Recording device, control method of the same and program

Abstract

To provide a recording device that is configured to have a recording part and a cutting part, which is suppressed from enlarging in size.SOLUTION: A CPU of a printer. which is configured so that a cutting position P2 is at an upstream side of a conveyance path with respect to a recording part 21, can execute first control in order to generate a first paper piece 161 having an image A recorded on a front half part 16X of a paper 16 and a second paper piece 162 having an image B recorded on a latter half part 16Y of the paper 16. The first control includes: a first conveying process in which a conveying part conveys the one paper 16 to a recording starting position; a first recording process in which the recording part 21 records a partial image A1 that is at least a portion of the image A on the paper 16, after the first conveying process; a second conveying process in which the conveying part conveys the paper 16 so that a position Q to be cut of the paper 16 is arranged at a cutting position P2, after the first recording process; a first cutting process in which a cutting part 24 cuts the paper 16 after the second conveying process; and a second recording process in which the recording part 21 records the image B on the latter half part 16Y after the first cutting process.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5E

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a recording device that records an image on a recording medium, a control method thereof, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a cutter (cutting unit) is disposed downstream of a paper feed cassette in a conveyance path in a paper feed unit that feeds paper to an image forming device (recording device). Paper taken out of the paper feed cassette is cut and divided by the cutter. A recording unit of the image forming device records an image on the divided paper. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 05-309889 (see Fig. 1 and Fig. 18) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In Patent Document 1, the distance from the recording unit to the cutter (cutting unit) is large, and since it is necessary to provide a space within the device to accommodate this distance, the device becomes large.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus that can prevent the apparatus from becoming large in size even when configured to have a recording unit and a cutting unit, and a control method and program for the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A recording device according to the present invention includes a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position and divides the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium, a transport unit that transports the recording medium along a transport path toward the recording unit, and a control unit, wherein the cutting position is located upstream of the transport path relative to the recording unit, and the control unit is capable of executing first control to generate a first recording body having a first image recorded on the first medium and a second recording body having a second image recorded on the second medium, and the first control includes carrying one recording medium by the transport unit to a recording start position. a first conveying process for conveying the one recording medium by the conveying unit after the first conveying process, a first recording process for recording at least a portion of the first image on the one recording medium by the recording unit after the first recording process, a second conveying process for conveying the one recording medium by the conveying unit after the first recording process so that the planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position, a first cutting process for cutting the one recording medium by the cutting unit after the second conveying process, and a second recording process for recording the second image on the second medium by the recording unit after the first cutting process.

[0007] A control method according to the present invention is a control method for controlling a recording device, the recording device including a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position to divide the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium, and a transport unit that transports the recording medium along a transport path toward the recording unit, the cutting position being located upstream of the transport path with respect to the recording unit, the control method being capable of executing first control to generate a first recording body having a first image recorded on the first medium and a second recording body having a second image recorded on the second medium, and the first control being capable of controlling the transport unit to cut one recording medium. The method includes a first transport process for transporting a medium to a recording start position, a first recording process for causing the recording unit to record at least a portion of the first image on the one recording medium after the first transport process, a second transport process for causing the transport unit to transport the one recording medium after the first recording process so that the planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position, a first cutting process for causing the cutting unit to cut the one recording medium after the second transport process, and a second recording process for causing the recording unit to record the second image on the second medium after the first cutting process.

