JP2023004367A - recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a user to set a recording medium stably.SOLUTION: A recording device A comprises pressing means which has an operation lever 47 that is operated by a user and a roller part 48 that contacts a recording medium and which is constituted of a guide member 46, the roller part 48, a pressing member 50 and the operation lever 47 which are configured to be changeable between a first state in which the operation lever 47 is not operated by the user in a state where a conveying passage P is opened to the outside and the recording medium is not set on the conveying passage P and a second state in which the operation lever 47 is operated by the user in the state where the conveying passage P is opened to the outside and the recording medium is not set on the conveying passage P. The distance between the roller part 48 and a conveying reference surface 43 in the second state is longer than the distance between the roller part 48 and the conveying reference surface 43 in the first state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that records on a recording medium such as a long round tube or flat tube.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a thermal printer, when printing on a print medium such as an elongated tube, printing is performed using an attachment that guides the conveyance of the print medium. This attachment regulates the position of the print medium in the width direction by providing a transport path matching the width of the print medium to be printed. This attachment also has a pressurizing mechanism that presses the print medium toward the transport reference surface so that the print medium does not rise above the transport reference surface of the apparatus. A printing medium set in such an attachment is conveyed while maintaining a predetermined height by a pressure mechanism, and printed at a predetermined position by a printing unit.

Patent Document 1 relates to a tube holding mechanism of a printing device, and has a configuration in which the tube is pressed against a conveyance reference surface by a leaf spring-like pressure member before printing is performed, thereby preventing deviation of the printing height with respect to the tube. is disclosed.

JP-A-2002-254716

In Patent Document 1, when a user tries to set a thin-walled tube, a small-diameter tube with weak stiffness, or a large-diameter tube that is just barely large for the size of a conveying path, pressure from a pressure member is applied. Sometimes, the pressure could not be pushed back and the material remained in the conveying path. As a result, in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the tube cannot be supplied to the printing section.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus in which a user can stably set a recording medium.

The recording apparatus of the present invention comprises a transporting means for transporting a recording medium along a transport reference plane of a transport path, a recording means for performing a recording process on the recording medium transported by the transporting means, and the transporting means. pressing means for pressing the transported recording medium toward the transport reference surface and guiding the recording medium to the recording means, wherein the pressing means comprises an operation unit operated by a user and the recording medium. a first state in which a user does not operate the operation unit in a state in which the transport path is open to the outside and the recording medium is not set in the transport path; and a second state in which a user operates the operation unit in a state in which a conveying path is open to the outside and the recording medium is not set in the conveying path. A distance between the contact portion and the transfer reference surface is longer than a distance between the contact portion and the transfer reference surface in the first state.

According to the present invention, the user can stably set the recording medium.

1 is a schematic diagram of a recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state in which some thermal heads of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention are at a separated position; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state in which a part of the thermal head of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is in contact with the platen roller; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state in which some tubes are attached to the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view of an attachment of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a plan view of the attachment of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention with the top cover removed; FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the attachment of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention from which the pressurizing mechanism is removed; 3 is a perspective view of a guide member of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along LL and a cross-sectional view along MM in FIG. 6; FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the pressure member of the recording apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention before pressure release; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention after the pressure of the pressure member is released; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a tube having a weak stiffness is pressurized by a pressurizing mechanism of a conventional printing apparatus for comparison with the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a state in which a large-diameter tube is pressurized by a pressurizing mechanism of a conventional recording apparatus for comparison with the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a plan view of an attachment of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an attachment of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a pressure member and an operation dial of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
<Configuration of recording device>
A configuration of a recording apparatus A according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.

The recording apparatus A is configured to be portable, and records on a long recording medium such as a tube or a nameplate that is selectively set. Specifically, the recording apparatus A includes a supply section B, a recording section C, a cutting section D, a discharge section E, an input section F, a ribbon cassette G, a display section H, a transport path P, have. The recording apparatus A also has an attachment 45 , a control section 60 , a power supply section 61 , a head/cutter motor 62 , a thermal head motor 63 , and a ribbon/conveyance motor 64 .

Here, FIG. 1 shows a state in which an upper cover (not shown) is removed from the recording apparatus A, and the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E are opened to the outside. The upper cover is configured to cover the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E from above. In a state in which the upper cover covers the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E from above, the recording section C performs recording on the recording medium.

