JP2021138094A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

To realize a recording device capable of dealing with various sheet widths with a relatively simple structure.SOLUTION: A recording device according to the invention includes: a carriage which is equipped with a recording head for making records on a sheet and moves in a sheet width direction; a transport part which transports the sheet in a direction intersecting with the sheet width direction; a support part which is provided at the downstream side of the carriage in a path in which the sheet is transported by the transport part and which may be displaced between a guide position in which the support part guides the sheet and a retreat position; a linkage part which is displaced in conjunction with displacement of the support part; and a detection part which is mounted on the carriage and may detect displacement of the linkage part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a recording device.

Patent Document 1 describes a structure in which a sheet discharged from a recording device main body (hereinafter referred to as a discharge sheet) is supported from below by a pair of left and right support portions at both ends. According to such a structure, the discharge sheet is bent by its own weight, and a force toward the inside in the sheet width direction is applied to the discharge sheet accordingly, so that the displacement of the discharge sheet in the sheet width direction can be prevented.

JP-A-2018-104195

Some recording devices can handle various sheet widths such as A size (for example, A0, A1) and B size (for example, B0, B1). When applying the structure of Patent Document 1 to such a recording device, it is conceivable that the posture (or position) of the support portion is variably configured according to the seat width. On the other hand, it is conceivable that recording is performed with the support portion in an inappropriate posture (a posture that does not correspond to the seat width), and this may be required to be detected by the recording device itself.

An exemplary object of the present invention is to realize a recording device capable of supporting various sheet widths with a relatively simple configuration.

One aspect of the present invention rests on a recording device, which carries a carriage that mounts a recording head for recording on a sheet and moves in the seat width direction, and conveys the sheet in a direction intersecting the sheet width direction. A support portion that is provided on the downstream side of the carriage in the transport path of the seat by the transport unit and can be displaced to a guide position for guiding the seat, a retracted position, and a support portion that is interlocked with the displacement of the support portion. It is characterized by including an interlocking unit that is displaced by the carriage and a detection unit that is mounted on the carriage and can detect the displacement of the interlocking unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a recording device capable of supporting various sheet widths.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the structure of a recording apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the state of a sheet in a discharge tray. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the structure which makes it possible to change the display content by a display part. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of a recording apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the control content of a recording apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the installation position of a display part.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Although a plurality of features are described in the embodiment, not all of the plurality of features are essential to the invention, and the plurality of features may be arbitrarily combined. Further, in the attached drawings, the same or similar configurations are given the same reference numbers, and duplicate explanations are omitted.

(Configuration example of recording device)
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of the recording device 1 according to the embodiment. The recording device 1 includes a recording head 11, a housing unit 12, a carriage 13, a platen 14, a detection unit 15, a transport unit 16, a cutter unit 17, a discharge tray 18, a pair of protrusions 19, a support unit 20, a display unit 21, and a discharge unit. It includes a basket 22 and a system controller 23.

The recording head 11 is configured to be capable of recording on the sheet SH. In the present embodiment, the recording head 11 records by an inkjet method, and a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink to the sheet SH are provided on the surface of the recording head 11 facing the sheet SH. As another embodiment, another recording method may be adopted for the recording head 11.

The accommodating unit 12 is configured to accommodate the sheet SH, which is a recording medium, and in the present embodiment, the accommodating portion 12 may be referred to as a roll sheet (hereinafter, referred to as a roll sheet SH) in which a long sheet SH is wound in a roll shape. ) Is accommodated in the accommodating portion 12. The accommodating portion 12 is configured so that the rotation axis of the roll sheet SH can be pivotally supported, and in the present embodiment, the roll sheet SH having various seat widths can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 12. With such a configuration, the roll sheet SH can be mounted on the main body of the recording device 1, and from this viewpoint, the accommodating portion 12 can also be expressed as a roll sheet mounting portion or the like. Concomitantly, the accommodating section 12 may be configured to be capable of loading cut sheets of various sheet widths (typically sheets cut to a predetermined length), and from this viewpoint, the accommodating section 12 is a cut sheet. It can also be expressed as a loading section or the like.

