JP6394897B2 - Recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a recording apparatus including a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium placed on an adhesive belt has been used. Among such recording apparatuses, a recording apparatus including a roller that presses a recording medium against an adhesive belt is disclosed.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a recording apparatus including a pressure roller capable of pressing a recording medium against an adhesive belt.

JP 2014-168880 A

There are various types of recording media, and the ends of the recording media having a fibrous material may be fuzzy. When recording on a recording medium having such fluffy ends, the fluff and the recording head may interfere with each other, resulting in ink ejection failure, and the fluff may reach the image forming portion of the recording medium. The ink ejected from the recording head may adhere to the fluff and deteriorate the image quality.
Therefore, the recording apparatus of Patent Document 1 is configured to be able to suppress the influence of fluff at the end of the recording medium.
On the other hand, in a recording apparatus including a roller that presses a recording medium against an adhesive belt, the adhesive of the adhesive belt adheres to the fluff, and further, the fluff adheres to the roller from the recording medium, And the new subject that the deposit | attachment adhering to this roller adheres to a recording medium has generate | occur | produced.
As described above, when the deposit adhered to the roller adheres to the recording medium, the deposit and the recording head interfere with each other, which may cause problems such as defective ink ejection.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to suppress problems that may occur due to adhering matter adhering to a roller that presses a recording medium against an adhesive belt adhering to the recording medium.

  A recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem includes an adhesive belt that can support and convey a recording medium, a roller that presses the recording medium against the adhesive belt, And a removing unit that removes deposits adhered to the roller.

  The recording apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the removing unit can remove the adhering matter attached to a position of the roller in contact with the end portion in the width direction of the recording medium. It is arranged at a position.

  The recording apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the removing section is movable in the width direction of the recording medium.

  A recording apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the third aspect, the removing unit is movable during the conveyance of the recording medium.

  A recording apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, a plurality of the removing units are provided.

  In the recording apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the removing unit is a blade that contacts the roller and removes the deposit. To do.

  The recording apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the removing unit contacts the roller with an adhesive contact portion to remove the deposit. It is characterized by that.

  The recording apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to the seventh aspect, characterized in that the removing unit is a roll wound so that the adhesive surface is located on the outside.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the malfunction which may arise when the deposit | attachment adhering to the roller which presses a recording medium against an adhesive belt adheres to a recording medium can be suppressed.

1 is a schematic side view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating a recording apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the invention. Schematic showing the removal part of the recording device of Example 4 of this invention.

[Example 1] (FIGS. 1 to 3)
Hereinafter, a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Initially, the outline | summary of the recording device 1 which concerns on Example 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.

  The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a feeding unit 2 that can feed out a roll R1 of a recording medium P for recording. In addition, a transport mechanism 3 that transports the recording medium P in the transport direction A by the adhesive belt 10 that supports the recording medium P on the support surface F to which the adhesive is attached is provided. In addition, a recording mechanism 4 that records the recording head 7 by reciprocating scanning in a crossing direction B that intersects the transport direction A of the recording medium P is provided. Further, a cleaning mechanism 15 for the adhesive belt 10 is provided. Furthermore, a winding mechanism 18 having a winding shaft 17 for winding the recording medium P and a cutter 16 for cutting the recording medium P being wound is provided.

  The feeding unit 2 includes a rotating shaft 5 that also serves as a setting position of the roll R1 of the recording medium P for recording, and conveys the recording medium P from the roll R1 set on the rotating shaft 5 via the driven roller 6. The structure can be extended to the mechanism 3. When the recording medium P is fed out to the transport mechanism 3, the rotating shaft 5 rotates in the rotation direction C.

The transport mechanism 3 includes an adhesive belt 10 that places and transports the recording medium P fed from the feeding unit 2, a transport roller 8 as a driving roller that moves the adhesive belt 10, and a driven roller 9. I have. The recording medium P is pressed against the support surface F of the pressure-sensitive adhesive belt 10 by the pressure roller 12 (pressurized) and is attached and placed. When the recording medium P is transported, the transport roller 8 rotates in the rotation direction C.
Moreover, although mentioned later for details, the blade 19 as a removal part which can remove the deposit | attachment adhering to the pressure roller 12 is provided.

