JPH0659352U - Horizontal printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The problems of reduced operability, increased installation space, reduced work efficiency, etc. that were caused by the placement of the stacker for stacking exhaust media are solved, and the operability and workability are improved Provide a horizontal printer with a small installation space. [Structure] After carrying out a predetermined printing process on a medium conveyed in a first conveying path extending horizontally from the front side of the apparatus to the back side, the medium is discharged onto a stage provided on the front side of the apparatus. In the horizontal printer, one end portion 16a is arranged lower than the front end position of the first conveyance path A by a predetermined distance, and the bottom surface portion 16b is located at a position lower than the one end portion 16a.
The front stacker 16 for accumulating a plurality of the mediums 1 conveyed after the printing process is provided on the lower surface side of the stage 15 and is provided with a rotation fulcrum 15a at one end of the stage 15 and is rotatable. The front stacker 16 has a different structure so that the upper portion thereof can be opened and closed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a horizontal printer that prints on a medium set on the platen while horizontally moving along a horizontally provided platen, and ejects the medium after the printing process. It relates to the discharge stacker.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure of a conventional horizontal printer, showing a movement route of a medium used in the horizontal printer. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a medium handled by this horizontal printer, which is composed of printing paper in a single-cut form, a slip formed by binding a plurality of sheets, and the like.

Reference numeral 2 is a platen horizontally arranged in the center of the apparatus, and 3 is a print head arranged above the platen 2 so as to be horizontally supported along the platen 2 so as to be movable in space. There is. The platen 2 and the print head 3 form a printing unit. 4 is a carriage supporting the print head 3, 5a. Reference numeral 5b denotes two parallel guide shafts on which the carriage 4 is movably mounted, and the carriage 4 is mounted on the guide shafts 5a. By moving along the plate 5b, the print head 3 can be horizontally moved along the platen 2 in space.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a ribbon protector provided around the lower end surface of the print head 3. When a print process is performed by the print head 3, an ink ribbon (not shown) contacts the medium 1 to cause the medium 1 to move. It is to prevent soiling. Reference numerals 7a to 7g are guide frames for horizontally conveying the medium 1. A plurality of pairs of two frames are arranged at a predetermined interval so that the medium 1 can easily pass when moving. Are formed. Reference numeral 8 denotes a plurality of pairs of feed rollers provided at predetermined positions between the medium guide frames 7a to 7g, which conveys the medium 1 in the front-rear direction with the platen 2 sandwiched between the medium guide frames 7a to 7g. The transport path A is formed.

A stage 9 is provided on the front side of the horizontal printer so as to be connected to the front end of the first transport path A, and serves as a mounting table when the medium 1 is inserted into the printer. At the same time, it also serves as a discharge unit for receiving the medium 1 discharged after the printing process is completed. A rear stacker 10 is provided on the opposite side of the stage 9, that is, at the rear end of the first transport path A. The rear stacker 10 receives the medium 1 discharged to the back side of the apparatus after the printing process is completed, It is designed to be stacked.

Reference numerals 11 a to 11 d denote medium guide frames arranged on the lower surface side of the stage 9, and like the first transport path A, have predetermined intervals so that the medium 1 can easily pass when moving. It is formed by holding and arranging a plurality of pairs of two frames. Reference numeral 12 denotes a pair of feed rollers provided between the medium guide frames 11a to 11d, and the medium guide frames 11a to 11d are fed from the lower surface side of the stage 9 in the same manner as the stage 9 to the first transport path. By connecting to the front end of A, the second conveyance path B that conveys the medium 1 fed from the automatic sheet feeding device (not shown) to the first conveyance path A is connected to the medium guide frame. 11a to 11d.

In the horizontal printer having the above configuration, when the medium 1 is subjected to the printing process, the following four types of medium feeding paths can be obtained. First, in the first path, when the medium 1 is placed on the stage 9 arranged on the front side of the horizontal printer and inserted in the direction of arrow C, the feed roller 8 is rotationally driven by the detection of the detection sensor (not shown). Then, the medium 1 on the stage 9 is taken into the first transport path A. Then, when the printing portion of the medium 1 reaches the platen 2 and the printing portion of the print head 3, the printing process is performed on the medium 1 at this point. By rotating in the opposite direction, the medium 1 is returned, conveyed in the direction of arrow D, and discharged onto the stage 9.

