JPH11309914A - Transfer auxiliary member for member to be recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer auxiliary member for a member to be recorded which is appropriate for use when the medium to be recorded having a shape hard to transfer along a transfer guide is recorded or when the member is recorded with an optional inclination in a specific direction. SOLUTION: A transfer auxiliary member 14 has side faces 14a, 14b tracing a transfer guide of a recording apparatus for recording characters, images, etc., and an engagement part 14e to be engaged with a part of a contour of a member 13 to be recorded so as to make a specific direction of a plane part 13a of the member 13 agree with a transfer direction. The transfer auxiliary member 14 also has a recessed part 14c of a depth C slightly smaller than a thickness F of the member 13 to be recorded. The member 13 to be recorded is set at the recessed part 14c.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus which conveys a recording medium along a conveyance guide and records characters and images at predetermined positions on the recording medium, and conveys the recording medium along the conveyance guide. The present invention relates to a conveyance assisting member for a recording member which is suitable for recording on a recording medium having a shape in which it is difficult to perform recording, or for recording the recording member while arbitrarily tilting the recording member in a specific direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a nameplate printer for printing a plate-like card or nameplate as shown in FIG. 2 has been used as a recording device for conveying a recording member along a conveyance guide and recording characters and the like.
It has been known. The nameplate printer 1 includes a print head 2
The cards 3 are fed one by one by the rotation of a feeding roller 5 from a hopper 4 (a plurality of cards 3 are accommodated with their planes being vertical) upstream of the hopper 4, and the cards 3 are conveyed to a transport belt 6 and a first pinch roller. 7 to the print head 2,
Printing is performed by the print head 2, and the stacker unit 10 is transported via the transport belt 6, the second pinch roller 8, and the transport roller pair 9.
Was stored in. As shown in FIG. 8, the card 3 is conveyed along a bottom surface 11 extending from the hopper 4 to the stacker 10, and printing is performed on the basis of the bottom surface 11 as a conveyance reference. The guide 12 presses the card 3 against the bottom surface 11.

[0003]

As described above, the conveyance of the recording member in the printer cannot be performed at a predetermined position on the recording member unless the conveyance member is arranged along the conveyance guide serving as the conveyance reference. A possible shape, for example, a shape without a straight line such as an ellipse, has a problem that even if an attempt is made to print in the longitudinal direction of the ellipse, it rotates during conveyance and is printed obliquely.

[0004] When a trapezoidal card 3 having a straight side surface shown in FIG. 8 but two opposing sides are not parallel to each other is conveyed by the nameplate printer 1, the lower side surface 3 a of the card 3 is moved.
Even if is along the bottom surface 11 serving as a reference for transporting the nameplate printer, a gap is formed because the upper side surface 3b is not parallel to the guide 12, and the recording member is caused by a shock generated when the sheet is transported by the feed roller 5. There is a problem that the image is printed obliquely as shown in FIG.

Alternatively, when printing along a diagonal line of a square or rhombic recording member, printing must be performed diagonally with respect to the side surface. Met.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a conveyance assisting member for a recording member, which includes a side surface along a conveyance guide of a recording apparatus which conveys the recording member by a roller or a belt and records characters, images, and the like. A flat surface of the recording member is used as a recording surface, and an engagement portion that engages with a part of the outer shape of the recording member so that a specific direction of the flat portion coincides with the conveyance direction, and the depth of the recording member is recorded. The recording member is preferably formed in a plate shape having a pair of parallel flat portions, and the engaging portion is a part of a side surface of the recording member. And holding means for detachably holding the member to be recorded in the concave portion, more preferably, the member itself has flexibility, and the holding means holds the front part of the member to be recorded in the transport direction. Things.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a conveyance assisting member for a recording member according to the present invention is shown by enlarging a perspective view of the recording member and the conveyance assisting member in FIG. 1 and a part of the nameplate printer in FIG. A description will be given based on the schematic plan view, a cross-sectional side view showing the state of conveyance of the nameplate printer in FIG. 3, and a side view of the recording member and the conveyance auxiliary member in FIG.

