JPS58131083A - Thermal-type recorder for facsimile device - Google Patents

Thermal-type recorder for facsimile device

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Publication number
JPS58131083A
JPS58131083A JP1274182A JP1274182A JPS58131083A JP S58131083 A JPS58131083 A JP S58131083A JP 1274182 A JP1274182 A JP 1274182A JP 1274182 A JP1274182 A JP 1274182A JP S58131083 A JPS58131083 A JP S58131083A
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Prior art keywords
shaft
roller
recording paper
thermal head
thermal
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Application number
JP1274182A
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Takatsugu Sue
須江 隆次
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Priority to JP1274182A priority Critical patent/JPS58131083A/en
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/02Platens
    • B41J11/04Roller platens

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  • Handling Of Sheets (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Facsimile Heads (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conduct heat-sensitive recording by the titled recorder comprising a pressure roller and a thermal head pressed against each other, wherein the roller is manufactured by fixing an elastic roller around a core shaft the diameter of which is large at a central shaft part and is gradually reduced at shaft parts extending from the central shaft part towards both shaft ends. CONSTITUTION:The core shaft 10 around which the elastic roller, for example, a rubber roller 10b is fixed is so constituted that the diameter of the central shaft part is large, while the diameter of the shaft parts extending from the central shaft part towards the shaft ends is gradually reduced. Namely, the core shaft 10a has a fixed diameter over a predetermined length at the central shaft part, and is tapered at the shaft parts extending towards the ends. When the thermal head 5 is pressed against a platen roller 10 under an elastic force of a spring 7, the head 5 may be bent upwards so that a clamping force for a recording paper at a central part becomes smaller than those at both ends, but the clamping force (as considered in respect of the axial direction of the roller 10) can be set at a uniform pressure of not lower than a predetermined value.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明に、ファクシミリ装置におけるサーマル型記録装
置に関する〇 ファクシミリ装置の受信記録部において、記録紙に受信
画像を記録するものとしてプーマル型式の記録装置が知
らnている。WJ1図はこのサーマル型記録装置の一例
を示しておシ、ロール記録紙1からに記録紙2が繰り出
され、繰り出された記録紙は、記録紙搬送ローラ対3を
経て押圧ローラ4と、周知のサーマルヘッド5との間を
移送され、この間、サーマルヘッド5の印字機能により
、所謂、感熱記録が行なわnて、書画情報が記録紙に記
録されるようになっている。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a thermal type recording device in a facsimile machine. In a reception recording section of a facsimile machine, a thermal type recording device is known as a device that records a received image on recording paper. Figure WJ1 shows an example of this thermal type recording device, in which a recording paper 2 is fed out from a roll of recording paper 1, and the fed out recording paper passes through a pair of recording paper conveyance rollers 3, and then is transferred to a press roller 4. During this time, so-called thermal recording is performed by the printing function of the thermal head 5, and calligraphic information is recorded on the recording paper.

斯るサーマル記録方式においてに、サーマルヘッドの発
熱体に印加される電気エネルギーが熱に変換されて記録
紙に伝達され、この際、記録紙に塗布された熱発色媒体
が発色することによりへ記録紙上において顕像が得られ
るようになっている。
In such a thermal recording method, the electrical energy applied to the heating element of the thermal head is converted into heat and transmitted to the recording paper, and at this time, the thermochromic medium coated on the recording paper develops color, thereby recording on the recording paper. A visible image can be obtained on paper.

記録紙は、これをサーマルヘッド5上において押圧する
と共に記録紙に搬送力を付与する抑圧ローラ4によって
両者の間を移送されるようになっており、この場合、従
来において次に述べるような問題が提起されていた。な
お、抑圧ローラ4に記録紙押圧機能と記録紙搬送機能を
達成するものであるので、以后、こnをプラテンローラ
と称するO ここで、サーマルヘッドで発生した熱を記録紙に効率良
く伝達するための最も良好な手段とじては、プラテンロ
ーラとサーマルヘッドと全所定の圧力で互に圧接せしめ
る方法が極く一般的であり、構成としても至極簡単であ
る。然るに、斯る記録方式は、基本的には先にも述べた
ように熱伝達方式であるから、プラテンローラの軸方向
に対して記録紙への圧力付与分布が不均一となっている
と、ある圧力値以上の部位では、所定の発色濃度を得る
ことができるが、圧力の小さい部位については熱伝達効
率が低下するし、こnに伴なって発色濃度に低下する。
The recording paper is conveyed between the thermal head 5 by a pressing roller 4 that presses it on the thermal head 5 and applies a conveying force to the recording paper.In this case, conventional problems such as those described below occur had been raised. Note that since the suppression roller 4 achieves the functions of pressing the recording paper and transporting the recording paper, it will hereinafter be referred to as the platen roller.Here, the heat generated by the thermal head is efficiently transferred to the recording paper. The best means for this purpose is to press the platen roller and the thermal head against each other at a predetermined pressure, which is very common and has an extremely simple structure. However, since such a recording method is basically a heat transfer method as mentioned above, if the pressure applied to the recording paper is unevenly distributed in the axial direction of the platen roller, A predetermined color density can be obtained in areas where the pressure is higher than a certain value, but the heat transfer efficiency decreases in areas where the pressure is low, and the color density decreases accordingly.

