JP2011201019A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a printer which can easily perform mounting operation of an ink ribbon cartridge.SOLUTION: A check processing apparatus (printer) 1 includes: a mounting part 13 on which the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted; and a guiding parts 17-20 for guiding the ink ribbon cartridges 12 toward the mounting part 13 from four ways of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 when the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted. On the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted into an opening 2c for mounting in a mounting posture 12A, inclination in the front and back direction is regulated by bringing the guide part 17 and the guide part 18 into contact with each other, and by bringing the guide part 19 into contact with the guide part 20, it is guided into the mounting part 13 under a condition that the inclination in the right and left direction is not changed. Therefore, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted into the opening 2c for mounting, is moved toward the mounting part 13 by being pushed downward, while holding a posture close to the mounting posture 12A, and is mounted on the mounting part 13.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printer that performs printing by attaching ink of an ink ribbon to a recording medium such as a check.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a combined processing apparatus that reads a magnetic ink character printed on a check and performs printing on the check (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The composite processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a magnetic head for reading magnetic ink characters, a front print head for printing on the surface of a check, and a back print head for printing on the back side of the check. I have. The front print head and the back print head are dot impact type print heads that transfer the ink ribbon ink to the check. The composite processing apparatus includes an ink ribbon cartridge for the front print head and an ink ribbon for the back print head. A cartridge is installed.

  In this document, the front print head is mounted on the front side of the apparatus housing, and the back print head is mounted on the lower rear side of the front print head. As a result, the back print head is disposed at a substantially central portion of the apparatus housing in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

JP 2010-20809 A

  When the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted on the mounting portion, the exposed portion of the ink ribbon that is pulled out of the ink ribbon cartridge and exposed must be inserted between the print head and the platen. For this reason, if the printer is not installed while looking inside the printer and checking the position and orientation of the ink ribbon cartridge, the exposed portion of the ink ribbon may interfere with the print head, and the ink ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. .

  Here, in the composite processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, an open / close cover that can be rotated upward about the rear end side of the apparatus is attached to the apparatus casing, and when the open / close cover is opened, the ink ribbon for the back print head The mounting opening for mounting the cartridge is exposed, and the ink ribbon cartridge for the back print head can be mounted. However, in this document, since the back print head is disposed in the center portion in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the apparatus casing, the mounting portion of the ink ribbon cartridge is also configured in the center part in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the apparatus casing. Has been. For this reason, it is not easy to check the position and orientation of the ink ribbon cartridge by looking into the mounting portion inside the printer from the opening for mounting, and the workability when mounting the ink ribbon cartridge is reduced.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to propose a printer capable of easily performing an ink ribbon cartridge mounting operation.

In order to solve the above problems, the printer of the present invention provides:
A mounting portion where the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted in a predetermined mounting posture;
A mounting opening provided above the mounting portion for mounting the ink ribbon cartridge on the mounting portion;
A guide portion for guiding the ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening in the mounting posture to the mounting portion;
The guide portion includes a front guide portion, a rear guide portion, a left guide portion, and a right guide portion that can contact the front portion, the rear portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion of the ink ribbon cartridge,
The ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening is regulated in the front-rear direction by contact with the front guide part and the rear guide part, and the left-right direction inclination is in contact with the left guide part and the right guide part. It is guided to the mounting portion in a state regulated by contact.

  In the printer of the present invention, the guide portion that guides the ink ribbon cartridge to the mounting portion comes into contact with the ink ribbon cartridge from four sides of the ink ribbon cartridge, and restricts the inclination of the ink ribbon cartridge in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. I will guide you to. As a result, the ink ribbon cartridge can be mounted on the mounting portion in a predetermined mounting posture simply by pushing the ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening in the mounting posture toward the lower mounting portion. Since it is not necessary to look inside the printer and correct the position and orientation of the ink ribbon cartridge, the ink ribbon cartridge can be easily attached. In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from touching an unexpected part when the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted.

  In the present invention, in order to maintain the posture of the ink ribbon cartridge in a state close to the mounting posture when the ink ribbon cartridge is pushed from above to the mounting portion, the ink ribbon cartridge includes a left guide portion and a right guide portion. It is desirable that the mounting portion be guided in a state in which the inclination in the left-right direction does not change due to the contact.

