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JP4736276B2
JP4736276B2 JP2001257514A JP2001257514A JP4736276B2 JP 4736276 B2 JP4736276 B2 JP 4736276B2 JP 2001257514 A JP2001257514 A JP 2001257514A JP 2001257514 A JP2001257514 A JP 2001257514A JP 4736276 B2 JP4736276 B2 JP 4736276B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、記録媒体である用紙、フィルム、不織布などシート部材にインクジェットヘッドからインクを吐出し、記録を行うインクジェット記録装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
図2に示したようなインクジェット記録装置においては、シート部材の表面である記録面上に微小液滴状のインクを噴射させて画像記録を行うが、近年の技術進歩により銀塩写真に迫る高画質化並びに装置の低コスト化が可能となり、PPC方式のプリンターの高速化と競争するかのような高速化の進展により、紙以外をも記録媒体として各分野に急速に普及するに至っている。 かかるインクジェット記録装置の高速化と精密化の進展と共に、紙以外のシート部材も含む用紙の姿勢制御という問題が発生している。
【0003】
これは、シート部材の搬送速度を高めるほど前記シート部材と搬送部材の摩擦による静電気発生や、前記シート部材が単一部材でなく表面は複数の塗布剤で積層構成されるため温度による伸縮や記録媒体基材の温度湿度による剛性変化と伸縮が伴うことなどが、大きな要因である。
【0004】
このため、静電気発生ムラによる浮き上がりのばらつきや、シート部材の湾曲、搬送方法によるカールやウエーブ発生、用紙ロールによる巻き癖などは、ジャミングの発生要因と成るばかりでなく、記録ヘッドとの接触や1/50mm単位でインク吐出位置を制御できるヘッドに対応できなくてはいけない用紙位置制御精度を維持できなくなり、用紙のプラテン上における位置制御あるいは姿勢制御が重要な解決課題になってきた。
【0005】
まず、従来のインクジェット記録装置の問題点を図3を参照して説明する。この図3は構成図(A)とそれのA矢視図(B)の2図からなる。ここで一般的なインクジェットプリンターと呼ばれるインクジェット記録装置の構造を述べ、前記の問題がそれとどう絡むのかを説明する。最初に用紙の流れを見る。シート部材としての記録媒体用紙ロール2から解かれた記録媒体用紙1は搬送ローラ3aとガイドローラ3bにくわえ込まれて矢印P1で示すように画像形成部に搬送されて、プラテン4表面上を走りながら表面上に定間隔位置を前記用紙搬送方向の横方向に往復するヘッド5から吐出されるインクジェットにより文字や画像などを記録される。排出された用紙1はさらに搬送ローラ3aとガイドローラ3bに挟まれて矢印P2方向に搬出されて下流に至る。ただし、画像形成部下流には必ずしもこの搬送ローラ3aとガイドローラ3bを必要とするわけではない。そのあと、図示を省略したカッターで所定長さに切断され、トレイ上に蓄積される。以上は、用紙1の流れに沿うような側面図的な見方である。図2においても同じ符号で示している。
【0006】
次に、用紙1の流れに直交する用紙の幅方向について、図3(A)の画像形成部左手に両矢印を付した細い鎖線で示したA矢視図方向に見た、図3(B)を参照されたい。上段にヘッド5があり、内部に点線で示されたノズルとキャリッジがある。下段にプラテン4が配置されている。その両者の成す間隙の間を用紙1が同図手前に走行する。このさい搬送された用紙1のプラテン4上における姿勢は、これをA矢視図方向、すなわちプラテン4とヘッド5の正面から見た形の図3(B)において用紙1が上に凸に描かれているが、同図のようになっているのは望ましくない。所望の用紙姿勢はプラテン上に平坦であるのが良い。すなわち、プラテン4表面に浮き上がり無く全幅密着していることが所期の条件である。
【0007】
同図のように上に凸を成すような用紙姿勢やまたは図5に示すように上に凹(下に凸)をなす用紙姿勢も好ましくない。なぜなら、記録媒体である用紙1は搬送中のプラテン4上においてその全幅にわたって平面を維持されて記録ヘッドと接触することなく所定の間隔を正確に絶えず維持して記録を行うことがインクジェット記録装置の生命線だからである。
【0008】
この望ましくない結果は二つに区別できる。これは既述したように、図3(B)上に凸な姿勢と、図5に示すように上に凹な姿勢である。前者は走行方向の用紙1が幅の中央がプラテン4表面から浮き上がる現象であり、後者は走行方向の用紙1が幅の両側がプラテン4表面から浮き上がる現象である。これらを以降では、前者を凸用紙姿勢、後者を凹用紙姿勢と呼んで説明する。
【0009】
