JP2012116586A - Structure for holding rolled printing medium, and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for holding a rolled printing medium which can clearly indicate an unreeling direction of a printing medium and a position of an insertion opening for inserting the printing medium and protect an area outside the printing medium on a paper sheet feeding route to prevent dust from entering when using a rolled printing medium having a narrow width, and to provide a printer.SOLUTION: The structure for holding a rolled printing medium includes: a storing unit 5A having a first side surface 51 and a second side surface 52 for regulating the movement of a rolled printing medium 7A in a width direction, and storing and holding the rolled printing medium 7A so as to be rotatable in an unreeling direction of the medium; and a partitioning member 6 provided in the storing unit 5A and regulating the rolled printing medium 7 having a narrower width than that of the rolled printing medium 7A to form a new storing unit 5 in the storing unit 5A. The partitioning member 6 includes: a fixing part 61 fixed to the storing unit 5A; a third side surface 63 for regulating a width direction of the rolled printing medium 7 by cooperating with the second side surface 52; and an extended part 65 formed by being extended in the unreeling direction from the storing unit 5A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a roll-shaped print medium holding structure and a printer including the roll-shaped print medium holding structure.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a printer that stores a roll-shaped print medium (print medium wound in a roll shape) and prints on a recording paper or the like as a print medium using, for example, a dot impact method, an inkjet method, a thermal transfer method, or the like. Are known. This type of printer includes a roll-shaped print medium holding structure including a storage portion that is formed in a substantially box shape for storing a roll-shaped print medium, and further includes a paper feed mechanism portion, along a predetermined paper feed path. The recording paper is fed out.

  In such a printer, the storage unit is formed in a size that can store a roll-shaped print medium having a certain standard width. However, there is a printer that uses the storage portion to store and use a roll-shaped print medium having a width narrower than a certain standard width (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In Patent Document 1, a roll paper holder and a partition member are provided. The partition member can be arranged so that one of the pair of contact side portions of the roll paper holder and the contact side portion of the partition member are substantially parallel to each other with a predetermined interval. It is disclosed. With this configuration, the roll paper having a narrow width is stored between one of the pair of contact side portions of the roll paper holder and the contact side portion of the partition member.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-3022

  As the above-described printer, there is a so-called semi-automatic loading type printer that loads a recording sheet to a discharge port by inserting, for example, a recording sheet as a print medium fed out from a storage unit by a user to some extent. When the partition member disclosed in Patent Document 1 is applied to such a printer, the insertion slot is configured to correspond to recording paper having a certain standard width (wide recording paper). When a narrow recording sheet is fed out from the section and inserted into the insertion slot, it cannot be inserted into the insertion slot area corresponding to the width of the narrow recording sheet, and is shifted to the insertion slot area other than the corresponding insertion slot. May be inserted. In that case, appropriate printing cannot be performed, and it is considered that the printing is bent, or the recording paper is kinked and discharged.

  Further, since the area of the insertion opening other than the area of the insertion opening for inserting the narrow recording paper is exposed, dust or the like is likely to enter from the insertion opening, which may affect the print quality. In addition, since the configuration unit configured on the paper feed path from the storage unit to the insertion port including the insertion port exposes a region other than the region covered by the narrow recording paper, the recording paper It is conceivable that the component is damaged by being pressed by the user when inserting the.

  Therefore, when a roll-shaped print medium with a narrow width is used, it is possible to clearly indicate the feeding direction of the print medium and the position of the insertion slot for inserting the print medium, and also protect the area that is separated from the print medium on the paper feed path. Therefore, there has been a demand for a roll-shaped print medium holding structure and a printer that can suppress dust intrusion.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

  Application Example 1 A roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to this application example has a first side surface and a second side surface that regulate the operation of the first roll-shaped print medium in the width direction. A storage unit that stores and holds it rotatably in the feed-out direction; a partition member that is installed in the storage unit and restricts the second roll-shaped print medium having a width narrower than the width of the first roll-shaped print medium; The partition member includes a fixing portion that is fixed to the storage portion, a third side surface that regulates the width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium in cooperation with the first side surface or the second side surface, and a feeding direction from the storage portion. It is characterized by having an extending part formed to extend.

