Laminating device

Abstract

To provide means capable of replacing, in a narrow space, two rolls that are individually attachable.SOLUTION: A laminating device 1 comprises: a recording part 30 for recording an image on a first member 101 drawn out of a first roll 111; a laminating part 50 for laminating the first member 101 on which the image is recorded by the recording part 30 and a second member 102 drawn out of a second roll 121; and a housing 11 with an opening 17 on the upper part thereof, that houses the recording part 30 and the laminating part 50. The first roll 111 and the second roll 121 pass through the opening 17 from the outside of the housing 11 and are respectively attachable to a first position 71 and a second position 72 in the housing 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a laminating apparatus for laminating a plurality of members. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a laminating device that records an image on a first member pulled out from a first roll and bonds the first member on which the image has been recorded to a second member pulled out from a second roll (for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] In the device described in Patent Document 1, the printing section forms a print image on the recording medium pulled out from the recording medium roll. The recording medium on which the print image has been formed is cut to a predetermined length in the first cutting section, transported to the laminating section, and superimposed on the laminating member pulled out from the laminating member roll by a guide roll in the laminating section. The superimposed recording medium and laminating member are heated by a pressurizing and heating roll, and separated in the second cutting section. The recording medium roll, the recording medium, the laminating member roll, and the laminating member correspond to the first roll, the first member, the second roll, and the second member, respectively. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-211593 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In a roll-mounting device as described in Patent Document 1, a configuration in which the roll is mounted from the side of the device is known. However, such a laminating device requires a large space for roll replacement, which limits the installation location.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a means for replacing two rolls that can be installed separately in a small space. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] (1) A laminating device of the present invention includes a recording unit that records an image on a first member pulled out from a first roll, a bonding unit that bonds the first member on which the image has been recorded by the recording unit to a second member pulled out from a second roll, and a housing that has an opening at the top and contains the recording unit and the bonding unit. The first roll and the second roll can be attached to a first position and a second position in the housing, respectively, by passing through the opening from outside the housing.

[0008] According to the laminating device described above, the two rolls can be attached from the top of the housing through the openings, so that the user can replace the two rolls that can be attached separately in a small space.

[0009] (2) Preferably, the first roll has a first shaft about which the first member is wound and is mountable at the first position with the first shaft extending horizontally, and the second roll has a second shaft about which the second member is wound and is mountable at the second position with the second shaft extending horizontally.

[0010] (3) Preferably, the first roll may be mountable at the first position while being housed in a first cartridge having a first handle portion, and the second roll may be mountable at the second position while being housed in a second cartridge having a second handle portion.

[0011] (4) Preferably, when the first roll is attached to the first position, at least a portion of the first handle portion is located above the opening, and when the second roll is attached to the second position, at least a portion of the second handle portion is located above the opening.

[0012] (5) Preferably, the housing has a front wall in which an operating unit and an outlet for discharging a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are located, and when the first roll is attached to the first position, the first handle portion is located between the front wall and the first axis in the up-down direction and in a front-to-back direction intersecting the front wall, and when the second roll is attached to the second position, the second handle portion is located between the front wall and the second axis in the front-to-back direction.

[0013] (6) Preferably, a cartridge that is one of the first cartridge and the second cartridge has a biasing member that biases the cartridge in a direction along a first direction that intersects the up-down direction and the front-to-rear direction, and a handle portion that is one of the first handle portion and the second handle portion, and when the first roll is attached to the first position and the second roll is attached to the second position, the biasing member and the handle portion may be located on the same side in the front-to-rear direction with respect to an axis around which the member contained in the cartridge is wound.

[0014] (7) Preferably, the housing has a front wall in which an operating unit and an outlet for discharging a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are located, and when the first roll is attached to the first position and the second roll is attached to the second position, the second roll may be located between the front wall and the first roll in a vertical direction and in a front-to-rear direction intersecting the front wall.

[0015] (8) Preferably, when the first roll is attached to the first position and the second roll is attached to the second position, the first shaft may be located above the second shaft in the up-down direction.

[0016] (9) Preferably, at least a portion of the first roll when mounted at the first position is located above the opening, and at least a portion of the second roll when mounted at the second position is located above the opening.

[0017] (10) Preferably, the laminating device may further include a cover that covers a portion of the first roll that is located above the opening when the first roll is attached at the first position, a portion of the second roll that is located above the opening when the second roll is attached at the second position, and the opening.

[0018] (11) Preferably, with the first roll mounted at the first position and the second roll mounted at the second position, the first shaft and the second shaft may be located above the recording unit and the laminating unit in the up-down direction.

[0019] (12) Preferably, the housing has a front wall in which an operating unit and an outlet for discharging a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are located, and the laminating device may further include a first transport path for transporting the first member pulled out from the first roll when the laminating device is attached to the first position, below the first roll in the vertical direction and behind the first axis in the vertical direction and a front-to-rear direction intersecting the front wall, and a second transport path for transporting the second member pulled out from the second roll when the laminating device is attached to the second position, below the second roll in the vertical direction and in front of the second axis in the front-to-rear direction.

[0020] (13) Preferably, the housing has a front wall in which an operating unit and an outlet for discharging a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are located, and when the first roll is attached to the first position, the first member wound on the first roll may be pulled out from in front of the first roll in a vertical direction and in a front-to-rear direction intersecting the front wall.

[0021] (14) Preferably, the laminating device further includes a transport path for transporting the first member pulled out from the first roll mounted at the first position, and a transport roller located upstream of the recording unit on the transport path, and when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, a horizontal distance between the first axis and the second axis may be shorter than a horizontal distance between the transport roller and the bonding unit.

[0022] (15) Preferably, the entire first roll when mounted at the first position and the entire second roll when mounted at the second position may be located below the opening.

[0023] (16) Preferably, the first roll may be detachable to the first position with the second roll attached to the second position, and the second roll may be detachable to the second position with the first roll attached to the first position.

