JP2001010136A - Recorder and recording method for booklet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recorder for performing recording correctly on a booklet by preventing a recording page from being warped during carriage of a booklet and keeping the press contact position of a thermal head correctly with respect to the recording page thereby enhancing sheet feed accuracy of a carrying roller. SOLUTION: When recording is performed on the page of an opened booklet 10 on the downstream side of a closing part 11 thereof, a control section 14 turns a carrying roller 8 reversely when the closing part 11 of the booklet 10 is carried over a position where the booklet 10 is clamped by the carrying roller 8 and a press contact roller 9. Recording is then performed by means of a thermal head 4 sequentially from the closing part 11 side while carrying the booklet 10 to the upstream side of sheet feed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet recording apparatus, and more particularly to a method for performing desired recording on a page located downstream of a sheet feeding direction between two pages adjacent to each other across a closed portion of the booklet. The present invention relates to a booklet recording apparatus and a booklet recording method that are suitable for the present invention.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a booklet recording apparatus 1 has been used as a recording apparatus for recording characters and images on desired spread pages of a booklet having a closed portion at the center such as a passport.

The booklet recording apparatus 1 has an elongated flat platen 2 at a desired position of an apparatus main body (not shown) as shown in FIG. A long carriage shaft (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the platen 2 in parallel with the platen 2, and a carriage 5 on which a thermal head 4 is mounted is mounted on the carriage shaft. 2 so as to reciprocate freely.

In front of the platen 2, a booklet having a closing portion substantially at the center is placed between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 in a two-page spread state in which any two pages adjacent to the closing portion are open. A transport roller 8 for transport is rotatably provided by a paper feed motor (not shown). A pressure roller 9 for pressing and transporting the booklet together with the transport roller 8 is pressed against the outer periphery of the transport roller 8.

[0005] When the booklet recording apparatus 1 records on a double-page spread page of the booklet, first, as shown in FIG. After a desired two-page spread is opened, the paper is inserted into the apparatus from the side end 12 parallel to the closing portion 11 first. Then, the transport rollers 8 are driven to transport the booklet 10 downstream of the thermal head 4 in the sheet feeding direction while being sequentially transported between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 from the side end portion 12 side. Desired recording is sequentially performed by the thermal head 4 on the page portion (recording line) in the double-page spread state.

[0006]

However, in the conventional booklet recording apparatus 1, when recording is performed on the spread pages of the booklet 10 using the thermal head 4, the above-mentioned booklet recording device 1 is placed between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4. The booklet 10 has been conveyed from the side edge 12 side of the page on which recording is performed. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, the page on which recording is performed has been bent due to friction between the transport roller 8 and the pressing roller 9 which is pressed against the page.

When the thermal head 4 is pressed against the platen 2 due to the bending of the page on which the recording is performed, a deviation occurs between a desired pressed position and an actual pressed position. Further, when the booklet 10 is transported in a state in which the pages are bent, the entire booklet 10 may not be transported due to only the bending being drawn. It could not be performed, and the paper feeding accuracy could not be maintained satisfactorily.

For this reason, there has been a problem that the thermal head 4 cannot perform proper recording on the pages of the booklet 10 in the facing state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not cause a page to be recorded to be bent when a booklet is conveyed, and properly positions a thermal head against a page to be recorded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a booklet recording apparatus capable of performing appropriate recording on a booklet by improving the paper feeding accuracy by a conveyance roller.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a booklet recording apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that recording is performed on a page on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction from the closing portion of the two pages in a two-page spread state of the booklet. When carrying out, after transporting until the closed portion of the booklet to be transported exceeds the holding position of the transport roller and the pressing roller, the transport roller is rotated in reverse to transport the booklet upstream in the paper feeding direction. In addition, a control unit that controls the thermal head to perform recording sequentially from the closing unit side is provided.

By adopting such a configuration, the booklet can be transported between the platen and the thermal head from the side of the closed portion of the page where recording is performed.
The pages on which recording is performed during the transport of the booklet do not bend,
The pressure contact position of the thermal head and the paper feeding accuracy by the transport roller can be kept good.

