JP3755706B2 - Rolled recording medium holder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a roll-shaped recording medium, and is suitable for application to, for example, a heat-sensitive printing film used in a printer apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, as a recording medium of a printer apparatus, a wide variety of recording media such as photographic paper or heat-sensitive printing film wound around a cylindrical core made of paper or the like (hereinafter referred to as a roll core) is widely used. Are known.
[0003]
By mounting this roll-shaped print film on a predetermined part in the printer apparatus, an image supplied from the printer apparatus is printed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since such a print film is hard, it is difficult to maintain it in a roll shape. For example, when the print film is taken out from the printer and replaced with another print film, the taken-out print film is wound. There was a problem that could be solved.
[0005]
For this reason, the handling of the printing film becomes complicated, and there is a problem that the working efficiency of the printing film replacement work is remarkably lowered.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to realize a roll-shaped recording medium that can sufficiently improve the working efficiency of a recording medium replacement operation.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, a pair of holding members that rotatably hold a roll-shaped recording medium wound around a recording medium from both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a roll-shaped recording medium in each holding member Each of the holding portions has a claw portion provided so as to protrude in a direction facing each other at at least three predetermined positions corresponding to the winding diameter of the roll, and a length substantially equal to the length in the longitudinal direction of the roll-shaped recording medium. A connecting part that connects the opposing claw parts of the member and dust that is elastically supported by the connecting part so as to be pressed against the roll-shaped recording medium and slides on the surface of the roll-shaped recording medium when the roll-shaped recording medium rotates. A take pad is provided.
[0008]
As a result, it is possible to prevent the roll-shaped recording medium from being unwound by the dust removing pad and to remove dust on the surface of the roll-shaped recording medium when the roll-shaped recording medium is rotated .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a print film cassette as a whole, and is constituted by a print film portion 4 formed by winding a print film 2 around a roll core 3 being integrally and rotatably held by a holder 5.
[0011]
In this case, the holder 5 is provided with left and right target holding members 6A and 6B which are formed in a circular shape having the same size as the winding diameter of the printing film 2 of the printing film portion 4 using a material having a low coefficient of friction such as plastic. As shown in FIG. 2, the region corresponding to the print film portion 4 on the inner surfaces 6 </ b> C and 6 </ b> D facing each other of the holding members 6 </ b> A and 6 </ b> D is connected to the print film portion 4 and the holder 5. Sleeves 7A and 7B are provided via sleeve receiving portions 8A and 8B.
[0012]
At this time, the sleeves 7A and 7B are formed using a material having a low coefficient of friction such as plastic, and the outer diameter of the portion fitted into the roll core 3 of the print film portion 4 of the sleeves 7A and 7B is the roll core 3 Is selected to be approximately the same size as the inner diameter.
[0013]
Thus, in the print film cassette 1, when the holder 5 holds the print film portion 4 integrally, the sleeves 7A and 7B are fitted into the roll core 3 of the print film portion 4, and the holder 5 is connected to the print film portion 4. Can be held in a rotatable manner, and by reducing the friction between the holder 5 and the printing film portion 4, the generation of paper dust due to the friction can be avoided in advance. ing.
[0014]
At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holding members 6 </ b> A and 6 </ b> B of the holder 5 face each other at at least three predetermined positions corresponding to the winding diameter of the printing film 2 of the printing film portion 4. Claws 9A and 9B are provided so as to protrude from the front.
[0015]
As a result, in this print film cassette 1, after the holder 5 holds the print film portion 4 integrally, it is possible to prevent the print film 2 wound around the roll core 3 of the print film portion 4 from unwinding. Has been made to get.
[0016]
Furthermore, each corresponding one of the pawls 9A and 9B is formed by a spoke 10 formed by using a material having a low coefficient of friction such as a plastic and having a length substantially the same as the length in the width direction of the print film portion 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the film 10 is fixed to the spoke 10 with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3, and a longitudinal end portion of the film 11 is attached to the spoke 10. A dust removal pad 12 made of a sponge and having a length substantially the same as the length in the width direction of the printing film 2 is fixed to 11A with an adhesive or the like.
[0017]
At this time, the film 11 is formed by folding the front end portion 11A inward with respect to the circumferential direction of the holding members 6A and 6B opposed to the holder 5.
[0018]
Thus, in this printing film cassette 1, after the holder 5 holds the printing film portion 4 integrally, the holding members 6A and 6B are fixedly held so as to have a corresponding positional relationship, and the printing film portion 4 is also fixed. Dust and the like adhering to the printing film 2 can be removed.
[0019]
