JPS6078797A - X-y plotter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field) The present invention provides an X-ray machine equipped with an automatic pen exchange device that includes an ink cassette holding a plurality of recording pens, and selects an arbitrary recording in by sliding the ink cassette. Y Regarding Zorotsuta.

(Prior Art) As a method for exchanging recording pens, there is a mechanism in which a pen accommodating section is rotated, a predetermined pen is taken out, and the pen is returned to a predetermined position after use. This method requires a dedicated motor to rotate the pen storage section. Therefore, the control circuit becomes complicated, and the weight and cost of the storage unit increase. Another method for exchanging pens is to store and hold multiple pens in a fixed position on a platform, and then use the movement of a caliper that moves on the X-Y plane to take out or return the pens at the predetermined position. There is a mechanism. In this method, it is necessary to store the pens one by one in the holder, and a detector is required for each fixed position of each pen to confirm that the pens are stored. Therefore, there is a drawback that the control of the detector and the structure of the pen storage section are complicated.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and has a structure in which a plurality of recording pens are collectively stored in a pen cassette, the pen cassette can be easily inserted into a pen cassette guide, and the pens cannot be replaced. This is done by moving the X and X coordinates of the handle. A detailed explanation will be given below using the drawings.

(Structure of the Invention) In an X-Y plotter that moves a recording pen in an arbitrary direction in response to an X coordinate and an X coordinate signal, a pen cassette that holds a plurality of recording pens in a line along the Y axis is provided. The pen holder is housed in a pen cassette storage part that is structured to be slidable in the Y-axis direction and equipped with a pen attachment/detachment opening, and the pen holder having a stronger holding force than the pen cassette is moved arbitrarily on the x-y coordinate plane. The recording pen held in the pen cassette is held in the pen holder by the carriage movement control signal, and the recording pen held in the pen cassette is held in the pen holder, and the pen cassette is moved in the Y-axis direction. The X-Y plotter is slidable and automatically replaces the pen by moving in the X-axis direction.

(Description of Embodiments) FIG. 1 is an X-Y slope diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire electrical control section of the XY f rosator. In the figure, 1 is the X-Y plotter, 2 is the recording paper, 3 is the pen cassette storage *L 4 is -9
, cassette guide, 5 is input set nullider, 6
is a recording pen, 7 is a pen cassette, 8 and 9 are detectors, 1
11. 12 is an ID shaft 13 is a carriage; and 14 is a pen holder. X-Y
7°Rotsuta 1 has a pen cassette storage compartment 3 in the center of the right end.
Place. The pen cassette storage section 3 stores a pen cassette guide 4 (hereinafter referred to as a guide), a pen cassette guide 5 (hereinafter referred to as a slider) that slides in the Y-axis direction using the guide 4 as a guide, and a plurality of pens 6. The pen cassette 2 is inserted into the slider 5. It also includes a detector 8 for determining the home position of the pen cassette 7 and a detector 9 for determining whether the selected pen 6 is stored in a predetermined position of the pen cassette 7. x-y using the guide shaft 11.12 as a guide
A pen holder 14 for holding the pen 6 under pressure is installed on the carrying tip 13 that moves on a plane. While moving the pen 6 on the x-y plane in any direction on the x-y plane,
can be plotted on recording paper 2 and a figure drawn.

Furthermore, the X-Y block 1 has a central processing unit (CPU) 15 as an electrical control unit, a read-only memory (ROM) 16 that stores various program routines, and is connected to an external device such as a computer so that the external device can An interface control unit 17 for inputting command data for various plots, and a random access memory (RAM) 1 for recording the plot command data. 1, a carriage movement control section 19 that controls the movement of the carriage 13, and a detector control section 20 that detects whether the pen 6 and pen cassette 2 are stored in predetermined positions.

With the above configuration, by inputting a pen selection command from an external device, the central processing unit 15 moves the carriage 13 to store the pen cassette while detecting the presence or absence of the pen 6 and pen cassette 7 according to the routine of the read-only memory 16. Through the attachment/detachment opening 10 of the section 30, the pen 6 on the carry tip 13 side can be stored in the cartridge cassette storage section 3 side, or conversely, the pen 6 on the pen cassette storage section 3 side can be carried.
3 Insert it into the nohen holder 14. By storing inks of different colors in the pen cassettes 7, plots can be made on the recording paper 2 using pens of arbitrary colors.

