JP2007223292A - Recording material and ink sheet integrated cassette group and recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attempt miniaturization by minimizing a part where dimensions are designed different according to the size of recording paper and an ink sheet to be contained, standardizing as much as possible, and improving the ease of using. <P>SOLUTION: A plural types of recording paper and an ink sheet-integrated cassette comprises a recording paper magazine 22 which contains recording paper 13 and an ink sheet magazine which contains an ink sheet 12 which transfers ink to the recording paper 13. The outside dimension of the recording paper magazine 22 is formed with different dimensions according to the outside dimension of the recording paper 13 contained in the recording paper magazine 22. Further, the outside dimension of the ink sheet magazine is formed with an equal dimension irrespective of the outside dimension of the recording paper 13 contained in the recording paper magazine 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group and a recording apparatus for recording an image or the like by transferring ink of an ink sheet to a recording material such as recording paper based on image information.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, printers as recording devices that output various computer data and digital images can be classified into thermal transfer printers, ink jet printers, laser printers, wire dot printers, and the like according to the recording method. Among them, the line thermal transfer printer uses an ink sheet and a recording paper, and selectively drives a plurality of heating elements arranged in the main scanning direction to convey the ink sheet and the recording paper in the sub scanning direction. Thus, printing is performed on the recording paper in the form of dot lines. In recent years, with the progress of input devices that handle images such as digital cameras, digital video cameras, and scanners on the input side, attention has been paid to thermal transfer printers.

  The thermal transfer printer is a printer suitable for printing out electronic image information captured by a still camera or a video camera that records a still image via a computer or a recording medium.

  For example, other types of printers, such as an ink jet printer, have only a binary selection of whether or not to form dots, so that apparent resolution and gradation can be achieved using a technique such as error diffusion while forming small dots on recording paper. I am trying to get sex. On the other hand, in the case of a thermal transfer printer, the value of heat that can control one pixel can be easily changed, so that it is possible to ensure a large gradation for one pixel. For this reason, the thermal transfer printer has an advantage that a smooth and high-quality image can be obtained as compared with other printers such as an ink jet printer.

  In addition, since the thermal transfer printer has improved the performance of the thermal head as a recording means and the performance of the recording paper material, it is possible to obtain an image print that is not inferior to a silver salt photograph even in the finished quality. For this reason, in order to keep pace with the recent progress of digital cameras, it is attracting attention as a printer for natural images.

  Furthermore, there is also provided a system in which a thermal transfer printer and an imaging device such as a digital camera or a digital video camera are not directly connected or are integrally configured. In this system, captured image information can be directly printed out without using an information processing device such as a computer for processing image information.

  According to such a system, image information from a digital camera or a digital video camera can be easily recorded with a photographic quality, and the degree of attention to a thermal transfer printer is increasing. However, in the thermal transfer method, in order to perform full-color printing, it is necessary to repeatedly transfer a plurality of colors of ink, and a general configuration for realizing this will be described below.

  An example of a general configuration of a conventional thermal transfer printer is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 32A, the recording paper P loaded in the recording paper cassette 107 is separated and fed only by the uppermost recording paper P by the paper feed roller 108 and the separating means 109, and the thermal head 104. And the platen roller 105. In the printing operation, the recording paper P is wound and conveyed around the peripheral surface of the platen roller 105 whose outer periphery is slightly longer than the entire length of the recording paper P. The ink sheet 106 and the recording paper P are pressed against each other by the thermal head 104 and the platen roller 105, and the platen roller 105 is rotated while the ink on the ink sheet 106 is thermally transferred onto the recording paper P by the heat generated by the thermal head 104. Print.

  As shown in FIG. 32B, after the first color printing is completed, in order to print the next color, the pressure contact by the thermal head 104 is released, and the rotation of the platen roller 105 is advanced to record to the printing start position. The paper P is advanced and the second and subsequent colors are printed by the same operation as the first color. In this way, full-color printing is performed by superimposing three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan.

  FIG. 33 shows a second example of a general configuration of a conventional thermal transfer printer. As shown in FIG. 33 (a), the recording paper P loaded in the recording paper cassette 201 is separated and fed only by the uppermost recording paper P by the paper feed roller 202 and the separating means 203, and the thermal head 204 and the platen. It is conveyed to the roller 205. In the printing operation, the ink sheet 206 and the recording paper P are pressed against each other by the thermal head 204 and the platen roller 205, and the ink on the ink sheet 206 is thermally transferred onto the recording paper P by the heat generated by the thermal head 204. Then, printing is performed by transporting the recording paper P by a pair of capstan rollers 207 and a pinch roller 208 provided on the downstream side in the transport direction while performing thermal transfer. As shown in FIG. 33 (b), after the printing of the first color is completed, in order to perform the printing of the next color, the pressure contact by the thermal head 204 is released, and the capstan roller 207 and the pinch roller 208 are moved during the printing operation. Is rotated in the reverse direction to return the recording paper P to the printing start position. Subsequently, the second and subsequent colors are printed by the same operation as the first color. In this way, full-color printing is performed by superimposing three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan.

  In any of the examples shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the recording paper and the ink sheet in the recording paper cassette are consumables and need to be replaced / supplemented according to use. Generally, an ink sheet is supplied to a user in the form of a cartridge in which both ends of the ink sheet are wound around two bobbins and the two bobbins and the ink sheet are accommodated in a casing. For this reason, in FIGS. 32 and 33, the cartridge includes housings 110 and 210 for accommodating ink sheets. The cartridge has voids 110a and 210a. When inserting the cartridge, the thermal heads 104 and 204 provided on the main body side of the printer are guided into the gaps 110a and 210a of the cartridge so as to be accommodated, and are mounted at a predetermined mounting position. The

  Conventionally, the above-described two methods are generally used. However, in the first example, the platen roller 105 having an outer periphery slightly longer than the entire length of the recording paper P is required, so that the entire apparatus is increased in size. Although not shown in FIG. 32, since a mechanism for winding and holding the recording paper P around the platen roller 205 is necessary, there is a demerit that the apparatus becomes complicated. On the other hand, in the first example, when the printing of the first color is completed, the printing start portion for the second color is located immediately behind the first color, so that it is not necessary to return the recording paper P as in the second example. There is an advantage that the printing time can be increased. On the other hand, the second example has a demerit that the printing time is extended, but there is an advantage that the printer can be easily downsized and simplified.

