motor, a bidirectional transmission mechanism, at least one feeding roller, a unidirectional transmission mechanism and at least one blocking roller. The driving motor is controllable to output a driving force towards a forward direction or a driving force towards a reverse direction. The bidirectional transmission mechanism includes an input gear, two forward swing arms and a reverse swing arm. The input gear is connected with the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The two forward swing arms and the reverse swing arm are connected by a connecting element. The two forward swing arms and the reverse swing arm are pivotally connected with the input gear by the connecting element. The at least one feeding roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one feeding roller is connected to the bidirectional transmission mechanism. The unidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one blocking roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one blocking roller is disposed to a downstream of the at least one feeding roller. The at least one blocking roller is connected to the unidirectional transmission mechanism. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the reverse direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one blocking roller. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the forward direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism stops transmitting the driving force to the at least one blocking roller.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a paper feeding mechanism. The paper feeding mechanism includes a feeding path, a driving motor, a bidirectional transmission mechanism, at least one feeding roller, a unidirectional transmission mechanism and at least one blocking roller. The driving motor is controllable to output a driving force towards a forward direction or a driving force towards a reverse direction. The bidirectional transmission mechanism includes an input gear, two forward swing arms, a reverse swing arm, a forward gear assembly, a reverse gear assembly and an output gear assembly. The input gear is connected with the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The two forward swing arms and the reverse swing arm are connected by a connecting element. The two forward swing arms and the reverse swing arm are pivotally connected with the input gear by the connecting element. The forward gear assembly is mounted to the two forward swing arms to make the forward gear assembly move along with the two forward swing arms. The forward gear assembly and the two forward swing arms are connected with the input gear for transmitting the driving forces. The reverse gear assembly is mounted around the reverse swing arm to make the reverse gear assembly move along with the reverse swing arm. The reverse gear assembly and the reverse swing arm are connected with the input gear for transmitting the driving forces. The output gear assembly is arranged at an intersection area among swinging paths of the two forward swing arms and a swinging path of the reverse swing arm. The at least one feeding roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one feeding roller is connected to the bidirectional transmission mechanism. The output gear assembly is connected to the at least one feeding roller. The unidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one blocking roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one blocking roller is disposed to a downstream of the at least one feeding roller. The at least one blocking roller is connected to the unidirectional transmission mechanism. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the reverse direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one blocking roller. When the driving motor delivers the driving force towards the forward direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism stops transmitting the driving force to the at least one blocking roller.
As described above, the paper feeding mechanism uses the single driving motor for eliminating the skew of paper and feeding the paper, so a manufacturing cost of the paper feeding mechanism is decreased.
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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In fact, it is impossible to list all assembling directions of components of the paper feeding mechanism 100. The components include the driving motor 20, the bidirectional transmission mechanism 30, the at least one feeding roller 40, the unidirectional transmission mechanism 50 and the at least one blocking roller 60. Therefore, in order to describe rotation directions of the components and driving forces more accurately, when the rotation directions of the components and the driving forces are described in the detailed description, a rotation direction of the at least one feeding roller 40 is acted as a reference. A forward direction is defined as the rotation direction in which the at least one feeding roller 40 feeds paper towards a downstream of the feeding path 10, and a reverse direction is defined as the rotation direction in which the at least one feeding roller 40 feeds the paper to an upstream of the feeding path 10.
The driving motor 20 is controllable to output a driving force towards the forward direction or a driving force towards the reverse direction. The bidirectional transmission mechanism 30 is connected to the driving motor 20 for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one feeding roller 40 is mounted in the feeding path 10. The at least one feeding roller 40 is connected to the bidirectional transmission mechanism 30. The unidirectional transmission mechanism 50 is connected to the driving motor 20 for transmitting the driving forces. The at least one blocking roller 60 is mounted in the feeding path 10. The at least one blocking roller 60 is disposed to a downstream of the at least one feeding roller 40. The at least one blocking roller 60 is connected to the unidirectional transmission mechanism 50.
When the driving motor 20 delivers the driving force towards the forward direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism 30 transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller 40, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism 50 stops transmitting the driving force to the at least one blocking roller 60. At the moment, the paper is transmitted downstream by the at least one feeding roller 40. After a leading edge of the paper contacts with the at least one blocking roller 60, the leading edge of the paper is aligned with the at least one blocking roller 60 for eliminating a skew of the paper. When the driving motor 20 delivers the driving force towards the reverse direction, the bidirectional transmission mechanism 30 transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one feeding roller 40, and the unidirectional transmission mechanism 50 transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the at least one blocking roller 60 for further transmitting downstream the paper of which the skew is eliminated.
