JP3131827B2 - Recording device for plate-shaped media - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for recording characters, figures, information, and the like on a card-like medium such as a card or a tag which is thicker than plain paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a recording apparatus of a plate-like medium for recording characters, figures, information, etc. on a plate-like medium such as a card or a tag, a plastic roller printer described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-500965 is known. In this card printer, the thermal head is transported so as to be sandwiched between a plurality of roller groups before and after, and an image is printed by the thermal head.

[0003]

Since a plate-like medium such as a card to be recorded by such a recording apparatus is made of a hard material having a greater thickness than other recording media, the leading end of the card enters the roller group. Or when the rear end of the card escapes, a relatively large impact was generated.

Although the impact of the impact on the transport of the card is minute, the instantaneous change in the transport speed due to the impact and the deviation in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction cause the recording to be blurred during the recording, which greatly affects the recording quality. Had been given. This impact can be reduced by the distance between the rollers and the material of each. However, in a recording apparatus for recording a plurality of types of plate media, the plate media having different thicknesses are conveyed. In some cases, it is difficult to improve the recording quality of a plate-shaped medium having all plate thicknesses.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium having a plate-like medium.
A recording device for plate-like media that conveys with the recording surface set up vertically
Therefore, even if the sheet media have different thicknesses,
Impact when the edge enters or the rear end escapes
And improve the recording quality of the plate-shaped medium,
A description of a plate-like medium that allows easy removal of the plate-like medium
Recording device.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Invention Recording of the plate medium of the present invention
The device transports a plate-shaped medium with the recording surface set up vertically.
For this purpose, a plurality of transport rollers set up vertically and
For transporting plate-shaped media consisting of multiple pinch rollers
Recording apparatus for recording a plate-shaped medium provided with recording means in a stepped conveyance path
In the direction, the pinch roller moves toward and away from the transport roller.
In a state where it can be freely moved and is urged toward the transport roller.
To move the pinch roller toward the transport roller.
By controlling the amount of movement, the position corresponding to the thickness of the
To move the plate-shaped media farthest from the transport rollers.
Having a conveyance interval changing means for moving to the removal position.
You.

[0007] Further, the pinch rollers are each
It is provided on a swinging rod provided to be swingable, and this swinging rod is
The biasing hand moves the pinch roller toward the transport roller.
There is an urging means for urging by a step, and the conveyance interval changing means is
A cam contacting the swinging rod, and rotating the cam
This regulates the swing amount of the swing rod, and adjusts the position of the pinch roller.
Preferably, it is changed .

The recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium according to the present invention has a
To transport the media with the recording surface upright,
A plurality of upright transport rollers and a pair of
Means for transporting a plate-shaped medium comprising an
Recording means provided in the transport path of the means, and the transport means
On the upstream side of the
The sheets are stacked and accommodated, and the stacking direction is
And the plate of this storage part
Feeding means for feeding one of the media to the feeding means;
Make sure that two plate-like media are not fed between the transport means.
Medium having a feed regulating section for regulating the width of the feed path
Pinch roller with respect to the transport roller
Movably in the direction of contact and separation and biased toward the transport roller.
The pinch roller transport roller
The thickness of a sheet-like medium by regulating the amount of movement
To the position where
Transport interval changing means for moving to the plate-shaped medium removing position;
Facing the feed regulating portion which is in contact with the plane of the plate-shaped medium of the container.
The side wall on the side of the
This side wall is provided movably and corresponds to the thickness of the plate medium.
It has a side wall position changing means for moving.

Further, the conveying width changing means and the side wall position changing means are provided.
It is preferable to move in conjunction with the step.