[0024] (17) Preferably, the first roll and the second roll may be attachable to the first position and the second position, respectively, from outside the housing through one of the openings. Effect of the Invention

[0025] According to the present invention, two rolls that can be installed separately can be replaced in a small space. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] FIG. 1(A) is an external perspective view of a laminating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1(B) is a schematic cross-sectional view of a finished laminated product 100 produced by the laminating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the laminating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the laminating apparatus 1 with the cover 12 open. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the laminating apparatus 1. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the mounting positions of the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 in the laminating device 1. As shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 as viewed from the opposite side. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the positions of springs 118 and 128 of the laminating device 1. As shown in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the lamination process by the control unit 90 of the laminating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a laminating apparatus 2 according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] The laminating device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The embodiment described below is merely one example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately modified without changing the gist of the present invention. In the following description, the direction is expressed as the progress from the starting point of the arrow to the end point, and the direction is expressed as the movement on the line connecting the starting point and the end point of the arrow. In addition, the up-down direction 7 is defined based on the state in which the laminating device 1 is installed so that it can be used (the state of FIG. 1(A)), the front-rear direction 8 is defined with the surface on which the operation unit 13 and the display unit 14 are provided as the front, and the left-right direction 9 is defined when the laminating device 1 is viewed from the front. The up-down direction 7, the front-rear direction 8, and the left-right direction 9 are perpendicular to each other.

[0028] [Overview of Lamination Device 1] As shown in Fig. 1(A), the laminating device 1 according to this embodiment has a housing 11 and a cover 12. The housing 11 has a rectangular box shape with no top surface. As shown in Fig. 2, the housing 11 has an opening 17 at the top. The cover 12 is located on the housing 11 and closes the opening 17. The rear wall of the housing 11 and the rear wall of the cover 12 are connected by a hinge 18.

[0029] A user performs an operation to open cover 12 and an operation to close cover 12. When cover 12 is closed (FIG. 1(A)), housing 11 and cover 12 define the internal space of laminating device 1. Various components of laminating device 1 (described in detail later) are located in the internal space of laminating device 1. When cover 12 is open (see FIG. 3), a user can replace the roll of laminating device 1.

[0030] An operation unit 13 and a display unit 14 are located on a front wall 15 of the housing 11. An outlet 16 is located on the front wall 15 of the housing 11 below the operation unit 13 and the display unit 14. The laminating device 1 bonds two types of members together to create a laminated finished product 100. The laminated finished product 100 is an example of a finished product.

[0031] A tape-like first member 101 and a second member 102 are supplied to the laminating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the first member 101 is wound around a cylindrical first shaft 112 having a flange 113 to form a first roll 111. The first roll 111 is mounted at a first position 71 (see FIG. 5) of the laminating apparatus 1 while being housed in a first cartridge 114. The second member 102 is wound around a cylindrical second shaft 122 having a flange 123 to form a second roll 121. The second roll 121 is mounted at a second position 72 (see FIG. 5) of the laminating apparatus 1 while being housed in a second cartridge 124.

[0032] The first member 101 is, for example, a transparent film. As shown in Fig. 1(B), the second member 102 is a member having an adhesive layer on at least one surface. The second member 102 is, for example, a backing paper having a first adhesive layer 103 on one surface of a tape layer 104 (the surface on the first member 101 side in the finished laminate 100) and a second adhesive layer 105 on the other surface of the tape layer 104. A release sheet 106 is provided on the opposite side of the tape layer 104 with the second adhesive layer 105 sandwiched therebetween.

[0033] The first member 101 and the second member 102 may be made of any material. The second member 102 may be, for example, a resin member such as PET or PVC (polyvinyl chloride), synthetic paper such as Yupo paper (registered trademark), or a metal member. The second member 102 may be transparent or opaque. The first member 101 and the second member 102 may have an adhesive layer on one surface, may have an adhesive layer on the other surface, may have an adhesive layer on both surfaces, or may not have an adhesive layer on both surfaces. When a material without an adhesive layer is used, the first member 101 and the second member 102 may be bonded together after an adhesive is applied, or may be bonded together by heat welding, pressure bonding, or the like.

[0034] 2, the recording surface 107 is the surface of the first member 101 on which an image is recorded. The back surface 108 is the surface of the first member 101 opposite the recording surface 107. The bonding surface 109 is the surface of the second member 102 that has the first adhesive layer 103.

[0035] The laminating device 1 bonds the first member 101 and the second member 102 by bringing the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 into close contact with the bonding surface 109 of the second member 102. The laminating device 1 cuts the bonded members into a predetermined size. This creates a finished laminated product 100 as shown in FIG. 1(B). The created finished laminated product 100 is discharged from a discharge port 16.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 2, the laminating device 1 includes a recording unit 30, first to fourth conveying rollers 41 to 44, a bonding unit 50, a first cutting unit 61, and a second cutting unit 62. In addition, the laminating device 1 includes a control unit 90 and various motors (see FIG. 4). A guide member (not shown) that supports the first member 101 is provided at a necessary position in the housing 11. This forms a first conveying path 48 that runs from the first roll 111 to the second cutting unit 62 via the recording unit 30, the first cutting unit 61, and the bonding unit 50. Also, a second conveying path 49 that runs from the second roll 121 to the second cutting unit 62 via the bonding unit 50 is formed. The first conveying path 48 is an example of a conveying path.

[0037] [First cartridge 114 and second cartridge 124] The first cartridge 114 accommodates a first roll 111 around which the first member 101 is wound. The first roll 111 is detachable from the first cartridge 114. The second cartridge 124 accommodates a second roll 121 around which the second member 102 is wound. The second roll 121 is detachable from the second cartridge 124.

[0038] When replacing the first roll 111, the user opens the cover 12 and removes the first cartridge 114 from the housing 11. The user removes the old first roll 111 from the removed first cartridge 114 and puts a new first roll 111 into the first cartridge 114. The user mounts the first cartridge 114 after replacing the first roll 111 in a predetermined position in the housing 11. The user performs a similar operation when replacing the second roll 121. As a result, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 are mounted at the first position 71 and the second position 72 in the housing 11, respectively. The first member 101 is drawn out from the first roll 111, and the second member 102 is drawn out from the second roll 121.

[0039] As described later, the first cartridge 114 has one (the second roller 412) of the two rollers that constitute the first conveyor roller 41. The second cartridge 124 has one (the first laminating roller 51) of the two rollers that constitute the laminating unit 50.

