JP2003206064A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer capable of displaying printer sheets having different lengths in the paper ejecting direction so as to be accessible in various places. <P>SOLUTION: In this vertical printer 11, a pair of left and right movable support members 20 for supporting a printer sheet are disposed downward under a paper ejection port 13. The support members 20 move according to the printer sheet P ejected from the paper ejection port 13, and support the printer sheet P stopped and cut at the position when the ejection of the printer sheet P is finished. The vertical printer 11 is provided with: a background plate 14 vertically disposed toward the lower side of the ejection port 13, a front support member 15 for supporting the background plate 14 and a back support member 16. The support member 16 is movable between an acting position for supporting the support member 15 and a non-acting position for evacuating from the acting position. The vertical printer 11 can be used as an on-floor printer or a wall-mounted printer by positioning the support member 16 at the acting position or at the non-acting position, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has previously proposed a wall-mounted printer capable of displaying printed and discharged printing paper on a paper discharge tray. According to this, the wall-mounted printer has a paper discharge tray parallel to the wall, which has a stopper for supporting the discharged print paper at the bottom. The lower portion of the printing paper is supported by this stopper, while the upper portion of the printing paper is supported by the paper discharge port or the supporting member. In this way, in the wall-mounted printer, the discharged printing paper is supported and displayed on the paper discharge tray.

[0003]

However, the wall-mounted printer previously proposed by the applicant of the present invention uses cut paper of a predetermined size as the printing paper, and the fixed paper discharge tray and the fixed paper discharge tray. The stopper supports the cut sheet of a predetermined size. On the other hand, some commonly used printers use roll paper. In that case, generally, only the portion used for printing paper is cut and discharged. Therefore, when roll paper is used as the print paper, the length of the discharged paper in the paper discharge direction differs depending on the length of the print paper used for printing in the paper discharge direction. However, in the above-described wall-mounted printer, since the paper discharge tray and its stopper are fixed, the length of the paper that can be supported by them in the paper discharge direction is limited. For this reason, the above-described wall-mounted printer cannot support the printing paper when the length in the paper discharge direction is not a predetermined length as in the case of using roll paper.

Further, since the lower part of the printing paper displayed in the above wall-mounted printer is hidden by the stopper and the upper part thereof is hidden by the paper exit or the supporting member, the user cannot see the entire printing paper.

Further, when the user sees the printed printing paper discharged and displayed, it is desirable to display the printing paper in a state that is easy for the user to see. For example, the printer on which the printing paper is displayed is not on the wall, but at the user's hand. In some cases it may be desirable to have However, the above wall-mounted printer
It can be used only as a wall-mounted printer, and even if the user wants to use the wall-mounted printer at hand, it cannot be realized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer capable of displaying print sheets having different lengths in the sheet discharge direction so that they can be viewed at various places. is there.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention as set forth in claim 1 is configured such that the printing paper printed by the printing mechanism is discharged from a paper discharge port formed in the lower part of the printing mechanism. The gist of the present invention is a printer for ejecting a sheet, which is provided with a movable support member that moves according to the length of the ejected print sheet in the sheet ejection direction and supports the ejected print sheet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to the first aspect, the movable supporting member moves in accordance with the discharge of the printing sheet. Claim 3
The invention according to claim 1 is the printer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a pair of the movable supporting members is provided on the left and right under the sheet discharge port.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to any one of the first to third aspects, the movable support member is a linear member or a linear or plate-shaped transparent member. The point is to be done.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the movable support member supports a front end portion, a front surface and a back surface of the printing paper. Use as a summary.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the movable support member supports at least the leading end portion of the printing paper, and the movable support member or It is a gist to support at least the upper part of the front surface and the upper part of the back surface of the printing paper by another supporting member.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the printer according to the item 1, the movable support member is a paper discharge tray provided with a stopper member that locks a leading end portion of the print paper, and the paper discharge tray and the stopper member are the back surface of the print paper. The printer is further provided with another supporting member for supporting the upper part of the front surface of the printing paper.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, a background plate that is larger in vertical and horizontal directions than the discharged printing paper is provided on the rear side of the movable support member. The gist is that it is arranged on the side toward the lower side of the paper discharge port.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to the eighth aspect, the printer includes a front surface supporting member that supports the background plate from a front surface and a back surface supporting member that supports the background plate from a rear surface. The rear support member can be housed in the front support member.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer for ejecting a printing sheet printed by a printing mechanism from a sheet ejection port formed at a lower portion of the printing mechanism, wherein the printing sheet is ejected. The gist of the present invention is to include a paper support member that supports the upper portion and the lower portion, and a printer support member that vertically supports the main body of the printer.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to the tenth aspect, the printer support member faces downward of the sheet discharge port so as to be positioned on the rear side of the discharged print sheet. And a rear surface support member that supports the background board from the back surface, and a background board that is larger than the printed paper to be discharged vertically and horizontally. Use as a summary.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to the eleventh aspect, the back surface support member is movable between an operating position for supporting the background plate and a non-operating position retracted from the operating position. The main point is.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to the twelfth aspect, the back support member is housed in the front support member so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to the background plate. The summary is what you did.