これらの用紙の浮き上がりへの対策として知られている方策の一つを図3(B)の最下段に仮想線で示した。仮想線で図示してあるのは3(B)は本来は図3(A)のA矢視図であって、仮想線で描いた部分は当初から存在しないからである。同図の用紙1は上に凸で、中間がプラテン4から浮いている姿勢であるが、このような用紙の浮き方の凸用紙姿勢時には、プラテン4を筐体となして用紙の裏面が接触する上面に複数の吸気孔や切り込みを設け下部などに仮想線で示したような吸気管口でもってブロァーなどに接続し矢印V吸引方向に排気する事で、用紙全幅をプラテン4表面に密着させうる事が知られている。
【0010】
用紙の搬送速度が小さいさいには用紙の重力により平坦な用紙姿勢を採るものの、搬送速度が高まると運転雰囲気の温度や湿度や発生静電気によって用紙1は搬送方向にうねり、横幅方向には凸や凹またはそれらの複合した状態を示す。低湿度では用紙1は表面側に凸用紙姿勢傾向を示し、高湿度では用紙姿勢は表面側に凹になる傾向があり、この現象は速度を増すほど浮き上がり量が増す。このため、どちらの姿勢でも、ともに浮き上がり部分は所定の定間隔に保つことが出来ない。このため、吐出したインクが所期の粒径で塗布されないうえ、浮き上がりが甚だしいと用紙の一部がヘッドノズル面に接触し用紙もインクで汚れ、そのインク汚れがヘッドノズルを濡らして汚し、それが搬送されてくる用紙走行表面に移り汚れが広がりと、記録不良部分を発生させる。
【0011】
このような用紙の浮き上がり現象を防止するために従来とられた典型的メカニカル方策を特許第2551568号に見ることができる。これの要点を図4の従来インクジェット記録装置における用紙搬送構造説明図として説明する。前記特許では図を2例上げており、それを図4(A),(B)に示す。記録媒体用紙の搬送経路は図3で既述したのと基本的に変わらないが、図4(A)では画像形成部の上流側に用紙1表面に対して凹形の曲面案内を為す規制ガイド10が用紙1裏面側に配置され、それに伴い記録媒体用紙ロール2がやや上部に移っている。前記特許の説明によると、「シート部材(1)に対し実質的に平面状プラテン(4)部へ凸状の曲面案内部を形成するように構成した案内手段を有し、前記案内手段は、前記シート部材の腰を利用して当該シート部材の先端部から前記平面状プラテン部表面に密着せしめるようにした事を特徴とする」とある。なお、この引用文中の()内符号は図3の符号に対応する用語を明示するために添えたものである。以下の引用においても同じとする。この引用文の「案内手段」が図4の規制ガイド10である。
【0012】
これの作用として前記特許は「シート部材(1)が案内手段(10)によって案内される際、・・・・・シート部材における記録面の裏面側が支持されるもとでシート部材の腰を利用してシート部材の平面状プラテン部(4)と対向する面がシート部材の先端部から平面状プラテン部の表面に密着せしめられるのでシート部材の浮き上がりが規制され」と説明している。要するに、プラテンの表面を想定できる平らな面に斜め上から用紙を挿し込むと用紙素材の持つ弾性によってその用紙の押し込まれた裏面が平面である表面に馴染むということである。その案内役を務める規制ガイド10は前記特許のいう「用紙1表面に対して凹形の曲面」を為すものと規定している。
【0013】
前記特許は図の説明において、「記録媒体(1)はシートとして自体の有する腰の強さ、換言するならば元の形態に復元しようとする復元力を有しており、規制ガイド(図4の10)に沿ってその自重により湾曲させられながら搬送ローラ(3a)とアイドラ(3b)との間に導かれ、更に平面状プラテン(4)上に送出されるときに、上述した腰の強さによって記録媒体の先端部に下向きの復元力が発生する。しかしてこの復元カは先端部のみならず、分割ローラの形態とした排出ローラ(3a)とアイドラ(3b)との間の非挾持部分を介して引続き平面状プラテン(4)上に送出されてくる記録媒体の全長にわたって継続されるので、記録媒体を平面状プラテン(4)上に密着させた状態に保つことができ、以て、記録媒体の浮上がりが抑制される」と詳述している。
【0014】
前記特許の実施例図は、「本例は平面状プラテン(4)への送出直前および平面状プラテン(4)からの排出直後の位置にそれぞれ規制ガイド(図4の10)および規制ガイド(図4の11)を配設したものである。すなわち、このように構成することによって第4図(原公報の図番、当明細書の図4(A)相当)の例のところで述べたような効果をあげることができ、記録媒体をその先端から後端にいたるまで確実に平面状プラテン(4)上に密接させて搬送することができる」として、図4の(B)相当のものを例示している。
【0015】
前記特許の浮き上がり防止手段を、画像形成部であるヘッド5やプラテン4を中心に置いて見るとき、その上流側やそれに加えて下流側と片側や両側の記録媒体用紙1を上方に反らせて、用紙1の反りからの復元弾力でもって画像形成部におけるプラテン4平面上に用紙裏面を密着搬送させるものと言える。この方式が確実に作動するのは、記録媒体の厚さや構成ラミネート層の物理的属性に左右される特定の範囲内であって、例えば、腰の強すぎる素材は広くて長い接触面を持つプラテン4表面では用紙1の為す凹円弧の底一点がプラテン面で横幅状の線接触だけに終わるおそれもある。それに加え、既述した図5の凹用紙姿勢時には効果が薄いことも経験的に知られている。さらに、搬送速度を高めるに従い搬送される記録媒体の横幅の反りは凹用紙姿勢気味になり、図5に示す吸着性の悪い、言え換えれば、姿勢制御に大きな動力を用意せざるを得ない事になる。これは高速化追求のためヘッドに装着するノズル列が128程度も珍しくない現在では望ましいとは言えない。