[0008] The program according to the present invention is a program that causes a control device used in a recording device, the recording device comprising: a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium; a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position to divide the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium; and a transport unit that transports the recording medium along a transport path toward the recording unit, the cutting position being located upstream of the transport path relative to the recording unit, to function as control means that can execute first control to generate a first recording body having a first image recorded on the first medium and a second recording body having a second image recorded on the second medium, the first control including: a first conveying process for conveying a recording medium to a recording start position; a first recording process for causing the recording unit to record at least a portion of the first image on the one recording medium after the first conveying process; a second conveying process for causing the conveying unit to convey the one recording medium so that the planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position after the first recording process; a first cutting process for causing the cutting unit to cut the one recording medium after the second conveying process; and a second recording process for causing the recording unit to record the second image on the second medium after the first cutting process. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, the cutting position is located upstream of the first conveying path relative to the recording unit. In this configuration, the cutting process is performed under the first control after recording at least a portion of the first image and before recording the second image. This reduces the distance from the recording unit to the cutting position, thereby preventing the device from becoming larger. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the printer in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the printer in FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a flowchart showing a program executed by a CPU of the printer of FIG. 1. [Figure 5A] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S32 in FIG. 4. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S33 in FIG. 4. [Figure 5C] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S34 in FIG. 4. [Figure 5D] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S35 in FIG. 4. [Figure 5E] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S36 in FIG. 4. [Figure 6A] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S41 in FIG. [Figure 6B] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S42 in FIG. 4. [Figure 6C] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S43 in FIG. 4. [Figure 6D] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing S44 in FIG. 4. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a program executed by a CPU of a printer according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8A] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing S32 in FIG. 7. [Figure 8B] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing S33 in FIG. 7. [Figure 8C] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing S34 in FIG. 7. [Figure 8D] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing S36 in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a program executed by a CPU of a printer according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10A] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the first scanning process executed in S32 of FIG. 9. [Figure 10B] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the second scanning process executed in S32 of FIG. 9. [Figure 10C] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing S33 in FIG. 9. [Figure 10D] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing S34 in FIG. 9. [Figure 10E] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing S36 in FIG. 9. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a program executed by a CPU of a printer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12A] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing S32 in FIG. [Figure 12B] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing S33 in FIG. [Figure 12C] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing S36 in FIG. [Figure 12D] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing S34 in FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a program executed by a CPU of a printer according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14A] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the first scanning process executed in S132 of FIG. [Figure 14B] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the second scanning process executed in S132 of FIG. [Figure 14C] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing S33 in FIG. [Figure 14D] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing S34 in FIG. 13. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] First Embodiment The printer 1 shown in Figure 1 is a first embodiment of the "recording device" according to the present invention. In the following explanation, the up / down, left / right, and front / rear directions of the printer 1 are defined based on the state of the printer 1 in Figure 1, where the printer 1 is installed and ready for use.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the printer 1 has a housing 12 having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, a paper feed tray 11 located at the bottom of the housing 12, and a paper output tray 13 located above the paper feed tray 11 within the housing 12.

[0013] The paper feed tray 11 is detachable from the housing 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the paper feed tray 11 can accommodate multiple sheets of paper 16, and can accommodate sheets of paper 16 of multiple sizes. The multiple sizes include A4 size and A5 size, and the sheets have different lengths in the front-to-rear direction when placed in the paper feed tray 11. The paper 16 corresponds to the "recording medium" of the present invention. The paper feed tray 11 corresponds to the "storage section" of the present invention.

[0014] The printer 1 includes a housing 12 therein, a recording unit 21, a cutting unit 24, a conveying unit 15, and a control device 40.

[0015] The recording unit 21 is of an inkjet type and includes an ink flow path with multiple nozzles and a driver IC. The multiple nozzles are open on the bottom surface of the recording unit 21. When the driver IC is driven under the control of the control device 40, pressure is applied to the ink flow path and ink droplets are ejected from the nozzles. As a result, the ink droplets land on the paper 16 at recording position P1, recording an image. Recording position P1 is located below the recording unit 21. The recording unit 21 is of a serial type and is supported by the housing 12 so as to be movable left and right.

[0016] The cutting unit 24 has a cutting blade and a cutting motor. The cutting blade includes a fixed blade and a rotary blade. When the cutting motor is driven under the control of the control device 40, the rotary blade moves left and right while rotating. As a result, the paper 16 is cut at the cutting position P2 and divided into a front half and a rear half. The cutting position P2 is the position where the rotary blade moves left and right while in contact with the fixed blade.

[0017] The transport unit 15 transports the paper 16 along a transport path R toward the recording unit 21. The transport path R runs from the paper feed tray 11 through a cutting position P2 and a recording position P1 to the paper discharge tray 13. When the paper 16 passes through the recording position P1, it is transported in a first direction D1 (forward).

[0018] The cutting position P2 is located upstream of the conveying path R with respect to the recording unit 21. The distance from the recording unit 21 to the cutting position P2 on the conveying path R is smaller than half the length along the conveying path R of the paper 16 that has the longest length along the conveying path R among the multiple sizes of paper 16 that can be accommodated in the paper feed tray 11. For example, this distance is 182 mm or less.

[0019] The conveying section 15 includes a paper feed roller 17, pairs of conveying rollers 19, 22, 23, and 25, and a conveying motor. The paper feed roller 17 and pairs of conveying rollers 19, 22, 23, and 25 are rotated by the driving of the conveying motor.