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The transmission shaft 51 defines the two blind holes 54. The two roller hubs 52 are rotatably mounted around the transmission shaft 51, and one ends of the two roller hubs 52 are connected with the two blocking rollers 60. The other ends of the two roller hubs 52 project out of the two blocking rollers 60. One end of each torsion spring 53 has a fastening end 531. The fastening end 531 of each torsion spring 53 has a hook 55. Two free ends of the two torsion springs 53 are worn around outer peripheries of the other ends of the two roller hubs 52. The two blind holes 54 are adjacent to the fastening ends 531 of the two torsion springs 53. The hooks 55 of the two torsion springs 53 are inserted into the two blind holes 54, the fastening ends 531 of the two torsion springs 53 are fastened to the transmission shaft 51, and the two torsion springs 53 are connected to the transmission shaft 51, so that the two torsion springs 53 rotate with the transmission shaft 51.
The rotate direction of each torsion spring 53 is the forward direction, so when the transmission shaft 51 rotates in the forward direction, friction forces are exerted to the two torsion springs 53 to twist the two torsion springs 53 more tightly, inner radiuses of the two torsion springs 53 are shrunk, and the two torsion springs 53 clamp the two roller hubs 52, respectively by virtue of shrinking the inner radiuses of the two torsion springs 53. Nevertheless, when the transmission shaft 51 rotates in the reverse direction, the friction forces exerted to the two torsion springs 53 to loosen the two torsion springs 53, so the torsion springs 53 dis-attach with the roller hubs 52 and make the two blocking rollers 60 idle.
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When the forward gear assembly 34 transmits the driving force, the driving force is towards the reverse direction, the driving motor 20 transmits the driving force towards the reverse direction, at the moment, the two forward swing arms 32 swing towards the output gear 372, so that the driving force is transmitted to the output gear 372 via the forward gear assembly 34. When the reverse gear assembly 35 transmits the driving force, a direction of the driving force is unchanged, the driving motor 20 transmits the driving force towards the forward direction, at the moment, the reverse swing arm 33 swings towards the output gear 372, so that the driving force is transmitted to the output gear 372 via the reverse gear assembly 35.
The reverse gear assembly 35 includes a reverse gear 351 and a compression spring 36. The compression spring 36 is mounted between the reverse gear 351 and the reverse swing arm 33, so that the driving force is towards the reverse direction at the time of the driving force being delivered by the reverse gear assembly 35. The compression spring 36 exerts a blocking force to the reverse gear 351. When the driving motor 20 outputs the driving force towards the reverse direction, the reverse gear 351 is driven by the input gear 31, and the reverse gear 351 pivots to the input gear 31 to rotate towards the reverse direction, and then the reverse swing arm 33 swings towards the relay gear 371. The reverse gear assembly 35 rotates towards the reverse direction to transmit the driving force towards the reverse direction to the relay gear 371, and then the relay gear 371 rotates towards the reverse direction to transmit the driving force towards the reverse direction to the output gear 372 so as to drive the output gear 372 to rotate towards the forward direction.
The forward gear assembly 34 includes two forward gears 341 and another two compression springs 36. The two forward gears 341 are meshed with each other. The two compression springs 36 are mounted between the two forward gears 341 and the two forward swing arms 32, respectively, so that the direction of the driving force is unchanged at the time of the driving force being delivered by the forward gear assembly 34. The two compression springs 36 exert the blocking force to the two forward gears 341. When the driving motor 20 outputs the driving force towards the forward direction, the two forward gears 341 are driven by the input gear 31, and the two forward gears 341 rotate around the input gear 31 and rotate towards the forward direction, so that the two forward swing arms 32 swing towards the relay gear 371. The forward gear assembly 34 directly transmits the driving force towards the forward direction to the relay gear 371, and then the relay gear 371 rotates towards the reverse direction to transmit the driving force towards the forward direction to the output gear 372, so that the output gear 372 rotates towards the forward direction.
The reverse gear assembly 35 includes an odd number of the intermeshed reverse gears 351 and an odd number of the compression springs 36. The bidirectional transmission mechanism 30 includes an odd number of the reverse swing arms 33. The odd number of the compression springs 36 are assembled between the odd number of the reverse gears 351 and the odd number of the reverse swing arms 33.
The forward gear assembly 34 includes an even number of the intermeshed forward gears 341 and an even number of the compression springs 36. The bidirectional transmission mechanism 30 includes an even number of the forward swing arms 32, the even number of the compression springs 36 are assembled between the odd number of the forward gears 341 and the odd number of the forward swing arms 32.
As described above, the paper feeding mechanism 100 uses the single driving motor 20 for eliminating the skew of the paper and feeding the paper, so a manufacturing cost of the paper feeding mechanism 100 is decreased.
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202120843868.3 | Apr 2021 | CN | national |