The nameplate printer 1 is a printer of a thermal transfer system. The nameplate printer 1 is provided with a plurality of hoppers 4 (in which a plurality of transport assisting members 14 are accommodated in a vertical direction) in the upstream of the thermal head 2 in the transport direction (right in FIG. The transport assist member 14 is fed one by the rotation of the feed roller 5, and the transport assist member 1
4 is conveyed by the conveying belt 6, the first pinch roller 7 and the second pinch roller 8 while keeping the plane vertical, and printing is performed during that time.
0. In addition, the bottom surface 11 and the guide 12 which are arranged vertically opposite to each other as shown in FIG.
The side 4 (up and down in FIG. 4) is regulated and guided so as not to skew during conveyance. Note that the guide 12 is swingable in the vertical direction, and the conveyance assist member 1 is moved by its own weight.
4 is pressed against the bottom surface 11.

The transport assisting member 14 is provided on both left and right side surfaces 14 thereof.
a and 14b are formed in a card shape in parallel, and an elliptical concave portion 14c formed in accordance with the outer shape of the elliptical recording member 13 is formed substantially in the center thereof.
1, a double-sided tape 14f is attached as a holding member for the recording member 13, and the recording member 13 is aligned with the side wall 14e of the concave portion 14a at the front in the conveying direction. And is held by the transport assisting member 14. The adhesive strength of the double-sided tape 14f is strong on the transport assisting member side and weak on the recording member side, and when the recording member 13 is detached from the transport assisting member 14, the double-sided tape 14f is separated from the transport assisting member 14. I try not to peel off.

As described above, since the elliptical recording member 13 is held by the transport auxiliary member 14, when the transport auxiliary member 14 is transported along the bottom surface and the guide, the recording member 13 is moved.
Is transported without tilting, and printed by the print head.

Further, the width A of the transport assisting member 14 is
1, the length B is longer than the longest distance D between the rollers of the nameplate printer, and the depth C of the concave portion 14c from the flat portion 14d is smaller than the thickness F of the recording member. . Here, by setting the depth C of the concave portion 14c to C <F, the recording surface 13a of the recording member 13 is slightly protruded (about 0.1 to 2 mm) from the flat portion 14d of the transport assisting member 14, and the thermal The heating element of the head 2 is in contact with the recording surface 13b instead of the flat portion 14d.

The transport assisting member 14 in the first embodiment is made of flexible vinyl chloride, but the material is not limited to this.
Other materials such as plastic and polycarbonate, or metal may be used, and a material which is easily bent to facilitate removal of the recording member is preferable. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the recording member is removed. The recording member 1 is bent downward by bending the right side in the figure where the double-sided tape 14f is not attached.
3 can be easily removed.

Next, as a second embodiment, a case of a trapezoidal recording member 20 in which one side surface 20a and the other side surface 20b are not parallel will be described with reference to a perspective view of FIG. The transport assisting member 21 for holding the recording member 20 is a card-like member having left and right side surfaces 21a and 21b formed in parallel, and a concave portion 21c corresponding to the outer shape of the recording member 20 is formed at a substantially central portion thereof. Have been.

The concave portion 21c is formed on the left side in the drawing, the front side in the transport direction, the back side in the drawing, and the right side in the drawing, as side walls 21e, 21e.
f, 21g, and the side surface 21b on the near side in the drawing is cut away, and the side walls 21e and 21f of the concave portion 21c are cut out.
When the recording member 20 is fitted by engaging the side surfaces 20c and 20b of the recording member 20, the side surface 20a of the recording member 20
And the side face 21b.

Next, as a third embodiment, the case of a diamond-shaped recording member 30 will be described with reference to the plan view of FIG. The transport auxiliary member 31 for holding the recording member 30 is a card-like member having left and right side surfaces 31a and 31b formed in parallel, and a concave portion 31c is formed at a substantially central portion thereof so as to match the outer shape of the recording member 30. Have been. This recess 31c
Is formed so that the diagonal direction of the diamond-shaped recording member 30 is parallel to the side surfaces 31a and 31b of the conveyance auxiliary member 31, and printing is performed along the diagonal line of the recording member 30 as shown in the figure. It has become. The printer shown in the figure has a recording member 3 having a configuration different from that of the printer shown in FIG.
The transport is carried out with the plane 0 being parallel.
Reference numerals 2b, 33a and 33b denote transport guides, reference numerals 34 and 36 denote transport rollers, and reference numeral 35 a print head.

