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JP3747507B2
JP3747507B2 JP06600196A JP6600196A JP3747507B2 JP 3747507 B2 JP3747507 B2 JP 3747507B2 JP 06600196 A JP06600196 A JP 06600196A JP 6600196 A JP6600196 A JP 6600196A JP 3747507 B2 JP3747507 B2 JP 3747507B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、小型プリンタのインクリボン駆動機構に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来この種のリボンエンドのテンション力を検出して、インクリボンの送り方向を反転させる技術としては、実開昭63−56659に示されるものがあった。これを図5及び図6に示し説明する。
【0003】
101はリボンフレームで、このリボンフレーム101の両側には刃の向きを対称方向に向けた左右一対のラチェット104A、104Bを設けたリボンスプール歯車103A、103Bが回転自在に保持され、これらのラチェット104A、104Bは慣性で回転しないように軸外周にコイルスプリング等の制動体(図示せず)が圧接されているものである。また、リボンフレーム101には送り爪111A、111Bを有する送り部材109がラチェット104A、(104B)にねじりコイル120の力により圧接され、駆動レバー105と連結部材108により伝達された動作を送り部材を介しラチェット104A、(104B)に伝達しリボンスプール歯車103A、(103B)に回転力を与え、巻回されたインクリボン131を送る動作をするものである。
【0004】
更に、リボンフレーム101に回転自在に保持されたリボンスプール歯車103A、103Bに巻回されたインクリボン131が逆転する事の無いように、切り替え部材114に設けられた逆転止め爪118A、(118B)がコイルバネ121の力によりラチェット104A、(104B)に圧接する構造となっている。
【0005】
上記構造により、リボンホイール102Bに巻回されていたインクリボン131がリボンホイール102Aに全て巻き取られた時、リボンエンドのテンション力によりリボンスプール歯車103Aの回転が強制的に制止させられる。この時に駆動レバー105には連続して駆動力が伝達されているので、駆動レバー105と連結部材108により伝達された動作が送り部材109に伝達され送り爪111Aを支点として送り部材109が時計回りに回転動作を開始し支点113を介し切り替え部材114を反時計方向へ回転させ切り替え部材114に設けられた逆転止め爪118Bがコイルバネ121の力によりラチェット104Bに圧接されるとほぼ同時に送り爪111Aがラチェット104Aから外れ送り部材109は時計回りの回転動作をしながら送り爪111Bとラチェット104Bが完了する。以降は、動作の繰り返しによりリボンエンドのテンション力によりリボン送り方向の反転動作を連続的に行っている。
【0006】
また、この時のリボン巻き取り半径とテンション力の説明図を図7に示す。リボンの巻き取りが進行してくるとそれに伴いテンション力も増加する。従って、リボンエンドのテンション力に至らなくともリボンエンド付近での反転は可能である。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、前述の従来技術ではリボン反転動作を行う際に、リボンエンドのテンション力により行われるため、反転の直後にインクリボンの伸び、リボンフレームのたわみ等の解放される力が急激に発生する。そのため図8に示すように、インクリボンがリボンフレーム案内経路から離れた状態となる場合があった。このインクリボンのゆるみが著しい場合、リボンフレームの案内経路からインクリボンが外れてしまうため、印字はインクリボンを介さない状態となる印字不良、及びインクリボンが歯車へ巻き込まれプリンタが破損するといった重大な欠陥につながっていた。
【0008】
本発明はこのような欠点を解決するためになされたものであり、本発明の目的は、リボン反転動作の際のインクリボンのゆるみを、インクリボン案内手段であるリボンフレーム上端及び下端にインクリボンを案内する爪部を設け、印字品質に影響の有る範囲での発生を防ぎ、プリンタの破損を防止するインクリボン駆動機構の小型プリンタを提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明のプリンタは、
一対のリボンスプールを交互に駆動してインクリボンを巻き戻しあるいは巻装し、前記インクリボンを往復移動させるリボン機構と、
インクリボンの両端に固定された一対のリボンスプールと、
前記一対のリボンスプールが取り付けられ、前記リボンスプールの前記インクリボンを印字部へ案内する2つの腕部を両側に備えたリボンガイドフレームと、
前記リボンスプールに巻戻す前記インクリボンがない場合、リボンエンドのテンション力を検出し、回転駆動する前記リボンスプールを変更するリボン切り換え手段と、を有し、
前記リボンフレームは、前記腕部の前記リボンスプール側であって前記リボン経路の外側にリボン経路を形成する係止部が配置され、
前記係止部は、前記リボンフレームの端面に設けられ、前記リボンスプールに巻装される前記インクリボンが、通常走行時には当接せず、最大径となった場合に前記リボン経路上の前記インクリボンと当接する爪部を有することを特徴とする。
【0010】