  In the present invention, in order to form a guide portion for guiding the ink ribbon cartridge from four directions, the ink ribbon cartridge performs a rectangular parallelepiped ribbon storage portion in which the ink ribbon is stored, and feeds and retracts the ink ribbon. And the left and right arm portions projecting forward in parallel along the left and right side surfaces of the ribbon storage portion, and the guide portion includes at least one of the front end surfaces of the left and right arm portions. One front end surface portion can be contacted, the rear guide portion can be contacted with the rear end surface portion of the ribbon storage portion, and the left guide portion can be a left end of the left arm portion and the ribbon storage portion. Desirably, the right side guide portion can be brought into contact with the surface portion and the right arm portion and the right end surface portion of the ribbon storage portion can be contacted. Arbitrariness.

  In the present invention, it has a printer front block, a printer rear block, and a recess formed between the printer front block and the printer rear block, and the mounting opening is an upper end opening of the recess. Preferably, the mounting portion is provided on the bottom of the recess. In the printer having such a configuration, the ink ribbon cartridge looks into the mounting portion provided at the bottom of the recess formed between the front block of the printer and the rear block of the printer from the upper end opening (mounting opening) of the recess. It is not easy to confirm the position and posture of the camera. However, according to the present invention, since the guide portion is provided, the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted into the upper end opening of the recess in the mounting posture by simply pushing the ink ribbon cartridge toward the lower mounting portion. Can be mounted on the mounting part in the mounting position.

  In the printer of the present invention, the guide portion that guides the ink ribbon cartridge to the mounting portion comes into contact with the ink ribbon cartridge from four sides of the ink ribbon cartridge, and restricts the inclination of the ink ribbon cartridge in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. I will guide you to. As a result, the ink ribbon cartridge can be mounted on the mounting portion in a predetermined mounting posture simply by pushing the ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening in the mounting posture toward the lower mounting portion. Since it is not necessary to look inside the printer and correct the position and orientation of the ink ribbon cartridge, the ink ribbon cartridge can be easily attached. In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from touching an unexpected part when the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted.

The top view which shows the state which opened the opening-and-closing cover of the check processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which opened the opening / closing cover of the check processing apparatus. The perspective view which shows the state which opened the opening / closing cover of the check processing apparatus from another direction. The perspective view of an ink ribbon cartridge. The perspective view which shows the state which removed the ribbon cartridge from the check processing apparatus. The side view which shows the state which removed the ribbon cartridge from the check processing apparatus. The side view for demonstrating the state of the ribbon cartridge with which the mounting part is mounted | worn. The side view for demonstrating the state of the ribbon cartridge with which the mounting part is mounted | worn.

  Hereinafter, a check processing apparatus will be described as a printer to which the present invention is applied with reference to the drawings.

(Schematic configuration of check processing device)
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which an opening / closing cover of a check processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening / closing cover of the check processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the check processing device shown in FIG. 1 with the opening / closing cover opened from another direction. 4 is a perspective view of the ink ribbon cartridge shown in FIG.

  The check processing device (printer) 1 includes a main body case 2, a front cover 3 disposed on the front side of the device, and an opening / closing cover 4 disposed on the rear surface side of the device. The front cover 3 and the opening / closing cover 4 are disposed on the upper surface side of the main body case 2. A medium insertion slot 5 for inserting a check (not shown) is provided at a portion on the left side of the front surface of the main body case 2 with a predetermined width along the apparatus width direction. On the upper surface of the main body case 2, a medium discharge port 6 through which a processed check is discharged is provided at a predetermined width along the apparatus width direction at a boundary portion between the front cover 3 and the opening / closing cover 4. Between the medium insertion port 5 and the medium discharge port 6, a medium transport path 7 through which a check is transported is formed. The medium transport path 7 is formed so as to extend from the medium insertion port 5 to the rear of the apparatus and then bend upward. The medium conveyance path 7 is open on the left side surface of the main body case 2. In the main body case 2, the front portion defined by the medium transport path 7 and the front cover 3 has a print head for performing front printing on a check and a magnetic ink for reading a magnetic ink character printed on the check. It is a printer front block 8 equipped with a head and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main body case 2 includes a right side surface portion 2 a constituting the right side surface of the check processing device 1 and a left side surface portion 2 b constituting the left side surface of the check processing device 1. Various operation switches 9 are arranged on the right side surface portion 2a. The opening / closing cover 4 is attached to the main body case 2 so as to be rotatable upward about the rear end portion. As shown in FIG. 3, an operation panel 10 is provided on the right end side of the upper surface of the opening / closing cover 4 so as to correspond to the operation switch 9. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the left side surface portion 2b is not shown.

  The medium conveyance path 7 includes a first conveyance path part 7a extending from the medium insertion port 5 to the rear of the apparatus, a curved conveyance path part 7b curved upward from the rear end of the first conveyance path part 7a, and a curved conveyance path part 7b. And a second transport path portion 7c extending upward from the upper end.

  A magnetic head (not shown) for reading magnetic ink characters printed on the check is installed in the first transport path portion 7a. A print head (not shown) that performs printing on the surface of the check is installed at the upper end portion of the second transport path portion 7c. This print head is a serial impact dot matrix (SIDM) print head that performs printing by hitting a recording wire on the ink ribbon and attaching the ink of the ink ribbon to the check, and is more than the second transport path portion 7c. It is arranged in front of the device.

  A print head 11 that performs printing on the back side of the check is installed in a lower portion of the second conveyance path portion 7c. The print head 11 is a SIDM print head similar to the print head that prints on the surface of the check, and is arranged behind the second transport path portion 7c. A mounting portion 13 to which the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted is formed behind the second transport path portion 7c so as to correspond to the installation position of the print head 11.

  Here, in the state where the open / close cover 4 is raised upward, as shown in FIG. 1, the printer rear block 14 on the rear side of the apparatus of the second transport path portion 7c moves to the rear of the apparatus, and the recess 15 is formed. The Moreover, this recessed part 15 will be in the exposed state. Here, the upper end opening of the recess 15 is a mounting opening 2 c for mounting the ink ribbon cartridge 12 to the mounting portion 13, and the bottom of the recess 15 is the mounting portion 13. The mounting opening 2 c is located above the mounting portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 includes a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped ribbon storage portion 12a in which the ink ribbon 16 is stored, and two arm portions 12b for feeding and retracting the ink ribbon 16. 12c. The two arm portions 12b and 12c have a flat plate shape, and project in parallel along both longitudinal end faces of the ribbon storage portion 12a toward the short side direction of the ribbon storage portion 12a. In other words, the right arm portion 12b protrudes along the right end surface 12d of the ribbon storage portion 12a toward the front of the ribbon storage portion 12a. The left arm portion 12c protrudes in parallel with the right arm portion 12b along the left end surface 12e of the ribbon storage portion 12a toward the front of the ribbon storage portion 12a. An ink ribbon 16 is bridged between the two arm portions 12b and 12c.

  A front end surface 12f of the two arm portions 12b is a front end surface of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, and a rear end surface 12g of the ribbon storage portion 12a is a rear end surface of the ink ribbon cartridge 12. The right end surface 12h of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is constituted by the right end surface of the rear end portion of the right arm portion 12b and the right end surface 12d of the ribbon storage portion 12a, and the left end surface of the rear end portion of the left arm portion 12c. The left end surface 12i of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is constituted by the left end surface 12e of the ribbon storage portion 12a. When the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted on the check processing apparatus 1, the print head 11 is disposed in a space formed between the two arm portions 12b, and the two arm portions 12b and 12c are disposed. The exposed portion of the ink ribbon 16 spanned between the print heads 11 is located in front of the print head 11. The mounting posture 12A of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 mounted on the mounting portion 13 is a posture parallel to the upper surface of the mounting portion 13.

(Configuration of guide section)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the ink ribbon cartridge is removed from the check processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the ink ribbon cartridge is removed from the check processing apparatus shown in FIG. 7 and 8 are side views for explaining the state of the ink ribbon cartridge attached to the attachment portion shown in FIG. 5-8, illustration of the left side part 2b is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  The ink ribbon cartridge 12 is inserted into the upper end opening of the recess 15, that is, the mounting opening 2c in the mounting posture 12A with the opening / closing cover 4 open, and is manually pushed toward the mounting unit 13 below. Installed. The check processing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment includes guide units 17 to 20 that guide the ink ribbon cartridge 12 from above the mounting unit 13 toward the mounting unit 13 when the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted in the mounting unit 13 (see FIG. 1). ). The guide portions 17 to 20 are provided on the inner peripheral side surface of the recess 15.

