JPH04319480A - recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that performs recording using an ink sheet, and more particularly to a recording apparatus that can be set without causing wrinkles or the like on the ink sheet.

0002

[Background Art] Today, with the development of information processing systems,
Various information processing devices have been developed. Among these devices, recording devices such as facsimile machines and printers have come to be widely used not only in offices but also in ordinary homes.

[0003] In order to facilitate miniaturization of these facsimile devices, a so-called thermal recording method using a heat-sensitive sheet that develops color when heated is generally used, but in recent years, a method using an ink sheet has been used. A facsimile device using a so-called thermal transfer recording method has also been developed. As shown in FIG. 10, an ink sheet 50, which is a base film coated with ink, is wound around a supply reel 51 and a take-up reel 52, and then loaded into the main body of the apparatus. During recording, a transport roller 53a drives and rotates the ink sheet 50.
At the same time, the recording sheet 54 is conveyed by the rotation of the pinch roller 53b, and the recording sheet 54 is conveyed by the platen roller 55, and recording is performed by causing the recording head 56 to generate heat in accordance with the image signal.

0004

In the above structure, when a conveying force is applied to the wide ink sheet 50 by the conveying roller 53a and the pinch roller 53b, wrinkles are likely to occur in the ink sheet 50. In particular, when loading the supply reel 51 and take-up reel 52 into the apparatus main body, the ink sheet 50
is attached loosely, increasing the possibility of wrinkles occurring. Once the ink sheet 50 is set loosely, the wrinkles generated at that time are difficult to remove even if tension is applied to the ink sheet 50 thereafter.

Furthermore, if the surface of the conveying roller 53a is specially finished with a material having a high coefficient of friction in order to increase the conveying force of the ink sheet 50, the wrinkles are more likely to occur. When wrinkles occur on the ink sheet 50, image defects and density unevenness occur, resulting in image deterioration, and furthermore, the ink sheet 50
Problems such as skewing and cutting are also likely to occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a recording apparatus that can set an ink sheet without causing wrinkles or the like.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Typical means according to the present invention for solving the above problems include an ink sheet conveying means for imparting a conveying force to an ink sheet having ink on a support, and a recording a recording sheet conveying means for applying a conveying force to the sheet; a recording means for acting on the ink sheet to perform recording on the recording sheet; a recording cover that can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body; and the ink sheet. and the ink sheet conveyance means such that when the recording cover is open, the ink sheet does not come into contact with the ink sheet conveyance means, and when the recording cover is closed, the ink sheet contacts the ink sheet conveyance means. It is characterized by its composition. Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the path of the ink sheet from the first winding member to the second winding member is longer when the recording cover is in the closed state than in the open state.

[0008]

[Operation] With the above means, even if there is slack when opening the recording cover and setting the ink sheet, the slack can be easily removed. In addition, by making the ink sheet path from the first winding member to the second winding member longer when the recording cover is closed than when it is open, the ink sheet may become loose when setting it. Even if the recording cover is closed, the slack will be automatically removed.

[0009]

Embodiment Next, an embodiment of a recording apparatus to which the above means is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The recording apparatus according to this embodiment is configured as a recording system of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the relationship between the ink sheet and the capstan roller when the recording cover is opened and closed, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the ink sheet, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the ink sheet cartridge.

(Explanation of the entire facsimile machine) First, the overall structure of the facsimile machine will be explained with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, this facsimile machine has a recording system A as a recording device and a reading system B for reading images written on a document.
and an ink sheet cartridge C loaded into the recording system A.
It is made up of. The recording system A records an image on the recording sheet 1 in response to an image signal transmitted from another device or an image signal transmitted from a reading system B described later. That is, the overlapping recording sheet 1 and ink sheet 2 are pressed against the platen roller 3b by the recording head 3a constituting the recording means 3, and the recording sheet 1 is driven and rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The ink sheet 2 is conveyed in the direction of arrow a, and at the same time, the ink sheet 2 is conveyed in the direction of arrow b by a drive mechanism described later. In synchronization with the conveyance of the recording sheet 1 and the ink sheet 2, the recording head 3a is made to generate heat according to the image signal to melt the ink applied to the ink sheet 2 (including sublimation, the same applies hereinafter), and the melted ink is recorded. The image is transferred onto the sheet 1 to form an image. The recording sheet 1 on which a predetermined image has been formed is further conveyed in the direction of arrow a, cut by a cutter 4, and then conveyed by a pair of discharge rollers 5a and 5b to be discharged from the apparatus.

