EP0645258B1 - In Druckmaschinen einsetzbare Farbbandkassette - Google Patents

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EP0645258B1
EP0645258B1 EP94113783A EP94113783A EP0645258B1 EP 0645258 B1 EP0645258 B1 EP 0645258B1 EP 94113783 A EP94113783 A EP 94113783A EP 94113783 A EP94113783 A EP 94113783A EP 0645258 B1 EP0645258 B1 EP 0645258B1
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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
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/32—Detachable carriers or holders for impression-transfer material mechanism
    • 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
    • B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges
    • 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
    • B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • B41J35/28—Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms

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  • the invention relates to a tape-containing one which can be used in printing presses Cassette, the two rotatably mounted in a housing at a lateral distance Has sleeves, the tape being unwound from the one sleeve, on a printhead passed and wound onto the other sleeve and one on the housing Through hole attached to insert a locating pin of the printing machine is.
  • a printing press which is used for the Ribbon cassette is suitable, in which a tape is contained, which during the Printing operation handled from a sleeve, together with a record carrier performed between a thermal print head and a pinch roller and finally on another sleeve is wound up.
  • a cassette in the Printers are provided on the frame of the printing press, which run along of the geometrical axes of the sleeves and engage in holes in the cassette.
  • the latter is part of its lateral borders provided two protruding cassette arms, one on each end Deflecting element, d. H. a roll is arranged for the tape.
  • cassette arm is adjacent to the sleeve on which the tape is wound
  • Cassette arm a long, protruding arm attached, at the tip of one another deflecting element for the belt sits.
  • the free, usable strand of the tape is opened a triangular path, only through the protruding arm sufficient space is created between the housing and the run around the printhead to be able to place in between.
  • a disadvantage of the known printing presses that no subsequent Adjustment of the position of the cassette and the tape is possible, so that due to Manufacturing tolerances of the dimensions of the cassette or the tape the optimal The positioning of the ribbon relative to the printhead and the record carrier is not is guaranteed, so that - especially at higher printing speeds - not always good printing results.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of a cassette of the type described Kind in such a way that at any time an optimal position of the band within the Printing machine is guaranteed.
  • the problem underlying the invention can be in a printing press with a Tape containing cassette, which is equipped with two cassette arms, on the free Each end is provided a deflecting element for the free run of the band Printhead is arranged between the free strand of the ribbon and the cassette, and a baffle for the tape on the cassette arm protruding forward over the housing attached to the sleeve on which the tape is wound, that the baffle is pivotally mounted azimuthally on the housing, and that the length of the Cassette arms are larger than the baffle.
  • the cassette is adapted to the specific area of use insofar as it is sufficient Space for the printhead of the printing press, which is between the back of the usable, free runs of the tape and on both sides of the case of the cassette arranged, sufficiently long cassette arms.
  • the space for the The print head between the ink ribbon and the cassette is thus created by the fixed ones Cassette arms.
  • the invention now provides that at least in the range Cassette arm adjacent to the sleeve on which the tape is wound azimuthally pivotable baffle for the band, which is forward over the Housing protrudes. With the help of this baffle you can work the strand on the pull the affected area a little further out of the cassette.
  • the baffle is shorter than the cartridge arms and primarily has the task of wrap the ribbon to enlarge the thermal print head. Because of the larger angle, that remains Ribbon in contact with the recording medium to be printed for longer and enables the dyes to solidify, especially in thermal printers, before the Is pulled from the tape. At smaller angles the tape would however, subtracted from the recording medium at high printing speeds, although the dyes are not yet cured (dried), so that they are at least partially with would be pulled off the ribbon again, and the print quality would suffer.
  • the baffle (about an axis running parallel to the pressure roller) can be pivoted azimuthally also easy insertion of the cassette with the guide plate swung back be performed; then it is adjusted so that an optimal print image arises, the short length making it easier to set the optimal angle.
  • the guide plate is attached to the associated bolt-shaped deflection element.
  • the baffle is in a swiveled-back position protrudes laterally beyond the housing.
