JP3209012B2 - Ink jet recording apparatus and cassette used in ink jet apparatus - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus for recording characters and patterns on a cloth, particularly a band-like cloth or a string.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, band-shaped cloths, so-called cloth ribbons, were often plain, but characters and patterns are often used on cloth ribbons used in recent packaging and for various types of crossing and headbands. Is in. In order to insert the characters and patterns, weaving, stamping with a stamp, and printing with a transfer device or screen were used. Similarly, a band-shaped string, for example, a shoelace also has characters and patterns, which have been produced by weaving, stamping, and transferring in the same manner as described above.

[0003]

However, the above-described method of weaving characters and patterns requires large-scale facilities, and is difficult to implement in individuals and small stores. Generally, it is common to make an order with a specialized trader to make a production request. Therefore, it is not suitable for a small amount of demand, a desired cloth ribbon cannot be procured on the spot, and it takes a considerable number of days to obtain the cloth ribbon.

[0004] If a fixed character or pattern is recorded, it can be stamped on the spot,
Actually, such a thing is rare, and when printing a desired character or pattern, a new stamp must be produced each time. In that case, it takes a lot of days to produce the stamp, and it is difficult for individuals and small shops to produce the stamp.

On the other hand, in the method of printing with a transfer device or a screen, it is difficult to cope with multiple colors, and if a desired character or pattern is obtained, a new plate (screen) must be manufactured. There was a problem that it took days to do so.

[0006] That is, the conventional weaving and printing methods require complicated processes and equipment, require enormous cost and labor, and require a large variety of small-scale production from individuals and small-scale stores. Could not be satisfied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to relatively easily prepare and replace a recording medium such as a cloth ribbon and a string, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet recording apparatus in which desired characters, designs, and patterns are formed on the spot and a user can easily perform recording on a belt-like cloth.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, an ink jet recording apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention discharges ink to record characters and designs on a recording medium. A cassette accommodating a supply spool wound with a long strip of cloth as a recording medium, a cassette mounting section capable of detachably mounting the cassette, and a driving unit for feeding the strip of cloth in the cassette in a predetermined direction; , and a ink jet recording means for recording the characters and patterns on the strip fabric conveyed by the driving means, the skein
The band has a width larger than the width of the band-shaped cloth and the band-shaped cloth.
Containing a belt-shaped separator with
The band-like cloth and the separator during recording by the recording means;
Guide members are provided to guide each other so that
The separator protruding beyond the width of the band-shaped cloth.
And a maintainer of a head part of the ink jet recording means.
Sense processing is performed.

An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 2.
Is an ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1.
The cassette comprises the band-shaped cloth and the separator.
The supply spool, which is wound and held in an overlapped state,
A take-up spool that can take up only the separator
And store only the banded cloth for which recording has been completed outside the cassette.
Discharge.

[0010] The cassette according to the third aspect is the same as the first aspect.
Or a cassette used in the ink jet apparatus according to item 2.
A long band-shaped cloth as a recording medium,
A band-shaped separator having a width larger than the width of the band-shaped cloth;
To be stored during recording by the inkjet recording means.
Each so that the strip cloth and the separator overlap.
It has a guide member for guiding.

[0011] The cassette according to the fourth aspect is the same as the second aspect.
Used for the described inkjet device Cassette
And a long strip of cloth as a recording medium and the strip of cloth.
Laminate with a band-shaped separator having a width larger than the width
Store the supply spool that is wound and held in the
At the time of recording by the jet recording means,
Guides to guide each so that they overlap with the separator
It is provided with members.

An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 5.
Ejects ink and records characters and designs on the recording medium
In an ink jet recording apparatus, a recording medium
A cassette containing a supply spool wound with a long strip of cloth
And a cassette device capable of detachably mounting the cassette.
Driving for feeding the belt-shaped cloth in the cassette in a predetermined direction
Means and a text on the band-like cloth conveyed by the driving means.
With ink jet recording means for recording characters and designs,
The cassette includes the band-shaped cloth and the band on which recording is performed.
Cut at least one end in the width direction of the cloth
And the cutting of the band-shaped cloth is stored.
Where the ink jet recording means
It is characterized by performing maintenance processing of the pad section
And

The cassette according to claim 6 is the same as the cassette according to claim 5,
The cassette used in the ink jet device described in the above.
A long strip of cloth as the recording medium
At least one end in the width direction of the band-shaped cloth,
Maintenance of the head of the ink jet recording means
Second cutting means for cutting a portion to be processed to a predetermined width dimension
And housed.

[0014]

According to the ink jet recording apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the belt-shaped cloth as the recording medium is wound around the supply spool and stored in the cassette. Then, the cassette is detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion of the present apparatus. Therefore, when recording on a band-shaped cloth exhibiting a desired material and width, it is possible to cope by changing the cassette to be mounted. Then, characters and patterns are recorded on the belt-like cloth conveyed by the driving means using an ink jet recording means. Here, the width of the band-like cloth
Using the protruded separator,
The maintenance process of the head part is performed.

Further, in the ink jet recording apparatus according to the second aspect, the cassette includes the band-shaped cloth and the separator.
The supply sprue that is wound and held with the
And a take-up spool that can take up only the separator
And the inside are stored, and only the band-shaped cloth for which recording is completed
Is discharged out of the cassette.

In the ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 5,
In the cassette, the band-shaped cloth and the recorded
At least one end in the width direction of the band-shaped cloth has a predetermined width dimension.
And a second cutting means for cutting in the band shape.
In the cut portion of the cloth, the inkjet
A maintenance process for the head of the recording unit is performed.

In the present specification, the term "recording" includes the meaning of "textile printing", and means that an image is widely applied to a recording medium such as cloth or paper.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an ink jet recording apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as an apparatus) 10 according to the present embodiment. On an upper part of the device 10, various operation keys 11 are provided.
A liquid crystal display 12 for displaying various messages, a plurality of air holes 13, and a detachable top cover 14 are provided. The top cover 14 is provided with a transparent window 15 for checking the recording state and the width of a band-like cloth 16a described later. An openable / closable cassette cover 19 is provided on a side portion of the apparatus 10.
A cassette mounting portion 17 for detachably storing a cassette 18 storing therein (see FIG. 2) is formed. FIG. 3 shows a state where the cassette 18 is mounted. Further, the cassette 18 is firmly fixed to the cassette mounting portion 17 by a fastening screw 48. Also, in the upper and rear part of the device 10,
A cutting lever 58 of a cutting section 54 (see FIG. 2) for cutting the recorded band-like cloth 16a to a desired length is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus 10 and the computer terminal 20 are connected by a cable 26. A display device 22 and a keyboard unit 24 are connected to the computer terminal 20. The computer terminal 20, the display device 22, and the keyboard unit 24 constitute a recording data forming mechanism, and create characters and designs recorded by the ink jet recording device by image processing such as computer graphics. The recorded data of characters and designs created here is transmitted to the cable 26
Is transmitted to the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 and printed by the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 on the belt-like cloth 16a.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the apparatus 10, and FIG. 3 shows a transverse sectional view of a separator winding portion 76 of the apparatus 10 described later.
FIG. 4 shows an ink jet recording mechanism. FIG. 4 shows only the main part, and the housing part such as the cassette 18 is omitted for convenience.

The internal mechanism of the ink jet recording apparatus 10 is roughly divided into a recording section 28 and an ink supply section 36.
, Cassette mounting section 17, dryer 50, cutting section 54
And a separator winding section 76.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG.
Is a carriage 30, an ink jet recording head (hereinafter, simply referred to as a recording head) 32 fixed on the carriage 30, and a platen 33 fixed to a chassis 46.
It consists of. The carriage 30 is mounted on the chassis 4
6 and 47 are slidably locked by two guide shafts 34 extending in the horizontal direction, and reciprocated by the driving force of the motor 31 via a belt 35 connected to a lower portion of the carriage 30. Then, as the carriage 30 moves,
The recording head 32 performs recording by a known inkjet recording method.

The recording head 32 has a plurality of nozzle arrays, and uses a well-known ejection energy generating element such as a piezoelectric element or an electro-thermal conversion element to record from the computer terminal 20 (see FIG. 1). A device having a dot-on-demand mechanism for selectively discharging ink from a nozzle row according to data is used. This time, an ink jet recording head for color recording is used.

The ink supply unit 36 is disposed substantially above the inside of the apparatus 10, and as shown in FIG. 4, four independent inks of cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow (yellow) and black are provided. An ink reservoir 40 in which urns 38 (38a to 38d) are arranged in a horizontal line is provided. Each ink fountain 38 is provided with a lid 41 that can be opened and closed corresponding to the opening on the upper surface into which the respective ink is supplied. Each ink fountain 38 and the recording head 32 are connected by an ink supply pipe 44, and predetermined ink is supplied to the recording head 32 from the ink supply unit 36 through the ink supply pipe 44 as needed. The ink supply unit 36 has an ink pump (not shown), and ink is forcibly supplied to the recording head 32 using the ink pump at the time of maintenance processing described later.

Further, as shown in FIG.
3, the cassette cover 19 and the chassis 4
A cassette mounting portion 17 is formed in a predetermined space partitioned by 6. The cassette mounting portion 17 has a cassette 18
Can be detachably mounted. Further, two positioning protrusions 132 and 134 are provided at a position corresponding to the end of the cassette mounting portion 17 of the chassis 46 so that the positioning can be performed when the cassette is mounted. The chassis 46 includes a photoelectric detector 141 including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit for detecting the end of a later-described ribbon ribbon 16 stored in the cassette 18, and a separator driving unit that drives the take-up spool 104 of the cassette 18. A portion 76 and a ribbon driving portion 60 that drives a feed roller 106, which will be described later, protrude.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide plate 52 and a dryer 50 corresponding to the fixing means of the present invention are disposed near the upper portion of the cassette mounting portion 17, as shown in FIG. The dryer 50 adheres the recorded characters and designs to the belt-like cloth 16a by blowing dry air. still,
The air holes 13 provided in the upper part of the device 10 prevent the temperature inside the device 10 from rising more than necessary. The guide plate 52 is disposed on the back of the dryer 50 and is fastened to the chassis 46. Guide plate 52
Receives the wind from the dryer 50 so that the band-like cloth 16a does not sag, and guides the band-like cloth 16a to the feed roller 106.

As shown in FIG. 2, a cutting section 54 for cutting the band-like cloth 16a to a desired length at the end of recording is provided at the upper and rear portions of the apparatus 10. Cutting part 54
Is rotatable about rotary shafts 56b and 58a, respectively, in a state where the rotary cutter 56, which is located near the discharge port 53 of the band-like cloth 16a of the cassette 18 and has the blade 56a attached thereto, and the cutting lever 58 are engaged with each other. It has a locked configuration.
Then, when the cutting lever 58 is rotated in the arrow direction C of FIG.
a can be pressed and cut. If the cutting lever 58 is released after cutting, the urging means (not shown)
The cutting lever 58 is restored to the position before the initial cutting.

Next, the ribbon driving section 60 and the separator winding section 76 will be described with reference to FIG. The ribbon driving unit 60 and the separator winding unit 76 for transporting the band ribbon 16 stored in the cassette 18 described later are provided on the chassis 46. The ribbon driving unit 60 includes the chassis 4
6, a sub-chassis 64 fixed to each component to be described later, a cloth winding motor 62 fixed to the sub-chassis 64, a ribbon driving shaft 68 protruding from the chassis 46, and a ribbon driving shaft 68 And a shaft 72 fixedly mounted on the sub-chassis 64 so as to be rotatably fitted and supported.
A gear 66 is provided on the rotation shaft of the cloth winding motor 62, and the ribbon drive shaft 68 is formed on a tooth portion 70 meshed with the gear 66, and on the outer peripheral surface near the tip of the ribbon drive shaft 68. The serration 77 and the timing pulley 74 formed below the gear 70 are integrally provided.

On the other hand, a separator winding portion 76 is rotatably fitted to a shaft 78, which is also fixed to the sub-chassis 64, slightly below the ribbon drive shaft 68, and is rotatably fitted to the shaft 78. A timing pulley 84 rotatably fitted to the rotation shaft 80 and having teeth formed thereon, a felt 94 adhered to a lower end of the timing pulley 84, A cam 82 formed with a plurality of projections 88 extending in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface and fitted at the upper end of the cam 82; a compression coil spring 86 fitted between the cam 82 and the timing pulley 84; A stop ring 92 for preventing the rotating shaft 81 and the cam 82 from coming off the shaft 78, and a timing belt stretched between the timing pulley 74 and the timing pulley 84. 6, and a.

