JPH05278284A - Ink sheet cartridge and recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make positioning of an ink sheet carrying means, a material to be transferred carrying member, and a recording means easy. CONSTITUTION:When an ink sheet cartridge is charged to a recorder 8 body, an ink sheet carrying means which is contained in the ink sheet cartridge E, a material to be transferred carrying member 10b for giving the material to be transferred carrying force, and recording medium 10a for recording on the material 2 to be transferred by applying energy to an ink sheet contained in the ink sheet cartridge E are so constructed as to be positioned at specific positions with a positioning member 8d. Therefore, since positioning is easily certainly carried out, dispersion in recording quality is gone. Further, since a number of members for positioning at specific positions is decreased, simplification, miniaturization, and cost down of the recorder can be achieved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink sheet cartridge containing an ink sheet and a recording apparatus using the ink sheet cartridge.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, with the development of information processing systems,
Various information processing devices have been developed. Among these devices, recording devices such as facsimile machines and printers are widely used not only in offices but also in general households.

In order to facilitate miniaturization in these facsimile machines and the like, a so-called heat-sensitive recording system using a heat-sensitive sheet that develops color by heating is generally used, but in recent years, an ink sheet is used. Facsimile machines related to the so-called thermal transfer recording system have also been developed. For example,
As shown in FIG. 14, an ink sheet 100 having a base film coated with ink is wound around a supply reel 101 and a take-up reel 102, and is loaded into the apparatus main body. During recording, the ink sheet 100 is conveyed by the driving and rotating capstan roller 103, and the recording sheet 105 pressed by the recording head 104 is conveyed by the platen roller 106. Recording is performed by heating the recording head 104 according to an image signal.

In the recording apparatus, the lid 108 can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body 107 so that the ink sheet 100 can be loaded, and the platen roller 106 and a motor for driving each member are provided. The capstan roller 103 and the recording head 104 are attached to the main body 107 side of the apparatus and the lid body.
It is attached to the 108 side. In the recording apparatus, the supply reel 101 and the take-up reel 102 are both positioned by a recording apparatus main body (not shown), and the ink sheet 100 housed in an ink sheet cartridge (not shown) is the recording apparatus main body. The parallelism with the recording head 104 and the recording width of the recording head 104 are positioned. The above-mentioned facsimile apparatus of the thermal transfer recording system has an advantage that plain paper can be used as a recording sheet and an image can be recorded clearly.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional recording apparatus, if the parallelism between the capstan roller 103 and the platen roller 106 is low with the lid 108 closed, the ink sheet 100 skews and Wrinkles occur on the ink sheet 100 and the recording quality deteriorates. Therefore, in order to increase the mounting accuracy of the capstan roller 103 and the platen roller 106, high part accuracy is required.

In addition, the ink sheet 100 and the recording sheet 10
Even if a large reaction force is generated on the capstan roller 103 and the platen roller 106 due to the parallel conveyance of 5, both rollers 10
In order not to impair the parallelism of 3 and 106, the roller 10
High rigidity is required for the mounting parts of 3,106.

Further, the driving force of the capstan roller 103 is transmitted from a motor (not shown) mounted on the apparatus main body 107 side through a gear example, and when the lid 108 is closed, the gear train meshes smoothly. It is common to use a pendulum gear to increase the number of parts, which increases the cost and increases the load at the final stage of the gear, unlike the case where gears are simply meshed sequentially. Therefore, there is a problem that the pendulum gear is deflected by the reaction force between the gears, and the fluctuation of the axial distance causes uneven conveyance of the ink sheet 100, which deteriorates the recording quality.

Further, in the above recording apparatus, since the supply reel 101 and the take-up reel 102 are both positioned by the recording apparatus main body (not shown), the apparatus main body 107 side needs a positioning and holding member for each reel 101, 102. However, there is a drawback that it leads to an increase in the size of the recording apparatus and an increase in cost.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the positioning of the means for conveying the ink sheet, the member for conveying the recording sheet as the material to be transferred, and the recording means, and the ink sheet conveying means and the driving force therefor. Is also to be easily positioned with respect to the member for transmitting.

Another object of the present invention is to simplify the apparatus, reduce the size, and reduce the cost by changing the configuration of the ink sheet cartridge and the configuration of the loading section of the ink sheet cartridge with respect to the recording apparatus main body. Is.

[0011]

A typical means for solving the above-mentioned problems and applied to the embodiments described below is a first winding member capable of winding an ink sheet having ink on a support. A second winding member capable of winding the ink sheet, an ink sheet conveying means for applying a conveying force to the ink sheet, the first winding member, a second winding member, and an ink sheet conveying means And a frame body for accommodating the first winding member, the second winding member, and the ink sheet conveying means, respectively, so as to be supported in parallel and rotatable. Ink sheet cartridge to
A transfer material conveying member for giving a transfer force to the transfer material, and a recording unit for applying energy to the ink sheet accommodated in the ink sheet cartridge to perform recording on the transfer material, The transfer material transport member is pivotally supported on the apparatus body, and when the ink sheet cartridge is loaded into the apparatus body, the ink sheet transport means, the transfer material transport member, and the recording means housed in the ink sheet cartridge. It is characterized in that and are configured to be positioned at a predetermined position by a positioning member. Further, a driving force transmission member that transmits a driving force to the ink sheet transporting means is attached to the positioning member.

[0012]

According to the present invention, when the ink sheet cartridge is loaded in the apparatus body, the transfer material carrying member pivotally supported by the apparatus body, and the ink sheet carrying means housed in the ink sheet cartridge, The recording unit and the recording member are reliably positioned at a predetermined position on the apparatus main body.
Further, by attaching a driving force transmitting member that transmits the driving force to the ink sheet conveying means to the positioning member,
When the ink sheet cartridge is loaded in the apparatus main body, the ink sheet conveying means and the driving force transmission member are accurately and surely connected.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a recording apparatus to which the above means is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] A recording apparatus B according to this embodiment is configured as a recording system of a facsimile apparatus.
It is generally called a thermal transfer recording device. FIG. 1 is an overall structural view of the facsimile apparatus, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an ink sheet, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view of an ink sheet cartridge.

(General Description of Facsimile) First, the general structure of the facsimile will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, this facsimile apparatus has a paper feed system A for supplying a recording sheet, a recording system B as a recording device, a reading system C for reading an image written on a document, an operation section D, and It is constituted by the loaded ink sheet cartridge E.

The paper feed system A separates and feeds the recording sheets 2 placed in the paper feed cassette 1 one by one by a paper feed section consisting of a paper feed roller 3 and a paper feed piece 4 in pressure contact with the paper. The recording sheet 2 is conveyed by the pair of feed rollers 5a and 5b,
It is supplied to the recording system B described later. Further, the conveyance path of the recording sheet 2 forms a semi-circular path which reverses the upper and lower sides of the recording sheet 2 by the guides 6a and 6b. Furthermore, recording system B
Near the front side of the recording sheet 2, a recording sheet leading edge sensor 7 such as a photo sensor for detecting the leading edge position of the recording sheet 2 and a micro switch is provided. The paper feed cassette 1 is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body 8, and also includes a paper feed roller 3, a paper feed piece 4, feed roller pairs 5a and 5b, and a guide 6.
The a, 6b and the recording sheet leading edge sensor 7 are provided in the apparatus main body 8, respectively.

The recording system B responds to an image signal transmitted from another device or an image signal transmitted from a reading system C described later.
An image is recorded on the recording sheet 2 supplied by the paper feed system A. That is, the recording head 10 that constitutes the recording means 10 to be described later with the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 that have been polymerized
By pressing the platen roller 10b side by a and driving and rotating the platen roller 10b in the arrow direction of FIG. 1, the recording sheet 2 is conveyed in the arrow a direction, and the ink sheet 9 is moved in the arrow b direction by the drive mechanism described later. Transport.
The ink applied to the ink sheet 9 is melted by causing the recording head 10a to generate heat in response to an image signal in synchronism with the conveyance of the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 (including sublimation, the same applies hereinafter).
Then, the melted ink is transferred to the recording sheet 2 to form an image.