このように構成することにより、リボン切り換え手段により急にリボンのテンションが変化してリボンが弛んだとしても、インクリボンはリボンガイドフレームリボンスプール側の係止部の爪部に当接してその移動を規制され、印字部に近いインクリボンへの影響を殆どなくすことができるもので、インクリボンの弛みが印字品質に与える影響を少なくし、更に、プリンタの破損が防止され信頼性の高いインクリボン駆動機構を実現できるとともに、インクリボンへの走行負荷をかけることなく、かつ、インクリボンの弛みを最小に押さえることができる。
【0015】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の上記の構成によれば、インクリボンを保持案内する形状がリボンフレームに設けられているため、リボンゆるみの発生範囲が印字品質に影響の有る範囲での発生を防ぎ、プリンタの破損を防止することができる。
【0016】
以下に本発明の一実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。図1は本発明の実施例における小型プリンタのインクリボン駆動機構を示す側面図であり、図2は同様に平面図である。
【0017】
なお動力伝達機構、リボン送り機構等などは公知であり、かつ本発明の趣旨には影響が無いため省略している。
【0018】
図1・図2において、1はリボンフレーム、2a及び2bはリボンホイール、3a及び3bはリボンスプール、4はインクリボン、5は付勢部材である。今、リボン巻き取りがリボンスプール3aにより開始され、リボンホイール2aの巻き取り開始半径はr1である。この時、リボンフレーム1に対しインクリボン4はθ1の角度を持っている。そして、A方向に巻き取りが進行し、リボンホイール3b側のインクリボン4が巻末まで巻き取られ、リボンホイール3aの巻き取り半径がr2の時、テンション力が得られリボン反転動作が行われる。この時リボンフレーム1に対するインクリボン4の角度は巻き取り開始の角度であるθ1からθ2の角度に変化する。リボンフレーム1には、インクリボン4がθ2以上の角度を有したときのみリボンフレーム1との接触することができる爪部1a及び1bを具備している。
【0019】
さて、従来技術の項で説明した様に反転動作はリボンエンドを検出することで行われる。そのため、反転動作が行われる直前にはインクリボン4がリボンエンドに達しているにもかかわらず、リボン送り機構によってインクリボン4が強制的に送られつっぱる状態となる。このテンションによって図4に示すようにリボンスプール3a等のたわみが発生する。このたわみは次の瞬間に反転動作によって一斉に解放されるため、インクリボン4が急激にたるむ結果となる。
【0020】
しかし、インクリボン4と爪部1a(1b)との接触による摩擦力が存在し、その摩擦力によってインクリボン4のたるみが抑制できる。詳しくは図3に示すようにインクリボンゆるみは領域Bのみの発生に抑えることが可能である。従って印字領域であるCになんら影響がなくなり、インクリボン4がリボンフレーム1の案内経路から外れることが無くなる。その結果、印字がインクリボン4を介さない状態となる印字不良を防ぎ、またインクリボン4の歯車への巻き込みによって発生するプリンタの破損を防止することができる。
【0021】
なお、インクリボン4とリボンフレーム1との接触は、反転動作付近のみであるため通常のリボン送り動作において、メカ的な負荷は通常と同等にすることができる。
【0022】
また、巻き取り半径とインクリボン4のテンション力の関係は図6に示す通りであり、リボンの巻き取りが進行するにつれてテンション力も増加する。従って、インクリボンエンドのテンション力でなくある一定以上のテンション力を検出して反転動作する場合においても、リボンフレーム1のインクリボン保持形状の爪部1a,1bは同様にして設定可能である。
【0023】
以上述べたように、本発明によれば、リボン切り換え手段により急にリボンのテンションが変化してリボンが弛んだとしても、インクリボンはリボンガイドフレームリボンスプール側の係止部の爪部に当接してその移動を規制され、印字部に近いインクリボンへの影響を殆どなくすことができるもので、インクリボンの弛みが印字品質に与える影響を少なくし、更に、プリンタの破損が防止され信頼性の高いインクリボン駆動機構を実現できるとともに、インクリボンへの走行負荷をかけることなく、かつ、インクリボンの弛みを最小に押さえることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のインクリボン駆動機構の一実施例をを示す側面図。
【図2】本発明のインクリボン駆動機構の一実施例を示す平面図。
【図3】本発明のインクリボン駆動機構の一実施例を用いた場合のインクリボンの状態を示す平面図。
【図4】本発明のインクリボン駆動機構の一実施例を用いた場合のリボンスプールの状態を示す背面図。
【図5】従来技術の小型プリンタのインクリボン装置の構造の例を示す平面図。
【図6】従来技術の小型プリンタのインクリボン装置の構造の例を示す側面図。
【図7】インクリボン装置の巻き取り直径とテンション力の関係を示す図。
【図8】従来技術のインクリボン駆動機構を用いた場合のインクリボンの状態を示す平面図。
【符号の説明】
1 リボンフレーム
1a インクリボン保持爪形状
1b インクリボン保持爪形状
2a リボンホイール
2b リボンホイール
3a リボンスプール
3b リボンスプール
4 インクリボン
5 付勢部材
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ink ribbon drive mechanism for a small printer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a technique for detecting the tension force of this kind of ribbon end and reversing the feeding direction of the ink ribbon, there is a technique shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-56659. This will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0003]
Reference numeral 101 denotes a ribbon frame. Ribbon spool gears 103A and 103B provided with a pair of left and right ratchets 104A and 104B with the blades oriented symmetrically on both sides of the ribbon frame 101 are rotatably held. 104B is a brake body (not shown) such as a coil spring that is pressed against the outer periphery of the shaft so as not to rotate due to inertia. Further, a feeding member 109 having feeding claws 111A and 111B is brought into pressure contact with the ratchet 104A and 104B by the force of the torsion coil 120 on the ribbon frame 101, and the operation transmitted by the drive lever 105 and the connecting member 108 is transmitted to the ribbon frame 101. The ink ribbon 131 is transmitted to the ratchet 104A, (104B) to give a rotational force to the ribbon spool gears 103A, 103B, and feeds the wound ink ribbon 131.
[0004]
Further, the reverse rotation pawls 118A, (118B) provided on the switching member 114 so that the ink ribbon 131 wound around the ribbon spool gears 103A, 103B rotatably held by the ribbon frame 101 does not reverse. Is configured to be in pressure contact with the ratchets 104 </ b> A and 104 </ b> B by the force of the coil spring 121.
[0005]
With the above structure, when all of the ink ribbon 131 wound around the ribbon wheel 102B is wound around the ribbon wheel 102A, the rotation of the ribbon spool gear 103A is forcibly stopped by the tension force of the ribbon end. At this time, since the driving force is continuously transmitted to the driving lever 105, the operation transmitted by the driving lever 105 and the connecting member 108 is transmitted to the feeding member 109, and the feeding member 109 is rotated clockwise with the feeding claw 111A as a fulcrum. When the switching member 114 is rotated counterclockwise via the fulcrum 113 and the reverse rotation stop claw 118B provided on the switching member 114 is pressed against the ratchet 104B by the force of the coil spring 121, the feed claw 111A The feed claw 111B and the ratchet 104B are completed while the feed member 109 disengaging from the ratchet 104A rotates clockwise. Thereafter, the reversing operation in the ribbon feeding direction is continuously performed by the tension force of the ribbon end by repeating the operation.