特ニ、−ライン走査システムのサーマル記録方式におい
てに、戸−ラインの記録走査長さが・但えば、A4サイ
ズの記録紙でnzlox、B4サイズの記録紙でfl 
256%となっておシ、斯る長い被記録ラインについて
濃度分布を適正かつ一定にするためには一定の所定の圧
力値以上の圧力分布を付与することが要求される。
Special feature: - In the thermal recording method of the line scanning system, the recording scanning length of the door line is nzlox for A4 size recording paper and fl for B4 size recording paper.
256%, and in order to make the density distribution appropriate and constant for such a long recorded line, it is required to apply a pressure distribution of a certain predetermined pressure value or more.

さて、従来、プラテンローラ4に、第2図に示すように
、芯軸4aの周りにゴムローラ4bを固着形成した構造
となっていて、芯軸4attlゴムローラ4bが位置す
る軸部において同一直径の軸構造となっていた。ま九、
芯軸4aの両軸端は軸受6によって回転自在に支持され
るようになっていて、さらに、サーマルヘッド5(グ、
伸張性のばね7の弾力によってプラテンローラ4に所定
圧力で圧接するように構成されていた。
Now, conventionally, the platen roller 4 has a structure in which a rubber roller 4b is fixedly formed around a core shaft 4a, as shown in FIG. It had a structure. Maku,
Both shaft ends of the core shaft 4a are rotatably supported by bearings 6, and further, a thermal head 5 (g,
The elastic spring 7 was configured to press against the platen roller 4 with a predetermined pressure.

斯る従来構成においてに、プラテンローラ4は2点備練
で示すような湾曲形状に撓み、この結果、中実軸部にお
ける記録紙挟持圧力に、左右端の軸部における挾持圧力
に対して減少する。通常、サーマルヘッド側には放熱対
策の几めに鉄またにアルミニウム系のヒートシンクを有
しておシ、剛性に関してはサーマルヘッドの方がプラテ
ンローラよりも大であって、また、撓み量に関して言え
ば、プラテンローラの方がサーマルヘッドよりも大とな
っている。
In such a conventional configuration, the platen roller 4 is bent into a curved shape as shown in the two-point preparation, and as a result, the recording paper clamping pressure at the solid shaft portion is reduced relative to the clamping pressure at the left and right end shaft portions. do. Normally, the thermal head side has a heat sink made of iron or aluminum for heat dissipation, and in terms of rigidity, the thermal head is greater than the platen roller, and in terms of the amount of deflection. For example, the platen roller is larger than the thermal head.

そこで、プラテンローラの剛性を高めるべく、その直径
を大きくすると、印刷法で形成される発熱体面積を大き
くする必要があり、このようにするとサーマルヘッドが
大型になってし1ゲ欠点がある0この他、サーマルヘッ
ド上面を湾曲凸面とする方法も従来提案されているとこ
ろであるが、この方式でaヘッドの加工が面倒なものと
なり・精度も高要なものが要求される。さらに、プラテ
ンローラに圧力を付与して撓みを矯正する方法も従来提
案されているが、この方式で(グ非稼動状態のときにも
圧力を常に付与する構成であるから、プラテンローラが
変形するおそnがある。
Therefore, if the diameter of the platen roller is increased in order to increase its rigidity, it is necessary to increase the area of the heating element formed by the printing method.In this case, the thermal head becomes large and there is a disadvantage. In addition, a method has been proposed in the past in which the upper surface of the thermal head is made into a curved convex surface, but this method makes machining of the a-head complicated and requires high accuracy. Furthermore, a method has been proposed in the past to apply pressure to the platen roller to correct its deflection, but this method (because pressure is constantly applied even when the platen roller is not in operation) causes deformation of the platen roller. There is a possibility.

本発明に上記従来欠点を除去することを目的とし、その
特徴とするところは、第3図に示すように、周りに弾性
体ローラの一例であるゴムローラ]Obを固着形成する
芯軸10aを、中実軸部が太くなるように、この中実軸
部から両軸端に同かう細部が漸次、細くなるように形状
構成しtことにある。
The present invention is aimed at eliminating the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and is characterized by, as shown in FIG. In order to make the solid shaft part thicker, the same details from the solid shaft part to both ends of the shaft are configured to gradually become thinner.

