Claims
- 1. A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a guide for supporting a sheet at a recording area thereof;
- a feeding rotary member for feeding the sheet to said guide;
- a recording head for recording an image on the sheet at the recording area by adhering an ink to the sheet; and
- an urging plate for urging the sheet against said guide, said urging plate having a water repellant surface abutted to the sheet and being disposed downstream of the recording area, and said urging plate assuming one of a first mode to urge the sheet against said guide while said recording head is adhering the ink to the sheet and a second mode not urging the sheet against said guide means while said recording head is adhering the ink to the sheet.
- 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further including shifting means for shifting said urging plate between an urging position where the sheet is urged against said guide and a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said guide.
- 3. A recording apparatus according to claim 2, further including operation means for activating said shifting means.
- 4. A recording apparatus according to claim 2, further including control means for controlling said shifting means to position said urging plate either at the urging position or at the non-urging position during the recording operation.
- 5. A recording apparatus according to claim 4, further including a switch, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with an operation of said switch.
- 6. A recording apparatus according to claim 4, further including detection means for detecting a type of material of the sheet to be fed, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with a detection signal from said detection means.
- 7. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said feeding rotary member is stopped when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, said recording head records the image on the sheet being stopped, and said urging plate is positioned at an urging position where the sheet is urged against said guide during the recording operation and is positioned at a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said guide during the feeding of the sheet.
- 8. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording read record the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said urging plate is shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording read, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said guide to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said guide.
- 9. A recording apparatus according to claim 8, further including contacting means movable integrally with said recording head for shifting said urging plate to the urging position by contacting said urging plate.
- 10. A recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said contacting means comprises a rotary body contacting said urging plate while rolling.
- 11. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further including control means for stopping said feeding rotary member after said feeding rotary member feeds the sheet to a predetermined position where a leading end of the sheet can be urged by said urging plate, and for controlling said urging plate to urge the leading end of the sheet.
- 12. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said guide contacts the sheet downstream of the recording area.
- 13. A recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said guide does not contact the sheet at the recording area.
- 14. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet head for discharging ink.
- 15. A recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said ink jet head records the image on the sheet with the ink discharged by thermal energy.
- 16. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further including a second urging plate for urging the sheet against said guide between said feeding means and the recording area.
- 17. A recording apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said recording head records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said first and second urging plates are shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording head, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said guide to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said guide.
- 18. A recording apparatus according to claim 17, further including contacting means, movable integrally with said recording head for shifting said first and second urging plate to the urging position by contacting said first and second urging plate.
- 19. A recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said contacting means comprises first and second rotary bodies contacting said first and second urging plates respectively, while rolling.
- 20. A recording apparatus according to claim 19, wherein a first thickness of said first urging plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to said guide is more than a second thickness of said second urging plate in the direction substantially perpendicular to said guide.
- 21. A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a platen for holding a sheet at a recording area thereof;
- first feeding means disposed upstream of said guide for feeding the sheet to said platen;
- recording means for recording an image on the sheet at the recording area by adhering an ink to the sheet;
- second feeding means disposed downstream of said platen for feeding the sheet on which the image is recorded by said recording means;
- a first urging plate disposed between the recording area and said first feeding means for urging the sheet against said platen; and
- a second urging plate disposed between the recording area and said second feeding means for urging the sheet against said platen;
- mode switching means for switching modes of said first urging plate and said second urging plate between a first mode and a second mode;
- wherein said first and second urging plates assume one of the first mode to urge the sheet against said platen while said recording head is adhering the ink to the sheet and the second mode not urging the sheet against said platen while said recording head is adhering the ink to the sheet.
- 22. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, further including shifting means for shifting said second urging plate between an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen and a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen.
- 23. A recording apparatus according to claim 22, further including operation means for activating said shifting means.
- 24. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, further including control means for controlling said shifting means to position said second urging plate either at an urging position or at a non-urging position during a recording operation.
- 25. A recording apparatus according to claim 24, further including a switch, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with an operation of said switch.