  The guide portion (front side guide portion) 17 can come into contact with the front end surface 12f of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, that is, the front end surfaces 12f of the two arm portions 12b and 12c. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the guide portion 17 is formed on the surface on the rear side of the apparatus at both left and right end portions of the transport guide 21 constituting the second transport path portion 7c. The guide part 17 is formed in a planar shape that inclines forward as it goes downward.

  The guide portion (rear side guide portion) 18 can come into contact with a part on the right end side of the rear end surface 12 g of the ink ribbon cartridge 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide portion 18 is formed on the front surface of the device of the protruding portion 22 that protrudes leftward from the right side surface portion 2 a of the main body case 2. This guide part 18 is comprised by the three planar surfaces 18a-18c formed in order from the upper side. The flat surface portion 18a is formed in a flat shape that inclines forward as it goes downward. The flat portion 18b is formed in a flat shape that inclines forward as it goes downward. The inclination angle of the plane portion 18b is gentler than the inclination angle of the plane portion 18a. The flat surface portion 18c is formed substantially parallel to the vertical direction.

  Here, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted into the mounting opening 2c in the mounting posture 12A is guided in a state where the inclination in the front-rear direction is regulated by the contact with the guide portion 17 and the guide portion 18.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guide portion (right guide portion) 19 is a part of the inner side surface of the right side surface portion 2 a of the main body case 2, and can come into contact with the entire right end surface 12 h of the ink ribbon cartridge 12. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guide portion (left guide portion) 20 is a part of the inner side surface of the left side surface portion 2 b of the main body case 2, and can come into contact with the entire left end surface 12 i of the ink ribbon cartridge 12. Yes.

  Here, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted into the mounting opening 2c in the mounting posture 12A is guided in a state in which the inclination in the left-right direction is not changed by the contact with the guide unit 19 and the guide unit 20.

  When mounting the ink ribbon cartridge 12 on the mounting portion 13, the user inserts the ink ribbon cartridge 12 into the mounting opening 2 c in the mounting posture 12 </ b> A mounted on the mounting portion 13. (See FIG. 7A). In this state, the user manually pushes the upper surface of the ink ribbon cartridge 12. Then, as shown in FIGS. 7B and 8, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is guided to the mounting portion 13 by the guide portions 17 to 20 while maintaining a posture close to the mounting posture 12 </ b> A, and is mounted on the mounting portion 13. Is done.

(Effect of this embodiment)
As described above, in the present embodiment, the guide portions 17 to 20 can come into contact with the ink ribbon cartridge 12 from four directions of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, and the inclination of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is increased. The ink ribbon cartridge 12 is guided to the mounting portion 13 while being regulated. As a result, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 can be mounted on the mounting portion 13 in the predetermined mounting posture 12A simply by pushing the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted in the mounting posture 12A downward into the mounting opening 2c.

  That is, in the check processing device 1 of this embodiment, when the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is to be mounted, the printer front block 8 is positioned in front of the recess 15 and the printer rear block 14 is positioned behind the recess 15. Therefore, it is not easy to confirm the position and posture of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 while looking into the mounting portion 13 that is the bottom of the concave portion 15 from the upper end opening (mounting opening 2c) of the concave portion 15. However, since the guide portions 17 to 20 are provided on the inner peripheral side surface of the recess 15, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted in the mounting posture into the upper end opening of the recess 15 can be simply pushed toward the bottom of the recess 15. The ink ribbon cartridge 12 can be mounted on the mounting portion 13 in a predetermined mounting posture. Therefore, it is not necessary to look inside the check processing apparatus 1 to correct the position and posture of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, and the mounting operation of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is facilitated.

  Further, in this embodiment, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 can be mounted on the mounting portion 13 in the predetermined mounting posture 12A simply by pushing the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted in the mounting posture 12A downward into the mounting opening 2c. When the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted, it is possible to prevent the user from touching an unexpected part.