  • the baffle is placed in a swiveled back position, in which the band at most laterally over the concerned Cassette arm protrudes a bit, but what about the risk of damage when inserting the cassette is relatively unproblematic. Otherwise you can of course arm run accordingly wide so that the tape in the ineffective rotational position of the Baffle does not protrude outwards. For simple operation, however, it makes more sense if you run the cassette in this regard as provided in the embodiment.
  • the cassette is a reversible cassette
  • the other cassette arm is now the Assigned pressure roller and consequently a deflecting element is now required there.
  • Man can now either provide a baffle on each cassette arm or the baffle trainable.
  • the cassette is also placed on the drive shaft and attached the brake shaft for the two sleeves with the tape. Based on these Three-point posture leads to a completely correct assignment of the cassette or its respectively working runs to other elements of the machine or to the pressure roller of the Printing press.
  • the cassette rests on the collar, which in turn is axially on the receiving bolt penetrating the through bore of the cassette and can be determined, their position along the geometric axis of the locating pin, which usually runs parallel to that of the sleeves and the pressure roller, varies and adjusts in order to achieve an optimal position of the belt.
  • the collar can both a surface facing the printing press and on an opposite, the contact the free end of the mounting bolt adjacent surface of the cassette. Also the Use of two collars, which immovably enclose the cassette between them conceivable.
  • the cassette can consist of two identical, parallel halves of the housing, between which the sleeves are arranged.
  • the locating pin then penetrates at least the through hole of one of the housing halves and the adjusting ring is located on this Half of the housing.
  • the printhead facing away area in the middle to be enlarged to accommodate the through hole create.
  • the through bore of the housing of the cassette can be through the bore of a bearing sleeve be formed, which is inserted into an opening in a housing half.
  • the through hole is on a transverse plane of symmetry of the cassette in the Arranged near the edge, while the usable, free strand of the tape and the associated deflection elements are attached to the opposite end of the cassette.
  • the cassette 2 is inserted into the printing press 1 approximately perpendicular to the image plane.
  • a rear wall 3 of the printing press is arranged at a lateral distance from two penetrates externally toothed shafts, wherein, for example, the one shaft 4 one with a Drive motor is connected drive shaft, while the other shaft 5 is one with a Slip clutch connected brake shaft can be.
  • the side distance between the two shafts 4 and 5 corresponds to the hole spacing 6 of the cassette 2.
  • the cassette 2 receives a tape 7, which is preferably on a sleeve 8 Cardboard sleeve. If this band 7 in the sense of arrows 9, 10 and 11 of FIG. 2 should run, the band 7 with the sleeve 8 is initially assigned to the brake shaft 5. If one drives the drive shaft 4, it is unwound from the sleeve 8 and on a further sleeve 12 wound through which the drive shaft 4 passes. The tape 7 will deflected via deflection elements 13 and 14 at the lower end of the cassette in FIG. The located between these deflection elements 13 and 14 forms the working usable strand 15 of the ribbon 7. It is between a print head 16 of the printing press 1st and a pressure roller 17 passed through ( Figure 1).
  • Essential components of the cassette 2 are two parallel housing halves 18 and 19 have a substantially C-shaped shape, so that cassette arms 20 and 21 are formed.
  • the two deflection elements 13 and 14, which according to FIG. 7 at the free end pointed bolts are assigned to the free arm ends.
  • At the transition to everyone Arm 20 and 21 are each a further deflecting element 22 and 23 for the band 7th
  • the pins are preferably pointed one screw is firmly connected to the housing half 18, that is Half of the housing, which is assigned to the rear wall 3.
  • the band 7 can either as shown with solid lines of Figure 2 or as shown by the dashed line 24 in Figure 2. In this way, the Cassette 2 for both an externally wound ribbon or tape 7 and one internally wrapped ribbon can be used.
  • the housing half 19 can be pulled off the bolts 13, 14, 22, 23 in the direction of the arrow 30 be and it is held on the free bolt ends only by clamping.
  • the deflection elements 13, 14, 22 and 23 serve for exact positioning of the housing half 19, that of one sleeve each, preferably plastic sleeve 31 to 34 on each Push-through opening of the second housing half 19 are held.
  • all sleeves 25 to 28 are formed in two parts and they each consist of a sleeve-shaped base 35 and a connectable therewith annular securing part 36.
