EP0123310A2 - Alimentation en feuilles et en bandes pour imprimantes - Google Patents
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- EP0123310A2 EP0123310A2 EP84104582A EP84104582A EP0123310A2 EP 0123310 A2 EP0123310 A2 EP 0123310A2 EP 84104582 A EP84104582 A EP 84104582A EP 84104582 A EP84104582 A EP 84104582A EP 0123310 A2 EP0123310 A2 EP 0123310A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/48—Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or more papers, or sets of papers, e.g. devices for switching over from handling of copy material in sheet form to handling of copy material in continuous form and vice versa or point-of-sale printers comprising means for printing on continuous copy material, e.g. journal for tills, and on single sheets, e.g. cheques or receipts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/0045—Guides for printing material
- B41J11/005—Guides in the printing zone, e.g. guides for preventing contact of conveyed sheets with printhead
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
- B41J15/16—Means for tensioning or winding the web
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- the invention relates to a paper transport device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- Paper transport devices of the type mentioned are generally known and have been used successfully.
- DE-PS 31 49 667 describes an attachable transport device for perforated recording media, which is intended for single sheets
- Printer is attached and contains a tractor drive. Both the single sheets and, if necessary with the transport device attached, the continuous paper are guided through a common paper channel around the platen roller.
- the tractor drive is designed so that the continuous paper is drawn over the paper roller.
- the continuous paper and also the individual sheets are guided around the platen roller in the above-mentioned printing devices in the paper guide channel via paper pressure rollers. The individual rolls are engaged both in continuous paper operation and in single sheet operation.
- feeders PCT Wo 82/03823
- cassettes with storage paper-containing devices are the transport device for continuous paper in upstream of the printing device. From this, the paper to be printed is automatically removed as required and fed to the printing device or the paper roll.
- a motor-driven paper motor is provided downstream of the platen in the transport direction of the paper.
- DE-OS 26 42 818 a transport device for paper webs, forms, cards and the like.
- the device has in front of the print head with a fixed platen, an infeed path for single sheets and an infeed path for continuous paper, a tractor drive is provided in the infeed web for continuous paper, which is operated in cycles. Downstream of the print head, take-off rollers are arranged in the paper channel, which are driven via a type of electromagnetic clutch so that the paper to be written is held under tension during the cycle breaks of the paper tractor.
- Such a device is not suitable because of its complicated structure with a fixed platen for use in line printers with a motor-driven platen.
- the object of the invention is to design a paper transport device of the type mentioned in the introduction in such a way that both single sheets and continuous paper can be optimally printed without having to change from single sheet operation to continuous paper operation or conversely, the function and thus the printed image deteriorate.
- the arrangement of a motor-driven paper tractor which determines the feed speed of the paper, in the inlet channel for continuous paper, in conjunction with the increased feed speed of the paper roll compared to the feed speed of the paper tractor, enables jam-free feeding of the continuous paper.
- the drive for the platen roller and the drive for the paper tractor is designed so that it can be switched over depending on the single sheet or continuous paper operating mode in such a way that the paper roller is operated in the single sheet operating mode with a 'first peripheral speed which determines the paper feed speed,' and that If the paper roller is operated in the continuous paper mode with a second peripheral speed which deviates from the first peripheral speed and which is slightly higher than the feed speed of the paper tractor which then determines the paper feed speed, there may be no malfunctions or vice versa during the transition from continuous paper operation to single sheet operation or vice versa deterioration in print quality. This transition can take place very quickly, with the continuous paper threaded in the waiting position in the paper holder in front of the platen roller when operating with single sheets. When the operating mode changes, the continuous paper automatically closes guided.
- the paper transport device for a typewriter or office machine shown schematically in FIG. 1, contains a motor-driven platen roller 1, which moves the recording medium in accordance with the progress of the line-by-line printing, for example via a needle printhead (not shown here) (mosaic printhead).
- a needle printhead not shown here
- the recording medium B is smoothed over a resilient pressure bar 2.
