JPH02258281A - Transfer paper cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out a stable loading of transfer paper without damaging the ink surface and edges of the transfer paper by providing a winding roll with a larger length than the width of transfer paper, and forming a supporting part which allows entry of a drawout member. CONSTITUTION:A transfer paper cartridge 1 consists of a transfer paper storage part 2 and a recording paper storage part 3 formed in one piece. Grooves are provided at an interval L on part of the inner wall of the transfer paper storage part 2 for loading a transfer paper roll. Both ends of a transfer paper feed roll 7 are arranged in the groove 4, and both ends of a transfer paper winding roll 8 are arranged in the groove 5. A slight clearance (supporting part) is present between both ends of transfer paper 6 and the inner wall part on both sides of the transfer paper storage part 2. The lengths of the feed roll 7 and the winding roll 8 in the axial core direction are fixed so that a lever 16 as a draw-out member can be introduced into this clearance. The stable loading of the transfer paper is ensured by the supporting part.

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 such transfer paper and replenish recording paper, a transfer paper cartridge has been proposed that integrates a transfer paper storage section for storing transfer paper and a recording paper storage section for storing recording paper. ing.

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, which has a transfer paper storage section and a recording paper storage section, 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 the recording Iflt main body, and work efficiency is reduced accordingly.

In addition, since the transfer paper must be placed between the thermal head and the platen opening, 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. The main body of the recording apparatus up to now has the disadvantage that it is inevitably large. Furthermore, the transfer paper is thin and must be handled with great care, and if the ink surface is contaminated or the trunk is stretched or damaged, there is a risk that stable winding operation will not be possible.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and includes a copy paper storage section that stores a transfer paper roll on the supply side and a transfer paper roll on the winding side, and A transfer paper storage section is disposed in front of the recording paper storage section in the insertion direction, and a transfer paper roll on the winding side in the transfer paper storage section is integrated. is brought close to the transfer paper roll on the supply side, and when installed in the device, the transfer paper roll on the winding side is pulled out by a pull-out member of the device and set at a predetermined position d. To provide a transfer paper cartridge comprising a holding part that allows the pull-out member to enter, with the length of the transfer paper roll on the winding side being longer than the width of the transfer paper. It is something.

[Miura V141 Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the 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. IJ of
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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 a part of the inner wall of the transfer paper storage section 2, that is, a part of the side surface extending in the insertion direction, in order to install the transfer paper roll.
These grooves are arranged at intervals of [, so as to be perpendicular to the insertion direction. Of these grooves, both ends of the supply side 0-luer of the transfer paper 6 are disposed in groove 4, and in groove 5 Both ends of the winding m0-roll 8 of the transfer paper 6 are arranged.

In addition, in the state in which the transfer paper 6 is wound around the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8, even if these are arranged at a full width of 4.5, the center of the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8 is Since there is a distance L between the axes, the transfer sheets 6 do not come into contact with each other. However, in the fiIA range that satisfies such conditions, the value is set to be the minimum value.

In addition, when the transfer paper 6 is wound around the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8, there are some gaps between the ends of the transfer paper 6 and the inner walls of the transfer/typesetting storage section 2. Gap (holding part)
In other words, the axial alignment of the supply roll 7 and the take-up roll 8 is set so that there is enough room for the lever 16, which is the pull-out member of the penetrating device, to enter this gap. . This v1ffi allows stable 0-ding printing of the transfer paper.

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).
is a copper surface perpendicular to the insertion direction of the transfer paper cartridge 1 facing the front side (front surface when this transfer paper cartridge 1 is inserted into the recording HE main body) is an opening Ns configured as a traveler; This is to allow a lever 16, which will be described later, to enter the transfer paper storage 8112 through this opening 9.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a platen roller built into the recording VTD main body. This platen roller 11 is attached to a shaft 12, and the shaft 12 receives rotational force from a motor 13 via gears 14 and 15. It is configured to rotate.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a lever rotatably provided with respect to the shaft 12 at the 9th axis of both m/gS of the platen roller 11. The lever 16 is located at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and in this state, the transfer paper cartridge is 1 is inserted into the transfer paper storage section 2 from the opening 9 of the transfer paper cartridge 1.
A U-shaped notch 17 is formed at the tip of the lever 16 that has entered the lever 16 so that the take-up roll 8 can be held therein.

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 5 .

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, 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.
The lever 16 operates in response to the operation of the motor 1.
While operating by the force of 9, it retreats away from the platen roller 11 as shown by the dotted chain line in FIG.
During recording, a drive mechanism (not shown) for the thermal head 26 is provided so that it can be pressed against the platen roller 11, as shown by the solid line and chain line in FIG.

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 so that it can mesh with the gear 28 disposed on the gear 28 in the gear 28 disposed on the gear 28.
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 0-rule 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 roll 7 with the transfer paper 6 wound thereon is placed in the groove 4, the take-up roll 8 is placed in the groove 5, and the recording paper (not shown) is placed in the groove 4.
The transfer paper cartridge 1 which is arranged in the recording paper storage section 3,
Insert it into the recording device in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Then, the lever 16 enters into the transfer paper storage section 2 through the opening 19, and the take-up side circle 8 is inserted into the U-shaped notch 1 at the front end of the lever 16.
I'm starting to get stuck in 7.

