JP5930157B2 - Recording device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, and more particularly to a recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium.
The recording apparatus includes apparatuses such as an ink jet printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile.

  Some conventional inkjet printers have a manual feed tray on the back side. In general, the manual feed tray is opened or pulled out during use, and the manual feed tray is closed and stored in the main body after use.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional manual feed tray. A manual feed tray 202 is provided on the back side of the main body 201 of the ink jet printer, and a stacker 203 is provided on the front side. After use before and used, since the manual feed tray 202 is closed, the depth dimension becomes X _1. Since the manual feed tray 202 is opened at the time of use, the depth dimension increases by Y ₁ compared to X ₁ and becomes X ₂ .

  Conventionally, a medium mounting base that is engaged with the apparatus main body and is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the apparatus main body, and a first displacement that engages with the medium mounting base and loads the medium together with the medium mounting base. A first auxiliary tray capable of taking a state and a second displacement state overlapping the medium mounting base, and a rotation fulcrum provided at one end side of the medium mounting base and the first auxiliary tray. There is also a medium transporting device that includes an auxiliary mounting plate that is provided on the mounting substrate side and is rotatably provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-136842 A

  However, there has been a problem that the depth dimension increases during manual use and the product installation space increases. In addition, the visibility of the manual feed tray on the back is poor, and there is a problem in terms of usability.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and provides a recording apparatus that is further miniaturized, improved in visibility, and improved in usability by not changing the depth dimension.

  A recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium, a main body that stores the recording unit that records on the recording medium that is conveyed, and a target that is manually fed toward the conveying unit. A manual feed tray for guiding a recording medium, and the manual feed tray provided on the top side of the main body and on the rear side of the main body is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body in use. It is characterized by becoming.

  According to this aspect, since the manual feed tray is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body in use, the depth dimension does not change even when the manual feed tray is used, and the manual feed tray can be further downsized. Moreover, since the back surface can be arranged close to a wall or the like, the substantial depth at the time of installation can be further shortened. Furthermore, since the manual feed tray is provided on the top side of the main body, the manual feed tray can be viewed from the upper side, the visibility is improved, and the usability is improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus of the second aspect, in the first aspect, the manual feed tray can be switched between a storage state and a use state, and the rear side of the main body does not protrude even in the storage state. It is characterized by becoming a state. According to this aspect, since the manual feed tray is stored in the main body in the storage state, the manual feed tray does not get in the way, and if the manual feed tray closes the manual supply port in the storage state, dust or dust enters the main body. Can be prevented. Further, even when the manual feed tray is stored, it does not protrude from the back side of the main body, so that the depth dimension of the apparatus is not changed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the manual feed tray can be switched between a storage state and a use state by rotating. According to this aspect, in addition to the same effect as the second aspect, the housed state and the used state can be easily switched.

  The fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the upper end of the manual feed tray is substantially flush with the back surface of the main body when in use. According to this aspect, when the recording apparatus is installed close to a wall or the like at the same time, the manual tray is supported by the back wall even if a large force is applied to the manual tray by mistake. Damage to the manual feed tray can be prevented.

  Note that “substantially flush” means that the upper end position of the manual feed tray and the back position of the main body in the depth direction of the main body are substantially the same. In addition to a state where the positions are completely the same in the depth direction, the upper end position of the manual feed tray is slightly closer to the front side of the main body than the rear position of the main body due to design or product assembly errors. The substantially flush range is set as appropriate so that the upper end of the manual feed tray can come into contact with the back wall before the manual feed tray and its peripheral members are damaged when a large force is applied to the manual feed tray. Alternatively, it is acceptable as appropriate.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a recording medium cassette capable of accommodating a plurality of recording media is detachably provided from the front side of the main body, and is directed from the recording medium cassette toward the rear side of the main body. The recording medium to be sent out is reversed by a reversing roller that reverses the conveyance direction of the recording medium, and then conveyed toward the conveying means positioned above the recording medium cassette, The axis of the reversing roller is provided on the upper side of the recording surface of the recording medium facing the recording head constituting the recording means, and the reversing roller includes the recording head inside the main body. It is located on the side.

  In the configuration in which the recording medium fed from the recording medium cassette is reversed by the reversing roller, the reversing roller is a roller for reversing the recording medium, so that the diameter is easily increased and a large installation space is easily required inside the recording apparatus. However, according to this aspect, the axis position of the reversing roller is provided on the upper side with respect to the recording surface of the recording medium facing the recording head, and the reversing roller is located on the carriage back side inside the main body. Therefore, the carriage arrangement area and the reversing roller arrangement area overlap in the height direction of the recording apparatus main body, which makes it possible to suppress an increase in the height dimension of the recording apparatus main body.