The upper cover has a closed position covering the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E from above, and the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E. It is configured to be rotatable between an open position and an open position. Furthermore, the upper cover is configured so that the user cannot touch the recording portion C and the cutting portion D while the recording apparatus A is in operation.

Note that the upper cover may be configured to cover at least the recording section C and the cutting section D when it is positioned at the closed position, and the recording section can be opened without covering the supply section B and the discharge section E. It may be configured to cover C and the cut portion D.

The supply unit B is arranged upstream of the recording unit C in the direction of transport of the recording medium (hereinafter simply referred to as the “transportation direction”). The supply unit B includes a supply roller 11 and a supply roller 12. A recording medium to be recorded is mounted between the supply roller 11 and the supply roller 12, and the supply roller 12 is pressed against the supply roller 11. The recording medium is conveyed to the recording section C. The supply roller 11 is connected to a motor (not shown) via a drive train (not shown), and is rotated by being driven by this motor. The supply roller 11 may be connected to the same drive source as the platen roller 20, the conveying roller 23, and the take-up spool (not shown) of the ribbon cassette G, which will be described later, so as to be rotationally driven.

The recording section C performs a recording process on a recording medium using an ink ribbon 22 housed in a ribbon cassette G, and conveys the recording medium to the cutting section D after the recording process. Specifically, the recording section C includes a platen roller 20 , a thermal head 21 and a transport roller 23 .

The platen roller 20 is arranged to face the thermal head 21 . The platen roller 20 is connected to the ribbon/conveyance motor 64 through a drive train (not shown) together with the conveyance roller 23 and the winding spool (not shown) of the ribbon cassette G, and is rotationally driven when the ribbon/conveyance motor 64 is driven. .

The thermal head 21 has a plurality of heating elements (not shown). The thermal head 21 is connected to a thermal head motor 63 via a drive train (not shown). The thermal head 21 is configured to be movable between a separated position shown in FIG. 2 where it is retracted from the transport path P and a contact position shown in FIG. ing. An ink ribbon 22 is interposed between the platen roller 20 and the thermal head 21 .

The transport roller 23 is arranged downstream of the thermal head 21 in the transport direction so as to face the platen roller 20 . The transport roller 23 is connected to the ribbon/transport motor 64 and is driven to rotate when the ribbon/transport motor 64 is driven.

The cutting section D is arranged downstream of the recording section C in the conveying direction, and cuts the recording medium conveyed from the recording section C by half-cutting or full-cutting. By doing so, the recording medium on which recording processing has been performed is cut into a predetermined length. The cutting section D performs a cutting process when recording on a soft recording medium such as a tube or label. Specifically, the cutting section D includes a cutter 30 and a blade rest 31 .

The cutter 30 is driven by the head/cutter motor 62 to move between the retracted position and the cutting position by a constant amount of movement, and moves from the retracted position to the cutting position to fully cut or half cut the recording medium. .

The blade rest 31 has a full-cut surface and a half-cut surface by providing a half-cut plate (not shown) for forming fine steps on the surface. The blade rest 31 implements half-cutting or full-cutting by regulating the amount of entry of the blade of the cutter 30 into the recording medium by means of a step on the surface. The blade receiver 31 is connected to a driving means (not shown), and rotates when the driving means is driven to bring the blade of the cutter 30 into contact with the full-cut surface and the half-cut surface. switch between

Although the blade receiver 31 is provided with a half-cut plate to form a step, the present invention is not limited to this, and the step may be formed by providing a concave portion without providing a half-cut plate.

The discharge section E discharges the recording medium cut by the cutting section D to the outside of the recording apparatus A. FIG. The discharge section E has a discharge guide (not shown). This ejection guide has a function of holding down the recording medium to prevent it from floating up to be cut at the cutting portion D, and preventing injury by preventing fingers inserted from the ejection port from reaching the cutter 30 during the cutting process. It has a function to prevent

The input unit F has a keyboard such as a shift key, letter keys, number keys, symbol keys, space key, conversion key, cross direction key and enter key. The input unit F receives information such as the type of recording medium, size, characters to be recorded, the number of recordings, and whether or not to cut, by operating keys on the keyboard by the user, and sets recording conditions and cutting conditions. The input unit F outputs an electrical signal to the CPU 60 according to the set recording conditions and cutting conditions.