- the printing device shown is suitable for operation with single sheets as well as for operation with continuous paper.
- two inlet channels for continuous paper and single sheets open into the paper guide channel partially surrounding the platen roller 1.
- Lospapier 3 consists of a paper guide plate 3/1 arranged at a distance from the platen roller, in the extension of which a paper tractor 4 is arranged, which represents the actual drive of the continuous paper A having perforations at the edge and whose feed rate determines the paper feed speed of the continuous paper A.
- the first inlet channel 3 with its paper guide plate 3/1 are three spring-loaded pressure rollers 5, only one of which is shown here.
- the paper pressure rollers are arranged in a known manner in a line parallel to the platen axis 1 and can sit on a common axis. They are spring-loaded and press the recording medium against the platen roller 1 under the action of a corresponding spring force 6.
- the paper guide plate 3/1 is interrupted by recesses 3/2.
- the paper In operation with continuous paper A, the paper is transported by the clocked tractor along the paper guide plate 3/1 until it is pressed against the platen roller 1 by the pressure rollers 5 and is thus grasped by the platen roller 1.
- the continuous paper is transported together by the tractor 4 and the platen roller 1, although the paper transport speed is determined by the feed speed of the tractor 4. So that no paper loops can arise between the platen roller and the tractor, the peripheral speed of the platen roller is slightly greater than the feed speed of the tractor 4, which can be brought about by a transmission described later or by an electronic control circuit (not shown here). This ensures that the continuous paper A is transported around the platen under tension. Since the Tractor 4 is the element determining the feed, a slip must occur between paper roll 1 to continuous paper A.
- the pressure force 6 of the pressure rollers 5 is therefore designed so that the paper can still slip on the platen roller 1 but is nevertheless safely carried along by the paper roller. This means that the pressure force must be adjusted according to the paper / platen roller friction pairing.
- the position of the paper pressure rollers 5, which are arranged in this case on a common axis, is determined so that the continuous paper A is easily pushed by the tractor 4 in the area formed by paper guide plate 3/1 and the circumference of the platen roller 1, referred to as the roller wedge can be.
- a second inlet channel 7 is provided.
- This inlet channel 7 is arranged in the transport or circumferential direction of the paper roll in front of the first inlet channel 3 and is located below a known automatic guide device for single sheets, not shown here, from which the single sheets B are removed one after the other in printing operation.
- the second inlet channel 7 for single sheets contains several pressure rollers 8 arranged one behind the other, only one of which is shown here, and which press the single sheet to be inserted against the platen roller 1 under a spring force 9.
- a paper guide plate 7/1 can be provided analogously to the first circulation channel, which has openings 7/2 for receiving the paper pressure rollers 8.
- a single paper pressure roller 8 approximately in the vicinity of the center of the platen roller 1, which has the advantage that there can be no warping of the paper when using very thin single paper, since this single paper pressure roller 8 has a certain guiding effect going out.
- the pressure force of these paper pressure rollers 8 is designed so that no slip can occur between the single sheet B and the platen roller, so that the single sheet paper B of the automatic feed device can be pulled out safely.
- the position of these paper pressure rollers 8 is selected in the second inlet channel 7 so that the individual sheets B can be detected as safely as possible.
- the paper guide plate 7/1 is bent at its upper part, so that the single sheets B can be easily guided into the roller wedge formed by the paper guide plate 7/1 and the circumference of the paper platen roller 1.
- the pressure rollers 8 are designed to be pivotable in the region of the second inlet channel, so that in operation with continuous paper the pressure rollers 6 alone are engaged in the first inlet channel.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 The actual drive of the platen roller 1 and the tractor 4 with the associated change-over gear is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It consists of a central drive motor, shown here only schematically, with the associated drive pinion 10.
- This drive pinion 10 is in constant engagement with a secondary drive wheel 11 which is mounted within a pivotable rocker arm 12 and which thereby forms the pivot axis of the rocker arm 12.