Further, the recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium according to the present invention is
To transport the media with the recording surface upright,
A plurality of upright transport rollers and a pair of
Means for transporting a plate-shaped medium comprising an
Recording means provided in the transport path of the means, and the transport means
On the upstream side of the
The sheets are stacked and accommodated, and the stacking direction is
And a plate-shaped medium in this storage part
Feeding means for feeding one of the sheets to the transporting means,
So that two sheet media are not fed between the means.
Of a plate-like medium having a feed regulating portion for regulating the width of the passage.
In the recording device, connect the pinch roller to the transport roller.
It is urged toward the transport roller movably in the separating direction
Ready for the pinch roller
The thickness of a plate-like medium by regulating the amount of movement
To the position, and a plate shape farthest from the transport roller
Conveyance interval changing means for moving to the medium exclusion position;
The control section is provided movably, and the feed is adjusted according to the thickness of the sheet medium.
The position of the feed restrictor that moves the feed restrictor and changes the width of the feed path
It has a changing means.

Further, the conveying width changing means and the position of the feeding regulating portion are provided.
It is preferable that the change unit moves in conjunction with the change unit.

[0012]

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an enlarged plan view of the vicinity of the printing area of the tag printer,
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the tag printer, FIG. 3 is a view showing a tag printed according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing each driving mechanism in the vicinity of a printing area, and FIG. 6 and 7 are side sectional views of the downstream side of the conveyor belt, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a printing area.

To explain the outline of the configuration of the printing apparatus, a housing 3 for housing a plurality of plastic tags 2 shown in FIG. The accommodation section 3 is movable in the front-rear direction in FIG.
A pressing plate 4 urged toward the side wall 3a on the near side of the drawing, and a regulating plate 5 that is provided to be movable in the left-right direction in the figure and regulates the rear ends of tags of different lengths. A plurality of tags 2 are accommodated with their recording surfaces 201 set upright and the recording surfaces are overlapped in the front-back direction in the figure. The accommodation section 3 has a configuration in which the upper part is opened to facilitate mounting of the tag 2.

The feeding roller 6 is provided on the left side of the side wall 3a of the storage section 3 in the drawing and in contact with the tag 2 stored in the storage section 3, and is a roller having a substantially half-moon cross section. , And feeds the tag 2 on the front side of the storage section 3 to the printing area, which is the next step on the left side in the figure, in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the storage sections 3.

The side wall plate 8 is provided on the side wall 3a of the storage section 3 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction in the drawing so as to face the pressing plate 4, and together with pinch rollers 10 and 11 described later, the switching means 2 described later.
By the operation of 5, the tag and the other plate-shaped medium are moved in accordance with the thickness. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a tag having a small thickness is accommodated, and at this time, the side wall plate 8 protrudes from the side wall 3 a of the accommodation portion 3.

The transport belt 9 has two rollers 10, 11
And a tension roller 12, which is rotated by the drive of the motor 7, and is rotated by two pinch rollers 13, 14.
At the same time, the tag 2 is conveyed in the left direction in the figure with its recording surface 201 vertical.

The roller 10 on the right side in FIG. 1 is a plastic roller having a groove 10a for guiding the projection 9a of the conveyor belt 9 at a substantially central portion thereof as shown in FIG. Gear 15 for transmitting the drive of the motor 7
And a gear 16 which is driven by the motor 7 via the gear 16, the gear 15 and a transmission means (not shown). A pulley 18 for stretching a timing belt 17 is provided above the gear 16.

The roller 11 on the left side in FIG. 1 is a roller having a high frictional resistance whose surface is coated with ceramic particles.
As shown in FIG.
And a pulley 19 under which a timing belt 17 is stretched, and the drive of the motor 7 is transmitted through the timing belt 17 so as to be at the same speed and in the same direction as the roller 10. It is designed to rotate. The pulley 20 applies tension to the timing belt 17.

The pinch roller 13 on the right side in FIG. 1 is rotatable about a shaft 21a provided upright on the end of a swinging rod 21 provided rotatably with respect to the shaft of the roller 11 as shown in FIG. The pinch roller 13 is urged toward the roller 10 by urging means (not shown) for urging the swinging rod 21 backward in FIG. The surface of the pinch roller 13 is covered with an adhesive rubber such as silicone or urethane having an adhesive property, and is a cleaner for removing dust on the printing surface of the tag before printing. As shown in FIG. By removing the screw 22 above the shaft 21a, the shaft 21a can be replaced more easily than the shaft 21a.

