JPH0431167A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To immediately cut off a discharged sheet by providing cutter parts to cut off a discharged sheet on the upper and lower edges of a discharge port to discharge a recorded recording sheet. CONSTITUTION:In a recording system 4 of a facsimile device, a roll sheet 5 is received in a roll holder 4a, a recording sheet 5 is pinched between a platen roller 4b and a recording head 4c, the recording sheet 5 is carried by friction force of the platen roller 4b due to rotation of the roller 4b, the recording sheet 5 is recorded according to readout information by heating the recording head 4c according to the readout information, and hereafter the recorded sheet 5 is discharged from a discharge port 9. On the upper and the lower edge parts constituting the discharge port 9, cutter parts 10a, 10b are formed. Hereby, the discharged sheet 5 from the discharge port 9 is held, the sheet can be cut with the upper cutter part 10a in case of pulling the sheet upward, and it can be cut with the lower cutter part 10b in case of pulling the sheet downward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that performs recording using a rolled sheet, and more particularly to a recording apparatus that can easily cut a discharged sheet.

<Prior Art> Today, recording devices such as facsimile machines and printers are widely used, and many of these devices use roll sheets in which long sheets are wound. In a recording device that uses the roll sheet, it is necessary to cut the recorded note from the trailing edge of the image. For this purpose, there is a structure in which a cutter is built into the apparatus and the cutter is driven to cut the sheet when the sheet is ejected. Although this configuration has the advantage that the sheet is automatically cut,
In addition, a drive system for driving the same must be accommodated within the device, and there is a limit to miniaturization of the device.

On the other hand, a part of an edge-shaped hand-cutting knife is provided on either the upper or lower edge of the sheet ejection port, and the user holds the sheet ejected from the ejection port and presses the sheet against the cutter section. There are some that are designed to be cut by hand. With this configuration, as described above, since a cutter and cutter drive system are not required, the device can be easily miniaturized.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the configuration in which the cutter section is provided at the discharge port, it is difficult to know which edge of the discharge port the user should press the sheet against when cutting the sheet by hand. It may speed up.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a recording apparatus that can cut an ejected sheet without traversing it.

<Means for Solving the Problems> A typical means according to the present invention for solving the above problems includes a conveying means for conveying a roll sheet, a recording means for recording on the sheet, and a recording means for recording on the sheet. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a discharge port for discharging the recorded recording sheet, and a cutter section provided at the upper and lower edges of the discharge port for cutting the discharged sheet.

<Function> In the above means, when the user cuts the sheet,
The sheet can be cut by pressing it against either the upper or lower edge of the discharge port. Therefore, the user can perform the cutting operation without having to move quickly to determine whether the cutter section is provided on the upper or lower edge of the discharge port.

<Embodiment> Next, an embodiment of the present invention in which the above means is applied to a facsimile machine will be described.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the internal structure of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective diagram of its external appearance.

First, the overall structure of this apparatus will be explained. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a document conveyance system, and the document 2 placed on the document table 1a is conveyed by preliminary conveyance rollers Ib and 11.
The sheets are separated one by one by an eye-roller 1c, conveyed in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1 by a pair of transport rollers 1d and a pair of discharge rollers 1e, and discharged onto a discharge tray 1f.

The conveyed document 2 is configured so that written information can be read by a reading system 3. That is, light #3a is used to irradiate the original 2 transported by the original transport system 1,
The reflected light passes through a plurality of mirrors 3b and lenses 3C to a photoelectric conversion element 3d such as a CCD, converts the document reading information into an electrical signal, and transmits it to the recording system of another machine when in facsimile mode. When in copy mode, the configuration is such that the data is transmitted to its own recording system.

The recording system 4 is configured to perform recording based on the transmitted information. To explain the configuration of this recording system 4, in this embodiment, a heat-sensitive recording method is used, and a roll sheet 5 made by winding a long recording sheet that develops color by heat into a roll is housed in a roll holder 4a. However, it is configured so that recording is performed on this recording sheet 5.

The roll holder 4a is provided in a main body 6 of the apparatus, and a lid 7 is configured to be able to be opened and closed about a shaft 8 with respect to the main body 6 of the apparatus. A platen roller 4b serving as sheet conveyance means is attached to the apparatus main body 6 side, and the roll 4b is configured to be driven and rotated by a non-rotating drive means. On the other hand, a recording head 4c constituting recording means is attached to the lid 7 side.
At C, a plurality of heating elements that generate heat when energized are arranged in a line in the width direction of the seat 5. When the lid 7 is closed, the recording head 4C and the platen roller 4b are brought into pressure contact with each other by the urging force of the pressing spring 4d.

Therefore, when the recording sheet 5 is sandwiched between the platen roller 4b and the recording head 4c and the platen roller 4b is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. recording head 4
By generating heat in C according to the read information, recording is performed on the recording sheet 5 according to the read information, and sorting 5 after recording is performed.
is discharged from the discharge port 9.

Here, sheets 5 are attached to the upper and lower edges forming the discharge port 9.
Cutter portions 10a and 10b are formed for cutting. Therefore, the sheet 5 discharged from the discharge port 9
When the sheet 5 is pulled upward, the sheet 5 is canted by the upper cutter part 10a, and when the sheet 5 is pulled downward, it is cut by the lower cutter part 10b. Therefore, the user does not need to pull or move the ejected sheet 5 upward or downward, as in the conventional case.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the sheet conveyance path distance i1 from the pressure contact position A of the platen roller 4b and the recording head 4c to the upper and lower edges of the discharge port 9, that is, the upper and lower cutter sections 10a and 10b. ．． The configuration is such that i2 is approximately the same.

Therefore, when the user manually cuts the discharged sheet 5, the cutting position of the sheet will be approximately the same regardless of whether the user pulls the sheet 5 upward or downward.

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the conveying force is applied to the sheet 5 by the cooperative action of the platen roller 4b and the recording head 4c as sheet conveying means, but a completely separate conveying roller pair is used. Alternatively, instead of a roller-like structure, for example, an endless belt may be used.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiments, a thermal recording method was exemplified as a recording method, but there is no need to be limited to this, and it is possible to use various other recording methods such as a thermal transfer recording method using an ink sheet.

Further, the recording apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned facsimile machine, but can also be applied to communication recording apparatuses such as printers.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, in the present invention, since the cutter portion is provided at the upper and lower edges of the outlet, when the user cuts the sheet, the user can press the sheet against either the upper or lower edge of the outlet. Can be cut,
Therefore, the user can perform the cutting operation without having to move quickly to determine which side of the edge of the discharge port the canter is provided on.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the internal structure of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective diagram of its external appearance. 1 is an original conveyance system, la is an original placing table, 1b is a preliminary conveyance roller, IC is a separation roller, 1d is a conveyance roller, 1e is an ejection roller, 1f is an ejection tray, 2 is an original, 3 is a reading system,
3a is a light source, 3b is a mirror 3c is a lens, 3d is a photoelectric conversion element, 4 is a recording system, 4a is a roll holder, 4b is a platen roller, 4c is a recording head, 4d is a pressing spring, 5 is a recording sheet, 6 is a device The main body, 7 is a lid, 8 is a shaft, 9 is a discharge port, 10a is a part of an upper cutter, and 10b is a part of a lower cutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A conveying means for conveying a rolled sheet, a recording means for recording on the sheet, an ejection port for ejecting the recorded recording sheet, and upper and lower edges of the ejection port. and a cutter section provided in the section for cutting the ejected sheet.