JP2007051012A - Paper holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a paper holder from slipping off a from recording paper roll. <P>SOLUTION: The paper holder comprises a male holder 37 and a female holder 39. These holders 37, 38 are fitted to both ends of the recording paper roll 16 formed by wrapping a recording paper around a core 17. A slip prevention member (locking member) 56 preventing the core 17 from slipping off from the paper holder by pressing the inner periphery of the core 17 is fitted to the engagement part 38 of the female holder 37. The slip prevention member 56 is biased by a plate spring 40 in a direction where the pressing part 56a presses the inner periphery of the core 17. When the male holder 37 is fitted to the female holder 39, the slip prevention member 56 is pressed by the outer periphery of an engagement shaft 36 to press the pressing part 56a against the core 17 by a strong force. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper holder device for a recording paper roll used for rotatably holding a recording paper roll such as a thermal recording paper or a photographic paper.

  In a photographic printer or a color thermal printer, a recording paper roll obtained by winding a long recording paper into a roll is used, and is cut into sheet paper of a predetermined size after printing.

  In this recording paper roll, a long recording paper is wound around a paper or plastic core. Since photographic paper and color thermal recording paper are provided with photosensitivity and photofixability, the recording paper roll is a paper magazine for a recording paper roll (hereinafter referred to as a paper feeding magazine) having moisture retention and light shielding performance. .) Is set in the printer in the state of being housed.

The paper feed magazine incorporates a roll driving mechanism for rotating the recording paper roll, and the recording paper roll is rotated via the roll driving mechanism by driving from the printer side. When the recording paper roll is set in the paper feed magazine, a paper holder for the recording paper roll having a rotation shaft is attached to each end so that the recording paper roll is rotatably supported. The paper holder is attached to the recording paper roll by first fitting one paper holder from one end of the hollow core, and then fitting the other paper holder from the other end of the core. Is done.
JP-A-10-291706

  However, if the paper holder and the winding core are loosely fitted, when one paper holder is attached to the recording paper roll and the other paper holder is attached, the already-attached paper holder comes out of the winding core and drops. Sometimes.

  Also, when carrying the recording paper roll with both paper holders installed or setting it in the paper feed magazine, if the paper holder and winding core are loosely fitted, the paper holder and recording paper roll will be disengaged, and recording There is a risk of dropping the paper roll or the paper holder.

  For this reason, when attaching the paper holder, it is difficult to attach the paper holder because the other paper holder must be attached while holding the already-attached paper holder with one hand. Also, when carrying the recording paper roll with both paper holders attached, it must be done carefully so that the recording paper roll and paper holder do not come off while supporting the recording paper roll together with both paper holders. It is difficult to carry or set in a paper feed magazine.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paper holder device that is firmly fixed to a recording paper roll when the paper holder is attached to the recording paper roll.

  Another object of the present invention is to prevent the paper holder and the core from slipping when the paper holder is attached to the recording paper roll.

  In order to achieve the above object, a paper holder device according to the present invention comprises a pair of paper holders attached to both ends of a recording paper roll in which a long recording paper is wound around a hollow core, and rotates the recording paper roll. In the freely holding paper holder device, the pair of paper holders are fitted to the core and attached to the both ends, and each male holder has an engagement shaft and an engagement hole to be engaged in the core at the time of attachment. And an outer periphery of the engaging portion in which the engagement hole is formed is displaced in a direction to be pressed against the winding core in conjunction with the engagement with the engagement shaft. An anti-slip member is provided for preventing slippage of the winding core and the paper holder when the winding core and the paper holder are rotated.

  The male holder and the female holder are each provided with a core portion that fits with the inner peripheral surface of the core, and the outer diameter of the core portion gradually increases along the insertion direction of insertion into the core. Thus, the outer peripheral surface is preferably tapered.

  It is preferable that a plurality of claws are formed in the pressing portion that is formed on the anti-slip member and presses the inner periphery of the winding core, and that bites into the inner peripheral surface of the winding core.