  However, in the above-described thermal transfer type printer, in order to obtain good recording quality, it is necessary to use special paper having a surface on which ink is easily transferred as recording paper. For this reason, for example, a set of 50 recording papers and an ink cartridge storing ink sheets for 50 recording papers is sold in combination. When using a printer, the user has to install the ink cartridge from the set recording paper and ink cartridge into the main body and load the recording paper into the recording paper cassette. .

  In the case of a thermal transfer printer, as shown in FIG. 34, it is less wasteful to prepare different ink sheets according to the size (size) of the outer dimensions of the recording paper. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 34, for example, a set of A6 size recording paper and an ink cartridge having an A6 size ink sheet, and an A7 size recording paper and an A7 size ink sheet, but housed in an ink cartridge And was provided in a set. And the user purchased the set of recording paper and an ink cartridge according to each use. For this reason, when A7 size printing is performed after A6 size printing, the A6 size recording paper and the A6 size ink cartridge are taken out, respectively. Instead, the A7 size recording paper and the A7 size ink cartridge are taken out. Need to be loaded respectively.

  At this time, it is necessary to store the taken A6 size recording paper and the A6 size ink cartridge for the next use. Therefore, the ink cartridge and the recording paper are conventionally handled separately, and the recording paper and the ink cartridge must be protected from dust and direct sunlight, and must be stored in a storage bag or the like. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that handling work is troublesome.

As a proposal for solving these troublesomeness, an integrated cartridge in which an ink sheet and a recording paper are stored as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is also disclosed.
Japanese Patent No. 2523355 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-81660) JP 2000-108442 A

  However, Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which an ink sheet storage unit and a recording paper storage unit are integrated, but a printing operation cannot be performed while the ink sheet is stored in a cartridge. Therefore, when performing the printing operation, a mechanism for taking out the ink sheet from the cartridge and loading it to the printing position is necessary, and there is a problem that the apparatus becomes complicated by the mechanism and the operation reliability is lowered.

  Patent Document 2 improves the problems of Patent Document 1. In Patent Document 2, it is not necessary to load an ink sheet to a printing position after storing an integrated cartridge, and a printing operation can be performed while the ink sheet is stored. Therefore, it is configured so that the user does not feel the troublesome task of mounting the ink sheet and recording paper separately on the printer, and the trouble of storing the removed ink sheet and recording paper separately when using different types of recording paper Has been. However, when the first purpose is photographic printing, the recording paper to be used requires a predetermined thickness in order to ensure the storage stability, durability or print quality. For this reason, if the recording paper is extremely bent during conveyance for the recording operation, scratches or wrinkles may occur on the stamp screen.

  In Patent Document 2, the conveyance path of the recording paper is formed in the cassette, but the outer shape of the cassette is formed with an R curved surface having a slightly large radius so that the recording paper does not bend excessively. Therefore, in order to form this conveyance path, the inside of the R shape is a useless space. Further, in order to make the conveyance path bend smoothly, the thickness direction of the cassette is required to some extent, and there is a limit to downsizing. As a result, the size becomes larger than the minimum necessary for storing the ink sheet of recording paper, and the size of the printer main body is increased.

  In such a printer, it is generally desired to cope with a plurality of types of recording paper. The size of the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette is desirably as small as possible in consideration of storage and transportation. However, when the size is reduced in this way, the size of the cassette itself changes depending on the size of the recording paper, and there are a plurality of types of cassettes. When there are multiple types of cassettes, the parts that require an interface on the device side (for example, the take-up shaft fitting part and the cassette type determination part) need to be arranged at different positions depending on the cassette size. Occurs. For this reason, it is necessary to devise such as providing a plurality of interface units on the printer side or providing a mechanism for changing the position of the interface unit, which leads to an increase in manufacturing cost and an increase in size of the printer. There is an inconvenience.

  In view of this, the present invention suppresses the portion where the dimensions are changed according to the size of the recording paper and the ink sheet stored in the cassette to the minimum necessary portion, and is made as common as possible to improve usability. Another object of the present invention is to provide a small recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette group according to the present invention includes a recording material storage portion for storing a recording material, and an ink sheet for storing an ink sheet for transferring ink to the recording material. In a group of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes composed of a plurality of types of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes having a storage section,
Each of the plurality of types of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes is formed such that the outer dimensions of the recording material storage portion are different depending on the outer dimensions of the recording material stored in the recording material storage portion,
The outer dimensions of the ink sheet storage portion are formed to be equal regardless of the outer dimensions of the recording material stored in the recording material storage portion.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the portion where the dimensions are changed according to the outer dimensions of the recording paper and the ink sheet to be stored is minimized, and it is shared as much as possible to improve usability. Therefore, the size can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the structure of the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette 1 of the present embodiment mainly forms an ink sheet storage portion between an upper case 10 for stacking and storing recording paper and the upper case 10. A case 11 is provided. The recording sheet ink sheet integrated cassette 1 includes, as ink sheet storage units, a supply side storage unit 20 that stores an ink sheet 12 before printing, and a take-up side storage unit 21 that stores the ink sheet 12 after printing. ing.

  Further, the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette 1 includes a discharge port 30 for taking out the recording paper one by one from the cassette 1. The discharge port 30 is formed as a substantially rectangular opening adjacent to the supply side storage unit 20 and at the end of the recording paper storage unit 22 over the entire length of the recording paper 13. Separating claws 31 and 32 for separating the recording paper 13 one by one are provided at both ends of the discharge port 30. The upper case 10 and the lower case 11 are formed by injection molding of plastic, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. Although the upper case constituting the first case of the present embodiment forms the entire recording paper storage unit, it may be configured to form at least a part of the recording paper storage unit. Further, the lower case constituting the second case constitutes at least a part of the ink sheet storage portion, but may be configured to form the whole.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the winding shaft of the ink sheet 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the belt-shaped ink sheet 12 is wound around a first bobbin 12a as an ink sheet take-up shaft, and the other end is attached to a take-up second bobbin 12b with an adhesive or the like. It has been. The ink sheet 12 is stored in an ink sheet storage portion formed between the upper case 10 and the lower case 11, the first bobbin 12a is stored in the supply side storage portion 20, and the second bobbin 12b is wound up. It is stored in the side storage portion 21. The first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b are arranged in parallel to each other with the axial direction perpendicular to the winding direction of the ink sheet 12.

