WO2023042312A1 - 媒体搬送装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a medium transport device, and more particularly to a medium transport device having two pairs of transport rollers.
- a medium conveying device such as a scanner takes an image of a medium conveyed by a pair of conveying rollers to generate an image.
- a medium transport device if the medium is not transported satisfactorily, an image of the medium may be distorted.
- a sheet material conveying device comprising two or more pairs of conveying rollers for conveying a sheet material has been disclosed (see Patent Document 1).
- this sheet material conveying device when the sheet material is delivered by the two pairs of conveying rollers, the circumferential speed of the first conveying roller pair on the upstream side in the conveying direction is changed to the circumferential speed of the second conveying roller pair on the downstream side in the conveying direction. It is smaller than the speed.
- the conveying force of the first conveying roller pair is made larger than the conveying force of the second conveying roller pair, and the roller material of the second conveying roller pair has elasticity. and a material with a low coefficient of friction.
- a medium conveying device is required to convey the medium satisfactorily.
- the purpose of the medium transport device is to enable the medium to be transported satisfactorily.
- a medium conveying device includes a feed roller that feeds a medium, and a feed roller that is arranged to face the feed roller and is provided to be rotatable or stoppable in the direction opposite to the medium feed direction. and a separation roller arranged downstream of the feeding roller and the separation roller in the medium feeding direction, and fed by the feeding roller in a state in which the separation roller rotates or stops in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction.
- a first conveying roller pair capable of conveying the loaded medium; a first pressing portion that presses one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair toward the other roller; a processing unit arranged downstream of the roller pair and configured to perform a predetermined process on the medium conveyed by the first conveying roller pair; a second conveying roller pair capable of conveying a medium on which a predetermined process is being performed;
- the pressing force of the second pressing portion is set to be smaller than the pressing force of the first pressing portion.
- At least one of the rollers included is driven by the same motor, and the roller diameter of at least one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair is equal to that of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair. is set to be larger than the roller diameter of at least one of the rollers.
- the medium conveying device is arranged downstream of the feeding roller and the separation roller in the medium conveying direction, and the separation roller rotates or stops in the direction opposite to the medium conveying direction.
- a first conveying roller pair capable of conveying the medium fed by the feeding rollers in a state; and a first pressing portion pressing one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair toward the other roller
- a processing unit arranged downstream of the first transport roller pair in the medium transport direction and performing a predetermined process on the medium transported by the first transport roller pair
- a second conveying roller pair arranged and capable of conveying a medium being subjected to a predetermined process by a processing unit, and one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair is pressed toward the other roller.
- the pressing force of the second pressing portion is set to be smaller than the pressing force of the first pressing portion, and at least one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair. and at least one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair are driven by the same motor, and the roller hardness of at least one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair is The hardness is set to be smaller than the roller hardness of at least one of the rollers included in one conveying roller pair.
- the medium conveying device can convey the medium satisfactorily.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medium conveying device 100 according to an embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a transport path inside the medium transport device 100
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining forces applied to each roller
- 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the leading edge of the medium M has reached the nip position
- FIG. (A) and (B) are schematic diagrams for explaining a pressing force. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the relationship between pressing force and conveyance distance. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a pressing force and an overfeed rate. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a pressing force and an overfeed rate.
- 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a medium conveying device 100
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a storage device 140 and a processing circuit 150
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of medium reading processing
- 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another processing circuit 250
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medium conveying device 100 configured as an image scanner.
- the medium conveying device 100 conveys a medium, which is an original, and captures an image.
- the medium may be paper, thin paper, cardboard, card, envelope, or the like.
- the media transport device 100 may be a facsimile machine, a copier, a multifunction peripheral (MFP), or the like.
- MFP multifunction peripheral
- the medium to be conveyed may be an object to be printed instead of a document, and the medium conveying device 100 may be a printer or the like.
- the medium transport device 100 includes a lower housing 101, an upper housing 102, a mounting table 103, a discharge table 104, an operation device 105, a display device 106, and the like.
- arrow A1 indicates the medium transport direction
- arrow A2 indicates the width direction orthogonal to the medium transport direction
- arrow A3 indicates the height direction orthogonal to the medium transport surface.
- upstream refers to upstream in the medium transport direction A1
- downstream refers to downstream in the medium transport direction A1.
- the upper housing 102 is arranged to cover the upper surface of the medium transporting device 100, and is rotatable to the lower housing 101 by a hinge so that it can be opened and closed when the medium is clogged or when cleaning the inside of the medium transporting device 100. engaged.
- the mounting table 103 engages with the lower housing 101 and mounts a medium to be fed and transported.
- the ejection table 104 engages with the upper housing 102 and places the ejected medium. Note that the discharge table 104 may be engaged with the lower housing 101 .
- the operation device 105 has an input device such as a button and an interface circuit that acquires signals from the input device, receives an input operation by the user, and outputs an operation signal according to the user's input operation.
- the display device 106 has a display including liquid crystal, organic EL (Electro-Luminescence), etc. and an interface circuit for outputting image data to the display, and displays the image data on the display.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the transport path inside the medium transport device 100.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the transport path inside the medium transport device 100.
