JP2000289787A - Paper packaging case and printer employing the paper packaging case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To place a recording paper on a printer without causing operator to touch it, in which the kind of recording paper placed in the printer can be discriminated automatically. SOLUTION: The packaging case has a triangle pole-shaped corner part 4 including at least two corners 4a, 4b of a main body 2 and one side 4c held between these two corners 4a, 4b at a position to which one side end part 3a of the recording paper 3 is positioned, wherein a rupture inducing part 5 formed of perforation or the like for separating the corner part 4 is formed at the main body 2, and discrimination codes 6 different depending on the kinds of the recording paper 3 are formed at one part except the corner part 4 of the main body. By cutting off the corner part 4 from the rupture including part 5, one side end part 3a of the recording paper 3 is exposed from the main body part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper packaging box and a printer using the paper packaging box, and more particularly to a paper packaging box having an identification code capable of identifying the type of recording paper.
And a printer using the paper packaging box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, recording paper used for a printer or the like is transported or stored in a state in which it is stored in a foldable bag 20 made of, for example, vinyl or paper as shown in FIG. It was like. Such a bag 20 has an opening 20a on one side, and a tongue-shaped adhesive portion 20b that covers the opening 20a is formed. And a bag 2 containing recording paper (not shown).
In No. 0, the opening 20a was bonded with the bonding portion 20b, thereby preventing invasion of dust and the like into the bag 20.

When the recording paper housed in the bag 20 is used for a printer or the like, an adhesive portion 20b of the bag 20 is used.
Is peeled off, a desired number of recording sheets are extracted from the opening 20a, and placed on, for example, a paper feed cassette (not shown) on the printer side. Next, an operator manually controls a printer driver for controlling heat generation of the thermal head or the like according to the type of recording paper, and prints a desired image on the recording paper.

[0004]

However, in the conventional printer, the operator manually controls the printer driver in accordance with the type of recording paper. There was a possibility that the quality was reduced. Further, the operator takes out the recording paper from the bag 20 and
Since the transfer is made to the printer, there is a possibility that a fingerprint or the like of the operator remains on the recording paper and the print quality deteriorates.
The present invention relates to a paper packaging box and a paper packaging, which can place recording paper on a printer without touching an operator and can automatically identify the type of recording paper placed on the printer. An object of the present invention is to provide a printer using a box.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a paper packaging box according to the present invention comprises a rectangular parallelepiped main body and an upper plate and a lower plate sandwiched between the main body and the lower plate. And a flat recording sheet housed inside the recording sheet. At least one of the corners of the main body and one of the recording sheets sandwiched between the two corners are provided at a portion where one end of the recording sheet is located.
It has a corner portion including a side, and a break inducing portion capable of separating the corner portion is formed in the main body portion, and a part of the main body portion other than the corner portion has a different identification code depending on the type of the recording paper. The recording paper is formed such that one end of the recording paper is exposed from the main body by separating the corner from the break inducing portion.

[0006] As a second means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the corner portion is formed by the break inducing portion.
The identification code is formed on a part of the main body other than the corner in the vicinity of the breakage inducing portion, wherein the entirety of the side plate on one side of the main body can be separated from the main body.

[0007] As a third means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the break inducing portion is constituted by perforations.

As a fourth solution for solving the above-mentioned problem, the identification code is constituted by a bar code.

As a fifth means for solving the above problem, the identification code is formed by combining a plurality of holes.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer according to the present invention, comprising:
An identification element capable of identifying the identification code, wherein when the paper packaging unit is attached to or detached from the paper packaging box, the identification element recognizes the identification code and identifies the type of the recording paper. did.

As a seventh means for solving the above problem, the identification element is configured to recognize the identification code using an optical sensor or a scanner.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the identification element comprises a switch whose contacts are switched by operating an operation unit, and the operation unit of the switch is connected to the identification element. The plurality of holes are engaged and disengaged to switch the contacts, and the type of the recording paper is identified by the timing of switching the contacts or the number of times of switching.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A paper packaging box of the present invention and a printer using the paper packaging box will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a paper packaging box of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the paper packaging box of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a printer using the paper packaging box of the present invention.