Subsequently, as a fourth embodiment, the recording surface 4
The case of a recording member 40 having a protrusion 40b on the back surface of Oa will be described with reference to the perspective view of FIG. The transport assisting member 41 for holding the recording member 40 has left and right side surfaces 41a,
A card-like member 41b is formed in parallel, and a concave portion 41c is formed substantially at the center thereof so as to substantially match the outer shape of the recording member 40. The concave portion 41c has left and right side walls 41d, 41e, 4
1f, the right side in the figure, which is the back, is cut out,
At the center thereof, a groove 41g for engaging with the protrusion 40a of the recording medium 40 is formed in parallel with the side surfaces 41a and 41b.
h is affixed.

The length H of the concave portion 41c of the transport assisting member 41 in the transport direction is longer than the length G of the recording member 40. When the whole is fitted into the concave portion 41c after being adjusted to 41d, it can be fixed and supported by the double-sided tape 41h, so that it does not move during conveyance. Therefore, even if the recording members having different lengths can be held as long as the widths on the left and right and the shapes of the projections coincide with the concave portions 41c of the recording member 41 shown in the figure, a single transport assisting member can hold a plurality of recording members. It is possible to convey a recording member having a size.

The transport assisting members according to the second to fourth embodiments have the same dimensions and materials as those of the first embodiment. Further, in all the embodiments, the plane portion of the transport assisting member is formed over at least one side from the front in the transport direction, but is formed first forward, so that the feeding roller or the transport roller enters. Sometimes, the position of the recording member does not move, and is formed over the side surface, so that the conveyance auxiliary member can be conveyed to the end by the conveyance roller.

Although a double-sided tape is disclosed as the holding means, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient if the member to be recorded can be securely held and can be easily attached and detached.
For example, in order to sandwich the recording member from the left and right side surfaces thereof, such as silicon rubber having adhesiveness, projections that make the width of the concave portion slightly smaller than the width of the recording member may be provided on the left and right side walls of the concave portion of the transport auxiliary member.

Further, a thermal transfer method is shown as a printing method in the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. The present invention is also applicable to a recording device using recording means.

[0021]

According to the conveyance assisting member of the recording member of the present invention, the recording member is engaged with the engaging portion which engages a part of the outer shape of the recording member, and the recording member is mounted. Printing can be performed in a specific direction of the member, and in particular, printing can be performed on a recording member having a shape that is difficult to be conveyed along the conveyance guide.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conveyance auxiliary member of a recording member.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view in which a part of the nameplate printer is enlarged.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a transport state of the nameplate printer.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a conveyance auxiliary member of the recording member on which the recording member is mounted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conveyance auxiliary member of a recording member according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a conveyance auxiliary member of a recording member according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conveyance auxiliary member of a recording member according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the printer showing a state in which a trapezoidal recording member is conveyed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a printing state of a trapezoidal recording member.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer 2 Thermal head 4 Hopper 5 Feeding roller 10 Stacker 13 Recording member 13a Recording surface 14 Conveyance auxiliary member 14a Side surface 14b Side surface 14c Depression 14d Flat portion 14e Side wall 14f Double-sided tape 20 Recording member 21 Transport auxiliary member 21a Side surface 21b Side surface 21c concave portion 21d flat portion 21e side wall 21f side wall 21g side wall 30 recording member 31 transport auxiliary member 31a side surface 31b side surface 31c concave portion 40 recording member 40a recording surface 41 transport auxiliary member 41a side surface 41b side surface 41c concave portion 41d side wall 41e side wall 41e side wall 41e side wall Department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A side surface along a conveyance guide of a recording apparatus that conveys a recording member by a roller or a belt to record characters, images, and the like, and a flat surface portion of the recording member as a recording surface, and a specific direction of the recording surface. And a concave portion whose depth is slightly smaller than the thickness of the recording member. A transport assisting member for the recording member. 2. The recording member is formed in a plate shape having a pair of parallel flat portions, the engaging portion is engaged with a part of a side surface of the recording member, and the recording member is detachable from the concave portion. 2. The conveyance assisting member for a recording member according to claim 1, further comprising a holding unit that holds the recording material. 3. The conveyance assisting member for a recording member according to claim 1, wherein the holding member holds the front portion of the recording member in the conveyance direction.