CN100503261C - Ink ribbon winding mechanism and printer device - Google Patents
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Abstract
An ink ribbon winding mechanism comprises a planetary gear mechanism consisting of a sun gear rotating forwardly and backwardly according to the movement of a carrier, a holder rotatably installed in the sun gear and having a pressing section for pressing the sun gear, a first planetary gear installed in the holder and meshing with the sun gear, and a second planetary gear installed in the holder and meshing with the sun gear, a winding means (winding gear, intermediate gear) with which either the first planetary gear or the second planetary gear of the planetary gear mechanism meshes and which is driven in the ink ribbon winding direction, and a holder lock means for fixing the holder at a neutral position where the first and second planetary gears do not mesh with the winding means. Thus, during the non-printing movement of the carrier, the holder can be fixed at the neutral position where the first and second planetary gears do not mesh with the winding means, by the holder lock means, so that even if the ink ribbon cassette is of the ink replenishing type in which ink ribbon winding is not effected, over-replenishment of ink to the ink ribbon does not occur, ensuring that the print density is constant.
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Technical field
The printing equipment that the present invention relates to a kind of colour band winding mechanism and comprise this mechanism, this colour band winding mechanism twine colour band in response to the advancing motion of carriage.
Background technology
Describe with reference to Fig. 1, this figure is the view that demonstrates the structure of traditional colour band winding mechanism.The carriage 26 that is mounted with printhead 12 and tape drum 11 is set at and is parallel to air roll 23 and moves back and forth.Printhead 12 is arranged to towards air roll 23, and colour band 13 is plugged between printhead 12 and the air roll 23, and when twining colour band 13 by printhead 12 is printed by being pressed on air roll 23 sides.
When carriage 26 when direction A moves, gear 14 be configured to be parallel to 24 engagements of air roll 23 tooth bars and rotate.The rotation of gear 14 is delivered to central gear 15.
L shaped control stick 20 is with supported around the rotating mode of the rotation of central gear 15.This control stick 20 also is pushed against on the central gear 15.On this control stick 20, be provided with rotatable planetary gear 16 and 17 with central gear 15 engagements.
When central gear 15 when rotating by the direction shown in the arrow that has continuous lines, the control stick 20 that is pushed against on the central gear 15 also rotates along the direction identical with central gear 15 (direction of being represented by arrow B), up to planetary gear 16 and gear 18 engagements.
The winch spool (not shown) that is assemblied on the rotating shaft of gear 18 rotates along the direction identical with gear 18, and along twining colour band 13 by the direction shown in the arrow C.
When carriage 26 when arrow A ' direction is moved, central gear 15 is along being rotated by the direction shown in the dotted arrow, and be pushed against on the central gear 15 control stick 20 along the direction identical with central gear 15 (by arrow B ' shown in direction) rotate, up to planetary gear 17 and gear 19 engagements.
The winch spool (not shown) that is assemblied on the rotating shaft of gear 19 rotates along the direction identical with gear 19, and along by arrow C ' shown in direction twine colour band 13 (for example, referring to references 1).
By top system, colour band 13 twines along the direction corresponding to the direct of travel of carriage 26.
References 1: Japanese unexamined patent publication No. spy open flat No.05-50734 (the 2nd page, Fig. 1)
Summary of the invention
Colour band winding mechanism with said structure each carriage 26 along the direction of arrow A or along arrow A ' direction when moving, even when printhead does not print, twine colour band 13.
Problem is so, if tape drum 11 is ink supply type tape drum, then the China ink on colour band 13 is in the excess supply state, thereby makes printing black excessively.
The present invention makes in view of the above problems, and the printing equipment that the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of colour band winding mechanism and have the black density of constant seal.
As first mode of the present invention that is used to address the above problem, for example when adopting the Fig. 2 that describes first embodiment of the invention to describe, planetary gears PG comprises: central gear 413, and it is according to rotating before and after the direct of travel of carriage 107; Retainer 421, it has the promotion part that promotes central gear 413, and with supported around the rotating mode of the rotation of central gear 413; First planetary gear 451, it is supported on the retainer 421 rotationally, and meshes with central gear 413; With second planetary gear 453, it is supported on the retainer 421 rotationally, and meshes with central gear 413.In the wind that constitutes by idler gear 463 with the winding gear 461 of idler gear 463 engagement, first planetary gear 451 can with winding gear 461 engagements, and first planetary gear 453 can with idler gear 463 engagements.When winding gear 461 and 451 engagements of second planetary gear or idler gear 463 and 453 engagements of second planetary gear, winding gear 461 rotates along the direction of twining colour band.