The ribbon cassette G accommodates the ink ribbon 22 . The ribbon cassette G has a take-up spool (not shown) connected to the ribbon/conveyance motor 64 . The ribbon cassette G is detachably attached to the recording apparatus A, and conveys the ink ribbon 22 contained therein to the recording section C. As shown in FIG. The ribbon cassette G supplies the ink ribbon 22 to the recording section C from a supply spool (not shown), and winds the ink ribbon 22 on a take-up spool when the ribbon/conveyance motor 64 is driven.

The display unit H is, for example, an LCD. The display unit H has a recording information display area for displaying the recording mode, recording quantity, cutting conditions, etc., a character information display area for displaying characters, numbers, symbols, etc. input from the input unit F, character size and page number. It is divided into parameter display areas, etc. The user can check the detailed conditions for recording on the recording medium by looking at the display section H.

The transport path P transports the recording medium.

The attachment 45 is detachably attached to the recording apparatus A. As shown in FIG. A recording medium is attached to the attachment 45 by the user. The attachment 45 guides the attached recording medium to the recording section C while transporting it along the transport path P. As shown in FIG. 2 to 4 show a state in which a part of the attachment 45 is removed. Further, details of the configuration of the attachment 45 will be described later.

The control unit 60 is composed of a CPU, a ROM and a RAM, none of which are shown. The control unit 60 is driven by being supplied with power from the power supply unit 61, and based on signals input from the input unit F, the display unit H, the head/cutter motor 62, the thermal head motor 63, and the ribbon/conveyance motor 64. control the drive of The control unit 60 also controls other operations of the recording apparatus A as a whole, although illustration and description thereof are omitted.

For example, when a tube T shown in FIG. 4 as a recording medium is attached to the attachment 45 , the control unit 60 controls driving of the head/cutter motor 62 to feed the ink ribbon 22 and the tube T to the platen roller 20 . The thermal head 21 is brought into pressure contact therewith. Then, the control unit 60 selectively heats the heating elements of the thermal head 21 in accordance with the recording data of the recording conditions indicated by the electrical signals input from the input unit F, thereby melting the ink of the ink ribbon 22 and forming a tube. A character string, etc., is transferred and recorded line by line on T.

The power supply unit 61 supplies power to the control unit 60 .

The head/cutter motor 62 drives the cutter 30 of the cutting section D by being driven under the control of the control section 60 .

The thermal head motor 63 drives the thermal head 21 of the recording section C by being driven under the control of the control section 60 .

The ribbon/conveyance motor 64 is driven under the control of the control section 60 to drive the platen roller 20, the conveyance roller 23, and the take-up spool of the ribbon cassette G. FIG.

The recording apparatus A having the above configuration performs recording processing and cutting processing on various recording media by exchanging the attachment 45 attached to the supply section B. FIG.

<Attachment configuration>
The configuration of the attachment 45 of the recording apparatus A according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10. FIG.

The attachment 45 includes a guide member 46 , a roller portion 48 , a rotating shaft portion 49 , a pressure member 50 and a pressure portion upper cover 51 . The roller portion 48 constitutes a contact portion that contacts and presses the tube. Further, the guide member 46, the roller portion 48, the pressure member 50, and the operating lever 47 constitute pressing means capable of holding the roller portion 48 and guiding the recording medium.

Here, FIG. 7 shows the attachment 45 with the pressure section upper cover 51 removed, and FIG. The attachment 45 is shown in the folded state.

10, FIG. 10(a) is a cross-sectional view along LL in FIG. 6, and FIG. 10(b) is a cross-sectional view along MM in FIG. 10 shows a state in which the user does not operate the operation lever 47 in a state in which the transport path P is open to the outside and no recording medium is set in the transport path P. FIG.

The guide member 46 guides the recording medium conveyed by the supply roller 11 and the supply roller 12 to the recording section C. As shown in FIG. The guide member 46 is urged by the pressure member 50 to press the recording medium from the upstream side (the right side in FIG. 10(b)) to the downstream side (the left side in FIG. 10(b)) in the conveying direction. direction (downward in FIG. 10(b)). The guide member 46 is rotatable around a fulcrum 46-1, and has an operation lever 47 as an operation portion that is operated during rotation. As shown in FIG. 6, the operation lever 47 is exposed outside without being covered by the pressure unit upper cover 51 when the upper cover (not shown) is positioned at the open position.

