EP2813366A1 - Druckmechanismus mit festem Wärmekopf mit gesteuertem Getrieberadspiel - Google Patents

Druckmechanismus mit festem Wärmekopf mit gesteuertem Getrieberadspiel Download PDF

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EP2813366A1
EP2813366A1 EP13177105.7A EP13177105A EP2813366A1 EP 2813366 A1 EP2813366 A1 EP 2813366A1 EP 13177105 A EP13177105 A EP 13177105A EP 2813366 A1 EP2813366 A1 EP 2813366A1
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Denis Montagutelli
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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
    • B41J11/02—Platens
    • B41J11/04—Roller platens
    • 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
    • B41J11/20—Platen adjustments for varying the strength of impression, for a varying number of papers, for wear or for alignment, or for print gap adjustment
    • 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
    • B41J17/28—Arrangements of guides for the impression-transfer material
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • 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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing 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
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/30—Embodiments of or processes related to thermal heads
    • B41J2202/31—Thermal printer with head or platen movable

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  • the present invention concerns a direct thermal printer mechanism.
  • a thermal print mechanism comprises a frame for holding all the constitutive printers elements, a thermal printhead, where a dot line can be electrically activated in order to heat a thermal paper sheet, a platen roller that is kept in contact with the thermal printhead by pressure means and a motor with a gear train in order to activate the platen roller in rotation.
  • the last gear of the gear train is integral with one end of the platen roller.
  • the platen roller is made of a metallic shaft over-moulded with a soft rubber which is pressed against the thermal printhead via the pressure means, the distance between the platen roller shaft axis and the thermal dot line may vary according to the force of the pressure means and the paper thickness, to the concentricity of the platen roller, but also according to temperature and humidity which affect the rubber hardness.
  • the thermal printhead In order to keep a stable pressure between the thermal paper sheet and the thermal dot line to get a consistent printout all along the thermal paper sheet, the thermal printhead is always mounted on a thermal head holder, assembled trough hinges on the frame, ideally with two freedom degrees, but also often only along a rotation axis parallel to the printhead dot line, and is pushed on its back by some pressure means in order to compensate the geometrical dimensions variations of the platen roller and the thermal paper sheet when printing.
  • the platen roller has been made detachable from the frame in order to simplify the paper insertion between the platen roller and the thermal printhead. Many arrangements have been described in order to remove and locate the platen roller to a closed, so called, printing position.
  • FIG. 1 A partial circle profile (1) having for center the center of the last circular gear (2) fixed on the frame (7) is arranged on each side of the frame, allowing the platen roller (4) to move back and forth along such profile (1) when urged by the pressure means.
  • Such possibility will keep the gear play constant and will also keep a stable pressure on the thermal paper sheet all along the printhead width, at the same time the alignment between the thermal printhead dot line and the platen roller will be lost, since the platen roller, when moving along the profile (1), will move also in a direction parallel to the thermal printhead, leading to poor print quality due to the alignment loss.
  • the present invention is aiming to size down a thermal print mechanism and to simplify it.
  • the invention object is to provide a compact thermal printing device with simple construction with printhead fixed to the frame and to minimize the number of parts in order to decrease the overall cost of such a printer maintaining the high quality of printing.
  • Another object of the invention is to keep the possibility to remove the platen roller for loading and unloading of the thermal paper sheet.
  • the present invention proposes a device where the thermal printhead is integral with the frame, the gear play is constant between the platen roller gear and the last gear mounted on the frame and the thermal printhead alignment with the platen roller is also kept constant.
  • thermal printing mechanism that comprises:
  • the thermal printing mechanism further comprises a helicoid screw for transmitting of the mechanical power from the motor to the platen roller gear, said helicoid screw being positioned substantially perpendicular to the printhead and engaged with the platen roller gear when the platen roller axle is in tangent contact with the flat profile portion of the frame.
  • each side of the frame there is a shoulder shape profile adjacent to the flat profile portion of the frame and outlining a nest for the platen roller axle in printing position.
  • Said shoulder shape profile forms a position of unstable equilibrium between two positions of stable equilibrium of the platen roller axis, the platen roller being able to move from the first stable printing position, in tangent contact with the flat profile portion of the frame, to a second stable position, at outer end of the of the shoulder shape profile that is opposite to the flat profile portion.
  • the platen roller is rotatably mounted on a platen roller holder.
  • the pressure means pressing the platen roller against the thermal printhead are held by the platen roller holder, and an oblong orifice is arranged on each side of the platen roller holder in a substantially parallel direction to the flat profile portion of the frame in order for the axle of the platen roller to overpass the shoulder profiles of the frame when the platen roller holder moves from an open position to the printing position.
  • each side of the frame there is an abutment that is arranged at the front of the frame in order to delimit a rest for the platen roller holder and balance the force of the pressure means against the platen roller.
  • said abutments are arranged in a hook shape in order to lock the platen roller holder by interconnection with a corresponding element of the platen roller holder.
  • the platen roller holder also holds a shaft that is substantially parallel to the printhead. Said shaft is able to engage with the hook shape of the abutments of the printer frame when the platen roller engages into the printer frame. Said shaft is spring loaded in the platen roller holder in order to urge the shaft against the abutments of the frame.
  • the thermal printer mechanism further comprises a lever that is rotatably mounted on the platen roller holder for moving of the platen roller in a direction substantially opposed to the printhead, allowing the platen roller axle to overpass the frame shoulder profiles, thus disengaging the platen roller axle from the frame.
  • the lever brings closer the platen roller and the spring movable shaft to each other and thus enable the platen roller to overpass the frame shoulder profiles, and the spring movable shaft to overpass the abutments, thus disengaging the platen roller axle from the frame.
  • the pressure means are hold by the printer frame and put into pressure the platen roller against the thermal printhead when the platen roller engages with the printer frame.
  • each pressure means comprises a wire spring, integral to the frame.
  • the outer part of each pressure means is curved for guiding and locking the platen roller against the flat profile portion of the frame.
  • FIG. 1 shows first embodiment of the thermal printing mechanism according to the present invention.
  • the thermal printing mechanism comprises:
  • the device also comprises a helicoid screw 9 for transmitting of the mechanical power from the motor 21 to the platen roller gear 6.
  • Said helicoid screw 9 is positioned substantially perpendicular to the printhead 3 and engaged with the platen roller gear 6 when the platen roller axle is in tangent contact with the flat profile portion 8 of the frame 7.
  • the flat profile portions 8, on each side of the frame 7, allow a movement of the platen roller only in a direction perpendicular to the thermal printhead dot line 10. Moving so, the platen roller 4 will always remain perfectly aligned to the thermal printhead dot line 10, whatever is its rubber deformation.
  • the gear 6 integral to the platen roller 4 and mounted on its axle 12 has a helical profile in order to engage into a helicoid screw 9, which is arranged in a direction parallel to the flat profile portion8.
  • the pressure means for the platen roller could be of any suitable kind known from the prior art.
  • They could be helical compression springs.
  • the pressure means 11 for the platen roller 4 could be mounted on the frame 7 or on the element that holds the platen roller 4.
  • Figure 3 shows a variant wherein on each side of the frame 7 there is a shoulder shape profile 17 that is arranged adjacent to the flat profile portion 8 of the frame so as to outline the outer board of a nest for the platen roller axis in printing position.
  • Said shoulder shape profiles 17 are forming a position of unstable equilibrium between two positions of stable equilibrium of the platen roller axis, the platen roller 4 being able to move from the first stable printing position, in tangent contact with the flat profile portions 8 of the frame, to a second stable position at outer surfaces of the shoulder shape profiles 17 that are opposite to the flat profile portions 8.
  • the platen roller is hold by a platen roller holder. This is in particular the case when the printer mechanism is also featuring an easy loading cutter.
  • the platen roller holder is represented detached from the printer frame to ease the understanding.
  • the platen roller 4 is rotatably mounted on the platen roller holder 15 and the pressure means 11 are hold by the platen roller holder 15.
  • One oblong orifice 18 is arranged on each side of the platen roller holder in a substantially parallel direction to the flat profile portion 8 of the frame 7 in order to facilitate the axle 12 of the platen roller to overpass the shoulder profile 17 of the frame 7 when the platen roller holder 15 goes from the open position to the closed position.
  • the platen roller holder 15 is pivotally mounted to the frame 7 (not shown on the figures). It is also possible for the platen roller holder to be suitably attached to a movable part, for example a lid, of the device where the printer mechanism is assembled.
  • each side of the frame 7 there are an abutment 20 that is arranged on the front of the frame in order to delimit the rest for the platen roller holder 15 and to balance the force of the pressure means 11 against the platen roller 4.
  • a shaft 19 that is substantially parallel to the printhead is mounted on the platen roller holder 15 at the end of the pressure means that is opposite to the platen roller 4.
  • This shaft 19 is able to engage with hook shapes of the abutments 20 of the printer frame when the platen roller 4 engages with the printer frame 7 in printing position as shown on fig. 5 .
  • Said shaft 19 is spring loaded in the platen roller holder 15 in order to be urged against the abutments 20 of the frame.
  • the figures 6 and 7 show a lever 16 mounted rotatably on the platen roller holder 15, so as to unlock the platen roller holder 15 from the frame 7.
  • this lever When this lever is rotated it brings closer the platen roller 4 and the movable shaft 19 to each other in order for the platen roller 4 to overpass the frame shoulder profiles 17, and for the movable spring-loaded shaft 19 to overpass the abutments 20, thus disengaging the platen roller axle 12 from the frame 7.
  • the lever 16 is a bracket-like element that on each lateral side has an arm to engage with the platen roller axle. Additionally the lever 16 has on each lateral side an irregular loop-shape part to engage with the shaft 19. When the lever 16 is rotated said arms push the platen roller axle 12 back in the oblong orifices 18 against the force of pressure means 11 while simultaneously said loop-shape parts of the lever 16 move the shaft 19 toward the platen roller 4.
  • Figure 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention with alternative arrangement for the pressure means 11.
  • the pair pressure means 11 that push the platen roller 4 against the thermal printhead 3 are integral to the frame 7.
  • the pressure means 11 are made from a wire spring.
  • an outer part of this wire spring 11 is curved in order to create a locking profile 13 to generate a component of force to keep the platen roller in contact with the flat profile portion 8 of the frame 7.
  • said locking profiles 13 have an inclined straight portion for guiding of the platen roller axle 12 when the platen roller 4 is moving to the printing position.
  • the platen roller is simply attached, by appropriate way known from the state of the art, to a movable part, for example a lid, of the device where the printer mechanism is assembled.

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JP2011056691A (ja) * 2009-09-07 2011-03-24 Seiko Instruments Inc サーマルプリンタ
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FR2923411A1 (fr) * 2007-11-13 2009-05-15 A P S Engineering Sarl Mecanisme d'impression thermique d'une bande a imprimer comprenant deux vis helicoidales pour l'entrainement en rotation d'un arbre d'entree d'un rouleau d'impression.
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