  As described above in detail, the paper holder device of the present invention has an engagement shaft and an engagement hole that are fitted to both ends of the recording paper roll core and are engaged with each other, and are engaged in the core. The outer periphery of the engaging portion formed of a male holder and a female holder and formed with the engagement hole is displaced in a direction to be pressed against the core in conjunction with the engagement with the engagement shaft. By providing an anti-slip member that prevents slippage between the core and the paper holder by pressing the inner circumference, the core and holder are prevented from slipping when the recording paper roll rotates. can do.

  2 and 3 show the appearance of the paper feed magazine 3 used in the color thermal printer. The paper feed magazine 3 includes a box-shaped magazine body 5 formed of plastic having moisture retention and light shielding properties, and a magazine lid 6 that opens and closes the magazine body 5. The paper feed magazine 3 is set in a color thermal printer by gripping the grip 4 provided on the magazine lid 6.

  The magazine lid 6 is attached to the magazine body 5 via a hinge portion 8 and can be opened and closed. The magazine lid is fitted with a packing that keeps the inside of the paper feed magazine 3 light-tight and prevents intrusion of moisture and dust. A lock member 10 is attached to the front surface of the magazine body 5. The lock member 10 is hooked on a protrusion 6a formed at the front end of the magazine lid 6 in a state in which the magazine lid 6 is closed, and locks the magazine lid 6 so that the magazine lid 6 is not inadvertently opened.

  The paper feed magazine 3 stores a recording paper roll 16 in which a long color thermal recording paper 14 is wound in a roll shape. The recording paper roll 16 includes a color thermosensitive recording paper 14 and a winding core 17 for winding the recording paper roll 16. As the material of the core 17, for example, paper or plastic is used.

  When the recording paper roll 16 is set in the paper feed magazine 3, a pair of paper holders 18 are attached to both ends of the recording paper roll 16. Although not shown, a recording paper inlet / outlet through which the color thermosensitive recording paper 14 enters and exits the paper feed magazine 3 is provided on the bottom surface of the magazine body 5.

  Each of the pair of paper holders 18 includes a rotation shaft inside thereof, and holds the recording paper roll 16 so as to be rotatable. A handle 21 is attached to each pair of paper holders 18. The handle 21 is provided so as to be swingable in a direction in which each end of the recording paper roll 16 is pressed when the paper holder 21 is attached to the recording paper roll 16.

  When the recording paper roll 16 is lifted by holding the handle 21 with both hands, the handle 21 is swung by the weight of the recording paper roll 16, whereby both ends of the recording paper roll 16 are pressed and the end surface of the recording paper roll 16 is pressed. Are aligned. Since the recording paper roll 16 is set with the handle 21 held by both hands, the recording paper roll 16 is stored in the paper feed magazine 3 while maintaining the end face aligned.

  If the end faces of the recording paper rolls 16 are not aligned, when the color thermal recording paper 14 is pulled out in this state, the recording paper 14 may be skewed or the recording paper roll 16 rotates in that state. In such a case, jamming may occur in the paper feed magazine 3. For this reason, since the handle 21 is attached, the recording paper roll 16 is set in the paper feed magazine 3 with the end faces thereof aligned, so that skew and jamming are prevented.

  A pair of support plates 22 and 23 that support the recording paper roll 16 are provided on both sides of the magazine body 5. These support plates 22 and 23 are formed with slits 22a and 23a into which the paper holder 20 is inserted. Further, these support plates 22 and 23 are brought into contact with the paper holder 20 by the bias of the springs, and the recording paper roll 16 is pressed along the slits 22a and 23a of the support plates 22 and 23, so The one-side members 26 and 27 to be brought together are rotatably attached. One end of each of the one-sided members 26 and 27 is attached to the magazine lid 6 and moves in conjunction with opening and closing of the magazine lid 6.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a drive roller 29 is provided in the magazine body 5 so as to be in contact with the outer periphery of the recording paper roll 16 and rotate the recording paper roll 16 in the paper feeding direction and the rewinding direction. It has been incorporated. The drive roller 29 has a structure in which slip is prevented by coating the outer periphery of an iron bar with a coating material such as rubber. One end of the drive roller 29 protrudes outside the magazine body 5, and a gear 32 that meshes with the drive mechanism of the printer when set in the color thermal printer is attached to the end of the protruded drive roller 29. It has been.