- the transport path inside the medium transport device 100 includes a medium sensor 111, a feed roller 112, a separation roller 113, a first transport roller 114, a first driven roller 115, an imaging device 116, a second transport roller 117, and a second driven roller 118. etc.
- the medium transport device 100 also has a first motor 121, a first transmission mechanism 122, a second motor 123, a second transmission mechanism 124, and the like.
- each of the feeding roller 112, the separation roller 113, the first conveying roller 114, the first driven roller 115, the second conveying roller 117 and/or the second driven roller 118 is not limited to one, and may be plural. good. In that case, the plurality of feeding rollers 112, separation rollers 113, first conveying rollers 114, first driven rollers 115, second conveying rollers 117 and/or second driven rollers 118 are spaced apart in the width direction A2. placed side by side.
- the upper surface of the lower housing 101 forms the lower guide 101a of the medium transport path
- the lower surface of the upper housing 102 forms the upper guide 102a of the medium transport path.
- the lower guide 101a forms a media transport surface.
- the medium sensor 111 is arranged upstream from the feed roller 112 and the separation roller 113 .
- the medium sensor 111 has a contact detection sensor and detects whether or not a medium is mounted on the mounting table 103 .
- the medium sensor 111 generates and outputs a medium signal whose signal value changes depending on whether or not the medium is mounted on the mounting table 103 .
- the medium sensor 111 is not limited to a contact detection sensor, and any other sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of a medium, such as a light detection sensor, may be used as the medium sensor 111 .
- the feeding roller 112 is provided in the lower housing 101, and separates and feeds the medium placed on the placing table 103 in order from the bottom.
- the separation roller 113 is a so-called brake roller or retard roller, is provided in the upper housing 102 , and is arranged to face the feeding roller 112 .
- the separation roller 113 is provided rotatably or stopably in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction.
- the medium transport device 100 has, as feeding modes, a separation mode in which the medium is fed while being separated, and a non-separation mode in which the medium is fed without being separated.
- the feeding mode is set by the user using the operation device 105 or the information processing device that communicates with the medium conveying device 100 .
- the separation roller 113 rotates or stops in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction to separate the medium.
- the feeding mode is set to the non-separation mode, the separation roller 113 rotates in the medium feeding direction.
- the feeding roller 112 is provided in the upper housing 102 and the separation roller 113 is provided in the lower housing 101, and the feeding roller 112 feeds the medium placed on the mounting table 103 in order from the top. good.
- the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 are an example of a first conveying roller pair, and are arranged on the downstream side of the feed roller 112 and the separation roller 113 so as to face each other.
- the first conveying roller 114 is provided in the upper housing 102 and conveys the medium fed by the feeding roller 112 and separation roller 113 to the imaging device 116 .
- the first driven roller 115 is provided below the first conveying roller 114 in the lower housing 101 and rotates following the first conveying roller 114 . That is, in the separation mode, the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 move the medium fed by the feeding roller 112 while the separation roller 113 is rotating in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction or stopped. It is provided so that it can be transported.
- the first conveying roller 114 may be provided on the lower housing 101 and the first driven roller 115 may be provided on the upper housing 102 .
- the imaging device 116 is an example of a processing unit, is arranged downstream of the first transport roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 in the medium transport direction A1, and is transported by the first transport roller 114 and the first driven roller 115. Image capturing processing is performed on the medium.
- the imaging process is an example of the predetermined process.
- the imaging device 116 includes a first imaging device 116a and a second imaging device 116b arranged to face each other with the medium transport path interposed therebetween.
- the first imaging device 116a has a linear optical system type CIS (Contact Image Sensor) line sensor having CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) imaging elements arranged linearly in the main scanning direction. Also, the first imaging device 116a has a lens that forms an image on an imaging device, and an A/D converter that amplifies an electrical signal output from the imaging device and performs analog/digital (A/D) conversion. The first imaging device 116a captures an image of the surface of the medium being conveyed, generates an input image, and outputs the input image, under the control of a processing circuit, which will be described later.
- CIS Contact Image Sensor
- CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- the second imaging device 116b has a linear optical system type CIS line sensor having CMOS imaging elements linearly arranged in the main scanning direction.
- the second imaging device 116b also has a lens that forms an image on the imaging device, and an A/D converter that amplifies the electrical signal output from the imaging device and performs analog/digital (A/D) conversion.
- the second image capturing device 116b captures an image of the back surface of the medium being conveyed, generates an input image, and outputs the input image, under the control of a processing circuit, which will be described later.
- the medium transport device 100 may have only one of the first imaging device 116a and the second imaging device 116b to read only one side of the medium.
- a line sensor of the same magnification optical system type CIS provided with the CMOS imaging device a line sensor of the same magnification optical system type CIS provided with the CCD (Charge Coupled Device) imaging device may be used.
- a reduction optics type line sensor having a CMOS or CCD imaging device may be used.
- the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 are an example of a second conveying roller pair, and are arranged on the downstream side of the imaging device 116 so as to face each other.
