JP2003327290A - Package of recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a package of recording medium such as a rolled paper capable of preventing the recording medium from being stained. <P>SOLUTION: This package comprises a rolled paper RP having a band-like recording paper 1 wound in a cylindrical shape and a packing material 2 for packing the rolled paper. The packing material 2 has a hole 2c for use in inserting a shaft 103 into a central hole 1a of the rolled paper RP. Accordingly, it is possible to inset the shaft 103 before unsealing of the packing material 2 and further to unseal the packing material 2 after installing the package in a printer and the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to packaging of recording media for printers represented by roll paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a printer, as a recording medium for forming an image, for example, a roll paper obtained by winding a recording paper in a cylindrical shape is used. The roll paper is mounted on a printer with its shaft attached, and then the recording paper is appropriately pulled out from the roll paper and an image is printed on the recording paper.

On the other hand, roll paper, which is a consumable item, is distributed by being wrapped with a packaging material such as a film in order to prevent the surface thereof from being soiled. Then, at the time of use, the packaging material is opened and removed, and then mounted on the printer.

[0004]

However, even if the roll paper is wrapped with a wrapping material, the surface of the roll paper may become dirty because the operator's hand touches the roll paper when opening the roll paper. . In addition, the surface of the roll paper may be soiled because the roll paper after opening is once placed on a desk.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium package capable of preventing the recording medium such as roll paper from being soiled.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a roll body formed by winding a belt-shaped recording medium into a cylindrical shape, and a packaging material for packaging the roll body, wherein the packaging material is There is provided a package for a recording medium, which has a hole for inserting a shaft in a central hole of a roll body.

Further, according to the present invention, a roll body formed by winding a belt-shaped recording medium in a cylindrical shape, a pair of end plates respectively covering both end surfaces of the roll body, and a peripheral surface of the roll body are packaged. A packaging medium for a recording medium, characterized in that the end plate has a hole for inserting a shaft into a central hole of the roll body.

Further, according to the present invention, a roll body formed by winding a band-shaped recording medium in a cylindrical shape, a pair of end plates respectively covering both end faces of the roll body, and a peripheral surface of the roll body are wrapped. A packaging medium for a recording medium is provided, in which the end plate has an axis extending in the center line direction of the roll body.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 (a) is an external view (partially broken) of a package A of a recording medium according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the package A which follows the line II of a). 2A is an external view of the roll paper RP, and FIG. 2B is a development view of the packaging material 2.

The package A includes roll paper RP and roll paper R.
And a packaging material 2 for packaging P. Roll paper RP is
A belt-shaped recording paper 1 is wound into a cylindrical shape to form a roll. In the present embodiment, a recording paper of a sublimation type thermal printer is assumed as the recording medium, but it goes without saying that another recording medium suitable for printing can be adopted.
The roll paper RP has a central hole 1a formed in the axis thereof, and the shaft is inserted into the roll paper RP when the printer is mounted.

The packaging material 2 is made of, for example, a thin sheet of cellophane, vinyl or the like, and is wrapped so as to cover the surface of the roll paper RP, and is protected so that dust or dirt does not adhere to the surface of the roll paper RP. ing. A hole 2c for inserting a shaft into the central hole 1a of the roll paper RP is provided in the circular portion of the packaging material 2 that covers the end surface of the roll paper RP. By providing this hole 2c, the packaging material 2 of the packaging body A
It is possible to insert the shaft without opening.
In the present embodiment, the center hole 1a and the hole 2c of the roll paper RP have substantially the same size, but the hole 2c may have any size so that the shaft can be inserted.

The packaging material 2 is provided with an opening piece 2a so that the packaging material 2 can be easily opened. The unsealing piece 2a is provided integrally with the circular portion of the packaging material 2,
Perforations are provided from the opening piece 2a toward the hole 2c so that the circular portion can be easily torn when the opening piece 2a is pulled. Instead of the perforations, as shown in FIG. 3, a strip-shaped unsealing piece 2a ′ that is separate from the circular portion of the packaging material 2 is used, and the slit 2d is formed in the circular portion.
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the opening piece 2a 'is welded so as to straddle both sides of the slit 2d.

An opening piece 2b is provided at one end of the strip-shaped portion of the packaging material 2. The other end (hatched portion) of the strip-shaped portion is a portion that overlaps with one end of the strip-shaped portion during packaging.

A package A having such a structure is shown in FIG.
2B is packaged with the packaging material 2 shown in the development view of FIG. 2B, and the periphery of the strip-shaped portion and the periphery of the circular portion of the packaging material 2 are, for example, welded and connected. Will be integrated.