When the cloth winding motor 62 is driven, the gear 6
The ribbon drive shaft 68 is rotated by a predetermined angle by the rotational force transmitted by the gear 6 and the gear 70. And
When the timing pulley 74 integrated with the ribbon drive shaft 68 is rotated, the timing pulley 84 is rotated via the timing belt 96. The rotation of the timing pulley 84 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 80 by the friction force between the felt 94 and the flange portion 81 of the rotating shaft 80 by the felt 94 and the spring 86 adhered to the timing pulley 84, and the rotating shaft 80 is rotated. Rotated. Further, according to the above configuration, a slip mechanism is configured to slip when the load torque of the rotating shaft 80 exceeds a certain value (the frictional force).

Next, the cassette 18 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cassette 18 driven by the ribbon driving unit 60 and the separator winding unit 76 configured as described above includes a supply spool 102 around which the band ribbon 16 is wound, and a separator 16b. The take-up spool 104 for winding and the recorded band-like cloth 16
It is composed of a pair of feed rollers 106 and 108 for feeding a. FIG. 7 is a view in which the case lid 100 of the case 98 is omitted for convenience.

The case 98 of the cassette 18 comprises a case body 99 and a case lid 100 for closing the upper opening of the case body 99. Bottom wall 1 of case body 99
01 and the case lid 100, the ribbon drive shaft 68,
Having a center that is in a relative relationship equal to the relative positional relationship between the respective shaft centers of the rotating shaft 80, the take-up spool 104, and the like;
Further, a pair of openings 110, 112 and 114, which are concentric with each other, of the bottom wall 101 and the case lid 100 are provided, and the feed roller 106, the take-up spool 104 and the supply spool 102 are provided in these openings 110, 112 and 114. Is attached.

That is, the feed roller 106, the take-up spool 104, and the supply spool 102 have their both ends fitted into the openings 110, 112, and 114, and have a large-diameter portion formed in the middle of each. Bottom wall 10
1 and the case lid 100, it is attached so as to be rotatable and immovable in the axial direction.

The take-up spool 104 and the feed roller 1
06, a through-hole 1 penetrating in the axial direction
A plurality of (four in the figure) grooves 120 corresponding to the projections 88 provided on the cam 82 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 116 as shown in FIG. A serration 122 corresponding to the serration 77 formed on the ribbon drive shaft 68 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 118.

A driven feed roller 108 for feeding the cloth in cooperation with the feed roller 106 on the driving side is attached to a long hole 123 provided substantially above the opening 114. It is pressed against the feed roller 106 by an urging member.

The band ribbon 16 wound around the supply spool 102 in the cassette 18 is guided by a plurality of rotatable ribbon guides 124 mounted in the case 98 as shown in FIG. The path is led around the section and guided between the feed rollers 106 and 108 to the cutting section 54. Further, a pressing spring 128 sandwiched between the outer peripheral wall 126 of the case main body 99 near the supply spool 102 is provided, and the ribbon guide 1 is provided.
By applying an urging force in 24 directions, the ribbon guide 1
The band ribbon 16 is sandwiched between the band ribbon 24 and the holding spring 128, and independent back tension is given to the band ribbon 16.

Opening 14 in bottom wall 101 of case body 99
Reference numerals 4 and 146 denote the above-described photoelectric detector 141 including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit for detecting the end of the ribbon ribbon 16 wound on the supply spool 102, and permitting the photoelectric detector 141 to enter the case 98. It is provided.

In the cassette 18 constructed as described above, the band ribbon 16 may sag regardless of whether it is installed in the apparatus 10 or removed from the apparatus 10. In such a case, the feed roller The slack can be removed by turning the knob 140 fitted in the part protruding from the 106 in the direction of arrow D in FIG.

Here, the band ribbon 16 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the band ribbon 16 is composed of a band-shaped cloth 16a and a long band-shaped separator 16b, and is vertically stacked. The two sheets are temporarily bonded to such an extent that they can be easily separated, and in this state, the two sheets are wound around the supply spool 102 with the belt-like cloth 16a facing upward. The recording surface is on the side of the band-like cloth 16a, and as described later, is pre-treated with a water-soluble metal salt and a cationic substance in advance.