- the second conveying rollers 117 are provided in the upper housing 102 , conveyed by the first conveying rollers 114 and the first driven rollers 115 , and further convey the medium imaged by the imaging device 116 to the downstream side and onto the discharge tray 104 . Discharge.
- the second driven roller 118 is provided below the second conveying roller 117 in the lower housing 101 and rotates following the second conveying roller 117 . That is, the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 are provided so as to be able to convey the medium being imaged by the imaging device 116 .
- the second conveying roller 117 may be provided in the lower housing 101 and the second driven roller 118 may be provided in the upper housing 102 .
- the first motor 121 is provided in the lower housing 101 and connected to the feeding roller 112 via the first transmission mechanism 122 .
- the first motor 121 generates a first driving force for rotating the feeding roller 112 according to a control signal from a processing circuit (to be described later).
- the first transmission mechanism 122 includes one or more pulleys, belts, gears, etc. provided between the first motor 121 and the shaft that is the rotation axis of the feeding roller 112 .
- the first transmission mechanism 122 transmits the first driving force generated by the first motor 121 to the feeding roller 112 .
- the second motor 123 is an example of a motor, is provided in the upper housing 102 , and is connected to the first conveying roller 114 , the second conveying roller 117 and the separation roller 113 via the second transmission mechanism 124 .
- the second motor 123 generates a second driving force for rotating the first conveying roller 114, the second conveying roller 117 and the separating roller 113 according to the control signal from the processing circuit.
- the second transmission mechanism 124 includes one or more pulleys or belts provided between the second motor 123 and the shafts that are rotation shafts of the separation roller 113, the first transport roller 114, and the second transport roller 117. , gears, etc. In particular, one or more gears are provided between the shaft of the first conveying roller 114 and the shaft of the separation roller 113 for differentiating the rotation direction and rotation speed of the separation roller 113 .
- the second transmission mechanism 124 transmits the second driving force generated by the second motor 123 to the separation roller 113 , the first conveying rollers 114 and the second conveying rollers 117 .
- the first driven roller 115 and/or the second driven roller 118 may be conveying rollers rotated by the second driving force from the second motor 123 .
- the conveying force of the medium by each roller increases, and the pressing force between the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 and/or the pressing force between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 increases.
- the medium transport device 100 can transport media well.
- the separation roller 113 is connected to the first motor 121 via the first transmission mechanism 122 instead of being connected to the second motor 123 via the second transmission mechanism 124, and the first motor 121 generates the It may be provided so as to rotate by the first driving force.
- the first motor 121 may be arranged in the upper housing 102 instead of the lower housing 101 .
- the second motor 123 may be arranged in the lower housing 101 instead of the upper housing 102 .
- the medium conveying device 100 can share a motor for a plurality of rollers, and can reduce the size and cost of the device.
- the feeding roller 112 rotates in the direction of arrow A4. Further, when the feeding mode is set to the separation mode, the rotation of the second motor 123 causes the separation roller 113 to rotate or stop in the direction of the arrow A5, and the first conveying roller 114 and the second conveying roller 117 rotate in the directions of arrows A6 and A7, respectively.
- the feeding roller 112 rotates in the direction of the arrow A4, that is, in the medium feeding direction
- the medium placed on the mounting table 103 moves between the lower guide 101a and the upper guide 102a in the medium conveying direction A1.
- the separation roller 113 rotates or stops in the direction of arrow A5, ie, the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction, when the feeding mode is set to the separation mode.
- a plurality of media are placed on the mounting table 103 due to the action of the feeding roller 112 and the separation roller 113, only the medium that is in contact with the feeding roller 112 among the media placed on the mounting table 103 are separated. This restricts the conveyance of media other than the separated media (prevention of double feeding).
- the medium is fed between the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 while being guided by the lower guide 101a and the upper guide 102a.
- the medium is fed between the first imaging device 116a and the second imaging device 116b by each rotation of the first transport rollers 114 in the direction of arrow A6.
- the medium read by the imaging device 116 is discharged onto the discharge table 104 as the second transport roller 117 rotates in the direction of arrow A7.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining forces applied to the separation roller 113, the first driven roller 115 and the second driven roller 118.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining forces applied to the separation roller 113, the first driven roller 115 and the second driven roller 118.
- the medium conveying device 100 further includes a separation roller pressing member 113a, a first pressing member 115a and a second pressing member 118a.
- the separation roller pressing member 113a has one end provided on the upper housing 102 and the other end provided on the shaft that is the rotating shaft of the separation roller 113, and presses the separation roller 113 toward the feed roller 112 side.
- the separation roller pressing member 113a includes an elastic member such as a torsion coil spring, and generates a pressing force W0 that presses the separation roller 113 toward the feeding roller 112 side.
- the separation roller pressing member 113a may include another spring member such as a leaf spring, or a rubber member or the like.
- the first pressing member 115a is an example of a first pressing portion, one end of which is provided on the lower housing 101 and the other end of which is provided on a shaft which is the rotation axis of the first driven roller 115. 1 is pressed against the conveying roller 114 side.
- the first pressing member 115a includes an elastic member such as a torsion coil spring, and generates a pressing force W1 that presses the first driven roller 115 toward the first conveying roller 114 side.