When mounting the printer, the shaft is first inserted into the hole 1a without opening the packaging material 2. FIG. 4A is an external view of the package A in which the shaft 103 is inserted,
FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. As shown in the figure, the shaft 103 is inserted into the hole 1a and is ready to be set in the printer.
In the case of this embodiment, since the hole 2c is provided in the packaging material 2, the shaft 103 can be attached to the packaging body A without opening the packaging material 2.

Now, the package A having the shaft 103 mounted thereon is set in the printer, and then the packaging material 2 is opened.
5A to 5C are views showing the opening procedure of the packaging material 2. First, the opening piece 2a is pulled to tear the circular portion of the packaging material 2. After tearing the circular part, open piece 2
By pulling b, the strip-shaped portion and the circular portion of the packaging material 2 are separated, and the opening of the packaging material 2 is completed.

As described above, in the package A, since the packaging material 2 can be opened after being mounted on the printer, it is not necessary to open the packaging material 2 before mounting on the printer, and the contamination of the roll paper RP can be prevented to a minimum. be able to.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing an example of a thermal printer to which the package A is attached. The thermal printer 100 includes a printer body 101 and a drawer portion 102 that is provided so as to be pulled out from the printer body 101.
It is assumed that a printer for photo printing is provided.

A cover 101a that can be opened and closed is provided on the upper surface of the printer body 101. This cover 10
When 1a is rotated (arrow D1) and opened, the inside of the printer main body 101 is exposed, and the ink ribbon cassette 120 can be replaceably attached thereto (arrow D).
3). The ink ribbon cassette 120 is rotatably provided with a supply spool 120a on which the ink ribbon R is wound and a take-up spool 120b for winding the used ink ribbon R from the supply spool 120a.
A slit 101b for ejecting the recording paper printed by the thermal printer 100 is provided near the center of the front surface of the printer body 101.

The drawer portion 102 has a front panel 1021.
And a pair of left and right side plates 1022, the front panel 1
The handle 1021a provided on the printer 021 pulls out from the printer body 101 (arrow D2), and
It can be returned to the printer body 101.

In the drawer portion 102, the package A is replaceably mounted between the side plates 1022. The shaft 103 of the package A is supported by bearings 1023 attached to the inside of each side plate 1022, and is configured to be rotatable. The bearing 1023 has a notch opened upward, and the shaft 103 is supported by dropping the shaft 103 into the notch. When the shaft 103 is lifted upward, the shaft 103 comes off from the bearing 1023. The package A is configured to be replaceable.

At the bottom of the drawer 102, a pair of left and right guide rails 102 extending rearward of the drawer 102 are provided.
4 are provided. The guide rail 1024 is a guide 104 fixed on the bottom plate of the printer body 101.
Is supported by the guide rail 102 on the guide 104.
4 is guided, the drawer portion 102 can be inserted into and removed from the printer main body portion 101.

On the back surface of the front panel 1021 of the drawer section 102, a container 1028 having an open upper part for accommodating the cut pieces of the roll paper RP is detachably mounted.

Behind the drawer 102, the roll paper R
A pair of rollers 1025 and 102 that nip and convey P
6 is provided. The roller 1025 has a side plate 1022.
The roller 1026 is rotatably supported in between, and the roller 1026 is rotatably supported between a pair of rotating plates 1027 rotatably supported by the side plates 1022 via pins 1027a. A pair of rotating plates 1027 and rollers 1026
And are formed in the shape of a U-shaped frame, and the pin 1027a
Rotate around as a whole.

Now, as shown in FIG. 6, after the shaft 103 is dropped on the bearing 1023 and the package A is set in the printer 100, the packaging material 2 of the package A is unsealed and removed. Is ready for use. After that, by rotating the rotating plate 1027, the leading end portion of the roll paper RP is sandwiched between the rollers 1025 and 1026.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the printer 100. The packaging material 2 of the packaging body A is opened and removed, and the roll paper RP is used.
After the setting is completed, the drawer unit 102 is returned to the original position and the printing standby state is set.

The tip ends of the rollers 1025 and 10
The roll paper RP sandwiched between the sheets 26 and set is first conveyed upward in the drawing by urging a rotational force on the roller 1025. The rotational force urged by the roller 1025 is generated by the motor 105, and the belt 106 and the pulley 1
It is transmitted via 07. The pulley 107 includes a roller 1
A gear that meshes with the gear 1025a attached to the 025 is attached, and when the pulley 107 rotates, the roller 1025 also rotates.

