JP4367633B2 - Recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a tray having a shape that can be set by a transfer unit provided on the upstream side of a recording unit that performs recording on the recording surface of the thin plate-like body, provided with a setting unit that can set a thin plate-like body. The present invention relates to a recording apparatus including the same.

Here, the liquid ejecting apparatus uses an ink jet recording head, and is not limited to a recording apparatus such as a printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile machine that discharges ink from the recording head to perform recording on a recording medium. And a device that ejects a liquid corresponding to the application from a liquid ejecting head corresponding to the ink jet recording head to an ejected medium corresponding to a recording medium, and adheres the liquid to the ejected medium. .
In addition to the recording head, as a liquid ejecting head, a color material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, and an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface emitting display (FED) Examples thereof include an ejection head, a bioorganic matter ejection head used for biochip production, and a sample ejection head as a precision pipette.

In a recording apparatus or a liquid ejecting apparatus represented by an ink jet printer, a DVD (Digital
Some are configured to be recordable by directly ejecting ink droplets onto a label surface of an optical disk as a thin plate, represented by Versatile Disc). In such an ink jet printer, generally, a thin plate member such as an optical disk is set on a tray having a plate shape, is transported through a transport path in the ink jet printer in a state of being set on the tray, and recording is performed. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-356030 A

  Here, the tray is configured to be independent from the ink jet printer, and when performing recording on the optical disc, the tray on which the optical disc is set is fed (inserted) into the recording device, and recording is performed. On the other hand, the tray can be configured integrally with the recording apparatus (so-called built-in type). When the tray is configured integrally with the recording apparatus, it is necessary from the viewpoint of facilitating operability that the tray can be automatically moved forward and backward by a button operation. Therefore, in the ink jet printer having such a configuration, when the optical disk is set in the tray, the tray is projected out of the recording apparatus by pressing the operation button, that is, the optical disk can be set in the tray. The disk is advanced to the set position, and the optical disk is set or removed from the tray. Then, by pressing the operation button again, the tray is retracted to the print standby position or the storage position.

However, in such a built-in type recording apparatus of the tray, when the tray is configured to be able to move forward and backward by a push button operation, when the user accidentally presses the operation button, that is, the user's The tray may be conveyed at an unintended timing. For example, when trying to remove the optical disk set in the tray, there is a possibility that the tray may be retracted by erroneously pressing the operation button. At this time, a hole for ejecting (ejecting) the optical disk is formed in the tray, and when the tray is retracted (withdrawn into the apparatus) with a finger inserted into the hole, the hole and the apparatus There is also a risk of fingers being caught between.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the problem is to make it possible to more safely perform the work of setting or removing the thin plate from the tray on which the thin plate can be set. is there.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a set portion on which a thin plate-like body can be set and provided on the upstream side of a recording means for performing recording on the recording surface of the thin plate-like body A tray having a shape that can be transported by the transporting means, wherein the set portion has a hole that allows the thin plate-like body to be removed from the set portion, and has an opening at the downstream end in the transport direction of the tray. It is formed so that it may have.
According to the above aspect, the hole is formed in the tray so that the thin plate-like body can be taken out, and the thin plate-like body is removed (ejected) from the tray by inserting a finger into the hole. Is possible. And since the said hole part is formed so that it may have an opening part in the conveyance direction downstream end part of the said tray, the said tray is pulled back to the conveyance direction upstream with the finger inserted in the said hole part. However, the finger inserted into the hole can come out of the tray from the opening, and thus the finger is not caught between the hole and the device, and it can be safely done. An operation of setting or removing the thin plate member from the tray can be performed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the hole portion is formed to have a groove shape extending from the set portion to a downstream end portion in the transport direction of the tray. Features. According to this aspect, since the hole portion has a groove shape extending straight from the set portion to the downstream end portion in the transport direction of the tray, the finger inserted into the hole portion is the hole. The thin plate-like body can be set or removed from the tray even more safely.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect described above, the set portion of the tray is a deformed thin plate shape capable of setting a deformed thin plate shape body having a different outline from the set portion. An adapter having a body setting portion can be attached, and the adapter is formed with a tongue piece having a shape that can be fitted to the hole portion.
According to the above aspect, the set portion of the tray can be mounted with an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate body having a different outline from the set portion, and the adapter is fitted with the hole portion. Since a tongue piece having a shape that can be combined is formed, the adapter can be easily detached from the tray by lifting the tongue piece with a finger. And even if the tray is pulled back with the finger inserted into the hole at this time, the above-described opening does not cause a problem that the finger is pinched between the hole and the device, The adapter can be safely set or removed from the tray.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the adapter includes a positioning piece that determines a positional relationship with the set portion of the tray, and the set portion of the tray fits the positioning piece. It is characterized by having a possible accommodating part.
According to the above aspect, the adapter can be positioned by fitting the positioning piece into the accommodating portion of the tray, and the displacement of the adapter with respect to the tray is suppressed. Therefore, the irregular thin plate-like body set on the adapter is also displaced with respect to the tray. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in recording quality when recording is performed on the deformed thin plate member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the deformed thin plate member set portion is provided with a support portion capable of supporting the deformed thin plate member set in the deformed thin plate member set portion. In addition, the support portion is configured to serve also as the positioning piece.
According to the above aspect, the structure of the adapter can be simplified and the structure of the tray to which the adapter can be attached can be simplified, so that an increase in production cost can be suppressed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the third to fifth aspects, the adapter and the deformed thin plate-like body are mounted with the adapter having the deformed thin plate-like body set on the tray. Is configured so as not to protrude from the tray in the thickness direction of the tray.
According to the above aspect, since the tray and the adapter are configured so that the adapter and the irregular thin plate member do not protrude from the tray in the thickness direction of the tray, a step is formed at the outer edge portion of the adapter or the irregular thin plate member. When the transport means transports the tray, the transport means is caught by the outer edge portion of the adapter or the deformed thin plate-like body to push out the adapter or the deformed thin plate-like body from the set portion. Can be prevented.
Therefore, it is possible to smoothly transport the tray on which the adapter with the deformed thin plate-like body is mounted. In addition, you may implement | achieve the structure in which an adapter and an unusual thin plate-shaped object do not protrude in the thickness direction of the said tray from either tray or an adapter.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the third to sixth aspects, the set portion of the tray has a substantially circular concave portion at the outer edge portion and a convex portion at the central portion. The deformed thin plate-like body is a ring-shaped disk having a hole in the center, and the outer diameter of the deformed thin plate-like body is smaller than the diameter of the concave portion, and the inner diameter is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the convex portion. The adapter includes a base portion that is a substantially ring-shaped disk having a hole in the center, and the outer diameter of the base portion of the adapter is substantially the same as the diameter of the concave portion, and the inner diameter is that of the deformed thin plate-like body. The outer diameter is approximately the same as the outer diameter, and the inner diameter portion of the base portion is the deformed thin plate member set portion. The thickness of the deformed thin plate member and the thickness of the base portion of the adapter are substantially the same as the depth of the recess. The support portion protrudes inward from the inner diameter portion of the base portion, and further forward The base portion protrudes outward in the thickness direction of the base portion from the surface facing the tray, and the protruding amount of the support portion protruding outward in the thickness direction from the base portion is the thickness of the bottom surface of the set portion of the tray. It is characterized by being formed smaller than this.
According to the above aspect, the base portion of the adapter, which is a substantially ring-shaped disk, has an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the diameter of the recess provided as the set portion of the tray, and an inner diameter portion that is a deformed thin plate body set portion. Since the diameter of the sheet is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the deformed thin plate member, a gap between the set portion of the tray and the deformed thin plate member set in the set portion can be filled. In addition, since the thickness of the deformed thin plate and the thickness of the base portion of the adapter are substantially the same as the depth of the recess, the recording surface of the deformed thin plate, the surface of the tray, and the surface of the adapter are flush with each other. Can be.
Furthermore, since the protrusion amount of the support portion protruding outward in the thickness direction from the surface facing the tray in the base portion is smaller than the thickness of the bottom surface in the tray setting portion, the adapter and the deformed thin plate-like body may be thicker than the tray. The tray mounted with the adapter on which the thin plate-like body is set can be smoothly conveyed without protruding in the vertical direction.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided conveyance means configured to intermittently convey a tray provided with a set portion capable of setting a thin plate-like body along a guide member by a predetermined conveyance amount, and the tray. A recording unit configured to be able to execute recording on a recording surface of a thin plate that is conveyed while being set, and the conveyance of the tray between the standby position where the tray can be stored and the conveying unit are executed. The tray in a recording apparatus comprising a possible auxiliary conveying means, wherein a set portion of the tray has a notch formed on a front side of the tray.
According to this aspect, since the set portion of the tray has a notch formed on the front side of the tray, the thin plate-like body is inserted into the set portion by inserting a finger into the notch. It is possible to remove (eject) from the. The notch is a notch formed in the front (downstream end in the transport direction) side of the tray, so that the tray is located upstream in the transport direction with a finger inserted in the notch. Even when pulled back, the finger inserted into the notch can come out of the tray from the notch, and thus does not cause a problem that the finger is pinched between the notch and the device, The operation of setting or removing the thin plate-like body from the tray can be performed safely.