- the first pressing member 115a may include other spring members such as leaf springs, rubber members, or the like.
- the first pressing member 115a may be provided to press the first conveying roller 114 toward the first driven roller 115 side.
- the first pressing member 115a presses one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair toward the other roller.
- the second pressing member 118a is an example of a second pressing portion, one end of which is provided on the lower housing 101 and the other end of which is provided on a shaft that is the rotation axis of the second driven roller 118. 2 Pressing toward the conveying roller 117 side.
- the second pressing member 118a includes an elastic member such as a torsion coil spring, and generates a pressing force W2 that presses the second driven roller 118 toward the second conveying roller 117 side.
- the second pressing member 118a may include other spring members such as leaf springs, or rubber members. Further, the second pressing member 118a may be provided so as to press the second conveying roller 117 toward the second driven roller 118 side. Thus, the second pressing member 118a presses one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair toward the other roller.
- the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is set to be smaller than the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a.
- the roller diameter R3 of the second conveying roller 117 is set to be larger than the roller diameter R1 of the first conveying roller 114 .
- the roller diameter R ⁇ b>4 of the second driven roller 118 is also set to be larger than the roller diameter R ⁇ b>2 of the first driven roller 115 .
- the roller diameter R4 of the second driven roller 118 may be set equal to the roller diameter R2 of the first driven roller 115 or smaller than the roller diameter R2 of the first driven roller 115.
- the roller diameter R1 of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller diameter R2 of the first driven roller 115 are the same. It is preferably set to Similarly, when the second driven roller 118 is a conveying roller rotated by the second driving force from the second motor 123, the roller diameter R3 of the second conveying roller 117 and the roller diameter R4 of the second driven roller 118 are respectively It is preferable that they are set to have the same size.
- the conveying force of the rollers arranged on the upper side and the conveying force of the rollers arranged on the lower side become the same, and the medium conveying apparatus 100 can separate (shear) the conveyed medium. ), the application of force can be suppressed, and the medium can be conveyed satisfactorily.
- the roller diameter R3 of the second conveying roller 117 and the roller diameter R4 of the second driven roller 118 are set to be larger than the roller diameter R1 of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller diameter R2 of the first driven roller 115, respectively. be done.
- the roller diameter R1 of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller diameter R2 of the first driven roller 115 may be set to different sizes.
- the roller diameter R3 of the second conveying roller 117 and the roller diameter R4 of the second driven roller 118 may be set to different sizes.
- the roller diameter of at least one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair is set to be larger than the roller diameter of at least one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair. be done.
- the medium M is transported by the first transport roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 . be pulled.
- the medium M receives a force directed by the separation roller 113 in a direction A5 opposite to the medium feeding direction. Therefore, the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a needs to be increased to some extent so as not to be overwhelmed by the force directed by the separation roller 113 in the direction A5 opposite to the medium feeding direction.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the leading edge of the medium M reaches the nip position between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118.
- the imaging device 116 performs imaging processing on the medium M.
- the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is too large, the leading edge of the medium M does not smoothly enter the nip position between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118, and collides with the medium. M may bend.
- the input image produced by the imaging device 116 may contain distortion in the main scanning direction and/or the sub-scanning direction. Therefore, the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a needs to be reduced to some extent so that the leading edge of the medium M can enter the nip position between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic diagrams for explaining the pushing force of the leading edge of the medium M to the nip position.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic side view of the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing the force relationship in.
- the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 form a nip and the medium M has a certain thickness. It contacts the second driven roller 118 at a predetermined position C on the upstream side of the nip position.
- the front end of the medium M is subjected to a pressing force P toward the nip position along the medium transport direction A1 and a force along the height direction A3 orthogonal to the medium transport direction.
- the reaction force W of the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is applied.
- a straight line L is a straight line passing through the center position of the second transport roller 117 and the center position of the second driven roller 118 and the center of the second transport roller 117 with respect to the medium transport direction A1.
- a straight line inclined by an angle ⁇ between the position and a straight line passing through the predetermined position C is shown.
- the reaction force W of the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is as small as possible, and the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is preferably as small as possible.
- the medium conveying device 100 can favorably convey a thick medium such as a card by reducing the pressing force W2 of the second pressing member 118a.
- the pressing force W2 of the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 only needs to have a minimum force that can eject the medium, and the medium conveying apparatus 100 reduces the pressing force W2. Thereby, power consumption can be reduced.
- the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is set to be smaller than the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a.
- the medium conveying device 100 can properly convey the medium against the separating force applied to the medium by the separation roller 113, and cause the imaging device 116 to properly image the medium to obtain a good input image. It becomes possible.
- a force in the range of 500 [gf] or more and 900 [gf] or less (4.9 [N] or more and 8.8 [N] or less) is generally required as the force to return the medium to the upstream side by the separation roller. is. If the total size (roller width) in the width direction of one or more transport rollers provided downstream of the separation roller is 40 mm, the load tension applied to the transport roller is 0.12 [N/mm] or more. And it becomes 0.22 [N/mm].