  Further, in this embodiment, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 inserted in the mounting opening 2c in the mounting posture 12A is guided in a state in which the inclination in the left-right direction is not changed by the contact with the guide unit 19 and the guide unit 20. . As a result, when the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is pushed toward the mounting portion 13 from above, it is easy to maintain the posture of the ink ribbon cartridge 12 in a state close to the mounting posture 12A. Therefore, the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is securely attached to the attachment portion 13.

(Other embodiments)
In the embodiment described above, the guide portion 18 guides a part of the right end side of the rear end surface 12g of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, but the guide portion 18 may be configured to guide the entire rear end surface 12g. . In the above-described embodiment, the guide portion 17 can be brought into contact with the front end surfaces 12f of the two arm portions 12b and 12c. You may comprise so that contact | abutting is possible. Similarly, in the embodiment described above, the guide portions 19 and 20 are formed so as to be able to contact the entire right end surface 12h and left end surface 12i of the ink ribbon cartridge 12, but the right end surface 12h and a part of the left end surface 12i. You may be comprised so that contact | abutting is possible.

  In the embodiment described above, the print head 11 is a SIDM print head, but the print head 11 may be a thermal head. In the above-described embodiment, the printer to which the configuration of the present invention is applied is the check processing apparatus 1 including a magnetic head and two print heads. However, the configuration of the present invention is that the ink ribbon cartridge 12 is mounted. Applicable to various printers used.

1. Check processing device (printer), 2. Main body case, 2a, right side, 2b, left side, 2c, mounting opening, 3. front cover, 4. open / close cover, 5. medium insertion port, 6. medium discharge Exit, 7-Medium transport path, 7a-1st transport path part, 7b-Curved transport path part, 7c-2nd transport path part, 8-Printer front block, 9-Operation switch, 10-Control panel, 11-Printing Head, 12, ink ribbon cartridge, 12a, ribbon storage, 12b, right arm, 12c, left arm, 12d, right end of ribbon storage, 12e, left end of ribbon storage, 12f, front end 12g, rear end surface of the ribbon storage unit, 12h, right end surface of the ink ribbon cartridge, 12i, left end surface of the ink ribbon cartridge, 12A, mounting posture, 13, mounting unit, 14, printer Rear block, 15 · concave portion, 16 · ink ribbon, 17 · guide portion (front guide portion), 18 · guide portion (rear guide portion), 18a · flat portion, 18b · flat portion, 18c · flat portion, 19・ Guide part (right side guide part), 20 ・ Guide part (left side guide part), 21 ・ Conveyance guide, 22 ・ Protruding part

Claims (4)

A mounting portion where the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted in a predetermined mounting posture;
A mounting opening provided above the mounting portion for mounting the ink ribbon cartridge on the mounting portion;
A guide portion for guiding the ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening in the mounting posture to the mounting portion;
The guide portion includes a front guide portion, a rear guide portion, a left guide portion, and a right guide portion that can contact the front portion, the rear portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion of the ink ribbon cartridge,
The ink ribbon cartridge inserted into the mounting opening is regulated in the front-rear direction by contact with the front guide part and the rear guide part, and the left-right direction inclination is in contact with the left guide part and the right guide part. A printer characterized by being guided to the mounting portion in a state regulated by contact. In claim 1,
The printer is characterized in that the ink ribbon cartridge is guided to the mounting portion in a state in which a horizontal inclination does not change due to contact with the left guide portion and the right guide portion. In claim 2,
The ink ribbon cartridge includes a rectangular parallelepiped ribbon storage portion that stores an ink ribbon, and left and right protrusions that protrude forward in parallel along the left and right side surfaces of the ribbon storage portion for feeding and retracting the ink ribbon. Arm part,
The guide portion is configured such that the front guide portion can contact at least one front end surface portion of the front end surfaces of the left and right arm portions, and the rear guide portion contacts the rear end surface portion of the ribbon storage portion. The left guide portion can contact the left end portion of the left arm portion and the ribbon storage portion, and the right guide portion can be the right end portion of the right arm portion and the ribbon storage portion. A printer characterized by being provided so as to be able to come into contact with the printer. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The front block of the printer,
The rear block of the printer,
Having a recess formed between the printer front block and the printer rear block;
The mounting opening is an upper end opening of the recess,
The printer according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is provided at a bottom of the concave portion.

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