[0006]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the ribbon winding radius and the tension force at this time. As the winding of the ribbon proceeds, the tension force increases accordingly. Therefore, inversion near the ribbon end is possible even if the tension force of the ribbon end is not reached.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described prior art, when the ribbon reversing operation is performed by the tension force of the ribbon end, immediately after the reversal, a releasing force such as the elongation of the ink ribbon and the deflection of the ribbon frame is abruptly generated. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the ink ribbon may be separated from the ribbon frame guide path. If the ink ribbon is very loose, the ink ribbon will be removed from the guide path of the ribbon frame. Therefore, the printing will be in a state where the ink ribbon is not passed through, and the ink ribbon will be caught in the gear and the printer will be damaged. Led to a flaw.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve such drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to prevent looseness of the ink ribbon during the ribbon reversing operation, so that the ink ribbon guides the ink ribbon guiding means at the upper and lower ends of the ribbon frame. It is an object of the present invention to provide a small printer having an ink ribbon drive mechanism that is provided with a claw portion that guides the ink and prevents the occurrence of the print quality in a range that affects the print quality and prevents the printer from being damaged.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The printer of the present invention
A ribbon mechanism that alternately drives a pair of ribbon spools to rewind or wind the ink ribbon, and reciprocates the ink ribbon;
A pair of ribbon spools fixed to both ends of the ink ribbon;
A pair of ribbon spools, and a ribbon guide frame provided on both sides with two arms for guiding the ink ribbon of the ribbon spool to a printing unit;
Ribbon switching means for detecting a tension force of a ribbon end and changing the ribbon spool to be rotated when there is no ink ribbon to be rewound onto the ribbon spool;
The ribbon frame is disposed on the ribbon spool side of the arm portion, and an engaging portion that forms a ribbon path is disposed outside the ribbon path.
The locking portion is provided on an end face of the ribbon frame, and the ink ribbon wound around the ribbon spool does not come into contact during normal running and reaches a maximum diameter when the ink on the ribbon path is reached. It has a nail | claw part contact | abutted with a ribbon, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
[0010]
With this configuration, even if the ribbon tension suddenly changes due to the ribbon switching means and the ribbon is slackened, the ink ribbon contacts the claw portion of the locking portion on the ribbon guide frame ribbon spool side and moves. The ink ribbon that has almost no effect on the ink ribbon close to the printing section can be eliminated, and the slack of the ink ribbon has less effect on the print quality. In addition, the printer is prevented from being damaged and the ink ribbon is highly reliable. A drive mechanism can be realized , and the slack of the ink ribbon can be suppressed to a minimum without applying a running load to the ink ribbon.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to the above configuration of the present invention, since the shape for holding and guiding the ink ribbon is provided in the ribbon frame, the occurrence range of the ribbon looseness is prevented in the range that affects the print quality, and the printer is damaged. Can be prevented.
[0016]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an ink ribbon drive mechanism of a small printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view similarly.
[0017]
Note that a power transmission mechanism, a ribbon feeding mechanism, and the like are well known and have no influence on the gist of the present invention, and thus are omitted.
[0018]
1 and 2, 1 is a ribbon frame, 2a and 2b are ribbon wheels, 3a and 3b are ribbon spools, 4 is an ink ribbon, and 5 is a biasing member. Now, ribbon winding is started by the ribbon spool 3a, and the winding start radius of the ribbon wheel 2a is r1. At this time, the ink ribbon 4 has an angle θ1 with respect to the ribbon frame 1. Then, the winding progresses in the A direction, the ink ribbon 4 on the ribbon wheel 3b side is wound up to the end of the winding, and when the winding radius of the ribbon wheel 3a is r2, the tension force is obtained and the ribbon reversing operation is performed. At this time, the angle of the ink ribbon 4 with respect to the ribbon frame 1 changes from θ1 to θ2 which is an angle at which winding starts. The ribbon frame 1 includes claw portions 1a and 1b that can come into contact with the ribbon frame 1 only when the ink ribbon 4 has an angle of θ2 or more.
[0019]
Now, as described in the section of the prior art, the reversing operation is performed by detecting the ribbon end. For this reason, the ink ribbon 4 is forcedly fed by the ribbon feeding mechanism even though the ink ribbon 4 has reached the ribbon end immediately before the reversing operation is performed. This tension causes deflection of the ribbon spool 3a and the like as shown in FIG. This deflection is released all at once by the reversing operation at the next moment, resulting in the ink ribbon 4 sagging abruptly.