[0040] [Record Section 30] The recording unit 30 is located downstream of the first conveying path 48 from the first roll 111. The recording unit 30 is located below the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 in the up-down direction 7 and behind the first cutting unit 61 in the front-rear direction 8. The recording unit 30 includes a carriage 31 and a recording head 32. Inside the housing 11, there are located two guide rails (not shown) that extend in the left-right direction 9 and have both ends fixed to the housing 11 or to a member fixed to the housing 11. The carriage 31 is placed on the two guide rails. The carriage 31 receives a driving force from a CR motor 85 (see FIG. 4) and moves in the left-right direction 9.

[0041] The recording head 32 is mounted on a carriage 31. A plurality of nozzles 33 are formed on the bottom surface of the recording head 32. As the carriage 31 moves, the recording head 32 moves in the left-right direction 9. A platen 34 is located below the movement range of the carriage 31. The recording head 32 ejects ink downward from the nozzles 33 while moving in the left-right direction 9. As a result, an image is recorded on the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 transported on the platen 34. In this way, the recording unit 30 records an image on the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111.

[0042] [First to fourth conveyor rollers 41 to 44] The first conveying roller 41 is located above the second conveying roller 42 in the up-down direction 7 and behind the second conveying roller 42 in the front-rear direction 8. The second conveying roller 42 is located behind the recording unit 30 in the front-rear direction 8. The third conveying roller 43 and the fourth conveying roller 44 are located between the recording unit 30 and the laminating unit 50 in the front-rear direction 8. The fourth conveying roller 44 is located in front of the third conveying roller 43 in the front-rear direction 8.

[0043] The first conveying roller 41 includes a first roller 411 and a second roller 412. The first roller 411 is provided in the housing 11, and the second roller 412 is provided in the first cartridge 114. When the first cartridge 114 is attached at a predetermined position in the housing 11, the first roller 411 is located diagonally below the second roller 412. The first member 101 passes between the first roller 411 and the second roller 412. At this time, the first conveying roller 41 grips the first member 101. The second roller 412 receives a driving force from a conveying motor 83 (see FIG. 5) and rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. Accordingly, the first roller 411 also rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. At this time, a force in a direction to pull the first member 101 from the first roll 111 or a force in a direction to bring the first member 101 closer to the first roll 111 is applied from the first conveying roller 41 to the first member 101.

[0044] In the first cartridge 114, the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 is set under the second roller 412. Meanwhile, before the first cartridge 114 is mounted in the housing 11, the upper surface of the first roller 411 is exposed inside the housing 11. Therefore, the first member 101 is sandwiched between the first roller 411 and the second roller 412 at the same time as the first cartridge 114 is mounted in the housing 11. Therefore, the user does not need to perform an operation to sandwich the first member 101 between the first roller 411 and the second roller 412.

[0045] The second conveying roller 42 includes a third roller 421 and a fourth roller 422. The third roller 421 is located directly above the fourth roller 422. The first member 101 passes between the third roller 421 and the fourth roller 422. At this time, the second conveying roller 42 grips the first member. The fourth roller 422 receives a driving force from the conveying motor 83 and rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. Accordingly, the third roller 421 also rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. At this time, a force in a direction to pull the first member 101 out of the first roll 111 or a force in a direction to bring the first member 101 closer to the first roll 111 is applied from the second conveying roller 42 to the first member 101.

[0046] The third conveyor rollers 43 include a fifth roller 431 and a sixth roller 432. The fourth conveyor rollers 44 include a seventh roller 441 and an eighth roller 442. The configurations and functions of the third conveyor rollers 43 and the fourth conveyor rollers 44 are the same as those of the second conveyor rollers 42, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

[0047] In this embodiment, of the two rollers included in the first to fourth conveying rollers 41 to 44, the roller that contacts the back surface 108 of the first member 101 receives the driving force from the conveying motor 83. Alternatively, the roller that contacts the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 may receive the driving force from the conveying motor 83, or both of the two rollers may receive the driving force from the conveying motor 83.

[0048] The first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 passes between two rollers included in the first conveyor rollers 41, between the guide member 45 and the guide roller 46, and between two rollers included in the second to fourth conveyor rollers 42 to 44, and reaches the laminating section 50. On the other hand, the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 is guided by the guide roller 47 and reaches the laminating section 50.

[0049] [Laminating section 50] The laminating unit 50 is located downstream of the first conveying path 48 from the recording unit 30. The laminating unit 50 is located between the first cutting unit 61 and the second cutting unit 62 in the front-rear direction 8. The laminating unit 50 includes a first laminating roller 51 and a second laminating roller 52. The second laminating roller 52 is disposed in the housing 11, and the first laminating roller 51 is provided in the second cartridge 124. When the second cartridge 124 is mounted at a predetermined position in the housing 11, the first laminating roller 51 is located diagonally above the second laminating roller 52. The first member 101 and the second member 102 pass between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52. At this time, the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 faces upward, and the laminating surface 109 of the second member 102 faces downward.

[0050] In the second cartridge 124, the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 is set under the first laminating roller 51. Meanwhile, before the second cartridge 124 is mounted in the housing 11, the upper surface of the second laminating roller 52 is exposed inside the housing 11. Therefore, the second member 102 is sandwiched between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52 at the same time as the second cartridge 124 is mounted in the housing 11. Therefore, the user does not need to perform an operation of sandwiching the second member 102 between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52.

[0051] The second laminating roller 52 receives a driving force from a laminating motor 84 (see FIG. 4 ) and rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. Accordingly, the first laminating roller 51 also rotates about an axis extending in the left-right direction 9. The first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52 bond the first member 101 and the second member 102 together by bringing the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 and the laminating surface 109 of the second member 102 into close contact with each other. Note that the first laminating roller 51 may receive a driving force from the laminating motor 84, or both the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52 may receive a driving force from the laminating motor 84.

[0052] Moreover, the laminating unit 50 does not necessarily have to bond the first member 101 and the second member 102 together. For example, if the laminating apparatus 1 has a portion downstream of the laminating unit 50 where thermal welding or pressure bonding is performed, the laminating unit 50 is a pair of rollers disposed in front of the portion for overlapping the first member 101 and the second member 102.

[0053] [First cut portion 61 and second cut portion 62] The first cutting unit 61 is located downstream of the first conveying path 48 from the recording unit 30. The first cutting unit 61 is located between the third conveying roller 43 and the fourth conveying roller 44 in the front-rear direction 8. The first cutting unit 61 cuts the first member 101 between the second conveying roller 42 and the bonding unit 50. The second cutting unit 62 is located downstream of the first conveying path 48 from the bonding unit 50. The second cutting unit 62 is located in front of the bonding unit 50 in the front-rear direction 8. The second cutting unit 62 simultaneously cuts the first member 101 and the second member 102 bonded together in the bonding unit 50.