  • the sleeve-shaped base parts 35 are in corresponding Openings 37 and 38 inserted in the housing halves 19 and 18, respectively.
  • the annular securing part 36 is pushed on and by means of a Securing element 39, preferably a snap ring, axially secured.
  • Each sleeve-shaped Base element 35 lies with an outer collar 40 on the inner surface of the associated Half of the housing 18 or 19. Opposite is everyone on the outside Half of the housing 3 or 19, the annular securing part 36, whereby the axial Fuse on housing half 3 or 19 reached.
  • the embodiments provide that the sleeve-shaped base parts 35th of the second sleeves 25 and 27 have a bore 44 with a smooth inner surface (FIG 9). The free ends of the teeth of the toothing 43 of the shafts 4 and 4 are then supported on this 5 from.
  • the sleeve-shaped base parts 35 in the Area of their larger diameter are provided with longitudinal slots 45 so that resilient Tongues 46 arise.
  • FIG. 10 shows a larger number, for example twice the number of receiving grooves 48 provide for teeth 43.
  • the cassette 2 of FIG. 7 is intended for relatively wide tapes 7. However, it is also possible to insert narrower tapes 7 into this cassette 2, because the second housing half 19 is displaceably mounted on the bolt-like deflection elements 13, 14, 22 and 23 and is held in every displacement position by friction. If one moves the second housing half 19 from its position in FIG. 7 to the left towards the first housing half 18, the free bolt ends protrude beyond the housing half 19 on the right. If for some reason this is unacceptable or at least not desired, shorter bolts can also be used instead, which is easily possible because they are screwed onto the first housing half 18.
  • FIG. 6 shows an embodiment with short bolts or deflection elements 13, 14; 22, 23. In principle, however, it is constructed in the same way as the cassette 2 in FIG. 7.
  • the housing half 19 formally deviates from that of the cassette according to FIG. 2 at its upper end.
  • the housing half 19 is provided at its upper end with a bulge 49 on which there is an opening 50.
  • a bearing sleeve 51 which preferably consists of plastic, is pressed into this.
  • a locating pin 52 attached to the rear wall 3 of the printing press 1 engages in the bore of the bearing sleeve 51.
  • the cassette 2 of FIGS. 5 and 6 is securely fixed in the printing press 1 by this locating pin 52 and the two shafts 4 and 5.
  • the locating pin 52 is somewhat pointed at its free end.
  • the shaft of shafts 4 and 5 each penetrates a bearing bush 53 of wall 3. It is used for axial and radial mounting.
  • the cassette 2 of FIG. 6 is narrower than the cassette 2 of FIG. 7, its thickness is approximately the length of the shafts 4 and 5, insofar as they protrude beyond the wall 3, corresponds to the exact position of the cassette 2 with respect to the printing press 1 or its wall 3 specify appropriate means.
  • One possibility is to put on the locating pin 2 slides on an adjusting ring 54 with a clamping screw 55. It is easy to see that one by moving the adjusting ring 54 to the left, ie against the wall 3, through the relocate this stop and thereby bring the cassette 2 closer to the wall 3 is approaching.
  • FIG. 6 brings two cartridges 2 side by side into the printing press 1, each with one other particularly different colored band 7 can be loaded.
  • the cassette 2 is symmetrical about a longitudinal center plane 58 (FIG. 5), it can be viewed as Use reversible cassette, i.e. after the belt 7 has run through completely, it is turned into the way known in audio cassettes simply around and leaves the tape 7 again run through.
  • a guide plate is also required on the cassette arm 20 56.
  • a guide plate 56 can now either be attached to both cassette arms 20 and 21 attach or make the baffle 56 reversible so that you can it from the cassette arm 21st remove and slide on the cassette arm 20 after turning the cassette 2.
  • the cassettes 2 described are easy to manufacture, just as simple but can also be dismantled.
  • the cassette 2 can in particular by the described design of the shafts 4 and 5th and the associated sleeves 25 to 28 in a self-finding mechanism in the Introduce printing machine 1, especially double the number of grooves 48 contributes.

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DE59409338D1 (de) 2000-06-15
DE4332608C2 (de) 2003-01-09
EP0960742A1 (de) 1999-12-01
DE4332608A1 (de) 1995-03-30
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