[0020]
However, there is a frictional force due to contact between the ink ribbon 4 and the claw portion 1a (1b), and the sagging of the ink ribbon 4 can be suppressed by the frictional force. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the looseness of the ink ribbon can be suppressed to the occurrence of only the region B. Accordingly, there is no influence on C, which is a printing area, and the ink ribbon 4 does not deviate from the guide path of the ribbon frame 1. As a result, it is possible to prevent a printing failure in which printing does not pass through the ink ribbon 4, and to prevent damage to the printer caused by the ink ribbon 4 being caught in a gear.
[0021]
In addition, since the contact between the ink ribbon 4 and the ribbon frame 1 is only in the vicinity of the reversing operation, the mechanical load can be made equal to that in the normal ribbon feeding operation.
[0022]
Further, the relationship between the winding radius and the tension force of the ink ribbon 4 is as shown in FIG. 6, and the tension force increases as the winding of the ribbon proceeds. Accordingly, even when a tension force of a certain level or more is detected instead of the tension force of the ink ribbon end, the claw portions 1a and 1b having the ink ribbon holding shape of the ribbon frame 1 can be set in the same manner.
[0023]
As described above, according to the present invention, even if the ribbon tension is suddenly changed by the ribbon switching means and the ribbon is slackened, the ink ribbon contacts the claw portion of the locking portion on the ribbon guide frame ribbon spool side. The movement of the ink ribbon is controlled by touching it, and the influence on the ink ribbon close to the printing part can be almost eliminated. The slack of the ink ribbon has less influence on the print quality, and the printer is prevented from being damaged and reliable. In addition, it is possible to realize a high ink ribbon drive mechanism , and it is possible to minimize the slack of the ink ribbon without applying a running load to the ink ribbon.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of an ink ribbon drive mechanism of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the ink ribbon drive mechanism of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the state of the ink ribbon when one embodiment of the ink ribbon drive mechanism of the present invention is used.
FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a state of a ribbon spool when an embodiment of the ink ribbon drive mechanism of the present invention is used.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of the structure of an ink ribbon device of a conventional small printer.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example of the structure of an ink ribbon device of a conventional small printer.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a winding diameter of an ink ribbon device and a tension force.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state of an ink ribbon when a conventional ink ribbon drive mechanism is used.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ribbon frame 1a Ink ribbon holding claw shape 1b Ink ribbon holding claw shape 2a Ribbon wheel 2b Ribbon wheel 3a Ribbon spool 3b Ribbon spool 4 Ink ribbon 5 Energizing member

Claims (1)

一対のリボンスプールを交互に駆動してインクリボンを巻き戻しあるいは巻装し、前記インクリボンを往復移動させるリボン機構と、
インクリボンの両端に固定された一対のリボンスプールと、
前記一対のリボンスプールが取り付けられ、前記リボンスプールの前記インクリボンを印字部へ案内する2つの腕部を両側に備えたリボンガイドフレームと、
前記リボンスプールに巻戻す前記インクリボンがない場合、リボンエンドのテンション力を検出し、回転駆動する前記リボンスプールを変更するリボン切り換え手段と、を有し、
前記リボンフレームは、前記腕部の前記リボンスプール側であって前記リボン経路の外側にリボン経路を形成する係止部が配置され、
前記係止部は、前記リボンフレームの端面に設けられ、前記リボンスプールに巻装される前記インクリボンが、通常走行時には当接せず、最大径となった場合に前記リボン経路上の前記インクリボンと当接する爪部を有することを特徴とするプリンタ。
A ribbon mechanism that alternately drives a pair of ribbon spools to rewind or wind the ink ribbon, and reciprocates the ink ribbon;
A pair of ribbon spools fixed to both ends of the ink ribbon;
A pair of ribbon spools, and a ribbon guide frame provided on both sides with two arms for guiding the ink ribbon of the ribbon spool to a printing unit;
Ribbon switching means for detecting the tension force of the ribbon end and changing the ribbon spool to be rotated when there is no ink ribbon to be rewound onto the ribbon spool;
The ribbon frame is disposed on a side of the ribbon spool of the arm portion, and an engaging portion that forms a ribbon path is disposed outside the ribbon path.
The locking portion is provided on an end surface of the ribbon frame, and the ink ribbon wound around the ribbon spool does not come into contact during normal running and reaches a maximum diameter when the ink on the ribbon path is reached. A printer having a claw portion that comes into contact with a ribbon.
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