JP2004034637A - Inkjet recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet recorder capable of printing on plain paper and other articles while being contained compactly in a home television rack, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A disc tray 20 movable in the printing direction and the tray discharging direction is arranged to be carried in the tray discharging direction to the outside of the inkjet recorder 10 when a disc 22 is inserted/ejected, and contained in the inkjet recorder 10 at other times. Since the disc tray 20 is transported in two directions, the size can be reduced in the printing direction and the inkjet recorder can be contained compactly in a home television rack, or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus capable of printing on an optical recording medium or a magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to an ink jet recording apparatus capable of performing all necessary operations from one specific direction.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an inkjet recording apparatus (printer) is not only connected to a computer but also used by being connected to another device such as a television or a VTR. It is becoming. In this case, in consideration of the fact that the ink cartridge may be used by being stacked on another device, a device in which the attachment / detachment of the ink cartridge and the setting and removal of the recording paper are performed from the front of the device has been proposed. A printer described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H10-209686 is known.
[0003]
A digital information distribution system for directly printing on a portable data medium such as a CD-ROM is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-2001-319074.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, these conventional devices cannot be housed compactly in a television rack or the like at home and cannot print on a data medium such as a CD or DVD.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides an ink jet recording apparatus that can be compactly stored in a television rack or the like at home and can be printed on a data medium such as a CD or DVD. Aim.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention mounts a first transport system that reciprocates a medium holding plate on which a first recording medium is mounted along a first direction and a second recording medium. A medium tray provided substantially in parallel with the medium holding plate, and transporting the medium holding plate along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and storing the medium holding plate in a protruding state on the front surface of the inkjet recording apparatus. A loading mechanism that switches between the state and a medium tray, and a discharge tray that is provided substantially in parallel with the medium tray and stores the second recording medium that has been ejected with the recording head by ink, and is provided to the medium tray, the discharge tray, and the medium holding plate. The operation was performed on the front of the ink jet recording apparatus.
[0007]
In this manner, by separating the transport direction of the medium holding plate on which the first recording medium is placed into the first direction and the second direction, it is possible to reduce the size of the inkjet recording apparatus in the first direction, It can be stored compactly in a TV rack or the like at home.
[0008]
In addition, all operations on the medium tray, the ejection tray, and the medium holding plate are performed on the front surface of the ink jet recording apparatus, and a loading mechanism for switching between the protruding state and the stored state of the medium holding plate on the front surface of the ink jet recording apparatus is provided. It can also be installed in a place where there is an opening only in the front of the stored item, such as a TV rack at home.
[0009]
Further, since the medium tray, the discharge tray, and the medium holding plate are provided substantially in parallel with each other, it is possible to reduce the size of the ink jet recording apparatus in the height direction, and to compactly store the ink jet recording apparatus in a home TV rack or the like. it can.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, a first transport system that reciprocates a medium holding plate on which a first recording medium is placed along a first direction, and a medium holding plate on which a second recording medium is placed A medium tray provided substantially parallel to the plate, a second transport system for transporting the second recording medium, and transporting the medium holding plate along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and ink jet recording A loading mechanism that switches between a protruding state and a stored state of the medium holding plate on the front surface of the apparatus, and a discharge tray that is provided substantially parallel to the medium tray and stores a second recording medium that has been ejected with a recording head and ejected with ink. The operations on the medium tray, the discharge tray, and the medium holding plate are performed on the front surface of the ink jet recording apparatus.
[0011]
At the time of printing on the first recording medium by the recording head, the medium holding plate housed inside the ink jet recording apparatus is transported in the first direction by the first transport system, and when the first recording medium is inserted and removed, the medium is held. The protruding state and the stored state of the plate are switched by the loading mechanism along the second direction.
[0012]
Further, the first transport system and the second transport system may share at least one transport roller.
[0013]
Further, the loading mechanism may be configured to include a motor provided in the inkjet recording apparatus, a pinion driven by the motor, and a gear provided on the medium holding plate so as to mesh with the pinion.
[0014]
Further, the loading mechanism may have a configuration in which an idle gear having an axis shifted from the axis of the pinion in the first direction is provided between the gear provided on the medium holding plate and the pinion.
[0015]
In addition, the first transport system includes a medium holding plate transport roller that transports the medium holding plate along the first direction, and the medium retaining plate transport roller has a taper that is inclined in the second direction, The medium holding plate may be configured to be tapered when the medium holding plate and the medium holding plate conveyance roller are brought into contact with each other when the medium holding plate is switched from the projecting state to the storage state.
[0016]
In addition, the first transport system includes a pinch roller facing the transport roller, and a pinch roller distance changing mechanism that changes a distance between the transport roller and the pinch roller, and the medium holding plate is configured to perform transport from the transport along the second direction. The distance between the transport roller and the pinch roller may be changed when the transport direction leading end of the medium holding plate passes between the transport roller and the pinch roller in the case of transition to the transport along the first direction. .
[0017]
Further, the second transport system includes a spur, so that the spur and the second recording medium are brought into contact with each other when the second recording medium is conveyed, and the spur and the medium holding plate are not in contact with each other when the medium holding plate is conveyed. It is good also as composition provided with a spur change mechanism which raises a spur.
[0018]
The recording head may be connected to a pinch roller distance changing mechanism, and the pinch roller distance changing mechanism may keep the distance between the first recording medium and the second recording medium and the recording head constant.
[0019]
Further, the medium holding plate, the medium tray, and the discharge tray may be housed inside the ink jet recording apparatus at least at the time of discharging the ink by the recording head or discharging the second recording medium to the discharge tray.
[0020]
Further, the medium holding plate may be provided above the medium tray, and the discharge tray may be provided between the medium holding plate and the medium tray.
[0021]
Further, the loading mechanism may be configured to carry the medium holding plate along the second direction by rotating the medium holding plate approximately 90 ° in the horizontal direction.
[0022]
Further, the loading mechanism includes a guide portion for supporting the medium holding plate, and an arcuate gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with the pinion, and the pinion meshes with the arcuate gear portion so that the guide portion is in the horizontal direction. The medium holding plate is conveyed along with the guide portion in the second direction by rotating the medium holding plate approximately 90 °, and the pinion meshes with a gear provided on the medium holding plate so that the medium holding plate slides on the guide portion. The medium holding plate may be transported along the first direction by moving.
[0023]
Further, the loading mechanism includes a guide portion that supports the medium holding plate, and a linear gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with the pinion, and the pinion meshes with the linear gear portion so that the guide portion holds the medium. The medium holding plate is conveyed in the second direction together with the plate, and the pinion and the gear provided on the medium holding plate mesh with each other, and the medium holding plate slides with respect to the guide portion, so that the medium holding plate moves in the first direction. It may be configured to be conveyed along.