Retainer locking device HL is configured to retainer 421 is fixed on place, a centre position, and in this position, first planetary gear 451 and second planetary gear 453 do not mesh with wind (being winding gear 461 and idler gear 463).
When not printing when movement of bracket, by the retainer locking device retainer 421 is fixed on place, described centre position, in this position, first planetary gear 451 and second planetary gear 453 do not mesh with wind (being winding gear 461 and idler gear 463), thereby do not carry out the winding of colour band.Like this, even be ink supply type tape drum at ribbon cartridge, the China ink of supply on colour band can excessively do not supplied yet, thereby makes the black density constant of seal.
Second mode of the present invention is that in above-mentioned first mode, carriage also comprises analog bracket and the movable carriage that is made of colour band, planetary gears and wind, and this movable carriage can and can be return from recording medium with respect to the analog bracket motion.And the carriage lock device is a colour band winding mechanism, it comprises the bossing [c1] on the either side that is arranged on analog bracket or planetary gears retainer and is arranged on recessed portion on the opposite side, and this recessed portion engages with bossing [c2] and retainer is fixed on described centre position at movable carriage when recording medium is return.
Usually, in order to prevent to interfere between the printhead of carriage and the recording medium supplied with, extensively adopt a kind of like this structure, it comprises analog bracket and has the movable carriage of printhead that wherein, movable carriage is return from recording medium during paper is supplied with.
Because retainer locking device of the present invention comprises the bossing on the either side of the retainer that is arranged on analog bracket or planetary gears and is arranged on recessed portion on the opposite side, this recessed portion engages with bossing when recording medium is return and retainer is fixed on described centre position at movable carriage, can utilize the movable mechanism of widely used movable carriage to operate this retainer locking device, therefore can simplified structure.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that demonstrates the configuration of traditional colour band winding mechanism;
Fig. 2 is a carriage front view on every side of observing Fig. 4 from arrow D direction, has wherein removed ribbon cartridge and ribbon cartridge retainer;
Fig. 3 is a carriage oblique stereogram on every side of observing Fig. 4 from arrow F direction, has wherein removed ribbon cartridge and ribbon cartridge retainer;
Fig. 4 is the oblique stereogram of the printing equipment of first embodiment;
Fig. 5 is from observed the view of the device Fig. 4 by the direction shown in the arrow D;
Fig. 6 is from observed the view of the device Fig. 4 by the direction shown in the arrow E;
Fig. 7 is the oblique stereogram of ribbon cartridge, and (a) is from being observed the view of the ribbon cartridge Fig. 4 by the direction shown in the arrow D, and (b) be from the view by the ribbon cartridge the observation of the direction shown in the arrow G (a);
Fig. 8 is from being observed the front view of the device Fig. 4 by the direction shown in the arrow D, wherein having removed its ribbon cartridge, ribbon cartridge retainer and retainer;
Fig. 9 is the oblique view of the device in Fig. 8;
Figure 10 is from being observed the oblique view of the device Fig. 4 by the direction shown in the arrow F, wherein having removed its tooth bar;
Figure 11 is the oblique view that is used for illustrating the retainer in Fig. 2;
Figure 12 has illustrated second embodiment; And
Figure 13 has illustrated the 3rd embodiment.
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In following description, at first utilize Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 that the overall structure of the printing equipment of the colour band winding mechanism that is equipped with present embodiment is described.Fig. 4 is the oblique stereogram of this printing equipment, and Fig. 5 is a view of observing the device Fig. 4 from arrow D direction, and Fig. 6 is a view of observing the device Fig. 4 from the arrow E direction.
In these figure, printing equipment 100 mainly is divided into main body pedestal 101 and carriage 107, and carriage 107 engages with two axis of guides 103 and 105 in movable mode, and this axis of guide constitutes along horizontal direction with main body pedestal 101.