[0054] The first cutting unit 61 has any configuration capable of cutting the first member 101. The second cutting unit 62 has any configuration capable of cutting the first member 101 and the second member 102. The first cutting unit 61 and the second cutting unit 62 may include, for example, a cutter carriage that receives a driving force from a cutting motor 86 (see FIG. 4) and moves in the left-right direction 9, and a cutter mounted on the cutter carriage, or may include a moving blade that receives a driving force from the cutting motor 86 and moves in the up-down direction 7, and a fixed blade facing the moving blade.

[0055] [Control unit 90 and its peripheral parts] As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 90 includes a CPU 91, a ROM 92, a RAM 93, and an EEPROM 94. The ROM 92 stores programs for controlling various operations of the laminating device 1. The EEPROM 94 stores various data used when the above programs are executed. The RAM 93 is used as a storage area for temporarily recording various data used when the CPU 91 executes the above programs, and as an area for expanding data and programs. When the laminating device 1 is powered on, the programs stored in the ROM 92 are copied and transferred to the RAM 93. The CPU 91 executes the programs stored in the RAM 93. This allows the control unit 90 to perform various controls.

[0056] The ASIC 95 is connected to an operation unit 13 and a display unit 14. The operation unit 13 detects pressing of an operation key and outputs a signal corresponding to the pressed operation key. The control unit 90 identifies the pressed operation key based on the output signal of the operation unit 13. The display unit 14 displays information related to the operation of the laminating device 1 on the screen based on an instruction from the control unit 90.

[0057] The recording head 32 is connected to the ASIC 95. The control unit 90 outputs a signal corresponding to image data to the recording head 32 via the ASIC 95. The recording head 32 ejects ink from a plurality of nozzles 33 provided in the recording head 32 in response to the signal output from the control unit 90.

[0058] [Various motors] The ASIC 95 is connected to the first roll motor 81, the second roll motor 82, the conveying motor 83, the laminating motor 84, the CR motor 85, and the cutting motor 86. The ASIC 95 incorporates a drive circuit for controlling these motors. The control unit 90 outputs a drive signal for rotating each motor to the drive circuit corresponding to each motor. The drive circuit outputs a drive current corresponding to the drive signal output from the control unit 90 to the corresponding motor. This causes the corresponding motor to rotate.

[0059] The first roll motor 81 generates power to rotate the first roll 111. The second roll motor 82 generates power to rotate the second roll 121. The conveying motor 83 generates power to rotate the second roller 412, the fourth roller 422, the sixth roller 432, and the eighth roller 442. The laminating motor 84 generates power to rotate the second laminating roller 52. The CR motor 85 generates power to move the carriage 31 in the left-right direction 9. The cutting motor 86 generates power to operate the first cutting unit 61 and the second cutting unit 62. Note that some of these motors may be configured by the same motor.

[0060] [Installation of the first roll 111 and the second roll 121] The opening 17 located at the top of the housing 11 has a size that allows the first cartridge 114 and the second cartridge 124 to pass through at the same time. Therefore, the first cartridge 114 and the second cartridge 124 can be attached to a predetermined position in the housing 11 by passing through one opening 17 from the outside of the housing 11. The first roll 111 and the second roll 121 are configured to be independently attachable to and detachable from the housing 11. The first cartridge 114 and the second cartridge 124 are supported from below by, for example, a support member (not shown) in the housing 11. The opening 17 may be divided into two openings. More specifically, the opening 17 may be two openings consisting of an opening having a size that allows the first cartridge 114 to pass through and an opening having a size that allows the second cartridge 124 to pass through. The two openings are located at the top of the housing 11. The opening 17 may be divided into three or more openings.

[0061] In Fig. 5, some components of the laminating apparatus 1 are omitted. As shown in Fig. 5, when the first cartridge 114 is attached to the housing 11, the first roll 111 is located at a first position 71. When the second cartridge 124 is attached to the housing 11, the second roll 121 is located at a second position 72. Hereinafter, the state in which the first roll 111 is located at the first position 71 will be referred to as the "attached state of the first roll 111", the state in which the second roll 121 is located at the second position 72 will be referred to as the "attached state of the second roll 121", and the state in which the first roll 111 is located at the first position 71 and the second roll 121 is located at the second position 72 will be referred to as the "attached state of two rolls".

[0062] As shown in FIG. 5, when the first roll 111 is installed, the first shaft 112 of the first roll 111 extends in the left-right direction 9. When the second roll 121 is installed, the second shaft 122 of the second roll 121 extends in the left-right direction 9. The left-right direction 9 is an example of a horizontal direction. In this manner, the first roll 111 is housed in the first cartridge 114 and is installed at the first position 71 with the first shaft 112 extending in the horizontal direction. The second roll 121 is housed in the second cartridge 124 and is installed at the second position 72 with the second shaft 122 extending in the horizontal direction.

[0063] The first cartridge 114 has a handle 115 for a user to hold. The second cartridge 124 has a handle 125 for a user to hold. The handles 115, 125 have different shapes so that the user can easily distinguish between them. When the first roll 111 is attached, the handle 115 is located between the front wall 15 of the housing 11 and the first shaft 112 in the front-rear direction 8. Almost the entire handle 115 is located above the opening 17. When the second roll 121 is attached, the handle 125 is located between the front wall 15 and the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. The upper end of the handle 115 is located above the upper end of the handle 125. In addition, the upper end of the handle 115 is located above the upper ends of the second roll 121 and the flange 123. A part of the handle 125 is located above the opening 17. The handles 115, 125 may have the same shape. Also, at least a portion of the handles 115, 125 may be located above the opening 17. The handle 125 is an example of a first handle portion. The handle 125 is an example of a second handle portion.

[0064] The front-rear direction 8 is a direction intersecting the up-down direction 7 and the front wall 15. In a state where two rolls are installed, the second roll 121 is located between the front wall 15 and the first roll 111 in the front-rear direction 8. The first shaft 112 is located above the second shaft 122 in the up-down direction 7. A part of the first roll 111 and a part of the second roll 121 are located above the opening 17. The cover 12 covers a part of the first roll 111 located above the opening 17 in a state where the first roll 111 is installed, and a part of the second roll 121 located above the opening 17 and the opening 17 in a state where the second roll 121 is installed. In a state where two rolls are installed, the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 are located above the recording unit 30 and the laminating unit 50 in the up-down direction 7.