1 is a front perspective view illustrating an appearance of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating an appearance of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating an appearance of a printer. FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating an appearance of a printer. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view illustrating an outline of an internal configuration of a printer. It is a side view which shows other embodiment of a manual feed tray. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional manual feed tray.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 are front perspective views showing the appearance of the printer 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are side views showing the external appearance of the printer 1. 1 and 3 show the external appearance of the printer 1 with the manual feed tray 12 closed, and FIGS. 2 and 4 show the external appearance of the printer 1 with the manual feed tray 12 opened. FIG. 6 is a side view of a manual feed tray 120 (printer 100) according to another embodiment.

  Note that the front-rear direction with respect to the printer 1 is illustrated by the Y-axis, the up-down direction (gravity direction) is illustrated by the Z-axis, and the left-right direction is illustrated by the X-axis. Hereinafter, the left side in FIG. 1 in the X-axis direction is simply referred to as the left side, and the right side in FIG. 1 in the X-axis direction is simply referred to as the right side. Furthermore, in the Y-axis direction, the near side in FIG. 1 is simply referred to as the front side, and in the Y-axis direction, the far side in FIG. 1 is simply referred to as the rear side (rear side). Furthermore, hereinafter, the upper side in FIG. 1 in the Z-axis direction is simply referred to as the upper side, and the lower side in FIG. 1 in the Z-axis direction is simply referred to as the lower side.

  The printer 1 is a printing apparatus that is an example of a recording apparatus, and records on a sheet that is an example of a recording medium. The printer 1 is provided with a manual feed tray 12 and a paper discharge tray 13 in a main body 11 and a cassette 14 is mounted.

  Of the side surfaces of the printer 1, the side on which the paper discharge tray 13 is provided and the cassette 14 is mounted is the front side of the printer 1, that is, the front side. Of the side surfaces of the printer 1, the side on which the manual feed tray 12 is provided is the upper side of the printer 1, that is, the top surface (upper surface).

  An operation unit 15 is provided on the upper side of the main body 11, that is, on the top surface side and on the front side (front side) of the main body 11. The main body 11 conveys a sheet and records characters and images on the sheet. The manual feed tray 12 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body 11, and in a use state where the manual feed tray 12 is opened with respect to the main body 11, the manual feed tray 12 holds the manually fed paper so that the main body 11 can be conveyed.

  The paper discharge tray 13 mounts the paper recorded by the main body 11. The cassette 14 stores paper to be recorded by the main body 11. The operation unit 15 displays information related to the state of the printer 1 and acquires an instruction from the user. The operation unit 15 includes a lamp such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display panel, or an LED (Light Emitting Diode). The display unit displays information about the state of the printer 1, and a user. When the button is pressed, a button is provided for outputting a predetermined signal to a control unit (not shown), thereby acquiring a user instruction.

  That is, the user confirms the state of the printer 1 on the display unit of the operation unit 15 and changes the setting conditions of the printer 1 or gives various execution instructions by performing an operation of pressing a desired button on the operation unit 15. be able to. The user is not limited to the end user, but means all persons who handle the printer 1 such as a person who performs assembly work or after-maintenance of the printer 1.

  The manual feed tray 12 of the printer 1 is provided on the top surface (upper surface) side of the main body 11 and on the rear side (rear side) of the main body 11. The manual feed tray 12 is rotatable about a hinge 21 that is a pivot point of rotation. When the manual feed tray 12 is opened counterclockwise among the rotation directions indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 4, the manual feed tray 12 is integrated with the top surface of the main body 11 together with the top surface of the manual feed tray 12. It is stored in the main body 11 so as to form a surface. That is, the manual feed tray 12 is placed in a stored state that is a closed state. Since the manual feed tray 12 is stored in the main body 11 in the storage state, the manual feed tray 12 does not get in the way, and the manual feed tray 12 closes the manual supply port, so that dust or dust enters the main body 11. Can be prevented.

  When the manual feed tray 12 is moved clockwise in the rotation direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 4, the back side surface of the manual feed tray 12 appears on the top side of the main body 11. When the front side surface of the manual feed tray 12 abuts on the top surface of the main body 11, the manual feed tray 12 is disposed obliquely upward on the rear side with respect to the top surface of the main body 11 with its back surface facing upward. . That is, the manual feed tray 12 is in a use state, which is an open state. As described above, the manual feed tray 12 can be switched between the storage state and the use state. By rotating the manual feed tray 12, it is possible to switch between the storage state and the use state, so that the storage state and the use state can be easily switched.