The invention as set forth in claim 14 is as follows.
The gist of the printer described in any one of 3 is that a handle is provided on an upper surface of the printer. (Operation) According to the first aspect of the invention, in the printer that ejects the printed printing sheet to the lower side, the movable supporting member that moves according to the length of the ejected printing sheet in the ejection direction. Supports the ejected printing paper. Therefore, regardless of the length of the ejected printing paper in the ejection direction, the printer can display the ejected printing paper in a viewable state while being supported by the movable support member.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the movable supporting member moves in accordance with the discharge of the printing paper. For this reason,
The movable support member can be moved according to the length of the print sheet in the sheet discharge direction, and the printer supports the print sheet by the movable support member regardless of the length of the discharged print sheet in the sheet discharge direction. it can.

According to the third aspect of the invention, a pair of movable supporting members are provided on the left and right under the sheet discharge port. For this reason, the pair of left and right movable supporting members can stably support the printing paper at the two left and right positions, while the printer does not have the movable supporting member at the central portion of the printing paper. It can be exhibited in an easy-to-use state.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the movable support member is composed of a linear member or a linear or plate-shaped transparent member. Therefore, the movable support member is difficult to see,
The printer can display almost all of the printing paper so that it can be viewed.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the movable supporting member supports the front end portion, the front surface and the rear surface of the printing paper.
Therefore, the printer can support the printing paper by the movable supporting member.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the printer supports at least the front end of the printing paper by the movable supporting member, and at least the upper part of the front surface of the printing paper by the movable supporting member or another supporting member. And supporting the upper part of the back. Therefore, the printer can support the printing paper by the movable supporting member or by the movable supporting member and another supporting member.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the movable supporting member is a paper discharge tray provided with a stopper member for locking the leading end of the printing paper, and the paper discharge tray and the stopper member are The printer further includes another supporting member that supports the back surface and the leading end of the printing paper and further supports the upper part of the front surface of the printing paper. Therefore, the printer can support the print sheet by the discharge tray which is a movable supporting member and its stopper member and other supporting members.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in the printer, a background plate that is larger in the vertical and horizontal directions than the printing paper to be ejected is disposed on the rear side of the movable support member toward the lower side of the ejection port. is doing. Therefore, the discharged printing paper is displayed with the background plate as the background, and the plates as the background surround the printing paper on all sides, so that the printer can display the printing paper so that it stands out.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the printer includes a front support member that supports the background plate from the front surface, and a back support member that can be housed in the front support member that supports the background plate from the rear surface. Equipped with. Therefore, the printer can be used as a wall-mounted printer by accommodating the back support member in the front support member, and can also be used as a floor-standing printer by using the back support member to support the background plate.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the printer for ejecting the printing paper printed by the printing mechanism from the paper ejection port formed in the lower part of the printing mechanism is such that the upper part of the ejected printing paper. And a paper support member for supporting the lower part, and a printer support member for vertically supporting the main body of the printer. Therefore, the printer can be installed on the floor and the printing paper can be displayed by supporting the printer main body by the printer supporting member.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the printer support member is disposed toward the lower side of the sheet discharge port so as to be positioned on the rear side of the print sheet to be discharged, and the discharged sheet is discharged. And a front surface support member that supports the background board from the front surface, and a back surface support member that supports the background board from the rear surface. Therefore, the printer is installed on the floor, and the printing paper can be displayed against the background plate.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the back surface support member is movable between an operating position for supporting the background plate and a non-operating position retracted from the operating position. Therefore, it can be used as a floor-standing printer by moving the back surface support member to the working position to support the main body of the printer, and can also be used as a wall-mounted printer by moving it to the non-working position.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the back support member is accommodated in the front support member so as to be slidable in the direction orthogonal to the background plate. Therefore, the back support member can be moved to the non-acting position by being slid and housed in the front support member, and can be moved to the working position by being slid out from the accommodating portion of the front support member.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the printer includes a handle on the upper surface. Therefore, with this handle, the user can easily carry the printer and can easily move and use the printer.