[0024]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In these drawings, members having substantially the same configuration and function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.
[0025]
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a conceptual view from the side showing an application example in which an inkjet recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is disposed in a home television rack. Is provided with a glass door 5 that can be opened and closed.
[0026]
In the rack 3, a video deck (VCR) 7, a DVD recorder 9, and the inkjet recording device 10 according to the first embodiment are arranged in a stacked state.
[0027]
A discharge tray 12 as a discharge tray, which will be described later, protrudes outside from the ink jet recording apparatus 10 so that an operator can place an optical recording medium such as a CD or a DVD disk and take out the discharged paper. Is shown.
[0028]
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a state where the paper discharge tray 12 is stored, and FIG. 3 is a state in which a part of the paper discharge tray projects outside the apparatus. FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 in a state (hereinafter, referred to as a “discharge tray open position”). FIG. FIG. 5 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 in FIG. 5, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing the appearance of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 in a state in which the tray guide 16 is pulled up to take out the discharge 14 at the maximum discharge position of the discharge tray. It is a perspective view.
[0029]
2 to 5, on the main operation surface (front surface) of the inkjet recording apparatus 10, various on / off switches 17 such as a power switch and a discharge tray open switch, and various indicator lamps 18 indicating the states of these switches 17 are provided. Are provided.
[0030]
When replacing the ink cartridge 24, the ink replacement cover 19 is opened and used as shown in FIG.
[0031]
The tray guide 16 is provided integrally on the paper discharge tray 12, and the tray guide 16 is formed with a guide portion 72 for guiding the disk tray 20 as a medium holding plate.
[0032]
A disc tray 20 is mounted on the tray guide 16, and a DVD disk 22 as a first recording medium is positioned and mounted on a predetermined location to be described later.
[0033]
FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged view showing the relationship among the tray guide 16, the disc tray 20, and the DVD disc 22.
[0034]
FIG. 6 is a main part perspective view showing the main part inside the ink jet recording apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The ink cartridge 24 and the recording head 30 to which ink is supplied from the ink cartridge 24 (FIG. 8). Is supported by carriage shafts 28 and 29 so that the height of the carriage 26 in the vertical direction can be adjusted, and is not shown via power transmission means such as a timing pulley and a timing belt (not shown). It is provided so as to be reciprocally driven in a main scanning direction (a direction parallel to the shafts 28 and 29) by being driven by a carriage motor.
[0035]
Specific configurations required for printing, such as the ink cartridge 24, the carriage 26, the recording head 30, and the like, employ, for example, those disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-038117 (submitted by the same applicant on Feb. 15, 2002). You may.
[0036]
The plastic plate 32 as a pressing member presses the paper discharge tray 12 toward the front by a coil spring 34, and a similar plastic plate and a coil spring (not shown) are provided in the paper feed cassette 40. .
[0037]
The driving force of the motor 36 is transmitted to the disc tray 20 by the engagement of the gear 38 provided at the end of the disc tray 20 and the pinion 35 provided on the motor 36, and the disc tray holding the DVD disc 22. 20 is conveyed in a direction (first direction) perpendicular to the carriage shafts 28 and 29.
[0038]
A notch 39 for engagement shown in FIG. 9A is formed in a part of the guide portion 72 provided on the tray guide 16, and a pinion provided on the motor 36 is formed in the notch 39 for engagement. 35 engages with a gear 38 provided at the end of the disc tray 20.
[0039]
Note that an idle gear 37 may be provided on the tray guide 16 between the pinion 35 of the motor 36 and the gear section 38 as shown in FIG. 9B.
[0040]
In this case, if the axis of the idle gear 37 and the axis of the pinion 35 are shifted from each other in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction (second direction), the tray guide 16 moves and the idle gear 37 is When the pinion 35 comes into contact, the teeth of the idle gear 37 and the teeth of the pinion 35 are meshed so as to contact obliquely, so that reliable meshing is possible.
[0041]
Next, a detailed configuration and an outline of operation of the inkjet recording apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0042]
FIGS. 7 and 8 show a state in which the operator projects the discharge tray 12 shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 10 to the outside by operating from the main operation surface (the maximum discharge position of the discharge tray). After placing the DVD disk 22 as the first recording medium on the disk tray 20 as the medium holding plate, the discharge tray 12 was stored inside the ink jet recording apparatus 10 manually or by an electric motor (not shown). The state (FIG. 2) in a printing standby state (hereinafter, the position of the disc tray 20 is referred to as a “standby position”) is shown.
[0043]
FIGS. 3 and 9A show a state in which a part of the paper discharge tray 12 projects outside (the paper discharge tray open position).
[0044]
First, printing on the recording paper 41 in the paper cassette 40 will be described.
[0045]
A recording paper 41 as a second recording medium is set in a paper feed cassette 40 as a medium tray housed in the ink jet recording apparatus 10 from the front like the paper discharge tray 12. Are picked up one by one by a pickup roller 43 supported by a shaft 42.
Thereafter, the picked-up recording paper 41 is conveyed by paper feed rollers 45 and 47, both of which rotate clockwise, and conveyed to a U-turn roller 50 supported by a shaft 48.
[0046]
The shaft 46 and the paper feed roller 47 are provided in the paper feed cassette 40 as shown in FIG.
[0047]
The recording paper 41 whose conveyance direction is reversed by the U-turn roller 50 obtains a further conveyance force between the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 as a conveyance roller.
[0048]
The main roller 54 that determines the recording paper conveyance accuracy has a rotary encoder (not shown) that measures the rotation accuracy on the same axis.
[0049]
This rotary encoder is desirably provided at a position that does not hinder the insertion and removal of the ink cartridge 24 and the recording paper.
[0050]
The recording paper 41 passing between the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 has a predetermined image recorded by ink ejected from the recording head 30 and then has a plurality of paper ejection rollers 56, 58 and spurs 60, 62, 64. And is discharged into the paper discharge tray 12.
[0051]
The plurality of spurs 60 are supported by the shaft 66, the plurality of spurs 62 are supported by the shaft 68, and the plurality of spurs 64 are supported by the shaft 70, and come into contact with ink ejected from the recording head 30 onto the recording paper 41. Spurs 60, 62, 64 are used to minimize the area and prevent ink contamination.
[0052]
Next, printing on the DVD disk 22 held on the disk tray 20 will be described.
[0053]
When the motor 36 rotates clockwise in the standby position shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the disc tray 20 is moved along the guide portion 72 provided on the tray guide 16 by the engagement between the pinion 35 and the gear 38. 11 and 12, the disc tray 20 reaches a position between the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. Disc tray retract position ").