【0016】
図3(B)と似てはいるが、記録媒体用紙1が凹用紙姿勢時であり、プラテンをやや詳細に図示しているのが図5プラテン吸着機構説明図である。これは、図3のA矢視図相当すなわちプラテン4の正面から見た画像形成部で、記録媒体用紙1の搬送方向から用紙の全幅を見ている形でもある。上段に点線で示したキャリッジやノズルを内蔵するヘッド5があり、下段にプラテン4の上部平面はプラテンガイド面4mとして筐体をなすプラテン内部と通気できる穿孔・格子孔・切り込み溝あるいは濾材孔を用紙と接する範囲の表面部分に有していて、底部の吸気管口12が負圧発生用ブロアーなどに配管接続されているものである。この、下段のプラテン4と上段のヘッド5の成す間隙を誇張して描いた記録媒体用紙1が搬送され通過するさい、ブロァーなどによる空気吸引により矢印Vpで示した負圧が用紙裏面とプラテンガイド面4mとの間に発生し、用紙1の裏面を2をプラテンガイド面4mに密着させる。ただし、この方式は、凸用紙姿勢時には著効があるものの、図5のような凹用紙姿勢時には用紙幅両側面より流入する空気により効率が悪く凸用紙姿勢時に比し数倍近い動力が必要になるとされている。
【0017】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明の目的は、上述したような問題点、シート部材としての記録媒体用紙が搬送中にプラテン上における凹用紙姿勢状態も凸用紙姿勢状も示すことなく、かつ、前記特許に抵触しない浮き上がり防止方法の実現を図り、記録媒体用紙が搬送中プラテン上においてプラテンの全幅にわたって平面を維持されて記録ヘッドと接触することなく所定の間隔を常に保って記録を行うことができるインクジェット記録装置を提供することにある。
【0018】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記課題を解決するために本発明は次の構成を採った。
【0019】
請求項1記載の発明は、シート部材に対してインクを吐出するインクジェットヘッドを用いて前記シート部材に記録を行うインクジェットプリンタにおいて、前記シート部材を前記インクジェットヘッドに対向する記録領域に位置させて、前記シート部材の記録の裏面側を支持する平面状プラテン部と、前記平面状プラテン部上に前記シート部材裏面を密着させる密着手段と、前記シート部材を前記プラテン部を通過して案内し、全体として上流側から下流側に傾斜するとともに、前記平面状プラテン部の上流側に設けられ、前記シート部材の表面側が凸となる曲面案内部を有する案内手段と、前記曲面案内部の上流側で前記シート部材をくわえ込んで搬送するローラ手段と、を設けた。
【0021】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明適用例として、インクジェット記録装置の画像形成部と用紙搬送の三実施例を示した構成側面図である図1を参照して説明する。これは課題解決の2特徴のうち、画像形成部のプラテン表面において用紙裏面を負圧にて吸引してプラテンガイド面に密着せしめること(密着手段)の適用に加え、用紙表面が用紙搬送方向に対し凸に成るような曲率を付けた搬送路(曲面案内部)を配する特徴のすべてを図示したものである。用紙表面が用紙搬送方向に対し凸に成るような曲率を付けた搬送路(案内部)をプラテン上流側へ単独に設けたものが図1(A)である。用紙表面が用紙搬送方向に対し凸に成るような曲率を付けた搬送路(案内部)をプラテン下流側へ単独に設けたものが図1(B)である。用紙表面が用紙搬送方向に対し凸に成るような曲率を付けた搬送路(案内部)をプラテン上流側と下流側ともに併設したものが図1(C)である。ここで上流側下流側と呼ぶ際、画像形成部に搬送される前か後かで区別していることは図1の2例で判断できよう。
【0022】
纏めて説明するが、この3例いずれでも、図3における用紙搬送経路と基本的には変わらない。シート部材としての記録媒体用紙ロール2から解かれた記録媒体用紙1は搬送ローラ3aとガイドローラ3bにくわえ込まれて矢印P1で示すように画像形成部に搬送されて、プラテン4表面上を吸着されて(密着手段により)用紙裏面をプラテンガイド面に密着滑走しながら表面上に定間隔位置を前記用紙搬送方向の横方向に往復するヘッド5から吐出されるインクジェットにより文字や画像などを記録される。排出された用紙1は矢印P2方向に搬出されて下流に至るのは共通している。ただ図3と異なるのは用紙搬送経路が水平搬送ではなく傾斜搬送であるが、これは記録媒体用紙1の自重によるプラテン4への密着度を高めるためのものであって、本発明の本質を左右するものではない。また、フロントカバー8は、上方に回転して開けるものとして細い仮想線で図示し、本発明要件ではないが、中底仕切9も念のため図示しておく。
【0023】