The recording mechanism 4 has a carriage motor (not shown) that reciprocates the carriage on which the recording head 7 is mounted in the cross direction B. In FIG. 1, the cross direction B is a direction perpendicular to the paper surface.
During recording, recording is performed by reciprocating the recording head 7, but the conveyance mechanism 3 stops conveyance of the recording medium P during recording scanning (while the recording head 7 is moving). In other words, during recording, the reciprocating scanning of the recording head 7 and the conveyance of the recording medium P are alternately performed. That is, during recording, the conveyance mechanism 3 intermittently conveys the recording medium P corresponding to the reciprocating scanning of the recording head 7.
The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes the recording mechanism 4 that performs recording by reciprocating the recording head 7, but is not limited to the recording mechanism having such a configuration, and ink is supplied in a direction that intersects the transport direction A. You may provide the recording mechanism which has what is called a line head provided with the nozzle row to discharge.

  The cleaning mechanism 15 of the adhesive belt 10 includes a cleaning unit 13 configured by connecting a plurality of cleaning rollers in the rotation axis direction, and a tray 14 containing a cleaning agent for cleaning the cleaning unit 13.

  The winding mechanism 18 is a mechanism that winds the recording medium P on which recording has been performed and is transported from the transport mechanism 3 via the driven roller 11. A winding paper tube or the like is set on the winding shaft 17. By winding the recording medium P around this, the recording medium P can be wound as a roll R2.

Next, the removal part which can remove the deposit | attachment adhering to the pressure roller 12 is demonstrated.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment supports the recording medium P and can transport the recording medium P and presses the recording medium P against the adhesive belt 10. A roller (pressure roller 12) and a blade 19 as a removing unit that removes deposits attached to the pressure roller 12 are provided. For this reason, it is the structure which can suppress the malfunction which may arise when the deposit | attachment adhering to the pressure roller 12 adheres to the recording medium P is comprised.
The “adhesive belt” means a belt in which an adhesive that adheres and holds the recording medium P to the support surface F of the recording medium P is attached.

  In addition, like the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the removing unit that removes the adhering matter adhering to the pressure roller 12 is a blade 19 that abuts against the pressing roller 12 to remove the adhering matter. The deposits can be scraped off from the pressure roller 12. In addition, it can suppress that a deposit | attachment adheres to the pressure roller 12 again from the braid | blade 19 by setting it as the structure which scrapes off a deposit | attachment from the pressure roller 12. FIG.

2 and 3, the blade 19 is a position including the end portion Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P (corresponding to the end portion Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P) in plan view. Position). In other words, the blade 19 is disposed at a position where it is possible to remove the adhering matter adhering to the position where the pressure roller 12 contacts the end portion Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P.
Here, “the width direction of the recording medium P” means a direction along the support surface F and an intersecting direction B that intersects the transport direction A of the recording medium P.
Since the blade 19 of the present embodiment is disposed at a position where the adhering matter attached to the pressure roller 12 at a position in contact with the end portion Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P can be removed. Even if the fluff at the end Pe in the width direction adheres to the pressure roller 12 as an adhering matter, the fluff can be effectively removed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of blades 19, so that the deposits attached to the pressure roller 12 can be effectively removed. . Specifically, the blades 19 are disposed at positions corresponding to both end portions Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P in the pressure roller 12, thereby providing both end portions Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P. The fluff adhering to the pressure roller 12 can be effectively removed.

  Note that the recording apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured on the premise that the user manually cleans the blade 19 when a deposit adheres to the blade 19. However, for example, a configuration including a cleaning mechanism for the blade 19 that automatically cleans the blade 19 periodically may be employed.

[Example 2] (FIG. 4)
Next, a recording apparatus according to the second embodiment of the invention will be described.
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the recording apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the invention, and corresponds to FIG. 3 showing the recording apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In addition, the structural member which is common in the said Example 1 is shown with the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits detailed description.
The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is different from the recording apparatus 1 of the first embodiment only in the configuration of the removing unit.

The removing unit of the recording apparatus 1 of Example 1 was the blade 19 provided in a fixed state at a position corresponding to the end Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P assumed to be used.
On the other hand, the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a rail 20 extending in the intersecting direction B, and the two blades 19 as a removing unit can be manually moved along the rail 20 in the intersecting direction B. It is a configuration.

  The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to use a recording medium having a plurality of widths. As described above, the blade 19 of the present embodiment is movable in the width direction of the recording medium P. Therefore, according to the width of the recording medium P to be used, the blade 19 can be moved and arranged at a position where the fluff at the end Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P can be effectively removed. .

Example 3 (FIG. 5)
Next, a recording apparatus according to the third embodiment of the invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the recording apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment of the invention, and corresponds to FIG. 3 showing the recording apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In addition, the structural member which is common in the said Example 1 and 2 is shown with the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits detailed description.
The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is different from the recording apparatuses 1 of the first and second embodiments only in the configuration of the removing unit.

