JPS59225980A - Detecting system for trailing end of ink donor film - Google Patents
Detecting system for trailing end of ink donor filmInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は転写型感熱記録装置に用いられるインクドナー
フィルムの終端検知方式に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for detecting the end of an ink donor film used in a transfer type thermal recording device.
複写機、ファクシミリ等に用いる記録装置として該装置
の記録部をラインサーマルヘッドとインクドナーフィル
ム(以下IDFと略す)とによって構成したいわゆる転
写型感熱記録装置がある。2. Description of the Related Art As a recording device used in copying machines, facsimile machines, etc., there is a so-called transfer type thermal recording device in which a recording section of the device is constituted by a line thermal head and an ink donor film (hereinafter abbreviated as IDF).
周知のように該転写型感熱記録装置は、前記IDFを例
えばIDF供給ローラから巻ききりローラに巻きとりつ
つ前記記録部を記録紙と一緒に搬送させこの時前記ライ
ンサーマルヘッドの所定個所を画情報に応じて発熱させ
該発熱個所で融解される前記IDFインクを前記記録紙
に転写することにより所定原稿の記録を行うものである
。このため前記IDFを介した転写感熱記録が進行し該
IDFがすべて前記巻きとりローラに巻きとられてしま
い供給ローラにその残量がなくなると該転写感熱記録の
続行は不可能となる。そこで従来は以下に述べるような
方法により前記IDFの終端を検知し上述した如くの記
録不能等の動作に対しいち早く対処できるようにしてい
た。第1図は従来の転写型感熱記録装置におけるIDF
終端検知方式の−構成例を概念的に示したものである。As is well known, the transfer type thermal recording apparatus transports the recording section together with the recording paper while winding up the IDF from, for example, an IDF supply roller to a winding roller, and at this time, a predetermined portion of the line thermal head is transferred to the image information. A predetermined document is recorded by transferring the IDF ink, which is generated in response to heat generation and melted at the heat generating portion, onto the recording paper. For this reason, when the transfer thermal recording via the IDF progresses and all of the IDF is wound up by the take-up roller and there is no remaining amount on the supply roller, it becomes impossible to continue the transfer thermal recording. Conventionally, the following method has been used to detect the end of the IDF so that operations such as the above-mentioned recording failure can be dealt with quickly. Figure 1 shows the IDF in a conventional transfer type thermal recording device.
This figure conceptually shows a configuration example of the termination detection method.
まずIDFlの終端近傍の所定位置には例えば他の面よ
り反射特性が良好となるように白インクを塗布した終端
マーク2が形成されている。始め該IDF1は図示しな
いIDF供給ローラに巻回されており記録開始とともに
回転駆動される前記IDF供給ローラにより搬送され巻
きとりローラ3によって巻きとられる。とのIDFIの
搬送にあたり前記終端マーク20通過経路となる該ID
F1上方には発光素子4および受光素子5からなる終端
マーク読取りセンサ6が配設されている。ここで発光素
子4は前記IDF1搬送時に図示しない駆動装置によっ
て駆動され所定光量の光を前記IDFl上に照射してい
る。そして該発光素子4から照射された光の前記IDF
Iによる反射光は前記受光素子5によって受光され光電
変換されて第2図に示すように構成されるIDF終端検
知回路のコンパレータ7に導かれる。該コンパレータ7
では前記受光素子5の受光量に応じた光電変換出力電圧
と分圧抵抗8および9によって決定される基準電圧vo
とが比較され前記光電変換出力電圧が該基準電圧を越え
た場合にのみ出力e。が”H”レベルニ切替エラレ該コ
ンパレータ7の″H″レベル出力によって前記IDFI
の終端検知がなされる。First, a termination mark 2 coated with white ink is formed at a predetermined position near the termination of the IDF1 so as to have better reflection characteristics than other surfaces, for example. Initially, the IDF 1 is wound around an IDF supply roller (not shown), is conveyed by the IDF supply roller which is rotationally driven at the start of recording, and is wound up by a take-up roller 3. When transporting the IDFI with
A termination mark reading sensor 6 consisting of a light emitting element 4 and a light receiving element 5 is arranged above F1. Here, the light emitting element 4 is driven by a drive device (not shown) when the IDF 1 is transported, and irradiates the IDF 1 with a predetermined amount of light. and the IDF of the light emitted from the light emitting element 4.