この搬送経路では、図1(A)では画像形成部の直前に上流側凸アール付き搬送路6aと上流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー6bが配置され、図1(B)では画像形成部の直後に下流側凸アール付き搬送路7aと下流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー7bが配置され、図1(C)では画像形成部の直前に上流側凸アール付き搬送路6aと上流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー6bが配置されるとともに画像形成部の直後に下流側凸アール付き搬送路7aと下流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー7bとが併置されている。ここで曲率付きと呼べても、そのように表示しないのは、図1(A)乃至(C)ともに符号rで示した円弧が用紙搬送中の角速度変化率を一定にするからである。図1(A)乃至(C)のいづれにしても、記録媒体用紙1の画像形成部を含む搬送経路全体が、用紙表面から見て凸アールまたは凸状の弧を成すかのように配列されていることに留意頂きたい。このことは、前記特許と逆相を成しているとも表現できる。
【0024】
【発明の効果】
シート部材表面が搬送方向に対し凸に成るような曲率を付けた案内部を前記プラテン上流側または下流側に単独に設けるかあるいは上流と下流の両側ともに配置することで、搬送中の用紙が搬送速度の高まりとともに凸用紙姿勢気味になる傾向を利用し、これを、画像形成部のプラテン部において密着手段にて負圧にて吸引してシート部材裏面をプラテンガイド面に密着せしめることを効率よく行えるようにして、高速化のためのシート部材搬送方向に広く長いプラテン上の記録位置においてシート部材の全幅にわたって適正に保持されてヘッドと接触することなく所定の間隔を常時保時して記録を行うことができるインクジェット記録装置を提供できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】インクジェット記録装置の画像形成部とシート部材搬送に本発明を適用した例を示した側面図である。
【図2】従来のインクジェット記録装置外観図である。
【図3】従来のインクジェット記録装置の説明図である。
【図4】従来のインクジェット記録装置における用紙搬送構造説明図である。
【図5】プラテン吸着機構(密着手段)説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1:記録媒体用紙(シート部材)
2:記録媒体用紙ロール
3a:搬送ローラ
3b:ガイドローラ
4:プラテン
5:ヘッド
6:ガイドプレート
6a:上流側凸アール付き搬送路
6b:上流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー
7a:下流側凸アール付き搬送路
7b:下流側凸アール付き搬送路カバー
8:フロントカバー
9:中底仕切板
10:規制ガイド(上流側凹)
11:規制ガイド(下流側凹)
12:吸引管口
P1:上流の用紙搬送方向
P2:下流の用紙搬送方向
V:吸引される方向
Vp:プラテン面における負圧方向
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus that performs recording by ejecting ink from an ink jet head onto a sheet member such as paper, film, and nonwoven fabric that is a recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the ink jet recording apparatus as shown in FIG. 2, image recording is performed by ejecting fine droplets of ink onto the recording surface, which is the surface of the sheet member. Image quality and cost reduction of the apparatus can be achieved, and with the progress of speeding up as if competing with the speeding up of PPC printers, paper other than paper is rapidly spreading to various fields as a recording medium. Along with the progress of high speed and precision of such an ink jet recording apparatus, there is a problem of attitude control of paper including sheet members other than paper.
