JP2007261086A - Roll-shaped medium supporting device and recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roll-shaped medium supporting device whereby a roll-shaped medium can be set simply, and to provide a recorder equipped with the roll-shaped medium supporting device. <P>SOLUTION: The roll-shaped medium supporting device comprises flange members 117 fitted in both ends of the roll-shaped medium, a first holder member 113 which is fixed to a device body and supports one of the flange members, and a second holder member 114 which is set in the device body to be freely movable in the axial direction of the roll-shaped medium and supports the other flange member. A long roll shaft conventionally needed becomes unnecessary, so that the roll-shaped medium can be set simply. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a roll-shaped medium support device that supports a roll-shaped medium at both ends, and a recording apparatus including the roll-shaped medium support device.

  Some printers, which are one of recording apparatuses, have a function capable of recording on paper wound in a roll shape. In such a printer, a roll paper having a roll shaft inserted therein is set in a roll paper holder, the roll paper is pulled out by a paper feed roller, conveyed, and recorded by a recording head (Patent Document 1). reference).

JP 2005-96987 A

  In the printer described above, it is necessary to pass the roll shaft through the roll paper. However, in the case of a wide roll paper, the roll shaft is also long, so it is necessary to secure a wide working space and the work is troublesome. This may cause the setability to deteriorate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a roll-shaped medium support device capable of easily setting a roll-shaped medium and a recording apparatus including the roll-shaped medium support device. It is to provide.

  To achieve the above object, the roll-shaped medium support device of the present invention is a roll-shaped medium support device that supports both ends of the roll-shaped medium, and is fixed to the apparatus main body with a flange member that is fitted to both ends of the roll-shaped medium. A first holder member that supports one of the flange members, and a second holder member that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the roll-shaped medium and supports the other flange member. It is characterized by that. Thereby, since the long roll axis | shaft conventionally required is unnecessary, a roll-shaped medium can be set easily.

  Further, a guide member for guiding the movement of the second holder member is provided. Accordingly, it is possible to easily cope with roll-shaped media having different widths. In addition, the second holder member is provided with a flange guide portion for guiding when supporting the other flange member fitted in the roll-shaped medium. Thereby, a flange member can be simply attached to a 2nd holder member.

  Further, the flange guide portion is provided with a tapered surface for sliding the flange member. Thereby, a flange member can be attached simultaneously with moving a 2nd holder member. Further, the flange member is characterized in that an outer diameter is formed larger than an outer diameter of the roll-shaped medium. Accordingly, the user can hold the roll medium and set it on the roll medium support device.

  In addition, a rotation restricting portion that restricts rotation when the roll-shaped medium is supported is provided in the flange member and the second holder. Thereby, unwinding of the roll-shaped medium after setting the roll-shaped medium can be prevented. To achieve the above object, the recording apparatus of the present invention is a recording apparatus for recording while conveying a roll-shaped recording medium, and is characterized by including each of the roll-shaped medium support devices. Thereby, a recording apparatus that exhibits the above-described effects can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all the combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the invention. Absent.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of an ink jet printer that is one embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the internal configuration of the main part, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows embodiment of the roll-shaped medium support apparatus of this. The ink jet printer 100 is a large printer capable of recording up to a relatively large size roll paper (roll medium) such as JIS standard A1 size or JIS standard B1 size.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ink jet printer 100 includes a sheet feeding unit 110 on which roll paper is set, a recording / conveying unit 120, a sheet discharging unit 130, and a leg unit 140 arranged in this order from the top. It has become. That is, the roll paper fed from the paper feeding unit 110 arranged at the uppermost part is conveyed obliquely downward between the recording / conveying unit 120 and the paper discharging unit 130 arranged at an inclination in the lower part. Thus, the sheet is discharged to a sheet receiving tray (not shown) disposed between the leg portions 140 disposed at the bottom. The recording / conveying unit 120 and the paper discharge unit 130 are integrated as a main body, and are configured to be separable from the paper feeding unit 110 and the leg unit 140, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the paper feeding unit 110 is provided so as to protrude to the upper rear of the main bodies 120 and 130. As shown in FIG. 2, a roll paper holder (roll medium support device) 111 on which one roll paper R can be set is provided inside the paper supply unit 110, and is provided on the front surface of the paper supply unit 110. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flip-up roll paper cover 112 that can be opened and closed is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the roll paper holder 111 includes a fixed flange receiver (first holder member) 113, a movable flange receiver (second holder member) 114, and a guide rail (guide member) 115. The fixed flange receiver 113 is fixedly disposed on one side wall side of the paper feeding unit 110 and rotatably supports a flange (flange member) 117 fitted to one end of the roll paper R. The movable flange receiver 114 is movably disposed on the other side wall side of the paper feeding unit 110 and rotatably supports a flange (flange member) 117 fitted to the other end of the roll paper R.