A recording apparatus according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the recording unit can execute recording on a recording surface of the thin plate member, and the thin plate member can be set. It is characterized by comprising the described tray and a conveying means provided on the upstream side of the recording means and conveying the tray to the recording means side.
According to the above aspect, since the recording apparatus includes the tray described in any of the first to eighth aspects, the same effect as that of any of the first to eighth aspects described above is obtained. be able to.

  A liquid ejecting apparatus according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is provided with a liquid ejecting unit capable of performing liquid ejecting on a liquid ejecting surface of a thin plate-like body and a set portion capable of setting the thin plate-like body, A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a tray having a shape that can be transported by a transport unit provided upstream of a liquid ejecting unit that performs liquid ejection on a liquid ejecting surface of the body, wherein the thin plate The take-out hole that allows the state body to be taken out from the set portion is formed so as to have an opening at the downstream end in the transport direction of the tray.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
1. Configuration of recording device
2. First embodiment of adapter and tray capable of setting deformed thin plate member
3. Second embodiment of adapter and tray capable of setting deformed thin plate member
In this order, description will be made based on the drawings.
<1. Configuration of recording apparatus>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view from above showing the front and left side of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view from above showing the front and left sides according to the present embodiment with the housing removed.
3 to 5 show the recording apparatus in a state in which the tray on which the optical disk is set in the setting unit is in the standby position, and FIG. 3 is a plan view (upper surface) and a right side surface of the recording apparatus. 4 is a perspective view from the front (front side) showing FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the rear (back side) showing the plane (upper surface) and the right side of the recording apparatus, and FIG. 5 is an upper view of the recording apparatus. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a right side sectional view of the recording apparatus showing the main part of the recording apparatus. FIG. 7 is a plan view from above of a recording apparatus that is transporting an optical disk as a thin plate set in a tray. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the restraining means for restraining the optical disk set on the tray located at the standby position.

  FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a tray on which an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate member is mounted. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a recording apparatus including a tray on which an adapter in which a deformed thin plate-like body is set is mounted. FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view from the front (front side) showing a tray setting portion to which an adapter can be attached. FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the upper surface side showing an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate member. FIG. 13 is a perspective view from the lower surface side showing an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate member. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a tray on which an adapter in which a deformed thin plate-like body is set is mounted. The tray is located in a standby position, and the restraining means replaces the deformed thin plate-like body with a deformed thin plate-like body set portion The state which is restrained is shown. FIG. 15 is an enlarged perspective view from the front (front side) showing a set portion of a tray on which an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate is mounted. FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view from the front (front side) showing a set portion of a tray on which an adapter in which a deformed thin plate-like body is set is mounted.

  First, the schematic configuration of the recording apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, the conveyance of the recording material will be described, and then the optical disk (thin plate-like body) 101 set on the tray 50 is restrained. A description will be given of the restraining means 65, and subsequently, referring to FIG. 8, a modification of the restraining means 65 for restraining the optical disk 101 set on the tray 50 will be described, and then referring to FIG. 9 to FIG. The adapter which can set a body and the tray which can mount this adapter are demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the recording apparatus 1 is formed in a substantially box-shaped housing 3, and includes a paper feeding cassette 10 in which recording paper P, which is an example of a recording material, can be stacked at the lower part. The front surface is covered with a front cover 5 that is configured to open by rotating forward about a lower end portion (reference numeral 5a in FIG. 1), and an ink cartridge 21 (see also FIG. 6) can be accommodated in the upper surface portion. An ink container 20 is provided.

  FIG. 2 shows the inside of the recording apparatus 1 in a state where the housing 3, the ink container 20, etc. are removed from the recording apparatus 1. Inside the recording apparatus 1, a tray 50 (solid line in FIG. 2) is provided. The tray 50 is provided with a setting unit 52 on which an optical disc 101, which is a thin plate having a recording surface 101a, can be set. ing.

The set portion 52 is a concave circular groove, and a convex portion 53 is provided at the center thereof. The diameter of the circular groove which is the set portion 52 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the optical disc 101 such as a CD-R or DVD. The outer diameter of the convex portion 53 is approximately the same as the diameter of the hole provided in the center of the optical disc 101, and the height of the convex portion 53 that is the depth of the circular groove is approximately the same as the thickness of the optical disc 101. (See also FIG. 6). The optical disk 101 can be set in the circular groove.
That is, the set unit 52 is formed so that the set (inserted) optical disc 101 does not shift relative to the tray 50 in a direction parallel to the plane of the tray 50 (in this embodiment, the horizontal direction). Has been.

  3, 4, and 5, the tray 50 is supported by guide members 90 at both ends in the width direction, and the guide member 90 is configured to sandwich the tray 50 from above and below as shown in FIG. 6. The tray 50 is slidable along the guide member 90 in the front-rear direction of the recording apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as the sub-scanning direction).

  In a state where the front cover 5 of the recording apparatus 1 is opened forward, the tray 50 is moved from the standby position 60 inside the recording apparatus 1 by the auxiliary conveying means 70 and the conveying means 40 (see FIG. 6). The optical disk 101 can be set to and removed from the tray 50 in a protruding state, which is configured to be able to advance forward and protrude (dotted line in FIG. 2). Further, the tray 50 is configured to be able to be pulled back to the standby position 60 inside the recording apparatus 1 again from the state of protruding from the front of the recording apparatus 1 mainly by the cooperation of the auxiliary conveying means 70 and the conveying means 40. Has been.

Here, the standby position 60 is a position where the tray 50 is stored when the power of the recording apparatus 1 is turned off or when the tray 50 is not used, such as when recording is performed on the recording paper P. When the tray 50 is located at the standby position 60, the tray 50 is in a state of being separated from the transport unit 40.
As described above, the standby position 60 is a position where the tray 50 is stored when the tray 50 is not used. The tray 50 is stored in the standby position 60 while the optical disk 101 is originally set on the tray 50. That is usually not necessary.

