JPH061018A - Thermal transfer recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Enables the feeding and transportation of recording paper of irregular size,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer recording apparatus that can realize this with a simple structure and at low cost. A manual paper feed guide member 24 for manually inserting a long recording paper 2'is provided rotatably, and is connected to the tilted manual paper feed guide member 24 that has been rotated. An opening 22B that allows passage of the long recording paper 2 ', an intermediate conveyance path 26, and a recording paper conveyance path 13 are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording apparatus capable of manually feeding paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a thermal transfer recording apparatus, a recording paper of a standard size cut into a prescribed size is usually used as a recording paper to be superposed on an ink sheet. Recently, in the thermal transfer type recording apparatus of this type, it has been demanded to be able to record even a recording sheet of a size other than the standard size with the diversification of recording. For example, there is a demand for enabling recording on long recording papers having the same width but different lengths in the feeding direction of the recording paper.

However, this kind of recording paper cannot be accommodated in a paper feed cassette for accommodating fixed-size recording paper, or it is difficult to feed the paper from the paper feed cassette, and the paper feed / conveyance is also difficult. Since the mechanism and the like are long ones, they have to have a complicated structure, and this handling is very troublesome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer recording apparatus which makes it possible to feed and convey recording paper of an irregular size, which can be realized with a simple structure and at low cost. To provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a paper feed cassette for accommodating recording paper of a standard size and a recording paper feed for feeding the recording papers in the paper feed cassette one by one. Paper means, a recording paper feed path for feeding the recording paper fed from the paper feed means to a thermal transfer recording section which is superposed on the ink sheet, and a means for discharging the recording paper after the thermal transfer recording is completed. When a non-standard size recording paper different in size from the standard size recording paper is manually fed, the non-standard size recording paper is guided toward the recording paper conveyance path, and after thermal transfer recording is completed. The present invention proposes a thermal transfer recording apparatus provided with a guide member for manual sheet feeding for receiving recording paper of irregular size that has been discharged and conveyed.

The guide member for manual paper feeding is
It is effective to use a guide member that forms the outer wall of the main body of the device and that is rotated to a position that allows recording paper of irregular size to be moved toward the recording paper conveyance path during manual paper feeding. Target.

Further, the manual sheet feeding guide member is a plain sheet and constitutes an outer wall portion of the main body of the apparatus, and is in a position such that a recording sheet of an irregular size can be moved toward the recording sheet conveying path during manual sheet feeding. Is a guide member that is rotated to the inside, and the rotation region is provided inside the recording paper housing casing wall that houses the discharged and conveyed recording paper. It is effective to provide an opening for inserting a recording sheet to be manually fed.

Further, the paper feeding means is a paper feeding roller which is rotationally driven in a paper feeding direction of a standard size recording paper or in a direction opposite to the paper feeding direction, and by utilizing the rotation in the opposite direction, manual paper feeding is performed. It is effective to feed the recording paper having an irregular size toward the recording paper conveyance path.

Further, a recording paper guide plate, which can be rotationally displaced, is attached to a position on the entrance side of the recording paper conveyance path so as to guide the recording paper of an irregular size to the recording paper conveyance path. It is effective if the paper guide plate can be switched to that position.

Further, by rotating the manual paper feed guide member, the opening for inserting the manually fed recording paper is opened, and the rotation direction of the paper feed roller is switched to the opposite direction. It is effective if the paper guide plate can be switched to a position where the recording paper of an irregular size is guided to the recording paper conveyance path.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing only a main part of a thermal transfer recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this figure, an ink sheet (ink ribbon) 1 is housed in an ink sheet cassette 3 and is fed from a feeding shaft 4 and wound on a winding shaft 5 during a recording operation and fed in the direction of arrow A. It is designed to be used.
Although the reference numeral 2 is a recording sheet, the ink sheet 1 is shown by a broken line for the sake of convenience in order to clarify the distinction from the recording sheet.

A bottom plate 7 is provided in the paper feed cassette 6 so as to be able to move up and down, and fixed-size recording papers 2 cut to a prescribed size are bundled and placed on the bottom plate 7. When a print button (not shown) is pressed to start the recording operation, the paper feed lever 8 placed at the position shown in FIG. 2 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG.
The bottom plate 7 is pushed up, and the recording paper 2 on it is pressed against the paper feed roller 9.