  The guide rail 115 is disposed between the fixed flange receiver 113 and the movable flange receiver 114 and guides the slide of the movable flange receiver 114. The roll paper R with the flanges 117 fitted at both ends is placed on the guide rail 115 along the guide rails 115, and the flanges 117 at both ends are fitted and supported by the fixed flange receiver 113 and the movable flange receiver 114. It has become so. Since the movable flange receiver 114 is slidable along the guide rail 115, even the roll paper R having a different size shown by a one-dot chain line in the figure can be supported.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing details of the movable flange receiver 114, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are a front view and a side view thereof. The fixed flange receiver 113 has the same configuration as that of the movable flange receiver 114 except that the fixed flange receiver 113 is fixed. The movable flange receiver 114 is provided with a flange guide portion 41, a support shaft portion 42, and a movement guide portion 43. The flange guide portion 41 is formed in a strip shape extending in the axial direction of the roll paper placed on the guide rail 115 along the guide rail 115. The front end surface of the flange guide portion 41 is formed in a tapered shape (hereinafter referred to as a tapered surface 41a), and the upper surface of the flange guide portion 41 is formed in a valley fold shape (hereinafter referred to as a valley folded surface 41b). The taper surface 41a is formed as an inclined surface that descends from the valley fold surface 41b toward the tip, and has a function of scooping up the flange 117 fitted in the roll paper. The valley fold surface 41b is formed on a surface where the valley fold line faces in the axial direction of the roll paper, and has a function of guiding the flange 117 from the taper surface 41a to the support shaft portion.

  In the support shaft portion 42, a support plate 42 b that supports the support shaft 42 a is erected on the rear portion of the flange guide portion 41. The support shaft 42a protrudes toward the flange guide portion 41 with respect to the support plate 42b, and is supported so that the rotation shaft can rotate in the axial direction of the roll paper. The moving guide portion 43 includes a frame sliding portion 43 a that slides with a frame member 116 (see FIG. 7) constituting the paper feeding portion 110, and a rail sliding portion 43 b that slides with the guide rail 115. The frame sliding portion 43a is provided with a guide projection 43aa on the bottom surface. The guide protrusion 43aa is fitted into a guide groove 116a (see FIG. 7) formed in the frame member 116 so as to be parallel to the guide rail 115, and guides the movement of the movable flange receiver 114. The rail sliding portion 43b has a rail holder 43ba and a guide projection 43bb projecting from the bottom surface of the flange guide portion 41. The rail holder 43ba is fitted so as to sandwich the guide rail 115 (see FIG. 7) from both sides, and guides the movement of the movable flange receiver 114. The guide protrusion 43bb is fitted into a guide groove 115a (see FIG. 7) formed in the guide rail 115, and guides the movement of the movable flange receiver 114. The guide protrusions 43aa and 43bb provided on the frame sliding portion 43a and the rail sliding portion 43b may be formed as guide grooves. In this case, the guide grooves 116a and 115a are formed as guide protrusions.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of the support shaft of the movable flange receiver 114 and the support bearing of the flange 117. In the support shaft 42a, a plurality (eight in this example) of ribs (rotation restricting portions) 42aa extending in the axial direction are integrally formed on the circumference of the shaft main body 42ab at an equal angle. And the front-end | tip of rib 42aa and shaft main body 42ab is formed in the taper shape. On the other hand, the support bearing 117a is formed with a hole (rotation restricting portion) 117aa into which the shaft main body 42ab including the rib 42aa of the support shaft 42a can be inserted. According to such a configuration, since the tips of the rib 42aa and the shaft main body 42ab are formed in a tapered shape, the support shaft 42a of the movable flange receiver 114 is easily attached to the support bearing 117a of the flange 117 fitted in the roll paper R. Can be inserted into. Then, after the roll paper R is set in the roll paper holder 111, the rotation of the roll paper R is regulated by the support shaft 42a and the support bearing 117a, so that the roll paper R can be prevented from being unwound due to slackness.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional side view of the movable flange receiver 114 and its peripheral part in the paper feeding unit 110. A guide groove 116 a is formed in parallel to the guide rail 115 on the inclined upper surface 116 b of the frame member 116 constituting the paper feeding unit 110. In the guide groove 116a, a guide projection 43aa of the frame sliding portion 43a is slidably fitted. A guide groove 115a is formed in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface 115b of the guide rail 115. And the guide protrusion 43bb of the rail sliding part 43b is engage | inserted by this guide groove 115a. Further, the rail holder 43ba of the rail sliding portion 43b is fitted into both side surfaces 115c of the guide rail 115 so as to be sandwiched therebetween. According to such a configuration, since the movable flange receiver 114 is guided by the guide protrusion 43aa and the guide protrusion 43bb, the movement of the movable flange receiver 114 can be guided with high accuracy and smoothly. Further, since the load of the roll paper set in the roll paper holder 111 is distributed and applied to the frame sliding portion 43a and the rail sliding portion 43b, the deflection of the guide rail 115 is suppressed and the roll paper is fed with high accuracy. And it can be done smoothly.