In carriage 107, be provided with printhead 108 that on recording medium P, prints and the ribbon cartridge 109 of storing colour band.
Fig. 7 is the oblique stereogram of ribbon cartridge 109, and (a) is the view of being observed by the direction shown in the arrow D from Fig. 4, and (b) is the view of observing from by the direction shown in the arrow G.As shown in (b), in ribbon cartridge 109 inside, annular colour band zig zag storage.Colour band is by the color-band guide spare 109a and the color-band guide spare 109b guiding that are arranged in the ribbon cartridge 109, and the part of colour band 111 is exposed to the outside of ribbon cartridge 109 between color-band guide spare 109a and color-band guide spare 109b.The colour band 111 that is exposed to the outside is towards printhead.
In ribbon cartridge 109, be provided with pickup roller (not shown in figures) and above colour band 111 elasticity and, can twine colour band 111 by the pressure roll that is pressed on the pickup roller by pickup roller is rotated.
As shown in Fig. 7 (b), the back side of ribbon cartridge 109 is formed with a hole 109c, the conjugate foramen of this hole on the pivot that is positioned at pickup roller in ribbon cartridge 109 inside.
As shown in Fig. 7 (a), the front of ribbon cartridge 109 is configured with a knob 113, and this knob 113 is connected to the rotary middle spindle of the pickup roller of ribbon cartridge 109 inside.
To utilize Fig. 8 to Figure 11 that carriage 107 is described below.Fig. 8 is the front view of observing from by the direction shown in the arrow D Fig. 4, has wherein removed ribbon cartridge, ribbon cartridge retainer and retainer.Fig. 9 is the oblique stereogram of Fig. 8, and Figure 10 also is the oblique stereogram of observing from by the direction shown in the arrow F Fig. 4, has wherein removed tooth bar.With Figure 11 is to be used for the oblique stereogram of the plate in the key diagram 2.
As shown in figure 10, carriage 107 comprises analog bracket 201 and movable carriage 301, and this movable carriage 301 comprises aforesaid printhead 108 and ribbon cartridge 109.
Be arranged in the main body pedestal 101 and horizontally extendingly be fixed on the band fixed cell 207 that is formed on the analog bracket 201 with 205.This is driven along horizontal direction by not shown drive unit with 205, and comprises that the carriage 107 of analog bracket 201 and movable carriage 301 carries out horizontal reciprocating movement by the axis of guide 105 and the axis of guide 103 guiding.
Be arranged on cam 131 rotations on printing equipment 100 sides shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the whole axis of guide 103 rises and descends by unshowned in the drawings connecting gear, and movable carriage 301 rises and descends with respect to analog bracket 201.When making printhead 108 adopt this mechanism that makes movable carriage 301 rise and descend when recording medium P returns, and this mechanism is the mechanism that is widely used in printing equipment during paper supply etc.
311 for being used for keeping the ribbon cartridge retainer of ribbon cartridge 109.
The top of movable carriage 301 is provided with colour band winding mechanism 400, and it twines the colour band 111 of ribbon cartridge 109.
As shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, in the main body pedestal 101 of printing equipment 100, be horizontally disposed with tooth bar 401.
As shown in Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 10, movable carriage 301 have with the pinion 403 of tooth bar 401 engagements and have along with first gear 405 of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft different directions of pinion 403.As shown in Figure 10, also be provided with first helical gear 407 and second helical gear 409 on the rotating shaft that is fixed on pinion 403 between the pinion 403 and first gear 405, second helical gear 409 be fixed on the rotating shaft of first gear 405 and with 407 engagements of first helical gear, thereby the rotation of pinion 403 is passed to first gear 405.
In Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 10, also be provided with on the movable carriage 301 with second gear 413 of first gear, 405 engagements and be fixed on the rotating shaft of second gear 411 and its number of teeth less than the central gear 413 of second gear 411.
As shown in Figure 9, central gear 413 sides have circular recessed portion 417, and it is formed on the center of the axle 415 that is used for supporting rotationally central gear 413.
