PRINTING DEVICE

• US 20150217563A1
• Filed: 08/23/2013
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ikeda, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 9,656,458 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/06 Flat page-size platens or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens B41J11/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/10 Sheet holders, retainers , movable guides, or stationary guides
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/0057 where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 1/06 for separation from bottom of pile
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/23 with auxiliary handling means
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/242 Timing belts
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2405/332 Superposed compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2405/36 Multiple support
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/174 Textile; fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 29/38 by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 3/24 by pushers engaging the edges of the articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 5/021 by belts

Abstract

A printing device that can continuously print on a plurality of recording media even if a user is not beside the printing device over a long period of time is provided. The printing device includes a tray storing container (10) that installs a plurality of trays (20) on which mount media (100) are mounted, and a transfer section (30) that takes out one tray (20) among the plurality of trays (20) from the tray storing container (10), and transfers the same to a printing region (R1) facing a surface for discharging ink in a head (40).

Claims

1. A printing device comprising:

a recording medium installing section that installs a plurality of mounting equipments on which recording media are mounted; and

a transfer means that takes out one mounting equipment among the plurality of mounting equipments from the recording medium installing section, and transfers the one mounting equipment to a printing region that faces a surface for discharging ink in a head for discharging the ink relative to a recording medium.

2. The printing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a hand-over region that is at a position in a course of transfer from the recording medium installing section to the printing region by the transfer means, and that is a place to hand over the mounting equipment so as to mount the same on a mounting stand for mounting the mounting equipment.

3. The printing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a preprocessing means that is at a position in the course of transfer from the recording medium installing section to the printing region by the transfer means, and that performs a pre-print processing on the recording medium.

4. The printing device according to claim 3, wherein

the preprocessing means includes a vertical position adjusting section that adjusts a position of the recording medium in a vertical direction.

5. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein

the transfer means includes a toothed belt, and a gear that meshes with teeth of the toothed belt.

6. The printing device according to claim 5, wherein

the transfer means further includes a mounting equipment moving section that moves the mounting equipment from inside to outside of the recording medium installing section.

7. The printing device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a positioning section that is on a downstream side in a transfer direction of the mounting equipment by the mounting equipment moving section, and that is for restricting a moving distance in the transfer direction.

8. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein

the transfer means transfers the mounting equipment, on which a printed recording medium is mounted, to a printed recording medium storage that stores the mounting equipment.

9. The printing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a post processing means that is at a position on a downstream side of the printing region as transferred by the transfer means, and that performs a post-print processing on the recording medium.

10. The printing device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a post processing means that is at a position on a downstream side of the printing region as transferred by the transfer means, and that performs a post-print processing on the recording medium.