  8 and 9 are side views of the movable flange receiver 114 and its peripheral portion. A lock mechanism 44 that locks the movable flange receiver 114 that has been moved and positioned is provided below the movable flange receiver 114. In this lock mechanism 44, a lock lever 44 a is rotatably fitted on a lever shaft 44 b provided in parallel with the guide rail 115. As shown in FIG. 8, when the lock lever 44a is tilted, the lock lever 44a is separated from the guide rail 115, so that the movable flange receiver 114 can be moved. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the lock lever 44 a is rotated and raised in the direction of the arrow, the lock lever 44 a comes into contact with the guide rail 115 and the guide protrusion 43 bb of the rail sliding portion 43 b is moved to guide the guide rail 115. Since the groove 115a is pressed, the movable flange receiver 114 can be locked at an arbitrary position. Thereby, wobble of the supported roll paper can be prevented.

  10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining the operation when setting the roll paper on the roll paper holder 111. As shown in FIG. 10, before setting the roll paper, the movable flange receiver 114 is moved to the leftmost end in the figure. Then, for example, the flange 117 is fitted on both ends of the roll paper placed on the floor surface, the roll paper is held with both hands and lifted, and the right flange 117 is placed on the valley folding surface 31b of the flange guide portion 31 of the fixed flange 113. And the left flange 117 is placed on the guide rail 115. At this time, since the flange 117 is formed with an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the roll paper, the flange 117 comes into contact with the guide rail 115 and a gap is formed between the roll paper and the guide rail 115. Can be set in the roll paper holder 111 while holding the roll paper with both hands.

  Then, the movable flange receiver 114 is moved in the right direction in the figure, and the left flange 117 inserted in the roll paper is scooped up by the taper surface 41a of the flange guide portion 41 and slid on the valley folding surface 41b, thereby supporting bearing 117a. The support shaft 42a of the support shaft portion 42 is inserted into the inside. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the movable flange receiver 114 is further moved to the right in the figure, and the support shaft 32a of the support shaft portion 32 of the fixed flange receiver 113 is inserted into the support bearing 117a of the right flange 117, and the roll Complete the setting of paper R. Thus, according to the roll paper holder 111 of the present embodiment, the left and right flanges 117 can be easily attached to the movable flange receiver 114 and the fixed flange receiver 113.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the roll paper cover 112 is rotatably supported as a whole, and is opened and closed when the user holds the lower part and lifts or pushes it down. The user can easily open and close the roll paper cover 112, and the time for replacing the roll paper R can be shortened. Further, since the roll paper cover 112 is attached so as to cover the roll paper holder 111, contamination of the roll paper R held by the roll paper holder 111 can be prevented, and the safety of the user is ensured. be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recording / conveying unit 120 includes a carriage 122 on which the recording head 121 is mounted, and a flexible flat cable (hereinafter referred to as “electrical connection”) that electrically connects the recording head 121 and a control unit (not shown) for performing recording. FFC) 123, and an ink tube 124 that connects the recording head 121 and the ink cartridge 10 containing ink. Further, the recording / conveying unit 120 includes a paper feeding roller and a driven roller (not shown) that are arranged to face each other and that can be contacted / separated, and a platen (not shown) that is arranged to face the recording head 121 mounted on the carriage 122. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper lid 125 and a front lid 126 are attached to the upper surface and the front surface of the recording / conveying unit 120 so as to cover the recording head 121, the carriage 122, and the like.

  The recording head 121 includes a black ink recording head that discharges black ink, and a plurality of color ink recording heads that discharge ink of each color such as light yellow, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta, and magenta. . The recording head 121 is provided with a pressure generation chamber and a nozzle opening connected to the pressure generation chamber. The size of the recording head 121 is controlled from the nozzle opening toward the roll paper by storing ink in the pressure generation chamber and pressurizing it with a predetermined pressure. Ink droplets are discharged. As shown in FIG. 2, the carriage 122 is suspended from a rail 127 provided in the main scanning direction via a roller and connected to the carriage belt 128. The carriage belt 128 is operated by a carriage driving device (not shown). Then, it is accompanied by the movement of the carriage belt 128 and is guided by the rail 127 so as to reciprocate.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the FFC 123 has one end connected to the connector of the control unit and the other end connected to the connector of the recording head 121, and sends a recording signal from the control unit to the recording head 121. . The ink tubes 124 are provided for the inks of the respective colors, and one end of each ink tube is connected to the corresponding ink cartridge 10 via an ink pressurizing supply unit (not shown), and the other end of each color recording head. 121 is connected. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front lid 126 is rotatably supported at the lower part, and is opened and closed by the user pushing down or pushing up the upper part.