The recording sheet 2 on which a predetermined image is formed
Is further conveyed in the direction of arrow a, passes through the path formed by the discharge guides 11a and 11b, and is conveyed by the pair of discharge rollers 12a and 12b to be discharged to the outside of the apparatus. Also, the discharge roller pair
A photo sensor for detecting the passage of the recording sheet 2 and a recording sheet discharge sensor 13 such as a micro switch are provided near the front of the recording sheets 12a and 12b. The platen roller 10b, the ejection guides 11a and 11b, the ejection roller pairs 12a and 12b, and the recording sheet ejection sensor 13 are provided in the apparatus main body 8, respectively.
In addition, the ink sheet 9 is housed in an ink sheet cartridge E having a configuration described later in this embodiment. The ink sheet cartridge E is loaded in a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 8 and the recording head 10a has a rotating shaft. It is provided at a predetermined position of a recording cover 15 as a lid which is configured to be rotatable via 14.

On the other hand, the reading system C irradiates the original 16 with light and converts the reflected light into an electric signal, and transmits this signal to another device or to its own recording system B according to the operation mode. It is a thing. That is, a plurality of originals 16 are placed on the original placing table 15a formed on the upper surface of the recording cover 15, and the originals 16 are pre-conveyed by the pre-conveying roller 17a and the pressing piece 17b, and the separation roller 18a and the pressing roller are pressed against the pre-conveying roller 17a. Are separated and fed one by one by the pressure contact piece 18b, and the original 16 is conveyed by a pair of conveying rollers 19
a, 19b and a pair of discharge rollers 20a, 20b to convey and discharge to a discharge tray 21. Then, while the document 16 is being conveyed, image information is read by the photoelectric conversion element 22 such as a contact sensor, and the image signal is transmitted to its own recording system in the copy mode, and is transmitted to another device in the transmission mode. It is configured to be transmitted to the recording system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation section D is a panel for performing the above-mentioned mode switching operation, copy operation, transmission operation, etc., and is provided with keys corresponding to various operations. The operation section D is provided above the document transport mechanism in the reading system C, and is rotatable with respect to the apparatus body 8. It should be noted that transmission to one end side of the operation unit D
The handset 23 of the telephone for receiving is equipped.
Incidentally, in FIG. 1, reference numerals 24a and 24b are electrical equipment substrates.

Next, the construction of each part of the paper feed system A, the recording system B, the ink sheet cartridge E, etc. will be described in detail.

(Paper feed cassette) The paper feed cassette 1 comprises a box-shaped orchest 1a for accommodating a plurality of recording sheets 2, an intermediate plate 1b, an upper guide 1c and a lid 1d, and the recording sheet 2 is an intermediate plate. A predetermined amount is placed between 1b and the upper guide 1c. The middle plate 1b is rotatably provided on the lower surface of the placed recording sheet 2 with one end as a fulcrum, and is pushed up by a pushing-up plate 25 described later to bring the uppermost recording sheet 2 into pressure contact with the sheet feeding roller 3. It is a thing. Further, the upper guide 1c is fixed at a predetermined position so that the uppermost recording sheet 2 is always kept at the predetermined position.

The push-up plate 25 is rotatably supported by the main body 8 of the apparatus, and a rotational force is applied in a direction to push up the intermediate plate 1b by a force of a spring or the like (not shown).
Therefore, as the number of placed recording sheets 2 decreases, the middle plate 1b is rotated by the rotational force of the push-up plate 25, and the uppermost recording sheets 2 are sequentially conveyed. Lid 1d
Is detachably provided on the upper surface of the pocket 1a, prevents dust from adhering to the recording sheet 2, and also functions as a tray for placing the recording sheet 2 discharged from the apparatus after recording is completed. As shown in FIG. 2, the end and side of the lid 1d are inclined to stabilize the placement of the recording sheet 2, and the center of the lid 1d holds the pocket 1a when the sheet cassette 1 is attached or detached. Notches are provided to make it easier to hold.

Further, the paper feed cassette 1 is provided so as to be attachable / detachable to / from the apparatus main body 8, and is pulled out to the left in FIG. 1 to be removed from the apparatus main body 8, and inserted from the opening 8a to the right in FIG. While being guided by the guide portions 8b and 8c, the apparatus body 8 is mounted at a predetermined position (position shown in FIG. 1).

(Paper Feed Unit) The paper feed roller 3 is a roller made of a material having a high friction coefficient such as silicon rubber, and has an arc portion 3a and a flat portion 3b, and rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. By doing so, the uppermost recording sheet 2 in the paper feed cassette 1 is fed out. Further, circular rollers (not shown) having substantially the same outer diameter as the circular arc portion 3a are provided at both ends of the paper feed roller 3. The sheet feed piece 4 rotatably supports a sheet portion 4a such as urethane rubber containing cork by an arm portion 4b, and is pressed toward the sheet feed roller 3 by a spring or the like (not shown). Therefore, when the arc portion 3a is located at a position facing the sheet portion 4a, the paper feed piece 4 is in pressure contact with the arc portion 3a of the paper feed roller 3. On the other hand, the flat portion 3b is the seat portion 4
When it is in a position facing a, the sheet feeding piece 4 is in pressure contact with the circular rollers (not shown) at both ends of the sheet feeding roller 3a, and the recording sheet is placed between the sheet feeding roller 3 and the sheet feeding piece 4. A space through which 2 passes is formed.

In the recording standby state, the sheet feeding roller 3 is at a position where the flat surface portion 3b faces the recording sheet 2 and the sheet feeding piece 4 (the position shown in FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as the sheet feeding standby position). When the paper feed roller 3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 by the drive source described later, the arc portion 3a comes into contact with the recording sheet 2 to feed the uppermost recording sheet 2. At this time, when a plurality of recording sheets 2 are fed out, the lower recording sheet 2 is prevented from being conveyed due to contact friction with the sheet portion 4a, so that only the uppermost recording sheet 2 is fed by the feed roller pair 5a. , 5b, and thereafter the recording sheet 2 is conveyed by a pair of feed rollers 5a, 5b. The paper feed roller 3 rotates once by a clutch means such as an electromagnetic clutch, and then stops rotating at the above-mentioned paper feed standby position. Therefore, the recording sheet 2 is conveyed to the recording system B by the pair of feed rollers 5a and 5b without coming into contact with the paper feed roller 3.

(Recording Sheet) As the recording sheet 2, it is possible to use plain paper, a plastic sheet or the like and other materials that can transfer ink. In this embodiment, plain paper cut into B4 size or A4 size is used as the recording sheet 2. The paper feed cassette 1 containing the recording sheet 2 is stored at a predetermined position (position shown in FIG. 1) of the apparatus main body 8. Further, in this embodiment, the recording sheet 2 is used to reduce the running cost.
A so-called multi-print method is adopted in which recording is performed at a slower transporting speed of the ink sheet 9 than the transporting speed.
In this multi-print method, the conveyance length l of the ink sheet 9 is shorter than the conveyance length L of the recording sheet 2 at the time of recording, and recording is performed with (L / l = n> 1). By doing so, the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 are
Conventional recording method with the same transport length (L / l = 1)
It is possible to increase the use efficiency of the ink sheet 9 by n times as compared with the above.

(Ink Sheet) The ink sheet 9 is configured so that ink transfer can be performed n times at the same portion in order to perform multi-printing as described above. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, four layers of the first heat-resistant coating layer 9a, the second base film layer 9b, the third ink layer 9c, and the fourth top coating layer 9d are used. It will be composed.

The heat-resistant coating layer 9a protects the base film layer 9b from the heat of the recording head 10a which is a thermal head. This heat resistant coat layer 9a is suitable for multi-printing in which heat energy for n lines may be applied to the same location (when heat generation information is continuous), but whether or not this heat resistant coat layer 9a is provided. May be appropriately selected according to the recording method. In addition, it is effective to provide the heat resistant coating layer 9a on a base film having a relatively low heat resistance such as a polyester film.

The base film layer 9b of the second layer serves as a support for the ink sheet 9, and in the case of multi-printing, thermal energy is applied to the same location many times.
Aromatic polyamide film and capacitor paper, which have high heat resistance, are advantageous, but conventional polyester films can also be used. It is advantageous in terms of printing quality that these thicknesses are as thin as possible from the role of a medium, but strength must be taken into consideration, and it is preferably about 3 to 8 μm.