The light reflected by I is received by the light receiving element 5, photoelectrically converted, and guided to the comparator 7 of the IDF termination detection circuit configured as shown in FIG. The comparator 7
Then, the reference voltage vo determined by the photoelectric conversion output voltage according to the amount of light received by the light receiving element 5 and the voltage dividing resistors 8 and 9.
is compared, and the output e is output only when the photoelectric conversion output voltage exceeds the reference voltage. The "H" level switching error occurs due to the "H" level output of the comparator 7.
The end of the signal is detected.
このIDFlの終端検知にもとづいて該装置内の図示し
ない動作制御部では記録動作停止等の制御動作を実行す
る。このように従来のインクドナーフィルム終端検知方
式は搬送中のIDFIの表面状態を前記終端マーク読取
りセンサ6により読取り該読取り値(光電変換出力)が
例えば前記終端マーク非塗布面より塗布面の方が大きく
なることを利用し前記IDFIの終端検知を行うもので
あった。ところで上記従来のインクドナーフィルムの終
端検知方式によれば前記IDF終端マーク読取りセンサ
6を構成する発光素子4と受光素子5とは第3図に示す
如くの配設形態をなし前記発光素子4からその光軸を通
って照射される光の前記IDFIによる反射光の前記受
光素子5への入射光路が該受光素子5の光軸と一致して
いた。Based on this detection of the end of IDF1, an operation control section (not shown) in the apparatus executes control operations such as stopping the recording operation. In this way, in the conventional ink donor film end detection method, the surface state of the IDFI being conveyed is read by the end mark reading sensor 6, and the read value (photoelectric conversion output) is determined to be higher on the coated surface than on the end mark non-coated surface, for example. The end of the IDFI was detected by utilizing the increase in size. By the way, according to the conventional ink donor film end detection method, the light emitting element 4 and the light receiving element 5 constituting the IDF end mark reading sensor 6 are arranged as shown in FIG. The optical path of the reflected light from the IDFI of the light irradiated through the optical axis of the light incident on the light receiving element 5 coincided with the optical axis of the light receiving element 5.
このような配設形態では前記発光素子4による照射位置
がIDF終端マーク非形成面であるにもかかわらず該I
DFIの光沢部等である場合にはその鏡面反射によって
該反射光が前記受光素子5へ回り込み入射し該受光素子
5の検出出力が一次的に増大することによりコンパレー
タ7の出力e(。In such an arrangement, even though the irradiation position by the light emitting element 4 is on the surface on which the IDF end mark is not formed, the IDF
In the case of a shiny part of the DFI, the reflected light enters the light-receiving element 5 due to specular reflection, and the detection output of the light-receiving element 5 increases temporarily, resulting in the output e( of the comparator 7).
が”H”レベルとなり誤ったIDF終端検知が行なわれ
る恐れがあった。このような誤った終端検知は前記ID
F搬送時には特に顕著なものとして現われ該終端検知出
力にもとづいて動作制御部により行われる記録動作停止
等の制御動作によって該終端検知方式を採用した装置の
生産性、機能信頼性を著しく低下させるという不都合が
あった。There was a risk that the signal would go to "H" level and erroneous IDF termination detection would be performed. Such false termination detection is caused by the ID
This is particularly noticeable during F transport, and control operations such as stopping the recording operation performed by the operation control unit based on the end detection output significantly reduce the productivity and functional reliability of devices that employ this end detection method. There was an inconvenience.