  The paper feed roller is formed as a single long roller, both ends of which are supported by shafts via bearings on the side frame, and are positively driven by the driving force transmitted from the paper feed motor via pulleys and belts. It is designed to be driven in reverse rotation. The driven roller is formed as a plurality of short rollers, and is pivotally supported by a plurality of driven roller support members arranged in parallel in the axial direction above the paper feed roller. The platen is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape having a length slightly larger than the maximum recordable paper width, and is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the conveyance downstream side of the paper feed roller.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the paper discharge unit 130 includes a paper discharge guide 131 that forms part of a path for transporting roll paper in the sub-scanning direction, and paper discharge (not shown) that transports roll paper in the sub-scanning direction. It has a roller. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the leg portion 140 includes two support columns 142 each having a moving roller 141, and a reinforcing bar 143 spanned between the support columns 142. . The paper feeding unit 110 and the main bodies 120 and 130 are placed on the support pillar 142 and fixed with screws.

  Further, on the left side when viewed from the front side of the main bodies 120 and 130, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an ink cartridge holder having a holder main body 151 for storing and holding the ink cartridges 10 of each color and a cover 152 covering the front face thereof. 150 is arranged. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation panel 160 for a user to operate recording control and the like is disposed on the upper right side as viewed from the front side of the main bodies 120 and 130. The operation panel 160 is provided with a liquid crystal screen and various buttons electrically connected to a control unit (not shown) so that the user can operate the buttons while checking the liquid crystal screen.

  As described above, according to the roll paper holder 111 of the present embodiment, the flange 117 fitted to both ends of the roll paper, the fixed flange receiver 113 that is fixed to the printer main body and supports one flange 117, and the printer main body. Since it is provided so as to be movable in the axial direction of the roll paper and is provided with a movable flange receiver 114 that supports the other flange 117, a long roll shaft, which has been conventionally required, becomes unnecessary, and roll paper can be easily set. can do. Further, since the guide rail 115 for guiding the movement of the movable flange receiver 114 is provided, it is possible to easily cope with roll paper having different widths.

  Any recording apparatus that uses a roll-shaped medium can be applied to, for example, a facsimile apparatus, a copying apparatus, and the like.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of an ink jet printer that is one embodiment of a recording apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal configuration example of a main part of the ink jet printer of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows embodiment of the roll-shaped medium support apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the detail of the movable flange receiver of the roll-shaped medium support apparatus of FIG. It is the front view and side view of a movable flange receiver of FIG. It is a figure which shows the detail of the support shaft of a movable flange bearing, and the support bearing of a flange. It is a cross-sectional side view of the movable flange receiver and its peripheral part in the paper feed unit. It is a 1st side view of a movable flange receiver and its peripheral part. It is a 2nd side view of a movable flange receiver and its peripheral part. FIG. 6 is a first diagram illustrating an operation when setting a roll paper in a roll paper holder. FIG. 10 is a second diagram illustrating an operation when setting a roll paper in the roll paper holder.

Explanation of symbols

41 Flange guide part, 42 Support shaft part, 43 Movement guide part, 44 Lock mechanism, 100 Inkjet printer, 110 Paper feed part, 111 Roll paper holder, 113 Fixed flange receiver, 114 Movable flange receiver, 115 Guide rail, 116 Frame Member, 117 flange, 120 recording / conveying section, 130 paper discharge section, 140 leg section, 150 ink cartridge holder

Claims (7)

A roll medium support device for supporting both ends of a roll medium,
A flange member fitted to both ends of the roll-shaped medium;
A first holder member fixed to the apparatus body and supporting one of the flange members;
A roll-shaped medium support apparatus comprising: a second holder member that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the roll-shaped medium and supports the other flange member. The roll-shaped medium support device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member that guides the movement of the second holder member. 3. The roll shape according to claim 1, wherein the second holder member is provided with a flange guide portion that guides when supporting the other flange member fitted in the roll-shaped medium. Media support device. The roll-shaped medium support device according to claim 3, wherein the flange guide portion is provided with a tapered surface for sliding the flange member. 5. The roll-shaped medium support device according to claim 1, wherein the flange member has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the roll-shaped medium. The roll shape according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a rotation restricting portion that restricts rotation when the roll-shaped medium is supported is provided in the flange member and the second holder. Media support device. A recording apparatus for recording while conveying a roll-shaped recording medium,
A recording apparatus comprising the roll-shaped medium support device according to claim 1.

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