  The recording paper 13 is stored in the recording paper storage portion 22 of the upper case 10 in the same number as the number of printable ink sheets 12. That is, for example, if 50 sheets of the ink sheet 12 are taken up, 50 sheets of recording paper 13 are also stored. That is, in the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette 1 of this embodiment, for example, when recording for 50 screens is completed, the recording paper 13 and the ink sheet 12 are used at the same time, and only one of them is used up first. Absent. Therefore, it is not necessary to replenish or replace only one of them, and when the user has finished using the cassette, the user only has to replace the cassette with a new cassette, thereby saving the labor of replacement.

  Further, in the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette, a protective sheet 14 for preventing the recording paper 13 from being stained or damaged is stored in the recording paper storage section 22 in a state of being stacked on the top of the recording paper 13. Yes. The outer dimension of the protective sheet 14 is substantially the same as that of the recording paper 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a space 33 is formed between the ink sheet 12 and the recording paper 13. This space is a space where a head unit, which will be described later, is located when the cassette 1 of the present embodiment is loaded into the printer. In addition, an opening 34 is provided in the middle between the supply side storage unit 20 and the winding side storage unit 21 of the upper case 10. The opening 34 is formed over substantially the entire longitudinal direction of the recording paper storage unit 22 and is continuous with the side opening 34a on the side surface of the upper case 10, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a first positioning hole 35 is provided on the end surface of the supply side storage portion 20 of the ink sheet 12. Similarly, a second positioning hole 36 is provided in the vicinity of the end surface of the winding side storage portion 21. These positioning holes 35 and 36 serving as positioning portions are fitted to a positioning shaft on the printer side (positioning member on the recording apparatus side) when the cassette 1 is loaded in the printer, and the first bobbins 12a and By regulating the position in the vicinity of the second bobbin 12b, the running operation and winding operation of the ink sheet 12 can be stabilized.

  The recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette 1 is provided with a cassette discriminating protrusion 37 as a discriminating unit for discriminating the type (specification) of the ink sheet by changing the shape according to the type of the cassette 1. The cassette discriminating projection 37 has a different projection shape according to the size (size) of the outer dimensions of the recording paper or the type of the ink sheet, and the printer discriminates the projection shape so that the recording paper or Control of conveyance and printing of recording paper according to the type of ink sheet is performed.

  The types of cassettes will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. 15 and 16 show three types of cassettes having different recording paper sizes. FIGS. 15A to 15C and FIGS. 16A to 16C show the post size (P Each cassette of size), L size, and card size (C size) is shown. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the supply-side storage unit 20 as viewed from the discharge port 30 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the recording paper storage unit 22 of the upper case 10 has a dimension D parallel to the axial direction of the first bobbin 12 a and the second bobbin 12 b according to the size of the recording paper 13. In the direction orthogonal to the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b, the same dimension is formed. As described above, a plurality of types of upper cases corresponding to the type and size of the recording paper are prepared and selected from them.

  Further, the outer portion that mainly stores the ink sheet 12 formed by the lower case 11 is formed in the same dimension regardless of the size of the recording paper 13 in any direction.

  One end surface of the recording paper storage unit 22 that is substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b, and the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin of the supply side storage unit 20 and the winding side storage unit 21. One end face substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of 12b is formed on the same plane.

  Further, the positioning holes 35 and 36 described above are respectively formed on the end surfaces of the supply side storage unit 20 and the winding side storage unit 21 that are orthogonal to the axial directions of the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b as the ink sheet winding shaft. Is provided. The cassette discriminating protrusion 37 is also arranged on the end surface of the ink sheet storage portion where the positioning holes 35 and 36 are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the width dimension of the ink sheet 12 varies depending on the size of each recording sheet, and a plurality of types of first bobbin 12a and second bobbin 12b are prepared according to the type and size of the ink sheet. However, the total lengths of the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b of each type are also set equal.

  A plurality of types of lower cases are prepared, each including a cassette discriminating protrusion 37 having a different shape according to the type and size (size) of the outer dimensions of the recording paper or the type and size of the ink sheet.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a method for assembling the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette 1 of this embodiment will be described in order.

  First, an upper case corresponding to the type and size of the recording paper stored is selected from a plurality of types of upper cases. The first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b are also selected from a plurality of types according to the type and size of the ink sheet. Further, the lower case is also selected from a plurality of types according to the type and size of the ink sheet or the type and size of the recording paper.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first bobbin 12 a and the second bobbin 12 b of the ink sheet 12 are respectively inserted into the semicircular cut 10 b of the upper case 10 with the recording paper storage portion 22 of the upper case 10 facing downward. And drop into the U-shaped cut 10c. The lower case 11 is assembled into the upper case 10 from above, the engaging claws 10a of the upper case 10 are engaged with the engaging holes 11b of the lower case 11, and the engaging claws 11a of the lower case 11 are By engaging with the engagement hole 10d, the upper case 10 and the lower case 11 are coupled. Although not visible in the figure, similar engagement claws and engagement holes are arranged also in the rear of the figure, and the main part of the lower case 11 is fixed to the upper case 10.

  Further, in the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette 1 of the present embodiment, the welding shaft 80 provided in the upper case 10 and the welding hole 81 provided in the lower case 11 are coupled by heat welding. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 4A shows a state where the ink sheet 12 and the lower case 11 shown in FIG. 3 are assembled to the upper case 10. In this assembled state, the welding shaft 80 of the upper case 10 passes through the welding hole 81 of the lower case 11. In this state, the terminal 82 of the welding tool is pressed against the tip of the welding shaft 80 while applying a predetermined load to deform the tip of the welding shaft 80. As a result, like the deformed portion 80a shown in FIG. 4B, the outer diameter of the welding shaft 80 becomes larger than the inner diameter of the welding hole 81, and is in close contact with the lower case 11 from above in FIG. It is securely fixed.