この実施例における芯軸10a n、中実軸部が所定長
さにわたり同一直径となっていて、この同一直径の細部
から両端に回かう軸部がテーパ状に構成されている。こ
のようにしてプラテンローラlOを構成すると、ゴムロ
ーラ10b [中央部に関しては薄く、また、両端側に
関しては厚くゴム部分が形成されることになる。
In this embodiment, the core shaft 10a n has a solid shaft portion having the same diameter over a predetermined length, and the shaft portions extending from the same diameter to both ends are tapered. When the platen roller IO is configured in this manner, the rubber roller 10b has a thin rubber portion at the center and a thick rubber portion at both ends.

従って、サーマルヘッド5がばね7の一定の弾力のもと
にプラテンローラ1oに圧接する場合、プラテンローラ
が撓まないものと仮定すると、中央部の記録紙挾持圧力
は高く、両端にいくに従ってその挾持圧′力に低くなる
。こf′Lホ、中央部と両端のゴム部分の厚さに差があ
って、弾性撓み量に差異を生じることに基づいている。
Therefore, when the thermal head 5 comes into pressure contact with the platen roller 1o under the constant elasticity of the spring 7, assuming that the platen roller does not bend, the recording paper clamping pressure is high at the center, and the pressure decreases toward both ends. The clamping pressure is low. This is based on the fact that there is a difference in the thickness of the rubber portions at the center and both ends, resulting in a difference in the amount of elastic deflection.

即ち、同じ圧力下で、両端側のゴム部分の方が中央のゴ
ム部分よりも撓み易くなるのである。
That is, under the same pressure, the rubber parts on both ends are more flexible than the rubber part in the center.

翻って、プラテンローラ1oが上方に湾曲して撓み中央
部の記録紙挾持圧力が両端のそ几よりも低下したとして
も、中央部と両端のゴム部分の撓み易さの違いによって
、結果として、ブラーチンローラの動方向に対する記録
紙挾持圧力を一定値以上の一様な圧力に設足することが
できる0なお・′プラテンローラは、両軸端において軸
支せらn1両軸支持の単純梁方式であって中央部に関し
て最大撓み量を与える部材であるから、この支持方式は
駆3図に示すプラテンローラ構成に最も良好に適用され
得るものである。
On the other hand, even if the platen roller 1o curves upward and flexes, and the recording paper clamping pressure at the center is lower than that at both ends, as a result, due to the difference in the ease of bending between the rubber parts at the center and at both ends, The recording paper clamping pressure in the moving direction of the platen roller can be set to a uniform pressure above a certain value. Since this is a member that provides the maximum amount of deflection with respect to the central portion, this support method can be most suitably applied to the platen roller configuration shown in Figure 3.

1状上本発明によ几げ、記録紙の挟持圧力を、抑圧ロー
ラとしてのプラテンローラの佃方向に対して一様な圧力
分布をもって設定することができる一構成の簡単な、フ
ァクシミリ装mにおけるサーマル型記録装置を提供する
ことができる0
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a facsimile machine m having a simple configuration in which the clamping pressure of the recording paper can be set with a uniform pressure distribution in the direction of the platen roller as a suppression roller. 0 that can provide thermal type recording device

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図にファクシミリ装置におけるサーマル型記録装置
の一例を示す構成図、第2図は上記記録装置の一従来例
を示す構成図、第3図に本発明一実施例の記録装置を示
す構成図である。 2・・・記録紙、5・・・サーマルヘッド、10・・・
押圧ローラ、10a・・・芯軸、10b・・・弾性体ロ
ーラ。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a thermal type recording device in a facsimile machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional example of the above recording device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a recording device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is. 2... Recording paper, 5... Thermal head, 10...
Pressing roller, 10a... Core shaft, 10b... Elastic roller.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 両軸端を軸支された芯軸の周りに弾性体ローラを固着形
成した押圧ローラと、サーマルヘッドとを互に圧接させ
、両者間で記録紙を移送することにより、記録紙に感熱
記録を行なう、ファクシミリ装置におけるサーマル型記
録装置にお゛いて、上記芯軸を、中実軸部が太くなるよ
うに、この中実軸部から両軸端に向かう軸部が漸次、細
くなるようにし友ことを特徴とする、ファクシミリ装置
におけるサーマル型記録装置。
Heat-sensitive recording is performed on the recording paper by pressing a pressure roller, which has an elastic roller fixedly formed around a core shaft whose both shaft ends are supported, and a thermal head, and transferring the recording paper between them. In a thermal type recording device in a facsimile machine, the core shaft is made such that the solid shaft portion becomes thicker and the shaft portions from this solid shaft portion toward both shaft ends gradually become thinner. A thermal recording device for a facsimile machine, characterized by:
JP1274182A 1982-01-29 1982-01-29 Thermal-type recorder for facsimile device Pending JPS58131083A (en)

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JPS58131083A true JPS58131083A (en) 1983-08-04

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6195542U (en) * 1984-11-28 1986-06-19

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6195542U (en) * 1984-11-28 1986-06-19

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