  According to such a roll-shaped print medium holding structure, when the print medium of the second roll-shaped print medium is fed out from the storage portion, the extension portion is formed to extend from the storage portion in the feed-out direction. Thus, it is possible to clearly indicate the feeding direction of the print medium.

  Application Example 2 In the roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to the application example described above, the extending portion includes an insertion port for inserting the print medium of the second roll-shaped print medium in a feeding direction from the storage unit to the insertion port. It is preferable to cover an area other than the area corresponding to the width of the print medium with respect to the configured component.

  According to such a roll-shaped print medium holding structure, the extension portion covers the region of the constituent portion including the insertion port other than the region corresponding to the width of the print medium, so that the insertion port covered with the extension portion is formed. It is possible to protect against the impacts on the constituent parts, and to prevent dust from entering. In addition, it is possible to clearly instruct the user about the feeding direction of the print medium and clearly indicate the position of the insertion slot into which the print medium is inserted.

  Application Example 3 In the roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to the application example, the partition member includes a contact portion that contacts the first side surface or the second side surface that does not regulate the width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium. Preferably it is.

  According to such a roll-shaped print medium holding structure, the abutting portion abuts the first side surface or the second side surface that does not regulate the width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium. It is possible to prevent the partition member from being damaged by an impact caused by movement or the like in the storage unit.

  (Application Example 4) In the roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to the application example, the partition member is formed lower than a side surface height of the first side surface or the second side surface that does not regulate the width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium. It is preferable that an insertion / removal assisting unit for assisting insertion or removal of the two-roll print medium is provided.

  According to such a roll-shaped print medium holding structure, the fingertip can be deeply inserted into the storage portion by the insertion / removal assisting portion. Therefore, it becomes easy to insert and remove the second roll-shaped print medium from the storage unit. The roll-shaped print medium has a structure in which the print medium is wound around the outer periphery of the roll as a core. When the print medium is used, the roll remains on the bottom surface of the storage unit. When taking out the cigarette from the storage unit, the cigarette can be easily taken out by the insertion / removal assisting unit.

  Application Example 5 In the roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to the application example described above, it is preferable that the partition member includes a rotation receiving portion that receives rotation of the second roll-shaped print medium.

  According to such a roll-shaped print medium holding structure, since the partition member includes the rotation receiving portion, the second roll-shaped print medium can be smoothly rotated in the storage portion, and the print medium can be smoothly fed out. Can do.

  Application Example 6 A printer according to this application example includes any one of the above-described roll-shaped print medium holding structures and a printing unit that performs printing on the print medium of the second roll-shaped print medium. And

  According to such a printer, the roll-shaped print medium holding structure ensures that the second roll-shaped print medium is securely held in the storage unit, and a clear instruction is given to properly insert the print medium into the insertion slot. Print on the inserted print medium. Therefore, it is possible to realize a printer that can maintain stable print quality with respect to the second roll-shaped print medium having a narrow width.

1 is an external perspective view of a printer according to an embodiment. The perspective view in the state where the opening-and-closing lid of the printer was opened. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the printer. The perspective view which shows the accommodating part before installing a partition member. The perspective view which shows a partition member. The perspective view which shows the accommodating part which installed the partition member.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment)

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a printer 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 with the opening / closing lid 3 opened. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the printer 1.

  The printer 1 of this embodiment is a printer that performs printing on a roll-shaped print medium (print medium wound in a roll shape) as a second roll-shaped print medium by a dot impact method. Specifically, a print medium (hereinafter referred to as recording paper 71) is fed out from a roll-shaped printing medium (hereinafter referred to as roll-shaped recording paper 7), and printing is performed on the fed-out recording paper 71.