[0065] The first conveying path 48 conveys the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 attached at the first position 71 below the first roll 111 in the up-down direction 7 and behind the first shaft 112 in the front-rear direction 8. The second conveying path 49 conveys the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 attached at the second position 72 below the second roll 121 in the up-down direction 7 and in front of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. When the first roll 111 is attached, the first member 101 wound around the first roll 111 is pulled out from in front of the first roll 111 in the front-rear direction 8.

[0066] The second transport roller 42 is located upstream of the recording unit 30 in the first transport path 48. In a state in which two rolls are mounted, the horizontal distance d1 between the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 is shorter than the horizontal distance d2 between the second transport roller 42 and the laminating unit 50.

[0067] The user moves the first cartridge 114 downward when mounting the first roll 111 in the housing 11, and moves the second cartridge 124 downward when mounting the second roll 121 in the housing 11. At this time, the movement path of the first cartridge 114 and the movement path of the second cartridge 124 do not overlap. Therefore, the first roll 111 is detachable to the first position 71 with the second roll 121 mounted. The second roll 121 is detachable to the second position 72 with the first roll 111 mounted.

[0068] [Spring 118, 128] 6, the first cartridge 114 has a protruding portion 117 on the right wall 116. The second cartridge 124 has a protruding portion 127 on the right wall 126. The insides of the protruding portions 117, 127 are hollow. A spring 118 that expands and contracts in the left-right direction 9 is located in the hollow portion of the protruding portion 117. A spring 128 that expands and contracts in the left-right direction 9 is located in the hollow portion of the protruding portion 127.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 7, the left end of the spring 128 is fixed to the right surface of the right wall 126 of the second cartridge 124. The right end of the spring 128 abuts against the left surface of the right wall of the protruding portion 127. The right surface of the right wall of the protruding portion 127 abuts against the right frame 78 fixed to the housing 11. A spring 129 attached to the second shaft 122 is located between the right flange 123 of the second roll 121 and the right wall 126 of the second cartridge 124. The second roll 121 is biased leftward by the spring 129. Therefore, the left flange 123 of the second roll 121 abuts against the right surface of the left wall of the second cartridge 124. The second cartridge 124 is biased leftward by the spring 128. Therefore, the left surface of the left wall of the second cartridge 124 abuts against the left frame 77 fixed to the housing 11. As a result, the second roll 121 is positioned in the left-right direction 9 .

[0070] As shown in FIG. 6, the spring 128 is located forward of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. The handle 125 of the second cartridge 124 is also located forward of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. In this way, the spring 128 and the handle 125 are located on the same side of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. The spring 128 is an example of a biasing member. The left-right direction 9 is an example of a first direction. The leftward direction is an example of a direction along the first direction.

[0071] [Lamination process by control unit 90] The lamination process performed by the control unit 90 will be described with reference to Fig. 8. The lamination process shown in Fig. 8 is performed by the control unit 90 executing a program stored in the RAM 93. The control unit 90 performs the lamination process when, for example, an instruction to perform the lamination process is received from the operation unit 13. Note that since the third conveyor roller 43 and the fourth conveyor roller 44 play a small role in the lamination process, a description of the third conveyor roller 43 and the fourth conveyor roller 44 will be omitted below.

[0072] Before starting to use the laminating apparatus 1, the user mounts the first cartridge 114 at a predetermined position in the housing 11, thereby mounting the first roll 111 at the first position 71. The user also mounts the second cartridge 124 at a predetermined position in the housing 11, thereby mounting the second roll 121 at the second position 72. Furthermore, the user inserts the leading end of the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 between the first roller 411 and the second roller 412, and inserts the leading end of the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52.

[0073] At the beginning of the lamination process, the control unit 90 corrects skew of the first member 101 and the second member 102 (S11). In S11, the control unit 90 drives the first roll motor 81 and the transport motor 83 to alternately perform a process of pulling out the first member 101 from the first roll 111 and a process of rewinding the first member 101 onto the first roll 111 one or more times, thereby correcting the skew of the first member 101.

[0074] In addition, in S11, the control unit 90 drives the second roll motor 82 and the laminating motor 84 to alternately perform the process of pulling out the second member 102 from the second roll 121 and the process of rewinding the second member 102 onto the second roll 121 one or more times each, thereby correcting the skew of the second member 102.

[0075] In addition, in S11, the control unit 90 may perform the skew correction of the first member 101 and the skew correction of the second member 102 in parallel, or may perform either one of the skew correction of the first member 101 or the skew correction of the second member 102 first and then perform the other.

[0076] Next, the control unit 90 causes the second conveyor roller 42 to grip the first member 101 (S12). In S12, the control unit 90 drives the conveyor motor 83 to apply a force to the first conveyor roller 41 that acts in a direction to pull out the first member 101. When the leading end of the first member 101 reaches the second conveyor roller 42, the second conveyor roller 42 grips the first member 101. In S12, the control unit 90 drives the first roll motor 81 to apply a force to the first roll 111 that acts in a direction to rewind the first member 101. However, the force that acts in the direction to rewind the first member 101 is smaller than the force that acts in the direction to pull out the first member 101.

[0077] Next, the control unit 90 causes the first member 101 to be conveyed (S13). In S13, the control unit 90 drives the conveying motor 83 to rotate the first conveying roller 41 and the second conveying roller 42, and causes the first conveying roller 41 and the second conveying roller 42 to convey the first member 101.

[0078] Next, the control unit 90 stops the transport of the first member 101 and drives the recording unit 30 to record an image on the first member 101 (S14). In S14, the control unit 90 stops the drive of the transport motor 83 and stops the rotation of the first transport roller 41 and the second transport roller 42, thereby stopping the first member 101. While the first member 101 is stopped, ink is ejected from the recording head 32 of the recording unit 30 onto the recording surface 107 of the first member 101. As a result, an image is recorded on a part of the recording surface 107 of the first member 101.

[0079] Next, the control unit 90 judges whether or not to continue recording the image (S15). If the control unit 90 judges to continue recording the image (S15: Yes), the process proceeds to S13. The control unit 90 repeatedly executes S13 and S14 until it judges No in S15. As a result, images are recorded on the first member 101 in sequence from the downstream side to the upstream side in the transport direction.

[0080] After executing S13, the control unit 90 judges whether or not the leading end of the first member 101 has reached the laminating unit 50 based on an output signal of a sensor (not shown). When the control unit 90 judges that the leading end of the first member 101 has reached the laminating unit 50, it starts driving the laminating unit 50. After this, the control unit 90 drives the laminating motor 84 to apply a force acting in a direction to pull out the second member 102 to the laminating unit 50. At this time, the control unit 90 drives the second roll motor 82 to apply a force acting in a direction to rewind the second member 102 to the second roll 121. However, the force acting in the direction to rewind the second member 102 is smaller than the force acting in the direction to pull out the second member 102. After the control unit 90 starts driving the laminating unit 50, the laminating unit 50 bonds the recording surface 107 of the first member 101 and the laminating surface 109 of the second member 102 together.

[0081] When the control unit 90 determines not to continue recording of the image in S15 (S15: No), the process proceeds to S16. In this case, the control unit 90 conveys the first member 101 until the cutting position upstream of the range in which the image is recorded in the first member 101 reaches below the first cutting unit 61 (S16).

[0082] Next, the control unit 90 causes the first cutting unit 61 to cut the first member 101 (S17). In S17, the control unit 90 drives the cutting motor 86 to operate the first cutting unit 61. The first cutting unit 61 cuts the first member 101 at the cutting position.

[0083] Next, the control unit 90 conveys the first member 101 and the second member 102 after bonding (S18). In S18, the control unit 90 drives the bonding motor 84 to convey the first member 101 and the second member 102 after bonding until the cutting position of the first member 101 and the second member 102 after bonding reaches under the second cutting unit 62.

[0084] Next, the control unit 90 causes the second cutting unit 62 to cut the bonded first member 101 and second member 102 (S19). In S19, the control unit 90 drives the cutting motor 86 to operate the second cutting unit 62. The second cutting unit 62 cuts the bonded first member 101 and second member 102 at the cutting position.

[0085] Next, the control unit 90 causes the first member 101 to be rewound onto the first roll 111 (S20). In S20, the control unit 90 drives the conveying motor 83 in the reverse direction to rotate the first conveying roller 41 and the second conveying roller 42 in the reverse direction. The first conveying roller 41 and the second conveying roller 42 apply a force in a direction to wind up the first member 101. At this time, a force acting in a direction to wind up the first member 101 is applied to the first roll 111 from the first roll motor 81.

[0086] [Effects of the embodiment] As described above, the laminating device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 11, a cover 12, a recording unit 30, and a bonding unit 50. The housing 11 has an opening 17 at the top, and houses the recording unit 30 and the bonding unit 50. In the laminating device 1, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 can be attached to the first position 71 and the second position 72 in the housing 11 from the outside of the housing 11 through one opening 17. In addition, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 are configured to be independently attachable and detachable to the housing 11. Therefore, according to the laminating device 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can replace the two rolls (the first roll 111 and the second roll 121) that can be attached individually in a small space.

[0087] Furthermore, the first roll 111 can be attached to the first position 71 with the first shaft 112 extending horizontally, and the second roll 121 can be attached to the second position 72 with the second shaft 122 extending horizontally. Therefore, the user can attach the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 individually with the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 lying horizontally.

[0088] Moreover, the first roll 111 can be attached to the first position 71 while being housed in a first cartridge 114 having a handle 115 (first handle portion), and the second roll 121 can be attached to the second position 72 while being housed in a second cartridge 124 having a handle 125 (second handle portion). Since the first cartridge 114 and the second cartridge 124 have their respective handles 115, 125 in this way, the user can easily attach and detach the first cartridge 114 using the handle 115, and can easily attach and detach the second cartridge 124 using the handle 125. This allows the user to replace only one of the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 without unnecessary effort.

[0089] Furthermore, when the first roll 111 is attached (when the first roll 111 is attached at the first position 71), at least a portion of the handle 115 is located above the opening 17, and when the second roll 121 is attached (when the second roll 121 is attached at the second position 72), at least a portion of the handle 125 is located above the opening 17. Therefore, the user can easily attach and detach the first cartridge 114 using the handle 115, and easily attach and detach the second cartridge 124 using the handle 125.

[0090] The housing 11 also has a front wall 15 where the operation unit 13 and the discharge port 16 are located. When the first roll 111 is attached, the handle 115 is located between the front wall 15 and the first shaft 112 in the front-rear direction 8 (a direction intersecting the up-down direction 7 and the front wall 15), and when the second roll 121 is attached, the handle 125 is located between the front wall 15 and the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. Since the handle 115 of the first cartridge 114 and the handle 125 of the second cartridge 124 are located on the front side in this manner, the user can easily grasp the handle 115 and the handle 125 from the front side where they are located during normal operation. This allows the first cartridge 114 to be easily attached and detached using the handle 115, and the second cartridge 124 to be easily attached and detached using the handle 125.

[0091] Further, the second cartridge 124 has a spring 128 (urging member) that urges the second cartridge 124 leftward (in the direction along the first direction), and when the second roll 121 is attached, the spring 128 and the handle 125 are located on the same side of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. Therefore, the user can easily attach and detach the second cartridge 124 to and from the laminating device 1 using the handle 125 without being hindered by the spring 128. Note that the spring 128 does not necessarily have to be located on the same side of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. Furthermore, the spring 128 that urges the second cartridge 124 leftward (in the direction along the first direction) may be disposed in the housing 11 instead of the second cartridge 124.

[0092] In addition, in a state where two rolls are attached (a state where the first roll 111 is attached at the first position and the second roll 121 is attached at the second position), the second roll 121 is located between the front wall 15 and the first roll 111 in the front-rear direction 8. Therefore, a user can easily reach the second roll 121 located at the front side. The first roll 111 is a roll of transparent film on which an image is recorded, and the second roll 121 is a roll on which an image is not recorded and which serves as a base for the transparent film. The second roll 121 serving as a base is, for example, paper, magnet, plastic, or one with a hologram, and there are more types of rolls than the first roll 111. Therefore, the second roll 121 is easily replaced by the user. Therefore, by having the second roll 121 in front of the first roll 111, the effort required for the user to replace the rolls can be reduced.

