CN209738583U - Printer and printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a printer belongs to medium processing technology field. The utility model provides a printer includes printing assembly, control panel, first casing, second casing, first location structure and second location structure. And the first positioning structure is arranged in the first shell, the second positioning structure is arranged in the second shell, and the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are configured to be capable of clamping the control board and keeping the position of the control board in the accommodating cavity of the printer unchanged. This printer need not additionally use the screw when the installation control panel, only relies on first location structure and second location structure just can reach the effect of fixed control panel to the centre gripping of control panel, not only can reduce the use amount of screw, has improved the installation effectiveness, and can avoid taking place the phenomenon that the screw neglected loading.

Description

Printer and printing method

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a media processing technology field especially relates to a printer.

Background

the existing printer comprises a shell, a printing assembly and a control panel, wherein the printing assembly and the control panel are arranged inside the shell, electronic components and interfaces are arranged on the control panel, and each electric component on the printing assembly is connected with the interface on the control panel through a connecting wire, so that the control of the control panel on the printing assembly is realized.

In order to guarantee the stability of the control panel when the connecting wire is plugged and pulled and in the moving process of the printer, the control panel is usually fixedly installed on the printing assembly by screws in the prior art, and then the printing assembly is fixed on the shell by using additional screws, so that the fixing stability of the control panel is guaranteed. However, the method for fixing the control plate increases the number of the used screws, not only increases the assembly cost, but also reduces the assembly efficiency, and the phenomenon of neglected assembly of the screws is easy to occur in the assembly process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a printer, this printer have reduced the use amount of screw to reduce assembly cost, improved assembly efficiency, avoided the emergence of screw neglected loading phenomenon.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical proposal:

a printer comprising a print assembly and a control board electrically connected to the print assembly, the printer further comprising:

The control panel comprises a first shell and a second shell which are detachably connected, wherein an accommodating cavity for accommodating the control panel is formed between the first shell and the second shell;

The first positioning structure is arranged in the first shell;

The second positioning structure is arranged in the second shell;

The control board is located between the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure, and the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are configured to clamp the control board and keep the position of the control board in the accommodating cavity unchanged.

preferably, the first positioning structure comprises a first positioning surface, the first positioning surface is attached to the first plate surface of the control plate, the second positioning structure comprises a second positioning surface, the second positioning surface is attached to the second plate surface of the control plate, and the first plate surface and the second plate surface are arranged in a back-to-back mode.

preferably, the first positioning structure includes a step column, the step column includes a first fixing column and a first positioning column which are coaxially disposed, a first end of the first fixing column is connected to the first positioning column, a second end of the first fixing column is connected to the first housing, the first positioning column is inserted into the positioning hole of the control board, a diameter of the first fixing column is larger than a diameter of the positioning hole, and a first end of the first fixing column abuts against the first board surface of the control board.

preferably, the second positioning structure comprises a second positioning column, a first end of the second positioning column is connected with the second shell, and a second end of the second positioning column is abutted to the second plate surface of the control plate.

Preferably, the step pillar is provided with a first connection hole in a penetrating manner along the axis direction, the second positioning pillar is arranged opposite to the first positioning pillar, and a first fastener penetrates through the first connection hole and is connected with the second positioning pillar.

Preferably, the control board is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the first shell is provided with a plurality of step posts, and the first positioning posts of the step posts are correspondingly inserted into the positioning holes one by one.

Preferably, the printing assembly is located in the accommodating cavity, the first housing is provided with a second fixing column, and a second fastener penetrates through a second connecting hole formed in the printing assembly and is connected with the second fixing column.

Preferably, the control panel is provided with a USB interface, the side wall of the first shell is provided with a USB slot, the USB slot is provided with a socket facing the second shell, and the USB interface is plugged with the USB slot.

Preferably, the second housing is provided with an insertion block, and the insertion block is inserted and matched with the insertion port.

Preferably, the control panel is provided with a USB interface, the side wall of the first shell is provided with a first slot, the second shell is provided with a second slot, and the first slot and the second slot are in butt joint to form a USB slot.

the utility model has the advantages that:

The utility model provides a printer, this printer set up second location structure through setting up first location structure in first casing in the second casing, utilize first location structure and second location structure centre gripping control panel to reached and made the control panel keep unchangeable purpose in the holding intracavity position of printer. This printer need not additionally use the screw when the installation control panel, only relies on first location structure and second location structure just can reach the effect of fixed control panel to the centre gripping of control panel, not only can reduce the use amount of screw, has improved the installation effectiveness, and can avoid taking place the phenomenon that the screw neglected loading.

drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a printer in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 3;

FIG. 5 is an assembly view of a partial structure of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a partial structure of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a side view of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1-a first housing; 101-a limiting cavity; 2-a second housing; 201-top shell; 202-shell base; 3-control panel; 301-positioning holes; 4-a printing assembly; 5-step column; 501-a first fixing column; 502-a first positioning post; 6-a second fixing column; 7-a first fastener; 8-a second fastener; 9-USB slot; 901-a limit groove; 10-hand buckling groove; 11-plug-in block.

Detailed Description

the technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection or a removable connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

referring to fig. 1 to 5, the present embodiment provides a printer, which includes a printing assembly 4, a control board 3 and a casing, wherein the printing assembly 4 and the control board 3 are both disposed inside the casing. The printing assembly 4 is a core component of the printer, and is mainly used for bearing printing tasks, and the printing assembly 4 is a prior art, and the specific structure thereof is not described in detail herein. The control panel 3 includes the circuit board and sets up power, electronic components and USB interface on the circuit board, communicates through the connecting wire between control panel 3 and the print module 4 to realize that control panel 3 controls print module 4 and accomplishes the print task.

The shell is the bearing part and the installation part of the printer, and in the embodiment, the shell comprises a first shell 1 and a second shell 2 which are detachably connected, the second shell 2 is buckled on the first shell 1, and an accommodating cavity for accommodating the control board 3 and the printing component 4 is formed between the first shell 1 and the second shell 2. Specifically, the first housing 1 is a box-like structure, which is located at a lower portion of the printer. The second casing 2 is also a box-shaped structure, and is located on the upper portion of the printer, in this embodiment, the second casing 2 includes a top shell 201 and a shell base 202, the bottom of the shell base 202 is completely open, a mounting opening is arranged on the top surface, the top shell 201 covers the mounting opening, one end of the top shell 201 is rotatably connected with the shell base 202, and the printing paper can be conveniently replaced by opening the top shell 201.

in order to reduce the number of screws needed to be used for installing the control panel 3 in the accommodating cavity, a first positioning structure is arranged inside the first shell 1, a second positioning structure is arranged inside the second shell 2, and the control panel 3 is arranged between the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure. When the first casing 1 and the second casing 2 are buckled together, the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure can play a role in clamping the control panel 3, so that relatively stable clamping force is provided for the control panel 3 from two sides of the control panel 3, and the position of the control panel 3 in the accommodating cavity can be kept unchanged. Compared with the prior art that the control panel 3 is directly fixed in the shell by using screws, the mounting method provided by the embodiment can reduce the use amount of the screws, thereby reducing the mounting cost, improving the mounting efficiency and effectively avoiding the problem of insufficient mounting stability of the control panel 3 caused by neglected mounting of the screws.

Specifically, first location structure includes first locating surface, and first locating surface is planar structure, and it is parallel with the first face of control panel 3, and the laminating of first locating surface and the first face of control panel 3. The second positioning structure comprises a second positioning surface which is of a plane structure and is parallel to the second plate surface of the control plate 3, the second positioning surface is attached to the second plate surface of the control plate 3, and the first plate surface and the second plate surface are arranged back to back. When second casing 2 and 1 spiral-lock of first casing, the second locating surface can support to press on the second face of control panel 3, because first face and second face set up mutually away mutually, consequently first locating surface and the cooperation of second locating surface play the effect of centre gripping control panel 3.

In this embodiment, the first positioning structure may also be a step pillar 5, the step pillar 5 is vertically disposed on the inner bottom surface of the first housing 1, and the step pillar 5 may be integrally formed with the first housing 1 or may be separately manufactured and then connected together. Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the stepped column 5 includes a first fixing column 501 and a first positioning column 502 coaxially disposed, a diameter of the first fixing column 501 is larger than a diameter of the positioning hole 301 disposed on the control board 3, a diameter of the positioning hole 301 is larger than a diameter of the first positioning column 502, an end of the first fixing column 501 away from the first positioning column 502 is connected to an inner bottom surface of the first housing 1, and the first positioning column 502 can pass through the positioning hole 301. When the control panel 3 and the first location structure are matched, the bottom surface of the control panel 3 is abutted to the annular end surface of the first fixing column 501, so that the control panel 3 is limited to move downwards. Preferably, a plurality of positioning holes 301 are formed in the control plate 3, a plurality of step posts 5 are formed in the first housing 1, and the first positioning posts 502 of the step posts 5 are inserted into the positioning holes 301 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In the same way, the second positioning structure can also be a second positioning column which is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the second shell 2, and one end of the second shell 2, far away from the second positioning column, is abutted against the top surface of the control plate 3, so that the function of clamping the control plate 3 is achieved. The height of the first positioning column 502 is preferably greater than or equal to the depth of the positioning hole 301, and when the height of the first positioning column 502 is greater than the depth of the positioning hole 301, a positioning groove is preferably formed at the free end of the second positioning column, so that the part of the first positioning column 502 exceeding the positioning hole 301 is inserted into the positioning groove.

Further, in order to improve the positioning effect and avoid the control panel 3 from deviating in the moving process of the printer, a limiting cavity 101 is further arranged in the first housing 1, and the shape of the limiting cavity 101 is the same as that of the control panel 3, and the size of the limiting cavity is slightly larger. Specifically, a partition plate may be disposed in the accommodating chamber, so that a position limiting chamber 101 having the same shape as the control board 3 is formed in the accommodating chamber. In order to improve the stability of the supporting plate, a supporting table may be further disposed on the inner wall of the limiting cavity 101, and the height of the supporting table is preferably equal to the height of the first fixing column 501.

Optionally, the stepped column 5 is provided with a first connecting hole along the axis direction, the second positioning column is opposite to the first positioning column 502, and the first fastening piece 7 penetrates through the first connecting hole to be connected with the second positioning column, so that the limiting effect on the control panel 3 is further improved. The first fastening member 7 is preferably a screw, and the first and third connection holes are preferably threaded holes.

with continued reference to fig. 2 and 4, the printing assembly 4 is located above the control board 3, in order to fix the position of the printing assembly 4, a second fixing column 6 is disposed on the first housing 1, a fourth connecting hole is disposed on the second fixing column 6, and a second fastening member 8 sequentially penetrates through the second connecting hole disposed on the printing assembly 4 and the fourth connecting hole disposed on the second fixing column 6, so as to fix the printing assembly 4 in the accommodating cavity. The number of the second fixing posts 6 is preferably plural. And since the printing assembly 4 is located above the control board 3, an escape hole allowing the second fastening member 8 to pass through is provided on the control board 3. The second fastening member 8 is preferably a screw, and the second and fourth attachment holes are preferably threaded holes.

In order to realize data transmission between the control board 3 and the outside, please continue to refer to fig. 3 to fig. 6, a USB interface is disposed on the control board 3. In order to avoid the position of the USB interface being shifted and thus unable to be plugged with the plug of the data line, please refer to fig. 4, a USB slot 9 is disposed on the side wall of the first housing 1, the USB slot 9 is disposed with a socket facing the second housing 2, and the USB interface is plugged with the USB slot 9.

Specifically, a limiting groove 901 is further disposed on the side wall of the first housing 1, the USB slot 9 is located at a side close to the inside of the first housing 1, and the limiting groove 901 is located at a side close to the outside of the first housing 1. The USB interface is positioned in the USB slot 9, and the shape of the USB slot 9 is the same as that of the USB interface. The limiting groove 901 is used for limiting the depth of the plug inserted into the USB interface. The end face of the USB slot 9 adjacent to the limit groove 901 forms a limit face, and the limit face abuts against a certain end face of the plug, so that the depth of the plug inserted into the USB interface is limited. Of course, in other embodiments, the side wall of the first casing 1 may be provided with a first slot, the second casing 2 may be provided with a second slot, and the first slot and the second slot are butted to form the USB slot 9.

Referring to fig. 7, the top of the USB slot 9 is provided with a socket, the second housing 2 is provided with a plug block 11, and the plug block 11 is matched with the socket in a plugging manner. Through the cooperation of pegging graft the grafting with grafting piece 11 and interface, be favorable to guaranteeing the structural strength of first casing 1, and do benefit to the stability when keeping the USB interface plug. It should be noted that the height of the plug block is smaller than the depth of the socket, and the difference between the plug block and the socket needs to be larger than the height of the plug, so as to prevent the plug head from affecting the plugging and unplugging of the connector.

Further, the first housing 1 further includes a hand catching groove 10, and the hand catching groove 10 is used for accommodating a finger of a user so as to plug and unplug the USB plug.

It is obvious that the above embodiments of the present invention are only examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A printer comprising a printing assembly (4) and a control board (3) electrically connected to the printing assembly (4), characterized by further comprising:

The control panel comprises a first shell (1) and a second shell (2) which are detachably connected, wherein an accommodating cavity for accommodating the control panel (3) is formed between the first shell (1) and the second shell (2);

A first positioning structure arranged in the first housing (1);

The second positioning structure is arranged in the second shell (2);

the control board (3) is positioned between the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure, and the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are configured to clamp the control board (3) and keep the position of the control board (3) in the accommodating cavity unchanged.

2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure comprises a first positioning surface attached to a first plate surface of the control plate (3), and the second positioning structure comprises a second positioning surface attached to a second plate surface of the control plate (3), and the first plate surface and the second plate surface are opposite to each other.

3. the printer according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure comprises a stepped column (5), the stepped column (5) comprises a first fixing column (501) and a first positioning column (502) which are coaxially arranged, a first end of the first fixing column (501) is connected with the first positioning column (502), a second end of the first fixing column (501) is connected with the first housing (1), the first positioning column (502) is inserted into a positioning hole (301) in the control board (3), the diameter of the first fixing column (501) is larger than that of the positioning hole (301), and the first end of the first fixing column (501) is abutted against the first board surface of the control board (3).

4. The printer according to claim 3, wherein the second positioning structure comprises a second positioning column, a first end of the second positioning column is connected with the second housing (2), and a second end of the second positioning column abuts against the second plate surface of the control plate (3).

5. The printer according to claim 4, wherein the stepped column (5) is provided with a first connecting hole extending therethrough in the axial direction, the second positioning column is disposed opposite to the first positioning column (502), and a first fastening member (7) passes through the first connecting hole and is connected to the second positioning column.

6. The printer according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of positioning holes (301) are provided in the control board (3), a plurality of stepped posts (5) are provided in the first housing (1), and the first positioning posts (502) of the plurality of stepped posts (5) are inserted into the plurality of positioning holes (301) in a one-to-one correspondence.

7. The printer according to claim 1, characterized in that said printing assembly (4) is located in said housing cavity, said first casing (1) being provided with a second fixing stud (6), a second fastening member (8) passing through a second connection hole provided on said printing assembly (4) and being connected to said second fixing stud (6).

8. the printer according to claim 1, characterized in that the control board (3) is provided with a USB interface, the side wall of the first housing (1) is provided with a USB slot (9), the USB slot (9) is provided with an interface facing the second housing (2), and the USB interface is connected with the USB slot (9).

9. Printer according to claim 8 characterized in that said second housing (2) is provided with a plug-in block (11), said plug-in block (11) being in plug-in fit with said socket.

10. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the control board (3) is provided with a USB interface, the side wall of the first housing (1) is provided with a first slot, the second housing (2) is provided with a second slot, and the first slot and the second slot are butted to form a USB slot (9).