  In addition, since the terminal shape 82 of the welding tool in FIG. 4 is formed in a spherical concave shape, the deformed shape 80a of the welding shaft 80 is a spherical shape. If the tip of the terminal 82 is flat, the welding shaft 80 is deformed into a flat shape, and the same effect can be obtained even with this configuration. In addition, the terminal 82 may be either one provided with a heater or one that vibrates the welding shaft 80 by ultrasonic vibration to generate heat. At this time, the tip of the welding shaft 80 has a conical shape. Even in this case, deformation is likely to occur from the conical tip.

  The loading operation of the recording paper 13 and the protective sheet 14 will be described with reference to FIG. After the ink sheet 12 and the lower case 11 are assembled to the upper case 10, as shown in FIG. 5, it is formed integrally with the upper case 10 with one protective sheet 14 superimposed on 50 recording sheets 13. It inserts from the diagonal direction into the back side of the two pressing parts 10e of the corner part made. At this time, the recording paper 13 is held by the two separation claws 31 and 32 provided at the corner portion of the discharge port 30 and does not fall off from the discharge port 30. After the recording paper 13 and the protective sheet 14 are loaded into the upper case 10, the pressing members 15 and 16 are attached to the remaining two corner portions of the upper case 10 as shown in FIG. 6. As a result, the recording paper 13 is stored so that the four corners are held and does not fall out of the recording paper storage unit 22. The holding members 15 and 16 are also formed of a resin material, and are respectively attached to the upper case 10 by claws using elastic deformation of the resin material.

  As described above, according to the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette according to the present embodiment, the recording paper 13 and the ink sheet 12 are mainly housed in the two parts of the upper case 10 and the lower case 11, and many parts are used. It is not necessary and can be downsized.

  Next, a printer using the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the printer 40 is shown with the side door 41 open, and the cassette insertion slot 42 is exposed. The cassette insertion port 42 has a shape that is substantially the same as the cross-sectional outer shape of the cassette 1 and is formed in a slightly large opening. With the door 41 opened, the end of the head unit 45 is exposed in the cassette insertion slot 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cassette 1 is provided with an opening 17 as an engaging portion that engages with the printer 40 when loaded in the loading portion of the printer 40. The opening 17 extends over the end surfaces of the recording paper storage unit 22, the supply side storage unit 20, and the winding side storage unit 21 formed on the same plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b. Is formed. The opening 17 is positioned on the end surface portion side opposite to the end surface portion of the supply side storage portion 20 and the winding side storage portion 21 provided with the cassette discriminating protrusion 37 described above.

  FIG. 8 shows a state where the cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette insertion slot 42. As shown in FIG. 8, when the cassette 1 is inserted into the printer 40, the tip of the head unit 45 is slightly exposed from the opening 17 of the cassette 1, and the shaft 46 provided at the tip of the head unit 45 is the cassette 1. It will be in the state which protruded by predetermined amount from. When the door 41 is closed in this state, the engagement hole 43 a of the engagement portion 43 provided on the inner surface of the door 41 is fitted into the shaft 46, and the engagement portion 43 of the door 41 is engaged in the opening 17. The As a result, the position of the tip of the head unit 45 is regulated with respect to the cassette 1 and the position of the cassette 1 is regulated with respect to the loading portion of the printer 40, so that the printer 40 can be used.

  FIG. 9 shows a head unit 45 provided in the printer 40 using the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette 1 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the thermal head 47 is electrically connected to a print control board in the main body. The paper feed roller 48 is rotatably supported on the head unit 45 at both ends of the shaft 48a. A gear 49 is attached to one end of the shaft 48a so as to rotate integrally with the shaft 48a, and the feed roller 48 is rotationally driven by a connecting gear (not shown).

  The head unit 45 is provided with a biasing member 50 for biasing the recording paper 13 in the cassette 1 to the right in the drawing. The urging member 50 has a distal end portion 50 a fitted to the shaft 48 a and is held by a rail 51 fixed to the head frame 55 so as to be slidable in the loading direction of the cassette 1. Is being energized.

  In addition, a photo reflector 53 for detecting the presence or absence of recording paper in the cassette is attached to the head unit 45 by a holder 54 in the head unit 45. FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the photo reflector 53 attached. As shown in FIG. 10, the light projecting and receiving portions of the photo reflector 53 are attached to the head unit 45 upward, and are fixed by covering with a holder 54 from above.

  The head unit 45 is provided with a first positioning shaft 56 and a second positioning shaft 57 for positioning the cassette 1 when the cassette 1 is loaded in the printer 40. When the cassette 1 is loaded, the first positioning shaft 56 and the second positioning shaft 57 are fitted into the first determination hole 35 and the second positioning hole 36 provided in the cassette 1 so that the printer 40 can be loaded. The cassette 1 is positioned with respect to the part.

  Further, the head unit 45 is provided with a cassette discriminating switch 58 for discriminating the type of the cassette 1. The cassette discriminating switch 58 discriminates the type of the cassette 1 according to the projection shape provided on the cassette 1 when the cassette 1 is loaded in the printer body.

  The head unit 45 is provided with a winding shaft 59 that engages with the second bobbin 12b of the cassette 1 when the cassette 1 is loaded in the printer 40, and drives the ink sheet 12 to wind up during printing. The winding shaft 59 is connected to the gears 59a and 59b and is controlled to rotate at a predetermined speed during the printing operation. The driven shaft 60 that rotates when the ink sheet 12 is wound up is for detecting, for example, a rotation operation and checking whether the ink sheet 12 is reliably supplied.

  The head unit 45 described above is installed in the printer 40, and the state in which the cassette 1 is loaded into the head unit 45 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12, and 13. FIG.