[0033]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the vertical printer of this embodiment is used as a wall-mounted printer, FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the back when the vertical printer is used as a floor-standing printer, and FIG. 3 is the same vertical printer. And FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of the vertical printer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior cover 12 of the vertical printer 11 is a quadrangular box, and the lower surface of the outer cover 12 has a rectangular paper ejection size of a printing paper P as a printing medium. A mouth 13 is formed. A background plate 14 is vertically provided on the back surface of the outer cover 12. Background plate 14
Has a plate-like shape, and a front surface supporting member 15 is bent forward at the lower end thereof.

A concave portion 1 is formed on the bottom surface of the front support member 15.
5a is formed. A guide groove 15b (see FIG. 2) having an inverted wedge-shaped cross section is formed in the recess 15a in the front-rear direction. The back surface support member 16 is accommodated in the recess 15a so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. More specifically, a guide rail 17 (see FIG. 2) having a wedge-shaped cross section is formed on the upper surface of the back support member 16 in the front-rear direction. Then, by fitting the guide groove 15b and the guide rail 17 together, the back support member 16 can be moved in the front-rear direction without dropping. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, when the back surface support member 16 is pulled out rearward from the recess 15a (hereinafter referred to as an operating position), the main body of the vertical printer 11 (the exterior cover 12 and the inside thereof) is moved. Supported. That is, the background plate 14 and the front surface support member 15 and the back surface support member 16 that support the background plate 14 support the main body of the vertical printer 11 as printer support members, so that the vertical printer 11 is placed on the floor. Can be used as a printer. On the contrary, as shown in FIG.
When it is set to the position (non-acting position) accommodated in a, the back surface of the vertical printer 11 can be brought into contact with the wall, and the vertical printer 11 can be used as a wall-mounted printer. In addition,
A drawing hole 18 is formed in the back surface support member 16.
This is used to facilitate the operation of sliding the back surface support member 16 into two positions, an operating position and a non-operating position. Also,
A handle 19 is provided on the upper surface of the outer cover 12.

A pair of left and right movable supporting members 20 are hung from the paper exit 13 downward from the paper exit 13. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the movable supporting members 20 is composed of a single wire having a U-shaped lower portion. The front base end of each movable support member 20 is located on the front side of the paper exit 13, and the rear base end thereof is the paper exit 13.
It is located on the rear side of. The tip ends of the pair of left and right movable support members 20 have the same height. Then, the movable supporting member 20 moves downward as the printing paper P is ejected, and is housed in the exterior cover 12 when the printing paper P is not on the movable supporting member 20. There is. The printing paper P used in this embodiment is a roll paper, and the printing paper P of the portion used for printing is cut and discharged onto the movable support member 20.

When the printing paper P printed by the printing device 31 (see FIG. 5) provided in the outer cover 12 is discharged through the paper discharge port 13, the pair of left and right sides are accordingly discharged. The movable supporting member 20 moves downward, and the left and right leading end portions of the discharged printing paper P are received by the pair of left and right movable supporting members 20. At this time, in the present embodiment, the pair of left and right movable support members 20 support the left and right front end portions, the front surface, and the back surface of the printing paper P. That is, the ejected printing paper P is supported and displayed by the pair of left and right movable support members 20 that have moved corresponding to the length of the ejected printing paper P in the ejection direction. As described above, the pair of left and right movable supporting members 20 support the printing paper P and thus function as a paper supporting member.