[0003]
This is because, as the conveying speed of the sheet member is increased, static electricity is generated due to friction between the sheet member and the conveying member, and because the surface of the sheet member is not a single member but is composed of a plurality of coating agents, expansion and contraction due to temperature is recorded. A major factor is a change in rigidity and expansion / contraction due to temperature and humidity of the medium substrate.
[0004]
For this reason, variations in floating due to non-uniformity in static electricity generation, curving of the sheet member, occurrence of curling and wave due to the conveying method, curling due to the paper roll, etc., not only cause jamming but also contact with the recording head or 1 The paper position control accuracy that must be compatible with a head that can control the ink ejection position in units of / 50 mm cannot be maintained, and position control or posture control of the paper on the platen has become an important solution.
[0005]
First, problems of the conventional ink jet recording apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is composed of two diagrams, a configuration diagram (A) and an A arrow view (B) thereof. Here, the structure of an ink jet recording apparatus called a general ink jet printer will be described, and how the above-described problem will be related. First, look at the paper flow. The recording medium sheet 1 unwound from the recording medium sheet roll 2 as the sheet member is sandwiched by the conveying roller 3a and the guide roller 3b and conveyed to the image forming unit as indicated by an arrow P1, and runs on the surface of the platen 4. However, characters, images, and the like are recorded on the surface by inkjet ejected from the head 5 that reciprocates at regular intervals in the lateral direction of the paper conveyance direction. The discharged paper 1 is further sandwiched between the transport roller 3a and the guide roller 3b, and is carried out in the direction of the arrow P2 to reach the downstream. However, the conveying roller 3a and the guide roller 3b are not necessarily required downstream of the image forming unit. After that, it is cut into a predetermined length by a cutter (not shown) and accumulated on the tray. The above is a side view in view of the flow of the paper 1. The same reference numerals are used in FIG.
[0006]
Next, the width direction of the sheet orthogonal to the flow of the sheet 1 is shown in FIG. 3B as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow A indicated by a thin chain line with a double-headed arrow on the left hand side of the image forming unit in FIG. Refer to). There is a head 5 at the upper stage, and a nozzle and a carriage indicated by dotted lines inside. The platen 4 is arranged on the lower stage. The sheet 1 travels in front of the figure through the gap formed by the two. The posture of the conveyed paper 1 on the platen 4 is as follows. The paper 1 is projected upward in FIG. 3B as viewed from the direction of the arrow A, that is, from the front of the platen 4 and the head 5. However, it should not be as shown in the figure. The desired paper orientation should be flat on the platen. That is, the desired condition is that the platen 4 is in close contact with the entire surface without being lifted.
[0007]
A paper posture that is convex upward as shown in FIG. 5 or a paper posture that is concave upward (convex downward) as shown in FIG. This is because the sheet 1 as a recording medium is maintained flat on the entire width of the platen 4 being conveyed, and recording is performed while maintaining a predetermined interval accurately without contacting the recording head. Because it is a lifeline.
[0008]
This undesirable result can be distinguished in two. As described above, this is a posture that is convex upward in FIG. 3B and a posture that is concave upward as shown in FIG. The former is a phenomenon in which the center of the width of the sheet 1 in the traveling direction is lifted from the surface of the platen 4, and the latter is a phenomenon in which the sheet 1 in the traveling direction is lifted from the surface of the platen 4. In the following description, the former is referred to as a convex paper posture, and the latter is referred to as a concave paper posture.
[0009]
One of the measures known as countermeasures against the floating of these sheets is shown by imaginary lines at the bottom of FIG. 3 (B) is originally a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3 (A), and the portion drawn with the imaginary line does not exist from the beginning. The paper 1 in the figure is convex upward and the middle is floating from the platen 4. In such a convex paper posture of floating the paper, the platen 4 is used as a casing and the back surface of the paper contacts. A plurality of air intake holes and cuts are provided on the upper surface of the sheet, and the entire width of the sheet is brought into close contact with the surface of the platen 4 by connecting to a blower or the like with an intake pipe port as indicated by a phantom line at the lower part and exhausting in the suction direction of the arrow V It is known that it can.
