JP2021045976A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a recording device which enables maintenance work to be conducted in the device even when the recording device is multilaterally enclosed by a wall or the like.SOLUTION: A recording device 11 includes: a housing part 12 having an upper wall part 12t provided with an upper opening part 20; an upper opening/closing body 21 which can be disposed at a closed position where the upper opening/closing body 21 covers the upper opening part 20; and a recording part 31 which performs record on a medium S in the housing part 12. The upper opening/closing body 21 disposed at the closed position slides from the closed position thereby exposing the upper opening part 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a recording device such as a printer.

As an example of a recording device, there is an inkjet printer that prints by ejecting ink contained in an ink cartridge onto a roll of paper in which long paper is rolled into a cylindrical shape. Some of these printers load roll paper, replace ink cartridges, and the like with the rotary opening / closing lid attached to the outer case open (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-152811

By the way, in the above-mentioned printer, in addition to replenishing consumables such as loading roll paper and replacing ink cartridges, maintenance work inside the apparatus may be required. Then, in order to perform such maintenance work inside the device, it is necessary to add an opening / closing lid as described above to the outer case to access the inside of the device.

However, if the printer is placed in a corner of a room or placed on a shelf, the printer will be surrounded by walls and the like in many ways, and the opening and closing lids will be opened and closed on the sides and rear of the printer. Or, there may not be enough space for maintenance inside the device.

It should be noted that such a problem is not limited to the inkjet printer that prints on roll paper, and may occur in common when the recording device is installed in a place surrounded by a wall or the like on multiple surfaces.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording device capable of performing maintenance inside the device even when it is surrounded by walls or the like in multiple surfaces.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems and their actions and effects will be described.
A recording device that solves the above problems is provided with a medium support portion that supports the medium and a medium that is movable in the width direction of the medium, and injects a liquid onto the medium that is supported by the medium support portion to record. The liquid injection head to be performed, the upper wall portion having the medium support portion and the opening opening above the liquid injection head, the closed state covering the opening, and the medium support portion can be accessed through the opening. An opening / closing body that can be in an open state, a front wall portion that opens a discharge portion from which the medium recorded by the liquid injection head is discharged, and a plurality of liquid containers that contain the liquid are the front wall portion. A first liquid container mounting portion provided below the moving region of the liquid injection head and on one end side of the moving region in the width direction so as to be removable from the side, and a waste liquid for collecting the liquid that has become waste liquid. The collector can be attached and detached from the front wall side, below the moving region of the liquid injection head, on one end side of the moving region in the width direction, and above the first liquid container mounting portion. A waste liquid collecting body mounting portion provided at a position and a plurality of liquid containing bodies for accommodating the liquid can be attached to and detached from the front wall portion side, and the movement is below the moving region of the liquid injection head and in the width direction. Between the second liquid container mounting portion provided on the other end side of the region and the first liquid container mounting portion, the waste liquid collector mounting portion, and the second liquid container mounting portion in the width direction. A medium holding portion that is provided at such a position and holds the medium supplied to the medium supporting portion so as to be accessible from the front wall portion side, and the liquid sucked from the liquid injection head as the waste liquid as the waste liquid collector. The waste liquid collector mounted on the waste liquid collector mounting portion is located below the uppermost portion of the suction mechanism.

According to the above configuration, maintenance inside the device can be performed through an opening that opens in the upper wall portion. In addition, the waste liquid collector and the liquid container can be attached and detached from the front wall side.

In the recording device, the recording unit has a liquid injection head that injects a liquid into the medium, and the liquid injection head is removable through the opening.
According to this configuration, the liquid injection head can be attached / detached through the exposed opening by sliding the opening / closing body. Therefore, maintenance of the recording unit can be performed through the opening provided in the wall portion of the apparatus.

The recording device includes an exhaust mechanism for exhausting the inside of the housing portion, and the exhaust mechanism has a duct that can be attached and detached through the opening.
According to this configuration, the duct can be attached / detached through the exposed opening by sliding the opening / closing body. Therefore, the duct can be maintained through the opening provided in the wall portion.

The recording device includes a transport mechanism for transporting the medium along the transport path, and the duct is arranged on the opening side of the transport path.
According to this configuration, the transport path of the medium can be exposed by removing the duct through the opening. Therefore, when the medium is clogged in the transport path, maintenance of the transport path can be performed through the opening, such as removing the duct to remove the clogged medium.

In the recording device, the opening / closing body constitutes a part of the wall portion when it is arranged at the closed position.
According to this configuration, since the opening / closing body forms a part of the wall portion when it is arranged in the closed position, the internal configuration of the device is increased in order to secure a space for accommodating the opening / closing body in the housing portion. It is possible to realize a configuration in which a part of the wall portion is opened without changing.

The recording device includes a cutting mechanism for generating a cutting fragment by cutting the medium, and a storage container for accommodating the cutting fragment, and the housing portion has a side wall portion intersecting with the wall portion. Then, the opening / closing body slides from the closed position to the side wall portion to expose the opening, and when the opening is used as the first opening, the side wall portion has a second opening. An opening is provided, and the storage container is detachably attached to a position covering the second opening of the housing portion.

According to this configuration, if an area for sliding the opening / closing body is secured at a position facing the side wall portion of the housing portion, this area is used as a work area and a second opening provided in the side wall portion is provided. Maintenance inside the housing can be performed through the unit. That is, even when the recording device is arranged in a closed narrow space surrounded by walls or the like on multiple sides, if the work area is secured at the position where one side wall portion of the housing portion faces. , Maintenance of the recording device can be performed through this work area. Since the storage container can be attached to and detached from the position covering the second opening of the housing portion, when the cut pieces are accumulated in the storage container, the storage container is removed from the device and the accumulated cut pieces are collected. Can be maintained to remove.