  The cassette 1 is moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. At that time, the head unit 45 enters the space 33 between the ink sheet 12 and the recording paper 13 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a view of this state as seen from the back side of the cassette 1. As shown in FIG. 12, the head unit 45 enters the space 33 above the ink sheet 12 and below the recording paper 13. 13 shows a state in which the cassette 1 is completely loaded in the printer 40, and FIG. 14 shows a detailed sectional view thereof. 13 and 14, the first positioning shaft 56 is fitted into the first positioning hole 35, and the second positioning shaft 57 is fitted into the second positioning hole 36. The winding shaft 59 is fitted to the second bobbin 12b, and the driven shaft 60 is fitted to the first bobbin 12a. Further, the cassette discrimination switch 58 is pressed by the cassette discrimination projection 37.

  Even when the types of the positioning holes 35 and 36 and the cassette discriminating projection 37 are different, the cassettes of the respective sizes are provided at a common position. Therefore, a plurality of positioning shafts 56 and 57 and cassette discriminating switches 58 on the printer 40 side are provided. There is no need to provide it. Further, since the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b have the same overall length, the winding shaft 59 and the driven shaft 60 on the printer 40 side need not be variable in overall length, position, and the like. As described above, the outer dimensions of the ink sheet storage portion are formed to the same dimension even in a cassette having a plurality of types of recording paper 13 or a cassette having a plurality of types of ink sheets 12. The positioning holes 35 and 36 and the cassette discriminating protrusion 37 are arranged in the ink sheet storage portion, and the overall lengths of the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b are made common, thereby simplifying the internal configuration of the printer 40. The manufacturing cost of the printer 40 can be reduced.

  FIG. 17 shows a state in which the cassette 1 is completely loaded in the printer 40, and the recording paper 13 and the protective sheet are not shown for easy understanding. As shown in FIG. 17, a paper feed roller 48 and a photo reflector 53 are positioned in the opening 34 of the upper case 10. The biasing member 50 is located inside the side opening 34a.

  FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the urging member 50, the cassette 1, and the recording paper 13. As shown in FIG. 18, the urging member 50 is urged to the right in the drawing by the spring 52 as described above, and the contact surface 50a protrudes from the side opening 34a into the upper case 10 to record. It is in contact with the end face of the paper 13. At that time, since the urging member 50 is provided with a gap W with respect to the outer side surface of the upper case 10, the urging member 50 is surely shifted to the right in the drawing. The inclined surface 50b provided on the urging member 50 is sequentially fed from the lowermost recording paper 13 in the figure, and the recording paper 13 moved from the upper side to the lower side in the figure does not catch the contact surface 50a. It will guide you smoothly.

  Next, the operation of the urging member 50 will be described.

  FIGS. 20A and 20B are diagrams showing the cassette of the comparative example in the case where the urging member 50 is not adopted, simplified for easy understanding of the relationship between the separation claw and the recording paper. As shown in FIG. 20A, the upper case 100 is provided with separation claws 101 and 102, respectively. The recording paper 103 is engaged with the separation claws 101 and 102 at the corners at the leading end in the discharge direction.

  In general, since an error occurs when cutting a recording sheet, tolerances are secured in each dimension in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The inner dimension L1 of the recording paper storage portion of the upper case 100 needs to be set to a dimension having a gap even with respect to the recording paper having the upper limit (Lmax) of the longitudinal dimension tolerance. For this reason, in the case of recording paper whose longitudinal dimension L is a tolerance lower limit, the gap becomes large. FIG. 20B shows a state in which the longitudinal dimension L is a recording sheet having a dimensional tolerance lower limit (Lmin) and the recording sheet 103 is shifted to the right side in the drawing in the cassette 100. In this state, the amount X1 of the recording paper 103 applied to the separation claw 101 on the right side in the drawing is greatly different from the amount X2 applied to the separation claw 102 on the left side in the drawing. For example, as shown in FIG. 20B, when the tolerance of the longitudinal dimension L is ± 0.5 mm, the dimensions of the recording sheet 103 with the upper limit of dimension tolerance (Lmax) and the recording sheet 103 with a lower limit of dimension tolerance (Lmin). The difference is 1.0 mm (Lmin = Lmax−1.0 mm). Further, when the margin of the inner dimension of the cassette 100 is set to 0.1 mm on each side, a gap of 1.0 mm + (0.1 mm × 2) = 1.2 mm is generated in the recording paper 103 having a dimensional tolerance lower limit (Lmin). become. Therefore, the recording paper has a difference of 1.2 mm between the amounts X1 and X2 applied to the separation claws 101 and 102 (X2 = X1−1.2 mm).

  There is no problem if the amount applied to one separation claw is large enough to ignore this difference. However, when using recording paper having a size and quality that can be printed with photographic image quality, a separation claw with a very large size cannot be used in consideration of the load of separation driving and damage to the recording paper. That is, it is difficult to use a separation claw having a size that can ignore the above-mentioned difference of 1.2 mm, and the difference in separation timing increases when the recording paper performs a claw separation operation. In the worst case, separation cannot be performed. Will cause defects.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 19A, 19B, and 19C, adaptation of the biasing member 50 in the cassette 1 of the present embodiment will be described. This is also a simplified diagram for easy understanding.

  FIGS. 19A, 19B, and 19C are views seen from the outlet 30 side of the cassette 1 and show the relationship between the recording paper 13 and the separation claws 31 and 32. FIG. FIG. 19A shows the case where the longitudinal dimension L of the recording paper is the upper limit of tolerance (Lmax). At this time, the longitudinal dimension L1 of the recording paper storage unit 22 of the upper case 10 is set so that the recording paper 13 can be accommodated with ease even when the longitudinal dimension L of the recording paper 13 is the upper limit of the tolerance. In the present embodiment, when the longitudinal dimension L of the recording paper 13 is the upper limit of tolerance, as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 19B shows the case where the longitudinal dimension L is the nominal dimension, and FIG. 19C shows the case where the tolerance is the lower limit (Lmin). 19A, 19B, and 19C, the left side is the loading direction of the cassette 1, and the right side in the drawing is the direction in which the cassette 1 is taken out. Therefore, the urging member 50 shifts the recording paper 13 from the left to the right in the drawing, and is in contact with the inner wall on the right side of the upper case 10.