[0010]
When the transport speed of the paper is low, the paper takes a flat posture due to the gravity of the paper. However, when the transport speed is increased, the paper 1 swells in the transport direction due to the temperature, humidity and generated static electricity of the operating atmosphere, and the horizontal width direction is convex. A concave or a composite state thereof is shown. At low humidity, the paper 1 tends to have a convex paper posture on the front surface side, and at high humidity, the paper posture tends to be concave on the front surface side. This phenomenon increases the amount of lifting as the speed increases. For this reason, in either posture, the lifted portion cannot be kept at a predetermined regular interval. For this reason, if the ejected ink is not applied with the expected particle size, and if the ink floats too much, a part of the paper will come into contact with the head nozzle surface and the paper will also be stained with ink. When the ink is transferred to the surface of the paper running and the stain spreads, a defective recording portion is generated.
[0011]
Japanese Patent No. 2551568 can be seen as a typical mechanical measure conventionally used to prevent such a sheet lifting phenomenon. This point will be described as a sheet conveying structure explanatory diagram in the conventional ink jet recording apparatus of FIG. In the above patent, two examples are shown, which are shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B). The conveyance path of the recording medium paper is basically the same as that already described with reference to FIG. 3, but in FIG. 4A, a regulation guide that provides a concave curved surface guide to the surface of the paper 1 on the upstream side of the image forming unit. 10 is arranged on the back side of the paper 1, and the recording medium paper roll 2 is moved slightly upward accordingly. According to the description of the patent, “the sheet member (1) has a guide means configured to form a convex curved surface guide portion on the substantially flat platen (4) portion, and the guide means includes: It is characterized in that the waist of the sheet member is used to bring the sheet member into close contact with the surface of the planar platen portion ”. In addition, the code in parentheses in this quote is added to clarify the term corresponding to the code in FIG. The same applies to the following citations. The “guide means” in this quote is the regulation guide 10 of FIG.
[0012]
As an effect of this, the above-mentioned patent states that “when the sheet member (1) is guided by the guide means (10), the back side of the recording surface of the sheet member is supported and the waist of the sheet member is utilized. Then, since the surface of the sheet member facing the planar platen portion (4) is brought into close contact with the surface of the planar platen portion from the front end portion of the sheet member, the lifting of the sheet member is regulated ”. In short, when a sheet is inserted obliquely from above into a flat surface that can assume the surface of the platen, the back surface of the sheet that has been pushed in becomes familiar with the flat surface due to the elasticity of the sheet material. The regulation guide 10 serving as the guide is defined to have a “concave curved surface with respect to the surface of the paper 1” referred to in the above-mentioned patent.
[0013]
In the description of the figure, the above-mentioned patent states that “the recording medium (1) has the strength of its own elasticity as a sheet, in other words, the restoring force to restore the original form, and the regulation guide (FIG. 4). 10), while being bent by its own weight, is guided between the conveying roller (3a) and the idler (3b), and is further fed onto the flat platen (4). As a result, a downward restoring force is generated at the leading end of the recording medium, and this restoring force is not only held at the leading end but also between the discharge roller (3a) and the idler (3b) in the form of a split roller. Since the recording medium continues to be fed over the entire length of the recording platen (4) through the portion, the recording medium can be kept in close contact with the planar platen (4). , Lift of recording medium It is described in detail and "is suppressed.
[0014]
The embodiment diagram of the patent states that “this example is a regulation guide (10 in FIG. 4) and a regulation guide (FIG. 4) at positions immediately before delivery to the planar platen (4) and immediately after ejection from the planar platen (4), respectively. 4) 11 ), that is, as described in the example of Fig. 4 (the figure number of the original publication, corresponding to Fig. 4A of this specification). As shown in FIG. 4B, the recording medium can be conveyed in close contact with the flat platen (4) from the leading end to the trailing end. is doing.
[0015]
When the lifting prevention means of the above patent is viewed with the head 5 or platen 4 as the image forming unit placed at the center, the recording medium paper 1 on the upstream side or in addition to the downstream side, one side or both sides is warped upward, It can be said that the back surface of the sheet is conveyed in close contact with the platen 4 plane in the image forming unit with the resilience from the warp of the sheet 1. This system works reliably within a specific range that depends on the thickness of the recording medium and the physical properties of the constituent laminating layers. For example, a material that is too stiff is a platen with a wide and long contact surface. On the 4th surface, there is a possibility that one point of the bottom of the concave arc formed by the paper 1 ends only in the horizontal line contact on the platen surface. In addition, it is empirically known that the effect is weak when the concave paper posture shown in FIG. Further, as the conveyance speed is increased, the lateral warp of the recording medium conveyed becomes a concave paper posture, and the adsorptivity shown in FIG. 5 is poor. In other words, a large amount of power must be prepared for posture control. become. This is not desirable at present when the number of nozzle rows attached to the head is not rare, as high as 128 in order to pursue high speed.
