JPH0199866A - Thermal transfer recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of driving sources, by driving a thermal transfer medium take-up means and thermally transferred medium cutting means via a first and second transmission medium respectively with a single drive source. CONSTITUTION:With concurrent driving of motors 22, 23, the motor 22 rotates a platen roller 6 and discharge roller 9 in an (a) direction to feed a recording sheet and ink sheet 10. The motor 23 rotates a take-up shaft in an (a) direction to take up an ink sheet 10 to effect transfer with a thermal head 17. On completion of recording, the thermal head is stopped and the motors 22, 23 drive to feed a recording sheet 4 to a cutter 7, the motor 23 is reversely driven to operate the edge 76 of the cutter 7 and cut the sheet 4. An ink sheet shaft 11 is also rotated in an anti-feed direction to cause tension between the shaft and the platen roller 6, which can be cancelled by a torque limiter. Thus the number of driving sources can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording device used as an output device for printers, word processors, facsimiles, and the like.

<Prior art> As an output device for the above-mentioned word processor, etc., an ink sheet having a base film coated with thermal transferable ink is used.
The ink-coated surface of the ink sheet and the recording sheet are overlapped, and heat is applied from the base film side of the ink sheet according to the image signal using a thermal head to melt or reduce the viscosity of the ink and transfer it onto the recording sheet. Thermal transfer recording for forming recorded images is widely used because of its low noise, high image quality, and good image storage stability.

A recording apparatus for carrying out the thermal transfer recording described above, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-150762, is capable of transporting a recording sheet, transporting an ink sheet, and driving a cutter for cutting the recording sheet. The drive unit is configured to be driven by one motor, or it is configured to be driven by three motors corresponding to each drive.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in order to simultaneously transport the recording sheet and the ink sheet with one motor, the load on the motor is large, compared to, for example, the load on a thermal recording device. Approximately 2
This increases the cost of the motor. In particular, in order to increase the recording speed, it is necessary to increase the conveyance speed of each sheet, which necessitates a further increase in the output of the motor, which becomes a factor that increases the cost of the negative layer.

Furthermore, in a configuration configured to be driven by three motors corresponding to each of the aforementioned drives, there are problems in that the cost of the motors similarly increases and the volume of the recording apparatus also increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide an inexpensive recording device capable of high-speed recording.

Means for Solving the Problems> The means of the embodiment described below for solving the above problems is to transfer the ink of a thermal transfer medium having a thermal transfer ink onto a recording medium and record an image on the recording medium. A thermal transfer recording device comprising: a conveying means for conveying a recording medium, a winding means for winding up the thermal transfer medium after recording, and a cutter means for cutting the recording medium after recording. , a drive source, and a first drive source for transmitting the drive force of the drive source to the winding means.
It is characterized by comprising a force transmitting means and a second force transmitting means for transmitting the driving force of the drive source to the cutter means.

<Operation> According to the above means, in a thermal transfer recording device that transfers thermal transfer ink onto a recording medium to form an image, a winding means for winding up the thermal transfer medium after recording, and a winding means for winding up the thermal transfer medium after recording are provided. The cutter means for cutting the recording medium can be driven by the same drive source via the first force transmitting means and the second force transmitting means, respectively.

<Embodiment> An embodiment of a full-line thermal transfer recording apparatus to which the above means is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the thermal transfer recording apparatus according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the drive system.

3 is a sectional view of Ei in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of Rollo, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of Harbor. 6 is a block diagram of the control system, FIG. 7 is a timing chart, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart.

Note that FIG. 1 only shows the recording section and does not show the input section for recording information.

In the figure, A is the main body of the device. Further, 1 is a first casing that houses each component that will be described later, and 2 is a second casing that is rotatably supported on a shaft 3 provided in the first casing 1 and functions as a lid. .

Reference numeral 4 designates a recording medium, which may be plain paper, a thin plastic plate, or the like (hereinafter referred to as "recording sheet J"). A recording sheet roll 4a, in which the recording sheet 4 is wound into a roll, is stored in a holder 5.