A front view of the vertical printer 11 with the printing paper P ejected is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the ejected printing paper P is supported and displayed by the pair of left and right movable support members 20 that have moved downward according to the length of the printing paper P in the ejection direction. The width of the background plate 14 is wider than the width of the printing paper P. For this reason,
The printing paper P is displayed with the background plate 14 as the background and being surrounded on all sides by the background plate 14 as the background.

Next, the construction of the printing apparatus built in the exterior cover 12 of the vertical printer 11 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the printing device 31 provided in the outer cover 12 includes a printing mechanism 32. Above the printing mechanism 32, a paper feed roller 33, a paper feed roller 34,
A paper feed mechanism including a paper feed motor M1 (see FIG. 6) and the like is arranged. The paper feeding mechanism guides the printing paper P, which is a roll paper, before printing to the printing mechanism 32. Then, the printing mechanism 32 uses the printing paper P guided by the paper feeding mechanism.
The image G is printed on.

The printing mechanism 32 includes a guide rail member 35,
A print head 36, a pair of left and right pulleys 37 and 38, a timing belt 39, and a carriage motor M2 are provided.
The guide rail member 35 is fixed in the lower portion of the exterior cover 12 so as to extend in the left-right direction. The print head 36 is slidably and non-rotatably supported on the guide rail member 35 in the axial direction. The print head 36 is
Color ink droplets are ejected toward the paper surface of the printing paper P from a large number of nozzles provided with an ink cartridge, and the same color ink droplets are attached to the paper surface.

Of the pair of left and right pulleys 37, 38, the left pulley 37 is rotatably supported by the outer cover 12 near the left end of the guide rail member 35. On the other hand, the right pulley 38 has an output shaft fixed to the carriage motor M2 fixed to the outer cover 12 near the right side of the guide rail member 35. Then, the pair of left and right pulleys 37,
A timing belt 39 is hung around 38, and a part of the timing belt 39 is connected to the print head 3.
6 is connected and fixed.

Therefore, when the carriage motor M2 rotates in the forward and reverse directions, a part of the connecting portion of the timing belt 39 reciprocates in the left-right direction along the guide rail member 35, and the print head 36 also moves in the left-right direction (main scanning direction). ) Will be reciprocating. As a result, the printing apparatus 31 reciprocates the print head 36 in the left-right direction (main scanning direction) while controlling the paper feeding of the printing paper P by the paper feeding mechanism, and ejects the color ink droplets based on the image data. The image G is printed on the paper surface by discharging the print paper P toward the paper surface.

The printing paper P on which the image G is printed on the printing mechanism 32 is guided downward by the paper feeding mechanism. A cutting mechanism 40 is arranged below the printing mechanism 32. The cutting mechanism 40 includes a fixed blade 41 and a movable blade 42. When the printing of the image G is completed, the printing paper P is cut by the fixed blade 41 and the movable blade 42, and the printing paper P on which the image G is printed is discharged onto the pair of left and right movable support members 20.

Next, the electrical configuration of the vertical printer 11 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the vertical printer 11 includes a CPU 51 and a ROM 5
2, RAM 53 and external connection device 54. C
The PU 51 is connected to the paper feed motor M1 and outputs a drive control signal for drive control to the paper feed motor M1. Further, the CPU 51 is connected to a print head 36 that constitutes the printing mechanism 32 of the printing device 31, and outputs a nozzle drive signal to a nozzle drive body for ejecting ink droplets from nozzles provided in the print head 36. .
The CPU 51 is also connected to a carriage motor M2 that also constitutes the printing mechanism 32, and outputs a drive control signal for drive control to the carriage motor M2. Further, the CPU 51 is connected to a paper cutting motor M3 that operates the movable blade 42 to cut the printing paper P, and outputs a drive control signal for drive control to the paper cutting motor M3. Further, the CPU 51 is connected to a sheet supporting member moving motor M4 that moves the pair of left and right movable supporting members 20, and outputs a drive control signal for drive control to the sheet supporting member moving motor M4. That is, when the paper support member moving motor M4 rotates normally, the movable support member 20 moves downward, and when the paper support member moving motor M4 reversely rotates, the movable support member 20 moves upward. Furthermore,
The CPU 51 is connected to the external connection device 54, and is connected to a computer or a network by the external connection device 54.