FIG. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the pen cassette storage section, FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the pen holder, and FIG. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the pen cassette storage section and the carrying tip. Figure 3 (,
), the pen cassette 7 has a plurality of notches 76.7 in which the pen 6 is inserted into the upper flange 74 and the lower flange 75.
7 is provided, and a cantilever graxoto 2 and a block 78 are fixed in the middle of the wedge at positions corresponding to the notches 76 and 77. Furthermore, create a gourd-shaped notch 72.73.
Provided at the bottom end of the knob. The pen cassette 7 described above is shown in the case of a four-pen holding structure.

The holding in 6 has grooves 6.5', 66 in the head, and the groove 6
6 fits into a notch 76 provided in the upper flange 74 of the pen cassette 7, and in the fitted state, the spring force of the placket 71 pressurizes and holds the pen cassette and the door.

The slider 5 accommodates the pen cassette 7, and has both sides bent toward the front to form a substantially U-shape and serves as a guide for inserting the pen cassette 7. Further, the guide pins 51 and 52 are fitted into the gourd-shaped notches 72 and 73 of the pen cassette 7, and the two are fitted together.

Furthermore, a bin 53 is provided on the back surface of the slider 5, and the bin 53 is sandwiched between the slits 43 of the guide 4 as shown in FIG. 3(b), so that the slider 5 itself can slide smoothly in the Y-axis direction. Next, the guide 4 is for storing the slider 5 inside, and has an approximately C-shaped cross section, and has an attachment/removal port 10 and grooves 41, 42 for the pen 6 at the center of the front, a slit 43 at the back, and a bent portion. It has 44. Furthermore, the detector 8 is fixed at the lower end of the left side surface, and the detector 9 is fixed at the lower end of the back surface at a position corresponding to the attachment/detachment port 10.

To insert the pen cassette 7 into the slider 5, the slider 5 is first shifted to the left side to avoid the bent portion 44 of the guide 4, and inserted into the slider 5 from the top. When the pen cassette 7 is inserted into the predetermined position, the roller 81 of the detector 8
is pressed by the left end 79 of the lower flange 75, and the detector control unit 2 detects that the pen cassette 7 is inserted into the slider 5.
Detected with 0. FIG. 5 (&) shows a state in which the pen cassette 7 is inserted into the slider 5. In this state, slider 5 is Y
It becomes possible to move in the axial direction. When the pen 6 held in the pen cassette 7 moves to the attachment/detachment opening 10 of the guide 4, the detector 9
0 roller 91 is pressed, and it is detected that the pen 6 is set in the attachment/detachment opening 10.

Next, the pen holder 14 has opening grooves 141 and 142 in the upper and lower flanges, respectively, as shown in FIG.
The groove 65 of the inner 6 is inserted into the groove 41. It also has a holding metal fitting 22 in the center of the web, and the pen 6 is held in the holding metal fitting 22.
Use guneka to hold it. The holding force of the holding fitting 22 is set to be more than twice as large as the holding force of the pen cassette 7.

In addition, the above-mentioned in-holder 14 has a mounting bracket 23 on the back side of the web.
and is fixed to the carriage 13. As shown in FIG. 5(b), the shaft 23 of the mounting bracket 23 is connected to the armature 24 of the gear 1 horn 13, and the electromagnet 131 is driven by a drive signal from the pen up/down control section 21 to move the pen holder 14 up and down. let .

Next, the taking out process and the storing process of the pen 6 will be explained. Figures 6 (A) to (D) show the storage operation of the notification 2 pen, the 6th
Figures (I8) to (G) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of taking out the pen 4. In Figure (A), the carriage horn 13 is set to the initial position coordinates (Xo + Yo
) to the front coordinates (X+, Yi) of the attachment/detachment port 10 (hereinafter referred to as the in-exchange reference position). Insert the second pen 62 held in the pen holder 4 into the incaset 7
Carriage 1 at the pen conversion reference position
3 moves in the (+) X-axis direction and inserts the second pen 62 into the pen cassette 7, FIG. 3(B).

With both connected, the next selection pen signal is sent to gear 1 nofuno 13, which receives the selection pen signal of 12+1, A4 pen 64.
←) Move in the Y-axis direction and boil 4-! 64 is guide 4
(C).

