JP2003320710A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2003320710A5
Application number: JP2002127123A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-04-26
Publication date: 2005-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2022-04-26

Claims

A support means for supporting a printing object comprising a rotatable turntable;
Rotation drive means for rotating the turntable;
Printing means for printing within a predetermined range on the print object supported by the support means;
Control means for selectively operating the rotation driving means and the printing means,
The control means operates the rotation means after operating the printing means, and further operates the printing means after that to operate at a plurality of positions at different positions of the print object supported by the support means. A printing apparatus that performs printing.

The printing unit includes a print head that performs thermal transfer printing by moving while being pressed against an object to be printed supported by the support unit via an ink ribbon.
The support means is movable to a position where a printing object is attached to and detached from the turntable, and a position where printing is performed by the printing means on a print object supported on the turntable,
2. The printing according to claim 1, wherein the turntable includes a buffer member that contacts the printing object on a surface on which the printing object is placed, and includes a locking unit that locks the printing object. apparatus.

The buffer member corresponds to the width of the print head and the length at which the print head moves in pressure contact with the print object at a position on the turntable that is pressed by the print head when printing on the print object. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printing apparatus is disposed within a range.

The printing unit includes a print head that performs thermal transfer printing by moving while being pressed against an object to be printed supported by the support unit via an ink ribbon.
The support means includes a support base that supports the rotary base so as to be rotatable about a rotary shaft and is movable in the axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a bias that biases the rotary base toward the support base. Means and
One of the opposing surfaces of the support table and the turntable is protruded from the one opposite surface around the rotation axis, and the one of the support table and the turntable during the rotation operation of the turntable by the rotation driving means. A convex portion slidably in contact with the other opposing surface facing the opposing surface is provided, and a concave portion into which the convex portion is fitted around the rotation shaft during the printing operation is provided on the other opposing surface. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

The member which has the buffer property and frictional property of thickness smaller than the protrusion height of the said convex part is provided in at least one of the opposing surfaces of the said support stand and the said turntable. Printing device.

The printing unit includes a print head that performs thermal transfer printing by moving while being pressed against an object to be printed supported by the support unit via an ink ribbon.
The support means rotatably supports the turntable, a position where a print object is attached to and detached from the turntable, and a position where printing is performed on the print object supported by the turntable by the printing means. Can be moved to
One of the opposing surfaces of the support table and the rotating table facing each other is the other surface that protrudes from the one facing surface and faces the one facing surface at a location that is pressed by the print head. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a convex portion that contacts the surface.

The rotation direction of the turntable rotated by the rotation driving means and the movement direction of the print head are opposite to each other at a printing location. Printing device.

The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the rotation drive unit includes a drive motor and a gear train including a worm gear that transmits power of the drive motor to the turntable.

The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing object is a recording medium capable of recording data.

A support means including a rotatable turntable and capable of selectively supporting the first print object and the second print object;
Rotation drive means for rotating the turntable;
Detection means for detecting the type of print object supported by the support means;
Printing means for printing within a predetermined range on the print object supported by the support means;
Control means for selectively operating the rotation driving means and the printing means,
When the first printing object is detected by the detection unit, the control unit operates the rotation unit after operating the printing unit, and further operates the printing unit thereafter. Printing is performed at a plurality of different positions of the print object supported by the support means, and when the second print object is detected by the detection means, the operation of the rotation drive means is prohibited and the printing is performed. A printing apparatus characterized by operating only the means.

The first print object is a disk-shaped recording medium having a predetermined diameter capable of recording data, and the second print object is a rectangle having a length substantially equal to the predetermined diameter on one side. The printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the printing apparatus is a paper sheet.