[0093] Furthermore, with the two rolls attached, the first shaft 112 is positioned higher than the second shaft 122 in the up-down direction 7. Since the first roll 111 located on the rear side is positioned higher than the second roll 121 located on the front side in this manner, the user can easily reach the first roll 111.

[0094] Furthermore, at least a portion of the first roll 111 when attached to the first position 71 is located above the opening 17, and at least a portion of the second roll 121 when attached to the second position 72 is located above the opening 17. This shortens the distance to pull out the first roll 111 and the distance to pull out the second roll 121, allowing the user to easily attach and detach the first roll 111 and the second roll 121. Furthermore, since portions of the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 are located above the opening 17 when the cover 12 is opened, the user can easily check the remaining amount and type of each roll without having to look into the housing 11 through the opening 17.

[0095] Furthermore, the cover 12 covers a portion of the first roll 111 located above the opening 17 when the first roll 111 is attached, and a portion of the second roll 121 located above the opening 17 when the second roll 121 is attached, and the opening 17. Therefore, the cover 12 can protect the first roll 111, the second roll 121, the first member 101 wound around the first roll 111, and the second member 102 wound around the second roll 121.

[0096] Furthermore, with the two rolls attached, the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 are positioned above the recording unit 30 and the laminating unit 50 in the vertical direction 7. Therefore, the user can replace the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 without being hindered by the recording unit 30 and the laminating unit 50.

[0097] Further, the first conveying path 48 of the laminating device 1 conveys the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 attached at the first position 71 below the first roll 111 in the up-down direction 7 and behind the first shaft 112 in the front-rear direction 8. The second conveying path 49 conveys the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 attached at the second position 72 below the second roll 121 in the up-down direction 7 and in front of the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. Therefore, the first member 101 can be conveyed below the first roll 111 and behind the first shaft 112, and the second member 102 can be conveyed below the second roll 121 and in front of the second shaft 122.

[0098] Furthermore, in a state in which the first roll 111 is attached, the first member 101 wound around the first roll 111 is pulled out from the front of the first roll 111 in the front-rear direction 8. Therefore, the first member 101 wound around the first roll 111 can be pulled out from the front of the first roll 111 and transported to the laminating unit 50.

[0099] The laminating device 1 also includes a first transport path 48 (transport path) that transports the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111, and a second transport roller 42 (transport roller) that is located upstream of the recording unit 30 on the first transport path 48. With the two rolls attached, the horizontal distance d1 between the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 is shorter than the horizontal distance d2 between the second transport roller 42 and the bonding unit 50. Therefore, by arranging the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 closer to the gap between the second transport roller 42 and the bonding unit 50, the laminating device 1 can be made smaller in size.

[0100] Furthermore, the first roll 111 can be attached and detached to the first position 71 with the second roll 121 attached, and the second roll 121 can be attached and detached to the second position 72 with the first roll 111 attached. Therefore, the user can freely attach and detach the second roll 121 without being hindered by the first roll 111 that has already been attached, and can freely attach and detach the first roll 111 without being hindered by the second roll 121 that has already been attached.

[0101] In order to make the device in which the two rolls are attached and detached from above as small as possible, it is preferable to arrange the two rolls near the front, rear, left and right walls of the housing 11. Moreover, what contributes most to the miniaturization of the device is to arrange the various components of the laminating device 1 (the recording unit 30, the first to fourth conveying rollers 41 to 44, the laminating unit 50, etc.) in positions that overlap the two rolls in a plan view. However, in a configuration in which the first conveying roller 41 and the first roll 111 overlap in a plan view, after the first roll 111 is attached inside the housing 11, the first roll 111 gets in the way, making it difficult for the user to perform an operation to make the first conveying roller 41 grip the first member 101 from above. Similarly, in a configuration in which the laminating unit 50 and the second roll 121 overlap in a planar view, after the second roll 121 is installed in the housing 11, the second roll 121 gets in the way, making it difficult for the user to perform an operation to grip the second member 102 between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52 from above.

[0102] Therefore, a method of providing a door or the like for accessing the inside of the housing 11 on the side wall of the housing 11 is conceivable. However, this method has a problem that the user's operation becomes complicated and the working space becomes large. In the laminating device 1 according to this embodiment, the first cartridge 114 has one (the second roller 412) of the two rollers constituting the first conveying roller 41, and the first member 101 is sandwiched between the first roller 411 and the second roller 412 at the same time when the first cartridge 114 is mounted in the housing 11. In addition, the second cartridge 124 has one (the first laminating roller 51) of the two rollers constituting the laminating section 50, and the second cartridge 124 is mounted in the housing 11 at the same time when the second member 102 is sandwiched between the first laminating roller 51 and the second laminating roller 52. As a result, in the laminating device 1 in which two rolls are individually mounted from above, both miniaturization and reduction of the working space can be achieved, and the operability of the user can be improved.

[0103] [Variations] Various modifications can be made to the laminating device 1 according to the embodiment described above. In the laminating device 2 according to the modification shown in Fig. 9, the entire first roll 111 when attached to the first position 71 and the entire second roll 121 when attached to the second position 72 are located below the opening 17. Therefore, according to the laminating device 2 according to the modification, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 can be protected even if the laminating device 2 is dropped during transportation.

[0104] The housing 11 of the laminating device according to the modified example may have a shape other than a rectangular box shape without a top surface. The housing 11 may have a box shape without a part of the top surface. The housing 11 may have a plurality of openings 17 at the top. In this case, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 may be able to be attached to a predetermined position in the housing 11 by passing through one of the plurality of openings 17. The opening 17 through which the first roll 111 passes and the opening 17 through which the second roll 121 passes may be the same or different. In addition, the cover 12 may have a shape other than the shape shown in FIG. 3. The cover 12 may be, for example, one that can slide in the left-right direction 9 or backward (slide structure), or one that has a left part that opens to the left and a right part that opens to the right (double door structure).