The recording sheet 1 is stored in a roll holder 7 provided in the main body 6 of the apparatus, and the roll holder 7, platen roller 3b, cutter 4, and discharge roller 5b are each provided in the main body 6 of the apparatus. There is. In this embodiment, the ink sheet 2 is housed in an ink sheet cartridge C having a configuration described later. The ink sheet cartridge C is removably loaded into a recording cover 9, which is a lid, and which is configured to be rotatable in the main body 6 of the apparatus via a rotation shaft 8. Further, the recording head 3a is provided at a predetermined position on the recording cover 9.

On the other hand, the reading system B irradiates the original 10 with light, converts the reflected light into an electrical signal, and transmits this signal to another device or to its own recording system A depending on the operation mode. It is something. That is, a plurality of originals 10 are placed on the original placing table 9a formed on the upper surface of the recording cover 9, and the originals 10 are
0 is preliminarily conveyed by a preliminary conveyance roller 11a and a pressing piece 11b, and separated and fed one by one by a separation roller 12a and a pressing piece 12b in pressure contact therewith. 14a,
14b and is configured to be transported and discharged onto the discharge tray 15. Then, while the original 10 is being conveyed, light is irradiated from the light source 16 onto the original surface, and the reflected light is reflected onto the mirror 1.
7 and a photoelectric conversion element 19 such as a CCD via a lens 18.
The image signal is transmitted to its own recording system in the copy mode, and to the recording system of another device in the transmission mode.

Next, the configuration of each part of the recording system A, ink cartridge C, etc. will be explained in detail. (Recording Sheet) As the recording sheet 1, it is possible to use plain paper, plastic sheet, or other materials to which ink can be transferred. A sheet roll 1a containing the recording sheet 1 wound into a roll is stored in a roll holder 7 provided at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 6 (substantially in the center of FIG. 2).

Furthermore, in this embodiment, in order to reduce running costs, a so-called multi-print method is adopted in which recording is performed by transporting the ink sheet 2 at a slower speed than the transport speed of the recording sheet 1. This multi-print method is
Recording is performed by setting the transport length l of the ink sheet 2 to be shorter than the transport length L of the recording sheet 1 during recording (L/l=n>1). In this way, the usage efficiency of the ink sheet 2 can be increased n times compared to the conventional recording method (L/l=1) in which the conveyance lengths of the recording sheet 1 and the ink sheet 2 are the same.

(Ink Sheet) The ink sheet 2 is constructed so that n times of ink transfer can be performed on the same portion in order to perform multi-printing as described above. Therefore, in this embodiment, the ink sheet 2 includes a heat-resistant coating layer 2a, a base film layer 2b, an ink layer 2c, as shown in FIG.
, and a top coating layer 2d. The heat-resistant coating layer 2a protects the base film layer 2b from the heat of the recording head 3a, and the base film layer 2b serves as a support for the ink layer 2c. The ink layer 2c is a layer containing an amount of ink that can be transferred onto the recording sheet 1 n times. This ink component is mainly composed of resin such as EVA as an adhesive, carbon black and nigrosine dye for coloring, carnauba wax and paraffin wax as binding materials, and is formulated to withstand n times of use in the same location. has been done. The top coating layer 2d is for preventing pressure transfer of the ink layer onto the recording sheet 1 in non-recording areas, and is generally made of transparent wax or the like.

The structure of the ink sheet 2 is not limited to that of this embodiment, and includes, for example, a base layer serving as a support and a porous ink-retaining layer containing ink provided on one side of the base layer. Alternatively, a heat-resistant ink layer having a microporous network structure may be provided on a base film, and the ink may be contained in the ink layer. As shown in FIG. 4, the ink sheet 2 is wound around a supply reel 20 that is a first winding member and a take-up reel 21 that is a second winding member.
is stored in the ink sheet cartridge C.

