CN216443323U

CN216443323U - Printer module, POS machine and terminal printing equipment

Info

Publication number: CN216443323U
Application number: CN202123255711.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 程艺; 林喆; 郁宗平
Original assignee: Shanghai Sunmi Technology Group Co Ltd; Citaq Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Sunmi Technology Group Co Ltd; Citaq Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-22
Filing date: 2021-12-22
Publication date: 2022-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-22

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of printers and discloses a printer module, a POS machine and a terminal printing device, wherein the printer module comprises a printer support and a printer, and the printer support is detachably connected with a base of the POS machine; the printer includes printer body and patch panel, and printer body sets up in the printer support, and the one end of patch panel is connected with the printer body electricity, and the other end is worn out the printer support and is stretched into in the base and connect the patch panel seat electricity in the base and be connected. The printer support is detachably connected with the base of the POS machine, when printers with different models are required to be used, the printer support is only required to be taken down from the machine and then the printers with different models and the printer support are replaced, a plurality of POS machines are not required to be prepared, one POS machine can be applied to various different use scenes, and the cost is reduced; in addition, when the printer is maintained, only the printer support needs to be disassembled, the whole POS machine does not need to be disassembled and assembled, the printer is convenient to maintain, and time cost and cost are reduced.

Description

Printer module, POS machine and terminal printing equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of printers, in particular to a printer module, a POS machine and terminal printing equipment.

Background

With the rapid development of the mobile internet, the application of heat-sensitive bills and label printers in China enters a rapid popularization period, and the market scale is continuously increased at a high speed. The data show that in 2015-2018, the average composite growth rate of market sales of the thermal ticket label printer in China reaches 10.3 percent and is far higher than 4.9 percent of the world. Early thermal tickets, label printers and commercial POS systems were developed for use in the commercial retail sector. After 80 s, the application of thermal bill and label printers is rapidly expanding to industries such as industry, manufacturing industry, transportation, modern logistics, commerce, catering, lottery ticket and the like.

The specifications and models of printers are different in various industries, and the mainstream handheld printers in the market are a 58 printer and an 80 printer, and the distinction between a bill printer and a label printer is required. The roll paper used in the printer has a diameter varying from 20mm to 100 mm.

At present, the same terminal equipment in the market can only meet the printer of one specification, if the printers of other models need to be used, two or even more pieces of equipment need to be purchased, so that the cost is increased, and the resources are repeatedly wasted; moreover, if printing and parts are damaged, the whole machine needs to be disassembled, assembled or replaced, and time cost and expense are increased.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a printer module, a POS machine and a terminal printing device, which can meet the printing requirements of printers with different specifications and roll paper printing with different specifications by one POS machine or terminal printing device, do not need to use a plurality of printing devices, reduce the cost and solve the problem that the printer needs to be repaired or disassembled.

The technical scheme provided by the utility model is as follows:

on the one hand, provide a printer module for install on the POS machine, the POS machine includes the base, be equipped with in the base and connect the socket, printer module includes:

the printer bracket is used for being detachably connected with the base;

the printer comprises a printer body and a patch panel, wherein the printer body is arranged in the printer support, one end of the patch panel is electrically connected with the printer body, and the other end of the patch panel penetrates out of the printer support and extends into the base and is electrically connected with the patch panel seat.

In some embodiments, the printer bracket is provided with a mounting hole, and the patch panel extends out of the printer bracket from the mounting hole and is detachably connected with the printer bracket.

In some embodiments, the patch panel is clearance fit with the mounting hole.

In some embodiments, a boss is provided on an outer surface of one end of the printer bracket, and a pin positioning hole for inserting a pin is provided on the boss, so that the printer bracket is fixed by the pin matching with the pin positioning hole.

In some embodiments, an opening is formed in a side wall of the bolt positioning hole, the opening penetrates through the side wall of the bolt positioning hole along an axial direction of the bolt positioning hole, and an inner diameter of the bolt positioning hole is smaller than an outer diameter of the bolt.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of one end of the printer support is provided with a positioning pin, and the printer support is connected with the base in a positioning mode through the positioning pin.