The pinch roller 14 on the left side in FIG. 1 is rotatable with respect to the axis of the roller 10 and above the end of a swinging rod 23 provided so as to intersect the swinging rod 21 described above. The swinging rod 23
The pinch roller 14 is urged toward the roller 11 by urging means (not shown) for urging the pinch rearward in the drawing. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, one end of the roller 1 is fixed to the roller 1 by a spring 24 provided in the tag printer body 1.
It is biased toward 1.

The switching means 25 is rotatably provided substantially in the center of the inside of the conveyor belt 9 and, as shown in FIG. 7, a first part involved in the movement of the side wall plate 8 below its shaft 25a. A cam 26 that engages with the swinging rod 28 and a gear 27 that engages with a gear 36 of a shaft of a platen 32 described below are provided below the cam 26. When the switching means 25 is rotated in accordance with the above, the cam 26 and the gear 27 are rotated, and the positions of the side wall plate 8 and the pinch rollers 13 and 14 are moved via respective mechanisms described later.

The first swinging rod 28 has a substantially L-shape, is provided rotatably about a shaft 28a of a bent portion thereof, and its one end 28b is switched by biasing means (not shown). And the other end 28c is engaged with a second swinging rod 29 described later.

The second swinging rod 29 has a shaft 29 at a substantially central portion thereof.
a rotatable centered on a, the one end 29b of which is engaged with the first swinging rod 28 and the other end 29c of which is engaged with a sliding rod 30 which will be described later. Slidably in the front-rear direction in FIG.
To the second swinging rod 29, and the other end 30b to the side wall plate 8 described later.
Is configured to engage.

Therefore, when the switching means 25 is rotated in accordance with the thickness of the plate-like medium, the switching means 25 is moved through the cam 26, the first swinging rod 28, the second swinging rod 29, and the sliding rod 30. As a result, the position of the side wall plate 8 moves.

As shown in FIG. 7, the platen 32 has a surface covered with rubber such as EPDM to have elasticity, and a groove 32a for guiding the protrusion 9a of the conveyor belt 9 is provided at a substantially central portion thereof. It is provided rotatably on a shaft 33 erected substantially at the center of the rollers 10 and 11 and in contact with the inside of the transport belt 9.

Further, below the platen 32, a cam 34 engaging with the swinging rod 21 described above, a cam 35 engaging with the swinging rod 23, and a gear 3 meshing with the gear 27 of the switching means 25.
6 are integrally rotatably provided on a shaft 33. Therefore, when the above-described switching means 25 is rotated in accordance with the thickness of the plate-shaped medium, the cam 3 is rotated via the gears 27 and 36.
4 and the cam 35 rotate, whereby the swinging rods 21 and 23 swing, and the positions of the pinch rollers 13 and 14 move.

The movement of the pinch rollers 13 and 14 and the side wall plate 8 is performed by operating the switching means by an operator via a mechanical mechanism such as a cam or a gear, but the motor is controlled by a microcomputer. Alternatively, it may be configured to be performed by driving a solenoid.

The printing means uses a thermal transfer system comprising a thermal head 37 and an ink ribbon cassette 38 (ink ribbon). The thermal head 37 faces the platen 32 with the transport belt 9 interposed therebetween as shown in FIG. So that it is provided substantially at the center of the head angle 39,
The head angle 39 has one end portion 39a connected to the feeding roller 6
And the other end 39b is urged to contact the cam 40 by a spring means (not shown).
When the cam 40 is rotated by the drive of the motor 41, the thermal head 37 moves in the direction of contacting and separating from the platen 32.