- the pressing force is about four times the load tension
- the speed ratio of the medium conveying speed is kept within a range close to 1
- the medium conveying speed becomes substantially equal to the peripheral speed of the roller, and the roller moves the medium.
- the occurrence of slip is suppressed.
- a force in the range of 500 [gf] to 900 [gf] is generally required as the force for returning the medium to the upstream side by the separation roller. Therefore, if the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a is 2.0 [kgf] or more and 3.6 [kgf] or less, the speed ratio of the medium transport speed is kept within a range close to 1, and the roller The occurrence of media slip is suppressed.
- the pressing force W2 by the second pressing member 118a is set so as to satisfy the following formula (3).
- the medium conveying apparatus 100 smoothly discharges the A3 size paper by the second conveying roller 117 and acquires an input image without distortion, while suppressing the occurrence of medium slippage by the first conveying roller 114. becomes possible.
- the pressing force W0 of the separation roller pressing member 113a As a result of conducting experiments in which various types of media are conveyed while changing the pressing force W0 of the separation roller pressing member 113a, it was found that the pressing force W0 of 300 [ gf] or more and 600 [gf] or less. Therefore, the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a and the pressing force W0 by the separation roller pressing member 113a are the minimum value of W1 (2.0 [kgf]) and the maximum value of W0 (0.6 [kgf]). From the relationship, it is desirable to set so as to satisfy the following formula (4).
- the medium conveying apparatus 100 can suppress the occurrence of medium slippage due to the first transport roller 114 while suppressing the occurrence of medium jamming or double feeding due to the separation roller 113 .
- the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a is too large, a reaction force is generated in the lower housing 101 that supports the first pressing member 115a, and the lower housing 101 is bent. In that case, the position of each component provided in the lower housing 101 may change, and the medium transport device 100 may not be able to transport the medium satisfactorily. Further, when the pressing force W1 by the first pressing member 115a is too large, the first pressing member 115a pushes up the shaft of the first driven roller 115 greatly.
- the center of the shaft of the first driven roller 115 in the width direction A2 When the first pressing member 115a is arranged in the center of the shaft of the first driven roller 115 in the width direction A2, and the first driven roller 115 is arranged on the outside thereof, the center of the shaft is pushed up, so that the first pressing member 115a 1 driven roller 115 is arranged below. Therefore, the amount of projection of the first driven roller 115 with respect to the lower guide 101a is reduced, and the leading edge of the medium being conveyed is less likely to enter the nip portion between the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115, thereby preventing a jam of the medium. may occur.
- the medium conveying device 100 takes into account variations in design and processing of parts, thereby reducing It is possible to suppress the occurrence of deflection in the shaft.
- the conveying force of the second conveying rollers 117 and the second driven rollers 118 decreases, and the second conveying rollers 117 and the second driven rollers 118 convey the medium. may not pull well downstream.
- the medium M is bent between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 and the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115, and the input image generated by the imaging device 116 is distorted. may be included.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the relationship between the pressing force applied to the roller and the transport distance of the medium by the roller.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of two rollers D1 and D2 facing each other.
- the upper roller D1 is made of a material having a high hardness such as iron
- the lower roller D2 is made of a material such as rubber having a low hardness.
- the upper portion of the lower roller D2 is pressed by the upper roller D1, and the lower roller D2 is deformed.
- the apparent radius R of the lower roller D2 is calculated by the following formula (5) ("Masataka Kawauchi, Paper Feeding Device and Rubber Materials, Journal of the Japan Rubber Association, 62, 11, p683-694 (1989) ). where r is the actual radius of the lower roller D2.
- h is the length of the nip portion between the upper roller D1 and the lower roller D2 in the direction orthogonal to the straight line passing through the center position of the upper roller D1 and the center position of the lower roller D2.
- B is the thickness of the rubber portion of the lower roller D2.
- ⁇ V is the area of the nip portion between the upper roller D1 and the lower roller D2.
- the apparent radius R of the roller D2 made of a material with low hardness depends on the area ⁇ V of the nip portion between the rollers D1 and D2, and the larger the area ⁇ V, the greater the radius R of the roller D2.
- the apparent radius R increases.
- the area ⁇ V of the nip portion between the rollers D1 and D2 depends on the pressing force generated between the rollers D1 and D2, and the larger the pressing force, the larger the area ⁇ V. Therefore, the larger the pressing force generated between the rollers D1 and D2, the larger the apparent radius R of the roller D2, and the longer the medium transport distance when the roller D2 completes one revolution.
- the conveying distance of the medium when the second conveying roller 117 completes one turn is 1 It is shorter than the transport distance of the medium when the transport roller 114 completes one turn. Therefore, the medium M is bent between the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 and the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115, and the input image generated by the imaging device 116 is distorted. may be included.
- a motor for driving the second conveying roller 117 and a motor for driving the first conveying roller 114 are separately provided, and the second conveying roller 117 is rotated at a higher speed than the first conveying roller 114, whereby the medium M is suppressed.
- the device size and device cost of the medium transport device increase.