The third ink layer 9c is the recording sheet 2
Is a layer containing an amount of ink capable of being transferred n times. This ink component is a resin such as EVA as an adhesive, carbon black or a nigrosine dye for coloring,
Carnauba wax, paraffin wax, etc. as a binding material are used as a main component, and they are blended to withstand use n times at the same location. The different sensitivity and concentration by the coating amount of the ink layer 9c, which may be arbitrarily selected ^{but, 4g / m 2 ~9g / m} 2 is preferably about.

The fourth top coating layer 9d is not recorded on the recording sheet 2, and the third ink layer 9c is formed on the recording sheet 2.
To prevent pressure transfer of the toner, and is generally composed of a transparent wax or the like. As a result, only the transparent top coating layer 9d is pressure-transferred to the recording sheet 2 in the non-recording portion, and the background stain of the recording sheet 2 is prevented.

The constitution of the ink sheet 9 is not limited to that of this embodiment, and for example, a base layer serving as a support and a porous ink holding layer containing ink provided on one side of the base layer. Or a heat-resistant ink layer having a fine porous network structure formed on the base film, and the ink is contained in the ink layer. Examples of the material of the base film layer 9b include polyimide, polyethylene, polyester,
It may be a film made of polyvinyl chloride, triacetyl cellulose, nylon or the like, or paper. Further, the heat-resistant coating layer 9a is not always necessary, but the material thereof is, for example, silicone resin, epoxy resin, fluororesin,
It may be etrocellulose or the like. Further, as an example of the ink sheet 9 having the heat sublimation ink, spacer particles and a dye formed of a guanamine-based resin and a fluorine-based resin on a substrate formed of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, an aromatic polyamide film, or the like. An ink sheet provided with a color material layer containing is included. In this embodiment, the ink sheet 9 is loaded in the ink sheet cartridge E in order to facilitate handling.

{Ink Sheet Cartridge} As shown in FIG. 4, the ink sheet cartridge E comprises a supply reel 26 as a first winding member, a take-up reel 27 as a second winding member, and an ink sheet conveying means. The ink sheet 9 wound around the supply reel 26 while the capstan roller 32 is mounted rotatably in parallel to a predetermined position of the frame body 28.
Is attached to the take-up reel 27 side to load the ink sheet 9. By using this ink sheet cartridge E, the ink sheet 9 for the recording system B is
Can be loaded extremely easily and surely in a stable state. When the ink sheet 9 is used up, the ink sheet cartridge E is discarded together with the ink sheet 9. That is, since the ink sheet cartridge E is disposable, it is required to be inexpensively provided.
Next, the configuration of each part of the ink sheet cartridge E will be specifically described.

(Frame) The frame 28 in this embodiment has a first casing 28a and a second casing 28b ultrasonically welded together. That is,
As shown in FIG. 4, the welded portions 28c1 and 28c2 of the connecting portion between the first housing 28a and the second housing 28b are ultrasonically welded to each other, and the first housing 28a and the housing 28a are substantially attached to the front and side ends thereof. Formed welded parts 28a1, 28
a4 and a welded portion formed at the substantially tip and side edge of the second housing 28b
It is configured by ultrasonically welding 28b1 and 28b6. The welded portions 28a1, 28b1 and 28c1, 28c2 may be formed over the entire length or may be formed intermittently with a predetermined length in the ink sheet width direction. As a molding material for the frame 28, a resin such as polypropylene resin or ABS resin can be used. In the frame body 28, the recording head 10a is provided at the substantially center of the first housing 28a as shown in FIG.
A window 28d for inserting the second housing 28 is formed.
A window for inserting the platen roller 10b at approximately the center of b
28e is formed, and a notch for escaping the shaft portion 10b1 (see FIG. 1) of the platen roller 10b continuously to the window 28e.
28e1 is formed.

Side plates 28a2, 28b2 are formed upright on both side surfaces of the first casing 28a and the second casing 28b, respectively, and the welded portions 28c1, 28c2 side and the open side are respectively 1/4 yen. A curved surface is formed. A fitting hole 28a3 is formed in the welded portion 28a1 formed at the open side curved surface end of the first housing 28a, and a welded portion formed at the open side curved surface end of the second housing 28b.
28b1 is formed with a fitting protrusion 28b3 which is fitted into the fitting hole 28a3. Furthermore, when the ink sheet cartridge E is attached to the apparatus main body 8 on the open side curved surface of the second housing 28b,
A locking projection 28b4 that engages with a U-shaped groove (not shown) provided on the main body 8 is formed. Side plate 28b2 of the second housing 28b
Guide pins 28f that serve as guides when the ink sheet cartridge E is attached to the apparatus main body 8 are formed at predetermined positions on both sides of.

A U-groove 28 that fits with a bearing 29a mounted at one end of the supply reel 26 is provided at a predetermined position of the side plates 28a2, 28b2.
g1 and a square groove 28 for fixedly supporting the shaft 30a of the slip clutch 30 attached to the other end of the supply reel 26 as described later.
g2 is formed. Further, the side plates 28a2, 28b2 have a U-groove 28g3 fitted with a bearing 29b mounted on one end of the take-up reel 28.
As described later, a U groove 28g4 into which the shaft portion 31a of the slip clutch 31 attached to the other end of the take-up reel 27 is fitted is formed. Further, the side plates 28a2 and 28b2 have bearings 32a of a capstan roller 32, which serves as an ink sheet conveying member, which will be described later.
U-grooves 28g5 and 28g6 are formed to fit with each other. Further, an opening 28h for exposing the reel gear 33 of the take-up reel 27 is formed in the second housing 28b.

(Supply Reel and Slip Clutch) The supply reel 26 is for winding the ink sheet 9.
As shown in FIG. 4, a flange 26b1 is provided on each end of a reel shaft 26a having a length substantially the same as the width of the ink sheet 9,
26b2 is provided, a bearing 29a is loaded on one flange 26b1 side, and a slip clutch 30, which is a tension applying means, is attached on the other flange 26b2 side. The slip clutch 30 is for applying back tension to the ink sheet 9 drawn from the supply reel 26. As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 5 (a) and the sectional view of FIG. 5 (b), this slip clutch 30 is mounted so that a spring 30b is tightened on a shaft 30a having two-sided ends. A hook portion 30b1 is formed on the spring 30b. Then, the shaft 30a to which the spring 30b is attached is inserted into the through hole 30c1 of the collar 30c, and the E ring 30d is attached to the tip of the shaft 30a to prevent the shaft 30a from coming off. At this time, the hook portion 30b1 of the spring spring 30b is a recess formed in the through hole 30c1.
Attach it so that it will lock to 30c2. Further, the flange 30c is fitted into a hollow reel shaft 26a, and a convex portion 30c3 protruding from the outer peripheral portion of the flange 30c is formed in a U-shaped groove 26 at the end of the reel shaft 26a.
Insert it into c and lock it.

In the above structure, the supply reel 26 is attached to the frame 28.
When the ink sheet 9 is pulled out while being attached to
The supply reel 26 rotates in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 5A (the direction in which the ink sheet 9 is fed out). At this time, the shaft 30a is a frame
Since it is locked in the square groove 28g2 of 28 and cannot rotate,
The spring spring 30b tightening the spring 30a receives a rotational force in the loosening direction, so that a friction load is generated between the outer circumference of the shaft 30a and the inner circumference of the spring spring 30b. This friction load causes the spring spring 30b to rotate the shaft 30a when the ink sheet 9 receives a conveying force and the supply reel 26 receives a rotating force of a predetermined torque or more.
Glide around the outer periphery of the bearing while receiving the predetermined torque. Therefore, when pulling out the ink sheet 9 from the supply reel 26, a constant load is always applied, whereby the back tension is applied to the ink sheet 9. Since the value of the loosening torque load of the spring spring 30b is stable, a stable back tension is applied to the ink sheet 9.