(Supply Reel and Slip Clutch) The supply reel 20 is for winding the ink sheet 2, and a slip clutch 22 is attached to one end thereof. The slip clutch 22 is for applying back tension to the ink sheet 2 drawn out from the supply reel 20. The configuration of this slip clutch 22 is shown in FIG.
) As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 5(B) and the cross-sectional view of FIG.
is attached so as to be tightened, and a hook portion 22b1 is formed on this spring 22b. and the spring 22
The shaft 22a to which b is attached is inserted into the through hole 22c1 of the collar 22c, and the E ring 22d is attached to the tip of the shaft 22a to prevent it from coming off. At this time, the hook portion 22b1 of the spring spring 22b forms a recess 22c in the through hole 22c1.
Attach it so that it locks into 2. Furthermore, the flange 22c is fitted into the hollow reel shaft 20a, and the protrusion 22c3 protruding from the outer circumference of the flange 22c is fitted and locked into the U-shaped groove 20b formed at the end of the reel shaft 20a.

In the above configuration, when the ink sheet 2 is pulled out from the supply reel 20, the supply reel 20 is moved as shown in FIG.
Direction of arrow c in (A) (direction in which the ink sheet 2 is fed out)
Rotate to . At this time, the two-sided end of the shaft 22a is fixed, and since the shaft 22a is in a non-rotatable state, the spring spring 22b tightening the shaft 22a receives rotational force in the direction of loosening, and the outer circumference of the shaft 22a A frictional load is generated between the inner circumference of the spring spring 22b and the inner circumference of the spring spring 22b. This frictional load is caused by the spring spring 2
2b slides on the outer periphery of the shaft 22a while receiving the predetermined torque. Therefore, when drawing out the ink sheet 2 from the supply reel 20, a constant load is always applied, and this gives back tension to the ink sheet 2.

(Take-up reel and slip clutch) The take-up reel 21 winds up the ink sheet 2 pulled out from the supply reel 20 during recording.
A slip clutch 23 is attached to one end of the take-up reel 21 to prevent rotational torque exceeding a certain level from being transmitted to the take-up reel 21 .

As shown in the exploded view of the slip clutch 23 in FIG. 6(A) and the sectional view in FIG. 6(B), a spring spring 23b is attached to the shaft portion 23a having a D-cut fitting portion 23a1 so as to tighten it. A hook portion 23b1 is formed on this spring 23b. and the spring 23b
The reel gear 24 is loosely fitted onto the shaft portion 23a to which the shaft portion 23a is attached, and the shaft portion 23a is inserted into the through hole 23c1 of the collar 23c, and E-rings 23d and 23e are attached to the ends of the shaft portion 23a to prevent it from coming off. At this time, the spring spring 2
The reel gear 24 is attached so that the hook portion 23b1 of the reel gear 3b is engaged with the recess 24a formed in the reel gear 24. Furthermore, the tsuba 23
c is fitted into the hollow reel shaft 21a, and the protrusion 23c2 protruding from the outer periphery of the collar 23c is fitted and locked into the U-shaped groove 21b formed at the end of the reel shaft 21a.

In the above configuration, when the reel gear 24 rotates in the direction of arrow d in FIG. 6(A) (the direction in which the take-up reel 21 winds up the ink sheet 2) by the drive system described later, the shaft portion 23a is tightened. The spring spring 23b is subjected to a rotational force in the loosening direction, and a frictional load is generated between the outer circumference of the shaft portion 23a and the inner circumference of the spring spring 23b. In response to this frictional load, the take-up reel 21 rotates in the direction of arrow d in FIG. 6(A) and winds up the ink sheet 2. When the spring spring 23b receives a torque above a certain level, it slides on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 23a while applying the predetermined torque. Therefore, rotational force is always applied to the take-up reel 21 with a constant torque.

In this embodiment, the take-up reel 2
1, when winding up the ink sheet 2, the take-up reel 21 is rotated so that the ink-applied side of the ink sheet 2 faces inside the take-up roll.