  However, it is structurally possible to store the tray 50 in the standby position 60 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 while the optical disc 101 is set in the setting unit 52. Even if an operation error occurs, the optical disk 101 may be stored in the standby position 60 while being set in the setting unit 52.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a discharge unit 80 is provided in front of the transfer unit 40, that is, on the left side of the transfer unit 40 in FIG. 6, between the transfer unit 40 and the discharge unit 80 (on the downstream side of the transfer unit 40 ( The recording means 30 is provided above the upstream side of the discharge means 80 (the upstream side in the transport direction: the right direction in FIG. 6) on the downstream side in the transport direction: the left direction in FIG. The ink storage unit 20 is positioned above the recording unit 30 so that ink can be supplied to the recording unit 30 from an ink cartridge 21 provided in the ink storage unit 20. Yes.

  Further, a sheet feeding roller 15 formed in a D shape in a side view is provided behind the recording unit 30, that is, on the right side of the recording unit 30 in FIG. A hopper 12 that can swing around a center 12 a is provided, and the recording paper P on which the hopper 12 is stacked is pushed up from below so that the recording paper P can be pressed against the paper feed roller 15. It is configured.

Then, by rotating the paper feed roller 15 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 while the recording paper P is pressed, the recording paper P stacked in the paper feeding cassette 10 is directed toward the recording means 30 in the number of units. It is configured so that paper can be fed one by one.
A standby position 60 of the tray 50 is located above the paper feed cassette 10, and a restraining means configured to prevent the optical disc 101 from being detached from the set unit 52 above the standby position 60. A first restraining member 66 as 65 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the first restraining member 66 is pivotally supported by the frame 62 so that one end thereof becomes the rotation center (hereinafter referred to as the restraining member rotation center 66a), and the other end ( Hereinafter, the leading end portion of the first restraining member 66 is configured to be able to contact the optical disc 101 when the tray 50 on which the optical disc 101 is set is at least at the standby position 60.
The first restraining member 66 has its tip portion in contact with the optical disc 101 so that the optical disc 101 moves in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the tray 50 (in this embodiment, the vertical direction). It is configured to be preventable.

  In the present embodiment, the guide member 90 that supports the right end side of the tray 50 (the left end side of the tray 50 itself) in FIG. 2 is also the restraining means 65, and the guide member 90 contacts the outer edge portion 101 c of the optical disc 101. It also serves as a second restraining member 67a as an outer edge restraining member that can be contacted. Details of the restraining means 65 will be described later.

In the left part of the recording apparatus 1 in FIG. 2 (the right part of the recording apparatus 1 itself), there is a drive unit 85 configured to be able to transmit the power of the motor 27 to the transport means 40, the discharge means 80 and the like. Is provided.
The drive unit 85 includes power transmission switching means 86 configured to switch power transmission paths from the motor 27 and transmit power to the auxiliary conveyance means 70, and further, the power transmission switching means 86. Can change the position (height) of the recording means 30 by switching the power transmission path from the motor 27 and moving the recording means 30 in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the platen 25. It is configured to be.

The auxiliary conveying means 70 has a gear train 72 (FIG. 4) having a gear (not shown) that can mesh with a rack 54 provided on the left end side of the tray 50 (the right end side of the tray 50 itself) in FIG. The gear train 72 is configured to receive the power of the motor 27 from the power transmission switching means 86 and to drive the rack 54 provided on the tray 50.
The power transmitted to the auxiliary conveyance means 70 and the rack 54 can be cut off by switching the power transmission path by the power transmission switching means 86.

The auxiliary transport unit 70 is configured to drive the tray 54 between the standby position 60 where the tray 50 can be stored and the transport unit 40 by driving the rack 54.
The conveying means 40 is provided on the upstream side of the recording means 30 and extends in the width direction of the recording apparatus 1 (the vertical direction in FIG. 5 or the front-to-back direction in FIG. 6 and hereinafter referred to as the main scanning direction). And a plurality of transport driven rollers 42 provided to form a pair with the transport drive roller 41. The conveyance drive roller 41 is configured to be driven by a motor 27, and each conveyance driven roller 42 is pivotally supported by the conveyance driven roller holder 421. For ease of explanation, FIG. 6 does not show the driven roller holder 421 for conveyance.

The transport driven roller holder 421 is provided so that the transport driven roller 42 can be brought into contact with and separated from the transport drive roller 41, and the transport driven roller 42 is transported by a transport driven roller urging means (not shown). The drive roller 41 is biased toward the drive roller 41.
Then, the transport unit 40 intermittently rotationally drives the transport drive roller 41 by the motor 27 in a state where the tray 50 is sandwiched between the transport drive roller 41 and the transport driven roller 42, thereby the tray 50. Can be intermittently transported by a predetermined transport amount along the guide member 90, and similarly, the optical disk 101 can be transported while being set on the tray 50.

  The discharge means 80 provided in front of the transfer means 40 is a discharge drive roller 81 having a plurality of acutely sharp teeth around the discharge drive roller 81 extending parallel to the transfer drive roller 41, that is, extending in the main scanning direction. And a roller 82. The discharge driving roller 81 is configured to be driven by the motor 27, and the discharge driven roller 82 is pivotally supported by a discharge driven roller holder (not shown) provided in the discharge frame 821, It is provided so as to make a pair with the discharge drive roller 81. For ease of explanation, the discharge frame 821 is not shown in FIG.

The discharge frame 821 is provided so that the discharge driven roller 82 can come into contact with and separate from the discharge drive roller 81, and the discharge driven roller 82 is driven to discharge by a discharge driven roller urging means (not shown). Lightly biased toward the roller 81.
The discharge frame 821 includes a cylindrical roller 83 that is driven to rotate by the tray 50 that passes between the discharge drive roller 81 and the discharge driven roller 82. When the tray 50 passes between the discharge driving roller 81 and the discharge driven roller 82, the roller 83 is pushed up together with the discharge frame 821, and the discharge driven roller 82 is separated from the discharge drive roller 81.
When the tray 50 passes between the discharge driving roller 81 and the discharge driven roller 82, the discharge driven roller 82 is prevented from coming into contact with the optical disc 101 set on the tray 50. It is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the recording means 30 provided between the conveying means 40 and the discharging means 80 is supported by two carriage guide shafts 35a and 35b extending in the main scanning direction, A carriage 31 that receives the power of the drive motor 36 from a belt 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) and can reciprocate in the main scanning direction is provided, and the ink supplied from the ink cartridge 21 is provided below the carriage 31. Is provided with a recording head 32 (see FIG. 6) having an ink discharge port (not shown) that can be discharged toward the recording paper P, the optical disc 101, or the like as a recording material.

  The platen 25 provided below the recording unit 30 is configured to be able to support the recording material conveyed by the conveying unit 40 from below, and the surface of the platen 25 facing the recording head 32 is subjected to main scanning. A long groove extending in the direction is provided. The long groove is provided with an ink absorber 25a capable of absorbing the ink discarded in the protruding area when the ink is ejected to the area protruding from the end of the recording material such as the recording paper P. In other words, so-called four-sided borderless printing is possible.

Subsequently, the conveyance of the tray 50 on which the recording material and the optical disk 101 as the recording material can be set will be described.
A recording material such as the recording paper P is fed from the paper cassette 10 by the number of units by the paper feed roller 15, and is sandwiched between the transport drive roller 41 and the transport driven roller 42.
Further, when the tray 50 is conveyed forward from the standby position 60 by the auxiliary conveying means 70, the conveyance drive roller 41 and the conveyance driven roller are configured so that the tray 50 pushes up the conveyance driven roller holder 421. 42 and inserted between both rollers 41 and 42.

The recording paper P and the tray 50 are intermittently rotationally driven by the motor 27 in a state where the recording paper P and the tray 50 are sandwiched between the transport driving roller 41 and the transport driven roller 42, thereby recording paper. P and the tray 50 are intermittently conveyed by a predetermined conveyance amount.
In the conveyance of the tray 50, the power transmission to the auxiliary conveyance means 70 is cut off after the conveyance force by the conveyance means 40 is applied.