[0054]
In addition, at times other than when printing on the recording paper 41, including when the sheet is conveyed from the standby position to the disk tray pull-in position, the spurs 60, 62, and 64 are automatically moved upward by a spur switching mechanism described later (see FIG. 12) The DVD disc 22 is prevented from being damaged by the spurs 60, 62 and 64.
[0055]
The U-turn roller 50, the main roller 54, and the paper discharge rollers 56 and 58 are driven in conjunction with each other, so that the rotation direction can be switched according to the transport direction of the disc tray 20.
[0056]
When the disc tray 20 passes through an area (first area) conveyed by the motor 36, and the leading end 74 of the disc tray 20 reaches between the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54, the pinch roller 52 descends, and then moves forward. The transport of the disc tray 20 in the area (second area) is performed by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54, and as shown in FIGS. The disk tray 20 is located on the U-turn roller 50 side (hereinafter, the position of the disk tray 20 is referred to as a “print start position”).
[0057]
Thereafter, while the disc tray 20 is being conveyed by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 in the direction of the first area from the printing start position, printing on the DVD disc 22 by the recording head 30 is performed.
[0058]
When printing on the DVD disk 22 by the recording head 30 and conveyance by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 in the direction of the first area are completed, as shown in FIGS. The disc is moved to the area (hereinafter, the position of the disc tray 20 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is referred to as a “print end position”), and is conveyed again to the standby position by the motor 36.
[0059]
It is desirable that the surface of the disk tray 20 and the surface of the DVD disk 22 have the same height from the viewpoint of preventing transport unevenness.
[0060]
In the present embodiment, after the printing on the DVD disk 22 is completed, the disk tray 20 is transported to the standby position shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and the operator is notified of the printing completion by the indicator lamp 18. Instead of notifying the end of printing with the indicator lamp 18, the operator may be notified of the end of printing by automatically moving the sheet to the discharge tray open position or the maximum discharge position of the discharge tray by a motor (not shown).
[0061]
Alternatively, after the printing is completed, the disc tray 20 stays at the printing end position, and the operator operates one of the switches 17 so that the motor 36 and another motor (not shown) automatically cause the disk tray 20 to go out. You may make it go.
[0062]
19 to 21 show main parts of a moving mechanism (pinch roller distance changing mechanism) of the carriage 26, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60, 62, and 64.
[0063]
The spur 64 is omitted for convenience of explanation.
[0064]
19 and 23 show the positions in the standby state. The recording head 30, the carriage 26, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60 and 62 are at the same position as when printing on the recording paper 41 (hereinafter, this position is referred to as the position). In this position, the recording head 30, the carriage 26, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60 and 62 are lowest.
[0065]
A gear 80 is provided on the chassis side plate 11, and the gear 80 has a large-diameter gear portion 82 and a small-diameter gear portion 84.
[0066]
A gear 86 is provided on the chassis side plate 11, the gear 86 holds the carriage shaft 28 at a position eccentric from the rotation center of the gear 86, and the gear 86 engages with the large-diameter gear portion 82 of the gear 80.
[0067]
The small diameter gear portion 84 of the gear 80 is engaged with the gear 92, and the gear 92 is engaged with the gear 90 having the cam 91.
[0068]
The pinch roller holder 94 rotatably holds the pinch roller 52 at its tip, and the pinch roller 52 moves up and down according to the contact state between the cam 91 of the gear 90 and the pinch roller holder 94.
[0069]
On the other hand, the gear 86 is linked with the spurs 60 and 62 via the link mechanism 96.
[0070]
In this configuration, when the gears 80 and 86 are rotated by a motor (not shown), the carriage shafts 28 and 29 move upward in the drawing, and the carriage 26 and the recording head 30 also move upward.
[0071]
Along with this, the gears 92 and 90 also rotate, and the pinch roller 52 moves upward in the figure as shown in FIG.
[0072]
Further, the spurs 60, 62, 64 also move upward through the link mechanism 96.
[0073]
At the disk tray retracted position, the carriage 26, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60, 62, and 64 are at the positions shown in FIG. 20 (hereinafter, this position is referred to as a "disk retracted position").
[0074]
Thereby, when the disc tray 20 moves from the first area to the second area, the disc tray 20 smoothly moves to the second area without colliding with the recording head 30, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60, 62, and 64. And the surface of the DVD disk 22 can be prevented from being damaged by the spurs 60, 62, and 64.
[0075]
Here, when it is detected that the leading end portion 74 of the disc tray 20 has passed below the pinch roller 52, the pinch roller 52 descends as shown in FIG. 21 and comes into contact with the disc tray 20 (the position shown in FIG. The disc tray 20 is transported in the second area by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 hereinafter.
[0076]
At the printing start position, during printing, and at the printing end position, since the pinch roller distance changing mechanism is at the disk printing position, the recording head 30 is raised to an optimum height with respect to the disk tray 20 or the DVD disk 22. The spurs 60, 62, and 64 also rise in conjunction with the spurs, and the spurs 60, 62, and 64 do not contact the DVD disk 22 immediately after printing, so that the surface of the DVD disk 22 is not damaged.
[0077]
During printing, the distance between the recording head 30 connected to the pinch roller distance changing mechanism, the DVD disk 22, and the recording paper 41 is kept constant by the pinch roller distance changing mechanism. Obtainable.
[0078]
Next, a detailed operation of the inkjet recording apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0079]
FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the inkjet recording apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
[0080]
First, when the operator opens the glass door 5 and turns on the power, the disc tray 20 waits at the standby position.
[0081]
The positions of the carriage 26, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60, 62, and 64 at the standby position are at the plain paper printing position shown in FIG.
[0082]
Since the spur 64 is provided at a position slightly lower than the spurs 60 and 62, when printing on the recording paper 41 in the paper feed cassette, the recording paper 41 after printing passes through the spurs 60 and 62 and then slightly Since the paper is conveyed downward, the paper is smoothly discharged into the paper discharge tray 12.
[0083]
Next, when the operator turns on the discharge tray open switch 17, the discharge tray 12 jumps out to the discharge tray open position shown in FIGS. 3 and 9A.
[0084]
Then, the operator pulls out the discharge tray 12 to the maximum discharge position of the discharge tray, places the DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 20, and pushes the discharge tray 12 into the ink jet recording apparatus 10.
[0085]
When taking out the paper (the recording paper 41 after printing is completed) in the paper output tray 12, the user takes out the disk tray 20 while lifting it up as shown in FIG.
[0086]
When there is a print instruction, a sensor (not shown) provided in the ink jet recording apparatus 10 determines the presence or absence of the DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 20. That is, it waits at the standby position shown in FIGS.