- the first conveying roller 114 included in the first conveying roller pair and the second conveying roller 117 included in the second conveying roller pair are driven by the same second motor 123. be done. Further, in the medium conveying device 100, the roller diameter of the second conveying roller 117 included in the second conveying roller pair is set to be larger than the roller diameter of the first conveying roller 114 included in the first conveying roller pair. .
- the medium conveying device 100 allows the first conveying roller 114 and the second conveying roller 117 to share the single second motor 123 while increasing the medium conveying speed of the second conveying roller 117 to the medium speed of the first conveying roller 114 . can be higher than the conveying speed of
- the medium conveying device 100 can simplify the structure of the second transmission mechanism 124 without using a special structure such as a deceleration gear, and reduce the medium conveying speed of the second conveying roller 117 to the medium conveying speed of the first conveying roller 114 . can be higher than the conveying speed of Therefore, the medium transporting device 100 can suppress the occurrence of distortion in the input image by suppressing the deformation of the medium at the imaging position while suppressing the increase in device size and device cost.
- FIG. 7 is a graph 700 showing the relationship between the pressing force applied between two rollers facing each other and the overfeed rate of the two rollers.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 7 indicates the pressing force [kgf] applied between the two rollers facing each other, and the vertical axis indicates the overfeed rate by the two rollers.
- the greater the pressure applied between two mutually opposing rollers the greater the overfeed rate by those two rollers.
- the overfeed rate of the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 is approximately 0.012.
- the overfeed rate of the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 is approximately 0.006. .
- the medium conveying device 100 can reduce the deflection of the medium. It can suppress the occurrence. (d2-d1)/d1 ⁇ 0.012-0.006 (7)
- the roller hardness of the upstream roller and the roller hardness of the downstream roller are made different. good too.
- the roller hardness of the second conveying roller 117 is set to be smaller than the roller hardness of the first conveying roller 114 .
- the roller hardness of the second driven roller 118 is also set to be smaller than the roller hardness of the first driven roller 115 .
- the roller hardness of the second driven roller 118 may be set equal to or greater than the roller hardness of the first driven roller 115 .
- the roller hardness of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller hardness of the first driven roller 115 are the same. is preferably set.
- the roller hardness of the second conveying roller 117 and the roller hardness of the second driven roller 118 are the same. It is preferably set to size.
- the roller hardness of the second transport roller 117 and the roller hardness of the second driven roller 118 are set to be smaller than the roller hardness of the first transport roller 114 and the roller hardness of the first driven roller 115, respectively.
- the roller hardness of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller hardness of the first driven roller 115 may be set to different values.
- the roller hardness of the second conveying roller 117 and the roller hardness of the second driven roller 118 may be set to different values.
- the roller hardness of at least one of the rollers included in the second conveying roller pair is set to be smaller than the roller hardness of at least one of the rollers included in the first conveying roller pair. be done.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relationship between the pressing force applied between two rollers facing each other and the overfeed rate of the two rollers.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 8 indicates the pressing force [kgf] applied between the two rollers facing each other, and the vertical axis indicates the overfeed rate by the two rollers.
- a graph 800 shown in FIG. 8 shows the overfeed ratio when the rubber hardness defined by JIS-A of one of the two rollers facing each other is 45°.
- a graph 801 shown in FIG. 8 shows the overfeed rate when the rubber hardness defined by JIS-A of one of the two rollers facing each other is 60°.
- the medium conveying device 100 can increase the conveying speed of the medium by the second conveying roller 117 to the first conveying roller 114 .
- the medium conveying device 100 makes the roller hardness of the first conveying roller 114 and the second conveying roller 117 different, so that the effect of the speed difference due to the pressing force applied to the first conveying roller 114 and the second conveying roller 117 is reduced. can be eliminated. Therefore, in the medium conveying device 100, by making the roller hardness of the first conveying roller 114 and the second conveying roller 117 different, it is possible to suppress the warping of the medium.
- the diameter of the roller on the upstream side and the roller diameter of the roller on the downstream side may be set to the same size. good. Conversely, when the roller diameter of the upstream roller and the roller diameter of the downstream roller are different, the roller hardness of the upstream roller and the roller hardness of the downstream roller are set to be the same. good too.
- the roller diameter of the second conveying roller 117 is larger than the roller diameter of the first conveying roller 114, and the roller hardness of the second conveying roller 117 is smaller than that of the first conveying roller 114. may be set.
- the overfeed rate of the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 is approximately 0.5 kgf. 012.
- the overfeed rate of the second conveying roller 117 and the second driven roller 118 is approximately 0.006.
- the overfeed rate of the two rollers is about 0.004.
- the overfeed rate of the two rollers is about 0.007. Therefore, by using a roller with a hardness of 60° as the first transport roller 114 and a roller with a hardness of 45° as the second transport roller 117, the difference in overfeed rate between the two rollers can be reduced to about 0.003. can be In that case, by setting the roller diameter d1 of the first conveying roller 114 and the roller diameter d2 of the second conveying roller 117 so as to satisfy the following expression (8), the medium conveying device 100 can reduce the deflection of the medium. can suppress the occurrence of (d2-d1)/d1 ⁇ 0.003 (8)
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the medium conveying device 100. As shown in FIG.