The second path is the same until the printing processing in the first path, and after the printing processing is completed, the feed roller 8 continues to rotate in the same direction, and the medium 1 is further rotated. The sheet is conveyed to the inner side of the apparatus and is eventually discharged to the rear stacker 10 on the rear side of the apparatus as shown by the arrow E direction. Subsequently, the third path is a path using the second transport path B provided on the lower surface side of the stage 9 without using the stage 9, and the medium 1 is transferred from an unillustrated automatic paper feeder to the first path. When the sheet is fed to the second conveying path B in the direction of the arrow F, the feed roller 12 starts to rotate and takes in it, and sends it to the first conveying path A through the connecting portion. In this way, the feeding route of the medium 1 after being fed to the first transporting route A is the same as the first route. That is, when the printing portion of the medium 1 reaches the printing portion of the first conveying path A, the printing processing is performed here, and when the printing processing ends, the feeding roller 8 which starts rotating in the opposite direction starts the first conveying path. A is conveyed toward the stage 9 and is discharged onto the stage 9 as shown by the arrow D direction.

Finally, the fourth path is the same as that up to the time of the print processing of the third path, and even after the completion of the print processing, the first transport path A is further provided by the feed roller which is similarly driven to rotate. It is conveyed to the back and discharged to the rear stacker 10 on the back side of the device as shown by the arrow E direction. By the way, since the medium 1 is discharged onto the stage 9 in both the first and third routes among the first to fourth routes, the medium 1 that has been discharged onto the stage 9 forever. If the medium 1 remains, that is, if the medium 1 is not removed by the operator, the next medium 1 cannot be ejected, so that the feeding operation of the next medium 1 cannot be performed. Therefore, even if continuous processing is performed, it is necessary to remove the discharged medium 1 each time.

On the other hand, since the second and fourth paths are discharged to the rear stacker 10 on the back side of the apparatus, the rear stacker 10 is arranged at a position lower than the transfer position of the first transfer path A and has a plurality of positions. Since the structure is such that sheets can be stacked, the media 1 discharged to the rear stacker 10 are sequentially stacked, and the operator does not need to perform a process for removing the discharged media 1, thus enabling continuous processing. There is.

It should be noted that the description of the sensor for detecting the leading edge and the trailing edge of the medium 1 and the presence / absence of the medium in the horizontal printer, and the control means thereof is omitted.

[0012]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional technique has the following problems. First, according to the configuration of the conventional horizontal printer, since the stacker for accumulating and ejecting the media is provided as the rear stacker on the back side of the device, the operation is not performed when the media that have been processed are to be taken. There is a problem in that operability is poor because the user has to reach to the back side of this device.

Further, since the rear stacker has a structure in which the rear stacker is protruded rearward from the rear side of the apparatus, there is a problem that the outer shape of the apparatus becomes large and a large installation space is required. In addition, the stacker that can receive multiple stacked ejected media is only one place on the rear stacker on the back side of the conventional device, so even if the printed contents are different, this stacker can be separated. It cannot be separately discharged, but all will be discharged to one rear stacker. For this reason, there is a problem that after the processing is completed, the classification processing must be performed for each print content, and the work efficiency is reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a structure in which a stacker capable of accumulating and discharging a plurality of processed media is provided only on the back side of the apparatus. Eliminates problems such as reduced operability, increased installation space, and reduced work efficiency, resulting in good operability and improved work efficiency without increasing installation space. The purpose is to provide a horizontal printer that can do this.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is to provide a front stacker below the stage on the front side of the apparatus instead of the rear stacker provided on the back side of the apparatus, and also to provide the front stacker together with the rear stacker. . In other words, it is provided on the front of the device and serves as a mounting table on which a single-cut medium is placed when the medium is manually inserted into the device, and the medium ejected after the printing process is completed inside the device. A stage that also serves as a discharge unit, a first transport path that horizontally extends to the back of the apparatus such that the rear end and the front end of the stage are connected to transport the medium in the front-rear direction, and A printing unit that performs a predetermined printing process on the medium conveyed through the first conveyance path, and a medium that is automatically fed from the automatic paper feeder and is fed into the first conveyance path. And carrying out a printing process on the medium fed to the printing section of the first transport path from the stage or the second transport path to the first transport path, In a horizontal printer that ejects media onto the stage, The end portion is arranged at a predetermined distance lower than the front end position of the first conveyance path, and the bottom portion is provided at a position lower than the one end portion to accumulate a plurality of media conveyed after the printing process is completed. A front stacker is provided on the lower surface side of the stage, and a rotation fulcrum is provided at one end of the stage so that the upper part of the front stacker can be opened and closed as a rotatable structure.

