JP2000191183A - Printer - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、プリンタ装置に係
り、特に、用紙の状態を複数の光センサで検出すること
によって印刷の失敗を防止する手段を設けたプリンタ装
置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer, and more particularly, to a printer provided with a means for detecting a state of a sheet with a plurality of optical sensors to prevent printing failure.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来のプリンタ装置は、図４に示すよう
に、用紙と、この用紙へ印字を行うキャリッジ上に搭載
された印字ヘッド２０２と、この印字ヘッド２０２で印
字される用紙の給紙を行う給紙ローラ２０１と、この給
紙ローラ２０１の近傍に設けられて用紙の有無を検出す
る用紙検出センサ２０３とで構成される。2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional printer device includes a sheet, a print head 202 mounted on a carriage for printing on the sheet, and a sheet feeder for printing on the print head 202. And a sheet detection sensor 203 provided near the sheet feeding roller 201 and detecting the presence or absence of a sheet.
【０００３】この従来のプリンタ装置の動作は、図４に
示すように、給紙ローラ２０１で用紙を印字ヘッド２０
２方向に移動させ、用紙検出センサ２０３で用紙を検出
して用紙があることを検出すると、さらに規定量だけ用
紙を移動させて印刷し、用紙の有無を検出して印刷動作
をする。As shown in FIG. 4, the operation of this conventional printer device is as follows.
If the sheet is moved in two directions and the sheet is detected by the sheet detection sensor 203 and the presence of the sheet is detected, the sheet is further moved by a specified amount to perform printing, and the presence or absence of the sheet is detected to perform the printing operation.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、従来の
プリンタ装置は、用紙センサが印字ヘッドよりも手前に
あるため、用紙センサと印字ヘッドとの間で用紙が何ら
かの原因で止まった場合にも用紙があると判断し、正常
に印刷できず、かつ用紙が何らかの原因で斜行した場合
にも、正常な印刷ができないという課題があった。However, in the conventional printer device, since the paper sensor is located before the print head, even if the paper stops for some reason between the paper sensor and the print head, the paper is not printed. There is a problem that normal printing cannot be performed even if it is determined that there is a sheet and printing cannot be performed normally and the paper is skewed for some reason.
【０００５】そこで、本発明の目的は、印刷時に用紙の
有無あるいは用紙のゆがみを正確に検知する手段を設け
たプリンタ装置を提供することにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer provided with a means for accurately detecting the presence or absence of paper or the distortion of paper during printing.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】上述の課題を解決するた
めに、本発明のプリンタ装置は、用紙と、この用紙へ印
字を行うキャリッジ上に搭載された印字ヘッドと、この
印字ヘッドで印字される用紙の給紙を行う給紙ローラ
と、この給紙ローラの近傍に設けられて上記用紙の有無
を検出する用紙検出センサと、この用紙検出センサで検
出された用紙の傾きを検出する上記キャリッジ内に複数
配置した光センサとで構成されたことを特徴とする。In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a printer apparatus according to the present invention comprises a sheet, a printhead mounted on a carriage for printing on the sheet, and a printhead printed by the printhead. Paper feed roller for feeding paper to be fed, a paper detection sensor provided near the paper feed roller for detecting the presence or absence of the paper, and the carriage for detecting the inclination of the paper detected by the paper detection sensor And a plurality of optical sensors disposed therein.