The removal part of the recording apparatus 1 of Example 2 was the two blades 19 that can be manually moved by the user along the rail 20 extending in the intersecting direction B.
On the other hand, the removing unit of the recording apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment moves in the intersecting direction B while the recording medium P is being conveyed by the control of a control unit (not shown) with respect to the rail 20 extending in the intersecting direction B. Blade 19.

  In this way, the blade 19 is movable during the conveyance of the recording medium P. For this reason, for example, by continuously moving the blade 19 in the width direction (cross direction B) of the recording medium P during the conveyance of the recording medium P, the deposit on the entire pressing roller 12 Can continue to remove. That is, it is possible to particularly effectively suppress the deposit from adhering to the recording medium P.

  In the blade 19 of this embodiment, the direction of contact with the pressure roller 12 is a direction along the intersecting direction B. This is because the rotation speed of the pressure roller 12 is higher than the movement speed of the blade 19 in the cross direction B. However, when the rotational speed of the pressure roller 12 is slower than the moving speed of the blade 19 in the cross direction B, the contact direction of the blade 19 with the pressure roller 12 is set to a direction crossing the cross direction B. Also good. That is, the direction of contact of the blade 19 with the pressure roller 12 is not particularly limited.

Example 4 (FIGS. 6 and 7)
Next, a recording apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the invention will be described.
FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the recording apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, and corresponds to FIG. 3 showing the recording apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a removing unit of the recording apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment. Among these, FIG. 7 (A) is an external view of the adhesive roller 21 as a removing portion of the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 (B) is an enlarged view of an adhesive layer portion D that is a main part of the adhesive roller 21. . In addition, the structural member which is common in the said Examples 1-3 is shown with the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits detailed description.
The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is different from the recording apparatuses 1 of Embodiments 1 to 3 only in the configuration of the removal unit.

The removing unit of the recording apparatus 1 of Examples 1 to 3 has a configuration including a blade 19 that abuts against the pressure roller 12 and removes deposits.
On the other hand, the removal part of a present Example is the structure which contacts the adhesion roller 21 to the pressurization roller 12, and removes a deposit | attachment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the adhesive roller 21, which is a removal unit of the present example, was attached to the pressure roller 12 by bringing the pressure-sensitive contact portion 22 (adhesive surface 24) into contact with the pressure roller 12. It is the structure which removes a deposit. With such a configuration, the adhering matter is adhered and removed from the pressure roller 12.

Specifically, the pressure-sensitive adhesive roller 21 of this embodiment has a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (pressure-sensitive adhesive layer) composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface 24 and a mount 25 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is composed of a roll wound around a take-up shaft 23 such that an adhesive surface 24 that is a contact portion 22 that contacts the pressure roller 12 is on the outside. Thus, the contact part 22 with respect to the pressure roller 12 is a roll wound so that the adhesive surface 24 is located outside. For this reason, while adhering matter can be affixed and removed from the pressure roller 12, when adhesive force declines by adhering much adhering matter to the adhesive surface 24, for example, the adhesive layer for 1 round of rolls is formed. By rolling, a new adhesive surface 24 can easily appear, and the deposit removing ability can be easily recovered.
In FIG. 7B, in order to make the configuration of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape easier to understand, there is a gap between the pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. Moreover, you may provide the protective layer of the adhesion surface 24 in this space | gap as needed.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the range of the invention described in the claim, and it cannot be overemphasized that they are also contained in the scope of the present invention.
The present invention has been described in detail based on the specific embodiments. Here, the present invention will be described once more collectively.

  The recording apparatus 1 according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an adhesive belt 10 that can support and convey a recording medium P, a roller 12 that presses the recording medium P against the adhesive belt 10, and an adhesion to the roller 12. The removal part 19 (21) which removes the attached deposit | attachment is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Here, the “adhesive belt” means a belt in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive that adheres and holds the recording medium P to the support surface F of the recording medium P is attached.
According to this aspect, the removal unit 19 (21) that removes the adhering matter attached to the roller 12 that presses the recording medium P against the adhesive belt 10 is provided. For this reason, the malfunction which may arise when the deposit | attachment adhering to the roller 12 adheres to the recording medium P can be suppressed.

  In the recording apparatus 1 according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the removing unit 19 (21) is attached to a position where the roller 12 contacts the end Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P. It is arranged at a position where the kimono can be removed.

Here, “the width direction of the recording medium P” means a direction B along the support surface F of the recording medium P in the roller 12 and intersecting the conveyance direction A of the recording medium P.
According to this aspect, the removal part 19 (21) is arrange | positioned in the position which can remove the deposit | attachment adhering to the position which contacts the edge part Pe of the width direction of the recording medium P in the roller 12. FIG. For this reason, even if the fluff at the end Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P adheres to the roller 12 as the deposit, the fluff can be effectively removed.

  The recording apparatus 1 according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the removing unit 19 (21) is movable in the width direction of the recording medium P.

  According to this aspect, the removing unit 19 (21) is movable in the width direction of the recording medium P. For this reason, even if it is the structure which can use the recording medium P of several width | variety, according to the width of the recording medium P to be used, the fluff of the edge part Pe of the width direction of this recording medium P is effective. The removal unit 19 (21) can be moved to a position where it can be removed.

  The recording apparatus 1 according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the third aspect, the removing unit 19 (21) is movable during the conveyance of the recording medium P.

  According to this aspect, the removing unit 19 (21) is movable during the conveyance of the recording medium P. For this reason, for example, by continuously moving the removing unit 19 (21) in the width direction of the recording medium P during the conveyance of the recording medium P, it is possible to continue removing the deposits on the entire roller 12. it can. That is, it is possible to particularly effectively suppress the deposit from adhering to the recording medium P.

  The recording apparatus 1 according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, a plurality of removal units 19 (21) are provided.

  According to this aspect, the removal part 19 (21) is provided with two or more. For this reason, the deposit | attachment adhering to the roller 12 can be removed effectively. For example, the fluff attached to the roller 12 can be effectively removed by disposing the removing unit 19 (21) at positions corresponding to both end portions Pe in the width direction of the recording medium P in the roller 12. .

  In the recording apparatus 1 according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the removing unit is a blade 19 that contacts the roller 12 to remove the deposits. Features.

  According to this aspect, the removal portion is the blade 19 that contacts the roller 12 and removes the deposits. For this reason, the said deposit | attachment can be scraped off from the roller 12, and can be removed.

  In the recording apparatus 1 according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the removing unit 21 causes the contact portion 22 having adhesiveness to contact the roller 12 to remove the deposit. It is characterized by removing.

  According to this aspect, the removal part 21 makes the contact part 22 which has adhesiveness contact the roller 12, and removes the said deposit | attachment. For this reason, the said deposit | attachment can be stuck and removed from the roller 12. FIG.

  The recording apparatus 1 according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the seventh aspect, the removing unit 21 is a roll wound so that the adhesive surface 24 is positioned outside.

  According to this aspect, the removal part 21 is a roll wound so that the adhesive surface 24 is located outside. For this reason, when adhesive force falls by adhering matter adhering to the adhesive surface 24, the new adhesive surface 24 can be made to appear easily, and the removal capability of the said adhering matter can be recovered easily. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recording device, 2 ... Feeding part, 3 ... Conveying mechanism, 4 ... Recording mechanism, 5 ... Rotating shaft of feeding part 2,
6 ... driven roller, 7 ... recording head, 8 ... transport roller, 9 ... driven roller,
10 ... Adhesive belt, 11 ... Follower roller, 12 ... Pressure roller (roller),
13 ... Cleaning unit, 14 ... Tray, 15 ... Cleaning mechanism, 16 ... Cutter,
17 ... winding shaft, 18 ... winding mechanism, 19 ... blade (removal part), 20 ... rail,
21 ... Adhesive roller, 22 ... Contact part, 23 ... Winding shaft, 24 ... Adhesive surface, 25 ... Mount,
F: Support surface of the adhesive belt 10, P: Recording medium

Claims (8)

An adhesive belt capable of supporting and transporting a recording medium;
A roller for pressing the recording medium against the adhesive belt;
A removing section for removing the adhered matter attached to the roller;
A recording apparatus comprising: The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the removing unit is disposed at a position where the adhered matter attached to a position of the roller contacting the end of the recording medium in the width direction can be removed. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus, wherein the removing unit is movable in a width direction of the recording medium. The recording apparatus according to claim 3,
The recording apparatus, wherein the removing unit is movable during the conveyance of the recording medium. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A recording apparatus comprising a plurality of the removing units. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the removing unit is a blade that contacts the roller and removes the attached matter. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the removing unit removes the deposit by bringing a contact portion having adhesiveness into contact with the roller. The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the removing unit is a roll wound so that the adhesive surface is positioned on the outside.

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