[0020] The paper feed roller 17 is disposed so as to come into contact with the surface of the uppermost paper sheet 16 among the plurality of paper sheets 16 accommodated in the paper feed tray 11 .

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, the control device 40 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42, and a RAM 43. The CPU 41 corresponds to the "control unit" of the present invention. The ROM 42 stores programs and data for the CPU 41 to perform various controls. The RAM 43 temporarily stores data used when the CPU 41 executes the programs.

[0022] The control device 40 is electrically connected to the transport unit 15, the recording unit 21, and the cutting unit 24. The control device 40 is also electrically connected to an external device 100 (such as a personal computer).

[0023] Next, the program executed by the CPU 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0024] The CPU 41 first determines whether or not a recording command has been received from the external device 100 (S1). If it determines that a recording command has not been received from the external device 100 (S1: NO), the CPU 41 repeats the process of S1.

[0025] When it is determined that a recording command has been received from the external device 100 (S1: YES), the CPU 41 determines whether the recording command indicates recording of only one image (S2).

[0026] If it is determined that the recording command does not indicate recording of only one image (that is, indicates recording of two images) (S2: NO), the CPU 41 executes the control of S3 and then terminates the program.

[0027] If it is determined that the recording command indicates recording of only one image (S2: YES), the CPU 41 executes the control of S4 and then ends the program.

[0028] Next, the controls in S3 and S4 will be described.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 5E, the control of S3 is for generating a first ticket 161 having image A recorded on the front half 16X of the sheet of paper 16, and a second ticket 162 having image B (not shown) recorded on the back half 16Y of the sheet of paper 16, and corresponds to the "first control" of the present invention. The front half 16X is the portion of the sheet of paper 16 located downstream in the first direction D1. The back half 16Y is the portion of the sheet of paper 16 located upstream in the first direction D1. The front half 16X corresponds to the "first medium" of the present invention, and the back half 16Y corresponds to the "second medium" of the present invention. The first ticket 161 corresponds to the "first recording body" of the present invention, and the second ticket 162 corresponds to the "second recording body" of the present invention. Image A corresponds to the "first image" of the present invention, and image B corresponds to the "second image" of the present invention.

[0030] In S3, the CPU 41 first causes the conveying unit 15 to convey one sheet of paper 16 contained in the paper feed tray 11 to the recording start position (S31: first conveying process). At this time, the front half 16X is disposed at the recording position P1.

[0031] After S31, the CPU 41 causes the recording unit 21 to record a partial image A1, which is a part of the image A, on the first half 16X of the paper 16, as shown in FIG. 5A (S32: first recording process).

[0032] S32 includes a scanning process in which ink droplets are ejected from nozzles while moving the recording unit 21 in the left-right direction relative to the paper 16 stationary on the transport path R, thereby recording an image; a transport process in which the transport unit 15 transports the paper 16 a distance X1 (see FIG. 5A) after the scanning process; and another scanning process in which ink droplets are ejected from nozzles while moving the recording unit 21 in the left-right direction relative to the paper 16 that has stopped after transporting the paper 16 the distance X1 in the transport process, thereby recording an image. The scanning process corresponds to the "first process" of the present invention, the transport process corresponds to the "second process" of the present invention, and the other scanning process corresponds to the "third process" of the present invention. The distance X1 corresponds to the "first distance" of the present invention. In S32, the scanning process and the transport process are alternately performed. S32 includes one or more transport processes and two or more scanning processes.

[0033] After S32, the CPU 41 causes the conveying unit 15 to convey the paper 16 in the first direction D1 so that the planned cutting position Q of the paper 16 is positioned at the cutting position P2, as shown in FIG. 5B (S33: second conveying process). The planned cutting position Q is a position along the width direction (left-right direction) of the paper that passes through the center of the paper 16 in the first direction D1. At the completion of S32 (first recording process), the planned cutting position Q is located a distance X2 upstream in the first direction D1 from the cutting position P2, as shown in FIG. 5A. Therefore, in S33, the conveying unit 15 conveys the paper 16 a distance X2 in the first direction D1. The distance X2 corresponds to the "second distance" of the present invention and is shorter than the distance X1.

[0034] After S33, the CPU 41 causes the cutting unit 24 to cut the paper 16 (S34: first cutting process), as shown in Fig. 5C, so that the front half 16X and the rear half 16Y are separated from each other.