Next ←) Move in the X-axis direction. At this time, the pen 2 pen 62 is prevented from moving in the (-) X-axis direction by the side wall of the guide 4, detaches from the pen holder 14, and remains in the pen cassette 7.
).

make it move. Then pen holder 14 f: A 4 pen 6
Carry it to the position where it mates with 4, and press 'y Z s (+)
Figure (F) showing movement in the X-axis direction. At this time, 4 pens 64
The holding bracket 22 and pen cassette 7 of Benho JL/Da 14
Pen holder 14g1 due to the spring force of the bracket 7
11 and the pen force/set z side are both pressurized and held. In this state, when the scale 13 is moved to the standard pen exchange position, as mentioned above, the pressure holding force applied to the A4 ben 64 is due to the strong force of the holding metal fitting 22, and the difference between them causes the A4
The pen 64 comes off from the pen cassette 7) and the pen holder 14
Figure (G), held to the side. Thereafter, the carriage 13 moves from the pen exchange reference position to the initial coordinates (Xo+Yo) and ends the pen exchange process.

The above description has been made using an example of exchanging the 2-flat pen 62 and the 4-flat pen 64, but the process of exchanging other pens is similar.

In general, the pen number held in the pen holder 14 is nQ.
sIf the newly selected pen number is nl, the pen exchange process will appear as shown in FIG. First, the carrier 13 itself is moved from its initial coordinates (X, o, Y, o) to the in-exchange reference position P point (Xt + Yl). Thereafter, (nQ nl) is calculated, and if the value is negative, the process shown in FIG. 7(A) is taken, and if it is positive, the process shown in FIG. 7(B) is taken. That is, the carriage 13 travels a-+b→(!-+d
-+ 6-) Move f and set pen exchange position coordinates P point (
Xl + Y'+ ) to the initial coordinates (Xo + Yo
). This completes the pen exchange process. Here, the glue and Ll in Fig. 7 are the L and Ll shown in Fig. 6 (4).
The same dimensional spacing as .

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention simplifies the structure of the pen cassette storage section by exchanging pens using the movement stroke of the carriage on the X and Y axes. can be removed, making it useful for use with X-Y plotters.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the X-Y fO according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the 414 configuration of the electrical control section of the X-Y plotter, and FIG. 3 is a pen cassette according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pen holder, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the pen cassette storage section and carriage, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of pen storage and takeout operations, and FIG. 7 is a pen exchange process. FIG. 1... X-Y plotter, 2... Recording paper, 3... Pen cassette storage section, 4... Pen cassette guide, 5...
...Pen cassette slider, 6.. Pen, 7.. Pen cassette, 8.9.. Detector, 10.. Attachment/removal port, 11.
12... Guide shaft, 13... Carriage, 1
4... Pen holder, 15... Central processing unit, 16.
...Read-only memory, 17.. Interface control section, 18.. Random access memory, 19.. Carriage movement control section, 20.. Detector control section, 2..
- Pen up-down control section. Patent Applicant Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Figure 4 Showa Year Month Date Commissioner of the Patent Office 1. Indication of the case 1988 Patent Application No. 185913 2. Name of the invention X-Y Glock 3. Person making the amendment. Case Relationship with Patent applicant address (〒105) 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
No. 5. Target of amendment Drawing "No. 7' Pa. 7. (
6. Contents of amendment The drawing “Figure 3” will be corrected as shown in the attached sheet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an X-Y plotter that moves a recording pen in any direction in response to X-coordinate and Y-coordinate signals, a pen cassette that holds multiple recording pens in a line along the Y-axis slides in the Y-axis direction. A pen holder is housed in a pen cassette storage part having a structure that allows the pen to be inserted and is equipped with a pen attachment/detachment opening, and a pen holder having a stronger pen holding force than the pen cassette is disposed on a carriage that moves arbitrarily on an X-Y coordinate plane, In response to the carriage movement control signal, the recording pen held in the pen cassette is clamped by the pen holder via the attachment/detachment port of the pen cassette storage section, and the pen cassette can be slid in the Y-axis direction while being clamped, and X-Y, characterized in that the pen is automatically exchanged by moving in the axial direction.
Pro, Ri.