In the paper packaging box 1 of the present invention, the main body 2 is formed by bending a cardboard or a plastic plate or the like.
The inside is formed in a cavity. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outer shape of the main body 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a plurality of flat recording papers 3 are housed in the interior sandwiched between the upper plate 2a and the lower plate 2b. It is arranged. The main body 2 is
At least two corners 4a, 4a, 4b of the main body 2 are provided at a portion where the one side end 3a of the recording paper 3 stored therein is located.
b and one side 4 sandwiched between the two corners 4a and 4b
A corner portion 4 including c is formed. The corner portion 4 is formed in a triangular prism shape including the entire surface of the side plate 4 d on one side of the main body portion 2.

The main body 2 is formed with a break inducing portion 5 capable of separating the corner portion 4. The break inducing portion 5 is formed, for example, by a perforation shown by a thick broken line in FIG. 4 is easily separated from the main body 2. An identification code 6 is formed on the upper plate 2a near the break inducing portion 5 at a part other than the corner 4 of the main body 2, and the identification code 6 is, for example, a bar code as shown in FIG. The line thickness and the line pitch are different depending on the type of plain paper, high quality paper, sublimation paper, and the like, and the type of paper size.

In the paper packaging box 1 having such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, a triangular prism-shaped corner 4 is easily separated from the main body 2 by a manual operation or the like by a break inducing portion 5 formed by a perforation. be able to. Then, the corners 4 are separated from the main body 2 so that the one side end 3 of the internal recording paper 3 is formed.
a is exposed from the main body 2.

If the printer of the present invention using the above-described paper packaging box 1 is described as a thermal transfer printer, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the printer P has one end 3a of the recording paper 3 on the right side in the figure. A paper supply unit 10 is provided, which is detachable by inserting and removing the exposed paper packaging box 1. The paper feeding unit 10 has a flat mounting table 10a, and an attaching / detaching section (not shown) to which the paper packaging box 1 can be attached / detached is formed on the mounting table 10a. The paper feed unit 10 includes at least one or more telescopic coil springs 1 disposed on the lower side.
1 makes it possible to move in the vertical direction of the arrow Y.

When the paper packaging box 1 is mounted on the paper supply unit 10, a rotatable paper supply roller 12 is provided above the one side end 3a of the recording paper 3 exposed from the main body 2.
Are arranged. The paper feed roller 12 has a drive shaft 12a.
A plurality of rubber rollers are driven in the axial direction, and the position of the rubber rollers is adjusted according to the width of the recording paper 3 having different sizes. When the paper packaging box 1 is mounted on the paper supply unit 10, one side end 3 a of the recording paper 3 exposed from the main body 2 is in elastic contact with the paper supply roller 12. When the paper feed roller 12 is driven to rotate in the clockwise direction, the recording paper 3 at the upper end portion elastically contacting the paper feed roller 12 is separated from the lower recording paper 3 and is conveyed to the downstream side on the left side in the figure. It has become.

On the downstream side of the recording paper 3 in the transport direction,
A rotatable auxiliary roller 14 is disposed in elastic contact with a rotatable paper feed roller 13. When the paper feed roller 13 is driven to rotate, the auxiliary roller 14 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the paper feed roller 13. Further, a platen 15 having a flat plate shape and extending in the width direction of the printer main body (not shown) is disposed downstream of the paper feed roller 13, and a driving mechanism (see FIG. (Not shown), a carriage 16 reciprocally movable along the platen 15 is provided.

