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CN-116968444-B - Consumable support, consumable component and printer body

CN116968444BCN 116968444 BCN116968444 BCN 116968444BCN-116968444-B

Abstract

The application discloses a consumable support, a consumable component and a printer body. The consumable support is provided with a sheet containing groove which is downwards opened and used for containing printing sheets, the front end of the sheet containing groove is provided with a sheet outlet gap, the sheet outlet gap is configured to be suitable for passing through only a single printing sheet, the front end of the sheet containing groove is respectively provided with limiting parts at the left side and the right side, and the two limiting parts form an upper wall of the sheet outlet gap and are arranged in a separated mode along the left direction and the right direction. The consumable assembly includes a consumable support as above, a ribbon take-up spool, a ribbon release spool, and a print sheet. The printer body is suitable for accommodating the consumable component and is provided with an elastic abutting mechanism suitable for abutting against the bottom of the printing sheet, and the abutting position is close to the two limiting parts. The technical scheme can solve the problem that the printing sheet is clamped at the sheet outlet gap.

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Assignees

  • 厦门汉印电子技术有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20230308

Claims (12)

  1. 1. A consumable support (10) is used for supporting a ribbon take-up shaft (52) and a ribbon release shaft and used for containing printing sheets, the ribbon take-up shaft (52) and the ribbon release shaft are used for loading the ribbons and are parallel to each other, the ribbon take-up shaft (52) is located in front of the ribbon release shaft, and the consumable support is characterized in that a sheet containing groove (104) which is downwards opened and used for containing the printing sheets is formed in the consumable support (10), a sheet outlet gap (103) is formed in the front end of the sheet containing groove (104), the sheet outlet gap (103) is configured to be suitable for allowing only a single printing sheet to pass through, limiting portions (121) are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the front end of the sheet containing groove (104), and the two limiting portions (121) form the upper wall of the sheet outlet gap (103) and are arranged in a separated mode in the left-right direction.
  2. 2. A consumable holder (10) according to claim 1, wherein the take-up gap (103) is located between the ribbon take-up spool (52) and the ribbon release spool.
  3. 3. The consumable support (10) according to claim 2, wherein the front end of the sheet containing groove (104) is provided with two guide parts (111) corresponding to the two limiting parts (121) at the left side and the right side, the two guide parts (111) form the lower wall of the sheet outlet gap (103), a first guide surface (1110) for guiding the printing sheet to leave the sheet containing groove (104) from the sheet outlet gap (103) is arranged, and the first guide surface (1110) extends obliquely from bottom to top to front.
  4. 4. A consumable holder (10) according to claim 3, wherein the guide part (111) is provided with a supporting surface (1111) facing upwards and engaged with the first guide surface (1110), the limiting part (121) is provided with a limiting surface (122) facing downwards, and the distance between the supporting surface (1111) and the limiting surface (122) in the corresponding guide part (111) and limiting part (121) in the up-down direction is greater than or equal to the thickness of a single printing sheet and less than the thickness of two printing sheets.
  5. 5. The consumable support (10) according to claim 4, wherein the consumable support (10) is provided with a top plate (12) and a first side plate (11), the top plate (12) and the first side plate are matched to define at least part of an in-groove space of the sheet containing groove (104), the top plate (12) is positioned at the upper part of the sheet containing groove (104), the first side plate (11) is positioned at the front part of the sheet containing groove (104), the limiting part (121) is arranged at the front end of the top plate (12), the guide part (111) is arranged at the first side plate (11), and the front edge of the limiting part (121) is positioned behind a supporting surface (1111) of the guide part (111).
  6. 6. The consumable support (10) according to claim 5, wherein a notch (102) is formed at the front edge of the top plate (12) in a backward direction to separate the two limiting portions (121) in a left-right direction, the rear edge of the notch (102) is located between the sheet outlet gap (103) and the ribbon releasing shaft, and two limiting portions (121) are respectively arranged at the left and right sides of the notch (102).
  7. 7. The consumable support (10) according to claim 6, wherein the first side plate (11) is provided with a second guide surface (113) at a portion corresponding to the notch (102) in the left-right direction, and the second guide surface (113) extends obliquely from bottom to top forward and has an inclination angle larger than that of the first guide surface (1110).
  8. 8. A consumable assembly comprising a ribbon take-up spool (52), a ribbon release spool, a print sheet and a consumable holder (10) according to any of claims 1 to 7.
  9. 9. The printer body comprises a frame (20) and a printing mechanism, wherein the printing mechanism is accommodated in the frame (20), the printer body further comprises an elastic abutting mechanism (30), the printing mechanism is matched with the frame (20) to form a loading space, the loading space is configured to accommodate the consumable assembly according to claim 8, the elastic abutting mechanism (30) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame (20) and is suitable for abutting against the bottom of a printing sheet, and the abutting position is close to two limiting parts (121).
  10. 10. The printer body according to claim 9, wherein a position where the elastic abutment mechanism (30) abuts the printing sheet is located between the sheet discharge gap (103) and the ribbon release shaft.
  11. 11. The printer body according to claim 10, wherein the printing mechanism includes a thermal head (61) and a printing roller (62) disposed opposite each other in a vertical direction, both of which are configured to be adapted to pass the ink ribbon and the printing sheet therebetween, and both of which are located between the sheet discharge gap (103) and the ink ribbon take-up spool (52).
  12. 12. Printer body according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein said elastic abutment means (30) are provided with two elastic arms (32), said elastic arms (32) being adapted to abut against the bottom of said printed sheet and being positioned close to two of said limit portions (121), respectively.