  Further, the printer 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to correspond to the size of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A (see FIG. 4) as the first roll-shaped print medium having a certain standard width (for example, 76 mm width). With respect to 1A (refer FIG. 4), the new accommodating part 5 is comprised by using the partition member 6 for the accommodating part 5A (refer FIG. 4). The storage unit 5 is configured as a printer 1 that can store roll-shaped recording paper 7 having a width (for example, 58 mm width) narrower than a certain standard width. The printer 1 includes a roll-shaped print medium holding structure using a partition member 6. The roll-shaped print medium holding structure will be described later.

The configuration and operation of the printer 1 will be briefly described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the printer 1 includes a substantially rectangular case main body 2 that forms four side surfaces and a bottom surface, and an open / close lid 3 that covers the top surface of the printer 1, thereby forming an outer case of the printer 1. ing. An opening 31 is formed at a substantially central portion of the opening / closing lid 3, and the discharge port 46 and the cutter 47 for discharging the recording paper 71 are exposed. In addition, by putting a fingertip on the concave portion 21 provided on the front side surface of the case body 2 and lifting the opening / closing lid 3 located on the upper portion, the lock portion (not shown) is released and the opening / closing lid 3 can be opened. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing lid 3 is opened / closed around a support shaft 32 (see FIG. 6) installed on the rear side. When the opening / closing lid 3 is opened, the upper part inside the printer 1 is exposed. Specifically, when the opening / closing lid 3 is opened, the storage unit 5 for the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is exposed on the rear side, and the printer unit 4 (head unit 451, ribbon cassette 452 and the like) is exposed on the front side. . In this state, the roll-shaped recording paper 7 can be replaced, or the ribbon cassette 452 that houses the ink ribbon 452a can be replaced.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage unit 5 installed on the rear side in the printer 1 regulates the width direction of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 by installing a partition member 6. Further, the storage unit 5 is formed with a bottom surface 56 having a generally arcuate shape that opens upward in the longitudinal cross-sectional direction, and stores and holds the roll-shaped recording paper 7 rotatably. Details of the storage unit 5 and the partition member 6 will be described later.

The configuration and operation of the printer unit 4 will be briefly described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the printer unit 4 connected to the front end of the storage unit 5 includes a paper feed path 41 that feeds the recording paper 71 from the storage unit 5 to the discharge port 46. On the paper feed path 41, a guide roller 42, an insertion port 43, a paper feed mechanism unit 44, a printing mechanism unit 45, a discharge port 46, a cutter 47, and the like are sequentially provided.

  The tape-shaped recording paper 71 fed out from the roll-shaped recording paper 7 stored in the storage unit 5 is inserted into the insertion port 43 via a guide roller 42 installed near the front end of the storage unit 5. The The recording paper 71 inserted into the insertion slot 43 is fed along the paper feed path portion 411 and reaches the paper feed mechanism 44. The paper feed mechanism 44 is driven by a drive motor (not shown), a reduction gear train (not shown) that meshes with the drive motor, a paper feed roller 441 that meshes with the reduction gear train, and a paper feed roller 441 that rotates. It is composed of a roller 442 and the like. The recording paper 71 is sandwiched between the paper feeding roller 441 and the driven roller 442 and automatically fed to the printing mechanism unit 45.

  The printing mechanism unit 45 includes a head unit 451, a ribbon cassette 452, a platen 453, and the like. The recording paper 71 sent to the printing mechanism unit 45 is inserted into the front side of the platen 453. Further, the recording paper 71 is in a state where the ink ribbon 452a fed from the ribbon cassette 452 on the front side and the print head 451a of the head unit 451 are positioned on the front side. Then, the recording paper 71 is fed to the printer unit 4 by being sent to the discharge port 46.

  In the printer 1 of the present embodiment, the user feeds the recording paper 71 to the roll-shaped recording paper 7 stored in the storage unit 5, passes through the guide roller 42, and then inserts it into the insertion port 43. When the user inserts the recording paper 71 into the insertion slot 43 and the recording paper 71 reaches the paper feed roller 441, the position is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the paper feed mechanism 44 starts operating. To do. Then, the paper feed roller 441 is rotated by the operation of the paper feed mechanism 44, and the recording paper 71 is fed to a predetermined position where printing can be performed. The printer 1 of this embodiment is so-called semi-auto loading. After this state is reached, the open / close lid 3 is closed.

