JPH0733643U - Recording medium holding mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a recording paper holding mechanism capable of holding a large number of recording media in an organized state. A second holding unit for holding a small-sized recording medium is provided inside a first holding unit for holding a large-sized recording medium. Further, a folding back portion for folding back the recording medium is provided on the upper end portion of the front plate that constitutes the holding portion.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a recording medium holding mechanism of a recording device for recording characters and figures on a recording medium such as recording paper and film, and more particularly to a roll-shaped recording medium which is housed and held after being cut.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, this type of recording medium holding mechanism has a holding mechanism that is configured as a so-called box-shaped holding mechanism having an opening formed above. The holding mechanism is arranged below the recording paper discharge port and holds the recorded recording medium.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, when recording is continuously performed on a plurality of recording media, the recording media are stored in this holding mechanism in the order of oldest recording. At this time, since the accumulated recording medium is held in an unsorted state, there is a problem that it is difficult to take out the recording medium. Further, since the above recording medium is generally in a roll shape, there is a problem that when it is held due to its curl, it occupies the space in the holding mechanism and can hold only a small amount of the recording medium. The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium holding mechanism that can hold a large number of recording media in an organized state. It is another object of the present invention to provide a recording medium holding mechanism that can hold large-sized recording sheets in an organized state and can be thin.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, the recording medium holding mechanism of the present invention is a recording medium holding mechanism that is located below the discharge port of the recording device and holds the recording medium of different sizes discharged from the discharge port. The holding mechanism includes a first holding part having an opening having a first predetermined width and a second holding part provided in the first holding part and having an opening having a second predetermined width. The first holding portion and the second holding portion each hold a recording medium of a different size corresponding to the predetermined width. Further, the recording medium holding mechanism of the present invention has at least a front plate and a bottom plate which are arranged on the front side of the recording device with a predetermined distance therebetween and form a space between the recording device and the recording device. In addition, one end side of the recording medium is housed in the formed space, and the middle portion of the recording medium is folded back and held forward by the upper end portion of the front plate.

[0005]

[Action]

 The first holding unit selectively holds a recording medium having a size equal to or larger than the second predetermined width of the recording medium, and the second holding unit records a size smaller than the second predetermined width. Hold media selectively. One end of the recording medium is housed in the space formed by the front plate and the bottom plate, and the middle part of the recording medium is folded back by the folding part formed on the upper end of the front plate. Hold in a folded state.

[0006]

【Example】

 1 and 2 are explanatory views showing a first embodiment device of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view including a recording device, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a recording medium holding mechanism. The present invention will be described below with reference to these drawings.

First, a schematic configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a recording device such as an LED plotter or a thermal plotter, 11 is a discharge port for discharging recorded recording paper (recording medium) in the recording device 1, and 2 is a position below the discharge port 11. It is a recording paper holding unit provided. The recording paper holding portion 2 is composed of an outer holding portion 21 having a width L1 and an inner holding portion 22 having a width L2. The inner holding portion 22 is arranged inside the outer holding portion 21.

Next, the recording paper holding unit 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the same parts as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The outer holding portion 21 is a box-shaped body composed of a front plate 211, a right plate 212, a left plate 213, a bottom plate 214 and a back plate 215, and an opening is formed in the upper part. The front plate 211 is a plate member having a width L1 and a folded-back portion 216 is formed on the upper part thereof, and the rear plate 215 is joined to the recording apparatus 1. The inner holding portion 22 is a frame body composed of a front plate 221, a right side plate 222, and a left side plate 223, and is joined to the back plate 215 and the bottom plate 214 to form a box-shaped body. The front plate 221 is a plate-shaped member having a width L2, and an inclined portion 224 is formed above the right side plate 222 and the left side plate 223. Incidentally, reference numeral 12 in the drawing denotes a recording paper, which shows a large-sized recording paper 121 and a small-sized recording paper 122.

In the holding mechanism configured as described above, when the recording paper 121 having a size larger than the width L2 is discharged, the end of the recording paper 121 contacts the inclined portion 224 of the inner holding portion 22. They come into contact with each other and are guided along the inclined portion 224 into the outer holding portion 21. When the recording paper 122 having a size smaller than the width L2 is ejected, the recording paper 122 is guided and held in the inner holding portion 22. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the L1 is set to 640 mm and the L2 is set to 320 mm. In this case, A1 and A2 size recording papers (about 600 mm width) are held by the outer holding section 21, and A3 and A4 size recording papers (about 300 mm width) are held by the inner holding section 22. The folded-back portion 216 of the outer holding portion 21 is used when holding the maximum size (for example, the above-described A1 size). That is, in this embodiment, the recording paper 121 of the maximum size is configured to be held in a folded state (described later), and the folding section 216 does not crease when the recording sheet 121 is folded back. Thus, a curved surface that guides is formed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In FIGS. 3 and 4, the same parts as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, 14 is a cutter mechanism for cutting the recording paper, reference numeral a is a holding area for a large-sized recording paper formed by the outer holding portion 21, and reference numeral b is a small-sized recording paper formed by the inner holding portion 22. Is a holding area of. In these figures, the recording apparatus 1 having a roll of the large-sized recording paper 121 and a roll of the small-sized recording paper 122 is illustrated as the above-mentioned recording paper 12.

First, with reference to FIG. 3, a description will be given of how a maximum size (for example, the above-described A1 size) recording paper of large sizes is held. The end portion of the recording paper 121 discharged from the discharge port 11 contacts the inclined portion 224 of the inner holding portion 22 (state). When the recording paper 121 is fed out from this state, its end moves along the inclined portion 224, is guided to the large-sized holding area a, and reaches the bottom portion (state). When the recording paper 121 is further fed from this state, the recording paper 121 forms a slack on the front side (left side in the figure) of the front plate 211 of the outer holding portion (state). Then, when recording for a predetermined length is completed and the recorded portion of the recording paper 121 is cut by the cutter mechanism 14, the recorded portion is folded back to the front side of the front plate 211 at the folding portion 216. (State of). By thus storing the maximum size recording paper in a folded state, the recording paper holding mechanism can be made thin. For other large sizes (for example, the above-described A2 size), the recording paper 121 is cut during the transition from the above state to the above state, and the cut recording paper 121 is stored in the holding area a. Held in.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a state in which a small-sized recording sheet is held will be described. The small-sized recording paper 122 discharged from the opening 11 (for example, the A3 and A4 sizes described above) is guided into the inside holding portion 22 (state). When the recording paper 122 of a predetermined length is fed out from this state, the recording paper 122 is cut (state). The cut recording paper 122 falls and is held in the holding area b of the inner holding portion 22 (state).

Next, a second embodiment device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 and is an enlarged perspective view of the recording paper holding unit 2. The difference between the second embodiment apparatus and the first embodiment apparatus is that the inner holding section 22 is expanded in the width direction of the recording paper, and a cutout plate 225 is arranged in the center thereof, and the right holding area c and the left holding area are provided. The point where d is formed and the width of one holding area of the inner holding portion 22 is L1 / 2. With this configuration, it is possible to deal with a so-called cross cutter that obtains a recording paper of a desired size by cutting the recording paper in the vertical direction (transport direction) and the horizontal direction (width direction). That is, in this embodiment, the cut-off plate 225 is arranged corresponding to the arrangement position (cutting position) of the vertical cutter (not shown). As a result, the recording paper cut by the vertical cutter is bisected by the cutout plate 225. Then, one of the cut recording papers is guided to the right holding area c, and the other recording paper is guided to the left holding area d. Further, when the recording paper is not cut, the inclined portion 224 formed on the upper part of the above-mentioned cut-off plate 225 acts as a recording paper guide and guides the recording paper into the large-sized holding area a. . According to the apparatus of the second embodiment, it is possible to provide the recording paper holding mechanism of the recording apparatus having the cross cutter.

Next, a third embodiment device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 also corresponds to FIG. 2 described above, and is an enlarged perspective view of the recording paper holding unit 2. The feature of the third embodiment resides in that the recording paper sizing mechanism of the first and second embodiments is omitted. That is, in the third embodiment, the guide plate 217 is installed in an oblique direction from the end of the bottom plate 214 on the recording device side to the folded-back portion 216 of the upper end of the front plate 211. Therefore, the recording paper discharged from the discharge port is stacked along the guide plate 217. When the recording paper of the maximum size is ejected, the recording paper is folded and held by the folding section 216 on the same principle as described with reference to FIG. According to the apparatus of the third embodiment, the recording sheets can be held in an organized state and the apparatus can be made thin.

In the device of the third embodiment, a flexible sheet material is used for the guide plate 217, the upper end portion of which is joined to the folding portion 216, and the lower end portion (bottom plate 214 side). Is a free end. With this configuration, when a small amount of recording paper is held, the lower end of the guide plate 217 is positioned on the recording apparatus main body side (state of FIG. 7), and when a large amount of recording paper is held. First, the lower end of the guide plate 217 moves to the front plate 211 side due to the weight of the recording paper (state of FIG. 7). Therefore, according to the third embodiment, an appropriate holding force can always be obtained even if the amount of recording paper to be held changes.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the recording medium holding mechanism of the present invention has a first holding portion having an opening having a first predetermined width and a second predetermined width provided in the first holding portion. And a second holding portion having an opening formed therein, and the first holding portion and the second holding portion are configured to hold recording media of different sizes according to the predetermined width. The effect is that recording sheets of different sizes can be sorted and held. Further, it has at least a front plate and a bottom plate that form a space between the recording device and one end side of the recording medium is housed in this space, and the middle part of the recording medium is at the upper end part of the front plate. Since it is configured to be folded back and held in the front, it is possible to hold a large-sized recording medium in an organized state and to make it thin.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural perspective view showing a first embodiment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration perspective view showing a second embodiment device.

FIG. 6 is a configuration perspective view showing a device of a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the device of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording device 11 Opening part 2 Recording paper holding part 21 Outside holding part 216 Folding part 22 Inside holding part

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A recording medium holding mechanism which is located below a discharge port of a recording device and holds a recording medium of a different size discharged from the discharge port, wherein the recording medium holding mechanism is a first predetermined unit. A first holding part having an opening having a width and a second holding part provided in the first holding part and having an opening having a second predetermined width.
The recording medium holding mechanism, wherein the first holding portion and the second holding portion hold recording media of different sizes according to the predetermined width. 2. A recording medium holding mechanism for holding a recording medium discharged from the discharge port, the recording medium holding mechanism being located below a discharge port provided in an upper front part of the recording device. At least a front plate and a bottom plate, which are arranged at a predetermined distance from the recording device on the front side and form a space between the recording device and the recording device, are provided with one end side of the recording medium. A recording medium holding mechanism, characterized in that it is housed in the formed space and the intermediate portion of the recording medium is folded back and held forward by the upper end portion of the front plate.