- the rocker arms of the rocker 12 in turn each carry a secondary drive wheel 13 and 14, these secondary drive wheels 13 and 14 in turn being in constant engagement with the primary drive wheel 11.
- the rocker 12 itself is in turn articulated at the ends of its arms via spring elements 15 and 16 to housing elements 17 of the printer frame, not shown here.
- the spring elements 15 and 16 are spiral-shaped and act on the holding elements 17 of the frame and on the arms of the rocker 12 in such a way that the rocker 12 is always in a stable position in the pivoted positions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is located, the pivoting of the rocker 12 from the position in FIG. 2 to the position in FIG. 3 or vice versa via a lever connected to the pivot axis of the rocker 12 for reasons of clarity, not shown here.
- an electromagnetic or other switching device can also be arranged, which pivots the rocker 12 in accordance with the desired operating mode, single sheet or continuous paper.
- This pivoting can be done automatically by the control of the printer.
- the function of the changeover gear is as follows.
- the pivoting position of the change-over gear shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the continuous paper feed function.
- the secondary wheel 13 engages via an intermediate wheel 18 in a drive wheel 19 of the tractor 4.
- the drive wheel 19 is in turn connected to the knob tape 20 which engages in the edge perforation of the continuous paper.
- the secondary wheel 14 is operatively connected to the platen roller 1 or to a drive wheel which is firmly connected to the platen roller.
- the drive of both the tractor 4 and the platen roller 1 starts from the central drive pinion 10, the individual wheels of the transmission moving in accordance with the arrow direction shown.
- the ratio of the individual wheels to one another is selected such that the circumferential speed of the platen roller is slightly greater than the resulting feed speed of the tractor 4.
- the wheels of the change-over gear can be both gear wheels and friction wheels. The only important thing is that there is no slippage between the individual wheels.
- the translation of the three drive wheels 10, 11 and 13 in connection with the platen 1 is now selected so that the peripheral speed of the platen roller 1 again corresponds to the original feed speed of the paper, ie it is lower than when operating with continuous paper but corresponds to the paper feed speed of the paper tractor 20 and thus the paper feed speed to which the control of the print head is matched.
- the paper roll 1 is thus operated with the feed that is required, for example, for graphic printing.
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DE3315037 | 1983-04-26 | ||
DE3315037 | 1983-04-26 | ||
DE3343196 | 1983-11-29 | ||
DE3343196 | 1983-11-29 |
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EP0123310A2 true EP0123310A2 (fr) | 1984-10-31 |
EP0123310A3 EP0123310A3 (en) | 1988-01-13 |
EP0123310B1 EP0123310B1 (fr) | 1990-02-07 |
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EP84104582A Expired - Lifetime EP0123310B1 (fr) | 1983-04-26 | 1984-04-24 | Alimentation en feuilles et en bandes pour imprimantes |
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JP (1) | JPS59207271A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3481294D1 (fr) |
Cited By (8)
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EP0195761A1 (fr) * | 1985-03-20 | 1986-09-24 | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson | Mécanisme d'avance de papier pour imprimantes |
EP0257527A2 (fr) * | 1986-08-25 | 1988-03-02 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Dispositif d'enregistrement thermique par transfert |
WO1988001573A1 (fr) * | 1986-08-29 | 1988-03-10 | Ncr Corporation | Dispositif d'impression |
US4834277A (en) * | 1986-03-04 | 1989-05-30 | Mannesmann Ag | Paper feeding in printers |
EP0339977A2 (fr) * | 1988-04-28 | 1989-11-02 | Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Appareil pour l'entraînement des feuilles pour l'utilisation dans une imprimante |
EP0404538A1 (fr) * | 1989-06-21 | 1990-12-27 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Appareil d'alimentation en feuilles |
US5370291A (en) * | 1990-03-16 | 1994-12-06 | Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft | System for transporting web-shaped recording substrates in printing devices |