The recording device includes a medium holding portion that holds a roll body in which the medium is wound in a cylindrical shape, and the medium holding portion has the second opening by removing the storage container from the housing portion. It becomes a state where it can be pulled out from the housing portion through.

According to this configuration, the medium holding portion can be pulled out from the housing portion through the second opening by removing the storage container from the housing portion. Then, by pulling out the medium holding portion from the housing portion, maintenance such as loading and replacement of the roll body can be performed outside the housing portion, so that workability is good.

In the recording device, the medium holding unit supplies the medium with a feeding route forming member that forms a feeding path for feeding the medium toward the recording unit, and the medium along the feeding path. A pair of feeding rollers, a plate portion that forms a part of the side wall portion when housed in the housing portion, and an insertion port forming portion that forms an insertion port of the medium between the plate portion. The plate portion has a support portion that supports the storage container attached to the housing portion, and a handle portion that can be touched when the medium holding portion is pulled out from the housing portion. And a notification unit for notifying that the medium is arranged at a position where it can be fed by the feeding roller pair.

According to this configuration, by pulling out the medium holding portion from the housing portion, maintenance of the feeding path provided in the medium holding portion can be performed outside the housing portion. As a result, maintenance of the medium holding portion housed in the housing portion can be easily performed. Further, since the plate portion of the medium holding portion is provided with a support portion for supporting the storage container, the plate portion and the storage container can be arranged in a state of being overlapped on one side surface side of the housing portion. Since the plate portion of the medium holding portion is provided with a handle portion, when the storage container is removed, the plate portion can be touched and the medium holding portion can be pulled out from the housing portion. Further, since the insertion port forming portion forms the insertion port of the medium between the plate portion and the plate portion, the work of inserting the medium into the insertion opening can be performed from one side surface side of the device. Further, since the plate portion of the medium holding portion is provided with the notification unit, it is possible to perform the work of inserting the medium into the insertion port while visually recognizing the notification unit.

In the recording device, a supply mechanism for supplying the recording material to the recording unit, a pair of accommodating body mounting portions for detachably mounting the accommodating body accommodating the recording material, and a recording discharged from the recording unit. A recovery body mounting portion for detachably mounting a recovery body for collecting materials is provided, and a first opening / closing portion and a second opening / closing portion are detachably attached to the side wall portion, and the housing portion has the housing portion. One of the accommodating body mounting portions and the collecting body mounting portion is arranged on the back side of the first opening / closing portion, and the other accommodating body mounting portion is arranged on the back side of the second opening / closing portion in the housing portion. The unit and the supply mechanism are arranged.

According to this configuration, since one housing body mounting portion and the collecting body mounting portion are arranged on the back side of the first opening / closing portion in the housing portion, the first opening / closing portion is opened from one side surface side of the device. , The accommodating body can be attached and detached, and the recovered body can be attached and detached. Further, since the other housing body mounting portion and the supply mechanism are arranged on the back side of the second opening / closing portion in the housing portion, the housing body can be attached / detached by opening the second opening / closing portion from one side surface side of the device. It can be done and maintenance of the supply mechanism can be done.

The perspective view of the recording apparatus of one Embodiment. Top view of the recording device with the upper opening exposed. Perspective view of the exhaust system. A perspective view of a recording device with an exposed upper opening. A perspective view of a recording device in which an opening / closing portion is arranged in an open position. Sectional view of the recording device. A perspective view of a recording device with an exposed front opening. The cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the feeding mechanism provided in the recording apparatus. Sectional drawing of the recording apparatus which the medium holding part was pulled out. The perspective view which shows the structure of the medium holding part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the recording device will be described with reference to the drawings. The recording device is, for example, a printer that records (prints) by injecting ink, which is an example of a recording material, onto a medium.

As shown in FIG. 1, the recording device 11 of the present embodiment includes a housing portion 12 having an upper wall portion (wall portion) 12t and a plurality of side wall portions 12f, 12g, 12h intersecting the upper wall portion 12t. There is. In the present embodiment, one of the side wall portions is a front wall portion 12f. A discharge port 14 is formed in the front wall portion 12f.

An upper opening (first opening) 20 is formed in the upper wall portion 12t of the housing portion 12. An upper opening / closing body (opening / closing body) 21 that can be arranged at a closed position (position shown in FIG. 1) that covers the upper opening 20 is detachably attached to the upper wall portion 12t. The upper opening / closing body 21 is preferably a top plate that forms a part of the upper wall portion 12t when it is arranged in the closed position. A pull tab 22 is recessed in the upper opening / closing body 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the upper opening / closing body 21 in the closed position covering the upper opening 20 is slid forward to be on the front wall portion 12f side by putting a hand on the pulling portion 22, the upper opening is opened. 20 is exposed. At this time, it is preferable that the recording unit 31 that records on the medium S in the housing unit 12 and a part of the duct 51 that constitutes the exhaust mechanism 50 housed in the housing unit 12 are exposed. The side wall portions 12h and 12g of the housing portion 12 are formed with exhaust holes 15 for exhausting the gas exhausted by the exhaust mechanism 50 to the outside of the housing portion 12.

The recording unit 31 includes a liquid injection head 32 that injects ink onto the medium S, a carriage 33 that holds the liquid injection head 32 and reciprocates in the width direction (left-right direction in FIG. 2) of the medium S, and a liquid injection. A supply tube 34 for supplying ink to the head 32 is provided. A removable lid 33a is attached to the upper part of the carriage 33.

A support member 35 that supports the medium S is arranged below the moving region of the carriage 33. Since the support member 35 forms a transport path for the medium S, the carriage 33 reciprocates in the width direction on the transport path for the medium S. Therefore, when the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid forward, the transport path of the medium S is exposed together with the carriage 33.

The liquid injection head 32 is preferably configured to be detachably attached to the carriage 33. Then, when the lid 33a of the carriage 33 is removed after the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid forward to expose the recording unit 31, the liquid injection head 32 becomes removable through the upper opening 20. This makes it possible to perform maintenance such as cleaning the liquid injection head 32 removed through the upper opening 20 or replacing the liquid injection head 32 with a new liquid injection head 32.

Even if there is an obstacle such as a wall above the recording device 11, if a space for inserting a worker's hand is secured between the wall and the upper wall portion 12t, the liquid injection head is passed through this space. It is possible to perform maintenance such as replacement of 32. That is, even when the recording device 11 is arranged in a closed narrow space surrounded by a wall or the like other than the front of the housing portion 12, if the work area is secured in front of the housing portion 12. , Maintenance inside the housing portion 12 can be performed through the work area.

As shown in FIG. 3, the duct 51 is provided on the suction portion 56 arranged in the center in the width direction, the discharge portion 57 detachably attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the suction portion 56, and the upper portion of the suction portion 56. It has a lid member 58 to be attached. A pair of gripping protrusions 58a are provided so as to project on the upper surface side of the lid member 58. Further, fans 52 are housed at both ends of the duct 51 in the width direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the suction portion 56 constituting the duct 51 is preferably configured to be removable through the upper opening 20. Then, after the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid forward to expose the upper opening 20 and then the gripping protrusion 58a is gripped and the lid member 58 is removed, maintenance such as cleaning of the duct 51 can be performed. become.

Further, the suction unit 56 is preferably arranged above the transport path of the medium S. Then, when the suction portion 56 constituting the duct 51 is removed through the upper opening 20, the transport path is exposed. As a result, when the medium S is clogged in the transport path, the suction unit 56 can be removed to remove the clogged medium S.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first opening / closing portion 26R is openably attached to the front wall portion 12f on the first end side in the width direction intersecting both the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the housing portion 12. The second opening / closing portion 26L is preferably attached to the second end side in the width direction so as to be openable / closable. The two opening / closing portions 26 are arranged from the closed position shown in FIG. 1 to the open position shown in FIG. 5 by rotating around the rotation shaft 26a provided on the lower end side. The first opening / closing part 26R and the second opening / closing part 26L can be opened / closed independently, and only the first opening / closing part 26R can be opened / closed or only the second opening / closing part 26L can be opened / closed as needed. ..

The recording device 11 collects a supply mechanism 42 for supplying ink as a recording material, a pair of housing body mounting portions 27 for detachably mounting the housing body 30 containing the recording material, and waste liquid which is an unnecessary recording material. It is provided with a collecting body mounting portion 28 for detachably mounting the collecting body 29 for mounting the collecting body 29. Then, while the housing body mounting portion 27 and the collecting body mounting portion 28 are arranged on the back side of the first opening / closing portion 26R in the housing portion 12, the housing portion 12 is located on the back side of the second opening / closing portion 26L. It is preferable to arrange the other housing body mounting portion 27 and the supply mechanism 42.

Then, when the first opening / closing portion 26R is arranged in the open position, the accommodating body mounting portion 27 arranged in the housing portion 12 is exposed and the accommodating body 30 becomes removable, and at the same time, the collecting body mounting portion 28 is moved. The recovered body 29 is exposed and becomes removable. Further, when the second opening / closing portion 26L is arranged in the open position, the accommodating body mounting portion 27 arranged in the housing portion 12 is exposed and the accommodating body 30 is in a detachable state.

As a result, the accommodating body 30 and the accommodating body 30 can be exchanged by opening the opening / closing portion 26 forward. It is preferable that a cover 45 is attached to the front of the supply mechanism 42, and when the cover 45 is removed, the supply mechanism 42 is exposed so that maintenance can be performed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the housing body 30 mounted on the housing body mounting portion 27 has a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6) intersecting the width direction. On the other hand, the moving region of the carriage 33 and the exhaust mechanism 50 are inside the housing portion 12 so that the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2 and the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 6) is the longitudinal direction. Is located in. The accommodating body 30 is located in the housing portion 12 at a position different in the vertical direction from the moving region of the carriage 33 and the exhaust mechanism 50, and at a position below the moving region of the carriage 33 and the exhaust mechanism 50 in the vertical direction. Be housed. Therefore, even if the ink contained in the housing body 30 leaks out, the influence on the carriage 33 and the exhaust mechanism 50 located above the housing body mounting portion 27 is small.

Three housing bodies 30 can be mounted on the housing body mounting unit 27 of the present embodiment. That is, a total of six housing bodies 30 are housed in the housing portion 12 in a manner in which three are distributed to both end sides of the housing portion 12 in the width direction.

The number of the housing 30 to be mounted on the housing mounting portion 27 can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the number of the housing 30 that can be mounted on the housing mounting portion 27 may be more than six or less than six. Further, the housing body mounting portion 27 is provided only at one end in the width direction of the housing portion 12, and the plurality of housing bodies 30 are combined into one housing body mounting portion 27 without being distributed to both ends of the housing portion 12. May be accommodated. However, it is better to provide the accommodating body mounting portions 27 on both ends in the width direction of the housing portion 12 and to allocate and accommodate the plurality of accommodating bodies 30 in these two accommodating body mounting portions 27 to increase the space in the recording device 11. It is preferable because it can be used efficiently and has a good weight balance.

Further, different types of recording materials (for example, ink) may be stored (filled) in the plurality of housings 30, or the same type of recording material may be stored in the plurality of housings 30. When a plurality of accommodating bodies 30 accommodating the same type of recording material are attached to the accommodating body mounting portion 27, the remaining amount of one accommodating body 30 supplying the recording material is reduced or eliminated. Occasionally, it is possible to switch the accommodating body 30 for supplying the recording material to another accommodating body 30 for accommodating the same type of recording material to continue the supply of the recording material. As a result, when a plurality of accommodating bodies 30 accommodating the same type of recording material are mounted on the recording device 11, the recording operation is not interrupted when the recording device 11 is performing the recording operation. It becomes possible to replace the unused housing 30.

Further, a state in which a smaller number of housing bodies 30 than the maximum number of housing bodies 30 that can be mounted on the housing body mounting unit 27 are mounted on the housing body mounting unit 27, that is, the housing body mounting unit 27 is vacant. The recording device 11 may be configured to be usable even in a certain state. In this case, the housing body mounting portion 27 can be left open so that the types of recording materials used can be increased or decreased as needed.

In addition, a storage element such as an IC chip is mounted on the accommodating body 30, and terminals that can contact the storage element are arranged on the accommodating body mounting portion 27, based on the amount of recording material used in the recording device 11. The calculated remaining amount of the recording material may be stored in the same storage element. Further, when the storage element is attached to the accommodating body 30, information such as the type and accommodating amount of the recording material accommodated in the accommodating body 30 may be stored in the storage element. In this way, the recording device 11 can determine whether or not an appropriate accommodating body 30 is accommodated in the accommodating body mounting portion 27 based on the information stored in the storage element.

In the width direction (direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 6), a suction mechanism 36 capable of sucking ink from the liquid injection head 32 is arranged at the end of the moving region of the carriage 33. A waste liquid tube 37 that introduces the ink sucked from the liquid injection head 32 into the collector 29 as a waste liquid is connected to the suction mechanism 36. Then, for example, when the suction mechanism 36 sucks ink from the liquid injection head 32 before the start of recording or after the end of recording, the sucked ink (waste liquid) is introduced into the collector 29 through the waste liquid tube 37.

A partition wall 46 is arranged in the housing portion 12 so as to extend in the front-rear direction and the width direction. The recording unit 31 is arranged above the partition wall 46 in the housing unit 12.

The supply tube 34a, which is an upstream portion of the supply tube 34, is routed upward from the housing body mounting portion 27 arranged below the partition wall 46 and is connected to the supply mechanism 42. Further, the supply tube 34b, which is a downstream portion of the supply tube 34, is routed upward from the supply mechanism 42 and then routed in the width direction along the frame member 38 fixed to the front of the carriage 33. It is connected to the liquid injection head 32 housed in the carriage 33. A protective frame 39 for protecting the supply tube 34b is fixed in front of the supply tube 34b that is routed along the frame member 38 in the width direction.

The supply mechanism 42 is, for example, a pump for delivering the ink contained in the container 30 toward the liquid injection head 32. Then, by driving the supply mechanism 42, the ink contained in the housing 30 is supplied to the liquid injection head 32 via the housing mounting portion 27, the supply tube 34a, and the supply tube 34b.

The recording device 11 includes a transport mechanism 41 that transports the medium S toward the discharge port 14 along the transport path. The transport mechanism 41 has a plurality of transport rollers that rotate by the driving force of a drive source (not shown). Then, when the medium S is conveyed to the recording unit 31 by the transfer mechanism 41, ink is ejected from the liquid injection head 32 to the medium S, so that recording (printing) is performed on the medium S.

A heating device 48 that heats the medium S in order to dry the ink adhering to the medium S is arranged on the downstream side of the recording unit 31 in the transport direction of the medium S. The exhaust mechanism 50 is arranged above the heating device 48 and in front of the protective frame 39. The exhaust mechanism 50 exhausts the transport path in which the heating device 48 is arranged in order to discharge the solvent component of the ink evaporated in the housing portion 12, the heated gas, and the like to the outside of the housing portion 12.

A cutting mechanism 49 for cutting the medium S is provided between the heating device 48 and the discharge port 14 in the transport path of the medium S. The medium S becomes a single-cut CP when the recorded portion is cut by the cutting mechanism 49 for each unit length. Further, the single-cut CP for which recording has been completed is discharged to the outside of the housing portion 12 through the discharge port 14.

The cutting mechanism 49 generates a cutting fragment by cutting off between the rear end of the cut sheet CP cut from the medium S first and the front end of the cut sheet CP cut from the medium S as a margin portion. Then, the cut pieces cut off by the cutting mechanism 49 are stored in the storage container 19 mounted below the cutting mechanism 49. The partition wall 46 may be provided with a container detection unit 47 for detecting whether or not the storage container 19 is attached to the housing portion 12.

As shown in FIG. 7, a front opening (second opening) 13 is formed in the front wall portion 12f, which is a side wall portion of the housing portion 12. It is preferable that the storage container 19 is detachably mounted at a position covering the front opening 13 of the housing portion 12.

A pair of legs 19b are projected from the bottom of the storage container 19 on both end sides in the width direction. Further, the storage container 19 is provided with a handle recess 19a on the front side which forms a part of the front wall portion 12f when attached to the housing portion 12. Then, when removing the cut pieces contained in the storage container 19, the storage container 19 is removed from the housing portion 12 by putting a hand on the handle recess 19a or the like.

It is preferable that the housing portion 12 accommodates the medium holding portion 16 that holds the roll body R in which the medium S is wound in a cylindrical shape in a state in which the medium S can be pulled out through the front opening 13. Then, by removing the storage container 19 from the housing portion 12, the medium holding portion 16 can be pulled out from the housing portion 12 through the front opening portion 13.

The medium holding portion 16 is a roll body that is mounted to support the front plate portion (plate portion) 17 that forms a part of the front wall portion 12f when housed in the housing portion 12, and the roll body R. It is preferable to include a pair of support walls 18 arranged at positions sandwiching R, and an insertion port forming portion 44 for forming an insertion port 43 for the medium S between the front plate portion 17. Further, the front plate portion 17 of the medium holding portion 16 is provided with a support portion 23 for supporting the storage container 19 attached to the housing portion 12 and a hand when the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12. It is preferable to provide a handle unit 24 and a notification unit 25 that can be used. The notification unit 25 can be, for example, a notification light.

When the storage container 19 is attached to the housing portion 12, the leg portion 19b of the storage container 19 is placed on the support portion 23 recessed in the upper part of the front plate portion 17. On the other hand, when the storage container 19 is removed from the housing portion 12, the insertion port 43, the support portion 23, the handle portion 24, and the notification portion 25 are exposed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the medium holding unit 16 includes the feeding path forming members 66, 67, 68, 69 forming the feeding path for feeding the medium S toward the recording unit 31, and the feeding path. It holds a plurality of feeding rollers 60, 61, 62 for feeding the medium S along the line. The feeding roller pair 60 is composed of a driving roller 60a and a driven roller 60b, and the feeding roller pair 61 is composed of a driving roller 61a and a driven roller 61b.

The feeding roller pairs 60, 61, 62 are supported by a pair of support walls 18 arranged side by side in the width direction of the medium holding portion 16 and arranged inside both support walls 18. The feed path forming member 66 is fixed below the drive rollers 60a and 61a, and the feed path forming member 67 is fixed to the downstream side of the feed path forming member 66 in the feed direction of the medium S.

The feed path forming member 66 holds a medium detection unit 65 that detects an end portion of the medium S. The medium detection unit 65 is arranged on the downstream side in the feeding direction with respect to the feeding roller pair 60 arranged at the position closest to the insertion port 43 in the feeding path.

The medium detection unit 65 is an optical sensor including a light emitting unit having, for example, a light emitting diode, and a light receiving unit having, for example, a photodiode. Then, the medium detection unit 65 detects the tip of the medium S from the change in the light receiving state caused by the passage of the medium S.

When the medium detection unit 65 detects the tip of the medium S inserted from the insertion port 43, for example, the notification light, which is the notification unit 25, changes from the off state to the on state, so that the medium S is supplied by the feeding roller pair 60. Notifies that it is placed in a position where it can be sent. This makes it possible to easily confirm that the medium S has been properly inserted to a position where it can be automatically conveyed by performing the insertion work of the medium S while looking at the notification unit 25.

After the medium detection unit 65 detects the tip of the medium S inserted from the insertion port 43, when the container detection unit 47 detects that the storage container 19 is attached to the housing portion 12, the feeding roller pair 60 , 61, 62 may feed the medium S to a position where recording can be started.

That is, the storage container 19 cannot be attached to the front opening 13 unless the medium holding portion 16 is housed in the housing portion 12, and the media holding portion 16 of the feeding roller pairs 60, 61, 62 is attached to the housing portion 12. If it is not accommodated, the delivery of the medium S cannot be started. Therefore, when the container detection unit 47 detects that the storage container 19 is mounted on the housing portion 12, it is determined that the medium holding unit 16 is housed in the housing portion 12, and the feeding of the medium S is started. Will be possible.

A cleaner 71 may be detachably attached to the feed path forming member 66 on the downstream side in the feed direction with respect to the medium detection unit 65. Further, a cleaner 72 paired with the cleaner 71 may be detachably attached to the feed path forming member 68. Then, the cleaners 71 and 72 come into contact with both sides of the medium S so as to lightly sandwich the medium S to be fed along the feeding path, so that dust adhering to the medium S (paper when the medium S is paper). Remove powder, etc.).

The feed path forming member 68 may have a rotation shaft 68a and may be configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 68a. Further, the feed path forming member 69 may have a rotation shaft 69a and may be configured to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 69a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, after the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12 and the roll body R is removed from the medium holding portion 16, the feed path forming member 68 is centered on the rotation shaft 68a. When it is rotated as shown by the alternate long and short dash line, the feeding path is exposed.

As a result, when the medium S is clogged in the feeding path, maintenance of the feeding path can be performed outside the housing portion 12, such as exposing the feeding path and removing the clogged medium S. Become. Further, when the feed path forming member 68 is rotated, the cleaners 71 and 72 are exposed. Therefore, maintenance such as removing dust and paper dust adhering to the cleaners 71 and 72 and replacing the cleaners 71 and 72 is performed. Can be performed outside the housing portion 12.

Similarly, after the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12 and the roll body R is removed from the medium holding portion 16, the feed path forming member 69 is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. When it is rotated in this way, the feeding path is exposed. Therefore, when the medium S is clogged in the feeding path, maintenance of the feeding path can be performed outside the housing portion 12, such as exposing the feeding path and removing the clogged medium S. ..

As shown in FIG. 10, a support frame 76 is fixed to the inner side of the space for accommodating the medium holding portion 16 in the housing portion 12. The support frame 76 supports a drive source 63 for rotating the drive rollers 60a and 61a and a first gear train 77 having gears 78 for transmitting the driving force of the drive source 63 to the drive rollers 60a and 61a. ing.

The medium holding portion 16 holds a second gear train 75 having a gear 79 that can be meshed with the gear 78. The second gear train 75 is arranged on the outer surface side of one of the support walls 18. Then, when the medium holding portion 16 is housed in the housing portion 12, the gear 78 and the gear 79 mesh with each other, so that the driving force of the drive source 63 can be transmitted to the drive rollers 60a and 61a.

On the other hand, when the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12, the meshing between the gear 78 and the gear 79 is released, so that the drive rollers 60a and 61a are in a rotatable state. Therefore, when the roll body R is replaced or the like, the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12 to pull the medium S from the insertion port 43 and pull it out from the feeding path, or the medium S is inserted into the insertion port 43. Is inserted to facilitate feeding the medium S into the transport path.

Further, when the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12, the second gear row 75 arranged on the outer surface side of the support wall 18 is exposed. Therefore, maintenance such as cleaning of the second gear row 75 is performed on the housing portion 12. It will be possible to do it outside.

Next, the operation of the recording device 11 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper wall portion 12t, the side wall portions 12g, 12h and the rear portion of the recording device 11 are surrounded by a wall or the like as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure, and are slightly above the upper wall portion 12t. When there is only a gap, the recording device 11 can only be accessed from the front.

Even in such a state, in the recording device 11 of the present embodiment, by rotating the opening / closing unit 26 forward as shown in FIG. 5, the accommodating body 30 and the collecting body 29 can be moved from the front of the recording device 11. It is possible to replace and maintain the supply mechanism 42. Further, by removing the storage container 19 from the front as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to discard the accumulated cut pieces or pull out the medium holding portion 16 forward to replace the roll body R.

Further, when the medium S is clogged in the feeding path, if the medium holding portion 16 is pulled out from the housing portion 12, the feeding path forming members 68 and 69 are rotated and fed as shown in FIG. Since the path can be exposed, maintenance of the feeding path such as removal of the clogged medium S can be performed.

Here, the medium holding portion 16 cannot be pulled out from the housing portion 12 unless the storage container 19 is removed. Since the storage container 19 of the present embodiment has a thin shape that does not stand on its own when removed from the housing portion 12, when the storage container 19 is removed in order to pull out the medium holding portion 16, the cut pieces do not spill out. As described above, the cut pieces accumulated in the storage container 19 are discarded. As a result, the frequency of removing the cut pieces can be increased, so that the storage container 19 can be miniaturized.

On the other hand, when the medium S is clogged with the recording unit 31, put a hand in the gap above the upper wall portion 12t, put a hand on the pulling portion 22, and slide the upper opening / closing body 21 forward as shown in FIG. Move. Then, since the transport path of the medium S, which is the moving region of the carriage 33, is exposed, maintenance of the transport path such as removal of the clogged medium S can be performed.

Further, the medium S to which the ink is attached may be warped by being dried by the heating device 48, and may be caught by a member constituting the transport path and clogged. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid forward to remove the suction portion 56 constituting the duct 51, thereby exposing the transport path and clearing the clogging of the medium S. It is possible.

Further, when the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid forward to remove the exposed lid 33a of the carriage 33, the liquid injection head 32 can be replaced from the front of the recording device 11. Further, when the lid member 58 of the exposed duct 51 is removed by sliding the upper opening / closing body 21 forward, maintenance such as cleaning of the duct 51 can be performed from the front of the recording device 11.

As described above, according to the recording device 11 of the present embodiment, the space in front of the recording device 11 is used to replace the accommodating body 30, the collecting body 29, and the roll body R, and to hold the supply mechanism 42 and the medium. It is possible to perform maintenance on the unit 16. Further, by sliding the upper opening / closing body 21 forward to expose the upper opening 20, it is possible to reach into the gap above the recording device 11 from the front and perform maintenance inside the housing portion 12. Is.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) When the upper opening / closing body 21 arranged in the closed position is slid and moved from the closed position, the upper opening 20 provided in the upper wall portion 12t is exposed. Can be maintained. Therefore, even when the housing portion 12 is surrounded by a wall or the like on multiple surfaces and the housing portion 12 can be accessed from only one direction, the upper opening / closing body 21 is slid and moved along the one direction. Thereby, the upper opening 20 can be exposed. Therefore, maintenance inside the recording device 11 can be performed even when the recording device 11 is surrounded by walls or the like on multiple surfaces.

(2) By sliding the upper opening / closing body 21 forward, the liquid injection head 32 can be attached / detached through the exposed upper opening 20. Therefore, maintenance of the recording unit 31 can be performed through the upper opening 20 provided in the upper wall portion 12t.

(3) By sliding the upper opening / closing body 21, the suction portion 56 constituting the duct 51 can be attached / detached through the exposed upper opening 20. Therefore, the duct 51 can be maintained through the upper opening 20 provided in the upper wall portion 12t of the recording device 11.

(4) The transport path of the medium S can be exposed by removing the suction portion 56 constituting the duct 51 through the upper opening 20. Therefore, when the medium S is clogged in the transport path, the transport path can be maintained through the upper opening 20 such as removing the suction portion 56 to remove the clogged medium S.

(5) Since the upper opening / closing body 21 forms a part of the upper wall portion 12t when it is arranged in the closed position, it is recorded in order to secure a space for accommodating the upper opening / closing body 21 in the housing portion 12. It is possible to realize a configuration in which a part of the upper wall portion 12t is opened without significantly changing the internal configuration of the device 11.

(6) If an area for sliding the upper opening / closing body 21 is secured at a position facing the front wall portion 12f which is the side wall portion of the housing portion 12, this area is used as a work area and the front wall portion 12f is used. The inside of the housing portion 12 can be maintained through the front opening 13 provided in the housing portion 12. That is, even when the recording device 11 is arranged in a closed narrow space surrounded by walls or the like on multiple surfaces, a work area is secured at a position facing the front wall portion 12f of the housing portion 12. Therefore, maintenance of the recording device 11 can be performed through this work area.

(7) Since the storage container 19 can be attached to and detached from the position covering the front opening 13 of the housing portion 12, the storage container 19 is removed from the recording device 11 when the cut pieces are accumulated in the storage container 19. Therefore, maintenance can be performed to remove the accumulated cut pieces.

(8) By removing the storage container 19 from the housing portion 12, the medium holding portion 16 can be pulled out from the housing portion 12 through the front opening portion 13. Then, by pulling out the medium holding portion 16 from the housing portion 12, maintenance such as loading and replacement of the roll body R can be performed outside the housing portion 12, so that workability is good.

(9) By pulling out the medium holding portion 16 from the housing portion 12, maintenance of the feeding path provided in the medium holding portion 16 can be performed outside the housing portion 12. As a result, maintenance of the medium holding portion 16 housed in the housing portion 12 can be easily performed.

(10) Since the front plate portion 17 of the medium holding portion 16 is provided with the support portion 23 for supporting the storage container 19, the front plate portion 17 and the storage container 19 are overlapped on the front side of the housing portion 12. Can be placed in a state of being.

(11) Since the front plate portion 17 of the medium holding portion 16 is provided with a handle portion 24, when the storage container 19 is removed, the front plate portion 17 is touched from the front of the recording device 11 to cover the medium. The holding portion 16 can be pulled out from the housing portion 12.

(12) Since the insertion port forming portion 44 forms the insertion opening 43 of the medium S with the front plate portion 17, the work of inserting the medium S into the insertion opening 43 from one side surface side of the recording device 11 can be performed. it can.
(13) Since the front plate portion 17 of the medium holding portion 16 is provided with the notification unit 25, it is possible to perform the work of inserting the medium S into the insertion port 43 while visually recognizing the notification unit 25.

(14) Since one of the housing body mounting portion 27 and the collecting body mounting portion 28 is arranged on the back side of the first opening / closing portion 26R in the housing portion 12, the first opening / closing portion 26R is arranged from one side surface side of the recording device 11. By opening, the accommodating body 30 can be attached / detached and the recovered body 29 can be attached / detached. Further, since the other housing body mounting portion 27 and the supply mechanism 42 are arranged on the back side of the second opening / closing portion 26L in the housing portion 12, the second opening / closing portion 26L can be opened from one side surface side of the recording device 11. Therefore, the housing body 30 can be attached and detached, and the supply mechanism 42 can be maintained.

The above embodiment may be changed as follows.
-In the above embodiment, the first opening is referred to as the upper opening 20 and the second opening is referred to as the front opening 13, but the vertical direction is the vertical direction, the horizontal direction is the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction. The position in may be changed. That is, the first opening may be provided in the wall portion other than the upper wall portion 12t of the housing portion 12, or the opening / closing body that slides and moves in a direction other than the front from the closed position covering the first opening. It may be provided. Further, a second opening may be provided in a wall portion other than the front wall portion 12f. Further, there may be a plurality of wall portions provided with openings that can be closed by the sliding moving opening / closing body. For example, if an opening is provided in the side wall portions 12g, 12h, etc. in addition to the upper wall portion 12t, and the opening is closed by an opening / closing body that slides forward, the opening can be placed in front of the housing portion 12. From the secured work area, it is possible to access a plurality of places such as the upper portion and the side portion of the housing portion 12 to perform maintenance inside the housing portion 12.

A configuration may be adopted in which the accommodating body 30 is detachably attached to the carriage 33 that holds the liquid injection head 32. According to this configuration, the housing body 30 can be attached / detached through the upper opening 20. In this case, the supply tube 34 may not be provided, and the housing body mounting portion 27 and the supply mechanism 42 may not be provided on the back side of the second opening / closing portion 26L, so that the second opening / closing portion 26L is not provided. You may.

-A configuration may be adopted in which the collecting body 29 is attached / detached through the upper opening 20. According to this configuration, the first opening / closing portion 26R may not be provided.
-The entire duct 51 may be attached / detached through the upper opening 20.

A configuration may be adopted in which the recording device 11 records on a single sheet cut to a predetermined length in advance. In this case, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a cassette capable of accommodating a plurality of single sheets can be pulled out through a front opening provided in the front wall portion 12f. When this configuration is adopted, the cutting mechanism 49 and the storage container 19 need not be provided.

Further, the storage container 19 may be attached / detached through the upper opening 20.
In this way, when it is not necessary to attach / detach the storage container 19 to / from the front wall portion 12f, an opening / closing body that rotates around a rotation shaft provided on the lower end side is attached to the front wall portion 12f to open / close the same. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the medium holding portion provided on the back surface side of the opening / closing body is exposed when the body is rotated forward.

A rotation shaft 26a may be provided on the upper end side of the opening / closing portion 26 so that the lower end side of the opening / closing portion 26 rotates forward, or a rotation shaft 26a is provided on the side end of the opening / closing portion 26. , It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the opening / closing portion 26 is opened sideways.

The upper opening / closing body 21 may be configured to integrally hold members such as a transport path forming member for forming a transport path for the medium S and a lid member 58 for the duct 51. In this case, the upper opening / closing body 21 can be removed from the upper wall portion 12t, and at the same time, the transport path of the medium S can be exposed or the inside of the duct 51 can be exposed.

The exhaust mechanism 50 may exhaust the ink mist generated by the injection of the ink, or may exhaust the gas to cool the device in the housing portion 12.
When the exhaust mechanism 50 exhausts ink mist or a solvent component of ink, the recording device 11 can be an inkjet printer that records by injecting a fluid such as ink. Further, in this case, the recording unit 31 may be changed to a so-called full-line type recording device in which the carriage 33 is not provided and a long fixed recording head corresponding to the entire width of the medium S is provided. .. In this case, the recording head may have a recording range extending over the entire width of the medium S by arranging a plurality of unit head portions having nozzles formed in parallel, or the recording head of the medium S may be provided on a single long head. By arranging a large number of nozzles over the entire width, the recording range may extend over the entire width of the medium S.

The recording material used for recording is a fluid other than ink (a liquid, a liquid in which particles of functional materials are dispersed or mixed in the liquid, a flowing body such as a gel, or a solid that can be flowed and ejected as a fluid. (Including) may be used. For example, recording is performed by injecting a liquid material containing materials such as electrode materials and coloring materials (pixel materials) used in the manufacture of liquid crystal displays, EL (electroluminescence) displays and surface emitting displays in the form of dispersion or dissolution. It may be configured.

That is, the recording device that records by injecting a fluid is a flow-like body injection device that injects a flow-like body such as a gel (for example, a physical gel), or a solid such as a powder (powder or granular material) such as toner. It may be a powder or granular material injection device (for example, a toner jet type recording device) that injects. In the present specification, the term "fluid" is a concept that does not include a fluid consisting only of gas, and the fluid includes, for example, a liquid (inorganic solvent, organic solvent, solution, liquid resin, liquid metal (metal melt), etc. Includes), liquids, fluids, powders (including granules and powders) and the like.

On the other hand, when the exhaust mechanism 50 exhausts air for the purpose of cooling or the like, the recording device provided with the exhaust mechanism 50 is not limited to an inkjet printer that records by injecting a fluid. For example, a non-impact printer such as a laser printer, an LED printer, or a thermal transfer printer (including a sublimation printer) may be used, or an impact printer such as a dot impact printer may be used.

Further, the recording device is not limited to a printer having only a printing function, and may be, for example, a multifunction device having an image reading function, a facsimile, a copying device, or a multifunction device having these devices.

-The medium S is not limited to paper, but may be a plastic film, a thin plate material, or a cloth used for a printing device or the like.

11 ... Recording device, 12 ... Housing part, 12f ... Front wall part as side wall part, 12t ... Upper wall part as wall part, 13 ... Front side opening part as second opening, 16 ... Medium holding part, 17 ... Front plate as a plate, 19 ... Storage container, 20 ... Upper opening as a first opening, 21 ... Upper opening and closing as an opening and closing body, 23 ... Support, 24 ... Handle, 25 ... Notification unit, 26L ... 2nd opening / closing unit, 26R ... 1st opening / closing unit, 27 ... Containment body mounting unit, 28 ... Recovery body mounting unit, 29 ... Recovery body, 30 ... Containment body, 31 ... Recording unit, 32 ... Liquid injection Head, 41 ... Conveying mechanism, 42 ... Supply mechanism, 43 ... Insert port, 44 ... Insert port forming part, 49 ... Cutting mechanism, 50 ... Exhaust mechanism, 51 ... Duct, 60 ... Feeding roller pair, 66, 67, 68 , 69 ... Feeding path forming member, R ... Roll body, S ... Medium.

Claims (8)

A medium support part that supports the medium and
A liquid injection head that is movably provided in the width direction of the medium and that injects a liquid onto the medium supported by the medium support portion to perform recording.
An upper wall portion having an opening that opens above the medium support portion and the liquid injection head, and
An opening / closing body that can be in a closed state that covers the opening and an open state in which the medium support portion can be accessed through the opening.
A front wall portion through which a discharge portion from which the medium is discharged recorded by the liquid injection head opens, and a front wall portion.
A first liquid accommodating body is provided below the moving region of the liquid injection head and on one end side of the moving region in the width direction so that a plurality of liquid accommodating bodies for accommodating the liquid can be detached from the front wall portion side. Body mounting part and
The waste liquid collector for collecting the liquid that has become waste liquid can be attached to and detached from the front wall portion side, below the moving region of the liquid injection head, on one end side of the moving region in the width direction, and said to be the first. 1 Waste liquid collector mounting part provided above the liquid container mounting part, and
A second liquid that is detachably attached to and detachable from the front wall side and is provided below the moving region of the liquid injection head and on the other end side of the moving region in the width direction. With the housing body mounting part,
In the width direction, the medium provided at a position between the first liquid container mounting portion and the waste liquid collector mounting portion and the second liquid container mounting portion and supplied to the medium support portion is provided. A medium holding portion that is accessible from the front wall side and
A suction mechanism provided so that the liquid sucked from the liquid injection head can be introduced into the waste liquid collector as the waste liquid is provided.
A recording device, wherein the waste liquid collector mounted on the waste liquid collector mounting portion is located below the uppermost portion of the suction mechanism. A heating device capable of heating the medium recorded by the liquid injection head before being discharged from the discharge unit is provided.
The waste liquid collector mounted on the waste liquid collector mounting portion is located below the heating device and vertically above the liquid container mounted on the first liquid container mounting portion. The recording device according to claim 1. The medium holding portion holds the medium as a roll body in which the medium is wound in a cylindrical shape.
The recording device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the waste liquid collector mounted on the waste liquid collector mounting portion is located above the center of the rotation axis of the roll body. A first opening / closing portion capable of having a closed position covering the front wall side of the first liquid container mounting portion and the waste liquid collector mounting portion and an open position where the liquid container and the waste liquid collector can be attached and detached. ,
A second opening / closing portion capable of having a closed position covering the front wall side of the second liquid container mounting portion and an open position where the liquid container can be attached / detached.
A cut piece that is detachably provided at a position below the opening position of the discharge portion and that covers the front wall portion side of the medium held by the medium support portion and is cut from the recorded medium. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a storage unit for accommodating. The recording device according to claim 4, wherein the accommodating portion is located between the first opening / closing portion and the second opening / closing portion in the closed position in the width direction. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the suction mechanism is provided at a position outside the region vertically below the opening. Claims 1 to 6 are characterized in that the suction mechanism is provided on one end side in the width direction and is connected to the waste liquid collector mounted on the waste liquid collector mounting portion by a waste liquid flow path. The recording device according to any one of the above. A carriage that holds the liquid injection head and moves in the width direction of the medium,
A lid provided detachably provided on the upper part of the carriage is provided.
The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the opening is open above the lid so as to be accessible to the lid.

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