The head angle 39 and the swinging rod 21 of the pinch roller 13 are connected by a connecting rod 42. One end of the connecting rod 42 is rotatably provided on a pin 39c of the head angle 39. , The other end has a groove 39a
The pin 39a of the swinging rod is engaged with the groove 39a. By the connecting rod 42 , the swinging rod 21 is interlocked with the swing of the head angle 39 , and FIG.
As shown in FIG.
2, the pinch roller 13 is separated from the conveyor belt 9 (roller 10).

A discharge roller 43 is provided downstream of the conveyor belt 9.
The tag 2 conveyed by the conveyance belt 9 and the pinch roller 14 is sent out to the next storage section 45 after printing.

In the storage section 45, the tag 2 discharged from the discharge roller 43 and the pinch roller 44 is kept vertically with its print surface vertical, and the newly discharged tag 2 is located just before the tag 2 already discharged. In order to align to come to the side,
A pair of pressing plates 46 and an alignment plate 47 are provided. In addition, in order to make it easy to take out the tag 2 after printing, the housing portion 45 is configured to open upward.

The cleaning brush 48 includes the feeding roller 6
The pinch roller 13 is provided at a substantially intermediate position between the tag 2 and the print surface 201 of the fed tag 2 to remove dust on the surface. Further, a retractable sensor 49 provided on the upstream side detects the passage of the tag. Further, the feed regulating section 52 regulates the interval between the transport paths so that the two plate-shaped media are not fed from the storage section 3.

A display means 51 such as a well-known liquid crystal display or the like for displaying character data, a format and a length inputted by a keyboard 50 to be described later, and displaying instructions to an operator is provided on the front side of the housing section 45. I have.

The keyboard 50 is provided further on the front side of the display means 51, the ink ribbon 38, and the feeding roller 6, and inputs character data, data on the number of lines, and print data such as the length of a plate medium. Things.

Next, a description will be given of the operation of printing on the tag 2 and the case where the switching means is operated to make the plate 2 correspond to a different thickness. First, the printing operation in the case of the thin tag shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 will be described. First, the cams 34 and 35 in the case of a thin plate-shaped medium are
As shown in FIG. 4, the thinnest portion opposes the swinging rods 21 and 23, and the cam 26 has the thickest portion as the first swinging rod 28.
Is in a state of engaging with one end portion 28b of the second member.

First, when the user inputs print data such as predetermined characters and tag lengths and formats, and then instructs the user to start recording, the motor 7 rotates and feeds in conjunction therewith. The feed roller 6 rotates, and one of the tags 2 accommodated in the accommodating section 3 with its printing surface vertical is conveyed to the left in FIG. 2 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the arrangement direction. At this time, the side wall plate 8 is at a position protruding from the side wall 3a,
The back surface of the printed tag 2 is substantially flush with the transport surface of the transport belt.

As the tag 2 is moved by the feed roller 6,
The motor 41 starts, the cam 40 rotates, the head angle 39 swings, and the thermal head 37 and the pinch roller 13 move toward the transport belt 9.

The timing of driving the motor 41 for rotating the cam 40 is controlled by a CPU (not shown). The tip of the tag 2 conveyed by the feed roller 6 is moved between the roller 10 and the pinch roller 13. When the intermediate time is reached, the motor 41 is started so that the leading end of the card 2 is sandwiched between the pinch roller 13 and the roller 10, and the motor 41 is stopped before the thermal head 37 approaches the transport belt 9. Thereby, sufficient driving and cleaning of the printing surface can be performed from the tip of the tag 2, and the thermal head 37 is not damaged.

At this time, since the back surface of the printing of the tag 2 in the storage section 3 is substantially flush with the transport surface of the transport belt 9 by the side wall plate 8 as described above,
The rear end of the tag does not bend to the front side in the figure when the tag is conveyed from the first tag to the conveying belt 9, so that even if the next tag is conveyed by the previous tag, the next tag is not fed. So that it is not conveyed to the printing area.