The roller portion 48 constitutes a contact portion that contacts and presses the recording medium, is provided between the guide member 46 and the recording portion C, and conveys the recording medium to the recording portion C. It is configured to rotate along with the rotation. The roller portion 48 rotates about the rotation fulcrum 46-1 as the guide member 46 rotates about the rotation fulcrum 46-1.

The rotating shaft portion 49 is rotatably supported by the body portion of the attachment 45 . The rotation shaft portion 49 serves as a rotation fulcrum 46-1 when the guide member 46 rotates.

The pressure member 50 is an elastically deformable spring member, and is provided between the guide member 46 and the pressure section upper cover 51 . The pressing member 50 urges the guide member 46 downward (to approach the transport reference surface 43) when the recording medium passes and the guide member 46 is pressed upward (to move away from the transport reference surface 43). do.

The pressure unit upper cover 51 partially covers the guide member 46 .

<Recording process>
A recording process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The recording process shown in FIG. 11 is started at the timing when the control unit 60 starts executing the print job by operating the input unit F. FIG.

First, the control unit 60 conveys the recording medium in the conveying direction by driving the conveying roller 23 to rotate forward (S1).

Next, the control unit 60 determines whether or not the leading edge of the recording medium in the conveying direction is detected based on the detection result of the leading edge detection sensor (not shown) provided between the recording unit C and the cutting unit D. (S2).

If the control unit 60 does not detect the leading edge of the recording medium in the conveying direction (S2: NO), the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, when the leading edge of the recording medium in the conveying direction is detected (S2: YES), the control unit 60 stops driving the conveying roller 23 (S3).

Next, the controller 60 reversely drives the conveying roller 23 to convey the recording medium in the direction opposite to the conveying direction (S4).

Next, the control unit 60 determines whether or not the recording medium has been transported to the recording position (S5).

If the recording medium has not been transported to the recording position (S5: NO), the control unit 60 returns to step S4.

On the other hand, when the recording medium is transported to the recording position (S5: YES), the control section 60 stops driving the transport roller 23 and starts the recording operation (S6).

Next, the controller 60 rotates the transport roller 23 forward (S7). As a result, recording processing is performed at a predetermined position on the recording medium.

Next, the control unit 60 controls the driving of the head/cutter motor 62 to perform a cutting operation to cut the recording medium at a predetermined position (S8), and then terminates the recording process.

<Action of attachment>
The operation of the attachment 45 of the recording apparatus A according to the embodiment of the invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. FIG.

Here, in FIG. 12, FIG. 12(a) is a cross-sectional view along LL in FIG. 6, and FIG. 12(b) is a cross-sectional view along MM in FIG. In FIG. 13, FIG. 13(a) is a cross-sectional view along LL in FIG. 6, and FIG. 13(b) is a cross-sectional view along MM in FIG. FIG. 12 shows a state in which the operating lever 47 is not operated by the user while the transport path P is open to the outside and no tube is set in the transport path P. FIG. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the operating lever 47 is operated by the user in a state in which the transport path P is open to the outside and no tube is set in the transport path P. FIG.

14, FIG. 14(a) is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the LL cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 14(b) is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the MM cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 14(c) is a plan view of part of a conventional attachment. In FIG. 15, FIG. 15(a) is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the LL cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 15(b) is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the MM cross-sectional view of FIG.

Since the guide member 46 is inclined from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveying direction, the tube T moves toward the downstream side in the conveying direction while pushing the guide member 46 upward against the biasing force of the pressure member 50 . transported towards

After that, the tube T reaches the supply roller 11 and the supply roller 12 while maintaining the state of being pressed toward the conveyance reference surface 43 by the roller portion 48 .

Thus, the tube T can be stably guided toward the recording portion C by constantly pressing the tube T toward the conveyance reference plane 43 by the guide member 46 .

Next, the operation of the attachment 45 when guiding the tube T1 having a weak stiffness or the tube T2 having a large diameter by the guide member 46 will be described.

First, problems in guiding a tube T1 having a weak stiffness or a tube T2 having a large diameter with a conventional attachment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. In addition, in FIG.14(c), the broken-line arrow shows the tube T1 typically.

A pressure member 42 of a conventional attachment is in the form of a plate spring arranged to face the transfer reference plane 43 and presses the tube toward the transfer reference plane 43 . However, when the user tries to set the tube T1 with a weak stiffness, that is, when the user tries to pass the tube T1 with a weak stiffness between the pressure member 42 and the transfer reference surface 43, FIG. As shown in FIG. 14C, the weak tube T1 cannot push up the conventional pressurizing member 42 and buckles in the middle of the conveying path P and stays there.