[0087]
If it is determined that the DVD disk 22 is present, the recording head 30 and the spurs 60, 62 and 64 are raised to the disk print position shown in FIG. 24 according to the thickness of the disk tray 20 or the DVD disk 22, and the pinch roller 52 is also moved. The disk rises to the disk retracting height shown in FIG. 25, and reaches the disk retracting position shown in FIGS.
[0088]
Thereafter, when it is determined that the disc tray 20 has been conveyed in the direction of the recording head 30 and the leading end 74 of the disc tray 20 has passed below the pinch roller 52 as shown in FIG. 26, the pinch roller 52 is moved as shown in FIG. Descends and continues to transport the disk tray 20 as it is.
[0089]
Thereafter, after the disc tray 20 moves to the printing start position shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 28, printing on the DVD disc 22 is started (FIG. 29).
[0090]
When the printing on the disc is completed, the disc tray 20 is transported to the printing end position shown in FIGS.
[0091]
At this time, after the leading end portion 74 of the disc tray 20 passes below the pinch roller 52, the pinch roller 52 is automatically lowered to a position shown in FIG.
[0092]
Thereafter, the disc tray 20 is conveyed to the standby position by the motor 36 and enters a standby state at the standby position, and the recording head 30 and the spurs 60, 62, and 64 are moved to the position at the time of printing on the recording paper of the paper feed cassette 40, ie, Return to the plain paper printing position shown in FIGS.
[0093]
In this standby state, when the operator turns on the discharge tray open switch 17, the discharge tray 12 jumps out to the discharge tray open position shown in FIGS. 3 and 9A.
[0094]
Then, the operator pulls out the discharge tray 12 to the maximum position of the discharge tray, takes out the printed DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 20, and then pushes the discharge tray 12 completely.
[0095]
After that, it waits again at the standby position.
[0096]
Modifications of the present embodiment are shown in FIGS.
[0097]
The modification shown in FIG. 31 is different from the first embodiment in that the operator does not turn on the discharge tray open switch 17 after the disk tray 20 moves to the standby position after printing on the DVD disk 22 is completed. Also, the discharge tray 12 automatically jumps out to the discharge tray open position.
[0098]
The other modification shown in FIG. 32 is different from the first embodiment in that the ink on the DVD disk 22 is dried after the disk tray 20 moves to the standby position after the printing on the DVD disk 22 is completed. After waiting at a standby position until a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds or more) elapses, the discharge tray 12 automatically jumps out to the discharge tray open position.
[0099]
As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the disk tray 20 on which the DVD disk 22 is placed on the front side by the operator is first moved along the main scanning direction of the recording head 30 by the inkjet recording apparatus. After being housed inside the printer 10, the paper is conveyed and printed in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, so that it is perpendicular to the main scanning direction as compared with the case where the DVD disk 22 is placed in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction. The size of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 in the direction of (1) can be reduced.
[0100]
Further, except when the operator inserts / extracts the DVD disk 22 or takes out the ejected paper, the disk tray 20 is housed inside the ink jet recording apparatus 10, and when inserting / removing the DVD disk 22 and ejecting the ejected paper. Since all operations such as taking out and insertion / removal of the paper cassette can be performed on the main operation surface, the operator can perform printing even with the glass door 5 such as a TV rack closed, and the inkjet recording apparatus 10 can be used at home. It can be stored compactly in a television rack or the like inside.
[0101]
Further, when the disc tray 20 is conveyed in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, a first area for conveyance by the motor 36 and a second area for conveyance by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 are provided. The transport of the disc tray in the first direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction is reliably performed.
[0102]
Further, when the first area where the conveyance is performed by the motor 36 and the second area where the conveyance is performed by the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 partially overlap, the conveyance in the first area and the conveyance in the second area are performed. Continues smoothly.
[0103]
When printing on recording paper as a second recording medium, a predetermined image is recorded by ink ejected from the recording head 30, and then the paper is discharged between the discharge rollers 56 and 58 and the spurs 60, 62 and 64. As described above, the sheet is discharged into the sheet discharge tray 12. Since the sheet discharge tray 12 is provided in parallel between the tray guide 16 and the sheet feed cassette 40 and effectively uses the space, The physique can be reduced.
[0104]
It is most preferable that the paper discharge tray 12 is provided between the tray guide 16 and the paper feed cassette 40 as in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this. The paper may be discharged above the 16.
[0105]
In addition, by making the height of the pinch roller 52 changeable by the pinch roller distance changing mechanism shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, a part of the conveyance system of the disc tray 20 and a part of the conveyance system of the recording paper 41, that is, , The pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54 can be used in common, and the physical size of the entire apparatus can be reduced. As a result, the inkjet recording apparatus 10 can be compactly stored in a television rack or the like at home. It becomes possible.
[0106]
The height of the pinch roller 52 may be set in advance in accordance with the thickness of the printing target, or the thickness of the printing target may be detected by a sensor (not shown), and the height may be determined in accordance with the thickness. Alternatively, the height of the pinch roller 52 may be automatically adjusted.
[0107]
The height of the recording head 30 and the spurs 60, 62, and 64 are also adjusted by the pinch roller distance changing mechanism shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 in conjunction with the switching of the height of the pinch roller 52. There is no need to provide a mechanism, and the device can be downsized.
[0108]
Although the DVD disk 22 is shown as the first recording medium in the first embodiment, if it is smaller than the ink jet recording apparatus and is mounted on the disk tray 20 having a predetermined shape, Other media may be used, for example, optical recording media such as CDs, magnetic recording media such as flexible disks, electronic recording media such as IC cards and semiconductor memories, plastic cards such as credit cards and cash cards, and resin materials such as name tag cases. A solid material or a metal solid material such as an aluminum plate can be used as the first recording medium.
[0109]
A tray guide 16 as a guide portion is formed on the upper portion of the paper discharge tray 12, and when the disc tray 20 moves in the second direction parallel to the main scanning direction, the disc tray 20 is moved to the tray guide 16. When the disc tray 20 is held and fixed and moves in the first direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, the tray guide 16 does not move and only the disc tray 20 moves. The movement of the DVD disk 22 only conveys the disk tray 20, and the movement of the DVD disk 22 in the second direction only requires driving the tray guide 16, so that the movement of the disk tray 20 is different (right angle) 2. This makes it possible to perform the operation in a compact manner by dividing it in the same direction, and also enables operation from the front of the rack.
