JPH02258279A - Transfer paper cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a transfer paper cartridge compact by providing a constitution in which a winding roll and a feed roll freely come in contact with and separate from each other to create the first state where the winding roll comes close to the feed roll and the second state where the winding roll goes away from the feed roll and a thermal head and a platen roller stand between both rolls. CONSTITUTION:A transfer paper cartridge 1 consists of a transfer paper storage section 2 and a recording paper storage section 3 formed in a single piece. To load a transfer paper roll, grooves are provided at an interval L on part of the inner wall of the transfer paper storage section 2. Both ends of a transfer paper 6 feed roll 7 are arranged in the groove 5, and both ends of a transfer paper 6 winding roll 8 are arranged in the groove 5. The transfer paper cartridge 1 is introduced into a recording device. The winding roll 8 is fitted into a U notched part 17 at the tip of a lever 16. After this, if a switch is turned ON, the lever 16 rotates counterclockwise, and the winding roll 8 is placed at a specified position where a platen roller 11 and a thermal head 26 stand between the groove 5 of the transfer paper storage section 2 and the feed roll 7 using the lever 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a transfer paper cartridge that is installed in a recording apparatus that records using transfer paper.

[Prior Art and its Problems] In a recording apparatus using transfer paper, ink on the transfer paper is consumed as transfer recording is performed, so the transfer paper must be replaced as necessary.

In addition, since recording paper is also consumed, it must be replenished at an appropriate time.

In order to smoothly replace the transfer paper and replenish the recording paper, a transfer paper cartridge has been proposed that integrates a transfer paper storage section for storing the transfer paper and a recording paper storage section for storing the recording paper. There is.

In other words, when replenishing recording paper or replacing transfer paper, check the consumption status of the other paper, and if it is already consumed, prepare it in advance, and these operations will be carried out smoothly and the recording paper or This makes it possible to avoid unexpected situations such as not having transfer paper on hand.

However, the transfer paper cartridge in which the transfer paper storage section and the recording paper storage section are integrated is quite large.
Therefore, when replacing the transfer paper and replenishing the recording paper, a large amount of force is required to attach and detach the transfer paper cartridge to and from the main body of the recording apparatus, which reduces work efficiency accordingly.

Furthermore, since the transfer paper must be placed between the thermal head and the platen roller, the transfer paper cartridges that have been proposed so far to meet this requirement have a transfer paper storage section and a recording paper storage section. Even if it is a separate structure, it is large, and therefore, the main body of the conventional recording apparatus has the disadvantage that it is inevitably large.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a transfer system that integrates a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper and a transfer paper storage section that stores transfer paper. In the paper cartridge, the transfer paper stored in the transfer paper storage section is wound between a supply side roll and a take-up side roll, and the take-up side roll is wound on a first roll adjacent to the supply side roll. and a second state in which a thermal head of the apparatus and a platen roller are interposed between the two rolls, the transfer paper cartridge being configured to be able to freely approach and separate. A transfer paper cartridge in which a transfer paper storage section that stores transfer paper and a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper are integrated in front and back, and the transfer paper stored in the transfer paper storage section is connected to a supply side roll. A transfer paper cartridge is provided which is wound between take-up rolls, with the take-up roll being located in front of the supply roll and arranged close to each other.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the transfer paper cartridge installed in a recording device, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording device. FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the operation.

In each figure, 1 is a transfer paper cartridge, and this transfer paper cartridge 1 is configured to not only store transfer paper but also record paper, that is, it has a transfer paper storage section 2 and a recording paper storage section. Part 3 is integrated.

4.5 is the transfer paper storage 5 in order to install the transfer paper roll.
2, that is, a part of the side surface extending in the insertion direction,
These grooves are configured with an opening distance of L so as to be perpendicular to the insertion direction, and among these grooves, both ends of the supply side roll 7 of the transfer paper 6 are disposed in the groove 4, and a full 5. transfer paper 6
Both ends of the winding side roll 8 are arranged.

In addition, in the state where the transfer paper 6 is wound around the supply side roll 7 and the winding side roll 8, even if these are arranged in the groove 4.5, the center of the supply side roll 7 and the winding side roll 8 is Since there is a distance of L between the axes, the transfer sheets 6 do not come into contact with each other. .

In addition, when the transfer paper 6 is wound around the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8, there is some m1151 ( The lengths of the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8 in the axial direction are set so that there is a holding part), that is, there is enough room for a lever 16 (described later) to enter this gap.

