JPH04129373A - Information recording device for character and picture or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively reduce the total length of the recording device when recording paper of a large size is used by arranging a read section and a recording section in the vertical direction. CONSTITUTION:Since a read section 18 and a recording section 22 are arranged vertically, the entire length of a recording device 10 is reduced possibly. Thus, even when recording paper 20 of a large size (e.g. size A0) is in use especially, the entire length of the recording device 10 corresponds almost to the size of the recording paper 20 and it is possible to limit the large sized recording device 10. Moreover, since the carrying direction (direction of arrow X) of a read original 16 and the carrying direction (direction of arrow Y) of recording paper 22 are crossed with each other, the read original 16 is carried horizontally and the effect of blocking defective carrying of the original 16 effectively and fulfilling the carrying with high accuracy is attained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is directed to a method for processing information Δ such as characters and images carried on a read manuscript by enlarging it and reproducing it on recording paper.
Regarding self-recording devices.

[Prior Art] When enlarging information such as characters and images carried on a scanned document and reproducing it on recording paper, a normal copying machine uses a maximum A
Sizes up to 3 are common.

However, at meetings, etc., various materials and manuscripts are
There are cases where it is desired to enlarge the size from 2 to AOO size, and there is a problem that the copying machine cannot handle this.

Therefore, a reading unit that reads the information carried on the read original and a recording unit that enlarges the read information and reproduces it on recording paper are installed together, and the read original and the recording paper are transported in the same direction. Recording devices are known which are configured to perform the reading and reproducing operations.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional recording device, since the reading section and the recording section are installed together, especially when trying to obtain AO size recording paper, the total length of this recording device is At least A
The length corresponds to the length of the recording paper O plus the dimensions of the reading section, resulting in a problem that the length becomes considerably long.

Furthermore, since the original to be read is carried in from the rear upper side of the recording apparatus and discharged from the front lower side of the recording apparatus, there is a problem that the read original is likely to be conveyed incorrectly and accurate conveyance work cannot be carried out.

The present invention was developed in view of this type of problem, and is capable of recycling large-sized recording paper, making the entire device as compact as possible, and transporting scanned documents with high precision. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information recording device for characters, images, etc. configured in the following manner.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a reading unit that photoelectrically reads information such as characters and images carried on a read document while horizontally conveying the read document. and a recording section that reproduces the read information such as characters and images on a recording medium, and the reading section and the recording section are arranged one above the other.

[Function] In the information recording device for characters, images, etc. according to the present invention configured as described above, the reading section and the recording section are arranged one above the other. Therefore, the overall length of this device can be effectively shortened.

[Example] An example of the information recording device for characters, images, etc. according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 10 indicates an information recording device for characters, images, etc. according to this embodiment. This recording device 10 includes a lower cover member 12 and a lower cover member 1.
2 and an upper cover member 14 attached to the upper cover member 14 via a fulcrum 13 so as to be openable and closable. A reading section 18 that photoelectrically reads the information carried on the recording paper 20, and a recording section 22 that enlarges the read information and reproduces it on the recording paper 20,
The reading section 18 and the recording section 22 are arranged one above the other, and the direction of conveyance of the read document 16 (direction of arrow X) and the direction of conveyance of the recording paper 20 (direction of arrow Y) intersect with each other.

The upper cover member 14 is provided with a read original placement area 24 , and an end portion of the read original 16 placed in this read original placement area 24 enters into the scanner cover 26 .

As shown in FIG. 2, inside this scanner cover 26,
The motor 42 constituting the sub-scanning conveyance means and this motor 42
A pair of rollers 28 and 30 driven by the rollers 28 and 30 are arranged at a predetermined distance apart, and the reading unit 18 is housed below the pair of rollers 28 and 30.

The reading section 18 includes light sources 32a and 32b for irradiating illumination light onto the information surface of the original document 16 to be read.
a and 32b are in the sub-scanning direction (arrow X
It extends in the main scanning direction (direction of arrow Y), which is perpendicular to the main scanning direction (direction). The light emitted from the light sources 32a and 32b and reflected by the original to be read 16 is reflected by the reflection mirrors 34 and 36 and is reflected by the C
The CD sensor 38 is irradiated with light.

As shown in FIG. 3, a roll-shaped recording paper 20, which is a thermal transfer paper, is housed in the lower cover member 12, and the end of the recording paper 20 is pulled out to the recording section 22 and transferred to a conveyor roller 46. and nip rollers 48. The conveyance roller 46 is rotationally driven in synchronization with the reading section 18 via a timing bell 52b connected to a motor 50.

The recording paper 20 is connected to a motor 50 via a timing bell (52a), a one-way clutch (not shown), and a sliding connection mechanism (not shown), such as during frame-sequential scanning of multicolor recording.
It is rotationally driven only when rewinding in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow Y.

The recording section 22 includes a flat platen 54 and a thermal head 56, and three thermal heads 56 are attached to a shuttle unit 58 (see FIG. 4). This shuttle unit 58 is fixed to a timing belt 62 connected to a motor 60 and moves in the direction of arrow Retained.

One end of a pair of guide plates 66a, 66b is arranged close to the conveyance roller 46 and nip roller 48, and the other ends of the guide plates 66a, 66b face the recording paper discharge port 68 of the lower cover member 12.