The CPU 51 operates according to various programs such as the image data processing program stored in the ROM 52, and temporarily stores the calculation processing result and the like in the RAM 53. The image data processing program is executed by the external connection device 5
4 is a program for printing the image G on the printing paper P based on the image data received via That is, when the CPU 51 receives the image data via the external connection device 54, the CPU 51 temporarily stores the image data in the RAM 53 according to the image data processing program.
Then, the CPU 51 drives and controls the paper feed motor M1, the print head 56 and the carriage motor M2 of the printing mechanism 52, and prints the image G on the printing paper P based on the image data stored in the RAM 53.

On the other hand, as the printing of the image G progresses in this manner, the pair of left and right movable support members 20 move downward. That is, the CPU 51
Is driven and controlled by the paper support member moving motor M4 in accordance with the length of the print paper P discharged from the paper discharge mechanism 13 in the paper discharge direction by being guided by the paper feed mechanism. The member 20 is moved. When the printing of the image G on the printing paper P is completed, the CPU 51 drives and controls the paper cutting motor M3 to cut the printing paper P.

In this way, the printing paper P on which the image G is printed and cut is discharged onto the pair of left and right movable supporting members 20, and is supported and displayed by the pair of left and right movable supporting members 20.

According to the vertical printer 11 of the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. The discharged printing paper P is supported by the pair of left and right movable support members 20. Therefore, the printing paper P is displayed in a state where it does not come into contact with the front surface support member 15, and the printing paper P appears to be floating in the air, so that the printing paper P can be easily displayed.

The discharged printing paper P is supported on the left and right ends, the front surface, and the back surface by a pair of left and right movable support members 20 formed of wires. Therefore, only the left and right edges of the printing paper P are hidden to support the printing paper P, and the printing paper P can be displayed in a state where it is easily visible.

The movable support member 20 moves according to the length of the discharged print paper P in the paper discharge direction. For this reason,
Even when the ejected printing paper P is small, when the printing paper P is cut by the cutting mechanism 40, the front end of the printing paper P is received by the pair of left and right movable support members 20 located immediately below the printing paper P. To be Therefore, even when the discharged print paper P is small, the pair of left and right movable support members 20
As a result, the discharged printing paper P is supported in a stable state.

The discharged printing paper P is supported by the movable supporting member 20, and the width of the background plate 14 is larger than the width of the printing paper P. Therefore, the discharged printing paper P is
It is exhibited with the background plate 14 as the background, and the background plate 14 as the background surrounds the printing paper P on all sides, so that the printing paper P
Can be displayed so as to stand out.

The rear support member 16 is of a slide type, and can be used by being pulled out (moved to the operating position) or housed in the front support member 15 (moving to the non-operating position). Therefore, the vertical printer 11
Can be used as a wall-mounted printer by moving the back support member 16 to the non-acting position, and can also be used as a floor-standing printer by moving the back support member 16 to the working position.

The rear surface support member 16 has a drawing hole 18. Therefore, the user can reach the pull-out hole 18 from both the upper surface and the bottom surface of the back surface supporting member 16, and the back surface supporting member 1 can be located between the working position and the non-working position.
6 can be easily moved.

The back support member 16 is the guide rail 1.
7, the back support member 16 is configured to be slidable by fitting the guide rail 17 and the guide groove 15b of the recess 15a of the front support member 15. Therefore, the back surface support member 16 slides along the guide groove 15b and the guide rail 17 and can easily move between the working position and the non-working position.

A handle 19 is provided on the upper surface of the vertical printer 11. Therefore, the vertical printer 11
Can be easily carried, and particularly when the vertical printer 11 is used as a floor-standing printer, it can be easily moved.