本発明は上記実情に鑑みてなされたものでありIDFの
終端マーク非形成面における光沢部鏡面反射等による受
光素子への回り込み入射を低減しもって該IDF終端検
知に正確を期し該IDF終端検知方式の採用される装置
の生産性、機能信頼性向上に寄与できるインクドナーフ
ィルムの終端検知方式を提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is an IDF termination detection method that aims to accurately detect the IDF termination by reducing the incident incident on the light receiving element due to specular reflection of the glossy part on the surface where the termination mark is not formed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting the end of an ink donor film that can contribute to improving the productivity and functional reliability of the device used in the present invention.
そこで本発明においては前記発光素子および受光素子と
して供に高指向性の素子を用いるとともに該発光素子お
よび受光素子をそれぞれの光軸が平行となるように配設
することにより上述した如くのIDFの光沢部鏡面反射
等による受光素子への回り込み入射を低減し前記IDF
終端終端検知出費定化を計っている。Therefore, in the present invention, highly directional elements are used as the light emitting element and the light receiving element, and the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged so that their optical axes are parallel to each other, thereby achieving the IDF as described above. The above-mentioned IDF reduces the wraparound incident to the light receiving element due to specular reflection etc. of the glossy part.
We are planning to stabilize the cost of end-of-terminal detection.
以下本発明の一実施例を添付図面にもとづいて詳細に説
明する。第4図は本発明のIDF終端マーク読取りセン
サの配設形態を示す略図であり該読取りセンサを構成す
る発光素子40と受光素子50とは同図(a)に示すよ
うに互いの光軸が平行となるように配設される。また同
図(b)はこれらの具体的配設例を示した図であり前記
発光素子40および受光素子50は読取りセンサーケー
ス12に配列されてこれらの元軸が前記IDFIの搬送
方向と垂直になるよう該装置の所定個所に実装される。An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the accompanying drawings. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the IDF end mark reading sensor of the present invention. The light emitting element 40 and the light receiving element 50 constituting the reading sensor are aligned with each other's optical axes as shown in FIG. 4(a). They are arranged parallel to each other. Further, FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a specific arrangement example of these elements, and the light emitting element 40 and the light receiving element 50 are arranged in the reading sensor case 12, and their original axes are perpendicular to the conveying direction of the IDFI. It is mounted at a predetermined location on the device.
また第5図は上記発光素子40、受光素子50を用いて
構成した本発明方式のIDF終端検知回路を示したもの
であり発光素子40としてGL−430、受光素子50
としてp T −431F等供に高指向性の素子が用い
られている。該回路において可変抵抗41および51は
それぞれ受光素子40の輝度稗整用抵抗および受光素子
50のゲイン調整用抵抗である。FIG. 5 shows an IDF termination detection circuit according to the present invention constructed using the light emitting element 40 and the light receiving element 50.
Highly directional elements such as pT-431F are used. In this circuit, variable resistors 41 and 51 are a brightness adjustment resistor of the light receiving element 40 and a gain adjustment resistor of the light receiving element 50, respectively.