The roll paper R is rotated by the rotation of the roller 1025.
The leading end of P is then guided by the guide plate 108a to change the transport direction of the roll paper RP to a substantially right angle.
Go to 9. The guide guide 109 has an inner curved surface whose surface is smoothed, and a guide roller 110 is provided so as to face the inner curved surface. The leading end of the roll paper RP passes through a gap between the inner curved surface of the guide guide 109 and the guide roller 110, is guided by the inner curved surface of the guide guide 109, and bends at a substantially right angle.

The leading end of the roll paper RP has a guide roller 110.
When passing through, the pinch roller 111 and the transport roller 112
The sheet is sandwiched between and, and is further conveyed by the rotation of the conveying roller 112. The transport roller 112 is the pulley 1.
12a and the rotational force of the motor 105 is applied to the conveyance roller 1 via the belt 106 and the pulley 112a.
By transmitting to 12, it rotates.

The roll paper RP is inserted between the thermal head 113 and the platen roller 114 by the rotation of the carrying roller 112. An ink ribbon R is inserted between the thermal head 113 and the platen roller 114, and an image is printed on the roll paper RP by sublimating the ink of the ink ribbon R by the thermal head 113. In the case of color printing, the ink ribbon R
An ink layer of each color of yellow, cyan, and magenta and an overcoat layer serving as a protective layer are repeatedly applied in a predetermined unit, and the forward and backward rotation of the transport roller 112 is repeated to reciprocate the roll paper RP. , Printing and overcoating for each color are performed. The used ink ribbon R is sequentially wound by the winding roller 120a which is rotated by a driving mechanism (not shown).

The printed roll paper RP is transferred to the guide plate 108.
Guided by c, it goes to the cutting machine 115, and is cut into pieces of a predetermined size to form one photo. The cutting machine 115 cuts leaving a blank space provided between the photographs. Thereafter, the photograph is guided by the guide plate 108d and discharged from the slit 101b to the outside of the thermal printer 100 by its own weight. On the other hand, the cut piece CS generated by cutting the blank portion of the roll paper RP falls by its own weight and is stored in the container 1028 arranged at the drop position (below the cutting machine 115). Becomes

The container 1028 is made of metal, is detachably attached to the front panel 1021 by a magnet 1021b fixed to the back surface of the front panel 1021, and is positioned by a guide member 1021c attached to the front panel 1021. ing. By repeating the above procedure, images such as photographs are sequentially printed.

<Second Embodiment> In the first embodiment,
The description has been made on the assumption that the shaft 103 is attached to and detached from each packaging body A and is repeatedly used.
3 may be prepared and each package A may be configured with the shaft 103 inserted therein. By constructing the package A in this way, the labor of inserting the shaft 103 can be saved.

<Third Embodiment> In the first embodiment,
Although the roll paper RP is configured without the core, the core may be provided. 8A is an external view of the package A provided with the winding core 3, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 8A. As shown in the figure, the roll paper RP is provided with a cylindrical winding core 3,
The recording paper is wound around the core 3 to be formed. The winding core 3 is made of thick paper material, plastic, or the like.

In the case of this embodiment, the shaft 103 is inserted into the center hole 3a of the winding core 3. Although the circular portion of the packaging material 2 covers the end surface of the roll paper RP, it may cover the end surface of the winding core 3. Needless to say, such a winding core can be provided in each of the embodiments.

<Fourth Embodiment> FIG. 9A is an external view of a package B according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing which follows the line IV-IV of FIG. 9 (a). In the packaging body B, a part 2d of the packaging material 2 has a central hole 1a of the roll paper RP.
The package A is different from the package A in that it enters both ends. In the wrapping body B, a part 2d of the wrapping material 2 is attached to the center hole 1 of the roll paper RP.
The both ends of a are covered and covered to protect the both ends.

In such a configuration, when the outer diameter of the shaft 103 is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the center hole 1a, it may be difficult to insert the shaft 103 due to the presence of the part 2d of the packaging material 2. Therefore, in the package B, the center hole 1 of the roll paper RP
The hole diameter D2 at both ends of a is made larger than the hole diameter D1 at the center, and the hole diameters at both ends of the center hole 1a of the roll paper RP are increased by the thickness of the part 2d of the packaging material 2. There is. As a result, the shaft 103 can be easily inserted.