Further, the end of the first transport path extending in the horizontal direction is extended to the back side of the apparatus and opened, and one end is connected to the back side of the apparatus so as to be connected to this end. A rear stacker that is arranged at a predetermined distance lower than the first conveyance path and has a bottom portion formed at a position lower than one end of the first conveyance path to receive the medium conveyed after the printing process and stack a plurality of sheets, In the horizontal printer provided with the front stacker, stackers for accumulating discharged media are provided at two positions before and after the apparatus.

[0017]

[Action]

 First, if the structure is such that the front stacker is provided on the lower surface side of the stage, the medium will be discharged onto the stage provided on the front side of the device when the printing process is completed. , When the upper surface of the front stacker provided on the lower surface side is opened, one end of the front stacker, that is, the connecting portion with the first transport path is lower than the first transport path, and the medium is placed at a position lower than this one end. Since it has a bottom part for stacking multiple sheets, the media 1 that has been printed and has been transported toward the stage will fall from the front end of the first transport path to the front stacker. It is discharged and sequentially deposited on the bottom surface of the front stacker.

In addition to the front stacker, when the rear stacker is provided on the back side of the device that is the end of the first transport path, the medium on which the printing process is completed may be transferred to the front stacker as necessary. And can be discharged to both the rear stacker. That is, for example, when the print contents are different, this is discriminated by each control means provided in the host device, etc., and in order to sort the ejection position of the medium for each print content, one is sent to the front stacker, On the other hand, when it is desired to change and control the discharge direction to the rear stacker, these can be received before and after the device and the deposition processing can be performed.

[0019]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the internal schematic structure of the horizontal printer of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the structure of the front stacker. In FIGS. 1 and 2, substantially the same parts as the conventional ones are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 15 denotes a stage provided on the front side of the apparatus, which inserts the medium 1 into the first transport path A disposed inside the apparatus when performing the printing process of the medium 1. At the same time, it has a role of a medium mounting table and also functions as a discharge unit for receiving the medium 1 discharged from the first transport path A after the printing process is completed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stage 15 is provided with a rotation fulcrum 15a at an end on the front side with respect to the medium insertion direction, and has a structure capable of rotating around the rotation fulcrum 15a.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a front stacker provided on the lower surface side of the stage 15, and one end portion 16 a connecting the first transport path A is located lower than the front end portion of the first transport path A. Thus, the bottom portion 16a is formed so that a plurality of media 1 can be deposited at a position lower than the one end portion 16a. The upper surface of the front stacker 16 is opened and closed by rotating the stage 15.

Reference numerals 17 a to 17 d are a plurality of pairs of guide frames arranged further below the front stacker 16, and 18 is a pair of feed rollers arranged at a predetermined position between the guide frames 17 a to 17 d. These constitute a second transport path B for taking in the medium 1 fed from an unillustrated automatic paper feeder, guiding it to the first transport path A, and feeding it. By the way, the second transport path B has almost the same function and components as the conventional structure, and only the inclination angle thereof is changed. That is, the front end side of the second conveyance path B is lowered by the amount of the front stacker 16 provided between the stage 15 and the stage 15, and the inclination angle is increased accordingly.

The conveyance route associated with the printing process of the medium 1 having the above-described configuration has three routes as shown in the following explanatory view of the medium feeding route of FIG. First, in the first path, when the medium 1 placed on the stage 15 arranged on the front side of the horizontal printer is inserted in the direction of arrow C, the rotation is driven by the detection by a detection sensor (not shown). The sheet is taken into the first transport path A by the feed roller 8 which has started. Then, the printing process is performed at the position where the platen 2 and the print head 3 of the first transport path A reach the printing unit, and when the predetermined printing process is completed, the route is taken in by the rotation of the feed roller 8 in the opposite direction. And is discharged onto the stage 15 as shown in the direction of arrow D.