(Capstan Roller) Next, a structure for applying a conveying force to the ink sheet 2 will be explained. In this embodiment, the capstan roller 25 is rotated to apply a conveyance force to the ink sheet 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the capstan roller 25 has a core portion 25a made of a metal material, and a rubber portion 25b made of silicone rubber or the like on the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 25a.
The gear 2 is spray-painted on one end of the core 25a.
5c, and is attached to the ink sheet cartridge C via a bearing 25d. At this time, when the ink sheet cartridge C is installed so as to be located on the base film 2b side of the ink sheet 2 stored in the ink sheet cartridge C, and the ink sheet cartridge C is loaded into the recording system A to perform recording, as shown in FIG. The ink sheet 2 is attached so as to be located downstream of the recording means 3 and upstream of the take-up reel 21 in the recording and conveying direction of the ink sheet 2 (direction of arrow b in FIG. 2).

[0025] In the multi-printing method of carrying out recording while conveying the recording sheet 1 and the ink sheet 2 in opposite directions as in this embodiment, the maximum force for conveying the ink sheet 2 is about 15 kg. is needed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the coefficient of friction between the capstan roller 25 and the base film 2b of the ink sheet 2 is 1.5 to 6.
, preferably in the range of 3 to 4, to prevent slippage between the two. In this embodiment, the friction coefficient is set to about 2.6.

(Ink sheet cartridge) The ink sheet cartridge C, as shown in FIG. A guide shaft 26 that guides the ink sheet 2 between the ink sheets 2 and 2 is housed in a frame 27 consisting of a first casing 27a and a second casing 27b. Furthermore, the first housing 27
At approximately the center of a is a window 27 for inserting the recording head 3a.
A window 27d for inserting the platen roller 3b is formed approximately at the center of the second housing 27b.

A guide pin 27e is provided protruding from the base of the cartridge C, and a locking protrusion 27f is formed at the tip. Correspondingly, the recording cover 9 in the recording system A is provided with a locking recess 9b for locking the guide pin 27e, as shown in FIG.
A latch member 9c is provided to lock 7f. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the cartridge C can be loaded into the recording cover 9 by opening the recording cover 9 and locking the guide pin 27e and the locking protrusion 27f in the locking recess 9b and the latch member 9c, respectively. By closing the recording cover 9 after completion and loading, the ink sheet 2 is attached to the recording head 3a and platen roller 3b as shown in FIG.
is pressed against the recording sheet 1.

(Driving force transmission structure) As described above, the ink sheet cartridge C is loaded into the recording cover 9, and the cover 9
When the capstan roller 25 is closed, as shown in FIG.
The gear 25c is the motor gear 2 of the ink sheet motor 28.
The reel gear 24 of the take-up reel 21 meshes with the intermediate gear 30 that meshes with the gear 29. Therefore,
When the motor 28 drives and rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8, the capstan roller 25 rotates in the direction of the arrow to pull out the ink sheet 2 from the supply reel 20, and guides it with the guide shaft 26 to convey it in the direction of the arrow b. Further, this ink sheet 2 is wound onto a take-up reel 21 to which driving force is transmitted via the slip clutch 23 described above. On the other hand, in the platen roller 3b, a gear 31 attached to the roller shaft meshes with a motor gear 33 of a platen motor 32, and the motor 32 is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 and convey the recording sheet 1 in the direction of the arrow a. It is something.

(Recording Means) Next, the recording means 3 will be explained. The recording head 3a used in this embodiment is a line-type thermal head in which a plurality of heating elements that generate heat when energized are arranged in a line.As shown in FIG.
The head support section 3c is swingably attached to the head support section 3c provided in the head support section 3c. Further, the recording head 3a is urged toward the platen roller 3b by a spring 3d disposed between the head 3a and the recording cover 9. This urging force presses the overlapping recording sheet 1 and ink sheet 2 toward the platen roller 3b. Therefore, the recording sheet 1 and the ink sheet 2 are conveyed in the directions of arrows a and b in FIG. 2, respectively, and in synchronization with this, the recording head 3a is heated in accordance with the image signal to perform recording.