また第6図は前記IDFIが記録に伴って搬送され前記
IDF終端マーク読取りセンサ6の直下が同図t3のタ
イミング近傍で終端マーク非形成面から形成面へ移行す
る場合における第2図および第5図に示した従来方式お
よび本発明方式の終端検知回路各部の出力波形のタイミ
ングチャートを示したものである。まず上述した記録実
行にあたり従来方式の終端検知回路の受光素子5の検出
出力は第6図(a)に示すように変化する。同図によれ
ば前記IDF終端マーク読取りセンサ6の直下が終端マ
ーク非形成面であるにもかかわらず該■DF1の鏡面反
射等によってタイミングt1およびt2で一次的に前記
コンパレータ7の基準電圧■oを越える出力が検出され
ている。このような受光素子5の検出出力が比較入力と
して入力される従来方式回路のコンパレータ7の出力e
。は同図Φフに示すように前記タイミング11およびt
2で一次的に′H”レベルとなりこの結果該タイミング
t1およびt2で前記IDFIは終端であると誤検知さ
れることとなった。ところが前記発光素子40と受光素
子50の光軸を平行になるように配設した本発明方式の
終端検知回路では前記受光素子50の検出出力は第6図
(C)に示すような結果となり前記タイミング1、およ
び t2におけるIDFlの光沢部鏡面反射時に際して
もその検出出力番ま増加するもののコンパレータ7の基
準電圧■Oを越えることはない。このため該検出出力が
入力される本発明方式回路のコンパレータ7の出力eo
4ま同図(d)に示すような結果となり前記IDF読取
りセンサ6の直下が終端マーク形成面となるタイミング
t3においてのみ″′H″レベルとなり正確かつ確実な
IDF終端検知を行うことができる。また第7図は本発
明の他の実施例によるIDF終端マーク読取りセンサの
配設形態を示した略図でありセンサケース12には前記
発光素子40と受光素子50がこれら元軸が平行となる
ように配列されるとともに該光軸がIDFIの搬送方向
に対し傾斜した状態で配設されている。このような形態
で配設することにより第4図に示した如くに配設した場
合より鏡面反射による受光素子50への回り込み入射を
より低減でき該IDF終端検知に更に正確を期すことが
できる。Further, FIG. 6 shows the case in which the IDFI is conveyed during recording and the position immediately below the IDF end mark reading sensor 6 shifts from the end mark non-formed surface to the end mark formed surface near the timing t3 in the figure. 2 is a timing chart of output waveforms of various parts of the termination detection circuit of the conventional method and the method of the present invention shown in the figure. First, when performing the above-described recording, the detection output of the light receiving element 5 of the conventional end detection circuit changes as shown in FIG. 6(a). According to the figure, even though the surface immediately below the IDF end mark reading sensor 6 is a surface on which no end mark is formed, the reference voltage of the comparator 7 is temporarily caused by specular reflection of the DF1 at timings t1 and t2. An output exceeding The output e of the comparator 7 of the conventional circuit to which the detection output of the light receiving element 5 is inputted as a comparison input.
. is the timing 11 and t as shown in Φ in the same figure.
2, the IDFI temporarily became 'H' level, and as a result, at the timings t1 and t2, it was falsely detected that the IDFI was at the end.However, the optical axes of the light emitting element 40 and the light receiving element 50 became parallel. In the termination detection circuit according to the present invention arranged as shown in FIG. 6(C), the detection output of the light receiving element 50 is as shown in FIG. Although the detection output number increases, it does not exceed the reference voltage ○ of the comparator 7. Therefore, the output eo of the comparator 7 of the circuit according to the present invention to which the detection output is input
4, the result is as shown in FIG. 4(d), and only at timing t3 when the surface immediately below the IDF reading sensor 6 becomes the end mark forming surface, the level becomes ``H'', and accurate and reliable IDF end detection can be performed. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of an IDF end mark reading sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention. The IDFIs are arranged in such a manner that their optical axes are inclined with respect to the direction of conveyance of the IDFI. By arranging it in this manner, it is possible to further reduce the incident on the light receiving element 50 due to specular reflection than in the case of arranging it as shown in FIG. 4, and it is possible to achieve more accurate detection of the end of the IDF.
以上説明したように本発明のインクドナーフィルムの終
端検知方式によれば発光素子および受光素子に高指向性
のものを用いかつこれらの光軸が平行になるように配設
したため該IDFの終端マーク非形成面の光沢部鏡面反
射等による受光素子への回りこみ入射を低減でき安定か
つ正確な終端検知が可能となることから該方式を採用す
る装置の生産性、機能信頼性に大きく貢献できるという
優れた効果を奏する。As explained above, according to the ink donor film end detection method of the present invention, the light emitting element and the light receiving element are highly directional and are arranged so that their optical axes are parallel, so that the end mark of the IDF is not detected. It is said that this method can greatly contribute to the productivity and functional reliability of equipment that uses this method because it reduces the incidence of wraparound light onto the light-receiving element due to specular reflection from the glossy part of the non-formed surface, and enables stable and accurate termination detection. It has excellent effects.