  The slits 22a and 23a of the support plates 22 and 23 are formed toward the drive roller 29 (see FIG. 3). For this reason, when the color thermal recording paper 14 is used and the diameter of the recording paper roll 16 is reduced, the recording paper roll 16 is pushed by the biasing members 26 and 27 that are rotated by the biasing of the spring, and the slits 22a and 23a. , And its outer periphery always contacts the driving roller 29. Thereby, the driving roller 29 can appropriately rotate the recording paper roll 16 from the initial use to the end of use.

  When the paper feed magazine 3 is set in the printer, the gear 32 and the drive mechanism of the printer are engaged. The gear 32 is driven by this engagement, and the recording paper roll 16 rotates. The rotation of the recording paper roll 16 feeds the leading end of the color thermal recording paper 14 to the printing section through the recording paper inlet / outlet.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the winding core 17 around which the color thermal recording paper 14 is wound is formed in a hollow shape, and the paper holder 18 is fitted to the hole of the winding core 17 and attached to the recording paper roll 16. The paper holder 18 is a male holder (hereinafter referred to as a male holder) 37 having an engagement shaft 36 and a female holder (hereinafter referred to as a female holder) having an engagement portion 38 that engages with the engagement shaft 36. 39.

  An engagement hole 40 into which the engagement shaft 36 is inserted is formed in the engagement portion 38. The engaging shaft 36 and the engaging hole 40 are engaged inside the core 17, and the paper holders 37 and 39 are attached to the recording paper roll 16.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the male holder 37 and the female holder 39 include core portions 41 and 42 and shaft support portions 43 and 44, respectively. The main parts of the male holder 37 and the female holder 39 are formed of plastic or the like, for example. The core portions 41 and 42 are portions that slidably contact with the inner periphery of the core 17 and are fitted therewith, and rotate together with the recording paper roll 16 by this fitting. The shaft support portions 43 and 44 rotatably support the rotation shafts 46 and 47, respectively. Each rotating shaft 46, 47 is inserted into each core portion 41, 42, and one end thereof is screwed with screws 48, 49, respectively, and fixed to each core portion 41, 42.

  Moreover, each rotating shaft 46 and 47 is attached to the shaft support parts 43 and 44 via the clutch members 51 and 52 which comprise a clutch mechanism. The clutch members 51 and 52 are constituted by a coil, a clutch plate, or the like. The rotation of the rotary shafts 46 and 47 by the clutch members 51 and 52 is heavy when rotating the color thermosensitive recording paper 14 in the pulling-out direction (feeding direction). On the contrary, the rewinding direction (rewinding). When rotating in the direction).

  The shaft support portions 43 and 44 are inserted into the slits 22 a and 23 a of the support plates 22 and 23, respectively, and the recording paper roll 16 is set in the paper feed magazine 3. As a result, when the drive roller 29 rotates, the recording paper roll 16, the core portions 41 and 42, and the rotary shafts 46 and 47 rotate together.

  The core part 41 of the male holder 37 is formed shorter in the axial direction than the core part 42 of the female holder 39. An engagement shaft 36 is provided at the end of the core portion 41. On the other hand, an engaging portion 38 is provided at one end of the core portion 42 of the female holder 39. At the other end of the core portion 42, when the core portion 42 is fitted to the winding core 17, a positioning flange 42a that contacts the end surface of the winding core 17 to determine the fitting position of the female holder 39 is determined. Is formed.

  When the holders 37 and 39 are attached to the recording paper roll 16, the female holder 39 is attached first, and then the male holder 39 is attached. Since the female holder 39 is initially positioned by the flange 42a, the male holder 39 attached later is also positioned as its reflection.