[0110]
(Embodiment 2)
Next, an ink jet recording apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0111]
In the drawings of the second and subsequent embodiments of the present invention, members having substantially the same configuration and function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
[0112]
FIG. 33 is a main part perspective view showing the main part in the ink jet recording apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The main difference from the first embodiment is that the tray guide 102 as the guide part is a paper discharge tray 120. And the tray guide 102 is driven in a direction parallel to the carriage shafts 28 and 29 by a pinion 107 provided on the motor 106 and a rack 104 provided on the tray guide 102. And the conveyance of the disc tray 108 in a direction orthogonal to the carriage shafts 28 and 29 in the first area is connected to a tray conveyance roller 116 as a medium holding plate conveyance roller and a roller shaft 110 having a spring mechanism therein. This is performed by the auxiliary roller 112 that has been set.
[0113]
The other points are basically the same as the first embodiment.
[0114]
Next, the operation of the inkjet recording apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 33 to 49 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0115]
As shown in FIG. 49, when the operator first turns on the power, the tray guide 102 on which the disc tray 108 is placed at the standby position shown in FIGS. 35 to 37 enters a standby state.
[0116]
Next, when the operator turns on a disc loading switch (not shown), the motor 106 drives the tray guide 102 to move to the disc loading / unloading position shown in FIGS.
[0117]
Here, when the operator places the DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 108 on the tray guide 102 and turns on the disk loading switch again, the tray guide 102 moves to the standby position.
[0118]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 34, the auxiliary roller 112 and the tray transport roller 116 driven by a motor (not shown) are formed with tapers 114 and 118, respectively. It is arranged between the transport rollers 116.
[0119]
Then, the recording head 30 and the spurs 60 and 62 are raised to the disk printing position, and the pinch roller 52 is also raised to the disk retraction height.
[0120]
Also, the disc tray 108 is conveyed in the direction of the recording head 30 by the driving force of the tray conveyance roller 116, and reaches the disc pull-in start position shown in FIGS. 40, 41, and 42.
[0121]
Here, when it is determined that the leading end 74 of the disc tray 20 has passed below the pinch roller 52, the pinch roller 52 is lowered. Then, after the disk tray 108 moves to the print start position shown in FIGS. 43, 44, and 45, printing on the DVD disk 22 is started.
[0122]
When printing on the DVD disk 22 is completed, the disk tray 108 is transported to the printing end position shown in FIGS. 46, 47, 47, and 48.
[0123]
Thereafter, the disk tray 108 is transported to the standby position shown in FIGS. 35, 36, and 37, and enters a standby state.
[0124]
If it is determined in this standby state that the operator has turned on the disc loading switch, the computer (not shown) provided in the ink jet recording apparatus 100 checks whether a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed after printing on the DVD disc 22 is completed. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the standby state at the standby position is maintained. If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the tray guide 102 on which the disk tray 108 is mounted is moved to the position shown in FIGS. And the operator can take out the printed DVD disk 22.
[0125]
Thereafter, when the operator turns on the disc loading switch and returns the tray guide 102 to the standby position, a sensor (not shown) provided in the ink jet recording apparatus 100 detects whether there is a new DVD disc 22 on the disc tray 108 or not. Is detected, and if it is determined that the DVD disk 22 is present, the pinch roller 52 is raised to the disk pull-in height, and thereafter, the same printing is performed. , The pinch roller 52 and the spurs 60 and 62 are moved to the plain paper printing position, and the disc tray 108 is held at the standby position.
[0126]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the disc tray 108 can be placed without the operator manually pulling out or pushing in the discharge tray 120. Since the tray guide 102 is driven by the motor 106, the effect of improving the convenience for the operator is achieved.
[0127]
In addition, there is an effect that the paper discharge tray 120 and the disc tray 108 can be operated separately and independently.
[0128]
In this embodiment, the recording medium is conveyed in the direction (first direction) orthogonal to the main scanning direction of the recording head 30 by the tray conveyance roller 116 (medium holding plate conveyance roller). Instead of the conveyance by the roller 116, the conveyance by the gear and the pinion shown in the first embodiment of the present invention may be used.
[0129]
(Embodiment 3)
Next, an ink jet recording apparatus 200 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 50 to 80 will be described.
[0130]
The third embodiment differs greatly from the second embodiment in that the disc tray is rotated by 90 ° when the disc tray is taken in and out.
[0131]
FIGS. 50 and 51 are main part perspective views showing main parts in an ink jet recording apparatus 200 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 50 omits the tray guide support plate 204 in FIG. 51 for convenience of explanation. Things are shown.
[0132]
In the drawings other than FIGS. 51, 66, 67, 70, and 71, the tray guide support plate 204 is omitted for convenience of description similarly to FIG.
[0133]
The tray guide support plate 204 is fixed to a housing of the inkjet recording apparatus 200, and has an arc-shaped slit 205 formed therein.
[0134]
A tray guide 209 for holding a disk tray 208 on which the DVD disk 22 is placed has L-shaped hooks 214 and 212, and the hook 214 is hooked on a slit 205 of the tray guide support plate 204. 205 is slidably provided.
[0135]
The tray guide 209 is further rotatably connected to the tray guide support plate 204 by pins 226.
[0136]
As shown in FIGS. 53 to 56, the tray guide 209 has a gear portion 210 extending in a U-shape from the main body of the tray guide 209, and the gear portion 210 is provided with a pinion 224 ( 57 to 62).
[0137]
As shown in FIG. 52, an arc-shaped concave portion 220 is formed in the disc tray 208, and a gear portion 216 is formed above the concave portion.
[0138]
As shown in FIGS. 57 to 62, when the pinion 224 of the motor 206 meshes with the gear portions 210 and 216, the two teeth 222 of the gear portion 210 and the two teeth 218 of the gear portion 216 overlap. Wrap and mesh with pinion 224.
[0139]
The coil spring 202 provided on the housing of the ink jet recording apparatus 200 comes into contact with the disc tray 208 when the disc tray 208 reaches a predetermined position, and urges the disc tray 208 in the direction of the carriage shafts 28 and 29. .
[0140]
As shown in FIGS. 63 to 65, a support shaft 234 is fixed to a housing of the inkjet recording apparatus 200, and two disk feed rollers 230 are provided on the support shaft 234 via an arm 232 having a built-in spring. .
[0141]
The disk feed roller 230 always faces the paper discharge rollers 56, 58 with a gap smaller than the thickness of the disk tray 208 so as not to contact the paper discharge rollers 56, 58.
[0142]
At the time of printing on the disc tray 208, as shown in FIG. 65, when the spurs 60 and 62 are raised, the disc tray 208 comes into contact with the disc feed roller 230 against the spring force of the arm 232, so that the discharge rollers 56 , 58 are transmitted to the disc tray 208, and the disc tray 208 is conveyed in the second area.
[0143]
On the other hand, when printing on recording paper (plain paper) 41 as a second recording medium, the printing is performed with the spurs 60 and 62 lowered as shown in FIG. By contacting the surface, the recording paper 41 is conveyed (discharged) by the driving force of the discharge rollers 56 and 58.
[0144]
At this time, the recording paper 41 does not contact the disk feed roller 230.
[0145]
In order to reduce the size of the ink jet recording apparatus 200, the length of the gear portion 216 must be shortened. In this case, the engagement of the pinion 224 of the motor 206 and the gear portion 216 alone requires the printing of the DVD disk 22. At times, the disc tray 208 cannot be transported to the pinch roller 52 and the main roller 54. Therefore, the disc tray 208 is provided by providing the disc feed roller 230 and utilizing the forward / reverse rotation of the paper discharge rollers 56 and 58. The problem has been solved.
[0146]
Note that the support shaft 234, the arm 232, and the disk feed roller 230 shown in FIGS. 63 to 65 are omitted in other drawings for convenience of description.
[0147]
Next, the operation of the inkjet recording apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0148]
First, when the operator turns on the power, the tray guide 209 on which the disk tray 208 is placed at the standby position shown in FIG. 66 to FIG. 69 enters a standby state.
[0149]
Next, when the operator turns on a disc loading switch (not shown), the pinion 224 connected to the motor 206 is engaged with the gear section 210 by driving the motor 206, and the tray guide 209 is moved to the disc loading / unloading position shown in FIGS. Move to
[0150]
Next, when the operator places the DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 208 on the tray guide 209 and turns on the disk loading switch again, the tray guide 209 moves to the standby position.
[0151]
FIGS. 57 to 62 schematically show the movement of the tray guide 209 at this time.
[0152]
When the motor 206 drives the tray guide 209 from the disk attaching / detaching position to the standby position, the coil spring 202 contacts the disk tray 208 at the position shown in FIG.
[0153]
When the motor 206 rotates and further moves the tray guide 209 toward the standby position, the disc tray 208 is gradually pushed and moved toward the carriage shafts 28 and 29 by the pressing force of the coil spring 202 (FIG. 59, 60), when the tray guide 209 completely comes to the standby position, the state shown in FIGS. 61 and 62 is obtained.
[0154]
Thereafter, similarly to the above-described second embodiment, the recording head 30 and the spurs 60 and 62 rise to the disk printing position, and the pinch roller 52 also rises to the disk retracting height.
[0155]
When the disk tray 208 is transported to the disk pull-in start position shown in FIGS. 74 and 75 by the driving force of the motor 206, the disk tray 208 is subsequently transported to the main roller 54 by the driving force of the paper discharge rollers 58 and 56. .
[0156]
Here, similarly to the second embodiment, when it is determined that the leading end 74 of the disc tray 208 has passed below the pinch roller 52, the pinch roller 52 is lowered.
[0157]
Thereafter, after the disk tray 208 moves to the print start position shown in FIGS. 76 and 77, printing on the DVD disk 22 is started.
[0158]
Thereafter, when printing on the DVD disk 22 is completed, the disk tray 208 is transported to the printing end position shown in FIGS.
[0159]
Thereafter, the disc tray 208 is transported to the standby position and enters a standby state.
[0160]
In this standby state, when it is determined that the operator has turned on the disc loading switch, the computer (not shown) provided in the ink jet recording apparatus 200 determines whether a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed after printing on the DVD disc 22 is completed. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the standby state at the standby position is maintained. If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the tray guide 209 carrying the disk tray 208 is moved to the disk mounting / dismounting position. Then, the operator can take out the DVD disc 22 after printing.
[0161]
Thereafter, the operator turns on the disc loading switch and returns the tray guide 209 to the standby position.
[0162]
Thereafter, when the next print command comes, a sensor (not shown) provided in the inkjet recording apparatus 200 detects whether or not there is a new DVD disk 22 on the disk tray 208, and determines that there is a DVD disk 22. For example, the pinch roller 52 is raised to the disk retraction height, and thereafter, the same printing is performed. However, if it is determined that there is no new DVD disk 22, the recording head 30, the pinch roller 52, and the spurs 60 and 62 are The disc tray 208 is moved to the paper printing position, and the disc tray 208 is held at the standby position.
[0163]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the disc tray 208 can be placed without the operator manually pulling out or pushing the discharge tray 120 out of the discharge tray 120. Since the tray guide 209 is driven by the motor 206, it is possible to improve the convenience for the operator.
[0164]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the conveyance of the tray guide 209 in the main scanning direction and the direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction can be performed by one motor 206, so that the entire apparatus can be downsized. it can.
[0165]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the conveyance direction of the medium holding plate on which the first recording medium is placed is separated into the first direction and the second direction, thereby reducing the size of the ink jet recording apparatus in the first direction. It can be housed compactly in a television rack or the like at home.
[0166]
In addition, all operations on the medium tray, the ejection tray, and the medium holding plate are performed on the front surface of the ink jet recording apparatus, and a loading mechanism for switching between the protruding state and the stored state of the medium holding plate on the front surface of the ink jet recording apparatus is provided. It can also be installed in a place where there is an opening only in the front of the stored item, such as a TV rack at home.
[0167]
Further, since the medium tray, the discharge tray, and the medium holding plate are provided substantially in parallel with each other, it is possible to reduce the size of the ink jet recording apparatus in the height direction, and to compactly store the ink jet recording apparatus in a home TV rack or the like. it can.
[0168]
According to another aspect, the medium holding plate is conveyed by the first conveyance system, and the second recording medium is conveyed by the second conveyance system. It is possible to switch the printing on the recording medium.
[0169]
According to another aspect of the present invention, since the first transport system and the second transport system share at least one transport roller, the size of the apparatus can be reduced without increasing the number of components.
[0170]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a motor provided in the inkjet recording apparatus, a pinion driven by the motor, and a gear provided on the medium holding plate so as to mesh with the pinion are formed as a loading mechanism. Operation becomes easy.
[0171]
According to another aspect, the loading mechanism includes an idle gear having an axis shifted in a first direction with respect to the axis of the pinion between the gear provided on the medium holding plate and the pinion. When the guide portion moves and the idle gear and the pinion come into contact with each other, the teeth of the idle gear and the teeth of the pinion mesh with each other so that the teeth of the pinion obliquely contact with each other, so that reliable meshing is possible.
[0172]
According to another aspect, the first conveyance system includes a medium holding plate conveyance roller that conveys the medium holding plate along the first direction, and the medium holding plate conveyance roller is inclined in the second direction. When the medium holding plate is switched from the projecting state to the storage state and the medium holding plate and the medium holding plate transport roller come into contact with each other, the medium holding plate is configured to be guided to the taper. When the plate is switched from the protruding state to the storage state, the medium holding plate does not hit the side surface of the medium holding plate conveyance roller, and the medium holding plate conveyance roller surely comes into contact with the surface of the medium holding plate.
[0173]
According to another aspect, the first transport system includes a pinch roller facing the transport roller, and a pinch roller distance changing mechanism that changes a distance between the transport roller and the pinch roller, and the medium holding plate includes a second pinch roller. When the leading end of the medium holding plate in the transport direction passes between the transport roller and the pinch roller in the case where the transport from the transport along the first direction to the transport along the first direction is performed, the distance between the transport roller and the pinch roller is increased. When the medium holding plate shifts from the conveyance in the second direction to the conveyance in the first direction, that is, when the medium holding plate moves from the standby position of the medium holding plate to the disk tray retracting position. In addition, the medium holding plate can be reliably passed between the transport roller and the pinch roller.
[0174]
According to another aspect of the present invention, the second transport system includes a spur, the spur and the second recording medium are brought into contact when the second recording medium is transported, and the spur and the medium holding plate are transported when the medium holding plate is transported. Is provided with a spur switching mechanism that raises the spurs so that the spurs are not in contact with each other, so that when the second recording medium is conveyed, the spurs are brought into contact with the second recording medium to smoothly convey the medium, When the plate is transported, the spur is raised by the spur switching mechanism so that the spur does not contact the medium holding plate and the first recording medium on the medium holding plate can be prevented from being damaged.
[0175]
According to another aspect of the invention, the recording head is connected to the pinch roller distance changing mechanism, and the pinch roller distance changing mechanism keeps the distance between the first recording medium and the second recording medium and the recording head constant. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to deal with a plurality of types of recording media having various thicknesses without bothering the operator.
[0176]
According to another aspect of the invention, the medium holding plate, the medium tray, and the discharge tray are housed inside the ink jet recording apparatus at least at the time of ejecting ink by the recording head or when the second recording medium is discharged to the discharge tray. When printing on a recording medium, the medium holding plate, the medium tray, and the discharge tray do not protrude outside the ink jet recording apparatus. Therefore, the glass door of a rack or the like that stores the ink jet recording apparatus is closed. Printing can be performed as it is.
[0177]
According to another aspect of the present invention, the medium holding plate is provided above the medium tray, and the discharge tray is provided between the medium holding plate and the medium tray, so that the space inside the ink jet recording apparatus can be efficiently used. Thus, the size of the device can be reduced.
[0178]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a loading mechanism includes a guide portion for supporting a medium holding plate, and an arcuate gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with a pinion, wherein the pinion meshes with the arcuate gear portion. The medium holding plate is conveyed along with the guide portion in the second direction by the guide portion rotating approximately 90 ° in the horizontal direction, and the pinion meshes with a gear provided on the medium holding plate, thereby causing the medium holding plate to rotate. The medium holding plate is conveyed along the first direction by sliding with respect to the guide portion, so that the medium holding plate is conveyed along with the guide portion along the second direction. There is no sliding between the holding plate and the guide portion, and therefore, there is an excellent effect that sliding with respect to the medium holding plate is reduced.
[0179]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a loading mechanism includes a guide portion for supporting a medium holding plate, and a linear gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with a pinion, wherein the pinion meshes with the linear gear portion. Then, the guide portion is transported along with the medium holding plate along the second direction, and the pinion and the gear provided on the medium holding plate mesh with each other so that the medium holding plate slides with respect to the guide portion to hold the medium. Since the plate is conveyed along the first direction, while the medium holding plate is conveyed along with the guide along the second direction, there is no sliding between the medium holding plate and the guide. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that sliding with respect to the medium holding plate is reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an application example in which an inkjet recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is arranged in a home television rack.
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of the ink jet recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front perspective view showing the appearance when the discharge tray of the ink jet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is at the discharge tray open position.
FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing the appearance when the discharge tray of the ink jet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is at the maximum discharge position of the discharge tray.
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of the inkjet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a state where the tray guide is pulled up at a maximum ejection position of a discharge tray;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing a main part in the ink jet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a top view showing a configuration inside the inkjet recording apparatus at a standby position according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9A is a top view showing the internal structure of the inkjet recording apparatus at the discharge tray open position according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
(B) Top view showing a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9 (A).
FIG. 10 is a top view illustrating the internal configuration of the inkjet recording apparatus at the maximum ejection position of the discharge tray according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a top view showing the internal structure of the inkjet recording apparatus at the position where the disc tray is drawn in according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is a top view illustrating an internal configuration of the inkjet recording apparatus at a printing start position according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 15 is a top view showing the internal configuration of the inkjet recording apparatus at the printing end position according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 17 is a front perspective view showing the appearance when the sheet cassette of the ink jet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is pulled out.
FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a relationship among a tray guide, a disc tray, and a DVD disc according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram showing main parts of a carriage (pinch roller, spur moving mechanism) (pinch roller distance changing mechanism) at a standby position according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 20 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a main part of a carriage (pinch roller distance changing mechanism) for moving a carriage, a pinch roller, and a spur at a retracted position of the disc tray according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 21 is a conceptual diagram showing a main part of a carriage (pinch roller distance changing mechanism) of a carriage, a pinch roller, and a spur during printing according to the first embodiment of the invention
FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the inkjet recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a mechanism for changing a pinch roller distance at a plain paper print position according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 24 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when a recording head and a spur have risen to a disk printing position in FIG. 23;
FIG. 25 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when the pinch roller has risen to a disk retraction height in FIG. 24;
26 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when the tip of the disc tray has passed below the pinch roller in FIG. 25;
FIG. 27 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when the pinch roller is lowered in FIG. 26;
FIG. 28 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when the disc tray is conveyed to a printing start position in FIG. 27;
FIG. 29 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism during printing on a disk in FIG. 28;
30 is an enlarged conceptual diagram showing a main part of a pinch roller distance changing mechanism when printing on a disk is completed in FIG. 29;
FIG. 31 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a main part showing a main part in the ink jet recording apparatus at a standby position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 34 is an enlarged perspective view showing an auxiliary roller and a tray transport roller according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 35 is a top view showing the internal structure of the inkjet recording apparatus at a standby position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
36 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 35.
FIG. 37 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 35;
FIG. 38 is a top view showing the internal structure of the ink jet recording apparatus at the disk loading / unloading position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
39 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 38.
FIG. 40 is a top view showing the internal structure of the ink jet recording apparatus at the disk pull-in start position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 41 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 40;
42 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 40;
FIG. 43 is a top view showing the configuration inside the ink jet recording apparatus at the printing start position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
44 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 43.
FIG. 45 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 43;
FIG. 46 is a top view showing the configuration inside the ink jet recording apparatus at the printing end position according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
47 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 46.