The second path is for discharging the medium 1 from an automatic paper feeding device (not shown) onto the stage 15 in the same manner as the first path. That is, the second conveyance path B located below the stage 15 and the front stacker 16 takes in the medium 1 fed from the automatic sheet feeder as shown by the arrow F direction, and feeds it to the feed roller 12. The sheet is conveyed further upward and fed from the connecting portion to the first conveying path A. After the printing process is completed, the procedure is the same as that of the first path, and the feed roller 8 rotating in the reverse rotation direction conveys the first conveyance path A in the direction of arrow D and discharges it onto the stage 15.

Next, in the third path, the stage 15 is rotated in the direction of arrow G about the rotation fulcrum 15a to open the upper part of the front stacker 16 as shown in FIG. The feed roller 8 on the path A is driven so as to be discharged toward the front of the apparatus, so that the medium 1 after the printing process is discharged onto the front stacker 16.

That is, the medium 1 fed from an unillustrated automatic paper feeding device as shown in the direction of arrow F is taken into the second conveyance path B, and is fed by the feed roller 12 to the first portion via the connecting portion. It is sent to the transport path A. The first transport path A transports the medium 1 to the printing unit, performs printing processing, and then the feed roller 8 transports the first transport path A toward the stage 15. As a result, the medium 1 is conveyed as indicated by the arrow D direction and ejected from the first conveying path A toward the front of the apparatus. However, since the stage 15 is in the open state, the medium 1 is front stacker 16 Discharged on top. At this time, the one end portion 16a of the front stacker 16 is located at a position lower than the first transport path A, and the bottom portion 16b is located further below the one end portion 16a. When the medium 1 is discharged from the first transport path A, it drops onto the bottom surface portion 16b of the front stacker 16.

Since the front stacker 16 is located at a position lower than the position of the first transport path A as described above, it does not hinder the subsequent ejection of the medium 1. Therefore, since it is possible to continuously process the medium 1, the automatic paper feeding device continuously operates when the detection sensor (not shown) detects that the medium 1 has discharged from the first transport path A. The next medium 1 is fed. In this way, a plurality of media 1 are deposited on the front stacker 16 by repeating the media processing operation.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing an internal schematic structure of a horizontal printer of the second embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a medium feeding path in the second embodiment. This second embodiment is a discharged banknote. In addition to the front stacker described in the first embodiment, the stacker for deposition is provided as a rear stacker on the back side of the device.

That is, all the media 1 with different print contents and the like are mixed and discharged in a single stacker, but the stackers are provided at two positions in front of and behind the printer device to discharge according to the print contents. The position is discriminated. The rear stacker here is almost the same as the rear stacker in the conventional example. That is, the end side of the first transport path A extends to the back side of the apparatus and is opened on the back side, and one end is located at a position lower than the end portion of the first transport path A on the open end side. The rear stacker 10 formed by arranging the portion 10a and having the bottom surface portion 10b at a position lower than the one end portion 10a is attached so that the one end portion 10a is connected to the end portion of the first conveyance path A. There is.

The front stacker 16 has the same configuration as that described in the first embodiment, as described above. According to this configuration, there are five transportation paths for the medium 1, as shown in FIG. Of these, the first to third routes are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the fourth and fifth routes are added by discharging to the rear stacker 10 direction. In other words, the fourth path is a path that is inserted from the stage 15 in the front of the printer, passes through the first transport path A, and then is ejected to the rear stacker 10 on the back side in the direction of arrow E. The medium 1 from the paper feeding device is taken in the direction of the arrow F by the second transport path B, is fed to the first transport path A, and after passing through this first transport path A, the Similarly, the fifth route is a route that conveys the fourth route in the direction of arrow E and discharges it to the rear stacker 10 on the back surface.

As a result, for example, there are two types of print contents on the medium 1 fed from the automatic paper feeder, and by instructing them from an input instruction means (not shown) by an operator or the like, the print contents are also shown. According to a control command from the host device, the rotation direction of the feed roller 8 is controlled for each type of print content, and it is possible to deal with the processing in which the front stacker 16 and the rear stacker 10 are sorted and discharged.