Next, since the tag 2 is conveyed to the printing area by the rotation of the conveying belt 9, the motor 41 is started again by the control of the CPU (not shown) as described above, and the leading end of the tag 2 is moved. Is moved to the thermal head 37, the thermal head 37 moves, and the platen 3
2 sandwiches the tip of tag 2. At this time, the head angle 39 swings further in the direction of the conveyor belt 9 than when the feeding of the tag 2 is started. However, since the swinging rod 21 is in a free state due to the groove 42a of the connecting rod 42, the pinch roller 13 The influence is not transmitted and the transport and print quality are not affected.

Subsequently, as the thermal head 37 comes into contact with the print surface of the tag 2, predetermined print data is supplied to the thermal head 37, and predetermined characters and symbols are printed on the print surface of the tag 2.

After the predetermined printing, the motor 41 is activated based on the input tag length, and the cam 40 is turned on.
Rotates in the reverse direction, the head angle 39 swings in the reverse direction, the thermal head 37 separates from the tag 2 before the rear end of the tag 2 passes, and the pinch roller 13 also moves to a position separated from the roller 10.

The tag 2 on which characters and the like are printed is further transported leftward in the figure by the transport belt 9 and the pinch roller 14, subsequently discharged to the storage section 45 by the discharge roller 43 and the pinch roller 44, and is stored in the storage section 45. Is housed in a line.

Next, a case of printing a tag having a large thickness will be described. When the operator rotates the switching means 25 to correspond to the thickness of the plate-like medium, the cam 26 of the shaft rotates and the thin portion engages with the first swinging rod 28. As a result, the first swinging rod 28 swings in the left rotation, the second swinging rod 29 swings in the right rotation, the sliding rod 30 slides forward, and the side wall plate 8 is It moves to a position coinciding with the surface of the side wall 3a.

The rotation of the gear 27 of the shaft of the switching means 25 causes the rotation of the cams 34, 35 via the gear 36, so that the intermediate rods are opposed to the swinging rods 21, 23 (see FIG. 4). Not shown). As a result, the swinging rod 21 is pulled by the head angle 39 and is at the same position as in FIG. 1, but the swinging rod 23 swings by the cam 35 as shown in FIG.
The pinch roller 14 comes slightly away from the conveyor belt 9 (roller 11).

During printing, since the swinging rod 21 is not affected by the head angle 39, it is engaged with the cam 34, and the pinch roller 13 is slightly separated from the transport belt 9 (roller 10). 14, the suitable transport of the thick plate-like medium can be performed.

Here, when the switching means 25 is further rotated, a state suitable for removing the plate-like medium shown in FIG. 9 is obtained. Here, the cam 26 of the shaft of the switching means 25 has a thin portion engaged with the first swinging rod 28, and the cams 34, 35
(Not shown), the side wall plate 8 is located at a position where the surface thereof coincides with the surface of the side wall 3a, and the pinch rollers 13 and 14 are transported by the transport belt 9 (rollers 10, 11). And the plate medium stopped near the thermal head can be easily taken out due to, for example, a conveyance failure.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The tag printer 60 in this embodiment uses a plurality of transport rollers 62 and 63 in place of the transport belt, with the position of the thermal head 61 reversed from that in the first embodiment. , Pinch roller 6
5, 66 and the feed regulating section 67 are automatically moved to a position suitable for the thickness of the plate medium by a motor or a solenoid (not shown).

In such a configuration in which the direction in which the tag 2 is housed in the housing section 68 and the direction of the thermal head 61 are different, the surface of the side wall 68a of the housing section 68 and the transport rollers 62,
Since the conveying surfaces of the 63s coincide with each other, the position of the feed regulating portion 67 is moved in accordance with the thickness instead of requiring the side wall plate in the first embodiment. The feeding roller 69, the holding plate 70, the ink ribbon 71,
2 is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0054]

According to the present invention, the transport interval changing means is operated.
Pinch roll that is paired with the transport roller of the transport means
Restricting the movement amount of over La, it is possible to change the interval of the conveying roller and the pinch roller has, when plate-like medium has entered and escaped it is possible to obtain the conveying force corresponding to the thickness of the individual plate-like medium Good impact
Recording, and furthermore, it is impossible to transport
To increase the distance between the pinch roller and
Can be used for recording,
It can be easily removed from the device.