Roller platen 11 and paper feed roller 9
Starts to rotate clockwise when the print button is pressed, and the paper feed roller 9 feeds the uppermost recording paper 2 between the platen 11 and the conveyance guide plate 12. . The paper feed roller 9 constitutes an example of a recording paper feeding unit that feeds the fixed size recording papers 2 housed in the paper feed cassette 6 one by one.

A reference numeral 13 indicates a recording sheet 2 formed between the platen 11 and the conveyance guide plate 12 and fed from the sheet feeding cassette 6 to the thermal transfer recording section 14 which is superposed on the ink sheet 1. It is a recording paper conveyance path for conveying toward.

A grid roller pair 15 is provided at a position on the right side of the thermal transfer recording section 14 in the drawing, and the grid roller pair 15 is driven in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1 when the print button is pressed. When the front end side of the paper 2 comes out slightly right of the grid roller pair, the rotation of the grid roller pair 15 is stopped and the paper feed roller 9
The rotation of the platen 11 is also stopped, and the transfer of the recording paper 2 is stopped.

Reference numeral 16 is a thermal head which is driven up and down, and the thermal head 16 is recorded above as described above, although the normal is separated from the platen 11 by an imaginary line. After the transfer of the paper 2 is stopped, the paper 2 is driven to descend and comes into pressure contact with the platen 11 via the ink sheet 1 and the recording paper 2. The thermal head 16 is an example of a recording head, and recording heads of other types can be used.

The thermal transfer recording apparatus of this embodiment is a color-corresponding recording apparatus, and the ink sheet 1 used in this apparatus has ink layers of different colors such as yellow, magenta, and cyan. The sheets 1 are formed so as to be adjacent to each other in the sheet feeding direction.

At almost the same time as the thermal head 16 descends as described above, the ink sheet 1 starts to be fed in the direction of arrow A, usually slightly before this. On the other hand, the platen 11, the pair of grid rollers 15, etc. also start rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, and the conveyance of the recording paper 2 is restarted. In this way, the printing operation is started, and first, thermal transfer recording is performed on the recording paper 2 by the thermal head 16 in the thermal transfer recording unit 14 with a yellow ink layer, for example.

Before the trailing edge of the recording paper 2 passes through the thermal transfer recording section 14, the transfer of the recording paper is stopped, and this time the recording paper 2 is fed back to the paper feed cassette 6 side. That is, when the thermal transfer recording of the first color is completed, the thermal head 16 is separated from the platen 11, and the platen 11, the grid roller pair 15, etc. are rotationally driven in the direction opposite to the conventional rotational direction, and the leading edge of the recording paper 2 is reached. The recording paper 2 is returned until the part comes to the recording start position slightly to the right of the grid roller pair 15. The ink sheet 1 is fed in the direction of arrow A to a position where printing of the ink layer of the next color, for example, magenta, should be started and stopped.

When the recording paper 2 returns to the recording start position, the thermal head 16 descends again and comes into pressure contact with the platen 11 via the ink sheet 1 and the recording paper 2, and the platen 11 and the grid roller pair 15 of FIG. The ink sheet 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow and is fed in the direction of the arrow A, and thermal transfer recording is performed at the same position on the recording paper 2 by the second color ink layer of, for example, magenta. Thereafter, in the same manner, thermal transfer recording is performed at the same position on the recording paper 2 with the cyan color ink layer of the third color. In this way, a predetermined color image can be obtained on the recording paper 2 by overlapping the three colors while reciprocating the recording paper 2.

After such a series of thermal transfer recording is completed, the recording paper 2 is sent out by the grid roller pair 15 through the discharge / conveyance path 21 between the ink sheet cassette 3 and the upper guide plate 17. At the exit side of the discharging / conveying path 21, a discharging / conveying roller pair 1 including rollers 19A and 19B is provided.
9 is provided. Recording paper 2 that has passed through the discharge conveyance path 21
The sheet is discharged by the pair of discharge / conveyance rollers 19, and is stored in the recording paper storage portion 23 in the recording paper storage housing wall portion 22 through the opening 22A provided in the recording paper storage housing wall portion 22. The pair of grid rollers 15 and the pair of discharge / conveyance rollers 19 constitute an example of means for discharging and conveying the recording paper after the thermal transfer recording is completed. The recording paper 2 discharged into the recording paper storage unit 23 is taken out from the recording paper take-out port 10 shown in FIG.

Next, a recording method using recording paper of irregular size will be described. Here, the irregular size recording paper is a recording paper having a different size from the regular size recording paper 2 described above, for example, the recording paper 2 having a different size in the feeding direction from the regular size recording paper 2. Then, the width is the same as that of the standard size, and the length in the feeding direction is longer than that of the standard size. For example, it means one that is twice as long. In any case, such recording paper cannot be accommodated in the paper feed cassette 6 or is difficult to feed from the paper feed cassette 6. Hereinafter, such recording paper is referred to as "long recording paper".

Such a long recording sheet is manually fed as follows. That is, the manual sheet feeding guide member 24 is used. This manual sheet feeding guide member 24
Is rotatable about a pivot 25 as a fulcrum in the recording paper storage portion 23 in the recording paper storage housing wall portion 22, and is normally placed in a horizontal position shown by a solid line in the drawing to It forms part of the outer wall. Then, at the time of manual feeding, the manual feeding guide member 24 is manually pushed down to the position of the broken line where the leading end of the guide member 24 faces the opening 22B for inserting the long recording paper provided in the recording paper housing housing wall 22. The manually fed sheet feeding guide member 24 that has been pushed down is held at this depressed position by a locking means (not shown).

The long recording sheet 2'is manually fed along the guide member 24 for manual sheet feeding held in such a position. Then, the long recording sheet 2'fed by manual feeding passes through the opening 22B and is fed to the feeding roller 9 and the roller 19.
Get in between B. Here, when the paper feed roller 9 pushes down the manual paper feed guide member 24 as described later,
In conjunction with this, the roller is driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction described above (the direction of the broken line arrow in FIG. 2), and the long sheet of paper that has entered between both rollers 9 and 19B is driven. The recording paper 2 ′ is fed by the roller 9 thereof, and is fed toward the recording paper feed passage 13 through an intermediate feed passage 26 formed between the upper guide plate 17 and the lower guide plate 18. . In this way, the manual sheet feeding guide member 24
Is for guiding the recording paper 2'to the recording paper conveyance path 13 when manually feeding the long recording paper 2'of an irregular size.

When performing such a manual paper feed mode, the paper feed lever 8 is swung clockwise from the state of FIG. 1 and the bottom plate 7 is lowered onto the cassette 6 as shown in FIG. Has become.

A recording paper guide plate 27, which can be rotationally displaced, is attached to a portion of the recording paper conveyance path 13 on the entrance side so as to guide the long recording paper 2'of an irregular size to the recording paper conveyance path 13. Has been done. In this example, when the manual paper feed guide member 24 is pushed down during manual paper feed, the recording paper guide plate 27 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction around the shaft 11a of the platen 11 in conjunction with this, as shown in FIG. It is designed to be held in the position shown. This will be described later. By placing the recording paper guide plate 27 at such a position, the long recording paper 2'fed by hand is guided to the recording paper conveyance path 13.

The long recording paper 2'passing through the recording paper conveying path 13 is stopped when the leading end thereof is slightly out of the grid roller pair 15. After that, in the same manner as the standard size recording paper 2, when the long recording paper 2'reciprocates, the three color images are superimposed and transferred, and a predetermined color image is formed on the long recording paper 2 '. Is obtained.

In this case, the ink sheet cassette is replaced with one containing an ink sheet corresponding to a long recording sheet. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the apparatus. When manually feeding a long recording sheet, side guides 28 are provided on both sides of the manual feeding guide member 24 so as to stand upright from the main body base plate. The long recording paper is also guided by 28.

The long recording sheet 2'after the thermal transfer recording is discharged and conveyed by the pair of discharging and conveying rollers 19 shown in FIG. 2 in the same manner as the standard size recording sheet, and is manually fed through the opening 22A. Received on the guide member 24. Thus, the manual paper feed guide member 24 also has a function of receiving and accommodating the long recording paper 2'of an irregular size that has been discharged and conveyed after the completion of thermal transfer recording.

As described above, the manual sheet feeding guide member 24 constitutes the outer wall portion of the main body of the apparatus, and the long recording sheet 2'is placed in the recording sheet conveying path 13 during the manual sheet feeding. The guide member 24 is rotated so that it can be moved toward the front, and normally, if the manual paper feed guide member 24 is returned to the original horizontal position, the appearance of the main body of the recording paper device is damaged. I don't care.