- 26. A recording apparatus according to claim 24, further including detection means for detecting a type of material of the sheet to be fed, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with a detection signal from said detection means.
- 27. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said recording means records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and, synchronously with the shifting of said recording means, said shifting means shifts said first urging plate and said second urging plate to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen.
- 28. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said recording means comprises an ink jet head for discharging ink.
- 29. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said ink jet head records the image on the sheet with the ink discharged, by thermal energy.
- 30. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said second urging plate comprises a surface capable of contacting the sheet, said surface comprises a water repelling feature.
- 31. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, further including abutment means, movable integrally with said recording means, for shifting said first and second urging plates to an urging position by contacting said first and second urging plates.
- 32. A recording apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said abutment means comprises first and second rotary bodies contacting said first and second urging plates, respectfully, while rolling.
- 33. A recording apparatus according to claim 21, further including guide means disposed downstream of said second feeding means and for guiding the sheet to said second feeding means from downstream of said second feeding means; and control means for controlling said second feeding means to feed the sheet guided by said guide means to the recording area and to feed the sheet downstream.
- 34. A recording apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said control means controls said first feeding means to feed the sheet guided by said guide means and fed upstream to the recording area by said second feeding means.
- 35. A recording apparatus according to claim 34, wherein said control means controls said first feeding means and said recording means to feed the sheet fed upstream by said first feeding means to the recording area by feeding the sheet downstream and to record the image, by said recording means, on the sheet fed to the recording area.
- 36. A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a platen for supporting a sheet at a recording area thereof;
- feeding means for feeding the sheet to said platen;
- recording means for recording an image on the sheet at the recording area by adhering an ink to the sheet;
- an urging plate for urging the sheet against said platen;
- shifting means for shifting said urging member so that it depresses the sheet as long as said recording head adheres the ink to the sheet and releases the depression during sheet feeding by said feeding means; and
- prohibiting means for prohibiting the depression by said urging member according to the kind of sheet, even while said recording means is adhering the ink to the sheet.
- 37. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, further including operation means for activating said shifting means.
- 38. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, further including control means for controlling said shifting means to position said urging member either at the urging position or at the non-urging position during a recording operation.
- 39. A recording apparatus according to claim 38, further including a switch, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with an operation of said switch.
- 40. A recording apparatus according to claim 38, further including detection means for detecting a type of material of the sheet to be fed, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with a detection signal from said detection means.
- 41. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said feeding means is stopped when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, said recording means records the image on the sheet being stopped, and said urging member is positioned at an urging position where the sheet is urged against said guide during the recording operation and is positioned at a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen during the feeding of the sheet.
- 42. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said recording means records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said urging member is shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording means, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said guide to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen.
- 43. A recording apparatus according to claim 42, further including contacting means, movable integrally with said recording means, for shifting said urging member to the urging position by contacting said urging member.
- 44. A recording apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said contacting means comprises a rotary body contacting said urging member while rolling.
- 45. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, further including control means for stopping said feeding means after said feeding means feeds the sheet to a predetermined position where a leading end of the sheet can be urged by said urging member, and for controlling said urging member to urge the leading end of the sheet.
- 46. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said platen contacts the sheet downstream of the recording area.
- 47. A recording apparatus according to claim 46, wherein said platen does not contact the sheet at the recording area.
- 48. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said recording means comprises an ink jet head for discharging ink.
- 49. A recording apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said ink jet head records the image on the sheet with the ink discharged by thermal energy.
- 50. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said urging member includes a surface for contacting the sheet, and said surface comprises a water repelling feature.
- 51. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, further including a second urging member for urging the sheet against said platen between said feeding means and the recording area.
- 52. A recording apparatus according to claim 51, wherein said recording means records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said first and second urging members are shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording means, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen.
- 53. A recording apparatus according to claim 52, further including contacting means, movable integrally with said recording means, for shifting said first and second urging members to the urging position by contacting said first and second urging members.