To this end, for example, as shown in FIG. 9C, the width of the winding start of the belt-shaped recording paper forming the roll paper RP is reduced so that both ends of the center hole 1a of the roll paper RP can be reduced. The hole diameter D2 of the portion can be made larger than the hole diameter D1 of the central portion. Generally, since the thickness of the packaging material 2 is thinner than that of the recording paper, it is sufficient to reduce the winding start width of the recording paper by about one roll. FIG. 9D is an enlarged view of the end of the center hole 1a of the roll paper RP in the package B, and the hole diameter of the end of the roll paper RP is the part 2d of the packaging material 2.
It can be seen that it is increased by the thickness of.

When a winding core is used as in the third embodiment, the hole diameter (inner diameter) of both ends of the winding core is made larger than that of the central portion so that part of the packaging material 2 is You may make it enter into the edge part of the hole.

<Fifth Embodiment> FIG. 10 (a) is an external view of a package C according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 (b).
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. The package C differs from the package A in that the end plates 4 are provided on both end faces of the roll paper RP and the circular portion of the packaging material 2 is omitted. The end plate 4 is made of, for example, a plastic material, and the packaging material 2
Instead, both end surfaces of the roll paper RP are covered and protected. In the case of this embodiment, the packaging material 2 covers only the peripheral surface of the roll paper RP.

A shaft of the package C is inserted into a hole 4a formed in the end plate 4, and the package C is mounted on the printer. After mounting the printer, the packaging material 2 is removed, but the end plate 4 is used while being attached to the roll paper RP.

<Sixth Embodiment> FIG. 11 (a) is an external view of a package D according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 (b).
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.
The package D is a modified example of the package C, and differs from the package C in that the end plate 4 is provided with a shaft portion 4b extending in the center line direction of the roll paper RP. The shaft portion 4b is molded integrally with the end plate 4, but after molding as a separate body, the shaft portion 4b is bonded or the like.
It may be attached to. In the case of this embodiment, since the end plate 4 has the shaft portion 4b, it is not necessary to attach a separate shaft, and the end plate 4 can be mounted on the printer as it is.

[0044]

As described above, according to the packaging body of the present invention, the packaging material can be opened after being mounted on the printer or the like, so that the recording medium such as roll paper can be prevented from being soiled.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A is an external view (partially broken) of a package A of a recording medium according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing of the package A which follows the line II of (a).

FIG. 2A is an external view of a roll paper RP, and FIG.
It is a development view of packaging material 2.

FIG. 3 is a view showing another aspect of the unsealing piece 2a.

4A is an external view of the package A in which the shaft 103 is inserted, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 4A.

5 (a) to 5 (c) are diagrams showing a procedure for opening the packaging material 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a thermal printer 100 equipped with a package A.
It is an appearance perspective view showing an example.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the thermal printer 100.

FIG. 8A is an external view of a package A provided with a winding core 3,
8B is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

9A is an external view of a package B according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 9A. FIG. 9C is a diagram showing an example of the shape of the recording paper in the package B, and FIG. 9D is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 9B.

10A is an external view of a package C according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10B is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 10A.

11A is an external view of a package D according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11B is a line VI-VI in FIG. 11A.
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

A to D package 1 recording paper 1a Center hole 2 packaging materials RP roll paper 2a, 2b Opening piece 2c hole 103 axis 3 winding core 4 end plates

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A roll body formed by winding a band-shaped recording medium into a cylindrical shape, and a packaging material for packaging the roll body, wherein the packaging material inserts a shaft into a central hole of the roll body. A package for a recording medium, which has a hole for the recording medium. 2. The packaging medium for a recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the shaft is provided in a central hole of the roll body. 3. The recording medium package according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical winding core is provided in a center hole of the roll body. 4. The packaging medium for a recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material has an opening piece for opening the packaging material. 5. The package for a recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the hole diameters of both ends of the central hole of the roll body are larger than the hole diameter of the central portion. 6. The packaging medium for a recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the packaging material penetrates into both ends of the central hole of the roll body. 7. A roll body formed by winding a belt-shaped recording medium into a cylindrical shape, a pair of end plates respectively covering both end surfaces of the roll body, and a packaging material for packaging the peripheral surface of the roll body. The recording medium packaging body, wherein the end plate has a hole for inserting a shaft into a central hole of the roll body. 8. A roll body formed by winding a band-shaped recording medium into a cylindrical shape, a pair of end plates respectively covering both end surfaces of the roll body, and a packaging material for packaging the peripheral surface of the roll body. The recording medium packaging body, wherein the end plate has an axis extending in a center line direction of the roll body.