Also, when the large-diameter tube T2, which is barely sized for the height and width of the transport path P, is set, the large-diameter tube T2 may not be able to push up the conventional pressurizing member 42. . For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when the tube T2 comes into contact with the bending start portion 42a of the pressure member 42, the pressing force from the pressure member 42 is maximum at the bending start portion 42a. In some cases, the pressing member 42 cannot be pushed up immediately. In this case, the tube T2 stays in the middle of the transport path P.

On the other hand, the attachment 45 of the present embodiment has a first state in which the operation lever 47 is not operated in a state in which the transport path P is open to the outside and the tube T2 is not set in the transport path P; A second state in which the operation lever 47 is operated while the path P is open to the outside and the tube T2 is not set in the transport path P can be changed.

Therefore, the upper cover (not shown) is positioned at the open position where the supply section B, the recording section C, the cutting section D, and the discharge section E are opened to the outside, that is, the state in which the conveying path P is opened to the outside. 12(b), the user's finger or the like pushes the operation lever 47 downward in FIG. 12(b). As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the guide member 46 rotates around the rotation fulcrum 46-1 so as to be parallel to the transport reference plane 43, thereby releasing the pressure on the tube T1.

Further, the roller portion 48 arranged on the downstream side of the guide member 46 in the conveying direction rotates away from the tube T1 as the guide member 46 rotates, and releases the pressure on the tube T1. Thus, the distance between the roller portions 48 and the transfer reference surface 43 in the second state shown in FIG. 13 is made longer than the distance between the roller portions 48 and the transfer reference surface 43 in the first state shown in FIG. As a result, the tube T<b>1 with weak stiffness does not stay in the attachment 45 .

In addition, in the attachment 45 of the present embodiment, even when the large-diameter tube T2, which is barely sized with respect to the height and width of the transport path P, is set, the operation lever 47 can be moved by the user's finger or the like as shown in FIG. Push downward in (b). As a result, the guide member 46 and the roller portion 48 release the pressure on the tube T2. 13 is longer than the distance between the roller portions 48 and the transfer reference surface 43 in the state shown in FIG. The large-diameter tube T2 does not stay.

By rotating the guide member 46 so as to be parallel to the transfer reference plane 43 to release the pressing force on the tube T1 or the tube T2, the tube T1 or the tube T2 is prevented from staying in the attachment 45 by a simple operation. be able to. Further, by exposing the operating lever 47 of the guide member 46 that is operated when releasing the pressing force on the tube T1 or the tube T2, the operating lever 47 can be easily operated.

Incidentally, the tube pressurizing mechanism described in Patent Document 1 is not provided with a structure for coping with buckling and retention of the tube due to pressurization by the pressurizing member.

In the present embodiment, a guide member that presses the conveyed recording medium toward the conveying reference surface 43 to guide the recording medium to the recording unit C and can release the pressure on the recording medium toward the conveying reference surface 43. 46. As a result, it is possible to stably convey recording media of various shapes.

Although the guide member 46 is provided on the attachment 45 in this embodiment, the guide member 46 may be provided on the main body of the recording apparatus A without being limited to this.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation lever 47 of the guide member 46 is directly operated by a finger, but the operation lever 47 may be operated via a member such as an actuator.

(Embodiment 2)
Since the configuration of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is the same as that shown in FIGS.

<Attachment configuration>
A configuration of the attachment 145 of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18. FIG.

In addition, in FIGS. 16 to 18, parts having the same configurations as those in FIGS. 6 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

The attachment 145 includes a roller portion 48 , a guide member 146 , an operation dial 147 as an operation portion, a rotary shaft portion 149 , a pressure member 50 and a pressure portion upper cover 151 .

The guide member 146 guides the recording medium conveyed by the supply roller 11 and the supply roller 12 to the recording portion C. As shown in FIG. The guide member 146 is urged by the pressure member 50 so as to be inclined in the pressing direction against the recording medium from the upstream side (the right side in FIG. 16) to the downstream side (the left side in FIG. 16) in the conveying direction. . The guide member 146 is rotatable around a pivot point 146-1.

The roller portion 48 is provided between the guide member 146 and the recording portion C, and conveys the recording medium to the recording portion C. As shown in FIG.