[0105] In the laminating device according to the modified example, the first roll 111 may be mounted at a predetermined position with the first shaft 112 extending in a direction other than the horizontal direction, and the second roll 121 may be mounted at a predetermined position with the second shaft 122 extending in a direction other than the horizontal direction. The entire handles 115 and 125 may be located below the opening 17. The handles 115 and 125 may be located behind the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8, respectively. The spring 118 and the handle 115 may be located on the same side with respect to the first shaft 112, and the spring 128 and the handle 125 may be located on different sides with respect to the second shaft 122. The first cartridge 114 and the second cartridge 124 may not have handles. The first roll 111 may be located between the front wall 15 and the second roll 121 in the front-rear direction 8. Moreover, the second shaft 122 may be located above the first shaft 112 in the up-down direction 7 .

[0106] In the laminating device according to the modified example, the first conveying path 48 may convey the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 below the first roll 111 in the up-down direction 7 and in front of the first shaft 112 in the front-rear direction 8, and the second conveying path 49 may convey the second member 102 pulled out from the second roll 121 below the second roll 121 in the up-down direction 7 and behind the second shaft 122 in the front-rear direction 8. Also, the first member 101 pulled out from the first roll 111 may be pulled out from behind the first roll 111 in the front-rear direction 8. Also, the horizontal distance d1 between the first shaft 112 and the second shaft 122 may be equal to or greater than the horizontal distance d2 between the second conveying roller 42 and the bonding unit 50.

[0107] When mounting the first roll 111 in the housing 11, the user may move the first cartridge 114 mainly downward while moving it in the front-rear direction 8 or the left-right direction 9, and when mounting the second roll 121 in the housing 11, the user may move the second cartridge 124 mainly downward while moving it in the front-rear direction 8 or the left-right direction 9. In this case, if the movement path of the first cartridge 114 and the movement path of the second cartridge 124 do not overlap, the first roll 111 and the second roll 121 can be attached and detached to predetermined positions with the other roll attached. [Explanation of symbols]

[0108] 1, 2...Lamination device 7. Up and down direction 8...Anteroposterior direction 9...Left and right direction (horizontal direction, first direction) 11... Enclosure 12. Cover 13...Operation unit 15...Front wall 16...Outlet 17...Aperture 30 Recording section 48 First conveying path (conveying path) 49 Second conveyor path 50....Laminating section 71...1st position 72...2nd position 90...Control section 100···Laminated finished product (finished product) 111...Roll 1 112...1st axis 114...First Cartridge 115···Handle (first handle part) 118, 128... Spring (urging member) 121...Roll 2 122...2nd axis 124... 2nd Cartridge 125···Handle (Second handle part) 128... Spring (urging member)

Claims

1. a recording section that records an image on the first member pulled out from the first roll; a lamination unit that laminates the first member on which the image is recorded by the recording unit and a second member pulled out from a second roll; a housing having an opening at an upper portion and housing the recording unit and the laminating unit; The lamination apparatus, wherein the first roll and the second roll are mountable at a first position and a second position, respectively, within the housing by passing through the opening from outside the housing.

2. The first roll has a first shaft around which the first member is wound, and is mountable at the first position with the first shaft extending in a horizontal direction; 2. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second roll has a second shaft around which the second member is wound, and is mountable in the second position with the second shaft extending horizontally.

3. the first roll is mountable at the first position in a state where it is housed in a first cartridge having a first handle portion; The laminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second roll is mountable at the second position while being housed in a second cartridge having a second handle portion.

4. When the first roll is attached to the first position, at least a portion of the first handle portion is located above the opening; The laminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when the second roll is attached to the second position, at least a portion of the second handle portion is positioned above the opening.

5. the housing has a front wall in which an operation unit and a discharge port through which a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are discharged are located; When the first roll is attached to the first position, the first handle portion is located between the front wall and the first shaft in a vertical direction and in a front-rear direction intersecting the front wall, The laminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when the second roll is attached to the second position, the second handle portion is located between the front wall and the second shaft in the front-to-rear direction.

6. a cartridge which is one of the first cartridge and the second cartridge includes an urging member which urges the cartridge in a direction along a first direction intersecting a vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and a handle portion which is one of the first handle portion and the second handle portion; A laminating apparatus as described in claim 5, wherein when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, the biasing member and the handle portion are located on the same side in the front-to-rear direction with respect to the axis around which the material contained in the cartridge is wound.

7. the housing has a front wall in which an operation unit and a discharge port through which a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are discharged are located; A laminating apparatus as described in claim 2, wherein when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, the second roll is positioned between the front wall and the first roll in the vertical direction and in the front-to-back direction intersecting the front wall.

8. 8. The laminating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, the first axis is positioned above the second axis in the vertical direction.

9. At least a portion of the first roll when mounted in the first position is located above the opening; 2. The laminator of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the second roll when mounted in the second position is positioned above the opening.

10. The lamination apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a cover that covers a portion of the first roll that is located above the opening when the first roll is attached to the first position, a portion of the second roll that is located above the opening when the second roll is attached to the second position, and the opening.

11. The laminating apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, the first axis and the second axis are positioned above the recording section and the bonding section in the vertical direction.

12. the housing has a front wall in which an operation unit and a discharge port through which a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are discharged are located; a first conveying path that conveys the first member pulled out from the first roll in a state where the first roll is attached to the first position, below the first roll in a vertical direction and behind the first shaft in a front-rear direction intersecting the vertical direction and the front wall; The laminating apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a second transport path for transporting the second member pulled out from the second roll mounted in the second position below the second roll in the vertical direction and in front of the second shaft in the front-to-rear direction.

13. the housing has a front wall in which an operation unit and a discharge port through which a finished product in which the first member and the second member are bonded together are discharged are located; A laminating apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein when the first roll is attached to the first position, the first member wound around the first roll is pulled out from the front of the first roll in the vertical direction and in the front-to-back direction intersecting the front wall.

14. a conveying path for conveying the first member pulled out from the first roll in a state where the first roll is attached to the first position; a conveying roller located upstream of the recording unit in the conveying path, 3. The laminating apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the first roll is mounted at the first position and the second roll is mounted at the second position, the horizontal distance between the first axis and the second axis is shorter than the horizontal distance between the conveying roller and the bonding section.

15. 2. The laminating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the entire first roll when mounted at the first position and the entire second roll when mounted at the second position are positioned below the opening.

16. the first roll is detachably attached to the first position with the second roll attached to the second position; The laminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second roll is detachably attached to the second position with the first roll attached to the first position.

17. 2. The laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first roll and the second roll are mountable at the first position and the second position, respectively, by passing through one of the openings from outside the housing.

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