- the medium transport device 100 further includes an interface device 131, a storage device 140, a processing circuit 150, and the like, in addition to the configuration described above.
- the interface device 131 has an interface circuit conforming to a serial bus such as USB, for example, and is electrically connected to an information processing device (not shown) (for example, a personal computer, a mobile information terminal, etc.) to receive an input image and various information. Send and receive.
- an information processing device for example, a personal computer, a mobile information terminal, etc.
- a communication unit having an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals and a wireless communication interface device for transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless communication line according to a predetermined communication protocol may be used.
- the predetermined communication protocol is, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
- the communication unit may have a wired communication interface device for transmitting and receiving signals through a wired communication line according to a communication protocol such as a wired LAN.
- the storage device 140 includes memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), fixed disk devices such as hard disks, or portable storage devices such as flexible disks and optical disks.
- the storage device 140 also stores computer programs, databases, tables, and the like used for various processes of the medium transport device 100 .
- the computer program may be installed in the storage device 140 from a computer-readable portable recording medium using a known setup program or the like.
- the portable recording medium is, for example, a CD-ROM (compact disc read only memory), a DVD-ROM (digital versatile disc read only memory), or the like.
- the processing circuit 150 operates based on a program stored in the storage device 140 in advance.
- the processing circuit is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
- a DSP digital signal processor
- LSI large scale integration
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
- the processing circuit 150 is connected to the operation device 105, the display device 106, the medium sensor 111, the imaging device 116, the first motor 121, the second motor 123, the interface device 131, the storage device 140, etc., and controls these units.
- the processing circuit 150 performs driving control of the first motor 121 and the second motor 123, imaging control of the imaging device 116, and the like based on the medium signal received from the medium sensor 111.
- the processing circuit 150 acquires an input image from the imaging device 116 and transmits it to the information processing device via the interface device 131 .
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the storage device 140 and the processing circuit 150.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the storage device 140 and the processing circuit 150.
- the storage device 140 stores a control program 141, an image acquisition program 142, and the like. Each of these programs is a functional module implemented by software running on a processor.
- the processing circuit 150 reads each program stored in the storage device 140 and operates according to each read program. Thereby, the processing circuit 150 functions as a control section 151 and an image acquisition section 152 .
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the medium reading process of the medium conveying device 100.
- control unit 151 receives an instruction to read a medium from the operation device 105 or the interface device 131 when a user inputs an instruction to read the medium using the operation device 105 or the information processing device. (step S101).
- control unit 151 acquires a medium signal from the medium sensor 111, and determines whether or not a medium is placed on the placing table 103 based on the acquired medium signal (step S102). If no medium is placed on the placing table 103, the control unit 151 terminates the series of steps.
- control unit 151 drives the first motor 121 and the second motor 123 to move the feeding roller 112, the separating roller 113, the first conveying roller 114 and/or Alternatively, the second transport roller 117 is rotated (step S103). Accordingly, the control unit 151 causes each roller to feed and convey the medium.
- control unit 151 causes the imaging device 116 to image a medium, acquires an input image from the imaging device 116, and outputs the acquired input image by transmitting it to the information processing device via the interface device 131. (Step S104).
- control unit 151 determines whether or not the medium remains on the mounting table 103 (step S105). When the medium remains on the mounting table 103, the control unit 151 returns the process to step S104 and repeats the processes of steps S104 and S105.
- the controller 151 causes the first motor 121 to stop the feeding roller 112 , the separating roller 113 , the first conveying roller 114 and/or the second conveying roller 117 . and controls the second motor 123 (step S106). Then, the control unit 151 ends the series of steps.
- the medium conveying apparatus 100 makes the pressing force of the conveying roller pair on the downstream side smaller than the pressing force of the conveying roller pair on the upstream side, while increasing the roller diameter of the conveying roller pair on the downstream side to that of the upstream side. Make it larger than the roller diameter of the conveying roller pair.
- the medium conveying apparatus 100 reduces the pressing force of the downstream conveying roller pair to the pressing force of the upstream conveying roller pair, while increasing the roller hardness of the downstream conveying roller pair to the roller hardness of the upstream conveying roller pair. Less than hardness.
- the medium conveying apparatus 100 can favorably convey the medium while suppressing an increase in apparatus size and apparatus cost by sharing the second motor 123 with a plurality of conveying rollers.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a processing circuit 250 in a medium conveying device according to still another embodiment.
- the processing circuit 250 is used in place of the processing circuit 150 of the medium transport device 100, and performs medium reading processing and the like instead of the processing circuit 150.
- FIG. The processing circuit 250 has a control circuit 251, an image acquisition circuit 252, and the like. Each of these units may be composed of an independent integrated circuit, microprocessor, firmware, or the like.
- the control circuit 251 is an example of a control section and has the same function as the control section 151.
- the control circuit 251 receives an operation signal from the operation device 105 or the interface device 131 and a medium signal from the medium sensor 111 .
- the control circuit 251 controls the first motor 121 and the second motor 123 based on the received information.