  As shown in FIG. 19B, the sizes of the separation claws 31 and 32 are such that when the longitudinal dimension L is a nominal dimension, the amount X1 and X2 of the recording paper 13 are equal. On the other hand, the separation claw 31 is set large. In this manner, the sizes of the separation claws 31 and 32 are set, and the recording paper 13 is biased toward the separation claws 32 by the biasing member 50. For this reason, when the longitudinal dimension L varies within the tolerance, the difference between the hooking amounts X1 and X2 of the separation claws 31 and 32 and the recording paper 13 is equal to or less than the tolerance of the longitudinal dimension L.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 19A, the amount X2max applied to the separation claw 31 is the longitudinal dimension of the recording paper 13 with respect to the amount X1 applied to the separation claw 32 when the recording paper tolerance upper limit (Lmax) is reached. The tolerance of L is increased. For example, if the longitudinal dimension tolerance is ± 0.5 mm, the amount of engagement X2max is larger by 0.5 mm than the amount of engagement X1.

  On the other hand, at the tolerance lower limit (Lmin), the amount X2min applied to the separation claw 31 is smaller by the tolerance of the longitudinal dimension L of the recording paper 13 than the amount X1 applied to the separation claw 32, and the amount X2min applied. Is smaller than the hanging amount X1 by 0.5 mm.

  Therefore, when the urging member 50 is not employed, the difference in the amount applied to the separation claw is 1.2 mm on the left and right, whereas in the case of the cassette 1 to which the urging member 50 according to this embodiment is applied. The dimensional tolerance of the recording paper can be suppressed to 0.5 mm. The difference in the amount of recording paper between the left and right separation claws can be minimized, and the difference in separation timing can be reduced when the recording paper performs claw separation, thereby preventing the occurrence of defects such as inability to separate. Can do.

  Next, the operation of the printer 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 shows a standby state before printing in which the cassette 1 is loaded in the printer 40. The pressure plate 60 presses the recording paper 13 toward the paper feed roller 14 when feeding paper. As shown in FIG. 21, the pressure plate 60 is in a position separated from the recording paper 13 in the standby state. From this standby state, the pressure plate 60 moves downward in the figure and is pressed against the recording paper 13 with a predetermined pressure. Subsequently, when the paper feed roller 14 rotates counterclockwise, only one sheet of recording paper 13 in contact with the paper feed roller 14 is moved to the left in the figure, and nail separation is performed. The recording paper 13 is discharged.

  FIG. 22 shows a state in which the discharged recording paper 13 has been fed out from the cassette 1 by a predetermined amount.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the recording paper 13 bends along the supply side storage portion 20 of the ink sheet 12 and is discharged from the discharge port 30. The recording paper 13 is a recording paper suitable mainly for photographic printing. If the recording paper 13 is bent excessively in the conveyance path, there is a possibility that scratches, wrinkles, etc. may occur on the printing screen. However, as shown in FIG. 22, the recording paper 13 can be gently bent in the space E below the discharge port 30 on the downstream side with respect to the supply-side storage unit 20 and is damaged. It is suppressed.

  This is because the winding side storage portion 21 of the ink sheet 12 is arranged along the right side of the recording paper storage portion 22 in FIG. 22, thereby making it possible to secure a space E on the left side of the supply side storage portion 20. ing.

  After the recording paper 13 is fed by a predetermined amount, the recording paper 13 is pressed against the first roller 62 by the roller plate 61 as shown in FIG. 23, and is further pulled out from the cassette 1 by the rotation of the first roller 62. It is. FIG. 24 shows a state in which the recording paper 13 is completely discharged from the cassette 1 and fed by a predetermined amount. From this state, the recording paper 13 is rotationally moved around a rotation axis perpendicular to the recording surface of the recording paper 13.

  FIG. 25 shows a state during the rotational movement of the recording paper 13. The rotation operation of the recording paper 13 is performed by rotating the two first rollers 62a and 62b in opposite directions. That is, the first roller 62a is rotated in the direction in which the recording paper 13 is pulled into the printer 40, and the first roller 62b is rotated in the direction in which the recording paper 13 is sent out of the printer 40. FIG. 26 shows a state where the rotational movement of the recording paper 13 has been completed. From this state, the recording paper 13 is fed into the printer 40 by the first rollers 62a and 62b, and the printing operation is started.

  The roller plate 61 and the rollers 62a and 62b used for transporting the recording paper 13 described above are also suitable for the space E by arranging the winding side storage portion 21 of the ink sheet 12 along the right side of the recording paper storage portion 22 in the drawing. Therefore, the size of the printer 40 can be reduced. Further, since the discharge port 30 is disposed outside the supply side storage unit 20 located upstream of the conveyance path of the recording paper 13 during the printing operation, the recording paper 13 discharged from the discharge port 30 is printed. It is possible to smoothly shift to the operation transfer, and no unnecessary transfer operation is performed.

  FIG. 27 shows a printing operation state on the recording paper 13. In the printing operation, the ink sheet 12 and the recording paper 13 are pressed against each other between the thermal head 45 and the platen roller 64, and the ink on the ink sheet 12 is thermally transferred onto the recording paper 13 by the heat generated by the thermal head 45. Then, printing is performed by conveying the recording paper 13 by a pair of capstan rollers 65 and a pinch roller 66 provided on the downstream side in the conveying direction while performing thermal transfer. When printing of the first color is finished, the pressure contact by the thermal head 45 is released, and the capstan roller 65 and the pinch roller 66 are driven to rotate in the opposite direction to the printing operation, thereby returning the recording paper 13 to the printing start position again. The second and subsequent colors are printed by the same printing operation as the first color described above. In this way, full color printing is performed by printing three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the recording surface of the recording paper 13 in an overlapping manner.

  When full-color printing is completed, the recording paper 13 is discharged to the right outside of the printer 40 in FIG. With the printing operation by the user, the above printing operation is repeated, and printing can be performed until the recording paper 13 and the ink sheet 12 stored in the cassette 1 are used up. Since the same number of recording sheets 13 and ink sheets 12 are respectively stored, one of them is not used up first. Note that the printer 40 of this embodiment is controlled not to perform a printing operation when it is detected that there is no recording paper 13 in the cassette 1.

  Next, a method for detecting the presence or absence of the recording paper 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 (a), (b) and FIG. FIG. 28A shows a state where the recording paper 13 is still sufficient. As shown in FIG. 28A, the photo reflector 53 is installed in a direction substantially opposite to the recording paper 13. When the printing operation is performed, the pressure plate 60 is pressed against the recording paper 13, whereby the recording paper 13 is pressed against the photo reflector 53 side. The presence of the recording paper 13 is detected when the infrared light emitted from the photo reflector 53 receives the reflected light reflected by the back surface 13 a of the recording paper 13. Since the recording paper 13 is generally white, since the reflectance is relatively high, reflected light can be obtained satisfactorily and detection is easy. Further, since the detection operation is performed only when the pressure plate 60 is in the pressed position, detection with high reliability can be performed.

  In FIG. 28B, the printing operation is performed with the recording paper 13 in the cassette 1 running out and only the protective sheet 14 remaining, the pressure plate 60 is in the pressed position, and the presence or absence of the recording paper 13 is detected. It shows the state. As shown in FIG. 29, the protective sheet 14 is provided with an ink that reduces the reflectance of infrared light, for example, black printing, on the portion 14a facing the photo reflector 53 when the recording paper 13 is not present. Yes. It is determined that there is no recording paper 13 in the cassette 1 by irradiating the portion 14 a of the protection sheet 14 with infrared light and detecting no reflected light by the photo reflector 53.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration in which black ink with low reflectance is printed is adopted, but a configuration in which a hole having the same size as the printing range may be provided instead of printing. By providing the holes, the reflected light of the infrared light cannot be detected in the same manner, and therefore it can be determined that there is no recording paper 13 in the same manner.

  Next, the running operation of the ink sheet 12 during printing will be described. FIG. 30 shows the travel path of the ink sheet 12 during printing from the printer 40 side. As shown in FIG. 30, the ink sheet 12 wound around the first bobbin 12 a is first bent in the traveling direction toward the thermal head 47 by the first guide 70 of the upper case 10 and printed by the thermal head 47. After that, it is peeled off from the recording paper 13 by the peeling plate 71. Thereafter, the traveling direction of the ink sheet 12 is further bent by the second guide 72 and the third guide 73 of the lower case 11, and the ink sheet 12 is wound around the second bobbin 12b. During the printing operation, the ink sheet 12 needs to be given a predetermined tension. Therefore, the first bobbin 12a is configured to be loaded with a predetermined torque by a friction spring or the like.

  Also, tension acts when the recording paper 13 is peeled off by the peeling plate 71. Therefore, a load is applied to the upper case 10 in the direction of the arrow e1 in FIG. 30, and the lower case 11 is applied in the direction of the arrow e2 in FIG. Each load is a moment about the first bobbin 12a and the second bobbin 12b, and a torsional load is applied to the upper case 10 and the lower case 11. The upper case 10 and the lower case 11 are plastic injection-molded products as described above. In particular, the upper case 10 is provided with a discharge port 10 for discharging the recording paper 13, a paper feed roller 48, and a photo reflector 53. The opening 34 is provided. For this reason, the upper case 10 and the lower case 11 have a particularly low rigidity around the supply-side storage unit 20 and are likely to be deformed. Also in the vicinity of the take-up side storage portion 21, the second guide 72 and the third guide 73 of the lower case 11 are subjected to a large load due to the tension and the torque at the time of winding.

  FIG. 31 is a detailed view of part A in FIG. As shown in FIG. 31, loads in the directions of arrows g and f in FIG. 31 are applied to the second guide 72 and the third guide 73, and the periphery of the second guide 72 and the third guide 73 is a peripheral portion 74 of the lower case 11. 31 to bend in the direction of arrow h in FIG.

  When the upper case 10 and the lower case 11 are deformed, the travel path of the ink sheet 12 is distorted, and stable travel becomes difficult. If stable running is not possible, meandering or wrinkles will occur when winding with the second bobbin 12b. When wrinkles spread on the print path, wrinkles appear on the print screen, which is a serious problem for the printer. Therefore, it is very important to stabilize the travel route of the ink sheet 12.

  As described above, in the cassette 1 of the present embodiment, the first positioning hole 35 is provided in the end surface of the supply side storage portion 20 of the ink sheet 12, and the second positioning is provided in the vicinity of the end surface of the winding side storage portion 21. A hole 36 is provided. When the cassette 1 is loaded into the printer 40, the running path of the ink sheet 12 can be stabilized without being deformed by the above-described torsional load by being fitted to the first positioning shaft 56 and the second positioning shaft 57, respectively. Can be achieved. Further, the cassette 1 has the periphery of the second guide 72 and the third guide 73 of the lower case 11 by joining the shaft 35 provided in the upper case 10 and the hole 36 provided in the lower case 11 by heat welding. The upper case 10 is integrally coupled. For this reason, this cassette 1 can further improve the rigidity, and can further stabilize the travel route.

It is a perspective view which shows the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette of embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the said recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the said recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette. It is sectional drawing which shows the connection part of an upper case and a lower case. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a recording paper and a protection sheet are loaded. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a pressing member is attached to the corner part of an upper case. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette is loaded in a printer. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette is loaded in a printer. It is a perspective view which shows the thermal head unit of a printer. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of a photo reflector. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which a head unit is inserted in a cassette. It is a top view which shows the state in which the head unit is inserted in the cassette. It is a top view which shows the state with which the cassette was loaded in the printer. It is a top view which shows the principal part when a cassette is loaded in the printer. FIG. 5 is a side view showing three types of cassettes having different recording paper sizes in the recording paper / ink sheet integrated cassette of the present embodiment. It is a top view which shows three types of cassettes from which the size of the recording paper of the recording paper ink sheet integrated cassette of this embodiment differs. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram in which a recording sheet and a protective sheet are not shown in a state where a cassette is loaded in a printer. It is sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of an urging member, a cassette, and a recording paper. It is a figure which shows the example of a cassette at the time of employ | adopting a biasing member, and shows the relationship between a separation nail and a recording paper. It is the figure which showed the example of the cassette when not employ | adopting a biasing member, and showed the relationship between a separation nail | claw and a recording paper. It is sectional drawing which shows the standby state of a printer. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a predetermined amount of recording paper has been fed from a cassette. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the recording paper was further sent out from the cassette. It is sectional drawing which shows the state from which the recording paper was discharged | emitted from the cassette. FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a state in which a recording sheet is rotationally moved. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which the rotational movement of the recording paper is completed. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a printing operation state on a recording sheet. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the detection method of the presence or absence of a recording paper. It is a perspective view which shows the position of a photo reflector. It is a figure for demonstrating the travel route of an ink sheet. It is detail drawing which shows the A section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the 1st example of the general structure of the conventional thermal transfer type printer. It is sectional drawing which shows the 2nd example of the general structure of the conventional thermal transfer type printer. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the recording paper and ink sheet in the conventional thermal transfer printer.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cassette 12 Ink sheet 13 Recording paper 14 Protection sheet 20 Supply side accommodating part 21 Winding side accommodating part 22 Recording paper accommodating part 40 Printer