Description

Consumable support, consumable component and printer body Technical Field The application relates to the technical field of thermal sublimation printers, in particular to a consumable support, a consumable component and a printer body. Background Common printers that work with a thermal head that can generate heat in conjunction with a print roller generally include both thermal printers and thermal sublimation printers. The thermal sublimation printer is used with a ribbon cartridge, and generally has a structure including a frame, a consumable support, a printing mechanism with a thermal head and a printing roller, a driving mechanism for driving a printing sheet to move, and an elastic supporting mechanism for supporting the printing sheet. Wherein, the frame is used for installing foretell consumptive material support, printing mechanism, drive mechanism and elastic support mechanism, and the consumptive material support is used for placing ribbon cartridge and printing sheet, and printing sheet can be followed the play piece clearance department of consumptive material support and reach the printing position of printing mechanism department, and elastic support mechanism accessible torsional spring supports printing sheet to make printing sheet can be compressed tightly at the wall of consumptive material support. In the actual use process, the printing sheets in the consumable support are usually in a state that a plurality of sheets are stacked, the bottom of the stacked printing sheet group is propped against by the elastic supporting mechanism, so that the top of the printing sheet group can prop against one wall surface of the consumable support, and at the moment, the printing sheet at the top can be driven to be output from the sheet outlet gap. In general, the sheet discharging gap can only be used for separating a single printing sheet, but because the consumable support is generally made of plastic, the size of the sheet discharging gap is easy to be reduced due to deformation, so that the printing sheet is clamped at the sheet discharging gap. Disclosure of Invention The application aims to overcome the defects or problems in the background art and provide a consumable support, a consumable assembly and a printer body, which can solve the problem that a printing sheet is clamped at a sheet outlet gap. In order to achieve the above purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted: The consumable support is used for supporting an ink ribbon winding shaft and an ink ribbon releasing shaft and used for accommodating printing sheets, the ink ribbon winding shaft and the ink ribbon releasing shaft are used for loading ink ribbons and are parallel to each other, the ink ribbon winding shaft is located in front of the ink ribbon releasing shaft, the consumable support is provided with a sheet accommodating groove which is downwards opened and used for accommodating the printing sheets, the front end of the sheet accommodating groove is provided with a sheet discharging gap, the sheet discharging gap is configured to be suitable for allowing only a single printing sheet to pass through, the left side and the right side of the front end of the sheet accommodating groove are respectively provided with limiting parts, and the two limiting parts form the upper wall of the sheet discharging gap and are arranged in a separated mode along the left-right direction. Further, the take-up gap is located between the ribbon take-up spool and the ribbon release spool. Further, two guide parts are arranged at the front end of the sheet containing groove at the left side and the right side, corresponding to the two limiting parts; the two guide parts form the lower wall of the sheet outlet gap and are provided with a first guide surface for guiding the printing sheet to leave the sheet containing groove from the sheet outlet gap, and the first guide surface extends obliquely from bottom to top and forwards. The printing device comprises a printing sheet, a first guide surface, a second guide surface, a limiting part, a guide part, a limiting part and a printing device, wherein the first guide surface is provided with a first guide surface, the second guide surface is provided with a second guide surface, the first guide surface is provided with a first limiting surface, the second guide surface is provided with a second limiting surface, the first limiting surface is provided with a second limiting surface, the second limiting surface is provided with a third limiting surface, the second limiting surface is provided with a fourth limiting surface, the third limiting surface is provided with a fourth limiting surface, and the fourth limiting surface is provided with a third limiting surface. Further, the consumable support is provided with a top plate and a first side plate, the top plate and the first side plate are matched to define at least part of the space in the sheet containing groove, the top plate is locat