At the lower end of the carriage 16, a recording head 17 comprising a thermal head in which a plurality of heating elements (not shown) are arranged and arranged is attached to and detachable from the platen 15. . Also, the carriage 1
6, a ribbon cassette (not shown) in which an ink ribbon of a desired color is wound is detachable. An identification element 18 is provided above the paper supply unit 10. When the paper packaging box 1 is mounted on the paper supply unit 10, the identification element 18 is located above the identification code 6 of the paper packaging box 1, The identification element 18 can recognize the element 6.
The identification element 18 identifies the type of the recording paper 3 by recognizing the identification code 6 using a light sensor or a scanner.

The printer P of the present invention having the structure described above
First, as shown in FIG. 4,
The paper packaging box 1 in which the corners 4 are cut off and one end 3a of the recording paper 3 is exposed is mounted on the mounting table 10a of the paper supply unit 10. Then, one side end 3a of the recording paper 3 elastically contacts the paper feed roller 12, and the paper packaging box 1 is prevented from falling out of the paper supply unit 10 by the detachable portion (not shown) of the mounting table 10a. The identification element 18 recognizes the identification code 6 to identify the type of the recording paper 3.
According to the type, the printer driver (not shown) is automatically controlled to control the heat generation of the recording head 17.

Next, when the paper feed roller 12 is rotated clockwise to convey the uppermost recording paper 32 to the downstream side, the recording paper 3 is rotated by the rotating paper feed roller 13. And transported to the platen 15 on the downstream side in the arrow X direction. Then, with the recording paper 2 and the ink ribbon (not shown) being supplied between the platen 15 and the recording head 17, the recording head 17 is moved down and pressed against the platen 15. When the recording head 17 is in the head down state, a desired image can be printed on the recording paper 3 by appropriately heating a plurality of heating elements (not shown).

In the description of the paper packaging box 1 of the present invention, the identification code 6 is described as a bar code. However, as another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of substantially rectangular holes 7a are combined. What constituted the identification code 7 may be used. The identification code 7 in this case is made of a plastic flat plate,
Holes 7a are punched out of the plate 7 and the number, width, pitch, etc. of the holes 7a are varied depending on the type of the recording paper 3, and the flat plate is formed near the break inducing portion 5 of the main body 2. A bonded product may be used.

The identification code 7 combined with the hole 7a
Although the illustration of the identification element 18 for identifying
It is also possible to use a switch such as a push button switch that has an operation unit that can be engaged with and disengaged from the hole 7a and that switches contacts by operating this operation unit. The identification element 18 composed of such a switch is moved in the longitudinal direction of the identification code 7 to cause the operation unit to engage and disengage with the plurality of holes 7a, switch the contacts, and change the number of holes 7a. Alternatively, the type of the recording paper 3 may be identified by the switching timing of the contacts or the number of times of switching based on the difference in the width dimension or the pitch.

[0025]

According to the paper packaging box of the present invention, at a portion where one end of the recording paper is located, at least two corner portions of the main body portion and a corner portion including one side sandwiched between the two corner portions are provided. A break inducing portion capable of separating the corner portion is formed in the main body portion, and a different identification code is formed in a part other than the corner portion of the main body portion depending on the type of recording paper, and the trigger portion is formed from the corner portion to the corner portion. The one end of the recording paper is exposed from the main body by separating the recording paper, so that the recording paper can be mounted on the printer without touching the recording paper. Therefore, it is possible to provide a paper packaging box in which a fingerprint or the like does not adhere to the recording paper and the printing quality can be improved.

Further, the corner portion can be separated from the main body by including the entirety of the side plate on one side of the main body by the break inducing portion, and the identification code is provided near the break inducing portion in the vicinity of the break inducing portion. Since it is formed on the upper plate of the main body except for the corners, the amount of recording paper exposed from the paper packaging box can be reduced. Further, since the identification code is formed in the vicinity of the break inducing portion, the identification element can be mounted close to the paper feed roller, and the printer main body can be downsized.

Further, since the breakage inducing portion is formed by perforations, even a non-strength person can easily separate the corner from the main body to separate the corner from the main body.