The separator 16b is made of a band-like cloth 16a.
It is several mm larger. This is due to a discharge failure caused by clogging of nozzles, adhesion of dust, receding meniscus, etc., which tend to occur in ink jet recording.
Inevitably, the operating state must be periodically restored. The width of the separator 16b is slightly increased so that the recovery process can be performed in a series of operations together with the recording operation on the belt-like cloth 16a. In other words, ink jet recording is started from the end of the separator 16b, and characters and patterns are printed on the band-like cloth 16a, and test printing and maintenance processing are periodically performed on the separator 16b protruding from the band-like cloth 16a. Like that.

In order to secure the ink ejection stability of the head, a process called maintenance is performed in ink jet recording. In the maintenance, first, the ink in the print head 32 is pressurized by using an ink pump to forcibly discharge the ink from the nozzles in order to discharge bubbles, dust, and the like mixed in the nozzles before the start of the printing operation ( Forced discharge)
There is an operation (cleaning) of directly wiping ink, dust, and the like attached to the periphery of the nozzle. Usually, a special member (a member that receives or sucks the ejected ink for forced ejection, a wiper-shaped member for cleaning) is required to perform these operations. However, in this embodiment, maintenance can be easily performed without providing the special member by performing forced discharge on the separator 16b or cleaning with the separator 16b. Also, from the above, the separator 16b
It is preferable to use one having good ink absorbency.

The width A of the band-like cloth 16a is not particularly limited. However, considering the size of the cassette 18 and the apparatus 10 being reasonable, a width of 100 mm or less is preferably used. The width variation of the usable band-shaped cloth 16a is desirably an arbitrary width, but in actual use, 5, 10,
15, 20, 30, 50, and 100 mm widths may be prepared. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to this width.

Here, for example, the band-shaped cloth 1 having a width of 20 mm
The depth in which 6a is included may be the minimum size, and the band-shaped cloth 16a of 20 mm or less may be housed in the same case 98. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the spacer 1 fixed to the case lid 100 by a plurality of screws or the like.
By disposing the cassette 30 in the cassette 18, the outer shape of the cassette 18 can be made the same, and the band-like cloth 16a having various widths can be stored. By doing so, the types of the cases 98 can be reduced. Accordingly, the configuration for mounting and fixing the cassette 18 to the cassette mounting portion 17 can be simplified. Of course, a band-like cloth 16 of 20 mm or less
In the case of a, there is no problem even if a dedicated cassette 18 is used for each width.

Conventionally, the ink jet recording method is mainly made of paper, and the main problem when it is used for a fiber structure is as follows.
Bleed and stainable. The fibrous structure does not absorb as much water as paper, and has a variety of fiber structures and yarns. Therefore, the bleeding of the ink is large and a clear pattern cannot be obtained. For this reason, it is preferable that the pretreatment is performed in advance on the band-like cloth 16a as the recording medium so that the ink can be easily applied to the band-like cloth 16a. Therefore, in this embodiment, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-231
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 285, the band-like cloth 16a, which is a fibrous structure, is pre-treated with a water-soluble metal salt and a cationic substance in advance, and as the ink components, a disperse dye, A substance containing at least a substance and polyethylene glycol or a derivative thereof is used, and a substance which solidifies or gels on a fibrous structure is used.

Next, the operation of the apparatus 10 will be described. First, the mounting of the cassette 18 on the apparatus 10 is performed by the chassis 46.
Positioning projection 132 of the cassette 18 provided in the
The 134 is fitted into the round hole 136 and the long hole 138 of the bottom wall 101 of the case main body 99, and is firmly fixed to the cassette mounting portion 17 with a plurality of tightening screws 48. Then, as described above, the knob 140 is turned in the arrow direction D (see FIG. 6) to remove the slack of the band ribbon 16.

Then, the width A of the band-like cloth 16a in the cassette 18 attached to the apparatus 10 is input by the operation keys 11. Of course, means for automatically detecting the width A of the band-like cloth 16a may be provided. Desired characters, designs and patterns are constituted by the computer terminal 20.
Confirm the recorded contents with and start recording. The recording is performed by the ink jet recording method as described above, and the recording head 32 fixed on the carriage 30 includes the guide shafts 34 and 3.
The recording medium is moved in a single direction or a phase direction along 4 to record a single color or multiple colors.

The ribbon ribbon 16 is fed by the ribbon drive unit 60, and more specifically, the feed rollers 106 and 10
At 8, the belt-like cloth 16 a is sent, and in synchronization with the movement, the rotating shaft 80 of the separator winding portion 76 and the cam 82, etc.
The separator 16b is used for the take-up spool 10 in the cassette 18.
4 Then, the recorded characters, designs and patterns are sequentially dried by the dryer 50, and when the desired length is reached, the cutting lever 58 is rotated in the arrow direction C (see FIG. 2), and the band-like cloth 16a is rotated. Disconnect.

As is apparent from the above description, the ink jet recording apparatus 10 of the present embodiment has a cassette 18 in which a band-shaped cloth 16a as a recording medium is built, and
8 is configured to be removably attachable to the apparatus 10, so that it can be relatively easily replaced with the band-shaped cloth 16a having a desired width and material, and the handling is excellent. Further, by using the cassette and the ink jet mechanism, the configuration of the entire apparatus 10 can be simplified, and the number of recording steps can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a small-sized and easy-to-operate apparatus, and it is possible to print fine characters and designs by high quality recording which is a feature of ink jet recording.

Also, by connecting and using the computer terminal 20 or the like, desired characters, designs and patterns can be constructed and recorded on the spot.

Further, if the characters and patterns recorded by the fixing means such as the dryer 50 are fixed to the band-like cloth 16a, the user can obtain the band-like cloth 16a on which the recording is performed with higher robustness. Can be.

Further, if the cutting means 54 is provided, the user can easily obtain the strip-shaped cloth 16a for the amount recorded simply.

It is needless to say that the present invention can be embodied in various modified and improved forms based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the above embodiment of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, recording is performed on the belt-like cloth 16a, but the recording medium may be a belt-like string such as shoelaces.

Further, when the recorded band-shaped cloth 16a has a desired length, it is cut manually, but an automatic cut system may be used.

In this embodiment, a separate computer terminal 20 is connected to create character and pattern recording data.
A keyboard input device, a scanner, or the like may be integrated with the device 10 as a recording data creation unit in the device 10.

Next, a modified example of the present invention will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the cassette 18 accommodates and uses the ribbon ribbon 16 including the ribbon 16a and the separator 16b. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, an ink jet recording apparatus 210 using a cassette in which the separator 16a is omitted and only the band-shaped cloth 16a is stored will be described.

First, the cassette 2 used in this embodiment
18 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the cassette 218 includes a supply spool 10 around which the belt-like cloth 16a is wound.
2 and a pair of feed rollers 106 and 108 for feeding the recorded band-shaped cloth 16a, a second cutting section 150, and the like. Feed roller 106 and supply spool 1
Numeral 02 is attached so as to be rotatable and immovable in the axial direction, similarly to the cassette 18.

A through-hole 118 is formed in the center of the feed roller 106 so as to penetrate in the axial direction. Similarly, an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole 118 is formed in the ribbon drive shaft 68. Serrations 122 corresponding to the serrations 77 are formed.

A driven feed roller 108 for feeding the cloth in cooperation with the driven feed roller 106 is attached to an elongated hole 123 provided substantially above the opening 114. Pressed against.

The ribbon ribbon 16 wound around the supply spool 102 in the cassette 18 is guided by a plurality of rotatable ribbon guides 124 mounted in the case 98 as shown in FIG. The path is led to the cutting section 54 between the feed roller 106 and the feed roller 108.
Further, a holding spring 128 sandwiched between outer peripheral walls 126 of the case main body 99 near the supply spool 102 is provided,
By applying an urging force in the direction of the ribbon guide 124,
Band ribbon 1 with ribbon guide 124 and holding spring 128
6 and the belt ribbon 16 is given an independent back tension.

The cassette 218 may be provided with openings 144 and 146 provided to allow the photoelectric detector 141 to enter the case 98, and may be fitted to remove the slack. May be provided.

In this embodiment, the band-like cloth 16a is used.
A second cutting portion 150 for cutting both end portions in the width direction is provided. The second cutting unit 150 includes the feed roller 106 and the feed roller 10 as shown in FIGS.
8, a pair of cutters 151 each having a ring-shaped rotary blade fitted on the feed roller 106, the feed roller 106 and the feed roller 108 are engaged with each other, and the driving force of the feed roller 108 is supplied to the feed roller 106. 153. The round belt 153 also functions as an urging member that urges the feed roller 108 toward the feed roller 104. The band-shaped cloth 1 is
6a is conveyed and both ends are cut at a predetermined width.

Next, the ink jet recording apparatus 210 to which the cassette 218 is mounted will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the basic configuration is the same as that of the device 10 described above, but the device 210 does not need to handle the separator 16b, and thus the separator winding portion 76 is missing. Device 2
10 transports the belt-like cloth 16a by the ribbon driving unit 60,
The recording unit 28 records characters and designs on the conveyed belt-like cloth 16a.

In this apparatus 210, the maintenance processing of the recording section 28 is performed at the widthwise end of the band-like cloth 16a instead of the above-described separator 16b. Since the portion of the belt-like cloth 16a subjected to the maintenance process is naturally stained with ink or the like, the soiled portion is cut by the second cutting section 150. Therefore, the user can obtain a high-quality recorded strip-like cloth 1 with a dirty portion cut off.
6a is discharged.

Since the discharged band-like cloth 16a is cut at both ends, the width becomes smaller than the width when the cassette is stored. For this reason, the band-shaped cloth 16a stored in the cassette 218 has a width larger than the width desired by the user.

Further, the width of the end portion cut by the second cutting portion 150 is not a fixed value, and may be set appropriately by a user so that the width can be changed. Then, the user can provide the user with the recorded band-like cloth 16a having various widths by using one kind of cassette.

The position where the second cutting section 150 is provided is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be provided anywhere on the transport path of the band-like cloth 16a. Further, the second cutting section 150 may be provided on the device 210 side instead of the cassette 218. However, the device side 21
In the case of setting at 0, it is necessary to prepare a control device that controls the second cutting unit 150 so as to change the cutting width for each type of cassette to be mounted.

However, as in this embodiment, the feed roller 106
Alternatively, if the ring-shaped rotary blades are arranged on the feed roller 108 so as to be concentric with the rotary blades, the second cutting section 150 can be configured easily and without taking up space. The provision of the second cutting unit 150 for each cassette 218 does not require a control device for controlling the cutting width for each cassette to be mounted, compared to the case where the second cutting unit 150 is provided on the device 210 side. Is simplified.

Further, both ends cut by the second cutting means 150 are not discharged out of the cassette 218,
An end take-up spool (not shown) is provided in the cassette 218 so that the feed rollers 106 and 1
08 may be driven together.

[0070]

As is apparent from the above description, the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention and the ink jet recording apparatus
According to the cassette used in the recording apparatus, a band-shaped cloth as a recording medium is built in, and the cassette is configured to be detachably attached to the apparatus. Can be replaced relatively easily,
Excellent handleability. In addition, by using the cassette and the ink jet mechanism, the configuration of the entire apparatus can be simplified and the number of printing steps can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a small-sized and easy-to-operate apparatus, and it is possible to print fine characters and designs by high quality recording which is a feature of ink jet recording.

By connecting and using a computer terminal or the like, desired characters, designs and patterns can be constructed and recorded on the spot.

Further, the user can easily obtain the band-shaped cloth only for the recording.

Further , the maintenance process can be performed without providing complicated equipment for maintenance.
Therefore, with a simple configuration, it is possible to always continue recording on the band-shaped cloth with appropriate print quality without soiling the band-shaped cloth or the inside of the apparatus. Further, it is possible to record characters and designs over the entire width of the band-like cloth.

Further, if the band-shaped cloth and the separator are wound on one supply spool in an overlapping manner, the mounting space for both tapes can be reduced, and the cassette can be reduced in size. In turn, it also allows the inkjet recording device to be miniaturized. Also, since the used separator is taken up by the take-up spool and only the strip cloth is discharged,
Dirt adsorbed on the separator does not go out of the cassette, and does not contaminate other devices or the band-like cloth.

If the pre-treatment with the pre-treatment material is performed on the band-like cloth, the ink is easily fixed, and printing defects such as bleeding are prevented.

Further , if the second cutting means is provided, it is possible to perform maintenance processing at both ends to be cut off, as in the case of the separator, so that complicated equipment for maintenance can be provided. It can be realized by a simple configuration without providing. Since the parts (both ends) contaminated by the maintenance processing are cut off as described above, the user can be provided with only the parts on which high-quality recording has been performed.

Further, a second cutting means is provided on the cassette.
This eliminates the need to change the cutting position according to the type of tape used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an inkjet recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ink jet recording apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a winding section of the ink jet recording apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a recording unit and an ink supply unit of the inkjet recording apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a ribbon driving unit of the ink jet recording apparatus.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the cassette.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a cassette.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a belt-like cloth.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a modified example of the cassette.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a cassette used in an ink jet recording apparatus according to a modified example of the invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a recording unit and an ink supply unit of an ink jet recording apparatus according to a modified example of the invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a ribbon driving unit of an ink jet recording apparatus according to a modified example of the invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ink jet recording apparatus 16 Strip ribbon 16a Strip cloth 16b Separator 17 Cassette mounting part 18 Cassette 20 Computer terminal 28 Recording part 30 Carriage 32 Recording head 36 Ink supply part 50 Dryer 54 Cutting part 60 Ribbon drive part 76 Separator winding part 102 Supply Spool 104 take-up spool 106 feed roller 108 feed roller 150 second cutting section

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] An ink jet recording apparatus for ejecting ink to record characters and designs on a recording medium, comprising: a cassette accommodating a supply spool wound with a long strip of cloth as a recording medium; comprising a freely mountable cassette mount, and a drive means for sending a strip cloth in the cassette in a predetermined direction, and ink jet recording means for recording the characters and patterns on the strip fabric conveyed by the driving means, wherein The cassette is larger than the width of the band-shaped cloth and the band-shaped cloth.
A belt-shaped separator with a large width is stored, and ink
At the time of recording by the jet recording means,
Guide section for guiding each so that the parator overlaps
Comprising a material, in the separator protruding from the width of the band-like cloth,
Maintenance of the head part of the ink jet recording means
An ink jet recording apparatus characterized by performing processing . 2. The cassette comprises:
The supply switch that is wound and held with the
A pool and a take-up sp that can take up only the separator
And the inside of it, and cover only the
The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ink is ejected outside the set . 3. An ink jet printer according to claim 1, wherein
Cassette used in a recording device and used as a recording medium.
All long band-shaped cloths, and a width larger than the width of the band-shaped cloth.
With a strip-shaped separator
At the time of recording by the recording means,
With guide members to guide each other so that they overlap
cassette. 4. An ink jet apparatus according to claim 2,
A cassette that is used and is long as a recording medium
And a band having a width larger than the width of the band-shaped cloth
That is wound and held in a state where
The supply spool is stored and the
At the time of recording, the strip cloth and the separator overlap.
A cassette provided with a guide member for guiding each. 5. A character or pattern is ejected on a recording medium by discharging ink.
In an ink jet recording apparatus for recording ink, a supply spoon wound with a long strip of cloth as a recording medium
Cassette and a cassette mounting section for detachably mounting the cassette
And a driving unit for feeding the band-shaped cloth in the cassette in a predetermined direction; and characters and / or patterns on the band-shaped cloth conveyed by the driving unit.
Ink jet recording means for recording the band, the cassette, the band-shaped cloth, the band on which the recording was made
Cut at least one end in the width direction of the cloth
And a second cutting means for storing the ink, at the portion of the band-shaped cloth to be cut.
Perform maintenance processing of the head part of the jet recording means
An ink jet recording apparatus characterized in that: 6. An ink jet apparatus according to claim 5,
A cassette that is used and is long as a recording medium
And a small amount of paper in the width direction of the recorded band-shaped cloth.
At least one end of the ink jet recording means.
The part where the maintenance process of the head part is performed is specified width
A cassette containing a second cutting means for cutting with the above.