In some embodiments, the number of the positioning pins is two, and the two positioning pins are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting hole.

On the other hand, still provide a POS machine, including base and above-mentioned any embodiment the printer module, the printer module with the base is dismantled and is connected.

In some embodiments, the printer support further comprises a bolt, the base is provided with an assembly groove, a boss of the printer support is inserted into the assembly groove, and the bolt penetrates through a side wall of the assembly groove from the outer side of the base and is inserted into a bolt positioning hole of the boss so as to fix the printer support.

In still another aspect, there is also provided a terminal printing apparatus including:

the connector comprises a base, wherein a socket base and an assembly groove are arranged in the base;

the printer module comprises a printer support, a printer body and a patch panel, wherein a boss is arranged on the outer side of the printer support, a bolt positioning hole is formed in the boss, and the boss extends into the assembling groove;

the printer body is arranged in the printer support, one end of the patch panel is electrically connected with the printer body, and the other end of the patch panel penetrates through the printer support and extends into the base to be electrically connected with the patch panel seat;

and the bolt penetrates through the side wall of the assembling groove from the outer side of the base and is inserted into the bolt positioning hole so as to fix the printer bracket.

The utility model has the technical effects that: the printer is arranged in the printer support, the printer support is detachably connected with the base of the POS machine, when printers of different models are required to be used, the printer support is taken down from the machine, then the printers of different models and the printer support are replaced, a plurality of POS machines are not required to be prepared, one POS machine can be applied to various different use scenes, the use requirements of printing by printers of different specifications and printing by roll paper of different specifications are met, and the cost is reduced; in addition, when the printer is maintained, only the printer support needs to be disassembled, the whole POS machine does not need to be disassembled and assembled, the printer is convenient to maintain, and time cost and cost are reduced.

Drawings

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the following figures and detailed description:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a printer module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a printer module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal printing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a printer module and a base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is an exploded schematic view of a terminal printing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a terminal printing device according to an embodiment of the present application.

The reference numbers indicate:

10. a printer support; 11. a cover body; 12. mounting holes; 13. a boss; 131. a bolt positioning hole; 1311. an opening; 14. positioning pins; 20. a printer; 21. a printer body; 22. a patch panel; 30. a base; 31. a patch panel base; 32. assembling a groove; 321. inserting holes; 40. and (4) a bolt.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

For the sake of simplicity, the drawings only schematically show the parts relevant to the present invention, and they do not represent the actual structure as a product. In addition, in order to make the drawings concise and understandable, components having the same structure or function in some of the drawings are only schematically illustrated or only labeled. In this document, "one" means not only "only one" but also a case of "more than one".

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In this context, it is to be understood that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral 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 meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance.

In one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a printer module includes a printer frame 10 and a printer 20; the printer bracket 10 is used for being detachably connected with a base 30 of the POS machine; the printer 20 comprises a printer body 21 and a patch panel 22, wherein the printer body 21 is arranged in the printer support 10, and a printer 20 of a corresponding model can be installed on the printer support 10 of one model. The printer support 10 is provided with a cover 11 which can be opened and closed at the top, when the cover 11 is opened, the printer 20 in the printer support 10 can be installed and detached, in addition, the printer support 10 is also provided with a containing bin for containing printing paper, when the cover 11 is opened, an operator can install and contain the printing paper in the bin or take the printing paper out of the containing bin, and the printing paper is preferably in a roll shape.

As shown in fig. 6, one end of the patch panel 22 is electrically connected to the printer body 21, the other end of the patch panel 22 extends out of the printer holder 10 and into the base 30 to be electrically connected to the patch panel socket 31 in the base 30, and the electrical connection between the patch panel 22 and the patch panel socket 31 realizes the transmission of current and signals between the printer 20 and the POS machine.