The recording paper P and the tray 50 conveyed forward from the conveying unit 40 are supported by the platen 25 toward the discharge unit 80 and are sandwiched between the discharge driving roller 81 and the discharge driven roller 82.
At this time, when the tray 50 is conveyed forward by the conveying means 40, the rollers 83 are pushed up so that the discharge frame 821 moves away from the tray 50. The tray 50 is transported forward as it is, and the tray 50 is connected to the discharge drive roller 81 while maintaining an interval that does not contact the discharge driven roller 82 and the recording surface 101a of the optical disc 101 set in the set portion 52. It is inserted between the discharge driven roller 82.

  The discharge means 80 is in a state where the recording paper P or the tray 50 is positioned between the discharge driving roller 81 and the discharge driven roller 82, that is, the recording paper P or the tray 50 is driven with the discharge driving roller 81 and the discharge driven roller. While being sandwiched between the rollers 82, the discharge drive roller 81 is driven to rotate by the motor 27, thereby discharging the recording paper P toward the front of the recording apparatus 1.

As shown in FIG. 7, the recording paper P, which is a recording material, and the optical disk 101 set on the tray 50 are conveyed by the conveying means 40 or the discharging means 80 so as to pass between the recording means 30 and the platen 25. At this time, the carriage 31 provided in the recording unit 30 moves in the main scanning direction, and the recording head 32 provided in the carriage 31 performs recording by discharging ink from the ink discharge port to the recording material. Execute.
That is, the recording head 32 can perform recording by ejecting ink from the ink ejection port onto the recording paper P that is intermittently conveyed by a predetermined conveyance amount in the sub-scanning direction. In addition, so-called four-edge-less printing can be performed by ejecting ink to an area protruding from each end of the recording paper P from the ink ejection port.
As shown in FIG. 7, the recording head 32 is so-called with respect to the recording surface 101 a of the optical disk 101 that is intermittently transported in the sub-scanning direction along the platen 25 while being set on the tray 50. It is also possible to execute label printing.

As described above, the height of the recording means 30 can be changed by the drive unit 85, and the distance between the platen 25 and the recording head 32, the so-called platen gap (the paper gap as the distance between the recording head 32 and the recording material). In other words, the distance between the recording head 32 and the recording surface of the recording material can be adjusted to a size suitable for recording.
After recording is performed, only the recording material is transported as in the recording paper P, and when recording is performed on the recording material, the recording material is forwarded as it is, and finally the transport means 40. It is completely discharged to the outside of the recording apparatus 1 by the discharging means 80 away from the recording medium.

Similarly, when recording is performed on the optical disc 101 set in the tray 50, the entire tray 50 can be completely ejected to the outside of the recording apparatus 1. However, in this embodiment, the one-dot chain line in FIG. As described above, the tray 50 is configured to stop at a position protruding forward (discharge position) to the extent that the optical disk 101 can be set and removed.
2, after the tray 50 protrudes and stops, the user presses a button (not shown) provided on the recording apparatus 1 or a computer (not shown) connected to the recording apparatus 1. ) Is sent to the recording apparatus 1, the tray 50 is conveyed toward the standby position 60.

  When storing the tray 50 at the standby position 60, the tray 50 waits for the conveyance drive roller 41 by the motor 27 while the tray 50 is sandwiched between the conveyance drive roller 41 and the conveyance driven roller 42. The tray 50 is rotated in the direction toward the position 60 to bring the tray 50 close to the standby position 60, and thereafter, the auxiliary transport unit 70 switched to the power transmission state is transported again to the standby position 60. .

  The above is the description of the schematic configuration of the recording apparatus 1 according to the present invention and the conveyance of the tray 50 on which the recording paper P and the optical disc 101 are set. The recording apparatus 1 can convey the recording paper P and the tray 50. Yes, so-called four-edgeless printing on the recording paper P and label printing on the optical disk 101 are possible, and the tray 50 can be transported forward from the standby position 60 and stored in the standby position 60. I explained that.

Next, the restraining means 65 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 6.
As described above, the set portion 52 of the tray 50 is a circular groove, and is formed so that the set optical disc 101 is not relatively displaced in the horizontal direction.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the recording apparatus 1 can prevent the optical disk 101 from moving in the vertical direction when the tray 50 on which the optical disk 101 is set is at least at the standby position 60. The first restraining member 66 and the second restraining member 67a are provided as a first embodiment of the restraining means 65 configured to prevent the 101 from being detached from the set portion 52.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first restraining member 66 has a restraining member rotation center 66a pivotally supported by the frame 62. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the distal end portion of the first restraining member 66 is in a standby state. The optical disc 101 set on the tray at the position 60 is configured to be able to contact the central portion 101b of the optical disc 101.
Therefore, when the tray 50 is at least at the standby position 60, the optical disk 101 set in the set unit 52 is not only restricted in horizontal movement by the set unit 52 but also by the first restraining member 66. Since the vertical movement is also restricted, the optical disc 101 is prevented from being detached from the set unit 52.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a biasing force is applied between the frame 62 and the first restraining member 66 so as to press the first restraining member 66 toward the tray 50. A coil spring 68 is provided as a means. The coil spring 68 presses the central portion 101 b of the optical disc 101 set on the tray 50 with the first restraining member 66 at the standby position 60 toward the tray 50.
Further, a contact roller 69 that can contact the optical disk 101 is pivotally supported at the tip portion of the first restraining member 66, and the contact roller 69 is in contact with the optical disk 101 conveyed together with the tray 50. It is configured to be rotated by the optical disc 101 when touched.

  Since the tip portion (the contact roller 69) of the first restraining member 66 is configured to be able to contact the central portion 101b of the optical disc 101 set in the set portion 52 of the tray 50 at the standby position 60, Regardless of the size of the optical disc 101, the optical disc 101 can be restrained so as not to be detached from the set portion 52, and the optical disc 101 can be retained on the set portion 52.

  That is, there are generally two types of compact discs (an outer diameter of 12 [cm] and an outer diameter of 8 [cm]) as an example of an optical disc, and either size of the compact disc can be fitted to the convex portion 53. It has a hole and can be set in the set part 52. Then, by using a restraining means (for example, the first restraining member 66) configured to hold the vicinity of the center (for example, the central portion 101b), neither of the two types of compact discs is detached from the set portion 52. Can be constrained.

  The first restraining member 66 is provided with a coil spring 68 so as to press the optical disc 101 set in the setting portion 52 of the tray 50 at the standby position 60 toward the tray 50. Therefore, even if an impact or vibration is applied to the recording apparatus 1, it is absorbed by the coil spring 68, and it is possible to prevent the optical disk 101 from being unintentionally detached from the set portion 52 or damaged.

  Furthermore, even if the contact roller 69 provided at the tip portion of the first restraining member 66 contacts the outer peripheral portion of the optical disk 101 conveyed in the sub-scanning direction, the optical disk 101 is driven by the optical disk 101. Rotates in the transport direction. Therefore, the tip portion of the first restraining member 66 is not caught on the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 101 and does not enter between the optical disc 101 and the tray 50, and the optical disc 101 does not enter the tip of the first restraining member 66. Smooth conveyance can be realized without being pushed out of the set portion 52 by the portion.

  As described above, since the first restraining member 66 can contact the central portion 101b of the optical disc 101, no other means for restraining the optical disc 101 is required, but the recording apparatus according to this embodiment. 1 is an outer edge restraining member that can contact the outer edge portion 101c of the optical disk 101 in order to more securely hold the optical disk 101 set in the setting section 52 of the tray 50 at the standby position 60 to the setting section 52. A second restraining member 67a is also provided.

