WO2021065476A1 - 印刷用カセット及び印刷装置 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to a printing cassette and a printing device.
- the printing tape is replaced and supplied by attaching and detaching a cassette containing the printing tape to and from the printing device main body (see Patent Document 1).
- One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a printing cassette capable of suppressing damage to a gear that transmits a driving force.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a case having a first case portion and a second case portion as a third case portion, a first tape in which at least a part is housed in the third case portion, and a part of the second case portion. It is a printing cassette housed in a case portion, the other portion of which is located outside the case, and a gear that is rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the first direction.
- the first case section is provided with a discharge port from which the first tape is discharged.
- the first case portion, the second case portion, and the third case portion are arranged in the order of the first case portion, the second case portion, and the third case portion in the first direction.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure is a printing apparatus including a printing cassette and a printing apparatus main body on which the printing cassette is mounted.
- the printing apparatus main body has a driving force transmission unit that engages with a gear.
- the gears are arranged in the second case portion sandwiched between the first case portion and the third case portion. Therefore, when the printing cassette falls and the surface perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotation axis of the gear collides with the floor surface or the like, the gear is protected by the first case portion and the third case portion, and the gear is damaged. It is suppressed.
- FIG. 1A, 1B, and 1C are schematic perspective views showing a state in which the printing cassette is removed from the main body of the printing apparatus in the printing apparatus according to the embodiment.
- 2A, 2B and 2C are schematic perspective views of a printing cassette in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2C.
- 5A and 5B are schematic perspective views of the first frame portion in the printing cassette of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 5C is a schematic perspective view of the second frame portion of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A. .. FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the first lid portion of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A is removed.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating the paths of the tape to be printed and the ink ribbon in the printing cassette of FIG. 2A.
- 8A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIA-VIIIA of FIG. 2C
- FIG. 8B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C
- FIG. 8C is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C.
- FIG. 8D is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIID-VIIID of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the printing apparatus main body in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an engaged state between the output gear and the platen gear in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
- 11A and 11B are schematic perspective views showing a state in which the printing cassette is removed from the main body of the printing apparatus in the printing apparatus according to the embodiment different from FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the printing cassette in the printing apparatus of FIG. 11A.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of the printing apparatus main body in the printing apparatus of FIG. 11A.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing an engaged state of the output gear and the platen gear in the printing apparatus of FIG. 11A.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a printing cassette of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment different from that of FIGS. 1A and 11A.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a printing cassette of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 1A, 11A and 15.
- the printing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C includes a printing cassette 10 and a printing apparatus main body 100.
- the printing device 1 is a device that prints on a tape-shaped printing medium.
- the axial direction of the output gear 18 is the vertical direction
- the direction in which the output gear 18 and the input spool 16 are lined up is the front-rear direction among the directions perpendicular to the vertical direction, and is perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.
- the print cassette 10 stores a print medium.
- the printing cassette 10 can be attached to and detached from the printing apparatus main body 100. By exchanging the printing cassette 10, the printing medium can be replenished and the type (for example, color, material, etc.) of the printing medium can be changed.
- the printing cassette 10 includes a case 35 for storing a tape to be printed (an example of a first tape), an ink ribbon, and the like, which will be described later.
- the outer shape of the printing cassette 10 (that is, the shape of the case 35) is a rectangular parallelepiped having a side parallel to the vertical direction, a side parallel to the front-rear direction, and a side parallel to the left-right direction.
- the case 35 has a first lid portion 31, a first frame portion 32, a second frame portion 33, and a second lid portion 34.
- the printing cassette 10 includes a first roll 11, a first supply spool 12, spacer films 13A and 13B, a second roll 14, a second supply spool 15, and an input spool 16.
- a clutch spring holder 17, an output gear 18, an input gear 19, and an idle gear 20 are provided.
- the first roll 11 is a tape to be printed, which is wound around a first supply spool 12. Printing is performed on the surface of the tape to be printed by the printing head 102 and the ink ribbon of the printing apparatus main body 100 described later.
- Two spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged on the outside of the first roll 11 in the vertical direction so as to sandwich the first roll 11.
- the spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged between the first roll 11 and the second lid portion 34 and between the first roll 11 and the second frame portion 33, respectively.
- the first supply spool 12 is rotatable around a rotation axis.
- the first supply spool 12 supplies the tape to be printed to the print head 102 by rotating along with the transfer of the tape to be printed by the platen roller 103 of the printing apparatus main body 100 described later.
- the second roll 14 is formed by winding an ink ribbon used for printing the tape to be printed around the second supply spool 15.