The seat width referred to in the present specification shall conform to a predetermined standard, and in the following, for ease of understanding, two types of seat widths A0 and B1 defined by the JIS standard (Japanese Industrial Standards) are exemplified. Then, this embodiment will be described.

The carriage 13 is configured to mount the recording head 11 and move the recording head 11 in the seat width direction d1 to scan the recording head 11 in the seat width direction d1. The direction d1 may be expressed as the scanning direction d1. In the present embodiment, the carriage 13 can be moved in the direction d1 by the moving mechanism 901 based on the power of the electric motor 13M (see FIG. 4), during which the recording head 11 ejects ink to the sheet SH. Recording is done by doing. A known belt mechanism, slider mechanism, or the like may be used for the moving mechanism 901.

The platen 14 is arranged so as to face the recording head 11 and supports the sheet SH recorded by the recording head 11. The platen 14 may have a structure in which a suction hole connected to a suction fan is provided on the upper surface (surface), and the sheet SH is sucked on the upper surface of the platen 14 by negative pressure suction of the suction hole. As a result, the lifting of the sheet SH from the platen 14 is reduced or suppressed, the sheet SH is maintained in a horizontal posture (flat), and the distance from the recording head 11 is appropriately maintained, so that the recording accuracy can be improved. Become. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which the sheet SH is pressed against the upper surface of the platen 14 by the wind pressure from the upper surface.

The detection unit 15 is configured to be able to detect light, for example, to be able to detect the presence or absence of the sheet SH based on the reflected light from the sheet SH. The detection unit 15 is mounted on the carriage 13 and is scanned by the carriage 13 together with the recording head 11. As a result, the detection unit 15 can also detect the length (seat width) of the seat SH in the seat width direction d1. For the detection unit 15, a sensor capable of detecting the reflected light from the sheet SH, for example, a CCD / CMOS image sensor or the like may be used.

As another embodiment, the detection unit 15 may be further configured to be capable of detecting the lifting of the sheet SH from the upper surface of the platen 14. In that case, the detection unit 15 detects the distance to the sheet SH supported by the platen 14 based on the intensity of the reflected light from the sheet SH, and the detection result (detection value or output value) corresponds to the distance. Change. For example, the detection unit 15 can detect whether or not the sheet SH is in a horizontal state over the entire sheet width direction d1 during scanning by the carriage 13, and is a so-called jam (wrinkles that may occur in the sheet SH. In the case of paper, the detection unit 15). Paper jams.) Etc. can also be detected.

The transport unit 16 is configured to be capable of transporting the sheet SH in a direction d2 that intersects (substantially orthogonally) the sheet width direction d1. The direction d2 may be expressed as the transport direction d2. The transport unit 16 may be configured by a known transport mechanism, and in the present embodiment, the spool 161 on which the roll sheet SH is rotatably installed, the transport roller 162, and the driven roller 163 driven by the transport roller 162. ,including.

The spool 161 conveys the tip of the sheet SH toward the downstream side by rotating the roll sheet SH based on the power of the electric motor 16M (see FIG. 4).

The transport roller 162 rotates based on the power of the electric motor 16M while sandwiching the seat SH together with the driven roller 163, thereby transporting the seat SH further toward the downstream side. The transfer roller 162 is provided on the downstream side of the spool 161 and may be provided at a position below the carriage 13 (or the detection unit 15) or on the upstream side of the position in the present embodiment.

In the present specification, the downstream side indicates the side in the transport direction d2 (forward direction) in the transport path of the sheet SH by the transport unit 16, and the upstream side is the transport direction in the transport path. It shall indicate that it is on the side opposite to d2.

The cutter unit 17 is configured to be able to cut the roll sheet SH at a position corresponding to the recording length based on the print job (recording data). For example, the cutter unit 17 is referred to as a movable area (moving area or scanning area) of the carriage 13. It may be detachably installed on the carriage 13 at the end of the). This installation position is set as the standby position of the cutter unit 17. When cutting the roll sheet SH, the carriage 13 moves to the standby position, is connected to the cutter unit 17, and scans the cutter unit 17 to cut the roll sheet SH. When the roll sheet SH is not cut, the carriage 13 scans the cutter unit 17 to the standby position, and then releases the connection with the cutter unit 17 to make the cutter unit 17 stand by at the standby position.

The connection with the cutter unit 17 and the disconnection from the connection may be realized by a known connection mechanism, and may be realized by either a mechanical type or an electric type.

The discharge tray 18 is configured to be able to receive the sheet SH (hereinafter, may be referred to as a discharge sheet SH) that has been transported by the transport unit 16 and discharged from the main body of the recording device 1. Although the details will be described later, the discharge sheet SH is loaded on the discharge tray 18 when the sheet length in the transport direction d2 is relatively small, and is loaded on the discharge tray 18 when the sheet length is relatively large. Can be discharged to the discharge basket 22 through.

The pair of protrusions 19 and the support 20 are provided on the discharge tray 18. The pair of projecting portions 19 are arranged on both sides of the support portion 20 and are provided so as to face each other in the seat width direction d1, and are provided on both side portions of the discharge tray 18 in the present embodiment. The individual protrusions 19 may be expressed as a discharge guide or simply a guide, or may be expressed as a support portion because they have a function of supporting the seat SH.

The support portion 20 is provided so as to be retractable at a predetermined position between the pair of projecting portions 19, and the seat SH is raised from below to a position (guidance position) above the storage position (evacuation position). It is configured to support and thereby guide the seat SH. That is, the user of the recording device 1 can put the support portion 20 in the retracted posture or the standing posture.

Although the posture change of the support portion 20 is manually realized in this embodiment, it may be electrically realized as another embodiment. The support portion 20 may be configured so that the posture can be changed by a typical operation by the user. For example, the support portion 20 may be configured so that the posture can be changed by a pull-out operation, a pressing operation, or the like.

Here, the discharge tray 18 is provided with a recess (recess) 181 that can accommodate the support portion 20. That is, the storage posture of the support portion 20 corresponds to the state in which the support portion 20 is stored in the recess 181 and the standing posture of the support portion 20 corresponds to the state in which the support portion 20 stands up from the recess 181. The upper surface or the upper end of the support portion 20 is located at least on the same surface as or below the peripheral portion of the recess 181 in the discharge tray 18 in the storage posture, and extends upward from the peripheral portion in the standing posture.

Here, for the sake of simplification of explanation, the posture of the support portion 20 is expressed as a retracted posture or an upright posture. It can be said that it can be displaced to a position (guide position) above the transport surface.

Here, in FIG. 1, the mode viewed from the downstream side of the transport direction d2 is the front surface, and the mode viewed from the upstream side of the transport direction d2 is the back surface. In the present specification, the positional relationship between elements shall be described based on this relative position. For example, the sides indicate that they are adjacent or separated in the direction d1. Further, for example, upper / lower indicates a positional relationship adjacent to or separated from each other in a direction orthogonal to both directions d1 and d2.

FIG. 2 (A) shows a schematic front view of the recording device 1 (mainly the discharge tray 18) when the support portion 20 is in the retracted posture, and FIG. 2 (B) shows the support portion 20 in the upright posture. A schematic front view of the case is shown.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, for example, when the support portion 20 is stored, the seat SH having a relatively large seat width (here, the seat width is equivalent to A0) is provided on both side portions thereof. It is supported from below by a pair of protruding portions 19, and is appropriately bent by its own weight at its central portion (see FIG. 2 (A)). Further, for example, when the support portion 20 is upright, the seat SH having a relatively small seat width (here, the seat width is equivalent to B1) is one of a pair of protruding portions 19 on both side portions thereof. And it is supported from below by the support portion 20, and is appropriately bent by its own weight at the central portion thereof (see FIG. 2 (B)). As a result, on the discharge tray 18, the sheet SH improves the recording accuracy by maintaining an appropriate distance from the recording head 11 regardless of the sheet width of either of the above two types. Can be done. Further, the seat SH is guided and discharged in a state where the misalignment in the seat width direction d1 is prevented. That is, when using a B1 size sheet, it is desirable that recording is performed with the support portion 20 standing upright by the user's operation. On the other hand, when a seat having a size larger than the B1 size (for example, A0) is used, the seat cannot be supported in an appropriate posture when the support portion 20 is upright, so that the support portion 20 is stored by the user's operation. It is hoped that the recording will be done in the state.

The pair of protrusions 19 may have inclined surfaces 19F inside them so that the sheet SH is properly bent to more appropriately prevent the misalignment. That is, the individual upper surfaces of the pair of protrusions 19 are inclined so as to be low in the inside of the discharge tray 18 and high in the outside. That is, the pair of protruding portions 19 have inclined surfaces whose height decreases toward the inside in the seat width direction d1.

Ancillary / alternative, the support 20 may have an inclined surface 20F on at least one side in the seat width direction d1. In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the support portion 20 is inclined so as to be low on one side of the pair of protrusions 19 and high on the opposite side.

Here, in the present embodiment, the pair of protrusions 19 and the support portion 20 are provided on the discharge tray 18, but as another embodiment, their installation positions may be changed. That is, the pair of protrusions 19 and the support portion 20 are any part of the discharge path for discharging the recorded sheet SH (or the sheet SH that has passed below the recording head 11) from the recording device 1 main body, for example. , At least on the downstream side of the carriage 13.

With reference to FIG. 1 again, the display unit 21 is provided below the moving region of the carriage 13 and is provided on the platen 14 in this embodiment. The display unit 21 can change the display content based on the posture (storage posture or standing posture) of the support unit 20.

3A and 3B are schematic views for explaining how the display content is changed by the display unit 21. In the present embodiment, the recording device 1 further includes a link mechanism 24 that connects the support unit 20 and the display unit 21. The link mechanism 24 is connected (connected) to the support portion 20 at one end 241A and connected (connected) to the display 21 at the other end 241B.

In the present embodiment, the link mechanism 24 rotatably connects the support portion 20 at one end portion 241A. Further, the link mechanism 24 swingably connects the display unit 21 at the other end 241B, whereby the relative position with the display unit 21 can be changed.

As illustrated in FIG. 3A, when the support portion 20 is changed from the retracted posture to the upright posture (see arrow A11), the link mechanism 24 moves in a direction away from the support portion 20 (arrow). See A12). Along with this, the display unit 21 slides in a direction away from the support unit 20 (see arrow A13), and the display member 21A is located below the moving region of the carriage 13 in the present embodiment.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, when the user changes the support portion 20 from the standing posture to the retracted posture (see arrow A21), the link mechanism 24 moves in a direction close to the support portion 20. (See arrow A22). Along with this, the display unit 21 slides in a direction close to the support unit 20 (see arrow A23), and the display member 21B is located below the moving region of the carriage 13 in the present embodiment.

The display members 21A and 21B are colored differently from each other (for example, white and black, respectively) so that the detection unit 15 can display the display unit 21 when scanning with the carriage 13. The contents can be detected. As another embodiment, the display members 21A and 21B may be made of materials different from each other, and may be made of materials having different light reflectance or surface flatness, for example. The display unit 21 may be configured so that the display member 21A or 21B is exposed to the detection unit 15, which means that in the present embodiment, the opening (or window) provided in the platen 14 is provided. It shall be realized through the department).

According to such a configuration, when the posture of the support portion 20 is changed, the display portion 21 is moved via the link mechanism 24. In the present embodiment, when the support portion 20 is in the upright posture, the display member 21A is the display content of the display unit 21, and when the support portion 20 is in the retracted posture, the display member 21B is the display content of the display unit 21. Become. That is, the display unit 21 makes the display content correspond to the posture of the support unit 20, and when the posture of the support unit 20 is changed, the display content is changed to the one corresponding to the change. .. From this point of view, the display unit 21 and the link mechanism 24 can be said to be an interlocking unit that displaces in conjunction with the displacement of the support unit 20, that is, the detection unit 15 detects the displacement of the interlocking unit by moving the carriage 13.

With reference to FIG. 1 again, the discharge basket 22 is provided below the main body of the recording device 1 and below the discharge tray 18. Since it is difficult for the discharge sheet SH having a relatively large sheet length to be loaded on the discharge tray 18, the discharge basket 22 receives such a discharge sheet SH. The discharge basket 22 can also be folded when not in use.

The system controller 23 drives and controls the entire system of the recording device 1. The system controller 23 may be realized by a single unit, or may be realized by electrically connecting two or more units so as to be able to communicate with each other. Further, the system controller 23 may be composed of a semiconductor device such as an ASIC (integrated circuit for a specific application) or a PLD (programmable logic device), or may be composed of a CPU (central processing unit) and a memory. That is, the function of the system controller 23 can be realized by either hardware or software. The system controller 23 may be simply referred to as a controller, or may be referred to as a processor or the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the recording device 1. The system controller 23 includes a recording control unit 231 and a determination unit 232.

The recording control unit 231 drives and controls the recording head 11, the carriage 13, the detection unit 15, and the transport unit 16 to record on the sheet SH. For example, the recording control unit 231 drives the transport unit 16 by using the electric motor 16M to transport the roll sheet SH, and records on the roll sheet SH while scanning the recording head 11 by the carriage 13 using the electric motor 13M. I do. After the recording is completed, the recording control unit 231 scans the carriage 13 to the standby position of the cutter unit 17 and connects the cutter unit 17 to the carriage 13. After that, the recording control unit 231 cuts the roll sheet SH by scanning the cutter unit 17 with the carriage 13 and discharges it from the recording device 1. The cut sheet SH is discharged onto the discharge tray 18 or into the discharge basket 22. Further, the recording control unit 231 scans the cutter unit 17 to the standby position by the carriage 13, and releases the connection of the cutter unit 17 at the standby position to put the cutter unit 17 in the standby state, and then starts the next recording. You can also do it.

The determination unit 232 determines whether the support unit 20 is in the retracted posture or the standing posture. Although the details will be described later, the detection unit 15 mounted on the carriage 13 detects the display content of the display unit 21 during scanning by the carriage 13, and the determination unit 232 determines the support unit 20 based on the detection result. Determines whether is the retracted posture or the standing posture. After that, the recording control unit 231 records based on the determination result by the determination unit 232.

(Operation mode during recording of the recording device)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the recording device 1 according to the present embodiment. This control is mainly realized by the system controller 23 (recording control unit 231 and determination unit 232). The outline is that the posture of the support unit 20 is determined based on the detection result of the detection unit 15 obtained by scanning with the carriage 13, and recording is started based on the determination result, or the posture of the support unit 20 corresponding to the seat width. It tells you what to do.

In step S1010 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "S1010". The same applies to the other steps), it is determined whether or not the print job has been received. The print job is an instruction command or instruction signal indicating that the sheet SH is to be recorded, and is transmitted to the recording device 1 from, for example, a computer connected to the recording device 1 by wire / wirelessly. If the print job is received, the process proceeds to S1020, and if not, the process returns to S1010.

In S1020, information indicating the sheet width of the sheet SH is acquired. This information can be obtained in a variety of ways. For example, the print job includes information indicating the sheet size, and in S1020, the information indicating the sheet width of the sheet SH may be acquired based on the print job received in S1010. Further, for example, a sensor for measuring the seat width may be provided in the accommodating portion 12, and in S1020, information indicating the seat width of the seat SH may be acquired based on the measurement result by the sensor. Further, information indicating the seat width of the seat SH may be acquired by scanning the carriage 13 and detecting the end portion of the seat SH in the seat width direction d1 by the detection unit 15. Further, information indicating the sheet width of the sheet SH is acquired based on the sheet size input by the user via an input unit (not shown) provided in the recording device 1 main body or a computer driver connected to the recording device 1. May be good.

In S1030, the seat width is determined based on the information acquired in S1020. As described above, in the present embodiment, for the sake of facilitation of understanding, it is determined to be one of the two types of seat widths, A0 and B1. If the seat width is B1, the process proceeds to S1110, and if the sheet width is A0, the process proceeds to S1210.

In S1110, the detection unit 15 is scanned by the carriage 13, and the display content of the display unit 21 is detected. In S1110, scanning by the carriage 13 is performed in a state where the drive of the recording head 11 is suppressed, that is, recording on the sheet SH is substantially not performed.

In S1120, it is determined whether or not the detection result by the detection unit 15 obtained in S1110 is possible, and more specifically, whether the support unit 20 is in the retracted posture or the standing posture is determined. Here, since the seat width is determined to be B1 in S1030, the support portion 20 is required to be in an upright posture (see FIG. 2B). Details will be described later, but if the detection result is acceptable (support portion 20 is in the standing posture), the process proceeds to S1310, and if the detection result is not possible (support portion 20 is in the retracted posture), the process proceeds to S1130.

In S1130, a predetermined notification signal is output because it is determined in S1120 that the support portion 20 is not in the posture corresponding to the seat width (here, the standing posture). This notification may be given, for example, by a display unit (liquid crystal display, organic EL (Electro-luminescence) display, etc.) or a light emitting unit (LED (Light Emitting Diode), etc.) that can be provided in the recording device 1. Alternatively, the notification may be made via the driver of the computer connected to the recording device 1. As a result, the user is notified that the support portion 20 should be changed to the posture corresponding to the seat width (here, the standing posture).

In S1140, it is determined whether or not the posture change of the support portion 20 is completed. This determination may be made by the operation input from the user, or may be made by the detection of the detection unit 15 in the same procedure as S1110. If the posture change of the support portion 20 is completed, the process proceeds to S1310, and if not, the process returns to S1130.

In S1210, as in S1110, the detection unit 15 is scanned by the carriage 13, and the display content of the display unit 21 is detected.

In S1220, as in S1120, it is determined whether or not the detection result obtained by the detection unit 15 obtained in S1210 is possible, and more specifically, whether the support unit 20 is in the retracted posture or the standing posture. Here, since the seat width is determined to be A0 in S1030, the support portion 20 is required to be in the retracted posture (see FIG. 2 (A)). If the detection result is acceptable (the support portion 20 is in the retracted posture), the process proceeds to S1310, and if the detection result is not possible (the support portion 20 is in the standing posture), the process proceeds to S1230.

In S1230, as in S1130, a predetermined notification signal is output because it is determined in S1220 that the support portion 20 is not in the posture corresponding to the seat width (here, the storage posture).

In S1240, as in S1140, it is determined whether or not the posture change of the support portion 20 is completed. If the posture change of the support portion 20 is completed, the process proceeds to S1310, and if not, the process returns to S1230.

In S1310, after the sheet SH is conveyed by the transfer unit 16 to a predetermined position (for example, a position where the start position of recording on the sheet SH is below the recording head 11), recording on the sheet SH by the recording head 11 is performed. Will be. This flowchart ends when the recording is completed.

In addition, for ease of understanding, the contents of this flowchart have been described by exemplifying two types of sheet widths, A0 and B1 defined by the JIS standard, but the same applies when the sheet width is three or more types. Is.

(Installation position of display)
As shown in FIG. 6, in the top view, the carriage 13 can move to the sheet passing region R1 through which the sheet SH to be selected as the recording medium (recording target) passes and the region R2 outside the sheet passing region R1. Yes, the display unit 21 is provided in the outer region R2. Therefore, regardless of the size of the sheet SH, the detection unit 15 can detect the display content of the display unit 21 when scanning with the carriage 13. In the example of FIG. 6, the display unit 21 is provided between the standby position of the cutter unit 17 and the sheet passing area R1, but as another example, the display unit 21 stands by with respect to the sheet passing area R1. It may be provided on the opposite side of the position.

(Brief Summary)
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the carriage 13 scans the recording head 11 and the detection unit 15 in the sheet width direction d1. The display unit 21 provided below the moving area of the carriage 13 can change the display content based on the posture (retracted posture or standing posture) of the support portion 20. Therefore, the detection unit 15 can detect the display content of the display unit 21 when scanning with the carriage 13. Therefore, the posture of the support unit 20 can be determined based on the detection result of the detection unit 15.

If the support portion 20 is not in a posture corresponding to the seat width, the user is notified that the support portion 20 should be in a posture corresponding to the seat width, so that an inappropriate recording is performed. Can be prevented. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the recording device 1 capable of supporting various sheet widths can be realized with a relatively simple configuration, and further, the quality of recording by the recording device 1 can be improved.

(program)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above embodiment to a system or a device via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or the device read and execute the program. May be realized by. For example, the present invention may be realized by a circuit (for example, an ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

(others)
In the above description, the recording device 1 using the inkjet recording method has been described as an example, but the recording method is not limited to the above mode. Further, the recording device 1 may be a single-function printer having only a recording function, or a multifunction printer having a plurality of functions such as a recording function, a fax function, and a scanner function. Further, for example, it may be a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a color filter, an electronic device, an optical device, a microstructure, or the like by a predetermined recording method.

Also, the term "record" as used herein should be broadly construed. Therefore, the aspect of "recording" does not matter whether or not the object formed on the recording medium is significant information such as characters and figures, and is manifested so that it can be visually perceived by humans. It doesn't matter if it is or not.

Moreover, the "recording medium" should be widely interpreted as in the above-mentioned "recording". Therefore, the concept of "recording medium" can include any member that can accept ink, such as cloth, plastic film, metal plate, glass, ceramics, resin, wood, leather, etc., in addition to commonly used paper.

Furthermore, "ink" should be broadly interpreted as in "recording" above. Therefore, the concept of "ink" is defined as a liquid that forms an image, a pattern, a pattern, etc. by being applied onto a recording medium, as well as processing of the recording medium and processing of ink (for example, in ink applied to the recording medium). It may also contain ancillary liquids that can be used for coagulation or insolubilization of the colorant.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, a claim is attached to make the scope of the invention public.

1: Recording device, 13: Carriage, 15: Detection unit, 16: Transport unit, 20: Support unit, 21: Display unit (interlocking unit), 232: Judgment unit.

Claims (17)

A carriage that is equipped with a recording head that records on the seat and moves in the width direction of the seat,
A transport unit that transports the sheet in a direction intersecting the sheet width direction,
A support portion provided on the downstream side of the carriage in the seat transport path by the transport unit and capable of being displaced to a guide position for guiding the seat and a retracted position.
An interlocking part that displaces in conjunction with the displacement of the support part,
A recording device including a detection unit mounted on the carriage and capable of detecting the displacement of the interlocking unit. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the interlocking portion is provided at least in a moving region of the carriage. The recording device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a determination unit for determining whether the support unit is the guide position or the retracted position based on the detection result of the detection unit. The recording device according to claim 3, wherein the determination unit acquires information indicating the sheet width of the sheet to be recorded, and determines whether or not the support unit is at a position corresponding to the sheet width. .. The recording device according to claim 4, wherein when the determination unit determines that the support unit is not at a position corresponding to the seat width, the determination unit outputs a signal for notifying the user of the determination. The interlocking part
A link mechanism connected to the support at one end,
A display unit connected to the other end of the link mechanism and capable of changing the display content based on the position of the support unit.
Including
The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the detection unit detects the display content of the display unit. The recording device according to claim 6, wherein the carriage is movable to a region through which the seat passes and a region outside the seat in the width direction of the seat, and the display unit is provided in the outer region. .. A platen that is arranged at a position facing the recording head and supports the seat is further provided.
The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the detection unit detects the presence or absence of a sheet on the platen. Further provided with a pair of protrusions provided so as to face each other in the seat width direction and supporting the seat recorded by the recording head from below.
The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the support portion is located between the pair of protruding portions in the seat width direction. The recording device according to claim 9, wherein the pair of protruding portions have an inclined surface whose height decreases inward in the seat width direction. The recording device according to claim 10, wherein the support portion has an inclined surface that inclines toward at least one side in the seat width direction. Any of claims 9 to 11, wherein the pair of protrusions and the support are provided in a discharge path for discharging a sheet recorded by the recording head from the recording device main body. The recording device according to claim 1. 12. The recording device according to claim 12, wherein the pair of protrusions and the support portion are provided on a discharge tray that receives a sheet discharged from the recording device main body. 13. The recording device according to claim 13, wherein the discharge tray is provided with a recess that allows the support portion to be displaced to the retracted position and stored. The recording device according to claim 14, wherein the support portion is located at least below the peripheral portion of the recess in the discharge tray at the retracted position. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the roll sheet can be mounted as a sheet to be recorded, and further includes a cutter unit for cutting the roll sheet. The recording device according to claim 16, wherein the cutter unit is detachably installed on the carriage.

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