The leading end of the recording sheet 4 pulled out from the recording sheet roll 4a is connected to a guide portion 5 formed at the end of the holder 5.
a, passes through the top of the platen roller 6, passes between the fixed blade 7a and the movable blade 7b that constitute the cutter 7, and is guided by a pair of upper and lower guides 8 to form a pair of rollers 9.
The paper is held between a pair of discharge rollers 9 formed by a and 9b, and is discharged to the outside of the main body A of the apparatus.

The cutter 7 includes a fixed blade 7a and a movable blade 7b driven by a drive system described later, and is provided on the ejection path of the recording sheet 4. The movable blade 7b has a rotation center 7
Arrow e in FIG. 1 with point d in the center.

It is configured to cut the recording sheet 4 by rotating in the f direction and engaging with the fixed blade 7a.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a thermal transfer medium, for example, a sheet-shaped resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate is used as a base film, and a thermal transfer ink that melts or has a low viscosity by heating is applied onto the base film (hereinafter referred to as r ink sheet J). ).

The ink sheet roll 10a is a roll of an ink sheet 1O wound with the ink surface facing outward.The ink sheet roll 10a is formed above the holder 5, and is driven by a drive system C, which will be described later. It is detachably attached to the driven ink sheet shaft 11,
The recording sheet 4 is pulled out as recording progresses, and after recording is completed and the recording sheet 4 is cut by a cutter 7, it can be re-wound by a predetermined amount.

The leading edge of the ink sheet 1O pulled out from the ink sheet roll 10a is guided by a guide roller 12, and the ink surface of the ink sheet 10 is brought into contact with the recording sheet 4 at the platen roller 6 and overlapped, and separated from the recording sheet 4 by a separation shaft 13. , a guide roller 14, and a take-up roller 15.

The take-up roller 15 is detachably attached to a take-up shaft 16 driven by a drive system to be described later, and takes up the ink sheet 10 in synchronization with the progress of recording, and when the recording is completed, the ink sheet 10 is taken up. After the sheet 4 is cut by the cutter 7, the ink sheet IO can be rewound by a predetermined amount.

It is necessary to always apply a constant tension to the ink sheet 10 during winding or unwinding of the ink sheet 10, and when transporting the ink sheet 10 as recording progresses. The reason for this is that since the ink sheet 10 is formed of an extremely thin film, if it is conveyed without applying tension, wrinkles will occur in the ink sheet 10, and these wrinkles will have a negative effect on image formation. .

Reference numeral 17 denotes a thermal head, on the surface of which a plurality of heating elements that individually generate heat in response to image signals are arranged, and are provided along the platen roller 6 to face each other.

Further, the thermal head 17 is fixed to a lever 18 by adhesive or the like, and the lever 18 is swingably supported on a shaft 19a of a bracket 19 via a long hole 18b provided in an end portion 18a. Further, a compression spring 21 is provided between the back surface of the thermal head 17 and the frame 20, and the compression spring 21 biases the thermal head 17 toward the platen roller 6 side.

That is, the recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 10 are interposed between the thermal heater 17 and the platen roller 6, and the ink sheet 10 is pressed against the recording sheet 4 by being biased by a compression spring 21. In this state, the heating elements generate heat in an image pattern to melt or lower the viscosity of the thermal transfer ink on the ink sheet 10 and transfer it onto the recording sheet 4.

The platen roller 6 and the discharge roller pair 9 are driven by a motor 22 via a transmission member such as a gear train, an endless belt, or an endless chino, and the platen roller 6 is driven in the directions of arrows a and b in FIG. In FIG. 2, the rotation in the direction of arrow a is the direction of rotation during recording, and the rotation in the direction of arrow A is the direction of rotation when rewinding the recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 10. The discharge roller pair 9 rotates only in the direction of arrow a via a clutch (not shown).

The recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 10 are interposed between the platen roller 6 and the thermal head 17 in a superimposed manner. It is configured to simultaneously transport lO.

Further, the ink sheet shaft 11, the take-up shaft 16, and the cutter 7 are configured to be driven by a motor 23.

Next, the drive systems C, D, and H of the ink sheet shaft 11, the winding shaft 16, and the cutter 7 driven by the motor 23 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

FIG. 2 is a transmission system diagram of the drive system by the motor 23 constructed on the frame 20 (not shown in this figure). In FIG. 0, C is the drive system for the ink sheet shaft 11, and D
is the drive system of the winding shaft 16, and E is the drive system of the cutter 7.