  The engagement portion 38 of the female holder 39 is provided with a retaining member 56 and a latch member 57 on the outer periphery of the engagement cylinder 55 in which the engagement hole 40 is formed. The latch member 57 is engaged with the groove 36a formed on the outer periphery of the coupling shaft 36 so that the coupling shaft 36 and the engagement hole 40 are not pulled out when the engagement shaft 36 is inserted. It is.

  In FIG. 7 showing a vertical section of the paper holder 18, the latch member 57 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the engagement 55, and a part of the latch member 57 passes through an opening 55 a formed in the engagement cylinder 55. It protrudes from the peripheral surface. This protrusion 57a engages with the groove 36a.

  When the engagement shaft 36 is inserted into the engagement hole 40, the protruding portion 57 a is pushed on the outer peripheral surface of the engagement shaft 36, and the latch member 57 is elastically deformed. When further inserted and the groove 36a and the protrusion 57a are in a position facing each other, the protrusion 57a enters the groove 36a by the elastic force of the latch member 57 and engages them, and the engagement shaft 36 is latched. . This latch prevents the male holder 37 and the female holder 39 from being inadvertently detached, and determines the fitting position of the male holder 37 so that the fitting position of the male holder 37 does not shift during rotation of the recording paper roll 16. ing.

  Further, in FIG. 8 showing a horizontal section of the paper holder 18, the retaining member 56 presses the inner periphery of the core 17 when the female holder 39 is fitted to the core 17, so that the female holder 39 is wound. This is to prevent the lead 17 from coming off. The retaining member 56 is attached so as to be swingable about a shaft 58. The retaining member 56 is formed of a metal plate, for example, and is engaged when the pressing portion 56 a that presses the inner periphery of the core 17 and the engaging shaft 36 is inserted into the engaging hole 40. A pressed portion 56 b is provided that is pressed against the outer periphery of the shaft 36 to swing the retaining member 56.

  1 and 9 showing the movement of the retaining member 56 before and after the engagement hole 40 and the engagement shaft 36 are engaged, first, as shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. Protrudes from the inside of the engaging portion 38 to the outside through an opening 38 a formed in the engaging portion 38. The pressed portion 56 b protrudes from the outside of the engaging cylinder 55 to the inside through the opening 55 a formed in the engaging cylinder 55. The engaging portion 38 is provided with a shaft attaching portion 61 for attaching the shaft 58. The portion provided with the shaft attaching portion 61 is attached from the front side of the engaging portion 38. The shaft attaching portion 61 sandwiches and supports the shaft 58 while being elastically deformed.

  First, the retaining member 56 inserted through the shaft 58 is inserted into the engaging portion 38 from the back surface of the engaging portion 38, and the pressing portion 56a and the pressed portion 56b are respectively opened to the openings 38a, Project from 55b. Next, the shaft attaching portion 61 is attached from the front surface of the engaging portion 38 while sandwiching the shaft 38. By this attachment, the retaining member 56 is supported in a swingable manner.

  Further, the retaining member 56 is urged by a leaf spring 59 in a direction in which the pressing portion 56 a presses the inner periphery of the core 17. By this urging, the retaining member 56 presses the inner periphery of the core 17, thereby preventing the female holder 39 fitted with the core 17 from coming off. The leaf spring 59 is attached by inserting one end of the leaf spring 59 into an attachment portion 55 </ b> C formed on the outer periphery of the engagement cylinder 55.