- the image acquisition circuit 252 is an example of an image acquisition section and has the same function as the image acquisition section 152.
- the image acquisition circuit 252 acquires an input image from the imaging device 116 and outputs it to the interface device 131 .
- the medium conveying device can satisfactorily convey the medium even when the processing circuit 250 is used.
- the medium transport device may be a printer that transports a print target or the like as a medium.
- the media transport device has a printing device instead of the imaging device 116 .
- the printing device is arranged at a position where the imaging device 116 is arranged, and executes print processing on a medium conveyed by the first conveying roller 114 and the first driven roller 115 .
- a print process is an example of a predetermined process. Since the medium conveying device can suppress the occurrence of bending in the conveyed medium (printing object), it is possible to perform printing on the printing object satisfactorily.
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Pcosθ+μPsinθ+μWcosθ>Wsinθ (1)
式(1)より、以下の式(2)が成立する必要がある。
P>W(sinθ-μcosθ)/(cosθ+μsinθ) (2)
W1/W2≧2[kgf]/1.5[kgf]≒1.3 (3)
これにより、媒体搬送装置100は、第2搬送ローラ117によりA3サイズの用紙をスムーズに排出させて歪みのない入力画像を取得しつつ、第1搬送ローラ114による媒体のスリップの発生を抑制することが可能となる。
W1/W0≧2.0[kgf]/0.6[kgf]≒3 (4)
これにより、媒体搬送装置100は、分離ローラ113による媒体のジャム又は重送の発生を抑制しつつ、第1搬送ローラ114による媒体のスリップの発生を抑制することが可能となる。
(過送り率)=(R-r)/r (6)
(d2-d1)/d1≒0.012-0.006 (7)
(d2-d1)/d1≒0.003 (8)
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- 媒体を給送する給送ローラと、
前記給送ローラと対向して配置され、且つ、媒体給送方向の反対方向に回転可能に又は停止可能に設けられた分離ローラと、
媒体搬送方向において前記給送ローラ及び前記分離ローラの下流側に配置され、且つ、前記分離ローラが媒体給送方向の反対方向に回転又は停止している状態で前記給送ローラにより給送された媒体を搬送可能な第1搬送ローラ対と、
前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの一方のローラを他方のローラ側に押圧する第1押圧部と、
媒体搬送方向において前記第1搬送ローラ対の下流側に配置され、且つ、前記第1搬送ローラ対により搬送された媒体に所定の処理を実行する処理部と、
媒体搬送方向において前記処理部の下流側に配置され、且つ、前記処理部により前記所定の処理の実行中の媒体を搬送可能な第2搬送ローラ対と、
前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの一方のローラを他方のローラ側に押圧する第2押圧部と、を有し、
前記第2押圧部による押圧力は、前記第1押圧部による押圧力より小さくなるように設定され、
前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラと、前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラとは、同一のモータにより駆動され、
前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ径は、前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ径より大きくなるように設定される、
ことを特徴とする媒体搬送装置。 - 前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれる二つのローラのローラ径は、同一の大きさに設定され、
前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれる二つのローラのローラ径は、同一の大きさに設定される、請求項1に記載の媒体搬送装置。 - さらに、前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ硬度は、前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ硬度より小さくなるように設定される、請求項1または2に記載の媒体搬送装置。
- 媒体を給送する給送ローラと、
前記給送ローラと対向して配置され、且つ、媒体給送方向の反対方向に回転可能に又は停止可能に設けられた分離ローラと、
媒体搬送方向において前記給送ローラ及び前記分離ローラの下流側に配置され、且つ、前記分離ローラが媒体給送方向の反対方向に回転又は停止している状態で前記給送ローラにより給送された媒体を搬送可能な第1搬送ローラ対と、
前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの一方のローラを他方のローラ側に押圧する第1押圧部と、
媒体搬送方向において前記第1搬送ローラ対の下流側に配置され、且つ、前記第1搬送ローラ対により搬送された媒体に所定の処理を実行する処理部と、
媒体搬送方向において前記処理部の下流側に配置され、且つ、前記処理部により前記所定の処理の実行中の媒体を搬送可能な第2搬送ローラ対と、
前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの一方のローラを他方のローラ側に押圧する第2押圧部と、を有し、
前記第2押圧部による押圧力は、前記第1押圧部による押圧力より小さくなるように設定され、
前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラと、前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラとは、同一のモータにより駆動され、
前記第2搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ硬度は、前記第1搬送ローラ対に含まれるローラのうちの少なくとも一方のローラのローラ硬度より小さくなるように設定される、
ことを特徴とする媒体搬送装置。 - 前記第1押圧部による押圧力W1と、前記第2押圧部による押圧力W2は、
W1/W2≧1.3
を満たすように設定される、請求項1~4の何れか一項に記載の媒体搬送装置。 - 前記分離ローラを前記給送ローラ側に押圧する分離ローラ押圧部をさらに有し、
前記第1押圧部による押圧力W1と、前記分離ローラ押圧部による押圧力W0は、
W1/W0≧3
を満たすように設定される、請求項1~5の何れか一項に記載の媒体搬送装置。
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