  The print head 451a is mounted on the head carriage 451b, and the head carriage 451b reciprocates in the width direction along the carriage guide shaft 451c. By operating the print head 451a, printing is performed by transferring the ink on the ink ribbon 452a to the recording paper 71. The printed recording paper 71 is sequentially discharged from the discharge port 46 by the operation of the paper feeding mechanism unit 44 synchronized with the operation of the printing mechanism unit 45. As the recording paper 71 is sequentially discharged from the discharge port 46, the recording paper 71 is sequentially fed out from the roll-shaped recording paper 7.

  The cutter 47 includes a cutter blade 471 having a blade edge 471a at the tip. The user grasps the recording paper 71 discharged from the discharge port 46 and presses and cuts the recording paper 71 so as to pry the blade edge 471a of the cutter blade 471. In this way, the user manually cuts the printed recording paper 71.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the storage portion 5A before the partition member 6 is installed. FIG. 4 shows the printer 1A configured to correspond to the size of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A having a certain standard width (for example, 76 mm width). In the present embodiment, as described above, the partition member 6 is installed in the storage unit 5A of the printer 1A, and the roll-shaped recording paper 7 having a width narrower than a certain standard width (for example, 58 mm width) is used. It is possible. With reference to FIG. 4, 5 A of accommodating parts used as the accommodating part before installing the partition member 6 are demonstrated.

  The storage unit 5A includes a first side surface 51 that regulates the position of one end in the width direction of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A, and a second side surface 52 that regulates the position of the other end in the width direction. The storage portion 5A regulates the movement of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A in the width direction by the first side surface 51 and the second side surface 52. In addition, the storage portion 5A is formed with an open bottom in the vertical cross-sectional direction and having a generally arc-shaped bottom surface 56, and stores and holds the roll-shaped recording paper 7A in a rotatable manner. In addition, on the bottom surface 56, the roll-shaped recording paper 7A is supported by two opposing points on the end side in the width direction, whereby the surface portions 56a, 56b, 56c (smoothly rotating the roll-shaped recording paper 7A). 56d) is formed.

  The length in the width direction of the guide roller 42 and the insertion port 43 of the printer 1A having the storage portion 5A is configured to correspond to the length in the width direction of the recording sheet 71A of the roll-shaped recording sheet 7A. Accordingly, when the roll-shaped recording paper 7A having a certain standard width is stored in the storage section 5A, and the recording paper 71A of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A is fed out and inserted into the insertion port 43, there is a slight gap. Thus, the guide roller 42 and the insertion port 43 are covered with the recording paper 71A.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the partition member 6, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the partition member 6 viewed from the upper right side of the storage portion 5, and FIG. 5B is a partition view. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the member 6 as viewed from the lower left side of the storage unit 5 when viewed from the front. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the storage portion 5 in which the partition member 6 is installed. FIG. 6 shows the same state as FIG. 2 described above, and is a view in which the viewing direction is changed. With reference to FIGS. 2-6, the roll-shaped print-medium holding structure of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  The roll-shaped print medium holding structure forms a new storage unit 5 by using the partition member 6 with respect to the storage unit 5A formed corresponding to the roll-shaped recording paper 7A as the first roll-shaped print medium. It becomes the made structure. The roll-shaped print medium holding structure stores and holds the roll-shaped recording paper 7 as the second roll-shaped print medium having a width narrower than the width of the first roll-shaped print medium in the storage unit 5. This is the structure. Hereinafter, the partition member 6 and the storage unit 5 constituting the roll-shaped print medium holding structure will be described.

  In order to enable the partition member 6 to use the roll-shaped recording paper 7 having a narrower width (for example, 58 mm width) than the roll-shaped recording paper 7A having a certain standard width (for example, 76 mm width), By installing, a new storage unit 5 is configured. The partition member 6 is installed between the first side surface 51 and the second side surface 52 of the storage portion 5A.

  In this embodiment, the partition member 6 is installed on the first side surface 51 side of the storage portion 5A, is generally plate-shaped, and the space of the storage portion 5A due to the difference in width between the roll-shaped recording paper 7A and the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is. It functions as a spacer that complements. The partition member 6 includes a fixing portion 61, a contact portion 62, a third side surface 63, a surface portion 64, an extension portion 65, an insertion / removal assisting portion 66, and a paper-roll restricting surface portion 67.

  The third side surface 63 is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the second side surface 52 when the partition member 6 is installed in the storage portion 5 </ b> A, and cooperates with the second side surface 52 to form the roll-shaped recording paper 7. The operation is restricted in the width direction. The storage portion 5 is configured to be surrounded by the third side surface 63, the second side surface 52, and the bottom surface 56.

  The contact portion 62 is formed so as to protrude from the surface on the opposite side of the third side surface 63 toward the first side surface 51. The contact portion 62 is in contact with the first side surface 51 when an impact such as the roll-shaped recording paper 7 hits against the third side surface 63, thereby causing damage to the partition member 6. To prevent. In the present embodiment, the first side surface 51 is a side surface that does not regulate the width direction of the roll-shaped recording paper 7.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing portion 61 includes a piece 631 formed to protrude toward the first side 51 at the lower end of the third side 63 and a screw 636 formed on the piece 631. It has a notch 632 and a protruding portion 633 formed by protruding downward with a piece 631. The fixing portion 61 has a protruding portion 634 that protrudes to the front side of the third side surface 63. As shown in FIG. 4, screw holes 561 are formed corresponding to the notches 632, and receiving grooves 562 are formed corresponding to the protrusions 633 on the bottom surface 56 of the storage portion 5 </ b> A. Further, a hole (not shown) through which the protruding portion 634 is inserted is formed in the storage portion 5A.

  When fixing the partition member 6 to the bottom surface 56, one projecting portion 634 is inserted into the hole, and the other projecting portion 633 is inserted into the receiving groove 562 and installed on the bottom surface 56. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a screw 636 is inserted into the notch 632 from above the partition member 6, and the screw 636 is tightened in the screw hole 561, thereby fixing the partition member 6 to the bottom surface 56. In addition, the attachment strength of the partition member 6 with respect to external force is improved by fixing the partition member 6 to the bottom face 56 using the screw 636.

  The surface portion 64 is a lower end portion of the partition member 6 and protrudes toward the second side surface 52 and is formed in an arc shape. The surface portion 64 is formed corresponding to the surface portion 56 a shown in FIG. 4 and operates as a rotation receiving portion that receives the rotation of the roll-shaped recording paper 7. Specifically, the surface portion 64 causes the roll-shaped recording paper 7 to smoothly rotate in the storage portion 5 in cooperation with the other surface portions 56b, 56c, and 56d.

  The paper-roll restricting surface portion 67 is formed on the rear side of the lower end portion of the partition member 6 so as to protrude toward the second side surface 52 and have an inclined surface. The paper roll regulating surface portion 67 is formed corresponding to the paper roll regulating surface portion 56e (see FIG. 4), and together with the paper roll regulating surface portion 56f (see FIG. 6) installed on the second side surface 52 side, the rolled recording paper 7 The paper winding 72 serving as a core around which the recording paper 71 is wound is restricted from moving backward.

  The extending portion 65 is formed to extend from the front end portion of the partition member 6. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the extension portion 65 extends in the feeding direction (front side) of the recording paper 71 from the storage portion 5 when the partition member 6 is installed in the storage portion 5. It is formed so that it will come out. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the extending portion 65 is configured with respect to the guide roller 42 and the insertion port 43 as the components configured in the extending direction from the storage unit 5 to the insertion port 43. It is formed so as to cover the upper part of the region other than the region corresponding to the width of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 (recording paper 71).

  In other words, the second roll-shaped printing medium having a width narrower than that of the roll-shaped recording paper 7A with respect to the guide roller 42 and the insertion port 43 installed corresponding to the width of the first roll-shaped printing medium (roll-shaped recording paper 7A). When the (roll-shaped recording paper 7) is used, the guide roller 42 and the insertion opening 43 corresponding to the width difference are exposed. The extended portion 65 covers the exposed portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the insertion / removal assisting portion 66 is formed at the upper end of the third side surface 63, and when the partition member 6 is installed in the storage portion 5, On the other hand, the side surface height of the third side surface 63 is reduced. Specifically, the insertion / removal assisting portion 66 is formed at the upper end portion of the third side surface 63 as an inclined portion 661 that is inclined rearward and lowered. The inclined portion 661 is formed at a position lower than the upper end surface 511 of the first side surface 51 on the rear side.

  Since the insertion / removal assisting portion 66 (inclined portion 661) allows the fingertip to be inserted into the storage portion 5 deeper than the upper end surface 511 of the first side surface 51, when the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is stored in the storage portion 5, When removing from the storage unit 5, the user can easily insert and remove the roll-shaped recording paper 7. Further, since the fingertip can be made to enter deeper than the upper end surface 511 of the first side surface 51, it is easy to take out the paper roll 72 remaining on the bottom surface 56 of the storage unit 5 from the storage unit 5 when the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is used up. .

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, when the recording paper 71 of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is fed out from the storage unit 5, the extending portion 65 provided in the partition member 6 extends from the storage unit 5 in the feed-out direction. Since it is formed, it is possible to clearly instruct the user of the feeding direction of the recording paper 71.

  According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, the extending portion 65 is a component (guide roller 42, inserted) configured in the feeding direction (or on the paper feed path) from the storage portion 5 to the insertion port 43. By covering the area (exposed area) other than the area corresponding to the width of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 with respect to the opening 43), the guide roller 42 and the insertion opening 43 can be protected from impacts from above. Ingress of dust can be suppressed. Further, it is possible to clearly instruct the user of the feeding direction of the print medium.

  According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, the extension portion 65 covers the region of the insertion port 43 other than the region corresponding to the width of the roll-shaped recording paper 7, particularly with respect to the insertion port 43. It is possible to clearly instruct the user of the position of the insertion slot 43 into which the recording sheet 71 of the roll-shaped recording sheet 7 is inserted. In addition, it is possible to suppress the entry of dust into the region of the insertion port 43 covered with the extending portion 65.

  According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, the partition member 6 includes the abutting portion 62, thereby abutting against the first side surface 51, thereby moving the roll-shaped recording paper 7 within the storage portion 5. It is possible to prevent the partition member 6 from being damaged by an impact caused by the above.

  According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, the partition member 6 includes the insertion / removal assisting portion 66 (inclined portion 661), and the side surface height is lower than the upper end surface 511 of the first side surface 51. Thereby, the fingertip can be inserted deeply into the storage portion 5. Therefore, the roll-shaped recording paper 7 can be easily inserted into and removed from the storage unit 5. Further, the insertion / removal assisting portion 66 makes it easy to take out the paper roll 72 remaining on the bottom surface 56 of the storage portion 5.

  According to the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment, the partition member 6 includes the surface portion 64 as the rotation receiving portion, so that the roll-shaped recording paper 7 can be smoothly rotated in the storage portion 5, and recording is performed. The paper 71 can be smoothly fed out.

  According to the printer 1 of the present embodiment, the roll-shaped print medium holding structure ensures that the roll-shaped recording paper 7 is securely held in the storage unit 5 and a clear instruction for properly inserting the recording paper 71 into the insertion slot 43. And printing is performed on the inserted recording paper 71 by the printing mechanism unit 45 as a printing unit. Therefore, it is possible to realize the printer 1 that can maintain stable print quality with respect to the roll-shaped recording paper 7 having a narrow width.