Reference numeral 9 denotes one side of the transfer paper storage section 2 in the transfer paper cartridge 1 (a winding side roll 8 whose both ends are disposed in the groove 5).
It is an opening formed by removing the side surface perpendicular to the insertion direction of the transfer paper cartridge 1 facing the front side when the transfer paper cartridge 1 is inserted into the recording apparatus main body, and is an opening formed by removing the front surface when the transfer paper cartridge 1 is inserted into the recording apparatus main body. This is to enable the lever 16 to enter into the transfer paper storage section 2 through the opening 9.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a platen roller built into the main body of the recording apparatus, and the platen roller 11 is attached to a shaft 12, and rotates when the shaft 12 receives rotational force from a motor 13 via gears 14 and 15. It is configured like this.

Reference numeral 16 denotes levers rotatably provided with respect to the shaft 12 at positions on both sides of the platen roller 11, and the lever 16 is located at position d shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and in this state, the transfer paper cartridge 1 is When the transfer paper cartridge 1 is inserted, a U-shaped notch 17 is formed at the tip of the lever 16 that enters the transfer paper storage section 2 through the opening 9 of the transfer paper cartridge 1 so that the take-up roll 8 can be held. is formed.

18 is a gear fixed to the side of the lever 16, and this gear 18 transfers the rotational force from the motor 19 to the gears 20 and 21.
The lever 16 is configured to rotate around the shaft 12 by being received through the lever 16, thereby rotating the lever 16.

Note that 22 is a shaft attached to the gear 21.

23 is a protrusion provided at a predetermined position on the lever 16, and this protrusion 23 is connected to a detection means 24 provided at a predetermined position.
25, and the protrusion 2 of the lever 16
3 is detected by the detection means 24 and 25, the motor 19 stops its rotation and the driving of the lever 16 is stopped.

26 is a thermal head disposed with respect to the platen roller 11, and this thermal head 26 is connected to the lever 16.
That is, the lever 16 is activated in response to the operation of the motor 1.
While operating with the force of 9, it retreats away from the platen row 511 as shown by point glB in FIG. A drive mechanism (not shown) for the thermal head 26 is provided so as to obtain the desired temperature.

27 is a gear for applying a rotational force in the transfer paper winding direction to the take-up roll 8 set at a predetermined position from inside the transfer paper cartridge 1 by the operation of the lever 16; It is designed to be able to mesh with a gear 28 disposed on the roll 8, and in this meshed state, the gear 2
When a driving means (not shown) for 7 is activated, the take-up roll 8 rotates as transfer recording progresses, and the used transfer paper 6 is wound onto the take-up roll 8.

The gear 28 is disposed on the winding roll 8 when the lever 16 reaches the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

Further, 29 is a bearing member for the winding side roll 8,
This bearing member 29 is also disposed on the winding-side roll 8 in the same manner as the gear 28.

Next, the operation of the recording apparatus using the transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention having the above configuration will be explained.

First, the supply rolls 7 with the transfer paper 6 wound thereon are arranged at full capacity, the take-up rolls 8 are arranged in the grooves 5, and the recording paper (not shown) is placed in the groove 5.
The transfer paper cartridge 1 which is arranged in the recording paper storage section 3,
Insert it into the recording IA@ in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 with the transfer paper storage section 2 side as the leading end.

Then, the lever 16 moves into the opening 9 in the transfer paper storage section 2.
The take-up roll 8 comes to fit into the U-shaped notch 17 at the tip of the lever 16.

When this bond is turned on, or when a switch (not shown) is turned on,
When it is detected that the take-up roll 8 is fitted into the U-shaped notch 17 at the tip of the lever 16 which is in the solid line position in the figure, the motor 19 is activated and the gear 20 is moved in the opposite direction in FIG. Clockwise and gear 21 is rotated clockwise, which in turn causes gear 18 to be rotated counterclockwise. As a result, the lever 16 is rotated counterclockwise, and the U-shaped notch 17
By operating the lever 16, the take-up roll 8 held by the transfer paper storage section 2 goes through the process shown in FIG.
1 and a thermal head 26 at a predetermined position.

As the lever 16 rotates, i.e. when the protrusion 23 provided on the lever 16 reaches a position in which it activates the detection means 24, the motor 19 thereby stops its operation and the lever 16 therefore moves to that position (FIGS. 2 and 2). A gear 28 is provided on the take-up roll 8 which is stopped at the lever position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It will be set.

Incidentally, while the lever 16 is in operation, the thermal head 26 is retracted to the position shown by the dotted chain line in FIG.
Transfer paper 6 between supply roll 7 and take-up roll 8
is positioned between the platen roller 11 and the thermal head 26 so that it does not get in the way, so after the lever 16 stops, the thermal head 26 is moved relative to the platen row 511 by a drive mechanism (not shown) of the thermal head 26. The printer approaches the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, and is ready to start transfer recording. That is, recording paper (not shown) is fed onto the platen 0-ra 11 by a predetermined means (not shown) from the bottom side of the bond recording paper storage section 3, and the thermal head 26 feeds the recording paper and transfer paper. paper 6
is pressed onto the platen roller 11 with the
6 generates heat, the ink on the transfer paper 6 is transferred to the recording paper, and printing is performed.