It should be noted that the recording means 3 of this embodiment is of a multi-print type, and in the recording operation, the ink sheet 2 is printed 1/2 times each time one line of image is formed on the recording sheet 1.
Recording is carried out by conveying by n lines. To explain this specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a recording sheet 1 and an ink sheet 2 are held between a platen roller 3b and a recording head 3a with a predetermined pressure. This record sheet 1 is indicated by arrow a
The ink sheet 2 is transported in the direction of the arrow b at a speed V/n. Note that the ink sheet 2 can also be in a stopped state.

In the above state, the heating element 3a1 of the recording head 3a
When the ink layer 2c of the ink sheet 2 is energized and generates heat, the shaded portion 2e of the ink layer 2c of the ink sheet 2 in FIG. 9 is heated. The ink in this heated ink layer 2c melts, and 2
A portion indicated by c1 is transferred onto the recording sheet 1. The ink layer portion 2c1 to be transferred corresponds to approximately 1/n of the ink layer 2c.

During the transfer, it is necessary to generate a shearing force on the ink at the boundary line 2c2 of the ink layer 2c and transfer only the ink layer portion 2c1 to the recording sheet 1. However, the shearing force varies depending on the temperature of the ink layer, and tends to increase as the temperature of the ink layer decreases. Therefore, if the heating time of the ink sheet 2 is shortened, a large shear force is required within the ink layer. At this time, if the relative speed between the ink sheet 2 and the recording sheet 1 is increased,
The shearing force increases, and the ink layer to be transferred can be reliably peeled off from the ink sheet 2.

According to this embodiment, since the heating time of the recording head 3a is as short as about 0.6 ms, the ink can be heated by reversing the conveyance direction of the ink sheet 2 and the recording sheet 1 as described above. The relative speed between sheet 2 and recording sheet 1 is increased.

(Positional relationship between the ink sheet and capstan roller) Next, the positional relationship between the ink sheet 2 and the capstan roller 25 when the ink sheet cartridge C is loaded into the recording cover 9 will be explained. The supply reel 20, take-up reel 21, guide shaft 26, and capstan roller 25 are positioned as follows. The position is the recording cover 9 as shown in FIG.
When the ink sheet cartridge C is opened and the ink sheet cartridge C is loaded into the recording cover 9, and the ink sheet 2 is stretched without slack between the take-up reel 21 and the guide shaft 26 and forms a substantially straight path, the ink sheet 2 and the capstan roller 25 are in a positional relationship such that they do not come into contact with each other. Further, after loading the ink sheet cartridge C into the recording cover 9, as shown in FIG. 2, with the recording cover 9 closed, the ink sheet 2 is pressed against the recording sheet 1, and the recording head 3a and platen roller 3b are pressed against each other. This is a positional relationship in which the ink sheet 2 contacts the capstan roller 25 when it is pinched and pressed.

To explain this more specifically, when loading a new ink sheet cartridge C as shown in FIG. In this case, the path k1 of the ink sheet 2 is linear from the guide shaft 26 to the take-up reel 21 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, and at this time, the capstan roller 25 is located above the linear position. , the ink sheet 2 and the capstan roller 25 do not come into contact with each other.

Next, when the recording cover 9 is closed, the ink sheet 2 is pushed up by the platen roller 3b, and the path k2 of the sheet 2 is from the guide shaft 26 to the take-up reel 21 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. While reaching this point, it is pushed up and bent by the platen roller 3b, making it longer (k1<
k2). As a result, even if the ink sheet 2 is loose when the ink sheet cartridge C is loaded in the recording cover 9 (the state shown in FIG. 7), the ink sheet 2
In this case, tension is generated between the take-up reel 21 and the platen roller 3b, and the slack is removed. Note that when the platen roller 3b contacts the ink sheet 2 via the recording sheet 1, wrinkles are likely to occur in the ink sheet 2 on the platen roller 3b, but the coefficient of friction between the ink sheet 2 and the recording sheet 1 is small. , the tension prevents wrinkles from forming.

When the recording cover 9 is further closed, the path k3 of the ink sheet 2 is bent as shown by the three-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and the sheet 2 comes into contact with the capstan roller 25. At this time, the path k3 of the ink sheet 2 becomes even longer (k2<k3), and the tension caused by the pushing up of the platen roller 3b prevents wrinkles from forming at the contact portion with the capstan roller 25.

When the recording cover 9 is completely closed, the base layer side of the ink sheet 2 comes into pressure contact with the capstan roller 25, as shown by the solid line in FIG. That is, when the recording cover 9 is closed, the lower end of the capstan roller 25 is located below the tangent between the platen roller 3b and the take-up reel 21. As a result, the ink sheet 2 wraps around the capstan roller 25 at an angle θ1.
It also wraps around the platen roller 3b at a wrapping angle θ2. When the capstan roller 25 rotates in this state, a conveying force is applied to the ink sheet 2 by the roller 25, and when the platen roller 3b rotates, the recording sheet 1 is conveyed and becomes ready for recording.

As described above, when the recording cover 9 is open, the ink sheet 2 and the capstan roller 25 do not come into contact with each other, but when the recording cover 9 is closed, the ink sheet 2 and the capstan roller 25 come into contact with each other. By doing so,
When setting the ink sheet 2, slack can be removed and wrinkles can be prevented.

Note that if the recording cover 9 is closed again without replacing the ink sheet cartridge C after opening the recording cover 9, the ink sheet 2 will become loose, but in this case, for example, the recording cover 9 is detected by a cover sensor, and the ink sheet motor 28 is driven automatically or manually according to the detection signal to wind up a predetermined amount of the ink sheet 2 onto the take-up reel 21. good.

[Other Embodiments] Next, other embodiments of each part of the recording apparatus described above will be described. In the above-mentioned embodiment, a multi-print method was exemplified in which recording is performed by conveying the recording sheet 1 and the ink sheet 2 in opposite directions, but a one-time ink sheet is used and the recording sheet and the ink sheet are conveyed in the same direction. A one-time printing method may also be used in which recording is performed by

Further, in the first embodiment described above, an example was shown in which the ink sheet 2 is housed in the cartridge C and this cartridge C is loaded into the recording cover 9, but the ink sheet 2
It goes without saying that the supply reel 20, the take-up reel 21, the capstan roller 25, etc. may be directly loaded onto the recording cover 9 without converting them into cartridges.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, when winding the ink sheet 2 onto the supply reel 20 and the take-up reel 21,
Although the supply reel 20 is wound with the ink surface facing outward and the take-up reel 21 is wound with the ink surface facing inside, the supply reel 20 and the take-up reel 21 are not limited to this.
Both may be wrapped so that the ink surface is on the inside or outside.

[0044]

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the present invention, the ink sheet does not come into contact with the ink sheet conveying means when the recording cover is open, but comes into contact with the ink sheet conveying means when the recording cover is closed, so that the ink sheet can be set easily. At the same time, it is possible to remove slack in the sheet and prevent the occurrence of wrinkles. Therefore, it is possible to obtain high-quality images without image omissions, etc., and to prevent troubles such as ink sheets running out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between a capstan roller and an ink sheet.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of a facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of an ink sheet.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of an ink sheet cartridge.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a slip clutch built into the supply reel.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a slip clutch built into the take-up reel.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the recording cover is opened.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conveyance force transmission structure for an ink sheet and a recording sheet.

FIG. 9 is a diagram explaining the principle of multi-printing.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Recording system B Reading system C Ink sheet cartridge 1 Record sheet 2 Ink sheet 3 Recording means 3a Recording head 3b Platen roller 6　Device body 9 Record cover 20 Supply reel 21 Take-up reel 25 Capstan roller Reference number 1970031

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An ink sheet conveying means for applying a conveying force to an ink sheet having ink on a support;
a recording sheet conveying means for applying a conveying force to the recording sheet; a recording means for acting on the ink sheet to perform recording on the recording sheet; a recording cover that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body of the apparatus; The relationship between the sheet and the ink sheet transport means is such that when the recording cover is open, the ink sheet does not contact the ink sheet transport means, and when the recording cover is closed, the ink sheet contacts the ink sheet transport means. A recording device characterized by being configured as follows. 2. The ink sheet according to claim 1, wherein the path of the ink sheet from the first winding member to the second winding member is longer when the recording cover is in the closed state than in the open state.
Recording device as described.