The second restraining member 67a is also the guide member 90, and serves as both the guide member 90 and the outer edge restraining member (second restraining member 67a) in the optical disc 101, thereby reducing the number of parts and simplifying the structure. We are trying to make it.
The restraining means 65 only needs to be able to limit the movement of the optical disc 101 (in the present embodiment, the vertical movement) so that the optical disc 101 does not come off the set portion 52, and must always be in contact with the optical disc 101. There is no.
The second restraining member 67a, which is also the guide member 90 that sandwiches the tray 50 from above and below, is preferably configured to have a margin that is not in close contact with the recording surface 101a of the optical disc 101 set in the tray 50.

That is, when the tray 50 is at the standby position 60 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the second restraining member 67a covers a part of the recording surface 101a, but the second restraining member 67a and the recording surface 101a are covered. It is preferable that there is a small gap between the optical disc 101 and the optical disc 101 so that the optical disc 101 can move in the vertical direction and the optical disc 101 does not come off the set portion 52.
By providing the gap, even if the second restraining member 67a covers a part of the recording surface 101a of the optical disc 101, the second restraining member 67a and the recording surface 101a are not in close contact with each other, and the second restraining member 67a is in contact with the recording surface 101a. Thus, the problem (contact mark or the like) due to the restraining member 67a remaining in contact for a long time can be prevented, and the recording quality is not deteriorated.

Further, like the first restraining member 66, when the tray 50 on which the optical disc 101 is set is positioned at the standby position 60, it is in contact with the central portion 101b as a non-recording portion which is a region where recording is not performed. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a contact mark or the like from being generated on the recording surface 101a.
In this embodiment, when the tray 50 goes to the standby position 60 or forwards from the standby position 60, the tip portion (the contact roller 69) of the first restraining member 66 is the central portion 101 b of the optical disc 101. The recording surface 101a located behind the recording surface 101a is in contact with the recording surface 101a but is only moving and is not in contact with the recording surface for a long time.

  The above is the restraining means 65. Next, a modified example of the restraining means 65 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows the restraining means 65 according to the modification, and is an enlarged view of the main part in which the vicinity of the restraining means 65 according to the second embodiment is enlarged from the recording apparatus 1 in the same direction as in FIG. ing. Here, since the configuration of the recording apparatus 1 as a whole is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The restraining means 65 shown in FIG. 8 includes two outer edge restraining members (a second restraining member 67a and a third restraining member 67b) that can come into contact with the outer edge portion 101c of the optical disc 101 set in the set portion 52 of the tray 50. ). The second restraining member 67a and the third restraining member 67b can come into contact with the two outer edge portions 101c located so as to sandwich the central portion 101b of the optical disc 101 when the tray 50 is located at the standby position. The optical disk 101 is restricted from moving in the vertical direction so that it does not come off the set unit 52.

In FIG. 8, the tray 50 is located at the standby position 60, and the tray 50 is supported by the guide members 90 at both ends in the width direction, and the both guide members 90 are configured to sandwich the tray 50 from above and below, respectively. The tray 50 is slidable in the sub-scanning direction with respect to the guide member 90.
The two guide members 90 are configured such that one serves also as the second restraining member 67a and the other serves as the third restraining member 67b.
In this modification as well, the restraining means 65 only needs to be able to limit the movement of the optical disk 101 (in this embodiment, the vertical movement) so that the optical disk 101 does not come off the set portion 52. There is no need to abut.

The second restraining member 67a and the third restraining member 67b, which are also guide members 90 that sandwich the tray 50 from above and below, are configured to have a gap that is not in close contact with the recording surface 101a of the optical disc 101 set in the tray 50. It is preferable.
That is, when the tray 50 is at the standby position 60, the second restraining member 67a and the third restraining member 67b cover a part of the recording surface 101a, but the two restraining members 67a, 67b and the recording surface 101a It is preferable that the optical disc 101 is movable in the vertical direction and there is a small gap that does not allow the optical disc 101 to be detached from the set portion 52.

  By providing the gap, even if the second restraining member 67a and the third restraining member 67b cover a part of the recording surface 101a of the optical disc 101, the restraining members 67a and 67b and the recording surface 101a do not adhere to each other. Further, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems (contact marks and the like) caused by the restraint members 67a and 67b being in contact with the recording surface 101a for a long time, and the recording quality is not deteriorated.

<2. First embodiment of adapter and tray capable of setting deformed thin plate>
The above is the description of the overall configuration of the recording apparatus 1. Subsequently, referring to FIG. 9 to FIG. 16, an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate that is a thin plate having a different outline from the tray setting portion, and a first tray of the tray according to the present invention to which the adapter can be mounted. Examples will be described.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a tray 150 in which an adapter 250 having a deformed thin plate member set portion 252 on which a deformed thin plate member can be set is mounted on the set portion 151.

  As described above, compact discs which are examples of optical discs include those with an outer diameter of 12 [cm] and those with an outer diameter of 8 [cm]. Here, a compact disk (hereinafter referred to as 12 cm CD) having an outer diameter of 12 [cm] is an example of a thin plate-like body to be set directly on the set portion 151, that is, an example of a thin plate-like body having substantially the same shape as the set portion 151. The thin plate-like body to be set in the set portion 52 together with the adapter 250, ie, the deformed thin plate-like body having a different outline from the set portion 151, with a compact disc having an outer diameter of 8 [cm] (hereinafter referred to as 8 cm CD201). As an example, the description will proceed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, similarly to the tray 50, the tray 150 is provided so as to be slidable along the guide member 90 with respect to the recording apparatus 1. By the cooperation of the means 40, it is possible to advance and protrude forward of the recording apparatus 1, and it is possible to pull back to the standby position 60 from the state of protruding forward of the recording apparatus 1.

That is, the auxiliary transport unit 70 drives the rack 154 to transport the tray 150, and the transport unit 40 holds the tray 150 from above and below by the transport drive roller 41 and the transport driven roller 42. Perform transport.
Since the components other than the tray 150, the adapter 250, and the 8 cm CD 201 are the same as those of the recording apparatus 1 including the tray 50, FIGS. 10 and 14 show the case of the recording apparatus 1 including the tray 50. The same reference numerals are given, and description of each component is omitted.

First, the tray 150 will be described, and then the details of the adapter 250 and the state in which the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted on the tray 150 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, the tray 150 has a set portion 151 on which an optical disk can be set, like the tray 50 described above, and the set portion 151 is a substantially circular concave portion having an outer edge portion of a diameter D1. A convex portion 153 having an outer diameter d1 is provided at the center portion of the set portion 151.

The tray 150 has a long groove-like hole penetrating in the thickness direction as the first accommodating portion 152a and a notch formed in the front side as the second accommodating portion 152b on the bottom surface 151b of the set portion 151. Have.
As with the tray 50, the tray 150 is pulled from the state of protruding forward to the standby position 60. At this time, a human finger or the like enters the first storage portion 152a, For safety reasons, it is better to set the size of the hole, which is the first accommodating portion 152a, to be small enough to prevent human fingers from entering the second accommodating portion 152b. The size of the notch is preferably set so large that a human finger is not caught.

  The diameter D1 of the set portion 151 and the outer diameter d1 of the convex portion 153 are such that a 12 cm CD, which is a ring-shaped disk having a hole in the center, can be fitted, as shown in FIGS. As in the relationship between the tray 50 and the optical disc 101, when a 12 cm CD is directly set on the set portion 151 of the tray 150, there is almost no gap between the 12 cm CD and the set portion 151 of the tray 150. The bottom surface 151b of the portion 151 is not exposed.

  Similarly to 12 cm CD, 8 cm CD 201 is a ring-shaped disk having a hole in the center, and the inner diameter d3 of the 8 cm CD 201 is substantially the same as the outer diameter d1 of the convex portion 153 at the center of the set portion 151. By fitting the convex portion 153, the 8 cm CD 201 can be directly set on the set portion 151 as a single unit.