- 54. A recording apparatus according to claim 53, wherein said contacting means comprises first and second rotary bodies contacting said first and second urging members, respectively, while rolling.
- 55. A recording apparatus according to claim 54, wherein a first thickness of said first urging member in a direction substantially perpendicular to said platen is less than a second thickness of said second urging member in the direction substantially perpendicular to said platen.
- 56. A recording apparatus according to claim 51, wherein each of said first and second urging members comprises a plate shape.
- 57. A recording apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said urging member comprises a plate shape.
- 58. A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a platen for supporting a sheet at a recording area thereof;
- feeding means for feeding the sheet to said platen;
- recording means for recording an image on the sheet at the recording area by adhering an ink to the sheet; and
- an urging plate, disposed downstream of the recording area, for urging the sheet against said platen, said urging plate having a water repelling surface abutted to the sheet,
- wherein said urging plate has a flat urging surface contacting the sheet, to urge the sheet against said platen by said flat urging surface while said recording means is adhering the ink to the sheet, wherein said urging plate is also switchable to a non-urging position when said recording means is adhering ink to the sheet.
- 59. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, further including shifting means for shifting said urging plate between an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen and a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen.
- 60. A recording apparatus according to claim 59, further including operation means for activating said shifting means.
- 61. A recording apparatus according to claim 59, further including control means for controlling said shifting means to position said urging plate either at the urging position or at the non-urging position during a recording operation.
- 62. A recording apparatus according to claim 61, further including a switch, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with an operation of said switch.
- 63. A recording apparatus according to claim 61, further including detection means for detecting a type of material of the sheet to be fed, and wherein said control means controls said shifting means in accordance with a detection signal from said detection means.
- 64. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, wherein said feeding means is stopped when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, said recording means records the image on the sheet being stopped, and said urging plate is positioned at an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen during the recording operation and is positioned at a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen during the feeding of the sheet.
- 65. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, wherein said recording means records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said urging plate is shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording means, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen.
- 66. A recording apparatus according to claim 65, further including contacting means, movable integrally with said recording means, for shifting said urging plate to the urging position by contacting said urging plate.
- 67. A recording apparatus according to claim 66, wherein said contacting means comprises a rotary body contacting said urging plate while rolling.
- 68. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, further including control means for stopping said feeding means after said feeding means feeds the sheet to a predetermined position where a leading end of the sheet can be urged by said urging plate, and for controlling said urging plate to urge the leading end of the sheet.
- 69. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, wherein said platen contacts the sheet downstream of the recording area.
- 70. A recording apparatus according to claim 69, wherein said platen does not contact the sheet at the recording area.
- 71. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, wherein said recording means comprises an ink jet head for discharging ink.
- 72. A recording apparatus according to claim 71, wherein said ink jet head records the image on the sheet with the ink discharged by thermal energy.
- 73. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, wherein said flat urging surface comprises a water repelling feature.
- 74. A recording apparatus according to claim 58, further including a second urging plate for urging the sheet against said platen between said feeding means and the recording area.
- 75. A recording apparatus according to claim 74, wherein said recording means records the image while shifting in a direction transverse to a width of the sheet when the sheet is fed by a predetermined distance, and said first and second urging plates are shifted, synchronously with the shifting of said recording means, from a non-urging position where the sheet is not urged against said platen to an urging position where the sheet is urged against said platen.
- 76. A recording apparatus according to claim 75, further including contacting means, movable integrally with said recording means, for shifting said first and second urging plates to the urging position by contacting said first and second urging plates.
- 77. A recording apparatus according to claim 76, wherein said contacting means comprises first and second rotary bodies contacting said first and second urging plates, respectively, while rolling.
- 78. A recording apparatus according to claim 77, wherein a first thickness of said first urging plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to said platen is less than a second thickness of said second urging plate in the direction substantially perpendicular to said platen.
Priority Claims (3)
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2-223268 |
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2-250300 |
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2-250301 |
Sep 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/747,941 filed Aug. 21, 1991 now abandoned.
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