An operation dial 147 as a rotating member is connected to a rotating shaft portion 149 of the guide member 146 so as to be rotatable together with the guide member 146 .

The rotating shaft portion 149 is rotatably supported by the body portion of the attachment 145 . The rotation shaft portion 149 serves as a rotation fulcrum 146-1 when the guide member 146 rotates.

The pressure member 50 is an elastically deformable spring member, and is provided between the guide member 146 and the pressure section upper cover 151. The recording medium passes through and presses the guide member 146 upward. At this time, the guide member 146 is urged downward.

The pressure unit upper cover 151 partially covers the guide member 146 . A notch portion 152 is formed in the pressing portion upper cover 151 to expose the operation dial 147 to the outside.

Note that the recording process in the present embodiment is the same process as in FIG. 11, so the description thereof will be omitted.

<Action of attachment>
The operation of the attachment 145 of the recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described in detail.

In the attachment 145 of the present embodiment, when the tube T1 with low stiffness is set, the operation dial 147 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As a result, the guide member 146 rotates integrally with the operation dial 147 around the rotation fulcrum 46-1 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Release the pressure.

Further, the roller portion 48 arranged on the downstream side of the guide member 146 in the conveying direction rotates in the direction away from the tube T1 as the guide member 146 rotates to release the pressure on the tube T1. Since the guide member 146 and the roller portion 48 release the pressure on the tube T1, even the tube T1 having a weak stiffness can be set in the attachment 145. FIG.

In addition, in the attachment 145 of the present embodiment, even when the large-diameter tube T2 whose height and width are barely relative to the height and width of the transport path P is set, the tube T1 with weak stiffness and Similarly, the operation dial 147 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As a result, the guide member 46 and the roller portion 48 are brought into the state shown in FIG. 13 in which the pressure on the tube T2 is released.

Since the operation of the attachment 145 other than the above is the same as that of the attachment 45, the explanation thereof will be omitted.

The operation dial 147 can be easily operated by exposing the operation dial 147, which is operated when the pressing force on the tube T1 or the tube T2 is released, to the outside.

In the present embodiment, a guide member that presses the conveyed recording medium toward the conveying reference surface 43 to guide the recording medium to the recording unit C and can release the pressure on the recording medium toward the conveying reference surface 43. 146. As a result, it is possible to stably convey recording media of various shapes.

Although the guide member 146 is provided on the attachment 145 in this embodiment, the guide member 146 may be provided on the main body of the recording apparatus A without being limited to this.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

A Recording device B Supply unit C Recording unit D Cutting unit E Discharge unit F Input unit G Ribbon cassette H Display unit P Conveyance path T Tube T1 Tube T2 Tube 5 Control unit 11 Supply roller 12 Supply roller 20 Platen roller 21 Thermal head 22 Ink Ribbon 23 Conveying roller 43 Conveying reference surface 45 Attachment 46 Guide member 46-1 Rotation fulcrum 47 Operation lever 48 Roller 49 Rotating shaft 50 Pressure member 51 Pressure unit upper cover 60 Control unit 145 Attachment 146 Guide member 146-1 Rotational fulcrum 147 Operation dial 149 Rotating shaft portion
151 pressure unit upper cover 152 notch

Claims (5)

a transport means for transporting a recording medium along a transport reference plane of a transport path;
recording means for performing a recording process on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means;
pressing means for pushing the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means toward the conveyance reference surface to guide the recording medium to the recording means;
has
The pressing means is
An operation unit operated by a user and a contact unit that contacts the recording medium are provided, and the operation unit is operated by the user in a state in which the transport path is open to the outside and the recording medium is not set in the transport path. and a second state in which the operation unit is operated by the user while the transport path is open to the outside and the recording medium is not set in the transport path. configured,
The distance between the contact portion and the transfer reference surface in the second state is longer than the distance between the contact portion and the transfer reference surface in the first state,
A recording device characterized by: The contact portion is
A roller portion that rotates as the recording medium is conveyed,
2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The pressing means is
An attachment detachable from the device body of the recording device or provided on the device body,
3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The pressing means is
a guide member capable of holding the contact portion and guiding the recording medium, and rotatable so as to be parallel to the conveyance reference plane in the second state;
4. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by: The operation unit includes an operation lever that is exposed to the outside when operated by a user.
5. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

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