[0035] After S34, the CPU 41 causes the conveying unit 15 to convey the front half portion 16X and the rear half portion 16Y in the first direction D1 by a distance X3, as shown in FIG. 5D (S35: third conveying process). The distance X3 is the value obtained by subtracting the distance X2 from the distance X1, and is smaller than the distance X1. The distance X3 corresponds to the "third distance" of the present invention.

[0036] After S35, the CPU 41 causes the recording unit 21 to record a partial image A2, which is the remaining part of the image A, in the first half 16X (S36: third recording process), as shown in Fig. 5E. In S36, as in S32, the scanning process and the conveying process are performed alternately.

[0037] After S36, the CPU 41 causes the recording unit 21 to record image B in the latter half 16Y (S37: second recording process). In S37, as in S32, the scanning process and the transport process are alternated. This produces a first ticket 161 with image A recorded in the former half 16X and a second ticket 162 with image B recorded in the latter half 16Y.

[0038] After S37, the first ticket 161 and the second ticket 162 are conveyed in the first direction D1 by the conveyance section 15 and received in the discharge tray 13 (see FIG. 2).

[0039] The control of S4 is for producing a first ticket 161 with no image recorded in the first half 16X and a second ticket 162 with image B recorded in the second half 16Y, as shown in Figure 6D. In this control, image B corresponds to the "third image" of the present invention, and the second ticket 162 corresponds to the "third recording body" of the present invention. The control of S4 is different from the control of S3 (first control), and corresponds to the "second control" of the present invention.

[0040] In S4, the CPU 41 first causes the conveying unit 15 to convey the paper 16 in the first direction D1 so that the planned cutting position Q of the paper 16 is positioned at the cutting position P2, as shown in FIG. 6A (S41: third conveying process).

[0041] After S41, the CPU 41 causes the cutting unit 24 to cut the paper 16 (S42: second cutting process), as shown in Fig. 6B, so that the front half 16X and the rear half 16Y are separated from each other.

[0042] After S42, the CPU 41 causes the conveying unit 15 to convey the first half 16X and the second half 16Y in the first direction D1, as shown in Fig. 6C, and places the second half 16Y at the recording start position (S43). At this time, the second half 16Y is placed at the recording position P1.

[0043] After S43, the CPU 41 causes the recording unit 21 to record image B in the latter half 16Y (S44: third recording process), as shown in FIG. 6D. In S44, as in S32, the scanning process and the transport process are alternately performed. FIG. 6D shows that a partial image B1, which is a part of image B, is recorded in the latter half 16Y. When the recording of image B is completed in S44, a first ticket 161 with no image recorded in the former half 16X and a second ticket 162 with image B recorded in the latter half 16Y are produced.

[0044] After S44, the first ticket 161 and the second ticket 162 are conveyed in the first direction D1 by the conveyance section 15 and received in the discharge tray 13 (see FIG. 2).

[0045] As described above, in this embodiment, the cutting position P2 is located upstream of the recording unit 21 on the transport path R (see FIG. 2). In this configuration, the CPU 41 can execute the first control (S3) to generate a first ticket 161 having image A recorded in its front half 16X and a second ticket 162 having image B recorded in its rear half 16Y. In the first control (S3), the cutting process (S34: see FIG. 5C) is performed after recording at least a portion of image A (partial image A1) (S32: see FIG. 5A) and before recording image B (S37). This reduces the distance from the recording unit 21 to the cutting position P2, preventing the printer 1 from becoming larger.

[0046] In the first control (S3), after the cutting process (S34: see FIG. 5C) and before recording image B (S37), the CPU 41 records partial image A2, which is the remaining part of image A, in the first half 16X (S36: third recording process), as shown in FIG. 5E. In this case, the remaining part of image A can be recorded as needed after cutting.

[0047] The distance X2 by which the paper 16 is transported in S33 is shorter than the distance X1 by which the paper 16 is intermittently transported in S32 (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). In this case, the intended cutting position Q can be appropriately positioned at the cutting position P2, compared to when the paper 16 is transported the same distance as the distance X1 related to the intermittent transport in S33.

[0048] After the cutting process (S34) and before the third recording process (S36), the CPU 41 transports the first half 16X and the second half 16Y by a distance X3, which is smaller than the distance X1, as shown in Fig. 5D (S35: third transport process). In this case, compared to when the transport distance in S35 is the distance X1, it is highly likely that the image data used in S36 does not need to be changed, and the load on the CPU 41 can be reduced.