Further , a plate-like medium is provided upstream of the conveying means.
With its plane vertical and accommodated in layers,
The stacking direction is accommodated in the direction opposite to the position of the print head.
The storage section and one of the plate-shaped media in the storage section are supplied to the transporting means.
Feeding means for feeding, and two sheets between the accommodation section and the conveying means.
Feeding that regulates the width of the feeding path so that the plate-shaped medium is not fed
In a recording device for a plate-shaped medium provided with
Different plates by operating the changing means and the side wall position changing means
Thick sheet media can be reliably fed one by one from the storage unit
Can be recorded, and furthermore, this side wall position
By linking the position changing means with the conveyance width changing means,
Efficient, both settings can be made in one operation
Plate-type medium with better operability without setting the plate thickness of
A body recording device can be provided.

Further , a plate-like medium is provided upstream of the conveying means.
With its plane vertical and accommodated in layers,
Storage in which the stacking direction is stored in the same direction as the recording head position
Unit and one of the plate-shaped media in the storage unit is fed to the transport unit.
Feeding means, and two plates between the storage section and the conveying means.
A feed rule that regulates the width of the feed path so that media is not fed
In the recording device for plate media with
Differs by operating the means and the feed regulating unit position changing means
Even if the sheet medium is thick, it is surely supplied one by one from the storage section.
Be able to send and record.

[0057]

Further, a recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium which has a conveyance means by a conveyance roller and a pinch roller, or has a conveyance means by a conveyance belt and a pinch roller, and conveys and records the plate-shaped medium vertically. The recording surface of the plate-shaped medium is set up vertically, and a plurality of sheets are accommodated, and the accommodating direction is different from the direction of the recording head. By providing the side wall position changing means for moving the side wall in accordance with the thickness of the plate-shaped medium, it is possible to reliably feed and record the sheet-shaped media having different thicknesses one by one from the storage unit. Further, by interlocking the side wall position changing means with the conveyance width changing means, both settings can be performed with a single operation, which is efficient, and each of them does not have a different thickness. More operable plate medium It is possible to provide a recording apparatus.

Further, a recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium which has a conveying means by a conveying roller and a pinch roller, or has a conveying means by a conveying belt and a pinch roller, and conveys and records the plate-shaped medium vertically. The recording surface of the plate-shaped medium is set up vertically, a plurality of sheets are stored, and the storage direction is set to be the same as the direction of the recording head. The provision of the feed restricting portion position changing means for moving the recording medium in accordance with the sheet thickness enables the sheet medium having a different thickness to be reliably fed and recorded one by one from the storage section. Further, by linking the feeding regulating portion position changing means with the conveyance width changing means, both settings can be performed with a single operation, which is efficient, and each of them does not have a different thickness. Recording device for plate media with better operability It is possible to provide a.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged plan view of the vicinity of a printing area of a tag printer.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the tag printer.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a tag printed according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing each driving mechanism near a printing area.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a printing area.

FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of the upstream side of the conveyance belt.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the downstream side of the conveyance belt.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the vicinity of the printing area of the tag printer when printing a thick plate.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the vicinity of the print area of the tag printer when the tag is removed .

FIG. 10 In the vicinity of the printing area of the tag printer in another embodiment
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tag printer 2 Tag 3 Housing part 4 Holding plate 6 Feeding roller 8 Side wall plate 9 Conveying belt 10 Roller 11 Roller 13 Pinch roller 14 Pinch roller 21 Swing rod 23 Swing rod 25 Switching means 26 Cam 27 Gear 27 First swing Moving rod 29 Second swinging rod 30 Sliding rod 32 Platen 33 Shaft 34 Cam 35 Cam 36 Gear 37 Thermal head 39 Head angle 40 Cam 41 Motor 42 Interlocking rod

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Ryuji Mizuuchi 1-11-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan Typewriter Co., Ltd. Examiner Makoto Nagayasu (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65H 5/02 B65H 5/06 B65H 1/00-3/68 B41J 13/00-13/32

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sheet-like medium is conveyed with its recording surface set up vertically.
Therefore, in a recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium including a recording unit in a conveyance path of a plate-shaped medium conveyance unit including a plurality of conveyance rollers provided upright in a vertical direction and a plurality of pinch rollers paired with the conveyance rollers, The pinch roller is provided so as to be movable toward and away from the transport roller and biased toward the transport roller,
Restricts the amount of movement of this pinch roller toward the transport roller
By moving to the position corresponding to the thickness of the plate-shaped medium,
Then move to the position where the plate-shaped medium is removed farthest from the transport roller.
A recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium, comprising a conveyance interval changing means for moving the medium. 2. A pinch roller which swings relative to a machine base.
Is provided on a swinging rod provided in the
The urging means moves the roller toward the transport roller.
The conveying interval changing means has a cam in contact with the swinging rod.
By rotating the cam, the swing amount of the swing rod is regulated,
Claims characterized in that the position of the chuck roller is changed.
2. The recording device for a plate-shaped medium according to claim 1 . 3. A plate-shaped medium is conveyed with its recording surface set up vertically.
For this reason, a plurality of transport rollers set up vertically and
Of a plate-shaped medium consisting of a plurality of pinch rollers
Feeding means, and a recording means provided in a conveying path of the conveying means.
And a plate medium on the upstream side of the conveying means.
With a plurality of sheets stacked vertically, the stacking direction
For accommodating in the direction opposite to the position of the recording head
And one of the plate-like media in the storage section is fed to the conveying means.
Feeding means, and two plate-like media between the storage section and the conveying means.
Feed regulation that regulates the width of the feed path so that the body is not fed
The pinch roller is movable in the direction of contact and separation with respect to the transport roller
To be urged toward the transport rollers
Restricts the amount of movement of this pinch roller toward the transport roller
By moving to the position corresponding to the thickness of the plate-shaped medium,
Then move to the position where the plate-shaped medium is removed farthest from the transport roller.
Conveying interval changing means to be moved, and opposed to the feed regulating section which is in contact with the plane of the plate-shaped medium in the storage section
To change the distance between the side wall on the side of
This side wall is provided movably and corresponds to the thickness of the plate medium.
Characterized by having side wall position changing means for moving the
Recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium according to the above description . 4. The recording apparatus for a plate-shaped medium according to claim 3, wherein the conveying interval changing unit and the side wall position changing unit move in conjunction with each other. 5. A conveyance method in which a recording surface of a plate-shaped medium is set upright.
For this reason, a plurality of transport rollers set up vertically and
Of a plate-shaped medium consisting of a plurality of pinch rollers
Feeding means, and a recording means provided in a conveying path of the conveying means.
And a plate medium on the upstream side of the conveying means.
With a plurality of sheets stacked vertically, the stacking direction
And a storage section that stores the print head in the same
Feeder that feeds one of the plate-like media in the storage section to the transporting means
The two plate-shaped media are supplied between the step, the accommodating section and the conveying means.
A feed regulating unit that regulates the width of the feed path so that it is not
The pinch roller can move freely in the direction of contact and separation with the transport roller
To be urged toward the transport rollers
Restricts the amount of movement of this pinch roller toward the transport roller
By moving to the position corresponding to the thickness of the plate-shaped medium,
Then move to the position where the plate-shaped medium is removed farthest from the transport roller.
A transport interval changing means to be moved and a feed regulating section are movably provided to correspond to the thickness of the plate-shaped medium.
Feed control that moves the feed control section to change the width of the feed path
A recording device for a plate-shaped medium, comprising a unit position changing unit . 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the conveying interval changing means and the feeding regulating section position changing means move in conjunction with each other.
3. The recording device for a plate-shaped medium according to claim 1.