As shown in figure 11, axle 415 is equipped with roughly the cylinder 423 in the center of retainer 421, thereby it is rotatable that retainer 421 is supported for around axis 415.In addition, retainer 421 has the projection 425 and 427 at the place, both sides that is formed on cylinder 423, thereby makes their backups the inwall of the circular recessed portion 417 of central gear 413.Retainer 421 rotates with central gear 413 by the friction that produces between the inwall of the circular recessed portion 417 of central gear 413 in projection 425 and 427.
As Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, in movable carriage 301, winding gear 461 and constitute wind with the idler gear 463 of winding gear 461 engagements.
The shape of retainer 421 is so set, thereby when the retainer 421 of planetary gears around axle 415 when a direction is rotated, winding gear 461 and the engagement of first planetary gear 451, and mesh when this retainer 421 idler gear 463 and second planetary gear 453 when another direction is rotated.
On the rotary middle spindle of winding gear 461, be provided with and make the winding axle 465 that rotates with winding gear 461.When ribbon cartridge 109 is arranged on the carriage 107, twine in axle 465 is assemblied in the pickup roller that is formed at ribbon cartridge 109 inside by the hole 109c on ribbon cartridge 109 back sides the conjugate foramen of pivot.
In being described below, will adopt Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 that retainer locking device HL is described.Fig. 2 is a carriage front view on every side of observing Fig. 4 from arrow D direction, has wherein removed ribbon cartridge and ribbon cartridge retainer.Fig. 3 is a carriage oblique stereogram on every side of observing Fig. 4 from the direction of arrow F, has wherein removed ribbon cartridge and ribbon cartridge retainer.
As shown in Figure 3, the V-arrangement bossing of making by the compacting thin plate 603 with sharp distal is arranged to extend to retainer 421, and on the far-end of its location plate 601, and its cardinal extremity is fixed on analog bracket 201 sides.
On retainer 421, be formed with one wide mouthful of V-arrangement recessed portion 605, when movable carriage 301 moves upward with when recording medium P returns, this recessed portion 605 engages with bossing 603, thereby with retainer 421 centerlock places (in this position, first planetary gear 451 not with winding gear 461 engagement of wind, and second planetary gear 453 not with idler gear 463 engagements of wind).
In the present embodiment, the shape of the opening of recessed portion 605 is so set, no matter thereby the position of retainer 421 is in from first planetary gear 451 and winding gear 461 position engaged to second planetary gear 453 which position in the scope with idler gear 463 position engaged, when movable carriage 301 rose, this bossing 603 can both engage recessed portion 605.
To the operation of said structure be described below.
In the process that prints on recording medium P, carriage 107 moves with the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide 105, and prints on recording medium P.The motion of advancing of carriage 107 relates to the rotation of the pinion 403 that meshes with tooth bar 401.The rotation of pinion 403 passes to central gear 413 by first helical gear 407, second helical gear 409, first gear 405 and second gear 411.
When the direct of travel of carriage 107 be by Fig. 8 in during direction shown in the arrow I (thick-line arrow), central gear 413 rotates counterclockwise.When the direct of travel of carriage 107 be by Fig. 8 in during direction shown in the arrow II (thin-line arrow), central gear 413 clockwise rotates.When central gear 413 rotated, first planetary gear 451 and second planetary gear 453 in the planetary gears also rotated.In addition, retainer 421 rotates with central gear 413.
As shown in Figure 8, if central gear 413 is along being rotated by the direction shown in the thick-line arrow, then retainer 421 is also along being rotated by the direction shown in its thick-line arrow, and second planetary gear 453 and idler gear 463 engagements.Then, idler gear 463 and winding gear 461 are along being rotated by the direction shown in the thin-line arrow.Retainer 421 stops operating during with idler gear 463 engagements at second planetary gear 453, thus the projection 425 of retainer 421 and 427 and the inwall CONTACT WITH FRICTION of the circular recessed portion 417 of central gear 413.
Simultaneously, if central gear 413 is along being rotated by the direction shown in the thin-line arrow, then retainer 421 is also along being rotated by the direction shown in its thin-line arrow, and first planetary gear 451 and winding gear 461 engagements.Then, winding gear 461 is along being rotated by the direction shown in the thick-line arrow.Retainer 421 stops operating when first planetary gear 451 meshes with winding gear 461, thus the inwall CONTACT WITH FRICTION of the circular recessed portion 417 of the projection of retainer 421 425 and projection 427 and central gear 413.
The rotation direction of winding gear 461 is identical, though carriage 107 along by the direction shown in the arrow I (thick-line arrow) motion or carriage 107 along moving by the direction shown in the arrow II (thin-line arrow).
By the rotation of winding gear 461, twine axle 465 and also rotate, thereby rotation drives the pickup roller in the ribbon cartridge 109, and carry out the winding of colour band 111 along equidirectional.
Then, when carriage 107 moved with the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide 105 and do not print on recording medium P, the movable carriage 301 of carriage 107 rose and return from recording medium P before carriage 107 motions.Then, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the recessed portion 605 of retainer 421 engages with the bossing 603 of analog bracket 201, retainer 421 is fixed on the centre position (in this position, first planetary gear 451 not with winding gear 461 engagement of wind, and second planetary gear 453 not with idler gear 463 engagement of wind), thereby stoped the rotation of retainer 421.
For this reason, even carriage 107 motions, winding gear 461 does not rotate yet, and can not carry out the winding of colour band 111.
According to top structure, can obtain following effect.
(1) when carriage 107 moves with the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide 105 and do not print, can not carry out the winding of colour band 111 on recording medium P.Even ribbon cartridge 109 is ink supply type tape drum, can supply with the excessive China ink of colour band 111 yet, and therefore make the black density constant of seal.
When carriage 107 with 105 motions of the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide and when on recording medium P, not printing, can not carry out the winding of colour band 111, thereby the energy consumption that can save this device and has improved the durability of this colour band winding mechanism.
(2) be arranged on the bossing 603 on the analog bracket 201 and the recessed portion 605 that is arranged on the retainer 421 of movable carriage 301 all is a V-arrangement, and the opening shape of recessed portion 605 is so set, no matter thereby the position of retainer 421 is in from first planetary gear 451 and winding gear 461 position engaged to second planetary gear 453 which position in the scope with idler gear 463 position engaged, when movable carriage 301 rose, this bossing 603 can both engage with recessed portion 605.By this structure, when movable carriage 301 rose, bossing 603 must engage with recessed portion 605, thereby can stop the rotation of retainer 421.
(3) make by the compacting thin plate because of bossing 603, so this bossing 603 has elasticity.Therefore, rise and during bossing 603 engagements of the recessed portion 605 of retainer 421 and analog bracket 201, bossing 603 can absorb impact when movable carriage 301.
The present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.Though in the above-described embodiments, bossing 603 is arranged on the analog bracket 201, and recessed portion 605 is arranged on the retainer 421 of movable carriage 201, but also can be conversely, be that recessed portion is arranged on the analog bracket 201, and bossing is arranged on the retainer 421 of movable carriage 301.
In the above-described embodiments, the recessed portion 605 of the retainer 421 of movable carriage 301 utilizes bossing 603 engagements of a mechanism and analog bracket 201, to make movable carriage 301 rises in paper supply etc.But for example bossing can be arranged on the movable carriage 301, and wherein bossing engages with the recessed portion 605 of retainer 421 and the retainer locking device of throwing off can be configured in separately on the movable carriage 301.
(second embodiment)
Describe referring now to Figure 12.Difference between the present embodiment and first embodiment is the structure of retainer locking device, and remaining part is identical.Therefore, use identical label with the parts that parts are identical among the Fig. 2 that illustrates first embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.
This figure demonstrates a kind of like this state, and promptly movable carriage 301 is not return from recording medium.Movable carriage 301 has the cardinal extremity of the leaf spring 501 that constitutes arm.In that be provided with on the far-end of leaf spring 501 can be by the roller 505 that is pressed on the stop surface 503 that is formed on the analog bracket 201.In addition, the mid portion at leaf spring 501 is the most advanced and sophisticated bossing 509 of V-arrangement that extends to retainer 421 sides.
In the present embodiment, the opening shape of recessed portion 605 also is set at, no matter the position of retainer 421 is in from first planetary gear 451 and winding gear 461 position engaged to second planetary gear 453 which position in the scope with idler gear 463 position engaged, when movable carriage 301 rose, this bossing 509 can both engage recessed portion 605.