[0049] The CPU 41 can execute a second control (S4) different from the first control (S3) to generate a first ticket 161 with no image recorded in the first half 16X and a second ticket 162 with image B recorded in the second half 16Y. In the second control (S4), image B is recorded (S44: see FIG. 6C) after the cutting process (S42: see FIG. 6B). This prevents deterioration in image quality that may occur if the cutting process is performed while image B is being recorded.

[0050] The distance from the recording unit 21 to the cutting position P2 on the conveying path R is shorter than half the length along the conveying path R of the paper 16 that has the longest length along the conveying path R among the multiple sizes of paper 16 that can be accommodated in the paper feed tray 11. In this case, the printer 1 can be made smaller.

[0051] The distance from the recording unit 21 to the cutting position P2 on the conveying path R is 182 mm or less. In this case, the printer 1 can be made more compact with more certainty.

[0052] Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0053] In the first embodiment, after S34 and before S36, the CPU 41 transports the front half 16X and rear half 16Y by a distance X3, which is smaller than the distance X1, as shown in FIG. 5D (S35: third transport process). In contrast, in the second embodiment, the CPU 41 does not execute S35 after S34 and before S36, and starts recording the remaining part of the image A in S36 with the front half 16X and rear half 16Y remaining stationary at the positions they were in at S34 (first cutting process: see FIG. 8C). At this time, of the multiple nozzles in the recording unit 21, only the nozzles on the upstream side in the first direction D1 are used.

[0054] The first control (S203: see FIG. 7) of the second embodiment is similar to the first control (S3: see FIG. 4) of the first embodiment, except that S35 is not included.

[0055] According to the second embodiment, by not executing S35, the time required for the transport process in S35 is omitted, and the printing speed is improved.

[0056] Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0057] In the first embodiment, the CPU 41 conveys the paper 16 in a first direction D1 in S33 (see FIG. 5B). In contrast, in the third embodiment, the CPU 41 conveys the paper 16 in a second direction D2 (reverse travel) in S33 (see FIG. 10C). The second direction D2 is the opposite direction to the first direction D1, and is the direction from downstream to upstream of the conveying path R (rearward).

[0058] The first control (S303: see FIG. 9) of the third embodiment is the same as the first control (S3: see FIG. 4) of the first embodiment, except for the conveyance direction of the paper 16 in S33.

[0059] In the third embodiment, in S32, the CPU 41 executes recording of a partial image A1 by a first scanning operation shown in FIG. 10A and recording of a partial image A2 by a second scanning operation shown in FIG. 10B. At the completion of S32 (first recording process), the planned cutting position Q is located downstream in the first direction D1 by a distance X4 from the cutting position P2, as shown in FIG. 10B. Therefore, in S33, the conveying unit 15 conveys the paper 16 in the second direction D2 by a distance X4. The distance X4 corresponds to another "second distance" of the present invention and is shorter than the distance X1.

[0060] In the third embodiment, in S36, the CPU 41 causes the remaining part of the image A, that is, the partial image A3, to be printed on the first half 16X as shown in Fig. 10E. At this time, of the multiple nozzles of the printing unit 21, only the nozzles on the upstream side in the first direction D1 are used.

[0061] According to the third embodiment, the distance X4 over which the paper 16 is transported in S33 is shorter than the distance X1 over which the paper 16 is intermittently transported in S32 (see FIGS. 10B and 10C). In this case, the planned cutting position Q can be appropriately positioned at the cutting position P2, compared to when the paper 16 is transported the same distance as the distance X1 related to the intermittent transport in S33.

[0062] <Fourth embodiment> Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0063] In the first embodiment, after the cutting process (S34: see FIG. 5C), the CPU 41 records partial image A2, which is the remaining portion of image A (S36: see FIG. 5E). In contrast, in the fourth embodiment, after conveying the paper 16 so that the planned cutting position Q is located at cutting position P2 (S33: see FIG. 12B) and before the cutting process (S34: see FIG. 12D), the CPU 41 causes the recording unit 21 to record partial image A2, which is the remaining portion of image A, on the first half 16X, as shown in FIG. 12C (S36: third recording process).