Since the take-up roll 8 conveyed by the lever 16 is located in front of the supply roll 7 in this way, the structure of the roll pulling means of the apparatus can be simplified and the apparatus can be downsized. In addition, since the winding side roll 8 is used for conveyance,
Even if this roll comes into contact with a device or the like due to the shortage itself, the recording will not be affected in any way, and the quality of printing will not be degraded.

In addition, if the transfer paper 6 is wound up by the winding roll 8 and you want to change it to a new transfer paper 6, turn on the unloading switch (not shown) or the transfer paper will end. When this is detected, the operation is opposite to that in the above case, that is, the motor 19 rotates in the opposite direction to that in the above case, and the lever 16 is moved clockwise in FIG. 2 (counterclockwise in FIG. 3). The take-up roll 8, which rotates and is held by a U-shaped notch 17 at the tip of the lever 16, is shown in FIGS.
It is located at the position shown by the solid line in the figure, that is, at 15 in the transfer paper storage section 2 of the transfer paper cartridge 1.

Incidentally, at this point, the protrusion 23 provided on the lever 16
actuates the detection means 25, so that the motor 19 stops its operation and the lever 16 also stops its operation.

Therefore, after this, by pulling out the transfer paper cartridge 1 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2, the transfer paper 6 can be replaced.

At this time, recording paper is also replenished as necessary.

In the above embodiment, the case where the winding side roll 8 is held and transferred by the lever 16 has been described, but the supply side roll 7 may be held and transferred by the lever 16. However, in this case, since the take-up roll 8 is held within the transfer paper cartridge 1,
The gear 27 must also be provided at a corresponding position.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the transfer paper storage section 2 and the recording paper storage section 3 are integrally structured is described as a transfer paper cartridge, but the transfer paper storage section 2 and the recording paper storage section are separate structures. There is no problem even if it is a transfer paper cartridge. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, 91 portions of both sides of the transfer paper storage section 2 are used for arranging both ends of the supply roll! 4 and 5 for arranging both ends of the take-up roll, and the front side surface of the transfer paper cartridge 1 is removed to form the opening 9.

Also, groove 4.5 is not of the type that stops midway;
The transfer paper storage section 2 is formed so as to extend to the upper and lower ends of both side walls, and an inverted Ω-shaped resilient material is provided at a position in the middle of this, and the supply side roll 7, It is also possible to support both ends of the winding roll 8.

[Effects of the Invention] The transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention is a transfer paper cartridge that is integrated with a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper and a transfer paper storage section that stores transfer paper. The rotated take-up roll is in a first state in which it is close to the supply roll, and in a first state in which it is separated from the supply roll and there is l between both rolls.
A second thermal head and a platen roller are interposed.
Since the transfer paper cartridge is constructed so that it can be freely approached and separated, it is easy to handle and can be made compact. Since the distance between the transfer paper roll and the transfer paper roll can be made shorter than that of conventional ones, the space required for storing the transfer paper cartridge in the main body of the recording device can be reduced due to the smaller size of the transfer paper cartridge. In addition, when replacing the transfer paper, the work of taking out the transfer paper cartridge from the main body of the recording apparatus becomes smooth, and the work of replacing the transfer paper becomes easy.

Furthermore, since the take-up roll in the transfer paper storage section is located in front of the cartridge installation than the supply roll,
It has the advantage that the mechanism for pulling out the roll on the winding side becomes easy, and this also leads to miniaturization of the device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a perspective view and a side view of the transfer paper cartridge attached to the main body of the book storage bowl.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention. 1... Transfer paper cartridge, 2... Transfer paper storage section,
3... Recording paper storage section, 4.5... Groove, 6... Transfer paper, 7... Supply side O-ru, 8... Winding side roll,
9...Opening. Patent applicant: Kunio Ashiki, representative of Victor Japan Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A transfer paper cartridge that integrates a transfer paper storage section that stores transfer paper and a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper, wherein the transfer paper stored in the transfer paper storage section is connected to a supply side roll. The winding roll is wound between take-up rolls, and the take-up roll is in a first state close to the supply roll, and in a first state where it is separated from the supply roll and a thermal head of the device and a platen roller are placed between the rolls. 1. A transfer paper cartridge characterized in that it is configured to be able to be freely approached and separated so as to achieve a second state in which a transfer paper cartridge is provided. (2) A transfer paper cartridge in which a transfer paper storage section that stores transfer paper and a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper are integrated in front and back, and the transfer paper stored in the transfer paper storage section is supplied. A transfer paper cartridge wound between a side roll and a take-up roll, the take-up roll being located in front of the supply roll, and arranged close to each other.