EP0645250A2 - Machine d'impression avec tableau de commande - Google Patents

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EP0645250A2
EP0645250A2 EP94113780A EP94113780A EP0645250A2 EP 0645250 A2 EP0645250 A2 EP 0645250A2 EP 94113780 A EP94113780 A EP 94113780A EP 94113780 A EP94113780 A EP 94113780A EP 0645250 A2 EP0645250 A2 EP 0645250A2
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Dirk Umbach
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/44—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
    • B41J3/46—Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication

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  • the invention relates to a printing press with an operating panel, in which the housing or the like. has a panel mount for receiving the removable control panel, the control panel being connected wirelessly to the components of the printing press to be controlled via a cable or at least one infrared transmitter.
  • This printing press is preferably a so-called thermal transfer printer.
  • These printing machines are quite handy in themselves, so that their accommodation e.g. no problems on a desk. Occasionally, however, the printing press has to be set up in a certain place, which then makes it difficult to operate the machine, for example because the control panel is difficult to access or cannot be viewed cheaply.
  • the latter relates both to the spatial conditions and the lighting conditions, which may make it difficult to read the display on the control panel.
  • An electronic typewriter has become known from JP 61-162663 A, in which the keyboard connected by means of a cable is arranged within a recess in the housing and is designed to be removable from the latter.
  • the inner dimensions of the recess correspond to the outer dimensions of the keyboard.
  • a disadvantage here is that the keyboard is not fixed, so that it can undesirably detach itself from the typewriter during transport, for example.
  • the printing press is designed with an operating panel according to the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the invention is characterized in that the control panel is fixed in the panel receptacle at least in the pull-out direction by means of at least one magnet. If you insert the removed control panel into the panel holder, the magnetic forces become effective when the assembly end position is reached and they then hold the control panel in place, at least in the direction of insertion. On the other hand, the magnetic forces are chosen so that you can easily remove the control panel. In addition, magnetic fasteners are not only inexpensive and easy to use, but also very robust. After removing the control panel from this printing press and operating the printing press at a location separate from the printing press, it is always guaranteed that all buttons and the like. of the control panel are always easily accessible and all readings can be made optimally. On the other hand, if the printing press is optimally positioned, the control panel can be left in the printing press and operated in the same way as a printing press with a permanently integrated control panel. The housing of the printing press and the control panel form a single unit.
  • a printing press is often serviced from a side wall or from the rear wall. Especially in this case, it is particularly advantageous if the fitter can remove the control panel and then perform the operation directly from the rear, so that he can oversee the operation of the printing press while operating the panel.
  • a further embodiment of the invention results from claim 2. If one accordingly attaches the permanent magnet or magnets to the control panel, this has the advantage that the panel can be "tacked" wherever there is a ferromagnetic background. This also applies, for example, to the aforementioned service or repair work. If there is a suitable location on the side or on the rear wall of the printing press for attaching the control panel during this work, it can be attached there until the work is finished. Instead, it is conceivable also holding the control panel to any metal frame or the like on which the printing press is standing. In any case, the fitter can always place this control panel cheaply and thus make his work much easier or perform it faster.
  • the housing, a frame or the like. the printing press is at least partially made of ferromagnetic material or iron, but plastic is at least provided for the panel mount.
  • a further development of the invention provides that in the case of a panel receptacle made of plastic or aluminum, a metal insert made of ferromagnetic material into the plastic or the aluminum of the panel receptacle in the area of each magnet of the control panel is embedded. This is preferably a small plate whose size is matched to the dimensions of the magnet to be assigned. This metal or iron plate can be embedded flush in the plastic or even covered by it as far as this does not affect the magnetic adhesion.
  • each permanent magnet consists of a magnetic film.
  • Such magnetic foils can be purchased and therefore do not require any further explanation. In any case, they have the advantage of inexpensive installation and they can also be easily replaced with new ones.
  • the panel receptacle is a hollow box, which is closed to a certain extent by the front of the control panel used.
  • this panel receptacle either has a circumferential fastening edge or at least two fastening edges or tabs projecting on opposite sides.
  • fastening edges can be dimensioned such that an optically favorable adaptation to the printing press can also be carried out.
  • the cable of the control panel is led into the interior of the printing press via the rear cable opening.
  • a further embodiment of the invention describes claim 8.
  • the substantially cuboid housing mentioned there can be more or less tightly closed depending on the sensitivity of the individual components. In any case, it must have sufficient stability so that it can withstand rough operation.
  • a wireless transmission is dispensed with and instead the printing press and the control panel are connected via a cable, this must have a certain minimum length of, for example, 80 to 100 cm in order to be able to fully exploit the advantages of the design according to the invention.
  • a much shorter cable is of course sufficient.
  • the longer the cable the more difficult it is to insert the control panel into the panel holder. So it is It is particularly advantageous that there is a cable duct extending over at least three sides at the bottom of the control panel in the edge region thereof.
  • the cable or even a partial length for example, half the length of the cable, can be accommodated, so that in cases in which the control panel is operated in the immediate vicinity of the printing press, only a partial length is pulled out of the printing press.
  • Working on the one hand is not hindered by this and on the other hand the cable is protected. Furthermore, it is particularly easy to bring back the control panel when the cable is only partially pulled out.
  • a further development according to claim 11 provides that a housing opening of the control panel for the cable for data transmission is partially assigned to at least one of the side walls and partially to the floor.
  • the printing press 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a so-called thermal transfer printer. It has a relatively compact cuboid housing. At the lower end of this housing there is an operating panel in the exemplary embodiment 2, which is located in a panel receptacle 3 at least during transport but also in many cases of use of the printing press. It is recessed in the panel receptacle 3 and, in the exemplary embodiment, does not protrude from its foremost surface 4 (FIG. 4), but rather is flush with the outside. At the same time, a flush arrangement with the front surface 5 of the housing 6 of the printing press 1 is also provided. According to FIG. 1, in the exemplary embodiment of the printing press 1, the majority of this front surface 5 is designed as a flap which can be swung up about the upper bearings 7 and 8.
  • FIG. 5 there are, for example, operating elements, display elements and a display on the front or operating side of the operating panel 2.
  • the precise equipment of the control panel 2 depends on the requirements and possibilities of the printing press 1.
  • the commands entered there can be transmitted either wirelessly, for example via infrared waves, or, as provided in the exemplary embodiment, via a cable 9 to the associated actuating and switching devices of the printing press 1. In connection with the training according to the invention, this is not important in detail.
  • the control panel 2 carries at least one permanent magnet 10 on its rear side, but preferably according to FIG. 7. They ensure that the control panel 2 is held securely in the panel holder 3 and thus also on the printing press 1. If, however, the panel holder 3 is provided as in the exemplary embodiment Plastic or at least made of no ferromagnetic material, the attachment of the control panel 2 to the bottom 11 of the panel holder 3 is ensured with the help of two metal inserts 12. They are arranged relative to one another in accordance with the permanent magnets 10. They can be embedded flush in the material of the floor 11 or, if this is desired, also protrude somewhat. The aforementioned holding of the control panel 2 by the permanent magnets 10 relates at least essentially only to the direction of disassembly.
  • control panel 2 is reasonably accurate in the panel holder 3, so that no additional holding or locking against transverse movements is necessary.
  • a cable opening 13 At the bottom 11 of the panel receptacle 3 there is also a cable opening 13, via which the cable connection into the interior of the printing press takes place.
  • each permanent magnet 10 is embedded flush on the bottom 14 of the control panel 2. Instead, they can also protrude over this floor, thereby forming magnetic feet. It is then expedient to choose a different arrangement than that shown in FIG. 7, for example.
  • a permanent magnet 10 can be assigned to each corner.
  • each permanent magnet 10 preferably consists of a magnetic film known per se.
  • the substantially cuboid housing of the control panel 2 which, however, can have a laterally protruding edge on the operating side, is designed in the area of the cable outlet in such a way that the externally adhering control panel 2, the cable 9 laterally over the wall 15 or, as shown in dashed lines (FIG. 6), can emerge from the rear of this housing to the rear, for which purpose a slot in the housing, which is guided over the corner 16, is expediently provided.
  • the length and width of the control panel housing corresponds to the usual clearance of the cavity 17 of the panel mount 3 measured in the longitudinal and transverse directions.
  • the thickness of the control panel 2 is determined so that its front surface 18 does not protrude beyond the front surface 4 of the panel receptacle 3, but rather runs flush therewith. In this respect, the space requirement is exactly the same as in a printing press 1 with a built-in control panel 2.
  • the panel receptacle 3 is given a width which corresponds to that of the housing 6 of the printing press 1.
  • a through bore 23 is provided on each fastening edge 21 or 22, through which the panel receptacle 3 can be screwed to the housing or frame of the printing press 1.
  • a cable duct 25 is attached to the outside of the bottom 14 of the substantially cuboid housing 24 of the control panel 2. In the exemplary embodiment, it extends at least over the two long sides and the transverse side facing away from the cable outlet. In the exemplary embodiment, this cable duct 25 can accommodate approximately half of the cable 9. In order that this cannot fall out of the channel 25, at least one transversely projecting retaining tongue 26 is provided on each of the three sections of this cable channel 25, in particular integrally formed on it. The cable 9 can be pressed resiliently under this tongue 26 at the point in question. However, if the entire cable length is used, it can easily be pulled out again under the retaining tongues 26.
  • the front surface 5 of the housing 6 of the printing press 1 consists largely of a cover which can be folded about an upper horizontal axis. It is flush on the outside with the remaining fixed front. In order to be able to fold this lid up, there is a handle opening 27 or recessed grip at its lower end. Because, according to FIG. 4, the longitudinal side walls 28 and 29 of the panel receptacle 3 are shorter than the transverse walls 19 and 20, the operating panel 20 can also be grasped at this top opening 27. The same is also possible on the underside. In this way, you can hold the control panel 2 and pull it out of the housing 6 of the printing press 1 if necessary. The shortened longitudinal side walls 28 and 29 are also expedient for insertion.
  • Another possibility of removing the control panel 2 from the panel holder can be provided, for example, by accommodating the control panel 2 in the panel holder 3 so that it can be tilted slightly, so that, for example, pressing the lower area overcomes the magnetic adhesion and then the control panel 2 decreases from the tilted position.
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