第1図は従来のインクドナーフィルムの終端検知方式の
一構成例を示す略図、第2図は従来のインクドナーフィ
ルムの終端検知回路の一例を示す回路図、第3図は従来
の終端マーク読取りセンサの配役形態を示す略図、第4
図は本発明の終端マーク読取りセンサの配設型態を示す
略図、第5図は本発明方式によるインクドナーフィルム
の終端検知回路の一構成例を示す回路図、第6図は装置
動作時における本発明および従来方式のインクドナーフ
ィルム終端検知回路各部の出力波形を示すタイ′ミシグ
チャート、第7図は本発明方式による終端読取りセンサ
の他の配設形態を示す略図である。
1・・・インクドナーフィルム(IDF)、2・・・I
DF終端マーク、3・・・ID、F巻きとりローラ、4
゜40・・・発光素子、5,50・・・受光素子、6・
・・IDF終端マーク読取りセンサ、7・・・コンパレ
ータ、12・・・読取りセンサケース。
第
(a)
4図
(b)Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional ink donor film end detection method, Fig. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a conventional ink donor film end detection circuit, and Fig. 3 is a conventional end mark reading method. Schematic diagram showing the arrangement of sensors, 4th
The figure is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the end mark reading sensor of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of an ink donor film end detection circuit according to the method of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the end mark reading sensor of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a tie chart showing the output waveforms of various parts of the ink donor film end detection circuit of the present invention and the conventional method, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another arrangement of the end end reading sensor according to the present invention. 1... Ink donor film (IDF), 2... I
DF end mark, 3...ID, F take-up roller, 4
゜40... Light emitting element, 5, 50... Light receiving element, 6.
...IDF end mark reading sensor, 7...Comparator, 12...Reading sensor case. Figure (a) Figure 4 (b)
Claims (1)
クを形成し該終端マークをインクドナーフィルムの上方
に配設される発光素子と受光素子とからなる終端マーク
読取りセンサによって検出することにより前記インクド
ナーフィルムの終端検知を行うインクドナーフィルムの
終端検知方式において、前記発光素子および受光素子に
高指向性の素子を用いるとともにこれらの光軸が互いに
平行となるように配設したことを特徴とするインクドナ
ーフィルムの終端検知方式。 (2)前記発光素子および受光素子をこれらの光軸が前
記インクドナーフィルムの搬送方向に対して垂直となる
ように配設したことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第(1
)項記載のインクドナーフィルムの終端検知方式。 (3)前記発光素子および受光素子をこれらの元軸が前
記インクドナーフィルムの搬送方向に対して傾斜するよ
うに配設したことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第(υ項
記載のインクドナーフィルムの終端検知方式。[Claims] (1) An end mark is formed near the end of the ink donor film, and the end mark is detected by an end mark reading sensor comprising a light emitting element and a light receiving element disposed above the ink donor film. In the ink donor film termination detection method for detecting the termination of the ink donor film, highly directional elements are used as the light emitting element and the light receiving element, and the optical axes thereof are arranged so as to be parallel to each other. A method for detecting the end of an ink donor film, characterized in that: (2) the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged such that their optical axes are perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the ink donor film; Claim No. 1
) The method for detecting the end of the ink donor film described in section 2. (3) The ink donor film according to claim 1 (v), characterized in that the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged such that their original axes are inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the ink donor film. end detection method.
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JP10153583A Pending JPS59225980A (en) | 1983-06-07 | 1983-06-07 | Detecting system for trailing end of ink donor film |
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EP1524122A1 (en) * | 2003-07-15 | 2005-04-20 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Apparatus having printing function with sheet edge detection |
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