  The pressing portion 56 a is formed with a plurality of claws, and the pressing portion 56 a bites into the inner periphery of the core 17 by the urging force of the leaf spring 59. Due to the shape of the pressing portion 56a and the biasing of the leaf spring 59, the retaining member 56 causes the female holder 39 to fall out of the core 17 by its own weight when the female holder 39 is engaged with the core 17, or When the male holder 37 is attached after the female holder 39 is attached, a holding force is generated to such an extent that the female holder 39 is not pulled out of the winding core by being pushed by the male holder 37. In addition, the nail | claw does not need to be plural but only one may be sufficient.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the engagement shaft 36 is inserted into the engagement hole 40, the pressed portion 56 b is pressed by the outer periphery of the engagement shaft 36, and the pressing portion 56 a moves along the inner periphery of the core 17. The retaining member 56 swings in the pressing direction. As a result, the pressing portion 56 a further bites into the inner periphery of the core 17, and the holding force of the retaining member 56 increases. The knife holder 39 is reliably prevented from coming off by the increase in the holding force. Further, the increase in the holding force ensures that the core 17 and the female holder 39 are fitted with each other, so that they do not slip when the recording paper roll 16 rotates.

  Two retaining members 56 are provided at positions facing each other across the engagement cylinder 40. The position and the number of the retaining members 56 depend on the weight of the female holder 39 and the like. Is arbitrarily selected.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the recording paper roll 16 is set in the paper feed magazine 3, the lock member 10 is first unlocked and the magazine lid 6 is opened. When the magazine lid 6 is opened, the biasing members 26 and 27 swing toward the magazine lid 6 against the bias of the spring 24 in conjunction with the opening. Thereby, the slits 22a and 23a of the support plates 22 and 23 are opened.

  After the magazine lid 6 is opened, the paper holder 18 is attached to the recording paper roll 16. First, the knife holder 39 is inserted from one end of the recording paper roll 16, and the core 17 and the core part 42 are fitted. Then, the knife holder 39 is pushed to a position where the flange 42a and the end face of the core 17 come into contact with each other. Thereby, the knife holder 39 is positioned.

  When the female holder 39 and the core 17 are fitted, the retaining member 56 is urged by the leaf spring 59, and the pressing portion 56 a is pressed against the inner periphery of the core 17. By this pressing, the knife holder 39 and the core 17 are securely fixed. For this reason, the knife holder 39 does not fall out of the core 17 due to its own weight.

  After attaching the female holder 39, the male holder 37 is attached. At the time of attachment, even if only the recording paper roll 16 is held without supporting the knife holder 39 already attached to the winding core 17, the knife holder 39 is prevented from coming off by the retaining member 56. There is no possibility of falling out of the core 17 and falling. For this reason, since consciousness can be concentrated on the operation | work which attaches the male holder 37, the attachment operation | work of the male holder 37 becomes easy.

  When attaching the male holder 37 to the core 17, the engagement shaft 36 is inserted into the engagement hole 40 and pushed into a position where the engagement shaft 36 is latched by the latch member 57. When the engaging shaft 36 is pushed in, the outer periphery presses the pressed portion 56b, and the retaining member 56 is swung in the direction in which the pressing portion 56a is pressed against the inner periphery of the core 17. The pressing portion 56a is further pressed against the core 17 by this pressing, and the female holder 39 and the core 17 are securely fixed.

  When the male holder 37 is attached, the female holder 39 is pressed. However, since the female holder 39 is prevented from being detached by the retaining member 56, the fitting position is shifted due to the pressing when the male holder 37 is attached. There is no such thing.

  Since the already attached female holder 69 is positioned, the male holder 37 is also positioned by pushing the male holder 37 to a position where the engaging shaft 36 is latched by the latch member 57. For this reason, since the male holder 37 is also positioned without being aware of the fitting position, the attaching operation is facilitated.

  The recording paper roll 16 is set in the paper feed magazine 3 when the paper holder 18 is attached. When the recording paper roll 16 is lifted by holding the handle 21 with both hands, the handle 21 swings and is pressed against the end surface of the recording paper roll 16 by the weight of the recording paper roll 16. As a result, when the recording paper roll 16 is loosened and its end face protrudes like a bamboo shoot, the end face is aligned.

  In a state where the recording paper roll 16 is held by the handle 21, the shaft support portions 43 and 44 of the paper holder 18 are accommodated in the slits 22 a and 23 a and set in the paper feed magazine 3. Since the end face of the roll is pressed by the handle 21 until it is set in the paper feed magazine 3, it is set with the end face aligned. This prevents the color thermal recording paper 14 from skewing and jamming inside the paper feed magazine 3.