  A dotted line B in FIG. 4 indicates the position of the back surface of the main body 11 in the Y-axis direction. The upper end of the manual feed tray 12 in use, that is, the end opposite to the end where the hinge 21 is provided is located on the dotted line B or in front of the position indicated by the dotted line B. In other words, the manual feed tray 12 is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body 11 in the used state.

  More specifically, the position of the upper end of the manual feed tray 12 in the Y-axis direction is substantially the same as the position of the back surface of the main body 11 in the Y-axis direction. That is, the upper end of the manual feed tray 12 is substantially flush with the back surface of the main body when in use. Therefore, when the printer 1 with the manual feed tray 12 opened is further reduced in size, and the printer 1 is installed close to a wall or the like, even if a large force is applied to the manual feed tray 12 by mistake, The manual feed tray 12 is supported, and damage to the manual feed tray 12 and surrounding components can be prevented.

  Thus, the manual feed tray 12 provided on the top surface side of the main body 11 and on the rear side of the main body 11 is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body 11 in the use state. When the manual feed tray 12 is opened, the depth including the manual feed tray 12 does not exceed the maximum depth of the main body 11. That is, the manual feed tray 12 is installed at a position moved from the back surface of the main body 11 to the front side to some extent. Therefore, the manual feed tray 12 does not jump out of the back surface of the main body 11 even during use. Moreover, since the manual feed tray 12 can be seen from the front of the main body 11, it is easy to use.

  FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the internal configuration of the printer 1. The main body 11 includes a feed path forming unit 31, a roller 32, a roller 33, a carriage 34, a recording head 35, a medium support unit 36, a roller 37, a roller 38, a roller 39, an arm 40, a shaft 41, and an intermediate (as a reverse roller). A roller 42, a roller 43, a roller 44, and a double-sided printing path forming unit 45 are provided.

  In the use state, a sheet which is an example of a recording medium is placed on the manual feed tray 12. That is, the manual feed tray 12 supports the paper such that the end of the manually fed paper on the side inserted into the main body 11 is in contact with the roller 32 and the roller 33 that constitute the transport unit. In other words, the manual feed tray 12 holds the manually fed paper so that the roller 32 and the roller 33 can be conveyed.

  The roller 32, the roller 33, the roller 37, the roller 38, the roller 39, the arm 40, the shaft 41, the intermediate roller 42, the roller 43, or the roller 44 is an example of a conveying unit. The roller 32, the roller 37, the roller 39, the arm 40, or the intermediate roller 42 is driven by a drive unit including a motor, a gear, or a belt.

  Note that paper, which is an example of a recording medium, is also stored in a cassette 14 that is detachably provided below the main body 11. The printer 1 can select and record either a sheet placed on the manual feed tray 12 or a sheet stored in the cassette 14.

  The feed path forming unit 31 is constituted by various plastic materials, metal guide members, and the like. The feed path forming unit 31 is a feed path through which paper is fed, and forms a feed path from the manual feed tray 12 to the paper discharge tray 13 via the carriage 34, the recording head 35, and the medium support unit 36. In addition, the arrow shown as a continuous line in FIG. 5 shows a sending route. Further, a range indicated by a symbol L in FIG. 5 is a feeding path on the manual feed tray 12, that is, a range in which the manual feed tray 12 supports a sheet.

  The roller 32 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the drive unit when conveying the paper placed on the manual feed tray 12 through the feed path in the left direction in FIG. The roller 33 is disposed so as to contact the roller 32, and rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 5 by the roller 32 when the paper placed on the manual feed tray 12 is conveyed to the left in FIG. Be made. The roller 32 and the roller 33 sandwich the paper placed on the manual feed tray 12 and send it to the roller 38 and the roller 39 via the carriage 34, the recording head 35, and the medium support unit 36.

  The carriage 34, the recording head 35, and the medium support unit 36 are recording units that are examples of a recording unit, and perform recording by ejecting ink onto a sheet that is conveyed by a roller 32 and a roller 33 via a feeding path. That is, the carriage 34 and the recording head 35 reciprocate with the paper width of the paper supported by the medium support unit 36 to perform printing or drawing. The carriage 34 moves while being guided by a guide member (not shown) that extends in the X-axis direction, that is, the paper width direction, by the power of a motor (not shown) as an example, when performing recording.

  The recording head 35 is provided on the side of the carriage 34 that faces the paper. A nozzle (not shown) for ejecting ink is formed on the surface of the recording head 35 facing the paper. The medium support portion 36 is provided at a position facing the recording head 35, and keeps the distance between the sheet and the recording head at a predetermined length.

  In other words, on the carriage 34, the recording head 35 that records ink by ejecting ink onto an exposed portion that is exposed from the feed path forming unit 31 among the portion of the sheet that is transported along the feed path in the feed direction. The carriage 34 moves in a direction orthogonal to the paper feeding direction.

  The roller 37 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the drive unit when the paper printed by the carriage 34, the recording head 35, and the medium support unit 36 is conveyed leftward in FIG. 5. The roller 38 is disposed so as to be in contact with the roller 37, and is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 by the roller 37 when the paper printed by the recording head 35 is conveyed leftward in FIG. 5. The roller 37 and the roller 38 sandwich the paper printed by the carriage 34, the recording head 35, and the medium support unit 36, and send the paper to the paper discharge tray 13. The paper discharge tray 13 places the paper conveyed by the rollers 37 and 38.

  The roller 39 is provided at the free end of the arm 40 that can move toward and away from the paper stored in the cassette 14, and is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. The arm 40 rotates around the shaft 41. Further, the arm 40 is provided with a gear or the like for driving the roller 39.

  When the arm 40 moves clockwise about the shaft 41 so that the arm 40 moves to the side in contact with the paper, the roller 39 is stored in the uppermost side among the paper stored in the cassette 14. Contact the edge of the back side of the paper. As a result, the roller 39 feeds the paper to the intermediate roller 42 by conveying the paper upward.

  The intermediate roller 42 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the drive unit. The roller 43 and the roller 44 are disposed so as to contact the intermediate roller 42, and are rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 5 by the intermediate roller 42. The intermediate roller 42, the roller 43, and the roller 44 sandwich the paper conveyed from the cassette 14 by the roller 39 and send it to the roller 32 and the roller 33 through the feed path.

  Further, the intermediate roller 42 reverses the sheet fed from the cassette 14 toward the rear side, and changes the transport direction to the front side. The sheet fed from the cassette 14 is reversed by the intermediate roller 42 and then conveyed toward a roller pair of a roller 32 and a roller 33 which are conveying means positioned above the cassette 14.

  The double-sided printing path forming unit 45 is composed of various plastic materials, metal guide members, and the like, and forms a double-sided printing path that is a path for inverting the front and back of the paper. In FIG. 5, a dotted arrow indicates a double-sided printing path. In the double-sided recording mode, after recording on one side (front surface) of the paper, the roller 37 and the roller 38 and the roller 32 and the roller 33 are rotated in reverse by the driving unit. That is, in this case, the roller 32 and the roller 37 are rotated clockwise. As a result, the paper is sent to the intermediate roller 42, the roller 43, and the roller 44 through the double-sided printing path.

  The intermediate roller 42 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the driving unit, and the intermediate roller 42, the roller 43, and the roller 44 sandwich the paper conveyed through the double-sided printing path, and again, It is sent to the roller 32 and the roller 33 through the feed path.

  As a result, of the paper surfaces, the surface (front surface) of the already recorded paper is the medium support portion 36 side, and the other surface (back surface) of the paper is the recording head 35 side. The recording head 35 discharges and records ink on the back surface of the sheet sent to the feed path by the roller 32 and the roller 33 (which is not recorded on the back surface at this time).

  The rollers 37 and 38 sandwich the paper on which both sides are printed and send it to the paper discharge tray 13. On the paper discharge tray 13, paper that has been printed on both sides and has been conveyed by the rollers 37 and 38 is placed.

  Here, in the configuration in which the sheet sent out from the cassette 14 by the intermediate roller 42 is reversed as described above, the intermediate roller 42 is a roller that reverses the sheet, so that the diameter is easily increased, and a large installation space is required inside the apparatus. Easy to do. However, in this embodiment, the axial center position of the intermediate roller 42 is provided on the upper side with respect to the sheet recording surface facing the recording head 35, so that the intermediate roller 42 is located on the back side of the carriage 34 inside the main body 11. It is in a position. Therefore, the arrangement area of the carriage 34 and the arrangement area of the intermediate roller 42 overlap in the height direction of the main body 11, and an increase in the height dimension of the main body 11 can be suppressed.

  In addition, when recording on both sides of the paper supplied from the manual feed tray 12, it is possible to reduce the degree of downward bending when the paper is switched back using the double-sided print path forming unit 45, that is, less bending of the paper. As a result, it is possible to reduce paper jamming.

  As described above, the main body 11 is a roller 32, a roller 33, a roller 37, a roller 38, a roller 39, an arm 40, a shaft 41, an intermediate roller 42, a roller 43, Alternatively, the roller 44 and a carriage 34 that is a recording unit for recording on a sheet that is a recording medium to be conveyed, a recording head 35, and a medium support unit 36 are stored, and the manual feed tray 12 is a manually supplied recording medium. The paper is supported by a roller 32 and a roller 33 which are conveying means so as to be conveyed. The manual feed tray 12 provided on the top surface side of the main body 11 and on the rear side of the main body 11 is brought into a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body 11 in use.

  Since the manual feed tray 12 is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body 11 in the use state, the depth dimension does not change even when the manual feed tray 12 is used, and the manual feed tray 12 can be further downsized. Moreover, since the back surface can be arranged close to a wall or the like, the substantial depth at the time of installation can be further shortened. Further, since the manual feed tray 12 is provided on the top side of the main body 11, the manual feed tray 12 can be viewed from the upper side, the visibility is improved, and the usability is improved.

  That is, it is possible to prevent the depth dimension of the printer 1 from increasing. Further, the visibility of the manual feed tray 12 is improved, paper can be set easily, and the paper setting property is improved. Further, it is possible to reduce the number of points between which the paper is sandwiched, and paper damage such as roller marks is reduced.

As described above, by not changing the depth dimension, it is possible to provide a recording apparatus that is further miniaturized, improved in visibility, and improved in usability.
Note that the manual feed tray may be configured to be capable of maintaining not only the backward inclined posture but also the forward inclined posture, and the paper can be inserted in this state. FIG. 7 shows a printer 100 having such a manual feed tray 120, and reference numeral 210 denotes a hinge that is a rotation shaft of the manual feed tray 120.

  As with the manual feed tray 12 described above, the manual feed tray 120 is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body 11 in a posture inclined backward, but maintains a posture inclined forward as indicated by reference numeral 120 ′. be able to. And since it is possible to insert the paper into the transport path inside the apparatus as indicated by the symbol P from the back side of the manual feed tray 120, it is suitable for inserting long paper. Can do.

Further, although the printer 1 has been described as a printing apparatus, it may be a recording apparatus that is a printing apparatus, a copier, a facsimile machine, or other devices.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer, 11 Main body, 12 Manual feed tray, 13 Paper discharge tray, 14 Cassette, 15 Operation part, 21 Hinge, 31 Feed path formation part, 32 Roller, 33 Roller, 34 Carriage, 35 Recording head, 36 Medium support part, 37 Roller, 38 Roller, 39 Roller, 40 Arm, 41 Axis, 42 Intermediate Roller, 43 Roller, 44 Roller, 45 Double-sided Print Path Forming Unit, 201 Main Body, 202 Manual Tray, 203 Stacker

Claims (6)

A main body for storing a conveying means for conveying the recording medium and a recording means for recording on the conveyed recording medium;
A manual feed tray that guides a recording medium that is manually fed toward the transport unit in a state where the recording surface is facing up,
The manual feed tray provided on the top surface side of the main body and on the rear side of the main body takes an inclined posture in which it is tilted to the back side of the main body in a use state, and is not projected to the back side of the main body Become
A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the manual feed tray is switchable between a storage state and a use state, and is in a non-projecting state on the back side of the main body even in the storage state.
A recording apparatus.   The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the manual feed tray can be switched between the housed state and the use state by rotating. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the upper end of the manual feed tray, in the use state, recording apparatus characterized by being the back substantially flush of the body . In the recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a recording medium cassette capable of accommodating a plurality of recording media is provided detachably from the front side of the main body,
The recording medium sent out from the recording medium cassette toward the rear side of the main body is reversed by a reversing roller that reverses the conveyance direction of the recording medium, and then positioned above the recording medium cassette. Comprising a configuration to be transported toward the transport means;
An axis position of the reversing roller is provided on an upper side with respect to a recording surface of a recording medium facing a recording head constituting the recording unit, and the reversing roller in the main body includes a carriage provided with the recording head. Located on the back side,
A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reverse roller is disposed below the manual feed tray,
The recording medium sent out from the recording medium cassette toward the rear side of the main body is reversed by the reversing roller on the lower side of the manual feed tray, and is conveyed toward the conveying means by the reversing roller.
A recording apparatus.

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