[0064] Also, in the fourth embodiment, as in the second embodiment, S35 is not executed. In S36, with the first half 16X and the second half 16Y remaining stationary at the positions in S33, printing of the remaining part of image A is started. At this time, of the multiple nozzles of the printing unit 21, only the nozzles on the upstream side in the first direction D1 are used.

[0065] The first control (S403: see FIG. 11) of the fourth embodiment is similar to the first control (S3: see FIG. 4) of the first embodiment, except that S35 is not included and S36 is executed before S34.

[0066] According to the fourth embodiment, the remaining part of image A is recorded before cutting. In this case, deterioration of image quality due to misalignment of paper 16 during cutting can be suppressed compared to the first embodiment, in which the remaining part of image A is recorded after cutting.

[0067] Also, in the fourth embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the distance X2 over which the paper 16 is transported in S33 is shorter than the distance X1 over which the paper 16 is intermittently transported in S32 (see FIGS. 12A and 12B). In this case, the planned cutting position Q can be appropriately positioned at the cutting position P2, compared to when the paper 16 is transported the same distance as the distance X1 related to the intermittent transport in S33.

[0068] Fifth Embodiment Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0069] In the first embodiment (see FIG. 4), the CPU 41 records a part of image A (S32) after S31 and before S33. In contrast, in the fifth embodiment (see FIG. 13), the CPU 41 records the entire image A (S132) after S31 and before S33. Also, in the fifth embodiment, the CPU 41 transports the paper 16 in the second direction D2 (reverse travel) in S33, as shown in FIG. 14C.

[0070] The first control of the fifth embodiment (S503: see Figure 13) is similar to the first control of the first embodiment (S3: see Figure 4) except that S132 is executed after S31 and before S33 instead of S32, and the conveying direction of the paper 16 in S33.

[0071] In the fifth embodiment, in S132, the CPU 41 executes recording of a partial image A1 by a first scanning operation shown in Fig. 14A and recording of a partial image A2 by a second scanning operation shown in Fig. 14B. At the completion of S132 (first recording process), the planned cutting position Q is located downstream in the first direction D1 by a distance X4 from the cutting position P2, as shown in Fig. 14B. Therefore, in S33, the conveying unit 15 conveys the paper 16 in the second direction D2 by a distance X4. The distance X4 is shorter than the distance X1.

[0072] According to the fifth embodiment, all of image A is recorded before cutting. Compared to the first embodiment, where the remaining part of image A is recorded after cutting, deterioration of image quality due to misalignment of paper 16 during cutting can be suppressed.

[0073] Furthermore, according to the fifth embodiment, the distance X4 over which the paper 16 is transported in S33 is shorter than the distance X1 over which the paper 16 is intermittently transported in S32 (see FIGS. 14B and 14C). In this case, the intended cutting position Q can be appropriately positioned at the cutting position P2, compared to when the paper 16 is transported the same distance as the distance X1 associated with the intermittent transport in S33.

[0074] <Modification> Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0075] For example, the recording medium is not limited to paper, but may be cloth, a resin material, or the like.

[0076] The recording unit is not limited to an inkjet type, but may be a laser type, a thermal transfer type, or the like.

[0077] The present invention is not limited to printers, but may also be applied to facsimiles, copiers, multifunction machines, and the like.

[0078] The program according to the present invention can be distributed by recording it on a removable recording medium such as a flexible disk or a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk, or can be distributed via a communication line. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1;2;3 Printer (recording device) 11 Paper feed tray (storage area) 15 Conveying section 16 Paper (recording media) 16X First half (1st medium) 16Y second half (second medium) 161 First piece of paper (first record) 162 Second piece of paper (second record body) 21 Recording Section 24 Cut section 41 CPU (control unit) A and B images P1 recording position P2 cutting position Q Planned cutting position R transport path X1 distance (1st distance) X2,X4 distance (second distance) X3 Distance (Third Distance)

Claims

1. a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium; a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position and divides the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium; a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium along a conveying path toward the recording unit; a control unit, the cutting position is located upstream of the conveying path with respect to the recording unit, the control unit is capable of executing a first control to generate a first recording body in which a first image is recorded on the first medium and a second recording body in which a second image is recorded on the second medium; The first control is a first conveying process for conveying one recording medium to a recording start position by the conveying unit; a first recording process in which, after the first conveying process, the recording unit records at least a part of the first image on the one recording medium; a second conveying process of conveying the one recording medium by the conveying unit after the first recording process so that a planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position; a first cutting process for cutting the single recording medium by the cutting unit after the second conveying process; a second recording process for causing the recording unit to record the second image on the second medium after the first cutting process.

2. the first recording process is for recording only a part of the first image, 2. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the first control further includes a third recording process that causes the recording unit to record the remaining portion of the first image on the first medium after the first cutting process and before the second recording process.

3. the first recording process includes a first process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary on the transport path, a second process of causing the transport unit to transport the one recording medium a first distance after the first process, and a third process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary after transporting the one recording medium the first distance in the second process, 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a second distance over which the single recording medium is transported in the second transport process is shorter than the first distance.

4. the first control further includes a third conveying process of conveying the first medium by the conveying unit a third distance after the first cutting process and before the third recording process, 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the third distance is smaller than the first distance.

5. 4. The recording device according to claim 3, wherein the third recording process starts recording the remaining portion of the first image by the recording unit while the first medium remains stationary in the position at which the first cutting process was performed.

6. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second conveying process comprises conveying the single recording medium from downstream to upstream of the conveying path by the conveying unit.

7. the first recording process includes a first process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary on the transport path, a second process of causing the transport unit to transport the one recording medium a first distance after the first process, and a third process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary after transporting the one recording medium the first distance in the second process, 7. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a second distance over which the single recording medium is transported in the second transport process is shorter than the first distance.

8. the first recording process is for recording only a part of the first image, 2. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the first control further includes a third recording process that causes the recording unit to record the remaining portion of the first image on the first medium after the second conveying process and before the first cutting process.

9. the first recording process includes a first process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary on the transport path, a second process of causing the transport unit to transport the one recording medium a first distance after the first process, and a third process of causing the recording unit to record an image on the one recording medium that is stationary after transporting the one recording medium the first distance in the second process, 9. The recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a second distance over which the single recording medium is transported in the second transport process is shorter than the first distance.

10. 2. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the first recording process records the entire first image.

11. the control unit is capable of executing a second control different from the first control in order to generate a third recording body in which a third image is recorded on the first medium and the second medium on which no image is recorded, The second control is a third conveying process of conveying the single recording medium by the conveying unit so that a planned cutting position of the single recording medium is positioned at the cutting position; a second cutting process for cutting the one sheet of recording medium by the cutting unit after the third conveying process; The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a third recording process for causing the recording unit to record the third image on the second medium after the second cutting process.

12. a storage unit capable of storing a plurality of recording media having different lengths along the transport path; A recording device as described in any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the distance from the recording unit to the cutting position in the conveying path is less than half the length of the recording medium having the longest length among the plurality of recording media.

13. 13. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the recording unit to the cutting position on the transport path is 182 mm or less.

14. A control method for controlling a recording device, comprising: The recording device includes: a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium; a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position and divides the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium, and a transport unit that transports the recording medium along a transport path toward the recording unit, the cutting position being located upstream of the transport path with respect to the recording unit; The control method includes: a first control is executable to generate a first recording body having a first image recorded on the first medium and a second recording body having a second image recorded on the second medium; The first control is a first conveying process for conveying one recording medium to a recording start position by the conveying unit; a first recording process in which, after the first conveying process, the recording unit records at least a part of the first image on the one recording medium; a second conveying process of conveying the one recording medium by the conveying unit after the first recording process so that a planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position; a first cutting process for cutting the single recording medium by the cutting unit after the second conveying process; a second recording process for causing the recording unit to record the second image on the second medium after the first cutting process.

15. a control device for use in a recording device, the control device comprising: a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium; a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium at a cutting position to divide the recording medium into a first medium and a second medium; and a transport unit that transports the recording medium along a transport path toward the recording unit, the cutting position being located upstream of the transport path with respect to the recording unit; a program that causes a first control to function as a control means capable of executing a first control in order to generate a first recording body in which a first image is recorded on the first medium and a second recording body in which a second image is recorded on the second medium, The first control is a first conveying process for conveying one recording medium to a recording start position by the conveying unit; a first recording process in which, after the first conveying process, the recording unit records at least a part of the first image on the one recording medium; a second conveying process of conveying the one recording medium by the conveying unit after the first recording process so that a planned cutting position of the one recording medium is positioned at the cutting position; a first cutting process for cutting the single recording medium by the cutting unit after the second conveying process; a second recording process for causing the recording unit to record the second image on the second medium after the first cutting process.

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