(Take-up reel and slip clutch) Next, the take-up reel 27 is for taking up the ink sheet 9 pulled out from the supply reel 26 at the time of recording. As shown in FIG. 4, this is the ink sheet 9 similar to the supply reel 26 described above.
Flanges 27b1 and 27b2 are provided at both ends of a reel shaft 27a having a length substantially the same as the width dimension of the bearing, a bearing 29b is loaded on one flange 27b1 side, and a rotational force transmission limiting means is provided on the other flange 27b2 side. A slip clutch 31, which is (torque transmitting means), is attached. The slip clutch 31 is for applying a constant rotational torque to the take-up reel 27. As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 6A and the sectional view of FIG. 6B, this slip clutch 31 has a D-cut fitting portion 31.
A spring 31b is attached to the shaft 31a having a1 so as to be tightened, and a hook 31b1 is formed on the spring 31b. And the shaft portion 31 to which the spring 31b is attached
The reel gear 33 is loosely fitted in a, and the shaft portion 31a is provided with a collar.
Insert the E-rings 31d and 31e through the through hole 31c1 of the 31c,
Attach it to the end of 31a to prevent it from coming off. At this time, the hook portion 31b1 of the spring spring 31b is attached so as to be locked in the recess 33a formed in the reel gear 33. Furthermore, the tsuba
31c is fitted into the hollow reel shaft 27a, and the convex portion 31c2 protruding from the outer periphery of the flange 31c is fitted into and locked by the U-shaped groove 27c formed at the end of the reel shaft 27a.

In the above structure, the reel gear 33 is moved in the direction of the arrow d in FIG.
When 27 rotates in the direction in which the ink sheet 9 is wound up, the spring spring 31b that tightens the shaft portion 31a receives a rotational force in the loosening direction, and the outer periphery of the shaft portion 31a and the spring spring 31b.
A frictional load is generated between the inner circumference of b and the inner circumference. Under the frictional load, the take-up reel 27 rotates in the direction of arrow d in FIG. 6A to wind up the ink sheet 9. When the spring 31b receives a predetermined torque or more, the spring 31b slides on the outer periphery of the shaft 31a while applying the predetermined torque. Therefore, the take-up reel 27 is always given a rotational force with a constant torque. The value of the loosening torque load of the spring spring 31b is stable as in the case of the slip clutch 30 of the supply reel 26.

In this embodiment, a slip clutch 30 is built in the supply reel 26, and a slip clutch 31 is attached to the take-up reel 27.
By incorporating the above, a special space for providing the slip clutches 30 and 31 becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the gears and the like can be easily arranged in the design of the drive system, and the assemblability can be improved. Further, since the clutches 30 and 31 are exchanged together with the ink sheet cartridge E, the durability of one roll of ink sheet is sufficient.
Further, since the clutches 30 and 31 have a simple structure, they are advantageous in that they can be manufactured at a lower cost than the commercially available powder clutches.

Here, in the present embodiment, the take-up reel
When the ink sheet 9 is wound around 27, the end portion of the ink sheet 9 and the side of the base film 9b are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel shaft 27a of the take-up reel 27 by tape or the like, and the ink application surface side of the ink sheet 9 is wound. The take-up reel 27 is rotated so as to face the inside of the take-up roll.

(Capstan Roller) Next, the capstan roller 32 is an ink sheet conveying means for imparting a conveying force to the ink sheet 9, and in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. It is stored.
The capstan roller 32 is a core made of a metal material.
A rubber portion 32c such as liquid silicone rubber is sprayed and coated on the outer peripheral surface of 32b, the surface state is mirror finish, and a gear 32d is fixed to the end portion of the core portion 32b.
The capstan roller 32 is mounted by inserting the bearing 32a into the U-grooves 28g5 and 28g6 of the frame 28, and is mounted so as to be positioned on the base film 9b surface side of the ink sheet 9 housed in the frame 28. When the ink sheet cartridge E is loaded in the recording system B for recording, as shown in FIG. 1, in the recording conveyance direction of the ink sheet 9 (direction of arrow b in FIG. 1), the downstream side of the recording means 10 And take-up reel 27
The capstan roller 32 on the upstream side of the ink sheet 9
The base film layer 9b side is contacted.

At the time of recording, the ink sheet 9 is conveyed by the capstan roller 32 which rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In the multi-print method in which recording is performed while the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 are conveyed in opposite directions as in this embodiment, a force of about 15 kg at maximum is required as the force for conveying the ink sheet 9. There is. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the friction coefficient between the capstan roller 32 and the base film 9b of the ink sheet 9 is set to be in the range of 10 to 20, slip between the capstan roller 32 and the base film 9b can be prevented. In this embodiment, the friction coefficient is set to about 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a capstan roller
The larger the wrap angle θ of the ink sheet 9 with respect to 32 is, the larger the contact area between the capstan roller 32 and the ink sheet 9 is, so that the capstan roller 32 is less likely to slip. Therefore, in this embodiment, the ink sheet 9 is not wound around the take-up reel 27 (the take-up roll diameter is the minimum).
The winding angle θ is set to about 30 °. As is clear from FIG. 1, the ink surface of the ink sheet 9 is wound inward and the capstan roller 32 is positioned so as to contact the base film surface side. When the diameter of the take-up roll is increased by being taken up by the take-up reel 27, the winding angle θ is also increased. Therefore, as the ink sheet 9 is taken up by the take-up reel 27, the capstan roller 32 surely applies the ink sheet conveying force. The winding angle θ
Is basically required to be in contact with the capstan roller 32, but considering the dimensional accuracy variation of the apparatus body 8 and the ink sheet cartridge E, it depends on the capstan roller diameter. It is recommended to set in the range of 5 ° ≦ θ ≦ 180 °.

As described above, the capstan roller 32 having a high friction coefficient is wound around the ink sheet 9 at a predetermined winding angle θ so that the conveyance force is applied to the ink sheet 9 only by the capstan roller 32. It becomes possible to perform the above-mentioned method, and the conventional pinch roller becomes unnecessary. It should be noted that in order to improve the conveyance accuracy of the ink sheet 9, it is better that the rubber portion 32c of the capstan roller 32 is less deformed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the rubber portion 32c is thin so that the thickness thereof is about 75 μm. This makes it difficult for the roller portion of the capstan roller 32 to deform, and the ink sheet 9
The transportation accuracy of is increased.

Further, in this embodiment, since the capstan roller 32 is provided inside the ink sheet cartridge E,
When the cartridge E is replaced, the capstan roller 32 is also replaced. Therefore, the durability of the capstan roller 32 is sufficient for one roll of the ink sheet.
Is easy to manufacture. Further, when the capstan roller 32 is rotated at a constant speed, the transport amount of the ink sheet 9 depends on the roller diameter of the capstan roller 32. Therefore, especially in the case of multi-printing, the recording n value (the value of the carry amount of the ink sheet 9 with respect to the carry amount of the recording sheet 2) is selected as the ink sheet cartridge E in which the capstan roller 32 having a desired roller diameter is housed. By doing so, it is possible to deal with it easily.

(Assembly of Ink Sheet Cartridge) Next, in order to assemble the ink sheet cartridge E, a bearing 29a is attached to one end of the supply reel shaft 26a around which the ink sheet 9 shown in FIG. Second housing 28b
The U-groove 28g1 formed on the
The shaft 30a, which has been taken on two sides, is fitted into the square groove 28g2. Further, a bearing 29b is attached to one end of the take-up reel shaft 27a,
29b is fitted into the U groove 28g3 of the second housing 28b, and a bearing (not shown) attached to the shaft portion 31a of the slip clutch 31 is attached to the U groove 28g3.
Fit in groove 28g4. And the bearing of the capstan roller 32
32a is fitted in the U-grooves 28g5 and 28g6 formed in the second housing 28b. Next, the first casing 28a is opposed to the second casing 28b, and the welded portions 28a1 and 28b1 and the welded portions 28a4 and 28b6 are ultrasonically welded to each other, so that the ink sheet 9 and the capstan roller 32 are loaded into the ink sheet. Assemble the cartridge E. As a result, the supply reel 26a, which is the first winding member, the take-up reel 27a, which is the second winding member, and the capstan roller 32, which is the ink sheet conveying means, are rotatably supported in parallel. The ink sheet cartridge E is configured.

(Ink Sheet Cartridge Loading Section) In this embodiment, the ink sheet cartridge E is configured to be positioned and loaded at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 8. As shown in FIG. 9, at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 8, a capstan roller 32, which is an ink sheet conveying means, is provided.
A positioning member 8d for positioning the platen roller 10b, which is a member to be transferred, and the recording head 10a, which is a recording unit, at predetermined positions is formed. At a predetermined position of the positioning member 8d, a U groove 8d1 which is a fitting portion for fitting a bearing 32a, which is a cylindrical member provided at both ends of the capstan roller 32, and a predetermined position of the recording cover 15 are provided. A U-groove 8d2 for fitting and supporting the positioning pin 10a5 of the provided recording head 10a is provided. Further, the shaft portion of the platen roller 10b is provided at a predetermined position of the positioning member 8d.
10b1 is pivotally supported. A bearing (not shown), which is a cylindrical member that rotatably supports the roller 10b, is provided at both ends of the platen roller 10b, and a fitting portion (not shown) that fits and supports the bearing is provided. Positioning member 8
The platen roller 10b may be arranged at a predetermined position by being provided in d. Further, at a predetermined position of the recording cover 15, a bearing 32a of a capstan roller 32 fitted and supported in the U groove 8d1 of the positioning member 8d.
An abutting member 15b is provided to hold down.

(How to load the ink sheet cartridge)
In the method of loading the ink sheet cartridge E, first, the recording cover 15 in the recording system B is opened around the rotation shaft 14, and the guide pin 28f at the cartridge base is formed on the main body 8 of the guide card rail (not shown). The capstan roller 32, which is the ink sheet conveying member, can be rotated by inserting the capstan roller 32, which is the ink sheet transporting member, by inserting the locking protrusion 28b4 of the cartridge front end into a U-shaped groove (not shown) formed in the main body 8 of the apparatus. The bearing 32a supported on the recording medium 15 is fitted and supported in the U groove 8d1 of the positioning member 8d formed on the apparatus main body 8. Then, when the recording cover 15 is closed around the rotating shaft 14, the recording cover 15 is covered. The bearing 32a of the capstan roller 32 fitted in the U groove 8d1 is held down by the formed abutting member 15b, and the capstan roller 32, the platen roller 10b, and the recording head 10a. There while being positioned at a predetermined position of in the recording system B to the apparatus main body 8, the ink sheet cartridge E is loaded to a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 8.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the elastic body is molded at a predetermined position of the recording system B in the apparatus main body 8 which is a loading portion for positioning and loading the frame body 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E. As a means to arrange the frame 28
A support base 8e for supporting the lower half of the frame 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E and a pressing base 15c for pressing and supporting the upper half of the frame 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E supported by the support 8e. They are provided at predetermined positions on the apparatus body 8 and the recording cover 15, respectively. By sandwiching the frame 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E formed of an elastic body by the support base 8e and the pressing base 15c which are the above-mentioned means, the twist and twist due to the molding of the frame 28 are prevented and the ink is prevented. The supply reel 26 and the take-up reel 27 housed in the sheet cartridge E are arranged at predetermined positions.

Further, as described above, the platen roller 10
The platen roller 10b and the capstan roller 32 are supported in parallel by rotatably positioning and supporting the capstan roller 32 on the positioning member 8d that rotatably supports b, whereby the ink sheet cartridge. The supply reel 26 and the take-up reel 27, which are in parallel with the capstan roller 32 in E, also automatically move to the platen roller.
It is supported in parallel with 10b. Also supply reel
26, the take-up reel 27, and the capstan roller 32 are all positioned inside the ink sheet cartridge E by a side pressure member (not shown) so that the frame body 28 is fixed by the above-described operation. 9 is supported at a predetermined position with respect to the recording width of the recording head 10a.

{Recording Configuration} In the recording in the recording system B, the ink sheet cartridge E is loaded as described above, and the thermal transfer recording is performed by the recording means 10.

(Recording Means) Next, the recording means 10 is shown in FIG.
And FIG. 8 will be described. In the recording head 10a used in this embodiment, a plurality of heating elements 10a2, which generate heat when energized, are arranged in a line on a head substrate 10a1, and the heating elements 10a2 are selectively energized according to an image signal. Is a line-type thermal head in which a head driver element 10a3 for performing the above and a protective cover 10a4 surrounding and protecting the head driver element 10a3 over the entire width direction of the recording sheet 2 are attached.

Recording head 10a which is this thermal head
When the distance from the heating element 10a2 to one end in the lateral direction of the recording head 10a is L1 and the distance to the other end is L2 as shown in FIG. It is arranged at a position where the distance relationship is L1 <L2 (for example, L1 = 5 mm, L2 = 20 mm in this embodiment). The recording head 10a having the heating element 10a2 is
As shown in FIG. 1, the heat generating element 10a2 is swingably attached to a head supporting portion 10c provided on the recording cover 15 so as to be positioned on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the recording sheet 2, and as shown in FIG. Positioning pins 10 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of
a5 is provided. The positioning pin 10a5 is inserted into the U-shaped groove 8d2 provided in the positioning member 8d that pivotally supports the shaft portion 10b1 of the platen roller 10b when the recording cover 15 is closed. It has a positioning function for setting the position of the recording head 10a. Further, the recording head 10a used in this embodiment reproduces an image as in the conventional art by changing the arrangement of the heating elements by reversing the arrangement order of the heating elements.

Next, a drive mechanism for adjusting the pressing force of the recording head 10a against the platen roller 10b will be described with reference to FIG. In the platen roller 10b, a roller portion 10b2 axially longer than the width dimension of the recording sheet 2 is formed on a shaft portion 10b1 rotatably attached to the apparatus body 8. One end of the shaft portion 10b1 is shown in FIG. The platen gear 48 is fixed as shown in FIG. The recording head 10 is attached to the platen roller 10b.
In order to press contact with a, on the back side of the recording head 10a,
A shaft in which the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c are rotatably supported.
The pressing levers 34a, 34b, and 34c are rotatably provided around the rotation center 35, and rotational forces are applied to the pressing levers 34a, 34b, and 34c in the direction of arrow e in FIG. Further, the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c are provided with groove portions 34a1, 34b1, 34c1, and the groove portions 34a1, 34b1, 34c1 are pins fixed to the shaft 35.
It is configured to come into contact with 35a, 35b, 35c with a predetermined backlash. An arm 37 is fixed to one end of the shaft 35.

Therefore, when the shaft 35 is in the position shown in FIG. 1 (that is, the positions in which the pins 35a, 35b, 35c are not in contact with the grooves 34a1, 34b1, 34c1, respectively), the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34 are located.
c is rotated in the direction of arrow e in FIG. 1 by the force of springs 36a, 36b, 36c, respectively, and comes into contact with the recording head 10a,
a is pressed against the platen roller 10b (hereinafter,
The positions of the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c at this time are called recording positions). On the other hand, when the shaft 35 rotates counterclockwise by a predetermined angle from the position shown in FIG. 1, the pins 35a, 35b, 35c and the groove 34a are formed.
The pressing levers 34a, 34b, 3 are contacted with the 1, 34b1, 34c1.
4c overcomes the force of the springs 36a, 36b, 36c and rotates in the direction of arrow f in FIG. 1 to weaken (or eliminate) the pressure contact force of the recording head 10a to the platen roller 10b (hereinafter, at this time). The positions of the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c are referred to as standby positions). The standby positions are pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34
It is desirable that the position c is not in contact with the recording head 10a. Further, in this embodiment, the pressing levers 34a, 34
Since b and 34c are independently rotatable,
Pressing leverage by changing the spring force of the springs 36a, 36b, 36c
It is possible to improve the print quality by making the pressure contact forces of the recording heads 10a of the recording heads 34a, 34b, 34c different in the width direction of the recording heads 10a.

(Drive transmission structure) Next, the recording sheet 2
The drive mechanism for transporting the ink sheet 9 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9, a cassette motor 38, a platen motor 39, and an ink sheet motor 40 are attached to the apparatus body 8.