The printing paper P on which printing has been completed is cut, supported by the pair of left and right movable support members 20, and displayed. For this reason, it is possible to inform the user that the printing is completed by the displayed printing paper P itself.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows. -In above-mentioned embodiment, although the movable support member 20 was comprised with the wire, the member which comprises the movable support member 20 is not restricted to this. The member forming the movable support member 20 may be any member as long as it is hard to see (for example, a linear member or a linear or plate-shaped transparent member).
For example, the movable support member 20 may be composed of a piano wire or an acrylic plate. When the movable supporting member 20 is made of an acrylic plate, it may have a large width. By doing so, the printing paper P can be supported more stably.

In the above embodiment, the movable support member 20
However, the shape of the movable support member 20 is not limited to this. The movable supporting member 20 may be formed in any shape as long as it can support the printing paper P so that the front end of the printing paper P does not contact the front surface supporting member 15. For example, the movable support member 20 may be formed in a shape with a cut front surface, as shown in FIG. In this case, the J-shaped movable supporting member 61 supports the left and right ends and the back surface of the printing paper P, and the other supporting member 62 supports the upper left and right front surfaces of the printing paper P, so that the printing paper P is supported. To be done. Further, the movable support member 20 may be formed in a shape in which the central portion is cut, as shown in FIG. In this case, a short U
The printing paper P is supported by the movable support member 71 having a character shape supporting the left and right front end portions of the printing paper P and the other supporting members 72a and 72b supporting the left, right front and back surfaces of the upper portion of the printing paper P. To be done. The movable support member 71 is supported by the slide member 73, and the slide member 73
Are slidably supported by a guide device 74 arranged parallel to the background plate 14. That is, in this case, the slide member 73 and the movable support member 71 move according to the guide device 74 according to the length of the print paper P in the paper discharge direction,
The print paper P is placed at a position corresponding to the length of the print paper P in the paper discharge direction.
Support. By doing so, the portion where the printing paper P is hidden can be made small.

In the above embodiment, the vertical printer 11
Is a background plate 14, a front support member 15, and a back support member 1.
6 is provided, but these may not be provided when the vertical printer is used only as a wall-mounted printer. When the vertical printer is used as a wall-mounted printer, the printing paper P can be exhibited with the wall as a background so that it looks as if it floats in the air. When the vertical printer is used as a wall-mounted printer, only the background plate 14 among the background plate 14, the front support member 15 and the back support member 16 may be provided. If the background plate 14 is provided, the background plate 14 as a background and the background plate 14 as the background surrounds the printing paper P on all four sides so that the printing paper P can be displayed so as to stand out, while the front support member is provided. The protruding portion due to 15 can be eliminated. The background plate 14, the front support member 15, and the back support member 16 may be removable when the vertical printer is used as a wall-mounted printer. Further, the front support member 15 may be foldable when the vertical printer is used as a wall-mounted printer.

In the above embodiment, the pair of left and right movable support members 20 are configured to support the left and right front end portions, the front surface, and the back surface of the printing paper P. If the vertical printer is used only as a wall-mounted printer, replace it with the paper exit 1
A plate-shaped paper discharge tray having a stopper member at the lower end may be formed vertically below the sheet 3, and the paper discharge tray may support the front end and the back surface of the printing paper P. Then, another supporting member for supporting the upper front portion of the printing paper P may be formed, and the printing paper P may be supported by this other supporting member and the paper discharge tray. In this case, the paper discharge tray may be moved according to the length of the print paper P in the paper discharge direction.

In the above embodiment, the movable support member 20
Is parallel to the background plate 14, but the movable support member 20 may be inclined. By doing so, the printing paper P can be supported in a more stable state.

In the above embodiment, the movable support member 20
Although the paper support member moving motor M4 for moving the paper is provided separately from the paper feed motor M1, the movable support member 20 may be moved by the paper feed motor M1 in conjunction with the paper feed mechanism.