In order to achieve the above object, a booklet recording method according to the present invention is characterized in that, when printing is performed on a page on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction from the closing portion, of both pages in a two-page spread state of the booklet.
After transporting the closed portion of the booklet to be transported beyond the nipping position of the transport roller and the pressing roller, the transport roller is rotated in reverse to transport the booklet upstream in the sheet feeding direction. The point is that control is performed such that recording is sequentially performed by the thermal head from the closing portion side.

By adopting such a method, the booklet can be transported between the platen and the thermal head from the side of the closed portion of the page where printing is performed.
The pages on which recording is performed during the transport of the booklet do not bend,
The pressure contact position of the thermal head and the paper feeding accuracy by the transport roller can be kept good.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a booklet recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[0015] Parts that do not differ in basic configuration from the related art will be described using the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 1, the booklet recording apparatus 13 according to the present embodiment has a platen 2 in the form of a long flat plate having a recording surface facing upward at a desired position of an apparatus main body (not shown). . Above the platen 2, a long flat plate-shaped carriage shaft (not shown) is provided in parallel with the platen 2.
A carriage 5 on which a thermal head 4 is mounted is supported reciprocally along the platen 2.

In front of the platen 2, a booklet 10 having a closed portion 11 at the center between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 is conveyed in a state where both adjacent pages are opened with the closed portion 11 interposed therebetween. Roller 8 is rotatably conveyed by a paper feed motor (not shown).

A pressing roller 9 is pressed against the outer periphery of the transport roller 8 to transport the booklet 10 in a state of being spread with the transport roller 8 while holding the spread booklet 10 therebetween.

The booklet recording apparatus 13 according to the present embodiment has a control unit 14 that performs various controls when the booklet 10 is conveyed by the conveying rollers 8 and recording is performed by the thermal head 4.

When printing is performed on the page on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction of the closing unit 11 out of the two spread pages sandwiching the closing unit 11 of the booklet 10, the control unit 14 After the booklet 10 is conveyed from the side end 12 side to the downstream side in the paper feeding direction first, and after the closing portion 11 is conveyed to a position beyond the holding position of the conveying roller 8 and the pressing roller 9, The transport roller 8 is rotated in the reverse direction so that the booklet 10 is transported upstream in the paper feeding direction, and recording is sequentially performed by the thermal head from the closing portion 11 side.

Therefore, the page on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction in which the recording is performed is conveyed in a direction in which the bending is extended during the recording, so that the page does not bend.

Next, a booklet recording method according to the present invention to which the booklet recording device 13 is applied will be described.

First, the booklet 10 is supplied between the transport roller 8 and the pressure roller 9 with any two pages adjacent to each other across the closing portion 11 being opened.

Then, the transport roller 8 is moved in the forward direction (FIG. 2).
2, the booklet 10 is conveyed from the side end 12 side to the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction as shown in FIG. Then, the closing portion 11 is connected to the transport roller 8.
After being conveyed to a position beyond the holding position of the booklet 10 and the pressure contact roller 9, the conveying roller 8 is reversed under the control of the control unit 14, and the booklet 10 is conveyed to the upstream side as shown in FIG. At this time, between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4, a page on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction is closed.
They are conveyed in order from one side.

Then, while the pages on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction are sequentially conveyed from the closing portion 11 between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4, the thermal head 4 is pressed against the ink ribbon to sequentially record. I do.

At this time, the page on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction is not conveyed between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 from the side edge 12 side of the page as in the related art, but is closed. The paper is conveyed between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 from the side first. That is, the booklet 10 is not conveyed in the direction in which the page is bent as in the related art, but is conveyed in the direction in which the page is stretched, so that the page on which recording is performed does not bend.

Therefore, the pressure position of the thermal head 4 against the page conveyed between the platen 2 and the thermal head 4 can be properly maintained, and the paper feeding accuracy of the conveying roller 8 is improved. be able to.