The cassette motor 38 rotates the paper feed roller 3, the feed roller 5a, and the discharge roller 12a by rotating in one direction, and presses the platen roller 10b of the recording head 10a by the means described later by rotating in the other direction. To adjust. The motor gear 38a of the cassette motor 38 is meshed with the clutch gears 41a and 41b.
a and 41b are in contact with boss gears 43a and 43b via spring clutches 42a and 42b, respectively. The spring clutches 42a and 42b are one-way clutches formed by winding a wire rod. Boss gear 43a
Meshes with the roller gear 5c of the feed roller 5a, the roller gear 5c meshes with the intermediate gear 44, and the intermediate gear 44 meshes with the roller gear 3c of the paper feed roller 3. Also, the feed roller 5
The rotation of a is performed by the roller pulley 5d, the belt 45, and the roller pulley.
It is transmitted to the discharge roller 12a via 12c. On the other hand, the boss gear 43b meshes with the cam gear 46a of the cam 46. The cam 46 is in contact with the arm 37 and swings the arm 37 according to the rotational position. Here, the shape of the cam 46 is
When the minimum radius part 46b of is in contact with the arm 37,
34a, 34b, 34c are in the above-mentioned recording positions, and when the maximum radius portion 46c of the cam 46 is in contact with the arm 37, the pressing lever 34
The a, 34b, and 34c are configured to be in the above-mentioned standby position. The rotation position of the cam 46 is detected by the cam sensor 47.

With the above construction, the cassette motor 38 is driven to rotate the motor gear 38a in the direction of the solid arrow (hereinafter,
When the clutch gears 41a and 41b rotate, the spring clutch 42a locks and the spring clutch 42b idles in this rotation direction, so that the boss gear 43a rotates in the direction of the solid line arrow. On the other hand, the boss gear 43b is stopped. Therefore, the paper feed roller 3, the feed roller 5a, and the discharge roller 12a rotate in the direction of the solid arrow to convey the recording sheet 2 in the direction of the arrow a. At this time, the cam 46 is stopped. On the other hand, when the cassette motor 38 is driven to rotate the motor gear 38a in the direction of the broken line arrow (hereinafter referred to as reverse rotation), the clutch gears 41a and 41b rotate, but in this rotation direction, the spring clutch 42a idles while the spring clutch Since 42b is configured to be locked, the boss gear 43a stops, while the boss gear 43b rotates in the direction of the broken line arrow and the cam 46 rotates in the direction of the broken line arrow. Therefore, by rotating the cassette motor 38 in the reverse direction by a predetermined step corresponding to the output of the cam sensor 47 (position of the cam 46), the pressing levers 34a and 34a via the cam 46, the arm 37 and the shaft 35.
By moving b and 34c to the recording position or the standby position, the pressure contact force of the recording head 10a to the platen roller 10b is strengthened or weakened.

The platen motor 39 is a drive source for driving and rotating the platen roller 10b, and the motor gear 39a
And the platen gear 48 mesh with each other, and by driving the motor 39 to rotate the motor gear 39a in the direction of the solid line arrow, the platen roller 10b is driven and rotated via the platen gear 48, and the recording sheet 2 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow a. To do.

On the other hand, as described with reference to FIG. 9, when the ink sheet cartridge E is loaded and the recording cover 15 is closed, the U groove 8 of the positioning member 8d formed in the main body 8 of the apparatus.
The bearing 32a of the capstan roller 32 is fitted and supported on d1,
The bearing 32a is fixed by an abutting member 15b formed on the recording cover 15. As a result, the gear 32 of the capstan roller 32 is connected to the motor gear 40a of the ink sheet motor 40 that is a member that transmits the driving force to the capstan roller.
d meshes with the gear 32d, and the reel gear 33 of the take-up reel 27 meshes with the gear 32d. Therefore, the ink sheet motor 40
Is driven to rotate the motor gear 40a in the direction of the solid line arrow, the gear 32d of the capstan roller 32 rotates in the direction of the solid line arrow, and the reel gear 33 of the take-up reel 27 rotates in the direction of the solid line arrow. Therefore, the capstan roller 32
The ink sheet 9 is pulled out from the supply reel 26 and conveyed in the direction of the arrow b by the rotation of, and the conveyed ink sheet 9 is taken up by the take-up reel 27.

The gear ratio is set so that the rotational peripheral speed of the take-up reel 27 is faster than the rotational peripheral speed of the capstan roller 32.
It is configured to rotate while causing slippage. The ink sheet 9 is taken up by the take-up reel 27 while the front tension is applied by the slip. Incidentally, by disposing the capstan roller 32 that gives the conveying force to the ink sheet 9 near the platen roller 10b, the elongation of the ink sheet 9 is reduced,
More accurate transportation can be performed.

(Description of Control System) Next, a control system for driving and controlling each member will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 50 denotes a control unit of the facsimile device, which is a power supply unit that supplies electric power to the entire device.
NCU for connecting 51, modem board unit 52, and telephone 53
A board unit 54, a display unit 55 for displaying the contents input from the operation unit D, and the like are arranged.

The control section 50 is used as a CPU 50a for controlling the entire recording apparatus, a ROM 50b for storing various programs and various data, a work area for the CPU 50a, and for temporarily storing various data such as the number of recordings. It has a RAM 50c for saving. Reference numeral 50d denotes a line memory for storing an image of each line of the image data, which stores one line of image data from the document reading system C when transmitting or copying a document, and when receiving image data. Stores the decoded data for one line. The various data stored in the line memory 50d is output to the recording system B to record an image. Reference numeral 50e is an encoding / decoding unit that encodes image information to be transmitted by MH encoding or the like, or decodes received encoded image data to convert it into image data. Reference numeral 50f is a buffer memory for storing transmitted and received encoded image data.

Next, the electrical system connection between the recording system B and the controller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. Recording head 10a
Is the serial recording data 56 for one line from the control unit 50.
shift register 57 for inputting a, latch signal 56b
By the latch circuit 58 for latching the data of the shift register 57, the heating element 10 composed of a heating resistor for one line is provided.
Equipped with a1. The heating element 10a1 is driven by being divided into m blocks (10a1-1 to 10a1-m). Further, the recording head 10a is equipped with a temperature sensor 59 for detecting the temperature, and an output signal 56c of the temperature sensor 59 is A / D converted in the control unit 50 to obtain the C signal.
It is input to the PU 50a. As a result, the CPU 50a
Detects the temperature of the recording head 10a and changes the pulse width of the strobe signal 56d in accordance with the temperature, or changes the driving voltage of the recording head 10a, etc.
The energy applied to the recording head 10a is changed according to the characteristics of the above. The type (characteristic) of the ink sheet 9 is selected by inputting from the operation unit D or the like, but it is also possible to detect the mark or the like printed on the ink sheet 9 to determine the type or characteristic. .. It is also possible to identify a mark, a notch, a protrusion, or the like attached to the cartridge that stores the ink sheet 9.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a recording head drive circuit which inputs a drive signal for the recording head 10a from the control section 50 and outputs a strobe signal 56d for driving the recording head 10a in units of blocks. The recording head drive circuit 60 is the control unit.
The energy applied to the recording head 10a can be changed by changing the control time of the current output to the power supply line 56e for supplying the current to the heating element 10a1 of the recording head 10a according to the instruction of 50. Further, 61, 62, 63 are cassette motor 38, platen motor 39, which are the driving means.
This is a motor drive circuit that rotationally drives each ink sheet motor 40. Although the stepping motors are used as the motors 38, 39, 40, the motors 38, 39, 40 are not limited to these and may be DC motors, servo motors or the like. Further, the control unit 50 includes a recording sheet leading edge sensor 7 for detecting the leading edge of the recording sheet 2, a recording sheet ejection sensor 13 for detecting passage of the recording sheet 2, a recording sheet presence sensor S1 for detecting the presence or absence of the recording sheet 2, Detection signals from an ink sheet presence sensor S2 that detects the presence or absence of the ink sheet 9 and an ink sheet speed sensor S3 that detects the transport speed of the ink sheet 9 are input, and the display unit 55 is responsive to the detection signals.
And a recording operation is controlled.

{Paper feeding operation} Next, prior to recording, the paper feeding system A
The operation of supplying the recording sheet 2 to the recording system B will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. In the following description, as to the rotation direction of each motor, as shown in FIG. 10, the rotation in the direction of the solid line arrow is the forward rotation, and the rotation in the direction of the broken line arrow is the reverse rotation.

(Operation 1) First, the cassette motor 38 is rotated in the reverse direction to move the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c to the standby position. As a result, the pressure contact force of the recording head 10a with respect to the platen roller 10b becomes small, so that the friction of the ink sheet 9 with respect to the recording head 10a and the platen roller 10b becomes small when the ink sheet 9 described later is conveyed, and the ink sheet 9
It is possible to prevent troubles such as wrinkles and ink peeling due to rubbing.

(Operation 2) When a recording signal arrives, first, before the start of recording, the ink sheet motor 40 rotates in the normal direction to rotate the capstan roller 32 in the normal direction to wind the ink sheet 9 by a predetermined amount. Then, back slip is applied to the ink sheet 9 by the action of the slip clutch 30 of the supply reel 26, wrinkles and slack of the ink sheet 9 are eliminated, and the quality of recording at the time of recording is improved. Further, since the ink sheet 9 forms a flat surface between the capstan roller 32 and the recording head 10a, the platen roller 10b and the ink sheet 9 form a wedge-shaped space. Therefore, when the recording sheet 2 is supplied to the recording means 10, the leading edge of the sheet 2 can be smoothly entered without causing folds or wrinkles.

(Operation 3) Next, the cassette motor 38 rotates in the normal direction to rotate the paper feed roller 3 and the feed roller 5a in the normal direction. As a result, the uppermost recording sheet 2 of the paper feeding cassette 1 is fed by the paper feeding roller 3 and the paper feeding piece 4 and is conveyed toward the recording means 10 by the feed roller pair 5a, 5b through the guides 6a, 6b. When the leading edge of the recording sheet 2 reaches the recording sheet leading edge sensor 7, the output of the leading edge sensor 7 is turned on. From this point the cassette motor
The drive step of 38 is counted by the control unit 50, and a predetermined step a (here, the leading edge of the recording sheet 2 is the leading edge sensor 7).
It is the number of steps required to reach the recording means 10 after passing through. By rotating, the leading end of the recording sheet 2 reaches the printing position while being guided by the ink sheet 9 as described above.

(Operation 4) After the lapse of the predetermined step a, the platen motor 39 is normally rotated to normally rotate the platen roller 10b. As a result, the recording sheet 2 can be easily inserted into the recording means 10, and the platen roller 10b and the recording head can be easily inserted.
The recording sheet 2 is sandwiched between the pressure contact portions with 10a, and thereafter the recording sheet 2 is conveyed by the platen roller 10b.
By rotating the platen motor 39 by a predetermined amount, the leading edge of the recording sheet 2 is conveyed to the downstream of the printing position of the recording unit 10 by the margin, and enters the recording standby state.

(Operation 5) Next, the cassette motor 38 is rotated in the reverse direction to move the pressing levers 34a, 34b, 34c to the recording position, and the recording becomes possible.

{Recording Operation} (Operation 6) When the above-mentioned paper feeding operation is completed and the recording becomes possible, the cassette motor 38, the platen motor 39, and the ink sheet motor 40 rotate in the normal direction, and the feed roller 5a, the platen roller 10b, Rotate the capstan roller 32 forward. As a result, the recording sheet 2 is conveyed in the direction of arrow a, and
The ink sheet 9 is conveyed in the direction of arrow b, which is opposite to the conveying direction of the recording sheet 2, and recording on the recording sheet 2 is performed. When the multi-print method in which the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 are conveyed in the opposite directions for recording is adopted as described above, an image is formed while shearing the ink in the ink layer. Therefore, the conveyance of the ink sheet 9 requires a force obtained by adding the frictional force between the ink sheet 9 and the recording head 10a and the shearing force of the ink. Therefore, the carrying force for the ink sheet 9 needs to be larger than the carrying force when the conventional one-time ink sheet is used. Further, in the multi-print recording system, the ink sheet 9 is formed every time an image for one line is formed on the recording sheet 2.
Is required to be reliably conveyed by the amount of 1 / n lines (recording n value), and it is possible to improve the quality of a recorded image by performing the conveyance reliably. In order to satisfy the above conditions, in this embodiment, the capstan roller 32 imparts a highly accurate and reliable conveying force to the ink sheet 9.

(Operation 7) When the recording on the recording sheet 2 is completed, the cassette motor 38 rotates in the reverse direction and the pressing levers 34a, 34a.
Move b and 34c to the standby position. This weakens the pressure contact force of the recording head 10a with respect to the platen roller 10b.

(Operation 8) Next, the cassette motor 38 and the platen motor 39 rotate in the normal direction to rotate the platen roller 10b and the discharge roller 12a in the normal direction. As a result, the recording sheet 2 for which recording has been completed can be completely removed from the recording means 10.

(Operation 9) Further, the cassette motor 38 is normally rotated so that the discharge roller 12a is normally rotated. As a result, the recording sheet 2 is discharged onto the lid 1d that functions as a tray on which the sheet 2 is placed. When the recording signal for the next page arrives, the same operation is repeated after the above operation 2. Further, the above operation 8 is performed between pages of continuous page recording.
9 may be omitted.

In this example, the platen roller 10b and the discharge roller 12a are driven by different motors,
The recording sheet 2 on which recording has been completed is ejected by a pair of discharge rollers 12a, 12b
Since it is not necessary to rotate the platen roller 10b excessively at the time of discharging, contact rotation between the platen roller 10b and the ink sheet 9 can be minimized, and wrinkles and ink peeling due to rubbing of the ink sheet 9 etc. Can be prevented and quality can be improved. Further, the recording sheet ejection sensor 13 detects the rear end of the recording sheet 2 to confirm the normal ejection of the recording sheet 2.

[Other Embodiments] Next, other embodiments of the respective parts of the ink sheet cartridge and the recording apparatus described above will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the multi-print system in which the recording sheet 2 and the ink sheet 9 are conveyed in opposite directions for recording is illustrated. However, a one-time ink sheet is used, and the recording sheet and the ink sheet are conveyed in the same direction. Naturally, it is possible even with the one-time printing method in which recording is performed by recording.

In the above-described embodiment, the silicone rubber is blown as the capstan roller 32 to form the roller portion, but it is not necessary to limit the silicone rubber to the silicone rubber. That is, any material can be used as long as the coefficient of friction of the ink sheet 9 can be obtained, and other materials such as chloroprene rubber can be used. Also, as a method of attaching the material to the core, one thin plate member may be wound around the core and attached. Alternatively, a pipe-shaped member may be made of the above material, and the core may be inserted into the pipe to be attached. Further, the rubber portion may be formed by molding. In this case, since the friction coefficient is lower than that of the spraying process (about 1.5 to 6), it is necessary to increase the wrapping angle θ and the back tension to prevent the capstan roller 32 and the ink sheet 9 from slipping. is there. As experimental data, the friction coefficient is 2.6
At that time, there was no defective conveyance of the ink sheet 9 when the wrap angle was 45 ° and the back tension was 400 g or more. In addition, the thin plate described above,
In the case of manufacturing pipes, molding, etc., the friction coefficient between the capstan roller 32 and the ink sheet 9 used in the above-described first embodiment can be approximated by mirror-finishing the rubber outer peripheral surface.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the capstan roller 32 is built in the ink sheet cartridge E, but the roller 32 is not always the cartridge E as a recording device.
It does not need to be built in, and may be attached to the apparatus main body side. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the capstan roller 32 is configured as the transporting means for the ink sheet 9, but it may be configured as another transporting means for the ink sheet 9 such as using a transport roller and a pinch roller. Is.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the recording head 10a
Although the conventional image was obtained by reversing the arrangement order of the heating elements 10a2 of No. 1, the same effect as the present invention can be obtained by reversing the data permutation of the serial recording data 56a of the control unit 50. It is natural that you can get it. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the locking projection is formed on the ink sheet cartridge to be locked with the U-shaped groove (not shown) provided in the main body of the apparatus, but the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge is held. As a matter of course, the apparatus main body and the ink sheet cartridge may be configured as described above. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the support base 8e and the pressing base are used as means for positioning and loading the frame body 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E at a predetermined position.
Although 15c and 15c are provided in the apparatus, it goes without saying that other means may be used as long as the same effect can be obtained. Further, by molding the frame body 28 of the ink sheet cartridge E with an elastic body, the twisting and the twisting due to the molding of the frame body 28 are prevented from being regulated, and the supply reel 26 and the winding housed in the ink sheet cartridge E are wound. The take-up reel 27 is arranged at a predetermined position.