- the ink ribbon is overlapped with the tape to be printed at the head opening 32B described later, and is used for printing by the print head 102.
- the ink ribbon used for printing is wound around an input spool 16 described later. Further, the second roll 14 is subjected to rotational resistance by the clutch spring held by the clutch spring holder 17.
- the second supply spool 15 is rotatable around a rotation axis.
- the rotation axis of the second supply spool 15 is parallel to the rotation axis of the first supply spool 12, that is, in the vertical direction.
- the second supply spool 15 supplies the ink ribbon to the print head 102 by rotating along with the winding of the ink ribbon by the input spool 16. Further, at least a part of the second supply spool 15 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
- the input spool 16 is rotatable around the axis of rotation.
- the rotation axis of the input spool 16 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second supply spool 15.
- the input spool 16 has a cylindrical shape and has a hollow portion defined by an inner peripheral surface 16A. Spline teeth 16B are provided on the inner peripheral surface 16A of the input spool 16.
- a drive shaft 105 of a printing apparatus main body 100, which will be described later, is connected to the spline teeth 16B. The input spool 16 is rotated by the drive shaft 105 to wind up the ink ribbon.
- the output gear 18 is a single gear for outputting a driving force for conveying the tape to be printed to the outside.
- the output gear 18 transmits a driving force to the platen roller 103 via the platen gear 104 of the printing apparatus main body 100 described later.
- the output gear 18 has a disk that rotates around a rotation axis parallel to the vertical direction, and teeth provided on a surface parallel to the vertical direction of the disk.
- One surface (that is, the upper surface) perpendicular to the vertical direction of the disk faces the cover portion 33B of the case 35, which will be described later, in the vertical direction.
- a part of the other surface (that is, the lower surface) perpendicular to the vertical direction of the disk does not face the case 35 in the vertical direction.
- a part of the output gear 18 is exposed at the head opening 32B, and a part of the output gear 18 is located outside the case 35.
- the output gear 18 engages with the platen gear 104 at the head opening 32B with the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
- the first roll 11, the output gear 18, and the second roll 14 are the first roll 11, the output gear 18, and the second roll 14 in the vertical direction. They are arranged side by side in order. That is, the output gear 18 is located between the first roll 11 and the second roll 14 in the vertical direction.
- the input gear 19 indirectly engages with the output gear 18 via an idle gear 20 described later, and transmits a driving force to the output gear 18.
- the driving force from the driving source of the printing apparatus main body 100 is input to the input gear 19.
- the input gear 19 has an external tooth gear 19A and a cylindrical spool 19B fixed to the lower surface of the external tooth gear 19A and having spline teeth on the inner peripheral surface.
- the external tooth gear 19A rotates integrally with the spool 19B by the driving force input to the spool 19B.
- the rotation axis of the input gear 19 (that is, the rotation axis of the external gear 19A and the rotation axis of the spool 19B) is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis of the input spool 16. As shown in FIG. 4, the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11.
- the input gear 19 is located between the input spool 16 and the first roll 11 in the vertical direction. Further, at least a part of the input gear 19 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
- the rotation axis of the input gear 19 passes through the hollow portion of the input spool 16. That is, the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 at the same time. As a result, the input gear 19 is not directly connected to the input spool 16, but is rotated by a drive source (that is, a drive shaft 105) common to the input spool 16.
- a drive source that is, a drive shaft 105
- the idle gear 20 is drive-connected (that is, engaged) with the input gear 19 and the output gear 18, and transmits the driving force input to the input gear 19 to the output gear 18.
- the idle gear 20 is a stage gear in which the first gear 20A engaged with the input gear 19 and the second gear 20B engaged with the output gear 18 are arranged coaxially.
- the diameter of the second gear 20B is smaller than that of the first gear 20A.
- the second gear 20B is arranged at a position (that is, above) closer to the first roll 11 than the first gear 20A in the vertical direction.
- the idle gear 20 constitutes a reduction mechanism for decelerating the driving force input to the input gear 19.
- the first lid portion 31 constitutes the lower end portion of the printing cassette 10.
- the first frame portion 32 is arranged above the first lid portion 31 and is connected to the first lid portion 31 in the vertical direction.
- the second frame portion 33 is arranged above the first frame portion 32 and is connected to the first frame portion 32 in the vertical direction.
- the second lid portion 34 constitutes the upper end portion of the printing cassette 10.
- the second lid portion 34 is vertically connected to the second frame portion 33.
- the first portion on the lower side of the first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32 is a second portion in which a second roll 14 (that is, at least a part of an ink ribbon), a second supply spool 15, and an input spool 16 are housed.
- One case portion 41 is formed. That is, the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16 are arranged in a space surrounded by the first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32. Further, the first case portion 41 is provided with a discharge port 32C from which the tape to be printed is discharged.
- the second part on the side opposite to the first part (that is, the upper side) in the vertical direction of the first frame part 32 and the third part on the lower side of the second frame part 33 are a part of the output gear 18 and the input. It constitutes a second case portion 42 in which the gear 19 and the idle gear 20 are housed. That is, a part of the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged in the space surrounded by the first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33.
- the fourth portion on the side opposite to the third portion (that is, the upper side) in the vertical direction of the second frame portion 33 and the second lid portion 34 are formed by the first roll 11 (that is, at least a part of the tape to be printed). It constitutes the housed third case portion 43. That is, the first roll 11 is arranged in the space surrounded by the second frame portion 33 and the second lid portion 34.
- the first case portion 41, the second case portion 42, and the third case portion 43 are the first case portion 41, the second case portion 42, and the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction. They are arranged in order. That is, the second case portion 42 is arranged between the first case portion 41 and the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction.
- the length of the first case portion 41 in the vertical direction and the length of the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction are larger than the length of the second case portion 42 in the vertical direction, respectively. Further, the length of the first case portion 41 in the vertical direction is equal to or greater than the length of the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction. Further, the length of the second frame portion 33 in the vertical direction is larger than the length of the first frame portion 32 in the vertical direction.
- the first frame portion 32 includes a first side wall portion 32A, a head opening 32B, a discharge port 32C, a first guide 32D, a protruding portion 32E, an opposing portion 32F, and a first. It has an isolation wall 32G, an opening outlet 32K, a first regulation portion 32L, and a first partition wall 32M.
- the first side wall 32A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10.
- the head opening 32B is a portion cut out from a part of the first side wall 32A.
- the head opening 32B is a space in which the print head 102 is arranged by inserting the print head 102 from below with the print cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
- the head opening 32B opens below the printing cassette 10.
- the first guide 32D is a portion around which the printing tape 11A sent from the third case portion 43 is wound.
- the first guide 32D has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the second roll 14. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the second roll 14, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) decreases toward the lower side.
- the protrusion 32E is a portion where the tape to be printed and the ink ribbon are conveyed in parallel upstream of the head opening 32B in the conveying direction of the tape to be printed.
- the protruding portion 32E extends in the left-right direction. The tape to be printed and the ink ribbon are conveyed from left to right inside the protrusion 32E at the time of printing.
- the protrusion 32E has a first surface 32H that defines the head opening 32B.
- the first surface 32H constitutes the rear surface of the protruding portion 32E and is orthogonal to the front-rear direction. With the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100, the first surface 32H faces the printing head 102 in the front-rear direction.
- the facing portion 32F is a plate-shaped portion facing the protruding portion 32E in the front-rear direction.
- the facing portion 32F partitions the head opening 32B and the space in which the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16 are arranged in the front-rear direction.
- the facing portion 32F defines a head opening 32B and has a second surface 32I (see FIG. 3) facing the first surface 32H in the front-rear direction.
- the second surface 32I constitutes the front surface of the facing portion 32F and is orthogonal to the front-rear direction. With the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100, the second side 32I is arranged on the side opposite to the first side 32H with the print head 102 interposed therebetween.
- the first isolation wall 32G partitions the first case portion 41 and the second case portion 42 in the vertical direction.
- the first isolation wall 32G is a part of the second case portion 42. That is, the first portion of the first frame portion 32 that constitutes the first case portion 41 is a portion below the first isolation wall 32G.
- the protruding portion 32E and the facing portion 32F project downward from the first isolation wall 32G. Therefore, the protruding portion 32E and the facing portion 32F are a part of the first case portion 41.
- the first isolation wall 32G is arranged at the upper end portion of the head opening 32B in the vertical direction, and has a third surface 32J connecting the projecting portion 32E and the facing portion 32F.
- the third surface 32J constitutes the lower surface of the first isolation wall 32G and is orthogonal to the vertical direction.
- the opening outlet 32K is a portion where the tape to be printed in the protruding portion 32E is discharged to the head opening 32B.
- the opening outlet 32K is provided at the right end of the protrusion 32E.
- the ink ribbon drawn out from the second roll 14 is superposed on the tape to be printed discharged from the opening outlet 32K to the head opening 32B.
- the first regulation unit 32L regulates the movement of the tape to be printed in the width direction.
- the first regulating portion 32L is arranged between both ends (that is, the upper end and the lower end) of the discharge port 32C in the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the tape to be printed in the first case portion 41 (see FIG. 8B). Specifically, the first regulating portion 32L projects further upward from the supporting portion 32N protruding to the left from the first side wall 32A at the right rear of the first frame portion 32.
- the first partition wall 32M partitions the space where the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged and the space through which the tape to be printed passes. Specifically, the first partition wall 32M divides the inner region facing the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 and the outer region outside the inner region in the second frame portion 33. There is.
- the second frame portion 33 includes a second side wall 33A, a cover portion 33B, a second guide 33C, a first gear support portion 33D, a second gear support portion 33E, and a third gear.
- the second side wall 33A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10.
- the cover portion 33B is a portion having a surface perpendicular to the vertical direction.
- the cover portion 33B is arranged at a position where it overlaps with the output gear 18 in the vertical direction.
- the cover portion 33B is provided continuously with the lower end portion of the second side wall 33A, and is arranged at the right front corner portion of the second frame portion 33.
- the output gear 18, the cover portion 33B, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the output gear 18, the cover portion 33B, and the first roll 11. Further, as described above, the entire area of the upper surface of the output gear 18 is covered by the cover portion 33B.
- the second guide 33C is a portion around which the printing tape 11A drawn from the first roll 11 is wound.
- the second guide 33C has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the first roll 11. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the first roll 11, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) increases toward the lower side.
- the first gear support portion 33D shown in FIG. 5C rotatably supports the output gear 18.
- the second gear support portion 33E rotatably supports the input gear 19.
- the third gear support portion 33F rotatably supports the idle gear 20.
- the second partition wall 33G partitions the space where the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged and the space through which the tape to be printed passes.
- the second partition wall 33G includes an inner region in which the first gear support portion 33D, the second gear support portion 33E, and the third gear support portion 33F are arranged in the second frame portion 33, and a second gear support portion 33F. It separates from the outer area where the guide 33C is arranged.
- the second guide 33C protrudes from the second partition wall 33G.
- the second isolation wall 33H partitions the second case portion 42 and the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction.
- the second isolation wall 33H is a part of the third case portion 43. That is, the third portion of the second frame portion 33 that constitutes the second case portion 42 is a portion below the second isolation wall 33H.
- first gear support portion 33D, the second gear support portion 33E, the third gear support portion 33F, and the second partition wall 33G project downward from the second isolation wall 33H. Therefore, the first gear support portion 33D, the second gear support portion 33E, the third gear support portion 33F, and the second partition wall 33G are a part of the second case portion 42.
- the first claw 33I is provided at the front end portion of the second frame portion 33.
- the second claw 33J is provided at the left end portion of the second frame portion 33.
- the third claw 33K is provided at the rear end portion of the second frame portion 33.
- the fourth claw 33L is provided at the right end portion of the second frame portion 33.
- the claws 33I, 33J, 33K, and 33L each project downward and engage with an opening or a groove provided in the first side wall 32A of the first frame portion 32. That is, the claws 33I, 33J, 33K, 33L connect the first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33 in the vertical direction.
- the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged between the first claw 33I and the third claw 33K in the front-rear direction and between the second claw 33J and the fourth claw 33L in the left-right direction. ..
- the second regulation unit 33M regulates the movement of the tape to be printed in the width direction.
- the second regulating portion 33M projects to the right from the second side wall 33A at the left rear of the second frame portion 33.
- the second lid portion 34 shown in FIG. 3 has a third regulation portion 34A that regulates the movement of the tape to be printed in the width direction.
- the third regulation unit 34A is arranged between both ends (that is, the upper end and the lower end) of the first roll 11 in the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the tape to be printed in the third case portion 43 (see FIG. 8B). ..
- the third regulating portion 34A is a plate member arranged on the right rear side of the second lid portion 34 so that the thickness direction is parallel to the left-right direction.
- the volume of the internal space of the third case portion 43 is larger than the volume of the internal space of the first case portion 41. Further, the total weight of the weight of the third case portion 43 and the weight of the parts housed in the third case portion 43 (that is, the first roll 11, the first supply spool 12, etc.) is the first case portion 41. Is larger than the total weight of the parts (that is, the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, the input spool 16, etc.) accommodated in the first case portion 41.
- the printing tape 11A and the ink ribbon 14A are bridged in the left-right direction at the head opening 32B.
- the printed tape 11A after printing is discharged to the outside of the printing device 1 from the discharge port 32C.
- the output gear 18 is located inside the outer edge of the case 35. Further, the entire output gear 18 overlaps with the case 35 in the vertical direction.
- the first guide 32D and the second guide 33C are passages for sending the printed tape 11A constituting the first roll 11 from the third case portion 43 to the first case portion 41. Consists of.
- the tape to be printed 11A drawn out from the first roll 11 abuts on the second guide 33C from the radial outside of the first roll 11 in a spiral manner. 3 It is conveyed downward and rearward in the case portion 43. As shown in FIG. 8B, the tape to be printed 11A is conveyed toward the lower left while straddling the second case portion 42 in the vertical direction.
- the printed tape 11A that has passed through the second case portion 42 and reached the first case portion 41 is conveyed downward and forward while abutting on the first guide 32D from the outside in the radial direction. ..
- the printed tape 11A that has passed through the first case portion 41 and reached the lower end portion of the printing cassette 10 passes through the head opening 32B and is discharged from the discharge port 32C as shown in FIG. 8D.
- the printing apparatus main body 100 includes a cassette insertion portion 101, a printing head 102, a platen roller 103, a platen gear 104, and a drive shaft 105.
- the cassette insertion portion 101 is a recess in which the printing cassette 10 is mounted.
- the cassette insertion unit 101 has a positioning function for the printing cassette 10.
- the print head 102 is a device for printing on a printing tape held by the printing cassette 10.
- the print head 102 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
- the print head 102 is arranged at a position where the printing cassette 10 is mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100 and overlaps with the tape to be printed and the ink ribbon in the front-rear direction in the head opening 32B.
- the print head 102 has a plurality of heat generating elements whose heat generation is individually controlled.
- the tape to be printed which is conveyed to the head opening 32B by the platen roller 103 described later, is pressed against the print head 102 where the heat generating element generates heat via the ink ribbon.
- the heat generating element generates heat via the ink ribbon.
- a part of the ink arranged on the surface of the ink ribbon is transferred to the printing tape, and characters, symbols, etc. are printed on the printing tape.
- the platen roller 103 is a roller for transporting the tape to be printed from the inside of the printing cassette 10 to the outside.
- the axis of rotation of the platen roller 103 is parallel to the vertical direction.
- the platen roller 103 is arranged in the vicinity of the print head 102 inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
- the platen roller 103 abuts on the tape to be printed at the head opening 32B and presses the tape to be printed against the print head 102.
- the platen gear 104 is a driving force transmitting unit that is driven and connected to the platen roller 103 and engages with the output gear 18.
- the rotation axis of the platen gear 104 is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis of the platen roller 103.
- the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 can swing between a position separated from the printing cassette 10 shown in FIG. 9 and a position where the platen gear 104 shown in FIG. 10 is engaged with the output gear 18.
- the drive shaft 105 is a shaft that is inserted into the input spool 16 and engages with the input gear 19 to rotate the input spool 16 and the input gear 19.
- the drive shaft 105 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
- the center of rotation of the drive shaft 105 is parallel to the vertical direction.
- the drive shaft 105 is rotated about a rotation axis by a drive source (for example, a motor) (not shown).
- the drive shaft 105 engages with the input gear 19 and the platen gear 104 engages with the output gear 18.
- the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 of the printing cassette 10, and the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 are swung toward the head opening 32B of the printing cassette 10 for printing.
- the cassette 10 is mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
- the output gear 18 is rotated by rotating the input gear 19 by the drive shaft 105 with the printing cassette 10 mounted, the platen gear 104 is rotated by the rotation of the output gear 18, and the platen roller 103 is rotated by the rotation of the platen gear 104. Rotates.
- each case portion is partitioned by an isolation wall, collision between parts arranged in different case portions can be suppressed when the printing cassette 10 is dropped. Therefore, damage to the parts is suppressed.
- the printed tape wound around the first supply spool 12 is smoothly transferred from the third case section 43 to the first case section 41 by the first regulating section 32L, the second regulating section 33M, and the third regulating section 34A. Can be sent.
- the printing apparatus 1A shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B includes a printing cassette 10A and a printing apparatus main body 100A.
- the printing cassette 10A adds the third roll 21, the additional spool 22, the additional gear 23, and the pinch roller 24 shown in FIG. 11 to the printing cassette 10 of the first embodiment, and the first embodiment.
- the first lid portion 36 and the first frame portion 37 constitute the first case portion 41A.
- the first frame portion 37 and the second frame portion 38 form a second case portion 42A.
- the second frame portion 38 and the second lid portion 39 form a third case portion 43A.
- the third supply spool 25 is the same as the input spool 16 except that it does not have the spline teeth 16B.
- the first lid portion 36, the first frame portion 37, the second frame portion 38, and the second lid portion 39 are the first lid portion 31, the first frame portion 32, the second frame portion 33, and the second lid portion 34, respectively. Is stretched in the left-right direction. Since the other configurations of the printing cassette 10A are the same as those of the printing cassette 10 of the first embodiment except for the points described below, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the third roll 21 is a laminate tape used for protecting the tape to be printed wound around the third supply spool 25.
- the laminated tape has an adhesive surface that is attached to the tape to be printed printed by the print head 102.
- the additional spool 22 can rotate around the center of rotation.
- the rotation axis of the additional spool 22 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second supply spool 15 (that is, in the vertical direction).
- the additional spool 22 is a take-up spool that winds up the ink ribbon by rotating the additional gear 23 described later.
- the additional gear 23 is connected to the additional spool 22 and is engaged with the idle gear 20.
- the additional gear 23 is rotated by the driving force input to the input gear 19 to rotate the additional spool 22.
- the pinch roller 24 is arranged downstream of the head opening 32B in the transport direction of the tape to be printed.
- At least a part of the tape to be printed (that is, a part drawn from the first roll 11), at least a part of the laminated tape, and at least a part of the pinch roller 24 are in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction (that is, the front-back direction and the left-right direction). ), And are housed in the first case portion 41A.
- the pinch roller 24 is supported by the second case portion 42A so that at least a part thereof overlaps with the second case portion 42A in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction (that is, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction).
- the upper end of the shaft portion 24A of the pinch roller 24 is inserted into the recess 371 provided in the first isolation wall 32G of the first frame portion 37.
- the recess 371 is a part of the second case portion 42A.
- the printing device main body 100A is obtained by adding the pressing roller 106 shown in FIG. 12 to the printing device main body 100 of the first embodiment. Since the other configurations of the printing apparatus main body 100A are the same as those of the printing apparatus main body 100 of the first embodiment except for the points described below, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the pressing roller 106 is configured to be swingable together with the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104. That is, the pressing roller 106 can swing between a position separated from the printing cassette 10A shown in FIG. 13 and a position where the printing tape and the laminating tape are pressed together with the pinch roller 24 shown in FIG.
- the printing apparatus of the above embodiment is not limited to printing using an ink ribbon.
- the printing apparatus may print using a strip-shaped thermal paper as the tape to be printed.
- the printing cassette does not necessarily have to have a roll of the ink ribbon and a second supply spool.
- the first roll 11 is replaced with the roll 51 of the thermal paper
- the second roll 14 is replaced with the third roll 52 of the laminated tape. It is a replacement.
- the third roll 52 is wound around the third supply spool 25 of the second embodiment. Further, the printing cassette 10B includes the pinch roller 24 of the second embodiment, but does not include the second supply spool 15.
- the magnitude relationship between the volume, total weight, and vertical length of the first case portion, the second case portion, and the third case portion is not limited to the above.
- the first case portion, the second case portion and the third case portion may be composed of parts other than the above-mentioned first lid portion, first frame portion, second frame portion, and second lid portion.
- the laminated tape may be wound around an additional spool.
- the printing cassette 10C shown in FIG. 16 is the printing cassette 10A of the second embodiment in which the third roll 21 of the laminated tape is wound around the additional spool 22.
- the printing cassette 10C includes an input spool 16 of the first embodiment instead of the third supply spool 25 of the second embodiment.
- the input spool 16 is used as a take-up spool of the ink ribbon.
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Description
[1-1.構成]
図1A,1B,1Cに示す印刷装置1は、印刷用カセット10と、印刷装置本体100とを備える。印刷装置1は、テープ状の印刷媒体に印刷を行う装置である。
印刷用カセット10は、印刷媒体を格納している。印刷用カセット10は、印刷装置本体100に着脱可能である。印刷用カセット10の交換により、印刷媒体の補給、及び印刷媒体の種類(例えば、色、材質等)の変更ができる。
第1ロール11は、印刷が行われる被印刷テープを第1供給スプール12に巻回したものである。被印刷テープの表面には、後述する印刷装置本体100の印刷ヘッド102及びインクリボンによって印刷が行われる。
第1供給スプール12は、回転軸心周りに回転可能である。第1供給スプール12は、後述する印刷装置本体100のプラテンローラ103による被印刷テープの搬送に伴って回転することで、被印刷テープを印刷ヘッド102に供給する。
第2ロール14は、被印刷テープの印刷に用いられるインクリボンを第2供給スプール15に巻回したものである。
第2供給スプール15は、回転軸心周りに回転可能である。第2供給スプール15の回転軸心は、第1供給スプール12の回転軸心、つまり上下方向と平行である。
入力スプール16は、回転軸心周りに回転可能である。入力スプール16の回転軸心は、第2供給スプール15の回転軸心と平行である。
出力ギア18は、被印刷テープを搬送するための駆動力を外部に出力するためのシングルギアである。出力ギア18は、後述する印刷装置本体100のプラテンギア104を介してプラテンローラ103に駆動力を伝達する。
図3に示すように、入力ギア19は、後述するアイドルギア20を介して出力ギア18と間接的に係合し、駆動力を出力ギア18に伝達する。入力ギア19には、印刷装置本体100の駆動源からの駆動力が入力される。
アイドルギア20は、入力ギア19と出力ギア18とに駆動連結され(つまり係合し)、入力ギア19に入力された駆動力を出力ギア18に伝達する。
図3に示すように、第1蓋部31は、印刷用カセット10の下端部を構成している。第1枠部32は、第1蓋部31の上側に配置され、第1蓋部31と上下方向に連結されている。第2枠部33は、第1枠部32の上側に配置され、第1枠部32と上下方向に連結されている。第2蓋部34は、印刷用カセット10の上端部を構成している。第2蓋部34は、第2枠部33と上下方向に連結されている。
印刷装置本体100は、図1Bに示すように、カセット挿入部101と、印刷ヘッド102と、プラテンローラ103と、プラテンギア104と、駆動シャフト105とを備える。
カセット挿入部101は、印刷用カセット10が装着される凹部である。カセット挿入部101は、印刷用カセット10の位置決め機能を有する。
印刷ヘッド102は、印刷用カセット10が保持する被印刷テープに印刷するための装置である。
プラテンローラ103は、被印刷テープを印刷用カセット10内から外部に向けて搬送するためのローラである。プラテンローラ103の回転軸心は、上下方向と平行である。
プラテンギア104は、プラテンローラ103に駆動連結され、出力ギア18と係合する駆動力伝達部である。本実施形態では、プラテンギア104の回転軸心は、プラテンローラ103の回転軸心と同一線上に配置されている。
駆動シャフト105は、入力スプール16に挿入されると共に入力ギア19に係合し、入力スプール16と入力ギア19とを回転させるためのシャフトである。
以上詳述した実施形態によれば、以下の効果が得られる。
(1a)第1ケース部41と第3ケース部43とで挟まれた第2ケース部42に出力ギア18が配置される。そのため、印刷用カセット10が落下し出力ギア18の回転軸心の軸方向と垂直な面が床面等に衝突した際に、出力ギア18が第1ケース部41と第3ケース部43とで保護され、出力ギア18の損傷が抑制される。
[2-1.構成]
図11A,11Bに示す印刷装置1Aは、印刷用カセット10Aと、印刷装置本体100Aとを備える。
印刷用カセット10Aは、第1実施形態の印刷用カセット10に、図11に示す第3ロール21と、追加スプール22と、追加ギア23と、ピンチローラ24とを追加すると共に、第1実施形態の入力スプール16、第1蓋部31、第1枠部32、第2枠部33及び第2蓋部34を、第3供給スプール25、第1蓋部36、第1枠部37、第2枠部38及び第2蓋部39に置き換えたものである。
印刷装置本体100Aは、第1実施形態の印刷装置本体100に、図12に示される押圧ローラ106を追加したものである。印刷装置本体100Aのその他の構成は、以下に説明する点を除き、第1実施形態の印刷装置本体100と同じであるため、説明を省略する。
以上詳述した実施形態によれば、以下の効果が得られる。
(2a)第1実施形態と同様の利点を有したまま、ラミネートテープによって被印刷テープの印刷内容を保護することができる。
以上、本開示の実施形態について説明したが、本開示は、上記実施形態に限定されることなく、種々の形態を採り得ることは言うまでもない。
32F…対向部、32G…第1隔離壁、32L…第1規制部、32M…第1仕切り壁、 33…第2枠部、33G…第2仕切り壁、33H…第2隔離壁、33M…第2規制部、 34…第2蓋部、34A…第3規制部、35…ケース、41…第1ケース部、 42…第2ケース部、43…第3ケース部、100…印刷装置本体、
102…印刷ヘッド、103…プラテンローラ、104…プラテンギア。
Claims (17)
- 第1ケース部と第2ケース部とを第3ケース部とを有するケースと、
前記第3ケース部に少なくとも一部が収容される第1テープと、
一部が前記第2ケース部に収容され、他の部分が前記ケースの外に位置すると共に、第1方向と平行な回転軸心周りに回転可能なギアと、
を備え、
前記第1ケース部には、前記第1テープが排出される排出口が設けられ、
前記第1ケース部、前記第2ケース部、及び前記第3ケース部は、前記第1方向において、前記第1ケース部、前記第2ケース部、及び前記第3ケース部の順に配置される、印刷用カセット。 - 前記第1ケース部は、
ヘッド開口を規定する第1面を有する突出部と、
前記ヘッド開口を規定し、前記第1方向に直交する第2方向において前記第1面と対向する第2面を有する対向部と、
を有し、
前記第2ケース部は、前記ヘッド開口の前記第1方向における端部に配置され、前記突出部と前記対向部とを連結する第3面を有する、請求項1に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第3ケース部の内部空間の体積は、前記第1ケース部の内部空間の体積よりも大きい、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 前記第3ケース部の重量と前記第3ケース部に収容された部品の重量とを合わせた総重量は、前記第1ケース部の重量と前記第1ケース部に収容された部品の重量とを合わせた総重量よりも大きい、請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 前記第1ケース部と前記第2ケース部とは第1隔離壁によって仕切られ、
前記第2ケース部と前記第3ケース部とは第2隔離壁によって仕切られる、請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 第1蓋部と、
前記第1蓋部に前記第1方向に連結された第1枠部と、
前記第1枠部に前記第1方向に連結された第2枠部と、
前記第2枠部に前記第1方向に連結された第2蓋部と、
を備え、
前記第1ケース部は、前記第1蓋部と、前記第1枠部の前記第1方向における第1部位とによって構成され、
前記第2ケース部は、前記第1枠部の前記第1方向における前記第1部位とは反対側の第2部位と、前記第2枠部の前記第1方向における第3部位とによって構成され、 前記第3ケース部は、前記第2枠部の前記第1方向における前記第3部位とは反対側の第4部位と、前記第2蓋部とによって構成される、請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第2枠部の前記第1方向における長さは、前記第1枠部の前記第1方向における長さよりも大きい、請求項6に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 前記ギアは、前記第1枠部と前記第2枠部とを連結する複数の爪の間に配置される、請求項6又は請求項7に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 前記第1ケース部の前記第1方向における長さ及び前記第3ケース部の前記第1方向における長さは、それぞれ、前記第2ケース部の前記第1方向における長さよりも大きい、請求項1から請求項8のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 前記第1ケース部の前記第1方向における長さは、前記第3ケース部の前記第1方向における長さ以上である、請求項9に記載の印刷用カセット。
- 第2テープと、
前記第1テープに前記第2テープを重ねるローラと、
をさらに備え、
前記第1テープの少なくとも一部、前記第2テープの少なくとも一部、及び前記ローラの少なくとも一部は、前記第1方向と直交する方向に並んで前記第1ケース部に収容され、
前記ローラは、少なくとも一部が前記第1方向と直交する方向において前記第2ケース部と重なるように、前記第2ケース部に支持される、請求項1から請求項10のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第1テープの幅方向の移動を規制する規制部をさらに備え、
前記規制部は、前記第1テープの幅方向における前記排出口の両端の間に配置される、請求項1から請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第1テープのロールと、
前記第1テープの幅方向の移動を規制する規制部と、
をさらに備え、
前記ロールは、前記第3ケース部に収容され、
前記規制部は、前記第1テープの幅方向における前記ロールの両端の間に配置される、請求項1から請求項12のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第1テープのロールをさらに備え、
前記ロールは、前記第3ケース部に収容され、
前記ロールから引き出された前記第1テープは、前記第2ケース部と前記第1ケース部とを通過して前記排出口から排出される、請求項1から請求項13のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 前記第2ケース部は、前記ギアが配置される空間と、前記第1テープが通過する空間とを仕切る仕切り壁を有する、請求項14に記載の印刷用カセット。
- インクリボンをさらに備え、
前記インクリボンの少なくとも一部は、前記第1ケース部に収容され、
前記第1ケース部は、前記第1テープがヘッド開口に排出される開口用出口を有し、 前記インクリボンは、前記開口用出口から排出された前記第1テープと重ね合わされる、請求項1から請求項15のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセット。 - 請求項1から請求項16のいずれか1項に記載の印刷用カセットと、
前記印刷用カセットが装着される印刷装置本体と、
を備え、
前記印刷装置本体は、前記ギアに係合する駆動力伝達部を有する、印刷装置。
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