The second recording paper outlet 68 is provided with a cutter means 70 for cutting the recording paper 2Q into a predetermined length. This cutter means 70 includes a guide rail 7 extending in the direction of arrow X.
2 and a cutter 74 that is moved along the guide rail 72.

A rolled donor film 78 is accommodated on the recording section 22 via a cassette 76 . This donor film 78
is wound around a supply core material 80 and a collection core material 82,
Timing belts 86a, 86 connected to motor 84
The collection core material 82 and the donor conveyance roller 64a are rotationally driven via the slider 64b and a sliding connection mechanism (not shown).

Next, the operation of the information recording device for characters, images, etc. configured in this manner will be explained.

First, in FIG. 1, after the original to be read 16 of a desired size is placed in the original to be read placement area 24 of the upper cover member 14, the reading unit 18 is driven. Therefore, while the original to be read 16 is sub-scanned and conveyed in the direction of arrow X under the rotational action of the roller pair 28, 30, illumination light is irradiated under the urging action of the light sources 32a and 32b. The light reflected on the information surface of the read original 16 is reflected by the reflection mirrors 34 and 36 and enters the CCD sensor 38, where the information on the read original 16 is photoelectrically converted and electrically read. It will be done.

The read information is sent to the recording section 22 to drive the recording section 22, and at the same time, the motor 50 is driven.

Therefore, the recording paper 20 is sent out in the direction of the arrow Y, and the shuttle unit 58 is moved in the direction of the arrow X via the timing belt 62 via a driving means (not shown) that constitutes the recording section 22. As a result, the recording paper 20 and the donor film 78 are connected to each other via the thermal head 56 and the platen 54.
is pressed onto the recording paper 20, and desired information is reproduced as a visible image on this recording paper 20.

Here, the donor film 78 is sequentially fed from the supply core material 80 side via the collection core material 82 which rotates under the action of the motor 84 and the donor transport roller 64a.

After the reproduction, the recording paper 20 is led out from the guide plates 66a, 66b via the conveyance roller 46 and the nip roller 48 through the discharge port 68 of the lower cover member 12. When the recording paper 20 is led out to a predetermined position, the operator moves the cutter 74 along the guide rail 72 to cut the recording paper 20.

In this case, in this embodiment, since the reading section 18 and the recording section 22 are arranged one above the other, the overall length of the recording device 10 can be made as short as possible. Therefore, especially large size (
For example, even when recording paper 20 of AO size is used, the total length of the recording device 10 corresponds to the dimensions of the hollow recording paper 20, which prevents the previous testimony recording device 10 from increasing in size. It becomes possible to do so.

Further, since the conveyance direction (arrow X direction) of the read document 1G and the conveyance direction (arrow Y direction) of the recording paper 22 intersect with each other, the read document 16 can be conveyed horizontally, and the read document 16 can be transported horizontally. This has the effect of effectively preventing conveyance defects and performing highly accurate conveyance work. At this time, since the original to be read 16 is placed on the upper cover member 14, an insertion tray and an ejection tray for the original to be read 16 are not required.

Moreover, since a clamshell structure consisting of a lower cover member 12 and an upper cover member 14 that can be opened and closed is adopted, replacing the donor film 78 and recording can be performed simply by swinging the upper cover member 14. The loading operation of the paper 20 can be easily and efficiently performed, and the advantages are that the handling is excellent. That is, when the upper cover member 14 is swung upward, the shuttle unit 58, motor 60, and donor conveyance rollers 64a, 64b that constitute the recording section 22 are swung integrally, and the cassette 76 can be easily moved to the will be done.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which thermal transfer paper is used as the recording paper 20, but thermal paper may also be used. In that case, since the donor film 78 becomes unnecessary, the donor film 78 can be taken out from the lower cover member 12 together with the cassette 76.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the information recording device for characters, images, etc. according to the present invention has the following effects and advantages.

Since the reading section and the recording section are arranged one above the other, the overall length of the apparatus can be effectively shortened when large-sized recording paper is used. Moreover, since the conveyance direction of the scanned document crosses the conveyance direction of the recording paper, it becomes possible to easily convey the scanned document horizontally, and highly accurate conveyance work is carried out, making the reading work more efficient. At the same time, it becomes possible to effectively perform the work of recycling onto recording paper.

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of an information recording device for characters, images, etc. according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of the recording device, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the recording device, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a recording section constituting the recording apparatus. 10...Recording device 12...Lower cover member 14...Upper cover member 16...Reading document 18...Reading unit 20...Recording paper 22-...Recording unit 28.30 ... Roller pair 38 ... CCD sensor 56 ... Thermal head 68 ... Discharge port arrow ... Cassette 78 ... Donor film patent applicant Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Chiba Takehiro

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A reading unit that photoelectrically reads information such as characters and images carried on the original while horizontally conveying the original to be read, and reproduces the information such as the read characters and images onto a recording medium. 1. An information recording device for information such as characters and images, comprising: a recording section, wherein the reading section and the recording section are arranged one above the other. (2) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading section and the recording section are arranged such that the conveyance direction of the read document and the conveyance direction of the recording medium intersect with each other, for recording information such as characters and images. Device.