Further, since the identification code is composed of a bar code, the identification code can be easily recognized by an optical sensor or a scanner, and the type of the recording paper can be surely identified.

Further, since the identification code is formed by combining a plurality of holes, the operation of engaging and disengaging the operation section of the identification element formed of a switch in the plurality of holes to switch the contact points causes the type of recording paper to be changed. Can be identified. Therefore, the cost of the identification element can be reduced.

Further, the paper packaging box having the corner portion cut off from the rupture inducing section according to any one of claims 1 to 5 can be detachably inserted by inserting and removing the paper packaging box, and an identification element capable of identifying the identification code. When the paper packaging box is attached to and detached from the paper supply box, the identification element recognizes the identification code and identifies the type of the recording paper, so that the recording paper can be used without touching the recording paper. It can be placed on the paper feed unit. Therefore, high quality printing can be performed. Further, the identification element attached to the printer side for the type of recording paper automatically recognizes the identification code of the paper packaging box, and can control the printer driver according to the type of recording paper. Also, even if the paper packaging box containing the recording paper is left on the printer for a long time, dust and the like do not adhere to the recording paper.

Further, since the identification element recognizes the identification code by using an optical sensor or a scanner, erroneous identification can be performed not only when the identification code is a bar code but also when a plurality of holes are combined. The type of recording paper can be identified without fail.

Further, the identification element comprises a switch whose contact is switched by operating an operation unit, and the operation unit of the switch is engaged with and disengaged from the plurality of holes according to claim 4, and Since the type of the recording paper is identified by switching the contacts and the timing of switching the contacts or the number of times of switching, the identification element can be constituted by a switch such as a low-cost push button switch. Can be reduced in cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paper packaging box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the paper packaging box of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a printer using the paper packaging box of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional paper packaging box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper packaging box 2 Main part 2a Upper plate 2b Lower plate 3 Recording paper 3a One end 4 Corner 4a, 4b Corner 4c One side 4d Side plate 5 Break induction part 6 Identification code 10 Paper supply part 10a Mounting table 11 Coil spring DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Paper feed roller 13 Paper feed roller 14 Auxiliary roller 15 Platen 16 Carriage 17 Recording head 18 Identification element

Claims (8)

[Claims]] 1. A rectangular parallelepiped main body, and a flat recording paper sandwiched between an upper plate and a lower plate of the main body and housed therein, and one end of the recording paper is positioned at one end. A portion including at least two corner portions of the main body portion and a corner portion including one side sandwiched between the two corner portions, and a break inducing portion capable of separating the corner portion is formed in the main body portion. Forming a different identification code depending on the type of the recording paper on a part other than the corners of the main body, and separating the corners from the fracture inducing section to form one end of the recording paper. A paper packaging box characterized by being exposed from a main body. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the corner portion is formed by the break inducing portion.
It is characterized in that it can be separated from the main body portion including the entire side plate on one side of the main body portion, and the identification code is formed on a part of the main body portion other than the corner near the break induction portion. The paper packaging box according to claim 1. 3. The paper packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the break inducing section comprises a perforation. 4. The paper packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the identification code comprises a bar code. 5. The identification code according to claim 1, wherein the identification code is formed by combining a plurality of holes.
Paper packaging box as described. 6. A paper feeding unit which is detachable by inserting and removing the paper packaging box in which the corner is cut off from the rupture inducing unit according to claim 1, and an identification element which can identify the identification code. A printer, wherein the identification element recognizes the identification code when the paper packaging box is attached to and detached from the paper supply unit, and identifies a type of the recording paper. 7. The printer according to claim 6, wherein the identification element recognizes the identification code using an optical sensor or a scanner. 8. The switch according to claim 4, wherein the identification element comprises a switch that switches contacts by operating an operation unit, and causes the operation unit of the switch to engage and disengage with the plurality of holes according to claim 4. 7. The printer according to claim 6, wherein contact points are switched, and the type of the recording paper is identified based on the switching timing of the contacts or the number of times of switching.