First, the drive system C of the ink sheet shaft 11 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

An output gear 23b is fixed to a shaft 23a of the motor 23, which is fixed at a predetermined position on the frame 20.

A gear 24a, which is a first-stage reduction gear, meshes with the output gear 23b. Gear 2 is integrated with gear 24a.
4b is formed, and a gear 25, which is a second stage reduction gear, meshes with this gear 24b. These output gears 2
3b, gears 24a, 24b, and gear 25, the rotation of the motor 23 is decelerated and transmitted to each section described later. Moreover, the gears 24a, 24b and the gear 25 are
Shafts 26 and 27 fixed to the frame 20 by caulking or other methods
It is rotatably supported on the shaft.

30 is a transmission gear that meshes with the gear 25, and is connected to the frame 2.
The transmission gear 30 is rotatably supported by a shaft 31 which is fixed to the transmission gear 30, and a spring clutch 32 is fixed to the boss 30a of the transmission gear 30. A gear 33 is rotatably supported on the shaft 31. , the boss 33a of the gear 33 is connected to the transmission gear 30.
The spring clutch 32 is formed to have the same dimensions as the boss 30a, and the spring clutch 32 is provided astride the boss 30a and the boss 33a.
Specific direction of the transmission gear 30 (direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2)
Only the rotation of the gear 33 is transmitted to the gear 33.

A clutch gear 34 meshes with the gear 33, and is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 35a of a stepped shaft 35 fixed to the frame 20, and a boss 34a of the gear 34 has the same size as the outer diameter of the stepped shaft 35. is formed. Further, a spring clutch 36 is fixed to the outer diameter of the stepped shaft 35, and the spring clutch 36 is provided so as to straddle the boss 34a. It functions as a brake to prevent the rotation of the

A gear 37 meshes with the gear 34. The gear 37 is integrally formed with a torque limiter 40 fixed to a shaft 39 rotatably supported by a bearing 38. Also, the shaft 3
A gear 41 is fixed to the ink sheet shaft 9 , and the gear 41 meshes with a gear 42 fixed to the ink sheet shaft 11 . Here, the torque limiter 40 converts the rotational force transmitted from the motor 23 into a constant torque to the shaft 3 regardless of its rotational speed.
9, and this.

The transmitted torque is increased or decreased depending on the gear ratio of the gear 41 and the gear 42, and is transmitted to the ink sheet shaft 11,
This is to rewind the ink sheet 10.

The drive of the ink sheet shaft 11 configured as described above is as follows.
When the motor 23 rotates in the direction of arrow a in FIG.
is not transmitted from the ink sheet shaft 11 to the gear 33.
is not driven, and when the motor 23 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow, this rotation is transmitted to the gear 33 by the action of the spring clutch 32, and the clutch gear 34. The torque is transmitted to a gear 42 via a torque limiter 40 to rotate the ink sheet shaft 11. and ink sheet 10
is given a tension corresponding to the setting value of the torque limiter 40.

That is, as recording progresses, when the ink sheet 10 is conveyed by the rotation of the platen roller 6 in the direction of arrow a, the ink sheet 10 is rewound from the ink sheet roll 10a. At this time, a rotational force in the direction of arrow C is applied to the ink sheet shaft U by the platen roller 6 via the ink sheet 10. This rotation in the direction of arrow C is caused by gear 42.
The torque is transmitted to the torque limiter 40 via the gear 41, and further transmitted to the clutch gear 34 via the gear 37. The rotation of the clutch gear 34 in the direction of arrow C is prevented by the action of a spring clutch 36 fixed to the stepped shaft 35 as a brake.
A torque corresponding to the set value of is applied, and a tension corresponding to the set value of the torque limit 40 is similarly applied to the ink seam O between the ink sheet shaft 11 and the platen roller 6. This tension prevents the Inksee 10 from developing wrinkles or the like.

After the recording is finished, the recording sheet 4 is cut by the cutter 7, and then the recording sheet 4 is cut by the platen roller 6.
When the ink sheet 10 and the ink sheet 10 are returned to the initial position while being superimposed, the aforementioned rotation in the direction of the arrow mark is transmitted to the ink sheet shaft 11, and this rotation rewinds the ink sheet IO while applying tension to the ink sheet 10. be able to.