Further, in addition to this, the rotation area of the manual paper feed guide member 24 is provided in the recording paper storage portion 23 in the recording paper storage housing wall portion 22 for storing the discharged and conveyed recording paper. Since the manual paper feed guide member 24 is returned to its original position, the function of accommodating recording paper of a standard size is not impaired. In addition, the recording paper accommodation housing wall 22 is provided with an opening 22B for inserting a long recording paper that is manually fed, so that the area of the recording paper accommodation unit 23 is used for long recording. It can be used as a substitute for the paper insertion area, and the manual paper feed guide member 2
When 4 is returned to its original position, the area can be used as a storage unit for recording sheets of standard size. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a layout of each element of the present recording apparatus. For a long recording sheet, a manual sheet feeding guide member 2 is pushed down to an inclined position.
4 is manually fed along arrow B in the direction of arrow B.

The paper feed roller 9 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction as shown in FIG. 1 at the time of feeding the standard size recording paper 2.
When the long recording paper 2'is fed, as shown in FIG. 2, the long recording paper 2'is rotationally driven in the direction of the broken line, and in the latter feeding, it is manually fed and the recording paper is conveyed. A feeding action is given to the long recording paper 2 ′ directed to the path 13. That is, the paper feed roller 9 which constitutes the paper feeding means is rotationally driven in the paper feed direction of the recording paper of the standard size or in the opposite direction, and the rotation in the opposite direction is used to manually feed the paper. The recording sheet 2'of a fixed size that is fed and goes to the recording sheet conveying path 13 has a feeding action.

According to such a structure, since the paper feed roller 9 is also used for feeding a long recording sheet, a dedicated long recording sheet feeding means is unnecessary, and this type of configuration is used. Can be further simplified. Moreover, in this example, the lower roller 19B of the pair of discharge / conveyance rollers 19 is the paper feed roller 9
The rollers 9 and 19B further effectively feed the long recording sheet that is manually fed.

If the rotation direction of the paper feed roller 9 is switched in association with the pressing operation of the manual paper feed guide member 24, the switching can be accurately performed without error.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the switching mechanism.

When manual feeding is not performed, that is,
When the manual feed guide member 24 cannot be pushed down,
A gear 35 described later meshes with the discharge / conveyance roller pair gear 19Bg, and a gear 36 is separated from the gear 34. In this state, the motor 29 rotates and the motor gear 29g is rotationally driven in the counterclockwise direction. The rotation of the motor gear 29g is the rotation of the gear 30A, the gear 30B, the gear 31A and the gear 3.
1B is transmitted to each of the grid roller pair gear 15g and the lower roller of the grid roller pair 15 is shown in FIG.
It is driven to rotate clockwise as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the gear 31B is rotated by the gears 32A,
It is transmitted to the platen gear 11g via the gear 32B, the gear 33A, and the gear 33B, and the platen 11 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction as shown in FIG.

Further, the rotation of the gear 31B is transmitted to the discharging / conveying roller pair gear 19Bg via the gear 33 and the gear 34, and the discharging / conveying roller 19B is rotationally driven clockwise as shown in FIG. Also, the discharge / conveyance roller pair gear 1
The rotation of 9Bg is performed by the gear 35 through the sheet feeding roller gear 9g.
And the paper feed roller 9 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction as shown in FIG. By this rotation, the recording paper of the standard size is fed from the paper feeding cassette 6. In addition, when returning the recording paper, the motor 29 rotates in the opposite direction to the conventional one.

A rotation direction switching mechanism 20 for the paper feed roller 9 is provided between the manual paper feed guide member 24 and the paper feed roller gear 9g. When the guide member 24 is pushed down and pivoted in the counterclockwise direction around the pivot 25, the pin portion 24a pivots the passive lever 37 in the clockwise direction around the pivot 38. This rotation is caused by the tension spring 3
It is performed against the elasticity of 9.

When the passive lever 37 is rotated, it is pulled by the tension spring 40, and the transmission lever 41 is rotated around the pivot 38 in the clockwise direction. Regarding the transmission lever 41, in order to clarify the difference from other lever members,
For convenience, it is shown by a broken line.

A pin protruding from one end of the transmission lever 41 is slidably fitted in an elongated hole formed in the gear switching lever 42. This gear switching lever 42
Is pivotally supported by the shaft 43 of the paper feed roller gear 9g, and when the transmission lever 41 is rotated clockwise, the gear switching lever 42 is rotated around the shaft 43 clockwise in conjunction with this, and accordingly The gear 35 supported by the gear switching lever 42 separates from the discharging / conveying roller pair gear 19Bg, and the gear 36 also supported by the gear switching lever 42 meshes with the gear 34 as shown in FIG. Such a gear switching operation is performed by stopping the motor 29.

When the gear 36 meshes with the gear 34 to operate the motor 29 counterclockwise, the paper feed roller gear 9g meshing with the gear 36 rotates counterclockwise,
As shown in FIG. 2, the paper feed roller 9 rotates in the direction of the broken line arrow to apply the feeding action to the long recording paper 2'as described above. Also in this case, when the long recording paper 2'is returned, the motor 29 is operated clockwise.

The gear switching lever 42 is positioned at each rotating position by the stopper pins 44 and 45.

According to this rotation transmission switching mechanism, 1
One motor can collectively drive the paper feed roller 9, the platen 11, the grid roller pair 15, the discharge / conveyance roller pair 19, and the rotation direction of the paper feed roller 9 can be switched at the same time. .

When the manual sheet feeding guide member 24 shown in FIG. 4 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 3, the passive lever 37 shown in FIG. 4 is rotated counterclockwise by the force of the spring 39.
Along with this, the transmission lever 41 is rotated in the same direction by the passive lever 37, and via the gear switching lever 42,
The gear 36 is separated from the gear 34, and at the same time, the gear 35 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the gears mesh with the discharging / conveying roller pair gear 19Bg.
As a result, the gear 36 enters the idle state, while the paper feed roller 9 is driven to rotate clockwise by the counterclockwise operation of the motor 29.

In the rotating state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
A force for rotating the gear switching lever 42 clockwise or counterclockwise so that the gear 35 separates from the discharge / conveyance roller pair gear 19Bg, and the gear 36 separates from the gear 34, is applied. Acts on the spring 3
Since 9 and 40 have a spring force with a sufficient margin to prevent such rotation,
It is possible to carry the recording paper at the time of recording and to return it without any trouble.

By the way, the recording paper guide plate 27 is designed to be rotationally displaced at the respective positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. By adopting the following configuration, the positions are switched. Can be automatically performed in conjunction with the pressing operation of the manual sheet feeding guide member 24.

FIG. 5 shows a mechanism for switching the position of the recording paper guide plate 27, and shows the manual paper feed guide member 2 shown in FIG.
When 4 is pressed, the transmission lever 41 rotates via the passive lever 37 from the previous position (virtual line position) to the solid line position.

At this time, the intermediate lever 47 pivotally attached to the shaft 46 is pushed by the pin 41a of the transmission lever 41 and rotated to the position shown in FIG. Along with this, the moving rod 48,
The spring 49 is moved from the position on the left side of the illustrated position against the elasticity of the spring 49 to the illustrated position. By this movement, the recording paper guide plate 27 is switched from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. The pin protruding from the recording paper guide plate 27 is slidably fitted in the groove of the fork portion formed on the moving rod 48.

By switching the position as described above, it is possible to guide the long recording paper to the recording paper conveyance path 13 or to guide the long recording paper to the intermediate conveyance path 26 when returning it.

In this example, as shown in FIG. 2, an intermediate conveying path 26 is provided between the recording sheet conveying path 13 and the manual sheet feeding guide member 24. Alternatively, the path 26 may be omitted, and the long manually fed sheet 2 ′ may be directly guided to the recording sheet transport path 13 from the manually fed sheet feeding guide member 24. When the intermediate conveyance path 26 is provided, the recording paper guide plate 27 also serves to guide the long recording paper 2 ′ to the intermediate conveyance path 26 when returning it.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the manual paper feed guide member 24 is pressed and rotated, the manual paper feed guide member 24 is interlocked with the operation.
The manually-fed recording paper insertion opening 22B is opened to allow passage of the manually-fed recording paper, and the rotation direction of the paper feed roller 9 is switched to the opposite direction. Further, the recording paper guide plate 27 is attached to the recording paper 2 '.
Is switched to a position where it is guided to the recording paper conveyance path 13, it is possible to convey or return the recording paper of an irregular size to be manually fed without any trouble, and such a function is provided. Without the need for solenoids, etc.
It can be achieved with a simple configuration.

The manual paper feed guide member 24 may be manually rotated, or it may be rotated by a driving device such as a motor or a solenoid.

[0056]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to feed and convey recording paper of irregular size while utilizing the conveying path for recording paper of regular size. Can be carried out without any trouble in the same manner as the recording paper of the standard size. Then, this can be realized with a simple configuration and at low cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by returning the manual sheet feeding guide member to its original position, this serves as the outer wall portion of the apparatus main body, and therefore the appearance of the recording apparatus main body is impaired. Of course, no special storage means is required.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by returning the manual sheet feeding guide member to its original position, it functions as an outer wall portion of the apparatus main body, so that the appearance of the recording apparatus main body is impaired. No special storage means is required, and if the manual paper feed guide member is returned to its original position, it will not hinder the function of accommodating recording paper of a standard size.

According to the structure described in claim 4, a dedicated feeding means for the recording paper of the irregular size is not required, and the structure of the recording device can be simplified.

According to the structure of claim 5, it is possible to accurately guide the recording paper of the irregular size to the recording paper transport path,
Thermal transfer recording on the recording paper can be performed without any trouble.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the opening for the passage of the recording paper of the irregular size, the switching of the rotation direction of the paper feed roller, and the switching of the position of the recording paper guide plate are manually performed. This can be performed simultaneously by one operation of the paper feed guide member, and a drive means such as a solenoid can be eliminated, so that the structure of this type of recording apparatus can be further simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing only a main part of a thermal transfer recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of a recording paper feeding / conveying unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a mechanism for performing a function such as rotation direction switching of a paper feed roller.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in the manual feed mode of the same mechanical example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a recording paper guide plate position switching mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a partial plan view of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a layout of each element of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ink sheet 2 recording paper of standard size 2'recording paper of non-standard size 6 paper feed cassette 9 paper feed roller 13 recording paper transport path 14 thermal transfer recording section 22 recording paper accommodating housing wall 22B opening 24 manual feeding guide Member 27 Recording paper guide plate

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A paper feed cassette for accommodating recording paper of a standard size, a recording paper feeding means for feeding the recording papers in the paper feed cassette one by one, and a recording paper fed from the paper feeding means. , A recording paper transport path for transporting to the thermal transfer recording unit to be overlaid with the ink sheet, a means for discharging and transporting the recording paper after the thermal transfer recording is finished, and an irregular size different from the standard size recording paper. When manually feeding the chart paper of
A guide sheet for manual sheet feeding is provided for guiding the recording paper of the irregular size toward the recording paper conveyance path, and for receiving the recording paper of the irregular size discharged and conveyed after the completion of thermal transfer recording. Thermal transfer recording device. 2. The manual sheet feeding guide member is a plain sheet, and constitutes an outer wall portion of the main body of the apparatus. The manual sheet feeding guide member is arranged in such a manner that a recording sheet of an irregular size can be moved toward the recording sheet conveying path during manual sheet feeding. The thermal transfer recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thermal transfer recording apparatus is a guide member that is pivotally operated. 3. A guide member for manual paper feeding is a plain, outer wall portion of the apparatus main body, and is in a position such that a recording paper of an irregular size can be moved toward a recording paper conveyance path during manual paper feeding. Is a guide member that is rotated to the inside, and the rotation region is provided inside the recording paper housing casing wall that houses the discharged and conveyed recording paper. The thermal transfer recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thermal transfer recording apparatus has an opening for inserting a recording sheet to be manually fed. 4. The paper feeding means is a paper feeding roller which is rotationally driven in a paper feeding direction of a standard size recording paper or in a direction opposite to the paper feeding direction, and by utilizing the rotation in the opposite direction, manual paper feeding is performed. The thermal transfer recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the thermal transfer recording apparatus is configured to feed a recording paper of an irregular size toward the recording paper conveyance path. 5. A recording paper guide plate, which can be rotationally displaced at a position for guiding an irregular-sized recording paper to the recording paper transportation path, is attached to an entrance side portion of the recording paper transportation path, and when manually feeding, recording is performed. The thermal transfer recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the paper guide plate is switched to that position. 6. An opening for inserting a manually fed recording sheet is opened by rotating the manually fed sheet guide member.
The rotation direction of the paper feed roller is switched to the opposite direction, and the recording paper guide plate is further switched to a position for guiding the recording paper of an irregular size to the recording paper transport path. Thermal transfer recording device.