[0016]
Although similar to FIG. 3B, the recording medium paper 1 is in the concave paper posture, and the platen suction mechanism explanatory view shown in FIG. This is equivalent to the view in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3, that is, the image forming unit viewed from the front of the platen 4 and looking at the full width of the sheet from the conveyance direction of the recording medium sheet 1. The upper part has a head 5 containing a carriage and nozzles indicated by dotted lines, and the upper part of the upper part of the platen 4 is a platen guide surface 4 m on the lower part, and a perforation / lattice hole / cut groove or filter medium hole that can ventilate the inside of the platen that forms the housing. The intake pipe port 12 at the bottom is connected to a negative pressure generating blower or the like by a surface portion in a range in contact with the paper. When the recording medium paper 1 drawn with an exaggerated gap formed between the lower platen 4 and the upper head 5 is conveyed and passed, the negative pressure indicated by the arrow Vp is caused by air suction by a blower or the like, and the back surface of the paper and the platen guide. It occurs between the surface 4m and the back surface of the paper 1 is brought into close contact with the platen guide surface 4m. However, this method is effective in the convex paper posture, but in the concave paper posture as shown in FIG. 5, the efficiency is poor due to the air flowing in from both sides of the paper width, and power close to several times that in the convex paper posture is required. It is supposed to be.
[0017]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The object of the present invention is to prevent the above-mentioned problems and the problem that the recording medium paper as a sheet member does not show a concave paper posture state or a convex paper posture state on the platen during conveyance and does not conflict with the patent. Provided is an ink jet recording apparatus that realizes the method and can perform recording while maintaining a predetermined interval without contacting the recording head while maintaining a flat surface over the entire width of the platen on the platen during conveyance of the recording medium sheet. There is.
[0018]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following configuration.
[0019]
The invention according to claim 1 is an ink jet printer that performs recording on the sheet member using an ink jet head that discharges ink to the sheet member, and the sheet member is positioned in a recording region facing the ink jet head. a planar platen part for supporting the rear surface side of the recording of the sheet member, the contact means of adhering the sheet member back surface on the planar platen portion, said seat member to guide through the platen unit, whole from the upstream side with sloping downstream, provided upstream of the flat platen portion, a guide means for the surface side of the sheet member has a curved guide portion which is convex on the upstream side of the curved guide section as Roller means for holding and conveying the sheet member .
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As an application example of the present invention, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 1 which is a side view of a configuration showing three embodiments of an image forming unit and paper conveyance of an ink jet recording apparatus. This is one of the two features that solve the problem. In addition to applying the negative pressure on the platen surface of the image forming unit to bring it into close contact with the platen guide surface (contact means), the surface of the paper is in the direction of paper conveyance. All of the features of arranging a conveyance path (curved surface guide portion) with a curvature that is convex with respect to the surface are illustrated. FIG. 1A shows a conveyance path (guide section) provided with a curvature such that the surface of the sheet is convex in the sheet conveyance direction on the upstream side of the platen. FIG. 1B shows a conveyance path (guide section) provided with a curvature such that the sheet surface is convex in the sheet conveyance direction on the downstream side of the platen. FIG. 1C shows a conveyance path (guide section) with a curvature such that the sheet surface is convex in the sheet conveyance direction on both the upstream side and the downstream side of the platen. Here, when referring to the upstream side and the downstream side, it can be judged from the two examples in FIG. 1 that the distinction is made before or after being conveyed to the image forming unit.
[0022]
As will be described collectively, any of these three examples is basically the same as the paper conveyance path in FIG. The recording medium sheet 1 unwound from the recording medium sheet roll 2 as a sheet member is sandwiched by the conveying roller 3a and the guide roller 3b and conveyed to the image forming unit as indicated by an arrow P1, and adsorbs on the surface of the platen 4. A character, an image, or the like is recorded by an inkjet ejected from the head 5 that reciprocates in the lateral direction of the paper conveyance direction on the front surface while the back surface of the paper closely slides on the platen guide surface (by the contact means). The It is common that the discharged paper 1 is carried out in the direction of arrow P2 and reaches downstream. Although only differs from the sheet transport path 3 is inclined transporting rather than horizontal conveyor, which are intended to enhance the degree of adhesion to the platen 4 by the weight of the recording medium sheet 1, the essence of the present invention It does not affect Further, the front cover 8 is illustrated by a thin imaginary line as being rotated upward and opened, and although not a requirement of the present invention, the insole partition 9 is also illustrated for the sake of convenience.