Here, the set torque value of the torque limiter 40 is set to be smaller than the conveyance force for conveying the ink sheet 10 by the platen roller 6 when performing image recording, and the torque value of the ink sheet shaft 11 is The rotation is set to be faster than the conveyance speed at which the recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 10 are returned to their initial states after image recording is completed and the recording sheet 4 is cut by the cutter 7.

Since the drive system C of the ink sheet shaft 11 is configured as described above, when performing image recording, the ink sheet roll 10a is rewound and supplied by the conveyance force of the platen roller 6, and at this time, the ink sheet roll 10a is rewound and supplied. The generation of wrinkles can be prevented by applying a tension corresponding to the set value of the torque limiter 40 to. Further, when image recording is completed and the recording sheet 4 and ink sheet 0 are returned to their initial states, the rotation of the motor 23 applies tension to the ink sheet 10 via the torque limiter 40 to rewind it. I can do it.

Next, the drive system for the winding shaft 16 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.

Gear 51 is connected to gear 25, which is the second stage reduction gear described above.
are meshing. This gear 51 is rotatably supported by a shaft 52 fixed to the frame 20, and furthermore, the gear 51 is
A gear 71 for branching into the drive system of the cutter 7, which will be described later, is engaged via a spring clutch 72.

53 is an intermediate gear that meshes with the gear 51, and the frame 2
It is rotatably supported by a shaft 54 which is fixed at zero.

Further, 55 is a gear that meshes with the gear 53, and the frame 2
It is rotatably supported on a shaft 56 which is fixed at zero.

A gear 57 is rotatably supported on the shaft 56 in the same manner as the gear 55, and a spring clutch 5 is mounted on the boss 55a of the gear 55.
8 is fixed across the boss 57a of the gear 57.

Spring clutch 58 is configured to transmit rotation of gear 55 in a specific direction (direction of arrow a in FIG. 2) to gear 57.

A gear 59 is meshed with the gear 57. The gear 59 is rotatably supported on a shaft 6o fixed to the frame 20. A gear 64 integrally formed with a torque limiter 63 fixed to a shaft 62 rotatably supported by a bearing 61 meshes with the gear 59 . A gear 65 is attached to the shaft 62.
is fixed to the winding shaft 16, and a gear 66 fixed to the winding shaft 16 meshes with the gear 65.

In the above configuration, when the motor 23 rotates in the direction of arrow a, this rotation is transmitted to the gear 55 via the spring clutch 58.
The rotation of the gear 57 is transmitted to the winding shaft 16 via the torque limiter 433. At this time, a constant torque is transmitted from the torque limiter 63 to the shaft 62 regardless of the rotational speed, and the torque is increased or decreased according to the gear ratio of the gears 65 and 66 and transmitted to the winding shaft 16. This transmitted torque applies tension to the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the take-up shaft 16, and the ink sheet 10 is wound around the take-up shaft 16 as recording progresses.

Further, when the motor 23 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow, the rotation of the gear 55 is controlled by the gear 57 due to the action of the spring clutch 58.
Therefore, the winding shaft 16 is not driven.

The set torque value of the torque limiter 63 is set to be smaller than the restraining force of the ink seam O generated between the platen roller 6 and the thermal head 17 when no recording is performed.

Further, the winding speed of the ink sheet 10 by the winding shaft 16 is as follows:
When recording an image, the platen roller 6 moves the recording sheet 4.
The conveyance speed is higher than the conveyance speed for conveying the ink sheet 10 and the ink sheet 10. Due to this speed difference, the ink sheet 1 between the platen roller 6 and the take-up shaft 16
Tension is applied to 0.

Since the drive system of the take-up shaft 16 is configured as described above, when recording starts, the motor 23 starts rotating in the direction of the arrow a, and winds the ink sheet IO while applying tension according to the setting value of the torque limiter 63. It can be wound onto the take-up shaft 16. Furthermore, when recording is finished and the ink sheet 10 and the recording sheet 4 are returned to their initial positions by the platen roller 6, no tension is applied to the ink sheet 10, but since the amount of return is small, this has an adverse effect on the formation of a recorded image. It has no effect.

Next, the drive system E of the cutter 7 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 5.