【０００７】[0007]
【発明の実施の形態】次に、本発明の一実施の形態によ
るプリンタ装置を図面を参照して説明する。Next, a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【０００８】図１は、本発明の一実施の形態によるプリ
ンタ装置の構成図である。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【０００９】図２は、本発明の一実施の形態によるプリ
ンタ装置の用紙検出の概念図である。FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of paper detection in a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【００１０】図３は、本発明の一実施の形態によるプリ
ンタ装置の用紙傾きの概念図である。FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of sheet inclination of the printer device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
【００１１】本発明の一実施の形態によるプリンタ装置
は、図１に示すように、用紙と、この用紙へ印字を行う
キャリッジ上に搭載された印字ヘッド２０２と、この印
字ヘッド２０２で印字される用紙の給紙を行う給紙ロー
ラ２０１と、この給紙ローラ２０１の近傍に設けられて
用紙の有無を検出する用紙検出センサ２０３と、この用
紙検出センサ２０３で検出された用紙の傾きを検出する
キャリッジ内に複数配置した光センサ２０４とで構成さ
れる。As shown in FIG. 1, a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sheet, a print head 202 mounted on a carriage for printing on the sheet, and printing by the print head 202. A paper feed roller 201 for feeding paper, a paper detection sensor 203 provided near the paper feed roller 201 for detecting the presence or absence of paper, and detecting the inclination of the paper detected by the paper detection sensor 203 A plurality of optical sensors 204 are arranged in the carriage.
【００１２】次に、本発明の一実施の形態によるプリン
タ装置の動作を図面を参照して説明する。Next, the operation of the printer according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【００１３】本発明の一実施の形態によるプリンタ装置
の動作は、図１に示すように、装置の初期設定後に印字
ヘッド２０２付近で光センサ２０４によるセンシング動
作を行い、図２に示すように、紙の有無検出し、図３に
示すように、複数のポイントを観測することによって用
紙の傾き状態を検出し、許容範囲にある時は正常と判断
して印字動作を続行させ、異常と判断した時は印字動作
を中止する。As shown in FIG. 1, the operation of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows. After the initial setting of the printer, a sensing operation is performed by the optical sensor 204 near the print head 202, and as shown in FIG. The presence / absence of paper is detected, and as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of points are observed to detect the tilt state of the paper. When the paper is in an allowable range, the printing operation is determined to be normal and the printing operation is continued, and the printing operation is determined to be abnormal. At time, the printing operation is stopped.
【００１４】[0014]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明のプリンタ
装置によれば、排紙側にセンサを設けることにより、給
紙センサと印字ヘッドとの間で用紙が止まった場合で
も、この状態を正確に把握して異常な状態を検知できる
効果がある。As described above, according to the printer of the present invention, by providing the sensor on the paper discharge side, even if the paper stops between the paper feed sensor and the print head, this state can be maintained. This has the effect of accurately grasping and detecting an abnormal state.
【００１５】また、本発明のプリンタ装置によれば、光
センサをキャリッジ上に配置したため、印字範囲の所定
位置で用紙の状態を把握できるので、用紙の歪みが検出
できる効果がある。Further, according to the printer of the present invention, since the optical sensor is arranged on the carriage, the state of the sheet can be grasped at a predetermined position in the printing range, so that the distortion of the sheet can be detected.
【図１】本発明の一実施の形態によるプリンタ装置の構
成図である。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の一実施の形態によるプリンタ装置の用
紙検出の概念図である。FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of sheet detection of a printer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図３】本発明の一実施の形態によるプリンタ装置の用
紙傾きの概念図である。FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of sheet inclination of the printer device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】従来のプリンタ装置の構成図である。FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a conventional printer device.
２０１ 給紙ローラ ２０２ 印字ヘッド ２０３ 用紙センサ ２０４ 光センサ 201 paper feed roller 202 print head 203 paper sensor 204 optical sensor
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Claims (1)
ジ上に搭載された印字ヘッドと、この印字ヘッドで印字
される用紙の給紙を行う給紙ローラと、この給紙ローラ
の近傍に設けられて上記用紙の有無を検出する用紙検出
センサと、この用紙検出センサで検出された用紙の傾き
を検出する上記キャリッジ内に複数配置した光センサと
で構成されたことを特徴とするプリンタ装置。1. A sheet, a print head mounted on a carriage for printing on the sheet, a sheet feed roller for feeding a sheet to be printed by the print head, and a sheet feed roller provided near the sheet feed roller. A printer device comprising: a sheet detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the sheet; and a plurality of optical sensors arranged in the carriage for detecting the inclination of the sheet detected by the sheet detection sensor.
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