In the above-described configuration, in the print film cassette 1, the print film 2 can be taken out from the printer device, for example, without unwinding by the claws 9A and 9B of the holding members 6A and 6B facing the holder 5.
[0020]
Therefore, according to the print film cassette 1, the replacement work of the print film 2 in the printer apparatus can be facilitated, and the work efficiency of the replacement work can be improved sufficiently in practice.
[0021]
According to the above configuration, the wound printing film 2 is provided with the holder 5 having the holding members 6A and 6B for holding the printing film 2 so as to sandwich the printing film 2 from both sides in the longitudinal direction, and these holding members 6A and 6B. By providing the tabs 9A and 9B projecting in directions opposite to each other, it is possible to prevent the print film 2 wound around the roll core 3 of the print film portion 4 from being unwound, and thus the print film 2 It is possible to realize a printing film cassette 1 that can sufficiently improve the working efficiency of the replacement work.
[0022]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the sleeves 7A and 7B are provided on the holder 5 as the holding means via the sleeve receiving portions 8A and 8B has been described. If the holder 5 and the printing film portion 4 are to rotate smoothly, for example, the roll core 3 is formed of a material having a low friction coefficient, and the sleeve 5 is provided to the holder 5 with the sleeves 7A and 7B and the sleeve receiving portion 8A. , 8B may not be provided.
[0023]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where plastic is used as the material of the sleeves 7A and 7B and the holder 5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sleeve can be used as long as the material has a low friction coefficient. As materials for the 7A and 7B and the holder 5, various other materials can be applied.
[0024]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the claws 9A and 9B are protruded in the opposite direction to at least three predetermined positions corresponding to the winding diameter of the printing film 2 of the printing film portion 4 of the holding members 6A and 6B. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the main point is that the shape and position of the printing film 2 can be variously shaped as long as the unwinding of the printing film 2 is prevented. And forming position can be applied.
[0025]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the dust removing pad 12 is formed on the spoke 10 via the film 11 by using a sponge. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the main point is the printing film 2. Various other materials and shapes can be applied as the material and shape so long as dust adhering to the surface is removed.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of holding members that rotatably hold a roll-shaped recording medium wound around a recording medium from both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a roll-shaped recording medium in each holding member. Each holding member has a claw portion provided so as to protrude in a direction facing each other at at least three predetermined positions corresponding to the winding diameter, and a length substantially equal to the length in the longitudinal direction of the roll-shaped recording medium. A connecting portion for connecting the claw portions facing each other, and elastically supported so as to be pressed against the roll-shaped recording medium by the connecting portion, and slides on the surface of the roll-shaped recording medium when the roll-shaped recording medium is rotated. by was provided a dustpan pads that, the during rotation of the rolled recording medium can be prevented from unraveling winding is the cylindrical to wound roll-shaped recording medium b You can remove dust on the surface of the Le-shaped recording medium, thus it is possible to realize a rolled recording medium holder which can be practically sufficiently improved work efficiency of replacement of the recording medium.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a print film cassette according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a print film cassette according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing a holder according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a top view showing a holder according to the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Print film cassette, 2 ... Print film, 3 ... Roll core, 4 ... Print film part, 5 ... Holder, 6A, 6B ... Holding member, 6C, 6D ... One side, 7A, 7B ... ... Sleeve, 8A, 8B ... Sleeve receiving part, 9A, 9B ... Pawl, 10 ... Spoke, 11 ... Film, 11A ... Head, 12 ... Dust removal pad.

Claims (2)

A pair of holding members for rotatably holding a roll-shaped recording medium wound around the recording medium from both ends in the longitudinal direction;
At least three predetermined positions corresponding to the winding diameter of the roll-shaped recording medium in each holding member, claw portions provided so as to protrude in directions facing each other
Becomes almost equal length as the length in the longitudinal direction of the upper Symbol rolled recording medium, and a connecting portion connecting the claw portions facing each other of the respective holding members,
A dust removal pad that is elastically supported so as to be pressed against the roll-shaped recording medium by the connecting portion and slides on the surface of the roll-shaped recording medium when the roll-shaped recording medium is rotated;
A roll-shaped recording medium holder comprising: The roll-shaped recording medium is formed by winding the recording medium around a cylindrical member,
The holding member integrally and rotatably holds the roll-shaped recording medium so as to be rotatably fitted with sleeves fitted on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member of the roll-shaped recording medium.
The roll-shaped recording medium holder according to claim 1.

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