A gear 71 is rotatably supported on the shaft 52.

Also, the boss 51a of the gear 51 has a boss 71 of the gear 71.
A spring clutch 72 provided astride a is fixed, and the spring clutch 72 is configured to transmit rotation of the gear 51 in a specific direction (the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2) to the gear 71. .

A gear 73 meshes with the gear 71, and is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 74a of a stepped shaft 74 fixed to the frame 20. The boss 73a of the gear 73 is configured to have the same diameter as the outer diameter of the stepped shaft 74, and a spring clutch 75 is fixed to the outer diameter of the stepped shaft 74 while straddling the boss 73a of the gear 73. ing. The spring clutch 75 has a function as a brake against rotation of the gear 73 in a specific direction (direction of arrow d in FIG. 2).

A shaft portion 73b is integrally formed on the surface of the gear 73, and a link 76 is rotatably supported on the shaft portion 73b.

77 is a link formed in a substantially dogleg shape, and is connected to the frame 2.
It is rotatably supported approximately at the center of a shaft 78 which is fixed to the shaft 78 . The link 77 is at its end 7? a is rotatably connected to the end 76a of the link 76 via a pin 79, and the other end 77b of the link 77 is a shaft fixed to the movable end 7c of the movable blade 7b constituting the cutter 7. 80 and is rotatably supported on the shaft.

Here, the shaft 78 is provided on an extension of 7d, which is the rotation center of the movable blade 7b.

In the above configuration, when the motor 23 rotates in the direction of the arrow a, the rotation of the gear 51 is not transmitted to the gear 71 due to the action of the spring clutch 72, so the cutter 7 does not operate, and the motor 23 rotates in the direction of the arrow. Then, the rotation of gear 51 is transmitted to gear 71 by the action of spring clutch 72, causing gear 73 to rotate.

The link 76 rotates as the gear 73 rotates, and the rotation of the link 76 is further transmitted to the link 77. The link 77 rotates in the directions of arrows e and f around a shaft 78, that is, the center of rotation of the movable blade 7b of the cutter 7, and converts this rotation into movement of the movable blade 7b via the shaft 80, so that the recording sheet is 4
It is used for cutting.

Since the drive system E of the cutter 7 is configured as described above, the recording sheet 4 can be cut by driving the movable blade 7b constituting the cutter 7 as the motor 23 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a control system for controlling the recording apparatus configured as described above. In Figure 0, 85 is a host device such as a word processor, which inputs recording information such as image information or recording start information. It is for the purpose of Recorded information from host device 85 is input to CPU 87 via interface 86 . When recording is performed, control signals for driving the motors 22 and 23 are transmitted from the CPU 87 to the motors 22 and 23 via a motor driver 88. At the same time, a control signal corresponding to the image signal is sent from the CPU 87 to the thermal head 17 via the driver 89, and the heating elements of the thermal head 17 are configured to selectively generate heat to form a recorded image on the recording sheet 4. has been done.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart for driving the recording apparatus configured as described above, in which one cycle of recording is divided into six stages, and the operation of each operating section in each stage is shown.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart when recording is performed using the recording apparatus of this embodiment.

A case in which recording is performed using the recording apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

First, in the first stage r-standby j, the rotation of the motor 22 and the motor 23 is stopped.

In step St, the host device 85 transfers recording data such as image information and recording start information to the CPU 87, and the process proceeds to step S2.

In steps 32 to S4, the motors 22 and 23 are simultaneously started to rotate in the direction of arrow a.

This rotation of the motor 22 in the direction of arrow a causes the platen roller 6. A pair of discharge rollers 9 rotates in the direction of arrow a and conveys the recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 1°. Further, due to the rotation of the motor 23 in the direction of the arrow a, the winding shaft 16 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a.
the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the take-up shaft 16 while applying tension to the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the winding shaft 16.
is wound onto the winding shaft 16. At this time, a tension corresponding to the setting value of the torque limiter 40 is applied to the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the ink sheet shaft 11. Further, the thermal head 17 is driven in accordance with the image signal, and melts or lowers the viscosity of the thermal transfer ink applied to the ink sheet 10 in an image pattern and transfers it onto the recording sheet 4.

The operations of each operating section at this time correspond to the second stage of "recording" in FIG.