To the operation of this structure be described in the following description.Movable carriage 301 rises and returns from recording medium P from the state shown in the figure.Then, roller 505 is subjected to the pushing of stop surface 503 of analog bracket 201, thus leaf spring 501 bendings, and the recessed portion 605 of retainer 421 engages with the bossing 509 of leaf spring, retainer 421 is fixed on the place, centre position, thereby stops the rotation of retainer 421.
According to said structure, can obtain following effect.
(1) when carriage 107 moves with the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide 105 and do not print, do not carry out the winding of colour band 111 on recording medium P.Even ribbon cartridge 109 is ink supply type tape drum, can not supply with the excessive China ink of colour band 111 yet, therefore make the black density constant of seal.
When carriage 107 with 105 motions of the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide and when on recording medium P, not printing, do not carry out the winding of colour band 111, thereby the energy consumption that can save this device and has improved the durability of this colour band winding mechanism.
(2) being arranged on bossing 509 on the leaf spring 501 and the recessed portion 605 that is arranged on the retainer 421 all is V-arrangement, and the opening shape of recessed portion 605 is so set, no matter thereby where the position of retainer 421 is in (promptly from first planetary gear 451 and winding gear 461 position engaged to second planetary gear 453 and idler gear 463 position engaged), when movable carriage 301 rose, this bossing 509 can both engage recessed portion 605.By this structure, when movable carriage 301 rose, bossing 509 must engage with recessed portion 605, thereby can stop the rotation of retainer 421.
(3) because bossing 509 is arranged on the leaf spring 501, so it rises and can absorb impact during bossing 509 engagements of the recessed portion 605 of retainer 421 and leaf spring 501 at movable carriage 301.
The present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.In the above-described embodiments, recessed portion can be arranged on the leaf spring 501, and bossing can be arranged on the retainer 421.
(the 3rd embodiment)
Describe referring now to Figure 13.Difference between the present embodiment and second embodiment also is the structure of retainer locking device, and remaining part is identical.Therefore, use identical label, and omitted the explanation that repeats with the parts that parts are identical among the Figure 12 that illustrates second embodiment.
This figure demonstrates a kind of like this state, and promptly movable carriage 301 is not return from recording medium.
On the edge of retainer 421, be built with the lock arm of making by elastomeric material that is roughly T shape 705, it is made of the pedestal 701 and the arm unit 703 of the rotation that radially extends to retainer 421, and this arm unit is connected near the far-end of central position with pedestal 701 towards stop surface 503 and at it.
In addition, having on any side of the surperficial 703a of arm unit 703 can be near the projection 711 and the projection 713 of stop surface 503.
To the operation of this structure be described in being described below.Movable carriage 301 rises and returns from recording medium P from the state shown in the figure.Then, the projection 711 of the arm unit 703 of lock arm 705 contacts with the stop surface 503 of analog bracket 201 with protruding 713, makes retainer 421 centerlock places, thereby stops the rotation of this retainer 421.
According to said structure, can obtain following effect.
(1) when carriage 107 moves with the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide 105 and do not print, can not carry out the winding of colour band 111 on recording medium P.Even ribbon cartridge 109 is ink supply type tape drum, can supply with the excessive China ink of colour band 111 yet, thereby make the black density constant of seal.
When carriage 107 with 105 motions of the axis of guide 103 and the axis of guide and when on recording medium P, not printing, can not carry out the winding of colour band 111, thereby the energy consumption that can save this device and has improved the durability of this colour band winding mechanism.
(2) because lock arm 705 make by elastomeric material, and being formed with on any side of the surperficial 703a of arm unit 703 can be near the projection 711 and the projection 713 of stop surface 503, therefore, when movable carriage 301 rises and the projection 711 and protruding 713 of lock arm 705 when contacting with stop surface 503, can absorb impact by the strain of arm unit 703.
The present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.Though projection 711 and projection 713 are arranged on the lock arm 705 in the present embodiment, they also can be arranged on the stop surface 503 of analog bracket 201.Perhaps, any in projection 711 and the projection 713 can be arranged on the lock arm 705, and another can be arranged on the stop surface 503 of analog bracket 201.