In the above embodiment, the movable support member 20
Moves according to the discharge of the printing paper P, but if the movable supporting member 20 can receive the leading end of the printing paper P immediately below when the printing paper P is cut, then the moving support member 20 moves when and how. Good. For example, the movable support member 20 is
Before the print paper P is discharged, it may be moved according to the length of the print paper P to be discharged in the paper discharge direction. Further, the movable support member 20 may move from the pulled-out state according to the length of the printing paper P in the paper ejection direction before the printing is completed and the printing paper P is cut.

In the above embodiment, the plate-shaped background plate 14
The front support member 15 and the back support member 16 supporting the background plate 14 supported the main body of the vertical printer 11 as a printer support member, and the vertical printer 11 was used as a floor-standing printer. The printer supporting member may be any member as long as it can vertically support the main body of the vertical printer. For example, the portion corresponding to the background plate 14 does not have to be plate-shaped and may be rod-shaped.

In the above embodiment, the back support member 16
Was placed in the inactive position by being housed in the front support member 15, but the back support member 16 may be moved in any manner as long as it can be moved between the active position and the inactive position. For example, the back support member 16 may be foldable toward the background plate 14 side or the front support member 15 side.

[0066]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display print sheets printed by a printer and having different lengths in the sheet discharge direction so that they can be browsed. In addition, the printing paper printed by the printer can be exhibited so that it can be viewed at various places.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view when a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention is used as a wall-mounted printer.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the back when the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as a floor-standing printer.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an essential part showing the configuration of the printing apparatus of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an electrical block circuit diagram showing an electrical configuration of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part of a printer according to another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Vertical printer 12 Exterior cover 13 Paper exit 14 background plate 15 Front support member 16 Back support member 19 handle 20, 61, 71 Movable support member 62, 72a, 72b Other support members

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A printer for ejecting printing paper printed by a printing mechanism from a paper ejection port formed at a lower portion of the printing mechanism, wherein the printing paper is ejected in a length in a paper ejection direction. A printer comprising: a movable supporting member that moves in accordance with the movable supporting member to support the discharged printing paper. 2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the movable support member moves according to the discharge of the printing paper. 3. The printer according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the movable support members are provided on the left and right sides below the paper discharge port. 4. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the movable support member is a linear member or a linear or plate-shaped transparent member. Printer. 5. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the movable supporting member supports a front end portion, a front surface, and a rear surface of the printing paper. 6. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the movable supporting member supports at least the leading end portion of the printing paper, and the movable supporting member or another supporting member at least the front end portion. A printer supporting an upper part of a front surface and an upper part of a back surface of a printing paper. 7. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the movable support member is a paper discharge tray provided with a stopper member that locks a leading end portion of the printing paper, and the paper discharge tray and the paper discharge tray. The printer is characterized in that the stopper member supports the back surface and the leading end of the printing paper, and the printer further includes another supporting member that supports the upper part of the front surface of the printing paper. 8. The printer according to claim 1, wherein a background plate that is larger in the vertical and horizontal directions than the printing paper to be discharged is provided on the rear side of the movable support member. A printer characterized by being arranged downward. 9. The printer according to claim 8, further comprising a front surface support member that supports the background plate from a front surface, and a back surface support member that supports the background plate from a back surface, wherein the back surface support member is the front surface. A printer which can be housed in a support member. 10. A printer for ejecting printing paper printed by a printing mechanism from a paper ejection port formed at the bottom of the printing mechanism, the paper supporting upper and lower parts of the ejected printing paper. A printer comprising a support member and a printer support member for vertically supporting the main body of the printer. 11. The printer according to claim 10, wherein the printer support member is disposed below the paper discharge port so as to be positioned on a rear side of the discharged print paper. A printer comprising: a background plate that is vertically and horizontally larger than a printing sheet to be printed; a front surface support member that supports the background plate from the front surface; and a back surface support member that supports the background plate from the back surface. 12. The printer according to claim 11, wherein the back surface support member is movable between an operating position supporting the background plate and a non-operating position retracted from the operating position. Printer. 13. The printer according to claim 12, wherein the back surface support member is slidably accommodated in the front surface support member in a direction orthogonal to the background plate. Printer. 14. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising a handle on an upper surface of the printer.