[0084]

As described above, when the ink sheet cartridge is loaded in the apparatus body, the transfer material carrying member axially supported by the apparatus body and the ink sheet carrying means housed in the ink sheet cartridge. By reliably positioning the recording means at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body by the positioning member, the variation in recording quality is eliminated,
It will be good. Further, since the transfer material transport member and the ink sheet transport means are supported in parallel, the first winding member and the second winding member that are parallel to the ink sheet transport means in the ink sheet cartridge are also provided. Since it is automatically supported in parallel with the transfer material transport member, it is possible to prevent wrinkles from being generated due to the skew of the ink sheet, to prevent uneven transport of the ink sheet, and to prevent deterioration in recording quality. Further, by mounting a driving force transmitting member for transmitting the driving force to the ink sheet conveying means to the positioning member, the ink sheet conveying means and the driving force transmitting member are mounted when the ink sheet cartridge is loaded in the apparatus main body. And are connected accurately and surely. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a pendulum gear or the like, which leads to downsizing and simplification of the recording apparatus by reducing the number of parts, and cost can be reduced. Further, with the above structure, a member for positioning and holding the first winding member and the second winding member at a predetermined position is not necessary, and the number of members for positioning at the predetermined position is reduced, so that the recording apparatus main body is downsized and simplified. The cost can be reduced. Further, the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge is positioned and loaded at a predetermined position, and the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge, which is an elastic body, is made to follow the main body of the recording apparatus. Since the twisting can be prevented and regulated and the first winding member and the second winding member are arranged at the predetermined positions, a member for positioning and holding the both members at the predetermined positions is not necessary, and the recording apparatus main body is small in size. And promote cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall structure of a facsimile device.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory diagram of an ink sheet.

FIG. 4 is a development explanatory view of an ink sheet cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a structural explanatory view of a slip clutch on the supply reel side.

FIG. 6 is a structural explanatory view of a slip clutch on the take-up reel side.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an ink sheet conveyance path.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a thermal head.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory perspective view of an opened state of the facsimile device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a drive transmission configuration.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a recording control system.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a drive control system.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart illustrating a recording sheet conveyance operation.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Paper feeding system B ... Recording system C ... Reading system D ... Operation part E ... Ink sheet cartridge 1 ... Cassette 1a ... Oke 1b ... Middle plate 1c ... Upper guide 1d ... Lid 2 ... Recording sheet 3 ... Paper feeding roller 3a ... Arc part 3b ... Flat part 3c ... Roller gear 4 ... Feeding piece 4a ... Sheet part 4b ... Arm part 5a, 5b ... Feed roller 5c ... Roller gear 5d ... Roller pulley 6a, 6b ... Guide 7 ... Recording sheet tip sensor 8 ... Device body 8a ... Openings 8b, 8c ... Guide portion 8d ... Positioning member 8d1, 8d2 ... U
Groove 8e ... Support base 9 ... Ink sheet 9a ... Heat resistant coating layer 9b ... Base film layer 9c ... Ink layer 9d ... Top coating layer 10 ... Recording means 10a ... Recording head 10a1 ... Head substrate 10a2 ... Heating element 10a3 ... Head driver element 10a4 Protective cover 10a5 Positioning pin 10b Platen roller 10b1 Shaft 10b2 Roller 10c Head support 11a, 11b Ejection guide 12a, 12b Ejection roller 12c Roller pulley 13 Recording sheet ejection sensor 14 Rotation axis 15 ... Recording cover 15a ... Original placing table 15b ... Abutting member 15c ... Pressing table 16 ... Original 17a ... Preliminary conveying roller 17b ... Preliminary piece 18a ... Separation roller 18b ... Pressing piece 19a, 19b ... Conveying roller 20a, 20b ... Ejecting roller 21 ... Ejection tray 22 ... Photoelectric conversion element 23 ... Handset 24a, 24b ... Electrical board 25 ... Pushup plate 26 ... Supply reel 26a ... Reel shaft 26b1 26b2 ... Flange 26c ... U-shaped groove 27 ... Take-up reel 27a ... Reel shaft 27b1, 27b2 ... Flange 27c ... U-shaped groove 28 ... Frame 28a ... First housing 28a1 ... Welding portion 28a2 ... Side plate 28a3 ... Fitting hole 28a4 ... Welding portion 28b ... Second housing 28b1 ... Welding portion 28b2 ... Side plate 28b3 ... Fitting protrusion 28b4 ... Locking protrusion 28b6 ... Welding portion 28c1, 28c2 ... Welding portion 28d, 28e ... Window 28e1 ... Notch 28f ... Guide pin 29g1 ... U groove 29g2 ... Square groove 28g3, 28g4, 28g5, 28g6 ... U groove 28h ... Opening 29a, 29b ... Bearing 30 ... Sliding clutch 30a ... Shaft 30b ... Spring spring 30b1 ... Hook part 30c ... Tsuba 30c1 ... Through hole 30c2 ... Recess 30c3 ... Convex Part 30d ... E-ring 31 ... Sliding clutch 31a ... Shaft part 31a1 ... D-cut fitting part 31b ... Spring spring 31b1 ... Hook part 31c ... Collar 31c1 ... Through hole 31c2 ... Projections 31d, 31e ... E-ring 32 ... Capstan roller 32a ... Bearing 32b ... Core part 32c ... Rubber part 32d ... Gear 33 ... Reel gear 33a Recesses 34a, 34b, 34c ... pressing lever 34a1,34b1,34
c1 ... Groove 35 ... Shafts 35a, 35b, 35
c ... Pins 36a, 36b, 36c ... Spring 37 ... Arm 38 ... Cassette motor 38a ... Motor gear 39 ... Platen motor 39a ... Motor gear 40 ... Ink sheet motor 41a, 41b ... Clutch gear 42a, 42b ... Spring clutch 43a, 43b ... Boss gear 44 ... Intermediate gear 45 ... Belt 46 ... Cam 46a ... Cam gear 46b ... Radius minimum part 46c ... Radius maximum part 47 ... Cam sensor 48 ... Platen gear 50 ... Control part 50a ... CPU 50b ... ROM 50c ... RAM 50d ... Line memory 50e ... Encoding /
Decoding section 50f ... Buffer memory 51 ... Power supply section 52 ... Modem board unit 53 ... Telephone 54 ... NCU board unit 55 ... Display section 56a ... Serial recording data 56b ... Latch signal 56c ... Output signal 56d ... Strobe signal 56e ... Power line 57 … Shift register 58… Latch circuit 59… Temperature sensor 60… Recording head drive circuit 61, 62, 63… Motor drive circuit

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A first winding member capable of winding an ink sheet having ink on a support, a second winding member capable of winding the ink sheet, and imparting a conveying force to the ink sheet. And a frame for accommodating the first winding member, the second winding member, and the ink sheet conveying unit, and the first winding member and the second winding member. An ink sheet cartridge, wherein the ink sheet transporting means and the ink sheet transporting means are configured to be supported in parallel and rotatable. 2. The ink according to claim 1, wherein the recording material conveys a transfer material and a transfer material in parallel and selectively transfers the transfer material to the transfer material by a recording means for recording. A sheet cartridge, a transfer material transfer member for applying a transfer force to the transfer material, and a recording unit for applying energy to the ink sheet housed in the ink sheet cartridge to perform recording on the transfer material. When the ink sheet cartridge is loaded in the apparatus main body and the transfer material conveying member is axially supported by the apparatus main body, the ink sheet conveying means housed in the ink sheet cartridge and the transfer material conveyance A recording apparatus, wherein the member and the recording means are configured to be positioned at a predetermined position by a positioning member. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a driving force transmitting member that transmits a driving force to the ink sheet conveying means is attached to the positioning member. 4. A cylindrical member is provided at each end of the ink sheet conveying means and the transfer material conveying member, and a fitting portion for fitting the cylindrical member to the positioning member is provided, and the cylindrical member is fitted to the fitting member. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording apparatus is configured so as to be fitted into the portion and positioned. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cylindrical member is a bearing of the ink sheet conveying means and the transfer material conveying member. 6. An ink sheet cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge is an elastic body. 7. The ink according to claim 6, wherein the transfer material and the transferred material are conveyed in parallel, and the recording material is selectively transferred to the transferred material by the recording means to perform recording. A sheet cartridge, a loading section for positioning and loading the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge at a predetermined position, a unit for equating the frame body of the ink sheet cartridge to a recording device, and an ink contained in the ink sheet cartridge A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that applies energy to a sheet to record on a transfer material.