Then, after the recording on the page on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction is completed, the transport roller 8 is rotated forward to convey the booklet downstream in the paper feeding direction, while the booklet is conveyed to the page on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction. Desired recording is performed by the thermal head.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the booklet 1
Appropriate recording can be performed without causing bending on the page where the recording of 0 is performed.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified as needed.

For example, full color printing is performed on the downstream page in the paper feeding direction by sequentially repeating the operation of printing on the entire surface of the page on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction with one color ink ribbon for each ink ribbon of a different color. In the case where the transfer is performed, the booklet 10 and the closing portion 11 on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction are transported to the downstream side in the paper feeding direction from the holding position between the transport roller 8 and the pressing roller 9, and then the transport roller 8 is rotated in reverse. An operation of recording the downstream pages in the paper feeding direction sequentially conveyed from the closing portion 11 side between the thermal head 4 and the platen 2 while conveying the booklet 10 to the upstream side in the paper feeding direction. What is necessary is just to repeat sequentially for every different ink ribbon.

Further, in the present embodiment, the recording by the thermal head 4 is performed in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the booklet 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The transport direction of the booklet 10 and the recording direction of the thermal head 4 may be parallel by configuring the apparatus 13 so that the direction is parallel to the transport direction of the booklet 10.

[0033]

As described above, according to the booklet recording apparatus and booklet recording method of the present invention, recording is performed on a page on which recording is performed while the booklet is conveyed in a direction in which the page does not bend. Therefore, it is possible to properly maintain the pressure position of the thermal head against the page on which recording is performed, improve the accuracy of paper feeding by the transport roller, and properly perform recording on the booklet by the thermal head. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a booklet recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a recording preparation state in which a booklet is transported to a position where a closing portion exceeds a holding position between a transport roller and a pressing roller in the embodiment of the booklet recording method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a conveyance state in which a page on which a booklet is recorded between a platen and a thermal head is conveyed first from a closing portion side in the embodiment of the booklet recording method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional booklet recording apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an initial state before a booklet is transported in a conventional booklet recording apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a problem of a conventional booklet recording apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Platen 4 Thermal Head 5 Carriage 8 Conveyance Roller 9 Pressure Contact Roller 10 Booklet 11 Closing Unit 13 Booklet Recording Device 14 Control Unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A carriage on which a thermal head is mounted is reciprocally supported along a platen, and a booklet having a closing portion is opened in a double-paged state in which any two adjacent pages are opened with the closing portion therebetween. A transport roller for transporting between the platen and the thermal head is rotatably disposed, and a pressure contact roller for transporting the booklet while holding the booklet together with the transport roller is rotatably disposed. A booklet recording device that inserts and transports first from a side end side in a double-page spread state and performs desired recording on the double-page spread with the thermal head, wherein the closed part of both pages in the double-page spread state of the booklet When performing printing on a page further downstream in the sheet feeding direction, after conveying the booklet to be conveyed until the closed portion of the booklet to be conveyed exceeds the holding position between the conveyance roller and the pressing roller, the conveyance roller is rotated in the reverse direction. A booklet recording apparatus, further comprising a control unit that controls the thermal head to sequentially perform recording from the closing unit while rotating the booklet to convey the booklet upstream in the sheet feeding direction. 2. A booklet having a closing portion is inserted from a side end side in a state where both arbitrary pages adjacent to each other across the closing portion are opened, and the booklet is sandwiched between a conveying roller and a pressing roller to be closed. A booklet recording method for performing desired recording by the thermal head on a double-page spread page of the booklet while reciprocating a carriage on which the thermal head is mounted while transporting the platen and the thermal head along the platen. When printing is performed on a page downstream of the closing portion in the sheet feeding direction between the two pages in the double-page state of the booklet, the closed portion of the booklet to be conveyed holds the conveying roller and the pressing roller between the closed portion. After the sheet is conveyed to a position beyond the position, the conveying roller is rotated in the reverse direction to convey the booklet upstream in the sheet feeding direction, and recording is sequentially performed by the thermal head from the closing portion side. A printing method for a booklet, comprising: