CN103522767A - Mechanism and method for paper size detection in printer - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a mechanism for paper size detection in a printer. The mechanism comprises a paper box, a width adjuster, a length adjuster and a logic unit. The width adjuster and the length adjuster are arranged at the front surface of a base plate of the paper box; and the width adjuster, the length adjuster, and the base plate are combined to form a paper placing zone. Besides, the mechanism also includes a first magnetic element arranged at the width adjuster, a second magnetic element arranged at the length adjuster, and a plurality of magnetic induction elements arranged at the back side of the base plate; when sensing the first magnetic element or the second magnetic element, each of the magnetic induction elements generates a position signal; and the logic unit determines the paper size of the paper placing zone based on combination of position signals generated by the plurality of magnetic induction elements.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to printer field, particularly a kind of paper size detecting mechanism for printer and method.
Background technology
User is when using printer print pattern or word, in the situation that the paper box of printer is not opened, cannot learn which kind of size the paper filling in paper box is, in the situation that system cannot judge, can cause the situation of printing little pattern or print large pattern on large-sized paper on undersized paper, causing print result is not that user wants, this user who not only gives user's extreme difference experiences, also can cause the waste of ink and paper, the relevant carbon reduction that the Zhe Yu world today is growing, the sustainable development demand of protection of the environment runs in the opposite direction.
Summary of the invention
In view of above content, be necessary to provide a kind of paper size detecting mechanism for printer and method.
A kind of paper size detecting mechanism for printer, described paper size detecting mechanism comprises a paper box, one width adjustor and a length adjuster, described paper box comprises a base plate, described width adjustor and described length adjuster are located at the front of described base plate, described width adjustor can laterally move with respect to described base plate, described length adjuster can vertically move with respect to described base plate, described width adjustor, described length adjuster is combined formation one territory, paper placement area with described base plate, described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises the first magnetic element of being located in described width adjustor, one is located at the second magnetic element and a plurality of magnetic induction part of being located at the described base plate back side on described length adjuster, each magnetic induction part for generating a position signalling when sensing described the first magnetic element or the second magnetic element, described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises a logical block, for the position signalling combination generating according to described a plurality of magnetic induction parts, determine the antiquarian in territory, described paper placement area.
Preferably, the position signalling combination that described logical block is used for described a plurality of magnetic induction parts to generate contrasts with a predefined antiquarian mapping table, the corresponding relation that described antiquarian mapping table comprises a plurality of position signallings combinations and antiquarian.
Preferably, described a plurality of magnetic induction part comprises one first magnetic induction part, one second magnetic induction part, one the 3rd magnetic induction part and one the 4th sensing element, described the first magnetic induction part and described the second magnetic induction part are transversely arranged, be used for responding to described the first magnetic element, described the 3rd magnetic induction part and described the 4th magnetic induction part longitudinal arrangement, for responding to described the second magnetic element.
Preferably, described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises a fixed head, described a plurality of magnetic induction part is fixed on described fixed head, and described fixed head is fixed on the back side of described base plate, thereby described a plurality of magnetic induction part is located between the back side and described fixed head of described base plate.
Preferably, described a plurality of magnetic induction part is hall effect sensor.
A paper size detecting method for printer, described method comprises:
Territory, paper placement area regulating step, by transverse shifting width adjustor with vertically move length adjuster form a territory, paper placement area in paper box;
Position signalling generates step, by a plurality of magnetic induction parts, respond to the first magnetic element in described width adjustor and the second magnetic element on described length adjuster, each magnetic induction part generates a position signalling while sensing described the first magnetic element or described the second magnetic element; And
Antiquarian determining step, the antiquarian in territory, described paper placement area is determined in the position signalling combination generating according to described a plurality of magnetic induction parts.
Preferably, described antiquarian determining step comprises that the position signalling combination that described a plurality of magnetic induction parts are generated contrasts with a predefined antiquarian mapping table, the corresponding relation that described antiquarian mapping table comprises a plurality of position signalling combinations and antiquarian.
Compared to prior art, in the above-mentioned paper size detecting mechanism for printer and method, by a plurality of magnetic induction parts, respond to the magnetic element on described width adjustor and described length adjuster, the combination of generation position signalling, according to this position signalling combination, determine again the antiquarian in described width adjustor and territory, the formed paper placement area of described length adjuster, make printer can accurately judge the antiquarian in described paper box, avoid producing the situation of misprint paper, there is very high practical value.
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Fig. 1 is for the three-dimensional exploded view of the paper size detecting mechanism of printer in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the partial enlarged drawing of the II part in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged drawing of the III part in Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the top view of the fixed head in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional assembly diagram of the paper size detecting mechanism in Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional assembly diagram at another visual angle of the paper size detecting mechanism in Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 shows the predefined antiquarian mapping table in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the paper size detecting method for printer in one embodiment of the invention.
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The following specific embodiment further illustrates the present invention in connection with above-mentioned accompanying drawing.
The specific embodiment
Refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a paper size detecting mechanism for printer comprises a paper box 10, a width adjustor 20 and a length adjuster 30.Described paper box 10 comprises a base plate 11, and described width adjustor 20 and described length adjuster 30 are located at the front of described base plate 11.
Described width adjustor 20 can laterally move with respect to described base plate 11, and described length adjuster 30 can vertically move with respect to described base plate 11.Described width adjustor 20, described length adjuster 30 are combined formation one territory, paper placement area 40 with described base plate 11.By the transverse shifting of described width adjustor 20, the width in territory, described paper placement area 40 can be regulated, by vertically moving of described length adjuster 30, the length in territory, described paper placement area 40 can be regulated, thereby adjust the size in territory, paper placement area 40, to adapt to the paper of putting paper different size size.
Described width adjustor 20 comprises two width positive stop strips 22 and connects the interlinked mechanism 23 of described two width positive stop strips 22.Described two width positive stop strips 22 are located at the front of described base plate 11, and the distance between them has determined the width in territory, described paper placement area.Described interlinked mechanism 23 is located at the back side of described base plate 11, comprises two tooth bars 231 and one and the gear 232 that is connected of described two tooth bars 231, and described two tooth bars 231 are connected with described two width positive stop strips 22 respectively.Under the effect of described interlinked mechanism 23, described two width positive stop strips 22 can be opposite to each other or transverse shifting dorsad, thus the adjustings that described width adjustor 20 is realized the width in territory, described paper placement area.
Described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises one first magnetic element 21 and one second magnetic element 31.Described the first magnetic element 21 is located in described width adjustor 20, can follow described width adjustor 20 and laterally move.In one embodiment, specifically, described the first magnetic element 21 is located on described tooth bar 231.Described the second magnetic element 31 is located on described length adjuster 30, can follow described length adjuster 30 and vertically move.
Described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises one first magnetic induction part 101, one second magnetic induction part 102, one the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and one the 4th magnetic induction part 104.Described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 are fixed on a fixed head 12, described fixed head 12 is fixed on the back side of described base plate 11, thereby described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 are located between the back side and described fixed head 12 of described base plate 11.Described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 are for responding to the magnetic field in certain distance, and in one embodiment, they are hall effect sensor.
Described the first magnetic induction part 101 and described the second magnetic induction part 102 are transversely arranged, are positioned at the track below of described width adjustor 20 transverse shiftings, for responding to the first magnetic element 21 in described width adjustor 20.Described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 longitudinal arrangements, be positioned at the track below that described length adjuster 30 vertically moves, for responding to described the second magnetic element 31.When described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 sense described the first magnetic element 21 or described the second magnetic element 31, generate a position signalling.For example, when described the first magnetic induction part 101 senses described the first magnetic element 21, generate a high level signal, be used to indicate described the first current present position of magnetic element 21 above described the first magnetic induction part 101, also indicate the current present position of described width adjustor 20 above described the first magnetic induction part 101, correspondingly, when the current present position of described width adjustor 20 is not above described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the first magnetic induction part 101 inductions are less than described the first magnetic element 21, maintain a low level signal.Like this, when described width adjustor 20 and described length adjuster 30 are during in a certain ad-hoc location, described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 can generate specific position signallings and combine.
Refer to Fig. 7, show a predefined antiquarian mapping table, the corresponding relation that this antiquarian mapping table comprises a plurality of position signalling combinations and antiquarian, for convenience of describing, in this antiquarian mapping table, by numeral " 1 ", represent high level signal, also represent that a certain magnetic induction part senses magnetic element, by digital " 0 ", represent low level signal, also represent that a certain magnetic induction part does not sense magnetic element.For instance, what produce when described the first magnetic induction part 101 is high level signal, and other three magnetic induction parts are while all maintaining low level signal, and antiquarian is A4/Letter type; What produce when described the second magnetic induction part 102 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 is high level signal, and other two magnetic induction parts are while all maintaining low level signal, and antiquarian is Legal type.It will be understood by those of skill in the art that by setting the magnetic induction part of varying number and diverse location, can realize the position signalling combination of more magnetic induction parts generations and the corresponding relation of antiquarian.
Described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises that a logical block (not shown) contrasts with described predefined antiquarian mapping table for the position signalling combination that described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 are generated, and determines antiquarian according to this position signalling combination.Described logical block can be logic circuit/integrated chip, can be also software/firmware module.
Refer to Fig. 8, in a preferred embodiment, a kind of paper size detecting method for printer comprises the steps:
Step S802, by width adjustor described in transverse shifting 20 and described in vertically move length adjuster 30 and in described paper box 10, form a territory, paper placement area 40.
Step S804, by the first magnetic element 21 in described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and the described width adjustor 20 of described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 induction and the second magnetic element 31 on described length adjuster 30, generate a position signalling combination.
Step S806, described logical block contrasts described position signalling combination with described predefined antiquarian mapping table, according to this position signalling combination, determine antiquarian.
Compared with prior art, in the above-mentioned paper size detecting mechanism for printer and method, by described the first magnetic induction part 101, described the second magnetic induction part 102, magnetic element on described the 3rd magnetic induction part 103 and described the 4th magnetic induction part 104 described width adjustor 20 of induction and described length adjuster 30, the combination of generation position signalling, according to this position signalling combination, determine again the antiquarian in described width adjustor 20 and territory, the formed paper placement area of described length adjuster 30, make printer can accurately judge the antiquarian in described paper box 10, avoid producing the situation of misprint paper, there is very high practical value.
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1. the paper size detecting mechanism for printer, it is characterized in that: described paper size detecting mechanism comprises a paper box, one width adjustor and a length adjuster, described paper box comprises a base plate, described width adjustor and described length adjuster are located at the front of described base plate, described width adjustor can laterally move with respect to described base plate, described length adjuster can vertically move with respect to described base plate, described width adjustor, described length adjuster is combined formation one territory, paper placement area with described base plate, described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises the first magnetic element of being located in described width adjustor, one is located at the second magnetic element and a plurality of magnetic induction part of being located at the described base plate back side on described length adjuster, each magnetic induction part for generating a position signalling when sensing described the first magnetic element or the second magnetic element, described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises a logical block, for the position signalling combination generating according to described a plurality of magnetic induction parts, determine the antiquarian in territory, described paper placement area.
2. paper size detecting mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the position signalling combination that described logical block is used for described a plurality of magnetic induction parts to generate contrasts with a predefined antiquarian mapping table corresponding relation that described antiquarian mapping table comprises a plurality of position signallings combinations and antiquarian.
3. paper size detecting mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described a plurality of magnetic induction parts comprise one first magnetic induction part, one second magnetic induction part, one the 3rd magnetic induction part and one the 4th sensing element, described the first magnetic induction part and described the second magnetic induction part are transversely arranged, be used for responding to described the first magnetic element, described the 3rd magnetic induction part and described the 4th magnetic induction part longitudinal arrangement, for responding to described the second magnetic element.
4. paper size detecting mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described paper size detecting mechanism also comprises a fixed head, described a plurality of magnetic induction part is fixed on described fixed head, described fixed head is fixed on the back side of described base plate, thereby described a plurality of magnetic induction part is located between the back side and described fixed head of described base plate.
5. paper size detecting mechanism as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: described a plurality of magnetic induction parts are hall effect sensor.
6. for a paper size detecting method for printer, it is characterized in that: described method comprises:
Territory, paper placement area regulating step, by transverse shifting width adjustor with vertically move length adjuster form a territory, paper placement area in paper box;
Position signalling generates step, by a plurality of magnetic induction parts, respond to the first magnetic element in described width adjustor and the second magnetic element on described length adjuster, each magnetic induction part generates a position signalling while sensing described the first magnetic element or described the second magnetic element; And
Antiquarian determining step, the antiquarian in territory, described paper placement area is determined in the position signalling combination generating according to described a plurality of magnetic induction parts.
7. paper size detecting method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: described antiquarian determining step comprises that the position signalling combination that described a plurality of magnetic induction parts are generated contrasts with a predefined antiquarian mapping table, the corresponding relation that described antiquarian mapping table comprises a plurality of position signalling combinations and antiquarian.
8. paper size detecting method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: described a plurality of magnetic induction parts comprise one first magnetic induction part, one second magnetic induction part, one the 3rd magnetic induction part and one the 4th sensing element, described the first magnetic induction part and described the second magnetic induction part are transversely arranged, be used for responding to described the first magnetic element, described the 3rd magnetic induction part and described the 4th magnetic induction part longitudinal arrangement, for responding to described the second magnetic element.
9. paper size detecting method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: described a plurality of magnetic induction parts are fixed on a fixed head, described fixed head is fixed on the back side of the base plate of described paper box, thereby described a plurality of magnetic induction part is located between the back side and described fixed head of described base plate.
10. paper size detecting method as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that: described a plurality of magnetic induction parts are hall effect sensor.
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