Claims (18)

Recording material ink comprising a recording material ink sheet integrated cassette having a plurality of recording material ink sheets, each having a recording material storage portion for storing a recording material and an ink sheet storage portion for storing an ink sheet for transferring ink to the recording material In the sheet-integrated cassette group,
Each of the plurality of types of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes is formed such that the outer dimensions of the recording material storage portion are different depending on the outer dimensions of the recording material stored in the recording material storage portion. ,
A recording material ink sheet integrated cassette, wherein the outer dimensions of the ink sheet storage portion are the same regardless of the outer dimensions of the recording material stored in the recording material storage portion. group. The recording material storage unit has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing for storing the recording material,
The ink sheet storage unit includes a first ink sheet storage unit having an ink sheet take-up shaft around which the ink sheet is wound, and a second ink sheet supplied from the first ink sheet storage unit. A second ink sheet storage portion having an ink sheet take-up shaft of
The first and second ink sheet take-up shafts are arranged so that the axial direction is perpendicular to the take-up direction of the ink sheet and parallel to each other,
Each of the plurality of types of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes has the outer dimensions of the recording material storage portion according to the outer dimensions of the recording materials stored in the recording material storage portion. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group according to claim 1, wherein dimensions parallel to the axial direction of the second ink sheet take-up shaft are different.   Each of the plurality of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes is one end surface of both end surfaces of the recording material storage portion that are substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts. And one end face of both end faces of the ink sheet storage portion that are substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts are formed on the same plane. 3. A recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group according to 2.   The plurality of types of recording material ink sheet integrated cassettes are mounted on the recording apparatus side on the one end surface common to the recording material storage portion and the ink sheet storage portion. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group according to claim 3, wherein an engaging portion that is engaged with the recording apparatus is provided.   The ink sheet storage portion has a type of recording material and ink sheet stored in the recording material storage portion and the ink sheet storage portion on the end surface portion opposite to the end surface portion where the engagement portion is provided. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group according to claim 4, wherein a determination unit for determining the recording material is provided.   6. A recording apparatus comprising: a loading unit in which the recording material ink sheet integrated cassette group according to claim 1 is loaded, and recording on the recording material. In a recording material / ink sheet integrated cassette having a recording material storage portion for storing a recording material and an ink sheet storage portion for storing an ink sheet for transferring ink to the recording material,
A first case that includes at least a part of the recording material storage portion and is selected from a plurality of types of case groups having a size according to the size of the recording material to be stored;
A second case having the same size regardless of the size of the ink sheet to be stored, comprising at least a part of the ink sheet storage portion;
An ink sheet-integrated cassette with a recording material, comprising: The ink sheet storage unit includes a first ink sheet take-up shaft on which the ink sheet is wound in advance, and a second ink sheet take-up shaft that takes up the ink sheet supplied from the first ink sheet storage unit. Have
8. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 7, wherein the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts have the same length regardless of the size of the ink sheet to be taken up.   The ink sheet storage portion engages with a positioning member on the recording apparatus side when the recording material ink sheet integrated cassette is mounted on the recording apparatus side, and the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts are engaged with each other. 9. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 8, further comprising a positioning portion for positioning with respect to the recording apparatus.   The recording target according to claim 7, wherein the ink sheet storage unit is provided with a determination unit for determining the type of the recording material stored in the recording material storage unit. Material ink sheet integrated cassette.   The recording material / ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 7, wherein the first case and the second case are combined. In a recording material / ink sheet integrated cassette having a recording material storage portion for storing a recording material and an ink sheet storage portion for storing an ink sheet for transferring ink to the recording material,
A first case that includes at least a part of the recording material storage portion and is selected from a plurality of types of case groups having a size according to the size of the recording material to be stored;
At least a part of the ink sheet storage unit is provided, and has a determination unit according to the type of the ink sheet for determining the type of the ink sheet stored in the same size regardless of the size of the stored ink sheet. A second case selected from multiple types of case groups;
An ink sheet-integrated cassette with a recording material, comprising: The ink sheet storage unit includes a first ink sheet take-up shaft on which the ink sheet is wound in advance, and a second ink sheet take-up shaft that takes up the ink sheet supplied from the first ink sheet storage unit. Have
13. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 12, wherein the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts have the same length regardless of the size of the ink sheet to be taken up.   The ink sheet storage portion engages with a positioning member on the recording apparatus side when the recording material ink sheet integrated cassette is mounted on the recording apparatus side, and the first and second ink sheet take-up shafts are engaged with each other. 14. The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 13, further comprising a positioning portion for positioning with respect to the recording apparatus.   The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 12, wherein the first case and the second case are combined. In a recording material / ink sheet integrated cassette having a recording material storage portion for storing a recording material and an ink sheet storage portion for storing an ink sheet for transferring ink to the recording material,
A first case that includes at least a part of the recording material storage portion and is selected from a plurality of types of case groups having a size according to the type of recording material to be stored;
A recording material comprising at least a part of the ink sheet storage portion and having the same size regardless of the size of the stored ink sheet, and for determining the type of the recording material stored in the recording material storage portion A second case selected from a plurality of types of case groups having a determination unit according to the type of
An ink sheet-integrated cassette with a recording material, comprising:   The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 16, wherein the determination unit determines a size of the recording material.   The recording material ink sheet integrated cassette according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first case and the second case are combined.

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