WO1998040219A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-11 | 1998-09-17 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Ag | Imprimante servant a imprimer des feuilles individuelles et des bandes de papier sans fin |
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JP2757355B2 (ja) * | 1986-06-27 | 1998-05-25 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | 紙送り機構 |
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WO1982003823A1 (fr) | 1981-05-06 | 1982-11-11 | Data Corp Florida | Imprimante a haute vitesse pourvue de chemins de papier multiples |
US4360279A (en) | 1980-07-02 | 1982-11-23 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Printing paper feeding mechanism |
DE3149667A1 (de) | 1981-12-15 | 1983-06-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Auswechselbare transporteinrichtung fuer randgelochte aufzeichnungstraeger |
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GB558840A (en) * | 1942-09-28 | 1944-01-24 | Fanfold Ltd | Improvements in stationery feed mechanism for typewriting and like machines |
US3753483A (en) * | 1970-03-20 | 1973-08-21 | Memorex Corp | Typewriter dual feed apparatus |
US4088256A (en) * | 1973-09-18 | 1978-05-09 | U.S. Philips Corporation | Device for printing data |
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1984
- 1984-04-24 EP EP84104582A patent/EP0123310B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-04-24 DE DE8484104582T patent/DE3481294D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1984-04-26 JP JP59083075A patent/JPS59207271A/ja active Pending
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US4360279A (en) | 1980-07-02 | 1982-11-23 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Printing paper feeding mechanism |
WO1982003823A1 (fr) | 1981-05-06 | 1982-11-11 | Data Corp Florida | Imprimante a haute vitesse pourvue de chemins de papier multiples |
DE3149667A1 (de) | 1981-12-15 | 1983-06-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Auswechselbare transporteinrichtung fuer randgelochte aufzeichnungstraeger |
Cited By (14)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0195761A1 (fr) * | 1985-03-20 | 1986-09-24 | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson | Mécanisme d'avance de papier pour imprimantes |
US4834277A (en) * | 1986-03-04 | 1989-05-30 | Mannesmann Ag | Paper feeding in printers |
EP0257527A2 (fr) * | 1986-08-25 | 1988-03-02 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Dispositif d'enregistrement thermique par transfert |
EP0257527A3 (fr) * | 1986-08-25 | 1990-01-10 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Dispositif d'enregistrement thermique par transfert |
US4784504A (en) * | 1986-08-29 | 1988-11-15 | Ncr Corporation | Multi-function printer |
WO1988001573A1 (fr) * | 1986-08-29 | 1988-03-10 | Ncr Corporation | Dispositif d'impression |
EP0339977A2 (fr) * | 1988-04-28 | 1989-11-02 | Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Appareil pour l'entraînement des feuilles pour l'utilisation dans une imprimante |
EP0339977A3 (en) * | 1988-04-28 | 1990-09-26 | Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Apparatus for sheet feeding for use in printing machine |
US5098210A (en) * | 1988-04-28 | 1992-03-24 | Tokyo Electric Company, Ltd. | Sheet feeding apparatus for a printing machine featuring a resiliently supported arm and planetary gear |
EP0404538A1 (fr) * | 1989-06-21 | 1990-12-27 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Appareil d'alimentation en feuilles |
US5051014A (en) * | 1989-06-21 | 1991-09-24 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Sheet feeding apparatus |
US5370291A (en) * | 1990-03-16 | 1994-12-06 | Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft | System for transporting web-shaped recording substrates in printing devices |
WO1998040219A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-11 | 1998-09-17 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Ag | Imprimante servant a imprimer des feuilles individuelles et des bandes de papier sans fin |
US5988903A (en) * | 1997-03-11 | 1999-11-23 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Ag | Printer for printing on single sheets and an endless paper strip |
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DE3481294D1 (de) | 1990-03-15 |
EP0123310A3 (en) | 1988-01-13 |
EP0123310B1 (fr) | 1990-02-07 |
JPS59207271A (ja) | 1984-11-24 |
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