48 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 46.
FIG. 49 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the inkjet recording apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 50 is an essential part perspective view showing an essential part in an ink jet recording apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 51 is a perspective view of a main part obtained by adding a tray guide support plate to FIG. 50;
FIG. 52 is a top view of the disc tray according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 53 is a top view of the tray guide according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 54 is a side view of FIG. 53.
FIG. 55 is a front view of FIG. 53;
56 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 53.
FIG. 57 is a partial top view schematically showing movement of the tray guide and the disk tray when the tray guide and the disk tray move from the disk mounting position to the standby position in the third embodiment of the present invention.
58 is a partially enlarged view showing a relationship between a pinion and a gear in FIG. 57.
FIG. 59 is a partial top view schematically showing a case where the tray guide and the disc tray further move from the position shown in FIG. 57 toward the standby position in the third embodiment of the present invention.
60 is a partially enlarged view showing the relationship between the pinion and the gear in FIG. 59.
FIG. 61 is a partial top view schematically showing a state of a tray guide and a disc tray at a standby position according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 62 is a partially enlarged view showing a relationship between a pinion and a gear in FIG. 61;
FIG. 63 is a partial top view showing a disk feed roller according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 64 is a conceptual diagram showing the positions of a disk feed roller and a spur during plain paper printing according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 65 is a conceptual diagram showing the positions of a disk feed roller and a spur at a disk pull-in start position according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 66 is a top view showing the configuration inside the ink jet recording apparatus at the standby position according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
67 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 66.
FIG. 68 is a top view of FIG. 66 from which the tray guide support plate is omitted.
69 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 68.
FIG. 70 is a top view showing the internal structure of the ink jet recording apparatus at the disk loading / unloading position according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 71 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 70;
FIG. 72 is a top view in which the tray guide support plate is omitted in FIG. 70;
73 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 72.
FIG. 74 is a top view showing the configuration inside the ink jet recording apparatus at the disk pull-in start position according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
75 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 74.
FIG. 76 is a top view showing the internal structure of the inkjet recording apparatus at the printing start position according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
77 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 76.
FIG. 78 is a top view showing the internal structure of the inkjet recording apparatus at the printing end position according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
79 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 78.
FIG. 80 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the inkjet recording apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
12 Output tray (output tray)
14 Paper ejection
16 Tray guide
20 disk tray (medium holding plate)
22 DVD disk (optical recording medium, first recording medium)
30 Recording head
36 motor (first transport system)
40 Paper cassette (media tray)
41 Recording paper (second recording medium)
43 Pickup roller (second transport system)
45, 47 paper feed roller (second transport system)
52 Pinch roller (transport system)
54 Main Roller (Transport System)
56,58 Discharge roller (transport system)
60, 62, 64 spurs (second transport system)

Claims (14)

A medium holding plate that is housed in the ink jet recording apparatus and on which the first recording medium is placed, a first conveyance system that reciprocates the medium holding plate in a first direction, and is housed in the ink jet recording apparatus. A medium tray on which the second recording medium is placed and provided substantially in parallel with the medium holding plate, a second transport system for transporting the second recording medium, and the first transport system The first recording medium on the medium holding plate conveyed along the first direction, and recording ejecting ink toward the second recording medium conveyed by the second conveyance system A head and a loading mechanism that conveys the medium holding plate along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and switches between a protruding state and a stored state of the medium holding plate on the front surface of the inkjet recording apparatus; Medium tray And a discharge tray for storing the second recording medium from which ink has been ejected by the recording head. The operation of the medium tray, the discharge tray, and the medium holding plate is performed by the inkjet recording apparatus. An ink jet recording apparatus characterized in that the recording is performed on the front surface. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first transport system and the second transport system share at least one transport roller. 2. The loading mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the loading mechanism includes a motor provided in the inkjet recording apparatus, a pinion driven by the motor, and a gear provided on the medium holding plate so as to be meshable with the pinion. Or the inkjet recording device according to claim 2. 4. The loading mechanism according to claim 1, wherein an idle gear having an axis shifted in the first direction with respect to an axis of the pinion is provided between the gear and the pinion. 5. The inkjet recording device according to any one of the above. The first conveyance system includes a medium holding plate conveyance roller that conveys the medium holding plate along the first direction, and the medium holding plate conveyance roller has a taper that is inclined in the second direction. The medium holding plate is guided to the taper when the medium holding plate and the medium holding plate conveyance roller contact each other by switching from the protruding state of the medium holding plate to the storage state. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The first transport system includes a pinch roller opposed to the transport roller, and when the medium holding plate shifts from transport along the second direction to transport along the first direction, 3. A pinch roller distance changing mechanism for changing a distance between the transport roller and the pinch roller when a leading end of the medium holding plate in the transport direction passes between the transport roller and the pinch roller. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 5. The second transport system includes a spur, and when the second recording medium is transported, the spur and the second recording medium are brought into contact with each other. The ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a spur switching mechanism that raises the spur so as to make contact. The recording head is connected to the pinch roller distance changing mechanism, and the pinch roller distance changing mechanism maintains a constant distance between the first recording medium and the second recording medium and the recording head. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein The medium holding plate, the medium tray, and the discharge tray are housed inside the ink jet recording apparatus at least when the recording head discharges ink or when the second recording medium is discharged to the discharge tray. The ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first recording medium includes at least one of an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, an electronic recording medium, a plastic card, a resin solid, and a metal solid. Item 10. An ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of items 9. 11. The ink-jet apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medium holding plate is provided above the medium tray, and the discharge tray is provided between the medium holding plate and the medium tray. Recording device. 12. The loading mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the loading mechanism rotates the medium holding plate in a horizontal direction by approximately 90 degrees to carry the medium holding plate along the second direction. An inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of the above. The loading mechanism includes a guide portion that supports the medium holding plate, and an arcuate gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with the pinion, wherein the pinion and the arcuate gear portion mesh with each other. The medium holding plate is conveyed along with the guide portion in the second direction by the guide portion rotating approximately 90 ° in the horizontal direction, and the pinion meshes with a gear provided on the medium holding plate. 13. The medium holding plate according to claim 1, wherein the medium holding plate is conveyed along the first direction by sliding the medium holding plate with respect to the guide portion. Ink jet recording device. The loading mechanism includes a guide portion for supporting the medium holding plate, and a linear gear portion provided on the guide portion and meshing with the pinion, wherein the pinion and the linear gear portion mesh with each other. The guide portion is transported along with the medium holding plate along the second direction, and the pinion and a gear provided on the medium holding plate mesh with each other so that the medium holding plate slides with respect to the guide portion. 13. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medium holding plate is conveyed along the first direction.

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