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, when not printing at movement of bracket, can be by the retainer locking device with this retainer centerlock place, do not mesh at this position first planetary gear 451 and second planetary gear 453, and do not carry out the winding of colour band with wind.Like this, even this ribbon cartridge is an ink supply type tape drum, therefore the China ink of supply on colour band can not made and print black density constant by excessive supply yet.
In addition, according to the present invention, because the retainer locking device is a kind of like this device, promptly on any of the retainer of analog bracket or planetary gears, be configured with bossing, and on opposite side, be configured with recessed portion, when movable carriage when recording medium is return, this recessed portion engages with bossing and with retainer centerlock place, so can utilize the movable mechanism of widely used movable carriage to operate this retainer locking device, therefore can simplify its structure.
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1. colour band winding mechanism, it twines colour band in response to the motion of carriage, and this colour band winding mechanism comprises:
Planetary gears comprises: central gear, and it rotates front and back in response to the motion of carriage; Retainer, it has the unit of pushing of pushing described central gear, and is arranged to around the rotating shaft of central gear rotatable; First planetary gear, it is arranged on rotationally on the described retainer and with described central gear and meshes; And second planetary gear, its be located at rotationally on the described retainer and with described central gear engagement;
Wind, it is used for driving along the direction of twining colour band by first planetary gear of described planetary gears or any engagement in second planetary gear; And
The retainer locking device is used for described retainer centerlock place, and in this position, described first planetary gear and second planetary gear do not mesh with wind.
2. colour band winding mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described carriage comprises analog bracket and comprises the movable carriage of colour band, planetary gears and winding mechanism that this movable carriage can and can be return from recording medium with respect to the analog bracket motion
And described retainer locking device comprises:
Be arranged on the bossing on any of retainer of analog bracket or planetary gears; And
Be arranged on the recessed portion on another, it movable carriage when recording medium is return by with described bossing engagement with described retainer centerlock.
3. colour band winding mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described carriage comprises analog bracket and comprises the movable carriage of colour band, planetary gears and winding mechanism that this movable carriage can and can be return from recording medium with respect to the analog bracket motion
And described retainer locking device comprises:
Be formed on the stop surface on the described analog bracket;
Arm on described movable carriage, it is thrown off with the retainer of planetary gears in the state that movable carriage is not return, and when recording medium is return, under the effect of pushing of stop surface, move along the direction identical with the direction of motion of the retainer of planetary gears at described movable carriage;
Drive unit, it is used for driving described arm along stop surface;
Be arranged on the bossing on any of retainer of described arm or planetary gears; And
Be arranged on the recessed portion on another, it described movable carriage when recording medium is return by with described bossing engagement with the retainer centerlock.
4. as claim 2 or 3 described colour band winding mechanisms, it is characterized in that described bossing is to have the V-arrangement bossing that points to the recessed portion side, and the female is partly for having the V-arrangement recessed portion of wide opening.
5. colour band winding mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described carriage comprises analog bracket and comprises the movable carriage of colour band, planetary gears and winding mechanism that this movable carriage can and can be return from recording medium with respect to the analog bracket motion
And described retainer locking device comprises:
Be formed on the stop surface on the described analog bracket; And
Be formed on the plane on the described retainer, it is when this retainer mediates and described stop surface almost parallel.
6. colour band wind as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described plane is the surface of elastic arm, and this elastic arm part place is in the central supported by retainer, and forms projection on any in the part of the described end of elastic arm of the end of elastic arm and described stop surface.
7. printing equipment, it comprises the colour band winding mechanism, and this winding mechanism twines colour band in response to the motion of carriage, and this printing equipment comprises:
Planetary gears, it comprises: the central gear that rotate front and back in response to the motion of carriage; Retainer, it has the unit of pushing of pushing described central gear, and is arranged to around the rotating shaft of central gear rotatable; First planetary gear, it is arranged on rotationally on the described retainer and with described central gear and meshes; With second planetary gear, it is arranged on rotationally on the described retainer and with described central gear and meshes;
Wind, it is used for driving along the direction of twining colour band by first planetary gear or second planetary any engagement of described planetary gears; And
The retainer locking device is used for retainer centerlock place, and in this position, described first planetary gear and second planetary gear do not mesh with wind.
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