[0023]
In this transport path, in FIG. 1A, a transport path 6a with an upstream convex radius and a transport path cover 6b with an upstream convex radius are disposed immediately before the image forming section. In FIG. 1B, immediately after the image forming section. In FIG. 1C, a transport path 7a with an upstream convex radius and a transport path 7a with an upstream convex radius are disposed immediately before the image forming unit. A path cover 6b is disposed, and a transport path 7a with a downstream convex radius and a transport path cover 7b with a downstream convex radius are juxtaposed immediately after the image forming unit. The reason why the curvature is added here is not displayed as such because the arc indicated by the symbol r in FIGS. 1A to 1C makes the rate of change in the angular velocity during sheet conveyance constant. In any of FIGS. 1A to 1C, the entire conveyance path including the image forming unit of the recording medium sheet 1 is arranged so as to form a convex radius or a convex arc when viewed from the sheet surface. Please note that. This can be expressed as having the opposite phase to the patent.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
By providing a guide section with a curvature so that the surface of the sheet member is convex with respect to the transport direction, either on the upstream side or the downstream side of the platen, or on both the upstream and downstream sides, the paper being transported can be transported. Utilizing the tendency of the convex paper posture to appear as the speed increases, it is efficiently sucked with negative pressure at the platen part of the image forming part by the contact means so that the back surface of the sheet member is in close contact with the platen guide surface In order to increase the recording speed, the recording position on the platen that is wide and long in the conveying direction of the sheet member is appropriately held over the entire width of the sheet member, and the recording is always performed at a predetermined interval without contacting the head. An ink jet recording apparatus which can be provided can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example in which the present invention is applied to an image forming unit and sheet member conveyance of an ink jet recording apparatus.
FIG. 2 is an external view of a conventional inkjet recording apparatus.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional ink jet recording apparatus.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a paper transport structure in a conventional ink jet recording apparatus.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a platen adsorption mechanism (contact means).
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Recording medium paper (sheet member)
2: Recording medium paper roll 3a: Conveying roller 3b: Guide roller 4: Platen 5: Head 6: Guide plate 6a: Conveying path with upstream convex radius 6b: Conveying path cover with upstream convex radius 7a: Conveying path with downstream convex radius Conveying path 7b: Conveying path cover with convex convex on the downstream side 8: Front cover 9: Middle bottom partition plate 10: Restriction guide (upward concave)
11: Regulatory guide (downstream concave)
12: Suction tube port P1: Upstream paper transport direction P2: Downstream paper transport direction V: Suction direction Vp: Negative pressure direction on the platen surface

Claims (3)

シート部材に対してインクを吐出するインクジェットヘッドを用いて前記シート部材に記録を行うインクジェットプリンタにおいて、
前記シート部材を前記インクジェットヘッドに対向する記録領域に位置させて、前記シート部材の記録の裏面側を支持する平面状プラテン部と、
前記平面状プラテン部上に前記シート部材裏面を密着させる密着手段と、
前記シート部材を前記プラテン部を通過して案内し、全体として上流側から下流側に傾斜するとともに、前記平面状プラテン部の上流側に設けられ、前記シート部材の表面側が凸となる曲面案内部を有する案内手段と、
前記曲面案内部の上流側で前記シート部材をくわえ込んで搬送するローラ手段と、
を設けたことを特徴とするインクジェット記録装置。
In an inkjet printer that records on the sheet member using an inkjet head that discharges ink to the sheet member,
Said sheet member is positioned in a recording area opposed to the ink-jet head, a planar platen part for supporting the rear surface side of the recording of the sheet member,
A close contact means for closely contacting the back surface of the sheet member on the planar platen portion;
The sheet member was guided through the platen unit, with inclined from the upstream side to the downstream side as a whole, provided upstream of the flat platen portion, curved guide surface side of said sheet member has a convex shape Guiding means having a section;
Roller means for gripping and conveying the sheet member on the upstream side of the curved surface guide portion;
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
前記案内手段は、前記曲面案内部を、前記平面状プラテン部の下流側にも有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のインクジェット記録装置。 The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide unit includes the curved surface guide portion on a downstream side of the planar platen portion . 前記密着手段が、前記平面状プラテン部表面において前記シート部材を負圧で吸引する手段であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のインクジェット記録装置。3. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the contact means is means for sucking the sheet member with a negative pressure on the surface of the planar platen portion .
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