However, since the outer diameter D3 of the 8cmCD201 is smaller than the diameter D1 of the concave portion of the set portion 151, if the 8cmCD201 is directly set on the set portion 151 as a single unit, a gap is formed between the 8cmCD201 and the set portion 151, The bottom surface 151b of the portion 151 is exposed, and a step is formed by the outer edge portion of the 8 cm CD 201.
When the step is formed by the outer edge portion of the 8 cm CD 201, when the tray 151 is conveyed in the sub-scanning direction by the cooperation of the auxiliary conveying means 70 and the conveying means 40, the conveying means 40 is caught by the outer edge portion of the 8 cm CD 201, There is a possibility that the 8 cm CD 201 may be pushed out by kicking it out of the set portion 151.

  Therefore, by setting the inner diameter d2 and the outer diameter D2 of the adapter 250 in consideration of the outer diameter D3 of the 8 cm CD 201 and the diameter D1 of the set portion 151, it is possible to fill a gap between the 8 cm CD 201 and the set portion 151. Yes, by setting the thickness of the base portion 251 of the adapter 250 in consideration of the thickness of the 8 cm CD 201 and the depth of the concave portion of the set portion 151, the upper surface 150a of the tray, the upper surface 250a of the adapter, and the recording surface 201a of the 8 cm CD 201 Can be flush with each other. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the 8 cm CD 201 is pushed out by the transport means 40 when the tray 150 is transported.

Subsequently, details of the adapter 250 and a state where the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted on the tray 150 will be described.
FIG. 12 shows an adapter 250 that can be attached to the set portion 151 of the tray 150. The adapter 250 has a ring-shaped base portion 251 having a hole in the center, and the base portion 251 has an outer diameter D2. Is the same dimension as the diameter D1 of the recess in the set portion 151, the inner diameter d2 is substantially the same as the outer diameter D3 of the 8 cm CD 201, and the inner diameter portion of the base portion 251 is a deformed thin plate on which an 8 cm CD 201 can be set. The reflecting plate 255 is provided on the upper surface 251 of the adapter 250. The reflector 255 will be described later.

  The deformed thin plate member set portion 252 of the base portion 251 is provided with a first positioning piece 252a and a second positioning piece 252b as positioning pieces that determine the positional relationship between the adapter 250 and the setting portion 151. As shown in FIG. 13, each positioning piece 252a, 252b is formed from the bottom surface 250b side of the base portion 251 toward the outside in the thickness direction, that is, in the state of being set on the set portion 151 as shown in FIG. Each of the positioning pieces 252a and 252b protrudes from the inner diameter portion of the base portion 251 toward the center of the base portion 251.

The first positioning piece 252a can be fitted into the first receiving portion 152a provided on the bottom surface 151b of the set portion 151, and the second positioning piece 252b is provided on the bottom surface 151b of the set portion 151. It is formed so that it can be fitted into the two accommodating portions 152b.
As shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 15, the adapter 250 can be attached to the set portion 151 of the tray 150 by fitting the positioning pieces 252a and 252b to the corresponding accommodating portions 152a and 152b.
Further, as shown in FIG. 16, 8 cm CD 201 can be set in the deformed thin plate member set portion 252 of the adapter 250 mounted on the tray 150, and when 8 cm CD 201 is set in the deformed thin plate member set portion 252, the adapter 250 Each of the positioning pieces 252a and 252b is covered with 8 cm CD201.

As described above, the positioning pieces 252a and 252b protrude from the inner diameter portion of the base portion 251 toward the center, and can support the 8 cm CD 201 set in the deformed thin plate member set portion 252 from below. Also serves as H.253.
In other words, the set portion 151 of the tray 150 can be mounted with an adapter 250 having a deformed thin plate-like body set portion 252 that can set 8 cm CD 201 as a deformed thin plate-like body having a different profile from the set portion 151. The deformed thin plate member set portion 252 is provided with a support portion 253 that can support the 8 cm CD 201 set in the deformed thin plate member set portion 252.

  Then, in a state where the 8 cm CD 201 is set in the deformed thin plate body setting portion 252 of the adapter 250 mounted on the tray 150, the positioning pieces 252a and 252b as the support portion 253 enter below the 8 cm CD 201 as shown in FIG. In this case, it can be brought into contact with the 8 cm CD 201 from below, and when the adapter 250 is lifted, the 8 cm CD 201 is supported by the support portion 253 of the adapter 250 from below and lifted integrally with the adapter 250.

  In the present embodiment, a total of four support portions 253 that are also positioning pieces 252a and 252b are provided. However, the number is not limited to four, and 8 cmCD201 is attached to the deformed thin plate member set portion 252. Even if the adapter 250 is lifted in the set state, it is sufficient that the 8 cm CD 201 is configured to be supported so as to remain in the deformed thin plate-like body set portion 252.

  Further, as described, the support portion 253 which is also the positioning pieces 252a and 252b protrudes from the lower surface 250b facing the tray 150 in the base portion 251 of the adapter 250 toward the outside in the thickness direction, that is, downward in FIG. The protruding amount of the support portion 253 from the base portion 251 in the thickness direction of the tray 150 is set to be smaller than the thickness of the bottom surface 151 b of the set portion 151.

That is, the support part 253 is formed so that the thickness of the entire tray 150 is not increased by being accommodated in each of the accommodating parts 152a and 152b in a state where the adapter 250 is set on the tray 150.
Further, by setting the thickness of the 8 cm CD 201 and the thickness of the base portion 251 of the adapter 250 to be substantially the same as the depth of the concave portion that is the set portion 151, as shown in FIG. Three surfaces of the upper surface 250a of 250 and the recording surface 201a of the 8 cm CD 201 are flush with each other.

As described above, the tray 150 and the adapter 250 are configured so that the adapter 250 and the 8 cm CD 201 do not protrude from the tray 150 in the thickness direction of the tray 150 in a state where the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted on the tray 150. Yes.
Therefore, the conveyance of the tray 151 in the sub-scanning direction can be performed smoothly, and the outer edge portion of the 8 cm CD 201 and the adapter 250 can be prevented from being pushed out of the setting unit 52 by being caught by the conveyance unit 40.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the tray 150 is in the standby position 60, the non-recording portion 201b provided near the center of the 8 cm CD 201 set in the adapter 250 mounted on the tray 150 is pressed against the restraining means 65. It is done.
That is, when the tray 150 on which the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted is at least in the standby position 60, the first restraining member 66 as the restraining means 65 prevents the 8 cm CD 201 from being detached from the adapter 250. Is configured to prevent the adapter 250 from being detached from the set portion 52 via the support portion 253 of the adapter 250.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, since the support portion 253 is inserted below the 8 cm CD 201 in a state where the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted on the tray 150, the 8 cm CD 201 becomes the first restraining member 66. When pressed, the support portion 253 of the adapter 250 is pressed by the lower surface 250 b of the 8 cm CD 201, and as a result, the adapter 250 is restrained by the set portion 52 via the support portion 253.
Therefore, when the tray 150 on which the adapter 250 on which the 8 cm CD 201 is set is mounted is at least at the standby position 60, the 8 cm CD 201 and the adapter 250 may be detached from the setting unit 151 even if the tray 150 is tilted together with the recording apparatus 1. No drop from 150.

  However, when only the adapter 250 is mounted on the tray 150 without setting the 8 cm CD 201, the first restraining member 66 cannot press the adapter 250 even if the tray 150 is at the standby position 60. When the tray 150 is tilted together with the recording apparatus 1, the adapter 250 may be detached from the setting unit 151. Then, the adapter 250 may fall into the recording apparatus 1 and be left as it is.

  In order to prevent this, for example, when the tray 150 is moving toward the standby position 60 and the 8 cm CD 201 and the adapter 250 are detected, and only the adapter 250 is mounted alone on the tray 150. The tray 150 may be conveyed forward, and the tray 150 may be protruded forward to a position where the adapter 250 does not enter the recording apparatus 1 to alert the user.