After this, when a switch (not shown) is turned on, or the second
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 missing part 17 in the shape of a 0 is rotated.
The take-up roll 8 held by the lever 16 is easily set at a predetermined position from the groove 5 of the transfer paper storage section 2 through the process shown in FIG.

That is, as the lever 16 rotates, the lever 1
When the protrusion 23 provided at 6 reaches the position where it activates the detection means 24, the motor 19 thereby stops its operation and the lever 16 therefore moves to that extent 1i? f (the lever position shown by the dashed dotted line in FIGS. 2 and 3), and the gear 2 is connected to the take-up side 0-rule 8 held by the lever 16.
8 is provided, and this gear 28 meshes with gear 27 to set it in a predetermined position.

Incidentally, while the lever 16 is in operation, the thermal head 26 is at the - point in FIG. The transfer M is retracted to the position indicated by a single line and is located between the supply side roll 7 and the take-up side roll 8.
6 is positioned between the platen roller 511 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 to the first position relative to the platen roller 11 by the drive mechanism of the thermal head 26. It approaches the position indicated by the dot chain in Figure 3, and is ready to start transcription recording. That is, after this, recording paper (not shown) is fed onto the platen roller 11 from the bottom side of the recording paper storage section 3 by a predetermined means (not shown), and the thermal head 26 feeds the recording paper and the transfer sheet. The paper 6 is placed in between and pressed onto the platen roller 11, and the thermal head 2
A predetermined signal current is sent to the thermal head 26 to generate heat, and the ink on the transfer paper 6 is transferred to the recording paper to perform printing.

In addition, if the transfer paper 6 is wound up by the winding side roller 8 and you want to convert it to a new transfer paper 6, turn on the unending switch (not shown) or When it is detected that the transfer paper is finished, the operation is reversed to that in the above case, that is, the motor 919 is rotated in the opposite direction to the above case, and the lever 16 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 (counterclockwise in FIG. 3). The take-up roll 8, which is rotated in the 31 direction) and held by the U-shaped notch 17 at the tip of the lever 16, is at the position indicated by the solid line t in FIGS. 2 and 3, that is, when the transfer paper cartridge It is located in the groove 5 in the transfer paper storage section 2 of No. 1.

In addition, in this IRE, the protrusion 2 provided on the lever 16
3 activates the detection means 25, the motor 19 stops its operation and the lever 16 also stops its operation.

Therefore, after this, by centering the transfer paper cartridge 1 in the direction of arrow 8 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 0-luer may be held and transferred by the lever 16. However, in this case, since the take-up side roller 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, both l11r! of the transfer paper storage section 2!
One part is provided with grooves 4 for arranging both ends of the supply roll and grooves 5 for arranging both ends of the take-up roll, and the front side surface of the transfer paper cartridge 1 is removed. Alternatively, the opening 9 may be formed as the opening 9.

Also, the full 4.5 is not the type that stops midway,
Both m walls of the transfer paper storage section 2 are formed so as to extend to the upper and lower ends, and an inverted Ω-shaped resilient material is provided in the middle, and the supply side roll 7 is formed with this inverted Ω-shaped resilient material. , both ends of the winding side roller 8 may be supported.

[Efficacy of invention! 2] The transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention integrally includes a transfer paper storage section that stores a transfer paper roll on the supply side and a transfer paper roll on the winding side, and a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper, The transfer paper cartridge is configured such that, when installed in a device, the transfer paper roll on the winding side is pulled out by a pull-out member of the device and set at a predetermined position, and the roll of paper on the winding side Since the length of the transfer paper is made larger than the width of the transfer paper to form a holding portion that allows the pull-out member of the device to enter, the ink surface and side edges of the transfer paper will not be damaged. Allows stable loading operation. In addition, the transfer paper cartridge configured in this way can be made smaller, that is, the distance between the transfer paper roll on the supply side and the transfer paper roll on the winding side in the transfer paper cartridge can be made smaller than that of conventional ones. Since it can be done easily, it can be made smaller, so when replacing the transfer paper, the transfer paper cartridge can be reduced to 3L! t; 1 The work of taking out the paper from the main body of the apparatus becomes smoother, the work of replacing the transfer paper becomes easier, and since the transfer paper cartridge becomes smaller, the transfer paper capacity required for the main body of the recording apparatus - 1 ~ storage space for the printer is reduced. It has the advantage that it can be made smaller and the recording device can be made smaller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a transfer paper cartridge according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views and side views of the transfer paper cartridge installed in the main body of the recording 5Ar1,
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 roll, 8... Winding side roll,
9...Opening. Patent applicant: Kunio Shiomizu, Representative of Victor Japan Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transfer paper storage section that stores a transfer paper roll on the supply side and a transfer paper roll on the winding side, and a recording paper storage section that stores recording paper are integrally configured, and the recording paper storage section is located on the insertion direction side of the recording paper storage section. A transfer paper storage section is disposed in front of the transfer paper storage section, and the transfer paper roll on the winding side in this transfer paper storage section is arranged close to the transfer paper roll on the supply side. A transfer paper cartridge in which a transfer paper roll on the side is pulled out by a pull-out member of the device and set at a predetermined position, and the length of the transfer paper roll on the winding side is defined as the width of the transfer paper. A transfer paper cartridge comprising a holding portion that is larger and allows entry of the pull-out member.