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, as shown in the first claim, first, a stage as a medium mounting table provided on the front side of the apparatus, which extends horizontally from the front side to the rear side of the apparatus, or an automatic sheet feeding apparatus is provided. A second medium that takes in and conveys a medium fed from an apparatus, conveys a medium fed from a second conveying path in the front-rear direction, and conveys and ejects a medium that has been printed by a printing unit. In a horizontal printer provided with the conveyance path of 1, the one end is arranged lower than the front end position of the first conveyance path at a predetermined interval, and the bottom part is provided at a position lower than the one end after the printing process is completed. A front stacker for accumulating a plurality of conveyed media is provided on the lower surface side of the stage, and a rotation fulcrum is provided at one end of the stage to enable the structure to rotate. The upper portion of Tsu mosquito is obtained so as to be opened and closed.

With this, by rotating the stage and opening the upper part of the front stacker, the medium conveyed from the first conveying path is dropped into the front stacker and sequentially accumulated. Go. In other words, since this front stacker is arranged at a position lower than the position of the front end of the first transport path, the media transported from the first transport path will naturally fall downward from the leading edge of the medium, and eventually the media will be dropped. It will be deposited on the bottom. Therefore, the operator does not need to remove the medium each time the medium is discharged, and the continuous processing can be performed.

Further, since the rear stacker is unnecessary, it is not necessary to secure a space for the rear stacker on the back side of the device, and the installation space of the device can be reduced. Furthermore, since the front stacker is located on the front side of the device, it becomes easier to collect the media accumulated on this front stacker after the processing is completed, and there is no need to reach out to the back side as in the conventional case. Operability is improved.

Next, as set forth in claim 2, the terminal end of the first transport path is extended to the back side of the apparatus and opened, and is connected to this terminal end on the back side of the apparatus. The one end is arranged at a predetermined distance lower than the first transport path, and the bottom part is formed at a position lower than the one end to receive the medium transported after the printing process and receive a plurality of media. Since the stacker has a rear stacker, it is possible to discharge the media to both the rear stacker and the front stacker. That is, when there are multiple types of print processing contents, all of these media are not confused in the stacker at one place and ejected, but the sorting instruction is given by the operator's operation, etc., according to the control command processed by the host device. One side can be used for the front stacker and the other side can be used for the rear stacker. As a result, it is not necessary to carry out the sorting work of the medium again after the discharge is completed, and the workability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an internal schematic structure of a horizontal printer of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing the structure of a front stacker.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a medium transport path according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing an internal schematic structure of a horizontal printer according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a medium transport path according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure of a conventional horizontal printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 medium 3 print head 10 rear stacker 10a one end part 10b bottom face part 15 stage 15a rotation fulcrum 16 front stacker 16a one end part 16b bottom face part A first transport path B second transport path

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. The apparatus is provided on the front of the apparatus and serves as a mounting table on which the medium in the form of a single-cut sheet is placed when the medium is manually inserted into the apparatus, and is discharged after the printing process is completed inside the apparatus. A stage that also serves as a discharge unit for receiving the medium; a first transport path that horizontally extends to the back of the apparatus such that the front end portion is connected to the rear end of the stage and transports the medium in the front-rear direction; A printing unit that performs a predetermined printing process on the medium conveyed through the first conveyance path, and a second conveyance that takes in the medium automatically fed from the automatic paper feeding device and sends it to the first conveyance path. On the stage after performing a printing process on the medium that has been fed from the stage or the second transport path to the first transport path and has been transported to the printing section of the first transport path. In a horizontal printer that ejects media to Is disposed at a predetermined distance lower than the front end position of the first transport path, and has a bottom portion at a position lower than this one end portion to deposit a plurality of media transported after the completion of the printing process. Is provided on the lower surface side of the stage, and one end of the stage is provided with a rotation fulcrum so that the upper portion of the front stacker can be opened and closed. 2. The end of the first transport path extending in the horizontal direction is extended to the back side of the apparatus to be opened, and the one end is connected to the back side of the apparatus so as to connect to the back side of the apparatus. The rear stacker is arranged at a predetermined distance lower than the first transport path, and has a bottom portion formed at a position lower than one end of the first transport path to receive a medium transported after the printing process is completed and deposit a plurality of sheets. The horizontal printer according to claim 1, wherein: