阅读说明：本技术 复合机 (Compound machine ) 是由 中野洋介 竹内敦彦 五十岚人志 于 2020-03-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供便利性优异的复合机。该复合机(1)具备：驱动辊(46),设置在具有供纸口(7)及排纸口(8)的读取输送路径(H2),输送纸张(9)；驱动辊(26),设置在与设置有驱动辊(46)的读取输送路径(H2)不同的输送路径(H1),输送卷纸(21、21a)；读取部(40),读取被驱动辊(46)输送的纸张(9)的表面；印刷部(10),在被驱动辊(26)输送的卷纸(21、21a)上进行印刷；读取控制部(42),控制驱动辊(46)以及读取部(40)；以及印刷控制部(12),控制驱动辊(26)以及印刷部(10),驱动辊(46)、供纸口(7)、排纸口(8)以及读取部(40)在印刷部(10)的印刷位置处的输送方向上配置于印刷部(10)的下游方向的位置。(The application provides a multifunctional machine with excellent convenience. The multifunction device (1) is provided with: a drive roller (46) which is provided in a reading conveyance path (H2) having a paper feed opening (7) and a paper discharge opening (8) and which conveys a sheet of paper (9); a drive roller (26) that is provided on a conveyance path (H1) different from a reading conveyance path (H2) on which the drive roller (46) is provided, and that conveys roll paper (21, 21 a); a reading unit (40) that reads the surface of the sheet (9) conveyed by the drive roller (46); a printing unit (10) that prints on the roll paper (21, 21a) conveyed by the drive roller (26); a reading control unit (42) for controlling the drive roller (46) and the reading unit (40); and a print control unit (12) that controls the drive roller (26) and the printing unit (10), wherein the drive roller (46), the paper feed opening (7), the paper discharge opening (8), and the reading unit (40) are disposed at positions downstream of the printing unit (10) in the transport direction of the printing position of the printing unit (10).)

1. A multifunction device is provided with:

a first transport roller that is provided on a path having a paper feed opening and a paper discharge opening and transports a first medium;

a second conveying roller, provided on a path different from the path on which the first conveying roller is provided, that conveys a second medium;

a reading section that reads a surface of the first medium conveyed by the first conveying roller;

a printing unit configured to print on the second medium conveyed by the second conveying roller;

a reading control unit that controls the first conveying roller and the reading unit; and

a printing control unit for controlling the second transport roller and the printing unit,

the first transport roller, the paper feed port, the paper discharge port, and the reading unit are disposed at positions downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction of a printing position of the printing unit.

2. The multi-function machine according to claim 1,

the multifunction device includes a roll support portion that supports a roll around which the second medium supplied to the printing portion is wound,

the roll support portion is disposed in a downstream direction of the printing portion and vertically below the reading portion in the transport direction.

3. The multi-function machine according to claim 2,

the printing control unit is disposed upstream of the roll support unit in the transport direction and vertically below the printing unit.

4. The compound machine according to claim 2 or 3,

the multifunction device includes a drawing unit configured to be capable of moving the roll support unit in the transport direction,

the drawing portion is movable between a closed position where the roll supporting portion is located vertically below the reading portion and an open position where the roll supporting portion is located downstream of the reading portion in the conveying direction.

5. The multi-function machine according to claim 1,

the reading control unit is disposed between the paper feed port and the paper discharge port in a reading conveyance direction at a reading position of the reading unit.

6. The multi-function machine according to claim 5,

a cover portion provided in a position upstream of the reading portion in the reading and conveying direction and vertically above the printing position of the printing portion,

the cover portion is rotatable about an upstream end in the reading and conveying direction.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a multifunction device.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses an image forming apparatus (multifunction peripheral) configured as follows: the printer unit includes a scanner unit for reading a medium and a printer unit for printing on the medium, and reliably ensures that the supply and discharge paths of the medium do not interfere with each other when the scanner unit and the printer unit are used separately.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2015-151225.

Disclosure of Invention

However, the multifunction device described in patent document 1 has the following technical problems: since the scanner unit is disposed above the printer unit, the convenience of the user is reduced when performing maintenance of the printer unit.

The utility model provides a compounding machine possesses: a first transport roller that is provided on a path having a paper feed opening and a paper discharge opening and transports a first medium; a second conveying roller, provided on a path different from the path on which the first conveying roller is provided, that conveys a second medium; a reading section that reads a surface of the first medium conveyed by the first conveying roller; a printing unit configured to print on the second medium conveyed by the second conveying roller; a reading control unit that controls the first conveying roller and the reading unit; and a print control unit that controls the second transport roller and the printing unit, wherein the first transport roller, the paper feed port, the paper discharge port, and the reading unit are disposed at positions downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction of a printing position of the printing unit.

In the above-described multifunction printer, the platen support portion may support a platen on which the second medium supplied to the printing portion is wound, and the platen support portion may be disposed downstream of the printing portion in the transport direction and vertically below the reading portion.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the printing control unit may be disposed upstream of the roll support unit in the transport direction and vertically below the printing unit.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the multifunction peripheral may further include a draw-out portion configured to be movable in the transport direction of the roll support portion, and the draw-out portion may be movable between a closed position where the roll support portion is located vertically below the reading portion and an open position where the roll support portion is located downstream of the reading portion in the transport direction.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the reading control unit is disposed between the paper feed port and the paper discharge port in a reading conveyance direction at a reading position of the reading unit.

In the above-described multifunction peripheral, a cover portion is provided at a position vertically above the printing position of the printing portion and in an upstream direction of the reading portion in the reading and conveying direction, and the cover portion is rotatable about an upstream end in the reading and conveying direction as a rotation axis.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the multifunction device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the multifunction device.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the reading apparatus.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating opening and closing of the cover portion.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the lead portion.

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1 … compounding machine; 2 … printing device; 2a … upper surface; 3 … reading device; 3a … front surface; 4 … operation part; 5 … paper supply port; 6 … paper discharge port; 7 … paper supply port; 8 … paper discharge port; 9 … paper as the first medium; 10 … printing section; 11 … liquid ejection head; 12 … a print control unit; 13 … a power supply part; 14 … cutter; 15 … lead-out part; 19. 19a … roll support; 20. 20a … rolls; 21. 21a … as a roll paper of the second medium; 22. 22a, 22b … guide the plates; 23. 23a … drive roller; 24 … driving the roller; 25 … driven rollers; 26 … as a drive roller for the second conveyor roller; 27 … driving a roller; 28 … guide a plate; 29 … rotating the shaft; 30 … cover part for printed paper discharge; 31 … rotating shaft; a 32 … cover portion; 40 … reading part; 41 … contact image sensor module; 42 … reading control part; 43 … guide the plates; 44 … drive roller; 45 … driven rollers; 46 … as a drive roller for the first conveyor roller; 47 … driven rollers; 48 … guide a plate; 49 … rotating the shaft; 50 … reading the paper discharge cover part; 51 … rotating the shaft; 52 … reading the paper feed cover portion; a1, a2, B1, B2, B3, B4, C1 … arrows; h1 … conveyance path; h2 … read conveyance path; an M1 … transport mechanism; m2 … reads the transport mechanism.

Detailed Description

The multifunction peripheral 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, corresponding constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

In the drawings referred to in the following description, the vertical and horizontal scales of the components or parts may be different from those of the actual components for convenience of description and illustration. In addition, illustration may be omitted except for constituent elements that require description.

In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis are shown as three axes orthogonal to each other, and the tip side of an arrow indicating each axis is "+" and the root side is "-". The direction along the X axis is referred to as the "width direction", the direction along the Y axis is referred to as the "front-rear direction", and the direction along the Z axis is referred to as the "vertical direction". In addition, the + X direction in the width direction is described as the right or right side, the-X direction is described as the left or left side, the + Y direction in the front-rear direction is described as the front or front side, the-Y direction is described as the rear or rear side, the + Z direction in the vertical direction is described as the upper or upper, and the-Z direction is described as the lower or lower.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the multifunction peripheral 1 according to the present embodiment. Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the multifunction device 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the reading apparatus 3. Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating opening and closing of the hood 32. Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the lead portion 15.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment is configured as a multifunction device including a printing apparatus 2 having a printing function and a reading apparatus 3 having a reading function. The reading device 3 constituting the multifunction device 1 is disposed above the front side of the printing device 2. An operation unit 4 for operating the multifunction peripheral 1 is disposed at a right end portion of the upper surface 2a of the printing apparatus 2. Further, roll support portions 19 and 19a are disposed below the reading device 3, and the roll support portions 19 and 19a support rolls 20 and 20a on which roll paper 21 and 21a as second media are wound.

As shown in fig. 3, the reading device 3 includes: a reading section 40 that reads a surface of the sheet 9 as a first medium; a reading transport mechanism M2 that transports the sheet 9 from the sheet feed opening 7 to the reading section 40, and transports the read sheet 9 to the sheet discharge opening 8; and a reading control unit 42 that controls the reading unit 40 and the reading conveyance mechanism M2.

The reading conveyance mechanism M2 is composed of a guide plate 43, a drive roller 44, a driven roller 45, a drive roller 46 as a first conveyance roller, a driven roller 47, and a guide plate 48.

The reading unit 40 and the reading control unit 42 are disposed between the driving roller 44 and the driven roller 45 and the driving roller 46 and the driven roller 47. Therefore, the driving roller 44 and the driven roller 45 operate as paper feeding rollers for feeding the paper to the reading unit 40, and the driving roller 46 and the driven roller 47 operate as paper discharging rollers for discharging the paper from the reading unit 40.

The sheet 9 fed from the sheet feed port 7 is conveyed to the reading section 40 through the guide plate 43, the drive roller 44, and the driven roller 45. Then, characters and photographs printed on the surface of the sheet 9 are read by a Contact Image Sensor (CIS) module 41 provided at a reading position of the reading section 40, and stored as image data in a memory of the reading control section 42. The read sheet 9 is conveyed to the sheet discharge port 8 by the driving roller 46, the driven roller 47, and the guide plate 48. Therefore, the sheet 9 fed from the sheet feed port 7 can be conveyed along the reading conveyance path H2 serving as a path.

The reading transport direction at the reading position of the reading unit 40 is the direction indicated by the arrow a2, i.e., the direction from the paper feed port 7 toward the paper discharge port 8, and the reading control unit 42 is disposed between the paper feed port 7 and the paper discharge port 8 in the reading transport direction. The reading control unit 42 can be housed inside the reading apparatus 3, thereby reducing the size of the reading apparatus 3.

Further, a reading paper feed cover portion 52 is provided upstream of the reading portion 40 in the reading and conveying direction, and the reading paper feed cover portion 52 is rotatable in the direction of arrow B2 with the upstream end in the reading and conveying direction as a rotation shaft 51. Therefore, when the reading operation is not performed, dust and dust can be prevented from entering the reading section 40 by closing the reading paper feeding cover 52. In the present embodiment, the reading and paper feeding cover portion 52 is rotatable in the direction of arrow B2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the reading and paper feeding cover portion 52 may be rotatable in the direction opposite to arrow B2. With this configuration, dust and garbage can be prevented from entering the reading section 40.

Further, a reading paper discharge cover 50 is provided downstream of the reading unit 40 in the reading and conveying direction, and the reading paper discharge cover 50 is rotatable in the direction of arrow B3 with the vertical lower end serving as the rotation shaft 49. Therefore, the read paper discharge cover 50 can be opened to place the read paper 9 on the read paper discharge cover 50, and the read paper 9 can be easily collected. In addition, when the reading operation is not performed, the reading paper discharge cover 50 can be closed to prevent the intrusion of dust and dust, and the front surface 3a of the reading device 3 can be flattened, so that the reading device 3 can be downsized.

As shown in fig. 2, the printing apparatus 2 includes: a printing unit 10 for printing on the roll paper 21, 21 a; a conveyance mechanism M1 for feeding the roll paper 21, 21a to the printing unit 10 and conveying the printed roll paper 21, 21a to the paper discharge port 6; a cutter 14 for cutting the printed roll paper 21, 21 a; roll support portions 19 and 19a for supporting rolls 20 and 20a on which roll papers 21 and 21a are wound; a printing control unit 12 for controlling the printing unit 10 and the conveyance mechanism M1; and a power supply unit 13 for supplying power to the print control unit 12 and the conveyance mechanism M1. The power supply unit 13 also supplies power to the reading control unit 42 and the reading conveyance mechanism M2.

The conveyance mechanism M1 conveys two roll papers 21, 21a, and the conveyance mechanism M1 is configured by a plurality of guide plates 22, 22a, 22b, a plurality of drive rollers 23, 23a, a drive roller 24, a driven roller 25, a drive roller 26 as a second conveyance roller, a plurality of drive rollers 27, a guide plate 28, and the like.

Of the two roll papers 21, 21a, the roll paper 21 positioned at the upper end is conveyed to the printing portion 10 by the guide plate 22 and the plurality of driving rollers 23, and the roll paper 21a positioned at the lower end is conveyed to the printing portion 10 by the guide plates 22a, 22b and the plurality of driving rollers 23 a.

The driving rollers 23, 23a, the driving roller 24, the driven roller 25, and the driving roller 26 operate as paper feeding rollers for feeding the roll papers 21, 21a to the printing portion 10, and the driving rollers 27 operate as paper discharging rollers for discharging the roll papers 21, 21a from the printing portion 10. Therefore, the printing portion 10 is disposed between the paper feed roller and the paper discharge roller.

The drive roller 46, the paper feed port 7, the paper discharge port 8, and the reading portion 40 are disposed at positions downstream of the printing portion 10 in the transport direction of the printing position of the printing portion 10. Therefore, since the components constituting the reading device 3 are not disposed above the printing unit 10, the cover unit 32 described later can be disposed above the printing unit 10, and the convenience of the user can be improved when performing maintenance of the printing unit 10 by opening and closing the cover unit 32.

The roll paper 21, 21a fed from the paper feed port 5 is conveyed to the printing portion 10 by the drive roller 26. Thereafter, characters and photographs are printed on the roll papers 21 and 21a by the liquid discharge head 11 provided at the printing position of the printing section 10. The printed roll paper 21, 21a is cut by the cutter 14, and is conveyed to the paper exit 6 by the drive roller 27 and the guide plate 28. Therefore, the roll paper 21, 21a fed from the paper feed port 5 can be conveyed along the conveyance path H1 serving as a path.

The transport direction at the printing position of the printing portion 10 is the direction indicated by the arrow a1, i.e., the direction from the paper feed port 5 toward the paper discharge port 6. Two roll support portions 19 and 19a for supporting rolls 20 and 20a on which two roll papers 21 and 21a are wound, respectively, are disposed in a downstream direction of the printing portion 10 and vertically below the reading portion 40 of the reading device 3 in the conveying direction, the roll support portion 19 is disposed above the roll support portion 19a, and the roll support portion 19a is disposed below the roll support portion 19 a. Therefore, the size of the printing apparatus 2 in the front-rear direction in the transport direction can be reduced, and the multifunction peripheral 1 including the printing apparatus 2 can be downsized.

The printing control unit 12 is disposed upstream of the roll support units 19 and 19a in the transport direction and vertically below the printing unit 10. Therefore, a space for forming the conveyance path H1 for conveying the roll papers 21 and 21a to the printing unit 10 can be secured, and the multifunction printer 1 including the printing device 2 can be downsized.

Further, on the upper surface 2a of the printing apparatus 2, a cover portion 32 for maintaining the printing portion 10 is provided at a position vertically above the printing portion 10 in the upstream direction of the reading portion 40 of the reading apparatus 3 in the reading and conveying direction, with the upstream end in the reading and conveying direction being a rotation shaft 31. Therefore, as shown in fig. 4, maintenance of the printing portion 10 can be easily performed by opening the cover portion 32 in the direction of arrow B4.

Further, a printed paper discharge cover section 30 that can be rotated in the direction of arrow B1 with the vertical lower end as a rotation shaft 29 is provided in a position downstream of the printing section 10 in the conveying direction. Therefore, the printed roll paper 21, 21a can be placed on the printed paper discharge cover section 30 by opening the printed paper discharge cover section 30, and the roll paper 21, 21a after printing can be easily collected. In addition, when the printing job is not performed, the printing paper discharge cover section 30 is closed to prevent the intrusion of dust and dust, and the front surface of the printing apparatus 2 can be flattened, so that the multifunction peripheral 1 including the printing apparatus 2 can be downsized.

Further, the roll 20a including the roll support portion 19a below the roll support portion 19, the roll paper 21a, the guide plate 22a, and the drive roller 23a are disposed in the drawing portion 15 movable along the conveyance direction at the printing portion 10. That is, the drawing portion 15 is movable between a closed position where the roll supporting portion 19a is located vertically below the reading portion 40 and an open position where the roll supporting portion 19a is located downstream of the reading portion 40 in the conveying direction as shown in fig. 5. Therefore, by moving the draw-out portion 15 in the direction of the arrow C1 to the open position, the roll 20a wound with the roll paper 21a supported by the roll supporting portion 19a can be easily removed.

In the present embodiment, the multifunction peripheral 1 including the two roll support portions 19 and 19a has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a single roll support portion.

In the present embodiment, the paper 9 is described as an example of the first medium, and the roll papers 21 and 21a are described as an example of the second medium, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first medium and the second medium may be the same medium.

The following describes the contents derived from the above-described embodiments.

The multifunction device is provided with: a first transport roller that is provided on a path having a paper feed opening and a paper discharge opening and transports a first medium; a second conveying roller, provided on a path different from the path on which the first conveying roller is provided, that conveys a second medium; a reading section that reads a surface of the first medium conveyed by the first conveying roller; a printing unit configured to print on the second medium conveyed by the second conveying roller; a reading control unit that controls the first conveying roller and the reading unit; and a print control unit that controls the second transport roller and the printing unit, wherein the first transport roller, the paper feed port, the paper discharge port, and the reading unit are disposed at positions downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction of a printing position of the printing unit.

According to this multifunction peripheral, the first transport roller, the paper feed port, the paper discharge port, and the reading portion are disposed at positions downstream of the printing portion in the transport direction of the printing position of the printing portion, that is, the components associated with the reading function are not disposed above the printing portion. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved when the printing portion is maintained.

In the above-described multifunction printer, the multifunction printer may further include a roll support portion that supports a roll around which the second medium supplied to the printing portion is wound, and the roll support portion may be disposed downstream of the printing portion in the transport direction and vertically below the reading portion.

According to the multifunction peripheral, since the roll support portion that supports the roll around which the second medium is wound is disposed in the downstream direction of the printing portion and vertically below the reading portion in the transport direction, the size of the multifunction peripheral in the transport direction or the arrangement direction of the printing portion and the reading portion can be reduced, and the multifunction peripheral can be downsized.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the printing control unit may be disposed upstream of the roll support unit in the transport direction and vertically below the printing unit.

According to the mfp, since the print control unit is disposed upstream of the roll support unit in the transport direction and vertically below the printing unit, a space for forming a transport path for transporting the second medium to the printing unit can be secured, and the mfp can be downsized.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the drawing unit may be configured to be capable of moving the roll support unit in the transport direction, and the drawing unit may be capable of moving between a closed position where the roll support unit is located vertically below the reading unit and an open position where the roll support unit is located downstream of the reading unit in the transport direction.

According to the multifunction peripheral, since the drawing unit is provided to be able to move the roll supporting unit in the transport direction, the removal of the roll supported by the roll supporting unit can be easily performed by moving the drawing unit to the open position.

In the above multifunction peripheral, the reading control unit may be disposed between the paper feed port and the paper discharge port in a reading conveyance direction at a reading position of the reading unit.

According to this multifunction device, since the reading control section is disposed between the paper feed opening and the paper discharge opening, the multifunction device can be downsized while ensuring a conveyance path for conveying the first medium to the reading section.

In the above multifunction peripheral, a cover portion may be provided at a position vertically above the printing position of the printing portion and upstream of the reading portion in the reading and conveying direction, and the cover portion may be rotatable about an upstream end in the reading and conveying direction as a rotation axis.

According to the multifunction printer, since the cover portion is provided vertically above the printing position of the printing portion, maintenance of the printing portion can be easily performed by opening and closing the cover portion.