A reflection plate 255 having a reflectance different from that of the upper surface 150a of the tray 150 is provided on the upper surface 250a of the adapter 250 according to the present embodiment, and a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit are provided in a portion of the carriage 31 facing the tray 150. The sensor which is not shown in figure is provided.
The tray 150 is entirely black, the base portion 251 of the adapter 250 is black, the reflection plate 255 is white, the recording surface 201a of the 8 cm CD 201 is white, and the reflection plate 255 and 8 cm CD 201 are provided by the sensor provided in the carriage 31. Can be detected.

That is, since the reflectance of the black tray 150 and the adapter 250 is different from that of the white reflecting plate 255 and the recording surface 201a, the tray 150, the adapter 250, the reflecting plate 255, or the recording surface 201a is emitted from the light emitting portion of the sensor. By receiving the light reflected by the light receiving portion and detecting the reflectance and the change thereof, it is possible to detect the reflector 255 and 8 cm CD201.
The reflector 255 is not necessarily limited to white as long as it can be distinguished from the upper surface 150a of the tray 150 and the upper surface 250a of the adapter 250 by detecting the reflectance and its change. The color of the recording surface 201a is usually white, but is not necessarily limited to white, and may be distinguished from the upper surface 150a of the tray 150 and the upper surface 250a of the adapter 250.

When the tray 150 is transported toward the standby position 60, the carriage 31 is moved in the main scanning direction, and the reflector 255 and the 8 cm CD 201 are detected by the sensor.
As for the detection position by the sensor, that is, which position on the tray 151 is detected by the sensor, the position of the carriage 31 in the main scanning direction is calculated from the rotation amount of the carriage drive motor 36, for example. The position of the tray 150 in the sub-scanning direction can be grasped by calculating from the rotation amount of the motor 27 of the drive unit 85, for example.

If the sensor detects the reflector 255 and the 8 cm CD 201, and a portion within the range from the diameter D2 to the diameter d2 around the convex portion 153 of the set portion 151 is white, the white is the reflector 255. It can be determined that the adapter 250 is attached to the portion 151.
Furthermore, if the inside of the set part 151 is white from the diameter d2 around the convex part 153, it can be determined that 8 cm CD 201 is set, and the inside of the set part 151 from the diameter d2 around the convex part 153 is black. If so, it can be determined that the 8 cm CD 201 is not set.

In addition, if not only a part within the range of the diameter D2 to the diameter d2 centering on the convex part 153 of the set part 151 but the whole is white, it can be determined that 12 cm CD is directly set on the set part 151, and the white If there is no portion, it can be determined that the adapter 250 is not attached to the set portion 151 and that a 12 cm CD is not set.
Therefore, if a portion within the range from the diameter D2 to the diameter d2 is white with the convex portion 153 of the set portion 151 as the center, and the inner side of the diameter d2 is black with respect to the convex portion 153 of the set portion 151, the set It can be determined that only the adapter 250 is attached to the portion 151.

  When the recording apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment determines that only the adapter 250 is attached to the setting unit 151, the recording apparatus 1 conveys the tray 150 toward the front, and the adapter 250 does not enter the recording apparatus 1. The tray 150 is protruded forward, and at the same time, a warning sound is emitted to alert the user, thereby preventing the adapter 250 from falling into the recording apparatus 1 and being left unattended.

  In addition to the 8 cm CD 201, there are, for example, an optical disc having a card size of about a business card and a rectangular outline as the thin plate-like body that is a deformed thin plate-like body with respect to the set portion 151 having substantially the same shape as the 12 cm CD. By forming the shape of the hole of the adapter 250, that is, the shape of the deformed thin plate member set portion 252 so as to be substantially the same shape as the contour of the optical disk of the card size, the recording surface of the optical disk of the business card size can be smoothly It is possible to carry out recording without causing deterioration in recording quality.

  By the way, the 2nd accommodating part 152b is a hole formed in the set part 151 so that it may become clear from FIG. 11, Comprising: When taking out 12cmCD set to the set part 151, or the adapter 250 (and 8cmCD201). Can be taken out by putting a finger into the second accommodating portion 152b from the lower side, lifting the outer periphery of the 12 cm CD in the case of 12 cm CD, and lifting the positioning piece 252 b from the lower side in the case of the adapter 250. Therefore, the second accommodating portion 152b functions as a hole that allows the thin plate-like body set on the tray to be taken out.

  The second storage portion 152b is formed so as to have a cutout shape on the front side of the tray 150, more specifically, with an opening on the downstream side in the transport direction of the tray 150 (the front side in FIG. 11). Has been. In other words, it is formed to have a groove shape extending from the set portion 151 to the downstream side in the transport direction. Therefore, even if the tray 150 is pulled back to the upstream side in the transport direction (the standby position 60 side) with the finger inserted into the second storage portion 152b, the finger inserted into the second storage portion 152b is not The opening can come out of the tray 150, and thus causes a problem that a finger is pinched between the second storage portion 152b and the component of the apparatus (in this embodiment, the discharge frame 821 in particular). Thus, it is possible to safely set or remove the thin plate member from the tray 150.

All the means described above include a conveying means configured to convey a tray in which a thin plate-like body having a recording surface is set in a predetermined setting unit, and a thin plate-like body that is conveyed while being set on the tray. A recording unit configured to record characters, graphics, and the like on a recording surface; and an auxiliary conveyance unit capable of performing conveyance of the tray between a standby position where the tray can be stored and the conveyance unit. It can be used for a recording device.
Further, the present invention can be used for an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate-like body that is a thin plate-like body having a different outline from the set portion of the tray, a tray on which the adapter can be mounted, and a recording apparatus including the tray.

<3. Second embodiment of adapter and tray capable of setting deformed thin plate>
Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20, an adapter capable of setting a deformed thin plate having a different outline from the tray setting portion, and a second embodiment of the tray on which the adapter can be mounted. explain. 17 is a plan view of the tray 350 according to the second embodiment, FIG. 18 is a plan view of the adapter 450 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view (disassembled perspective view) of the tray 350, the adapter 450, and the 8 cm CD 201. 20 is a plan view of the recording apparatus 1 showing a state in which the tray 350 protrudes to the front side of the recording apparatus 1. FIG. 20B shows that the tray 350 is in the standby position 60 as compared with FIG. A state in which a predetermined amount has been pulled back to the side (upstream side in the transport direction) is shown.

  A tray 350 shown in FIG. 17 has a shape (a plate-like body) that can be transported by the transport means 40 in the same manner as the trays 50 and 150 described above, and a 12 cm CD 101 (see FIG. 8) is formed in the same manner as the tray 150 described above. The 8 cm CD 201 (see FIG. 19) can be set via an adapter 450 having a ring shape and having a function similar to that of the adapter 250 described above. Further, a rack 354 is formed at the side end of the tray 350, and the 12 cm CD 101, 8 cm CD 201, and adapter 450 can be set by advancing to the front of the recording apparatus 1 by cooperation of the conveyance auxiliary means 70 and the conveyance means 40 shown in FIG. As in the case of the tray 50 and the tray 150, the state can be returned to the standby position 60 from the state where the state is advanced forward. Furthermore, when 12cmCD101 or 8cmCD201 is set, the top surface of tray 350, 12cmCD101 or 8cmCD101, and adapter 450 (when 8cmCD201 is set) are configured to be flush with each other to prevent catching during transportation. This is also the same as the tray 50 and the tray 150.

  In FIG. 17, reference numeral 351 indicates a set portion (concave portion) formed with an inner diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of 12 cm CD 101, and reference numeral 353 is formed with an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the center holes of 12 cm CD 101 and 8 cm CD 201. The convex part is shown. A first accommodating portion 352 a is formed on the outer periphery of the set portion 351, and a second accommodating portion 352 b is formed inside the set portion 351. Further, at the front end of the tray 351 (left side in FIG. 17), there is a second storage portion 352c that has an opening at the front end of the tray 351 and is shaped so as to cut from the front end of the tray 351 into the set portion 351. Is formed.

  On the other hand, the adapter 450 that can be set to the set portion 351 is formed with a ring having an outer diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the 12 cm CD 101 and an inner diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the 8 cm CD 201 as shown in FIG. It has a shape. A first positioning piece 452a having a shape projecting in the radial direction is formed on the outer periphery, and a second positioning piece having a tongue-like shape projecting toward the center is formed on the inner periphery. A piece 452b is formed. Further, a third positioning piece 452c protruding in the radial direction is formed on the outer periphery.

  Similarly to the first positioning piece 252a described above, the first positioning piece 452a and the second positioning piece 452b are formed so as to protrude in the thickness direction from the lower surface of the adapter 450 (the back side of the paper in FIG. 18). Yes. Accordingly, when the adapter 450 is set on the tray 350, the first positioning piece 452a is engaged with the first receiving portion 352a of the tray 350, and the second positioning piece 452b is further connected to the second position of the tray 350. The accommodating portion 352b and the third positioning piece 452c are fitted into the third accommodating portion 353b of the tray 350, respectively. As a result, the position of the adapter 450 in the tray 350 is determined, and the adapter 40 is held so as not to move in the set portion 351. Further, the 8 cm CD 201 set in the adapter 450 is supported by a second positioning piece 452 b that also serves as a support portion that can support the 8 cm CD 201. In the present embodiment, the first positioning pieces 452a and the first accommodating portions 352a corresponding to the first positioning pieces 452a are formed at three locations, respectively. You may do it. Further, the second positioning piece 452b and the second accommodating portion 352b corresponding to the second positioning piece 452b are also formed in three places in this embodiment, but may be one place, for example, more places such as five places. You may do it. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the second positioning piece 452b also serves as a support portion that supports the 8 cm CD 201, but may be provided separately.

  When the 8 cm CD 201 is set on the tray 350 via the adapter 450, the adapter 450 is set on the setting portion 351 of the tray 350 as shown in FIG. 19, and the 8 cm CD 201 is set on the adapter 450. Set to. Alternatively, the 8 cm CD 201 and the adapter 450 may be set on the tray 350 after the 8 cm CD 201 is set on the adapter 450.

  In the state where the adapter 450 and the 8 cm CD 201 are set on the tray 350, as described above, the respective upper surfaces are flush with each other, and in particular, the third positioning piece 452c is also fitted in the third accommodating portion 352c. It is configured so that it is flush with no step.

  By the way, the 3rd accommodating part 352c is a hole formed in the setting part 351 so that it may become clear from FIG. 11, Comprising: When taking out 12cmCD101 set to the setting part 351 or the adapter 450 (and 8cmCD201). Can be easily taken out by putting a finger into the third accommodating portion 352c from the lower side, lifting the outer periphery of the 12 cm CD in the case of 12 cm CD 101 and the positioning piece 452 c from the lower side in the case of the adapter 450. it can. Accordingly, the third accommodating portion 352c functions as a hole portion that allows the thin plate-like body set on the tray to be taken out.

  The third accommodating portion 352c is formed to have a cutout shape in the front side of the tray 350, more specifically, to have an opening on the downstream side in the transport direction of the tray 350 (leftward in FIG. 17). Has been. Accordingly, even when the tray 350 is pulled back to the upstream side in the transport direction (the standby position 60 side) with the finger inserted into the third storage portion 352c, this is apparent from FIGS. 20A and 20B. Thus, the finger inserted into the third accommodating portion 352c can come out of the tray 350 from the opening portion, and accordingly, the third accommodating portion 352c and the components of the apparatus (in this embodiment, in particular the discharge frame) 821) without causing a problem such as a finger being caught between the thin plate-like bodies (12 cm CD 101, 8 cm CD 201, and adapter 450 in this embodiment) on the tray safely. Can do. In particular, since the third housing portion 352c has a groove shape extending straight from the setting portion 351 to the downstream side in the transport direction, the finger inserted into the third housing portion 352c is more easily removed. ing.

This is more remarkable in a recording apparatus such as the present embodiment in which the tray 350 is provided integrally with the printer body (so-called built-in type) and the tray is inserted and removed by a button operation.
In the above description, 8 cm CD has been described as an example of the “deformed thin plate-like body”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention is applicable to, for example, a business card size optical disc.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the front and left side of the recording apparatus from above. The perspective view which shows the left side of the recording apparatus which removed the housing from upper direction. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the right side surface of the recording apparatus in which the tray is in the standby position from the front. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the right side surface of the recording apparatus with a tray in a standby position from the rear. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the recording apparatus with a tray in a standby position. FIG. 3 is a right sectional view showing a main part of the recording apparatus. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a recording apparatus that is transporting a tray on which an optical disk is set. The principal part enlarged view which shows the 2nd Example of a restraint means. The top view which shows the tray (1st Example) with which the adapter was mounted | worn. FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating a recording apparatus including the tray of FIG. 9. The expansion perspective view from the front side which shows the setting part of the tray of FIG. The perspective view from the upper surface side of the adapter which can set a deformed thin plate-shaped object. The perspective view from the lower surface side of the adapter which can set a deformed thin plate-shaped object. Sectional drawing of the tray (1st Example) provided with the unusual thin plate-shaped object and the adapter. The expansion perspective view of the tray (1st Example) with which the adapter was mounted | worn. The expansion perspective view of the tray (1st Example) to which the unusual thin plate-shaped object and the adapter were mounted | worn. The top view of the tray which concerns on 2nd Example. The top view of the adapter which concerns on 2nd Example. The perspective view of the tray which concerns on 2nd Example, an adapter, and CD. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state where a tray according to a second embodiment protrudes forward of the recording apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  25 platen, 27 drive motor, 30 recording means, 31 carriage, 35a carriage guide shaft, 35b carriage guide shaft, 50 tray, 52 tray, 53 convex portion, 54 rack, 60 standby position, 62 frame, 65 restraining means, 66 first restraining member, 67a second restraining member, 68 coil spring, 69 contact roller, 70 auxiliary conveying means, 72 gear train, 80 discharging means, 82 discharging driven roller, 83 rollers, 90 guiding means, 101 optical disc (12 cm), 101a recording surface, 101b central portion, 101c outer edge portion, 150 tray, 250 adapter, 350 tray, 450 adapter, 201 optical disc (8 cm), 821 discharge frame, P recording paper

Claims (1)

A recording means capable of recording on the recording surface of the thin plate-like body;
Conveying means provided on the upstream side of the recording means;
A set unit capable of setting a thin plate-like body, and a tray having a shape that can be transported by the transport unit;
The tray is provided movably between a standby position stored inside the recording apparatus and a protruding position where the thin plate-like body can be set by protruding forward of the recording apparatus,
A restraining means for restraining the thin plate-like body to the set portion when the tray on which the thin plate-like body is set is in the standby position, and releasing the restraint when the tray is in the protruding position;
The tray includes a hole that is formed in the set portion and allows the thin plate-like body to be taken out from the set portion, and penetrates in the thickness direction of the tray.
The hole has a cutout shape so as to have an opening at the downstream end in the transport direction of the tray,
The restraining means is a restraining member capable of contacting a central portion of the thin plate-like body when the tray on which the thin plate-like body is set is in the standby position;
Urging means for pressing the restraining member toward the tray,
The part of the restraining member that comes into contact with the thin plate-like body is constituted by a roller that rotates in contact with the thin plate-like body.
A recording apparatus.

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