  Even when the recording paper roll 16 to which the paper holder 18 is attached is carried or set in the paper feed magazine 3, the paper holder 18 is prevented from being detached from the recording paper roll 16 by the retaining member 56. The recording paper roll 16 is not dropped and dropped.

  When the paper feed magazine 3 containing the recording paper roll 16 is set in the color thermal printer, the drive mechanism in the printer meshes with a gear 32 provided coaxially with the drive shaft 29 of the paper feed magazine 3. When a print instruction is given to the color thermal printer, the drive mechanism of the printer is activated and the drive roller 29 rotates. The recording paper roll 16 is rotated by the rotation of the driving roller 29, and the color thermal recording paper 14 is sent out of the paper feed magazine 3 from the recording paper inlet / outlet.

  The color thermal recording paper 14 sent out from the paper feed magazine 3 is thermally recorded as a full color image by a color thermal printer, cut to a specified print size, and discharged outside the printer. When printing is completed, the driving mechanism of the color thermal printer rotates the gear 32 in the rewinding direction opposite to the paper feeding direction and rewinds the color thermal recording paper 14 into the paper feeding magazine 3.

  Even during this printing, the paper holder 18 is firmly fixed to the core 17 by the retaining member 56, so that the paper holder 18 does not slip during the rotation of the recording paper roll 16, and There is no possibility that the fitting position is shifted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the urging force of the retaining means is generated by the leaf spring. However, the urging force is not limited to the leaf spring, and for example, a coil spring or the like may be used. Further, the urging force may be generated using the elasticity of the retaining means itself.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a paper holder made up of a male holder and a female holder that engage with each other when attached to the recording paper roll has been described. However, the paper holder consists of a pair of holders that do not engage when attached to the recording paper roll. A paper holder may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, the paper feed magazine for storing the color thermal recording paper has been described as an example. However, the present invention provides a paper feed magazine for storing photographic paper, other recording paper rolls, and a paper supply magazine for storing this. It can also be used for paper magazines.

It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the effect | action of the retaining member when attaching a paper holder to a recording paper roll (before attachment). It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a paper feed magazine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the paper feed magazine of the state which opened the magazine cover. It is the schematic of the cross section of the paper feed magazine which set the recording paper roll. It is an external perspective view of a recording paper roll and a paper holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of a paper holder. It is sectional drawing of the perpendicular direction of a paper holder. It is sectional drawing of the horizontal direction of a paper holder. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the effect | action of the retaining member at the time of attaching a paper holder to a recording paper roll (after attachment).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Paper feed magazine 16 Recording paper roll 18 Paper holder 36 Engagement shaft 37 Male holder 38 Engagement part 39 Female holder 40 Engagement cylinder 56 Retaining prevention member (slip prevention member)
56a Pressing part 56b Pressed part 57 Latch member

Claims (3)

In a paper holder device comprising a pair of paper holders attached to both ends of a recording paper roll in which a long recording paper is wound around a hollow winding core, and holding the recording paper roll rotatably,
The pair of paper holders includes a male holder and a female holder that are fitted to the winding core and attached to both ends, respectively, and have an engagement shaft and an engagement hole that are engaged in the winding core at the time of the attachment.
The outer periphery of the engagement portion in which the engagement hole is formed is displaced in a direction to be pressed against the winding core in conjunction with the engagement with the engagement shaft, and presses the inner periphery of the winding core. Thus, a slip holder is provided, which is provided with a slip prevention member for preventing slippage between the winding core and the paper holder when they rotate.   The male holder and the female holder are each provided with a core portion that fits with the inner peripheral surface of the core, and the outer diameter of the core portion gradually increases along the insertion direction of insertion into the core. The paper holder device according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral surface is tapered.   2. The pressing portion that is formed on the anti-slip member and presses the inner periphery of the core is formed with a plurality of claws, which bite into the inner peripheral surface of the core. Or the paper holder apparatus of 2 description.

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