  According to the printer 1 of the present embodiment, the roll-shaped print medium holding structure of the present embodiment is used for the printer 1A configured corresponding to the first roll-shaped print medium (roll-shaped recording paper 7A). The printer 1 can correspond to the second roll-shaped print medium (roll-shaped recording paper 7) having a narrow width. Accordingly, it is not necessary to newly design and manufacture a printer unit and a storage unit including a guide roller and an insertion slot corresponding to the roll-shaped recording paper 7 having a narrow width, so that design and manufacturing costs can be reduced. It becomes possible.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. A modification will be described below.

  In the embodiment, the second side surface 52 of the storage unit 5 </ b> A and the third side surface 63 of the partition member 6 regulate the width direction of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 and constitute the storage unit 5. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the width direction of the roll-shaped recording paper 7 may be regulated by the first side surface 51 of the storage unit 5A and the third side surface 63 of the partition member 6, and the storage unit 5 may be configured. In this case, this can be dealt with by changing the configuration of the partition member 6 so as to be in the direction corresponding to the first side surface 51.

  In the said embodiment, the extension part 65 of the partition member 6 is set as the structure which covers the part which the guide roller 42 and the insertion port 43 expose as a structure part comprised in a drawing | feeding-out direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the case of a configuration that does not include the guide roller 42, only the exposed insertion opening 43 may be covered. Moreover, when it has another structure part comprised in the pay-out direction, it is good also as a structure which covers the part which the structure part exposes.

  In the above embodiment, the semi-auto loading type printer 1 has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to an auto loading type printer.

  In the above-described embodiment, the printer 1 using the dot impact method as the printing mechanism unit 45 as the printing unit has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to a printer using an inkjet method, a thermal transfer method, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, printing is performed on the recording sheet 71 of the roll-shaped recording sheet 7. However, the recording sheet 71 may be composed of a single recording sheet, or a plurality of recording sheets for copying or the like. It may be comprised. The recording paper 71 may be composed of a recording paper in which a label with an adhesive is attached to a release paper.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A ... Printer, 4 ... Printer unit, 5, 5A ... Storage part, 6 ... Partition member, 7, 7A ... Roll-shaped recording paper, 42 ... Guide roller, 43 ... Insertion port, 45 ... Printing mechanism part, 51 ... First side surface, 52 ... second side surface, 56 ... bottom surface, 61 ... fixing portion, 62 ... abutting portion, 63 ... third side surface, 64 ... surface portion, 65 ... extension portion, 66 ... insertion / removal assisting portion, 71, 71A ... recording paper, 72 ... cigarette.

Claims (6)

A storage unit having a first side surface and a second side surface for regulating the operation of the first roll-shaped print medium in the width direction;
A partition member installed in the storage unit and restricting a second roll-shaped print medium having a width narrower than the width of the first roll-shaped print medium in the storage unit,
The partition member is
A fixing portion for fixing to the storage portion;
A third side surface for regulating the width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium in cooperation with the first side surface or the second side surface;
A roll-shaped print medium holding structure comprising: an extension portion formed extending from the storage portion in the feeding direction. The roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to claim 1,
The extension portion includes an insertion port into which the print medium of the second roll-shaped print medium is inserted, and has a width of the print medium with respect to a configuration unit configured in the feeding direction from the storage unit to the insertion port. A roll-shaped print medium holding structure characterized by covering an area other than the area corresponding to. A roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The roll-shaped print medium holding structure, wherein the partition member includes an abutting portion that abuts on the first side surface or the second side surface that does not regulate a width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium. A roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The partition member is formed to be lower than a side surface height of the first side surface or the second side surface that does not regulate a width direction of the second roll-shaped print medium, and supports insertion or removal of the second roll-shaped print medium. A roll-shaped print medium holding structure comprising a removal assisting portion. A roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The roll-shaped print medium holding structure, wherein the partition member includes a rotation receiving portion that receives rotation of the second roll-shaped print medium. The roll-shaped print medium holding structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A printer, comprising: a printing unit that performs printing on the print medium of the second roll-shaped print medium.

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