JPS62152769A - Ink sheet cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the space occupied by a cassette and make the cassette convenient to handle, by a construction wherein a rolled paper cassette containing a rolled-form recording paper therein can be detachably fitted to an ink sheet cassette. CONSTITUTION:A thermal head 6 is separated from a platen 9, then an ink sheet 3 and a rolled recording paper 15 paid out from a cassette unit 21 and laid on each other are fitted between the thermal head 6 and the platen 9, and are set there. Recording is conducted under this condition, and when recording in one line is completed, a take-up shaft 2b is rotated by a drive source, whereby line feeding is performed. When it is desired to detach the cassette unit 21 from a main device, the thermal head 6 is separated from the platen 9, and the cassette unit 21 is wholly drawn out, thereby detaching it from the main device. When it is desired to separate a rolled paper cassette 14, a hook 19 is drawn out of a through-hole 13, the cassette 14 is turned with a shaft 12 as a center, and under this condition, a bearing part 18 is drawn out along the shaft 12. Accordingly, the cassettes can be separately handled, and can be easily handled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an ink sheet cassette, and more particularly to an ink sheet cassette containing a thermal transfer ink sheet.

[Prior Art] For example, a thermal transfer recording device using a line-tod thermal head uses a wide thermal transfer ink sheet wound into a roll, and the recording paper used as the recording medium is also a rolled recording paper. is used.

However, in conventional devices of this type, the ink sheet roll was used separately from the roll of recording paper and was not stored in a cassette, etc., so the user manually pulled out the ink sheet and recording paper and placed it on the feed mechanism side. It was necessary to heset.

Therefore, proposals have been made to make an ink sheet into a cassette, or to integrate an ink sheet and a roll of recording paper into a cassette.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, when converting only ink sheets into cassettes,
Setting a roll of recording paper is extremely troublesome, and a proposal to integrate an ink sheet and a roll of recording paper into a cassette would result in a larger cassette and an increased storage space.

Further, when ink sheets of various recording paper sizes and colors are used, it is necessary to prepare cassettes corresponding to each combination, making management extremely difficult.

Further, even when thermal paper is used without using an ink sheet, there are problems such as the need for a dedicated cassette.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method in which a roll paper cassette containing a roll of recording paper is detachably attached to an ink sheet cassette. A structure was adopted.

[Function] By adopting the structure described above, by having several ink sheet cassettes and roll paper cassettes in stock, they can be used in any combination, making it easier to manage the ink sheet cassettes, and Since the cassette can usually be kept separate, the cassette occupies less space and is extremely convenient to handle.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 and 2 explain one embodiment of the present invention. In the figures, what is indicated by the reference numeral 1 is an ink sheet cassette, a part of which is provided with a supply shaft 2a, and an ink sheet 3. is wrapped around it.

The ink sheet 3 pulled out from the supply shaft 2a is guided outward through a supply port 10 formed in a part of the cassette, enters the cassette through a take-up port 11 disposed opposite to this, and is taken up one roll. It is wound up around the shaft 2b.

The supply shaft 2a and the take-up shaft 2b of this ink sheet cassette 1
A recessed portion 1a is formed between the two, and the thermal head 6 is located in this portion.

The thermal hair dryer is pressed against the platen 9 by a spring 7, and an ink sheet 3 is placed between the two.
is guided.

On the other hand, the one indicated by numeral 14 is a roll paper cassette/ ),
A roll of recording paper 15 is rotatably housed inside.

The rolled recording paper 15 is led out from a supply port 16 formed in a part of the roll paper cassette 14 in correspondence with the ink sheet supply port 10, and is overlapped with the ink sheet 3 and then connected to the thermal head 6 and the platen 9. Recording is carried out between the two.

After the recording is completed, the ink sheet 3 is separated from the recording paper 15 by the separation roller 8, and the recording paper 15 is separated from the ink sheet as shown by arrow A and is discharged.

On the other hand, a hook 19 is provided protruding from the upper surface of the roll paper cassette 14, and this hook 19 is press-fitted into a through hole 13 formed on the ink sheet cassette 1 side.

On the other hand, along the side edge of the ink sheet cassette l,
A shaft 12 is provided through the shaft 2a, and the shaft 12 has a cross section formed in a part of the roll paper cassette 14 that is approximately C.
A letter-shaped shaft bearing portion 18 is slidably fitted.

Next, a method of using this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

When in use, the flap 1 of the roll paper cassette 14
9 is fitted into the through hole 13, and is integrated with the ink sheet cassette 1 as shown in FIG.

In this state, the recording device is installed. At this time, the thermal head 6 is separated from the platen 9 as shown by arrow B in FIG. The stacked ink sheet 3 and rolled recording paper 15 are inserted and set between the thermal head 6 and the platen 9.

Recording is performed in this state, and when a portion of the recording is completed, the take-up shaft 2b is rotated by a drive source (not shown).
A line feed is performed.

On the other hand, if you want to remove the cassette 21 from the device,
In the same manner as described above, the thermal head 6 is separated from the platen 9, and the entire cassette 21 is pulled out in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
Remove from device.

When it is desired to separate the roll paper cassette 14, as shown in FIG. 12 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper.

As described above, this embodiment adopts a structure that allows the ink sheet cassette and roll paper cassette to be separated, so that it can be used easily when using color ink sheets or when the size of the roll recording paper changes. By preparing several types of ink sheet cassettes 1 and roll paper cassettes 14, it is possible to select and combine them according to the purpose, compared to the conventional method in which several types of large cassettes were prepared. In addition to making it easier to manage the cassettes, each cassette can be handled separately, making handling easier.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, only the case where an ink sheet is used has been explained, but an ink sheet cassette that does not contain an ink sheet can also be used when thermal recording paper is used without using an ink sheet. Accordingly, recording can be performed on thermal paper in exactly the same manner.

[Effect] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a structure is adopted in which the ink sheet cassette and the roll paper cassette can be attached and detached, so the respective cassettes can be combined according to the purpose. This makes handling of the cassette extremely easy.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a vertical side view in a mounted state, and FIG. 2 is a vertical side view showing a separation operation. 1... Ink sheet cassette 3... Ink sheet 6... Thermal head 9.
...Platen 12...Shaft 13...Through hole
14... Roll paper cassette 15... Rolled recording paper

Claims (1)

[Claims] It consists of an ink sheet cassette that has an ink sheet supply reel and a winding reel, with an ink sheet stretched between them, and a roll paper cassette that stores a roll of recording paper. An ink sheet cassette characterized by being removable.