In step S5, it is determined whether recording has ended, and if it has not, the process returns to step S2, and if it has ended, the process advances to step S6.

In step S6, the drive of the thermal drive 17 is stopped.

In step S7, the motor 22 and the motor 23 are driven to convey the recording sheet 4 to the cutter 7.

This operation corresponds to the third stage "conveying the rear end of the recording sheet" in FIG.

In step S8, the motor 23 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow, and the drive system of the cutter 7 operates the movable blade 7b constituting the cutter 7 to cut the recording sheet 4. At this time, the motor 23 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow. Due to the rotation, the drive system C of the ink sheet shaft 11 is also driven, and this drive applies tension to the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the ink sheet shaft 11.
Since the ink sheet 10 is stopped, the ink sheet 10 is not re-wound by the set torque value of the torque limiter 40.

This operation corresponds to the fourth stage "cutting" in FIG.

In step S9, the motor 22 and the motor 23 are rotated in the direction of the arrow, and the recording sheet 4 and the ink sheet 10 are
and are transported in a direction that returns them to their initial positions.

At this time, tension is applied to the ink sheet 10 between the platen roller 6 and the ink sheet shaft 11, and the ink sheet 10 is re-wound smoothly without wrinkles or the like. This operation corresponds to the fifth stage r recording sheet rewinding j in FIG.

In step S10, the recording sheet 4 is brought into an initial state, and the process proceeds to step Sll. In step Sll, the recording sheet 4 on which the recorded image has been formed is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body A by the pair of discharge rollers 9, and all processing is completed. This corresponds to the 6th step "r recording sheet discharge" in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the drive system C1 of the ink sheet shaft 11, the drive system E of the take-up shaft 16, and the drive system E of the cutter 7 can use an endless belt or a chain drive system. It is.

In the present embodiment described above, it is also possible to use, for example, a needle type one-way clutch or an electromagnetic clutch instead of the spring clutch.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a holder 5 for storing the recording sheet 4 is used. A platen roller 6, a cutter 7° guide 8, and a discharge roller 9a are provided in the first housing, and an ink sheet shaft 11
．． Thermal head 17. Take-up shaft 16 and discharge roller 9b
It is also possible to configure so that it is provided in the second casing.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, the winding means for winding up the thermal transfer medium after recording and the cutter means for cutting the recording medium after recording are connected to the first force transmitting means and the first force transmitting means, respectively. Since the drive is configured to be driven by the same drive source via two force transmission means, the number of drive sources can be reduced, and when increasing the recording speed, the output of each drive source can be increased. This has the effect of reducing the overall cost compared to when all operations are performed by a single drive source or when a drive source is provided for each operation. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the full-line recording apparatus of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a drive system diagram using the motor 22, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of Ei in FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control system, FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the operating section, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart. A is the apparatus body, 1 is the first housing, 2 is the second housing, 4 is the recording sheet, 4a is the recording sheet roll, 5 is the holder, 6 is the platen roller, 7 is the cutter, 7a is the fixed blade, 7b is the A moving blade, 7d is a rotation center, 8 is a guide, 9 is a pair of discharge rollers, 1o is an ink sheet, 10a is an ink sheet roll, 11 is an ink sheet shaft, 12.14 is a guide roller,
13 is a separation shaft, 15 is a take-up roller, 16 is a take-up shaft, and 17 is a thermal. 18 is a lever, 20 is a frame, 21 is a compression spring,
22, 23 are motors, 23a is output gear, 32.36
．． 58° 72, 75 are spring clutches, 40.63 are torque limiters, 76, 77 are links, 78 are shafts, 85 are host devices, 86 are interfaces, 87 are CPUs, 8
B is a motor driver, and 89 is a driver. Applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Shukichi Nakagawa Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A thermal transfer recording device that records an image on a recording medium by transferring ink of a thermal transfer medium having thermal transferable ink onto a recording medium, comprising: a conveying means for conveying the recording medium; a winding means for winding up the thermal transfer medium after recording; a cutter means for cutting the recording medium after recording; a driving source; and a means for transmitting the driving force of the driving source to the winding means. A thermal transfer recording device comprising: a first force transmitting means; and a second force transmitting means for transmitting the driving force of the drive source to the cutter means.