The printer 20 is arranged in the printer support 10, the printer support 10 is detachably connected with the base 30 of the POS machine, when printers 20 of different models need to be used, the printer support 10 only needs to be taken down from the POS machine, and then the printers 20 of different models and the printer support 10 are replaced, so that a plurality of POS machines do not need to be prepared, and the cost is reduced; in addition, when the printer is maintained, only the printer support 10 needs to be disassembled, the whole POS machine does not need to be disassembled, the printer 20 is convenient to maintain, and time cost and cost are reduced.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the printer bracket 10 is provided with mounting holes 12, and the patch panel 22 extends out of the printer bracket 10 from the mounting holes 12 and is detachably connected to the printer bracket 10. The patch panel 22 and the printer body 21 are fixed together, when the printer 20 is installed, the patch panel 22 and the printer body 21 are placed in the printer bracket 10 together, then the patch panel 22 penetrates through the installation hole 12 in the printer bracket 10, and after the printer 20 is installed in place, the printer 20 is fixed in the printer bracket 10 through screws. The patch panel 22 is detachably connected to the printer body 21, which facilitates maintenance and replacement of the printer 20.

The loose fit of the patch panel 22 with the mounting holes 12 may facilitate mounting the patch panel 22 on the printer housing 10 or removing the patch panel 22 from the printer housing 10.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, a boss 13 is provided on an outer surface of one end of the printer bracket 10, the boss 13 and the mounting hole 12 may be located on the same surface of the printer bracket 10, and a pin positioning hole 131 for inserting the pin 40 is provided on the boss 13, so that the printer bracket 10 is fixed by the pin 40 and the pin positioning hole 131.

As shown in fig. 6, a mounting groove 32 is formed at an end portion of the base 30 connected to the printer holder 10, the boss 13 of the printer holder 10 extends into the mounting groove 32, an insertion hole 321 is formed in a sidewall of the mounting groove 32, and the plug pin 40 is inserted into the mounting groove 32 from the insertion hole 321 and inserted into the plug pin positioning hole 131 of the boss 13, thereby fixing the printer holder 10 to the base 30. When the printer support 10 needs to be disassembled, the bolt 40 only needs to be pulled out, and the printer support 10 is pulled out from the base 30, so that the structure is simple, and time and labor are saved in installation and disassembly.

It should be noted that, the printer holder 10 not only can be detachably connected to the base 30 by using the latch 40 and the latch positioning hole 131 in the present embodiment, but also can be detachably connected to the base 30 by using the bolt, the buckle, and other structures commonly used in the prior art, however, when using the bolt connection, the dismounting process needs to screw a plurality of bolts, and the dismounting process is more complicated than the latch 40.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, an opening 1311 is provided on a sidewall of the plug pin positioning hole 131, the opening 1311 penetrates through the sidewall of the plug pin positioning hole 131 in the axial direction of the plug pin positioning hole 131, and the inner diameter of the plug pin positioning hole 131 is smaller than the outer diameter of the plug pin 40.

The inner diameter of the bolt positioning hole 131 is smaller than the outer diameter of the bolt 40, an opening 1311 is formed in the bolt positioning hole 131, when the bolt 40 is inserted into the bolt positioning hole 131, the bolt positioning hole 131 is slightly deformed through the opening 1311, so that the bolt 40 is inserted into the bolt positioning hole 131, and meanwhile, the bolt positioning hole 131 is in interference fit with the bolt 40, so that the fastening force between the bolt positioning hole 131 and the bolt 40 can be improved, and the connection stability between the printer support 10 and the base 30 is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the outer surface of one end of the printer support 10 is provided with a positioning pin 14, the base 30 is provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning pin 14, and the printer support 10 is connected with the base 30 in a positioning manner through the matching of the positioning pin 14 and the positioning hole. The positioning pin 14 and the boss 13 are located on the same surface of the printer support 10, and when the positioning pin 14 is inserted into the positioning hole of the base 30, the boss 13 is just inserted into the assembly hole 32 of the base 30. The number of the positioning pins 14 is two, and the two positioning pins 14 are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting hole 12. When the printer support 10 is connected with the base 30, the two positioning pins 14 are used for positioning, so that the patch panel 22 can be accurately inserted into the patch panel seat 31, and good connection between the patch panel 22 and the patch panel seat 31 is ensured.

The utility model further provides an embodiment of a POS machine, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, which includes a base 30 and the printer module of any of the above embodiments, where the printer module is detachably connected to the base 30. Printer module can dismantle with base 30 and be connected, can change the printer module of different models on the POS machine according to the user demand of difference for a POS machine can be applied to multiple different use scenes, satisfies different specification printers and prints, the user demand that different specification stock papers printed.

The base 30 is provided with a mounting groove 32, the boss 13 of the printer bracket 10 is inserted into the mounting groove 32, and the latch 40 passes through the sidewall of the mounting groove 32 from the outside of the base 30 and is inserted into the latch positioning hole 131 of the boss 13 to fixedly connect the printer bracket 10 and the base 30 of the POS machine.

The present invention further provides an embodiment of a terminal printing apparatus, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, including a base 30, a printer module, and a plug 40, wherein a socket 31 and an assembly slot 32 are disposed in the base 30; as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the printer module includes a printer bracket 10, a printer body 21 and a patch panel 22, a boss 13 is disposed on an outer side of the printer bracket 10, a latch positioning hole 131 is disposed on the boss 13, and the boss 13 extends into the assembly groove 32; the printer body 21 is arranged in the printer support 10, one end of the patch panel 22 is electrically connected with the printer body 21, and the other end of the patch panel 22 passes through the printer support 10 and extends into the base 30 to be electrically connected with the patch panel seat 31; the latch 40 passes through the side wall of the fitting groove 32 from the outside of the base 30 and is inserted into the latch positioning hole 131 to fix the printer frame 10.

The printer support 10 is further provided with two positioning pins 14, the base 30 is provided with two positioning holes matched with the two positioning pins 14, and the positioning pins 14 are inserted into the positioning holes to realize positioning connection of the printer support 10 and the base 30. Two positioning pins 14 are respectively positioned at two sides of the mounting hole 12, and the boss 13 is positioned below the mounting hole 12.

Printer module can dismantle with base 30 and be connected, can change the printer module of different models on base 30 according to the user demand of difference for a terminal printing equipment can be applied to multiple different use scenes, satisfies different specification printers and prints, the user demand that different specification stock papers printed.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a printer module for install on the POS machine, the POS machine includes the base, be equipped with in the base and connect the plugboard seat, its characterized in that includes:

the printer bracket is used for being detachably connected with the base;

2. The printer module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printer frame has a mounting hole, and the patch panel extends out of the printer frame from the mounting hole and is detachably connected to the printer frame.

3. The printer module of claim 2, wherein said patch panel is a clearance fit with said mounting hole.

4. The printer module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a boss is provided on an outer surface of one end of the printer frame, and a pin positioning hole for inserting a pin is provided on the boss, so that the printer frame is fixed by the pin fitting with the pin positioning hole.

5. The printer module as claimed in claim 4, wherein an opening is provided on a sidewall of the pin positioning hole, the opening extends through the sidewall of the pin positioning hole along an axial direction of the pin positioning hole, and an inner diameter of the pin positioning hole is smaller than an outer diameter of the pin.

6. The printer module as claimed in claim 2, wherein a positioning pin is disposed on an outer surface of one end of the printer support, and the printer support is connected to the base through the positioning pin.

7. The printer module according to claim 6, wherein the number of the positioning pins is two, and the two positioning pins are respectively disposed on two sides of the mounting hole.

8. A POS machine comprising a base and the printer module of any one of claims 1-7, the printer module removably attachable to the base.

9. The POS machine according to claim 8, further comprising a pin, wherein the base is provided with a mounting groove, the boss of the printer holder is inserted into the mounting groove, and the pin passes through a sidewall of the mounting groove from an outer side of the base and is inserted into a pin positioning hole of the boss to fix the printer holder.

10. A terminal printing device, comprising: