EP3015272B1 - Module d'impression thermique - Google Patents

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EP3015272B1
EP3015272B1 EP14191342.6A EP14191342A EP3015272B1 EP 3015272 B1 EP3015272 B1 EP 3015272B1 EP 14191342 A EP14191342 A EP 14191342A EP 3015272 B1 EP3015272 B1 EP 3015272B1
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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
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
    • 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
    • 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 invention relates to the thermal printer module applicable for vending machines or standalone dispenser, where the structure is simplified, and dimensions and cost are reduced.
  • the patent EP2159068 presents such a printer module, where the thermal printer mechanism is integrated on a main fixed frame, which holds also a paper roll and an electronic controller board.
  • the thermal printhead is mounted on a support which is mounted on the main fixed frame by a hinge, in order to separate the printhead from the platen roller. In this case, it is not possible to use a standard print mechanism, making the printing module more expensive.
  • Such printer modules have been widely used in the industry, and in the recent years, more and more applications integrating tickets and receipts dispensing function have appeared, even for small products, like cigarette packs, bus ticketing, drinks and small snacks, leading to a need of integrating smaller units while keeping the global functionality unchanged, which includes a thermal printing unit, an electronic control board, a paper roll holder, and an optional paper jam detector, to halt the printing process in case some physical obstacle is blocking the ticket delivery or the more sophisticated paper loop presenter to separate the printing phase from the ticket delivery one.
  • a thermal printer is known from JP 2011 056821 A comprising a printer mechanism body with a printing with a thermal printhead and a motion means able to put in rotation a detachable platen roller, a platen holder cover that is rotatably mounted to the printer mechanism body and holding the holder of detachable platen roller and comprising a paper outlet.
  • EP 2 703 177 A2 discloses a thermal printer according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a thermal printer module comprising standard elements available on the market.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a thermal printer module with easy loading system for the paper and easy cleaning function.
  • the movable frame is mounted on the fixed frame by a hinge and clips for locking the thermal printer module in the closed position.
  • the thermal printer module further comprises an electronic control board and a cutting device mounted on the movable frame.
  • the thermal printhead is advantageously spring loaded onto the movable frame
  • the cutting device is a two blades knife moved by a motor.
  • one of the two blades is mounted on the fixed frame in order to provide the easy cleaning function of the cutter and separating the two blades from each other when the movable frame is in the open position, offering the possibility to easily clean a paper jam.
  • the printing mechanism and the cutting device are combined in one standard unit, thus reducing the number of parts required to design and manufacture the thermal printer module.
  • the fixed frame has a paper management section, arranged before the paper exit slot, which comprises paper jam detector or a paper loop presenter, to avoid generating paper jams when the paper exit slot is physically obstructed by stopping the printing process.
  • the fixed frame further comprises a supporting arm for a paper holder, which is mounted on a distal end of the supporting arm.
  • This supporting arm can be mounted in several positions on the fixed frame in order to offer a maximum of possibilities of the thermal printer integration in the device of the customer.
  • the paper roll holder can be mounted on several positions in longitudinal direction of the supporting arm in order to keep the paper roll as close as possible to the thermal printer module thus minimizing the overall dimensions of the module.
  • only one arm is enough to realize this complex function, because it can be not only mounted in several positions but also mirrored in order to offer all the required positions in a very narrow space.
  • FIG 1 is a top view of the thermal printer module according to the invention in a closed position, which is also a printing position.
  • the thermal printer module comprises a fixed frame 6 with a paper exit slot 9, from where comes out the paper 10.
  • Said fixed frame 6 is to be fixedly mounted inside a device in which the thermal printer module is integrated.
  • a front panel through which the paper strip 10 is passing before to be then taken by the customer.
  • This front panel is shown schematically by the line 18 on the section view of Figure 7 .
  • the thermal printer module further comprises a movable frame 7 that in this embodiment is hinged on the fixed frame 6 and is rotatable between one open position and one closed position. In the closed position which is also the printing position of the module, the movable frame 7 is locked to the fixed frame 6 by means of, for example, two lateral clips 22. Any other known locking mechanism suitable for the purpose is possible.
  • the thermal printer module further comprises a thermal printhead 2 and motion means 3, mounted on the movable frame 7 able to put in rotation a detachable platen roller 4.
  • Said motion means 3 generally comprise a driving motor and a gear train able to engage a corresponding platen roller gear.
  • said platen roller 4 is mounted on the fixed frame 6, and is put in rotation by the motion means 3, when the movable frame 7 is in the closed position.
  • the thermal printer module further comprises a paper inlet 24 for loading of the paper strip.
  • the paper inlet 24 is arranged on the upper face of the movable frame 7.
  • the paper inlet 24 can be positioned on the fixed frame 6 or can be a slot configured between the fixed frame 6 and the movable frame 7 in the closed position.
  • the thermal printer module further comprises an electronic control board 8 mounted at the back face of the movable frame 7, with lateral and bottom access as shown also on Figure 4 .
  • the thermal printer module also comprises a supporting arm 14, for a paper holder 15 that is detachably mounted on the fixed frame 6.
  • FIG. 2 shows the thermal printer module in open position.
  • a very small standard thermal printing mechanism with an integrated cutting device is mounted in the movable frame 7, which make the total cost low, in terms of investments and also unit cost, since such small standard mechanism is used for other applications.
  • This thermal printing mechanism generally comprises a thermal printing chassis 23, on which a thermal printhead 2 and a cutting device are mounted, and a top cover 21 for closing the cutting device.
  • the cutting device is made of two blades - one mobile blade 1 driven by a cutting device motor 12 mounted on the movable frame 7 (shown on Figure 4 ), and a second fixed blade 5 mounted on the fixed frame 6 (shown on Figure 5 ). This allows the cutting device to be openable for easy paper jam removal.
  • a paper jam detector 13 provided to stop the printing process when a physical obstacle prevents the paper 10 to come out freely from the paper exit slot 9.
  • this paper jam detector is very compact.
  • a paper loop presenter type could be also implemented. Such paper loop presenter is known from the prior art, and separates the printing phase from the presenting phase, by storing the printing paper in a paper loop while printed. This paper loop is ejected when the printout and eventually the cutting are completed.
  • the paper jam detector 13 is made with a flapper which can rotate to detect a paper loop formation in case some obstacle is present after the paper exit slot 9 during the printing process.
  • Figure 3 is a similar view of figure 2 but in an arrangement where the cutting device is absent. Only the thermal printing mechanism is present.
  • the thermal printhead 2 is hinged and spring loaded on the printing mechanism chassis 23 mounted of the movable frame 7.
  • Another variant is possible wherein the platen roller 4 is spring loaded and the thermal printhead 2 is fixedly mounted onto the chassis 23 of the thermal printing mechanism.
  • the motor 3 puts in rotation the platen roller 4 through a gear train not shown on this figure, when the platen roller 4 is in printing position onto the thermal print mechanism. This position corresponds to the closed position of the movable frame 7.
  • the platen roller gets closer to the thermal printhead 2 and engages with the thermal printing mechanism chassis 23, up to when the platen roller 4 is aligned with the dotline of the thermal printhead 2, thus reaching the printing position. Simultaneously the clips 22 engage with the corresponding holes 25 on the fixed frame 6, thus closing the thermal printer module.
  • FIG 4 which is a front view of the thermal printer module discloses the cutting device motor 12 and the electrical interface connectors of the electronic control board 8.
  • Figure 5 is an inner view of the thermal printer module with the cutting device but without the top cover 21 of the cutting device in order to present the movable blade 1.
  • the platen roller 4 is translated in the direction of the movable frame 7 in order to show the fixed blade 5.
  • the thermal printhead 2 is situated right below the movable blade 1.
  • Figure 6 discloses a keyboard 16 on the back of the thermal printer module including two pushbuttons and one led, to indicate the printer module status and print self-test and configure the thermal printer module by pressing on the two pushbuttons.
  • Figure 6 also shows the supporting arm 14 that is fixed on the lateral side of the fixed frame 6 with one screw and is passing through one bracket arranged on the fixed frame.
  • Other brackets or slots can be arranged on of the fixed frame 6 for mounting of the supporting arm 14 in alternative positions.
  • the supporting arm 14 consists of two elongated sections: one proximal section that is mounted on the fixed frame 6 and one distal section that in which the paper holder 15 is mounted. The long central axes of the two sections are angled to each other at substantially 45 degrees.
  • the distal section of the supporting arm 14 has an elongated slot for mounting of the paper holder 15 in several positions in order to accommodate any paper roll diameter and optimize the overall size of the thermal printer module whatever is the paper roll diameter.
  • Figure 7 presents how this overall dimensions optimization is done, keeping the supporting arm 14 very simple.
  • Two possible paper roll nominal diameters, when the paper rolls are full (whole), are shown on figure 7 , corresponding to the big paper roll 19 and the small diameter 20. Both paper rolls 19 and 20 are shown in three different possible positions of the supporting arm 14.
  • the thermal printer module is generally mounted as close as possible to a front panel represented by the front line 18.
  • the overall thickness has to be as small as possible.
  • the paper roll has to be situated over, called top position, or below, called bottom position, the frame of the thermal printer module as shown in the Figure 7.
  • Figure 7 shows that in both cases, the distance from the central axis of the paper roll, whatever is its diameter, to the front line 18 is very close to the paper roll radius. This means that the lateral surface taken by the thermal printer module and the paper roll is minimized, whatever is the paper roller diameter.
  • the supporting arm 14 can be detached and alternatively mounted onto the fixed frame 6 in three different positions as shown in Figure 7 .
  • the supporting arm 14 In order to replace the supporting arm 14 from the top to the bottom position on the fixed frame 6, the supporting arm 14 has to be mirrored along the section plane of Figure 7 .
  • one supporting arm 14 only can be used to cover all three positions.
  • the paper holder 15 needs also to be remounted on the opposite lateral side of the distal section of the supporting arm 14.
  • the supporting arm 14 can also be mounted in a middle position after being rotated of 90° from the bottom position, when, for instance, the thermal printer module is mounted on a flat horizontal surface shown schematically on figure 7 by the line 17.
  • both paper roll 19 and 20 at their nominal diameter are very close to the line 17, thus minimizing the overall height of the thermal printer module.
  • Such configuration allows providing a very limited space on the fixed frame 6 for attaching the supporting arm 14, thus keeping the overall dimension of the thermal printer module very small.
  • this supporting arm 14 is done in punched sheet metal, with a flat shape, and divided into two section angled to each other at about 45 degrees.

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  1. Module d'impression thermique comprenant :
    un châssis fixe (6) ayant une fente d'évacuation d'un papier (9) pour une bande de papier imprimé (10), ladite fente d'évacuation du papier (9) étant disposée sur l'une des faces extérieures du châssis fixe (6) qui est parallèle à l'axe de rotation d'un rouleau presseur (4),
    un châssis mobile (7) comprenant une tête d'impression thermique (2),
    dans lequel le châssis mobile (7) est mobile vers le châssis fixe (6) entre une position d'ouverture et une position de fermeture,
    et dans lequel le rouleau presseur (4) est amovible et est monté sur le châssis fixe (6),
    caractérisé en ce que :
    le châssis mobile (7) comprend en outre des moyens mobiles (3) aptes à mettre en rotation le rouleau presseur amovible (4) dans la position de fermeture qui correspond à la position d'impression du module d'impression.
  2. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le châssis mobile (7) est monté sur le châssis fixe (6) via une charnière (11).
  3. Module d'impression thermique selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel le châssis mobile (7) comprend en outre une carte électronique de commande (8) contrôlant au moins la tête d'impression thermique (2) et les moyens mobiles (3).
  4. Module d'impression thermique selon les revendications 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel il comprend en outre un dispositif de découpe de la bande de papier (10).
  5. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le dispositif de découpe comprend deux lames de coupe (1) et (5) et un moyen mobile (12) pour activer l'une au moins des deux lames (1) ou (5) pour découper la bande de papier (10).
  6. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 5, dans lequel une première lame est montée sur le châssis fixe (6), dans lequel une deuxième lame et le moyen mobile (12) du dispositif de découpe sont montés sur le châssis mobile (7), et dans lequel le dispositif de découpe est en position de découpe quand le châssis fixe (6) est en position fermée.
  7. Module d'impression thermique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le châssis fixe (6) comprend en outre une partie de gestion du papier (13) disposée avant la fente d'évacuation du papier (9).
  8. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 7dans lequel la partie de gestion du papier (13) est un détecteur de bourrage du papier.
  9. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la partie de gestion du papier (13) est un présentoir d'une boucle de papier.
  10. Module d'impression thermique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel il comprend en outre un bras de soutien (14) pour un support de papier (15) qui est monté à l'extrémité distale du bras de soutien (14), ledit bras de soutien (14) étant installable amovible sur le châssis fixe (6) en plus d'une position via son extrémité proximale.
  11. Module d'impression thermique selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le bras de soutien (14) a deux sections allongées inclinées l'une par rapport à l'autre sensiblement d'un angle de 45 degrés, une première section comprenant l'extrémité proximale du bras de soutien (14) et une deuxième section comprenant l'extrémité distale du bras de soutien (14).
  12. Module d'impression thermique selon les revendications 10 ou 11, dans lequel le bras de soutien (14) est monté latéralement sur le châssis fixe (6) en une première position dans laquelle l'axe central d'un rouleau de papier est positionné par rapport à une face supérieure et une face avant du châssis fixe (6) à une distance approximativement égale au rayon nominal du rouleau de papier (19, 20), et peut être alternativement monté en une seconde position dans laquelle l'axe central du rouleau de papier est positionné par rapport à une face inférieure et à une face avant du châssis fixe (6) à une distance approximativement égale au rayon nominal du rouleau de papier (19, 20), et dans lequel le bras de soutien (14) en la deuxième position est en position miroir par rapport à la première position.
  13. Module d'impression thermique selon les revendications 10, 11 ou 12, dans lequel le bras de soutien (14) est issu d'une tôle plate de métal.
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