JP3444338B2 - Printer - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer characterized by a recording paper cutting mechanism. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a printer using a long recording paper cuts a recording paper subjected to recording and writing processing at an edge portion of a printer cover or a cutter driven by a motor. It is configured. [0003] However, this type of cutting mechanism has the inconvenience that it takes time to cut the recording paper or that a dedicated motor must be provided. [0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new printer that can automatically cut recording paper by using movement of a carriage. [0005] Means for Solving the Problems That is, the present invention as a printer for accomplishing the above problems, the paper feeding direction one side of the key Yari'<br/> di- disks forming the pulley integral The cutting blade is normally displaceably operable so as to be able to take the cutting position and the separating position while holding the cutting blade in the separating position by the biasing force of the spring. Is fixed to one side frame, the other end is hung on a pulley on the other side frame side, and is connected to a solenoid attached to this side frame. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Each of the drawings shows an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a carriage for performing recording and writing on recording paper S by a recording head 2 carried while traveling in the main scanning direction. On one side, preferably on the upper side of the recording head 2 in the paper feeding direction, a disk-shaped cutter 4 integral with the pulley 3 is displaceably and rotatable so as to take a cutting position and a separating position. Installed. The cutter 4 is normally held apart from the recording paper S by an urging force of a spring 5 having one end fixed to the carriage 1. The pulley 3 integrated with the cutter 4 has one end. Is fixed to one side frame 11, and the other end is wound with a wire 6 connected to a solenoid 14 via a pulley 13 provided on the other side frame 12. The cutter 4 is configured to be displaced to the cutting position against the cutting force. In the figures, reference numerals 7 and 8 denote paper feed roller pairs,
Reference numeral 9 denotes a carriage guide for moving the carriage 1 in the main scanning direction. In the embodiment constructed as described above, during normal recording and writing, the cutter 4 is urged by the spring 5 to be at a position separated from the recording paper S as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is held and continues to idle as the carriage 1 runs. In this state, when a button on an operation panel (not shown) is pressed to energize the solenoid 14 in order to cut the recording paper S on which the required recording and writing have been completed, one end is connected to the solenoid 14. The wire 6 displaces the cutter 4 integrated with the pulley 3 while opposing the spring 5, and presses the cutter 4 on the recording paper S. Therefore, when the carriage 1 travels in this state, the cutter 4 rotates together with the pulley 3 around which the wire 6 is wound and cuts the recording paper S in the course of the travel. In the above-described embodiment, the case where a rotary cutter is used has been described. However, a normal cutting blade is displaced toward one side of the carriage so as to be able to take a cutting position and a separating position. It can also be configured to be mounted as possible. As described above, according to the present invention, a camera is provided.
The recording paper can be automatically cut by utilizing the traveling of the carriage without increasing the weight of the ridge .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same device. [Description of Signs] 1 Carriage 2 Recording head 3 Pulley 4 Cutting blade 5 Spring 6 Wire 11, 12 Side frame 13 Pulley 14 Solenoid S Recording paper

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A disk-shaped cutting blade integral with a pulley is always held at a separated position on one side of the carriage in the paper feeding direction by the biasing force of a spring. Displacement operation is arranged so that it can take the cutting position and the separation position,
A wire is wound around the pulley, one end of the wire is fixed to one side frame, the other end is hung over a pulley on the other side frame side, and then connected to a solenoid attached to the side frame. A printer characterized by the following.