JP2001113785A - Portable printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable printer which can be easily set without damaging a belt or the like. SOLUTION: A holding part 50 of a portable printer 10 is constituted of a holding plate 52 supported to be able to oscillate to a rear face of a body case 12. The holding plate 52 has a holding part 52A at the side of a lower end part urged towards the body case 12 by a leaf spring 70. A gap between the holding part 52A and the body case 12 can be increased by pressing a pressing part 52B at the side of an upper end part to the body case 12. The holding plate 52 is formed of a resin with antislipping members 74A and 74B attached to the holding part 52A and pressing part 52B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable printer, and more particularly, to a portable printer which is used by being worn on a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In stores and sales floors, prices and bar codes are printed on labels by portable printers, and the labels are attached to products. The portable printer is operated by the operator holding it in the hand or attached to the worker's body via clothes or a belt, and in the latter case, the portable printer is attached to the body. The holding means is provided on a side surface of the main body of the portable printer.

[0003] The holding means of the conventional portable printer is constituted by a holding plate attached to the main body of the portable printer via a leaf spring, and the leaf spring is buckled so that the holding plate is held against the side surface of the main body. Open in orthogonal directions,
It is designed to close. Then, the holding plate is placed in an open position, the opened holding plate is inserted into the inside of the belt (that is, between the belt and the clothes), and the holding plate is closed so as to sandwich the belt. In between, the belt is firmly clamped, and the portable printer is worn on the body.

[0004]

However, since the holding means of the conventional portable printer has a structure in which the leaf spring is buckled, the holding plate must be made of metal to secure the strength of the entire holding means. Did not. For this reason, when the holding plate is inserted inside the belt, there is a disadvantage that the belt is damaged by the metal holding plate. Further, since the leaf spring must be buckled, the holding means cannot be operated with one hand, and there is a disadvantage that operability is poor.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a portable printer that can be easily attached and does not damage a belt or the like.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable device having holding means for attaching to a worker's body via a member to be attached such as clothes or a belt in order to achieve the above object. In the printer, the holding means is swingably supported by a main body of the portable printer via a support member, and a resin holding plate formed with a holding portion and a pressing portion on both sides of the support member. And a biasing means for biasing the holding portion toward the main body. The pressing portion presses the pressing portion toward the main body to form a gap between the holding portion and the main body. The mounting member is pinched by the urging force of the urging means by inserting the mounting member into the mounting member.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the portable printer can be mounted only by pressing the pressing portion of the holding plate. Therefore, the worker can operate the portable printer with one hand and easily attach it to the body.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the above-described structure is used, it is not necessary to use a metal holding plate as in the conventional holding means, and the holding plate can be made of resin. it can. Therefore, unlike a case where a metal holding plate is used, the belt and the like are not damaged.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the non-slip member is provided at the holding portion of the holding plate, a belt or the like sandwiched between the holding portion and the main body does not slip. Therefore, since the belt and the like can be reliably held between the holding portion and the main body, it is possible to prevent the attached portable printer from falling off.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a portable printer according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a schematic structure of a portable printer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a side view of a portable printer 10 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in these figures, the portable printer 1
Reference numeral 0 denotes a lower part of the main body case 12 provided with an accommodating portion 14 bulging in an arc shape. The storage unit 14 includes the opening / closing knob 1
6 is pushed upward to open the door 18, and the wound label paper (not shown) is stored therein. The wound label paper is rotatably supported and sent out to a printing unit (not shown).

A data transmission / reception unit 20 is provided above the main body case 12, and a receiving device (not shown) is provided inside the cover 22. When a print data signal is transmitted from a transmitting means (for example, a handy terminal) (not shown) by infrared rays or the like, the receiving device receives this signal and transmits the data to a printing unit (not shown). The receiving device is turned by operating a turning knob 24 disposed on a side surface of the main body case 12, and can change its receiving direction. In addition, on the side surface of the main body case 12,
A connector 26 is provided, and print data can be transmitted and received by directly connecting the transmission means to the connector 26 via a signal cable or the like.

An operation section 30 is provided on the upper surface of the main body case 12, and a feed button 32, a print button 34, and a status lamp 36 are arranged on the operation section 30 in parallel. The status lamp 36 is connected to the data
Is turned on when data is received, whereby the operator can confirm that the print data has been received. The print button 34 is configured as a push button type. By pressing the print button 34, the label paper stored in the storage unit 14 is supplied to a printing unit (not shown), Is printed. Further, the feed button 32 is also configured as a push button type, and when the feed button 32 is pressed, the label paper in the storage section 14 is sent out without being printed.

A label paper outlet 40 is provided at the front of the main body case 12, and a printing unit (not shown) is provided inside the label paper outlet 40. This printing section
Thermal head and platen roller (neither shown)
When a label sheet is supplied between the thermal head and the platen roller, a price, a bar code, and the like are printed. The printed label paper is discharged from the label paper outlet 40.

At the top of the label paper outlet 40, a backing stripper 42 is provided.
Is configured to slide vertically by reducing the distance between the pair of holding knobs 44, 44. Further, a label take-out port 46 is formed in the backing sheet peeling device 42. When the backing sheet peeling device 42 is slid downward to match the position of the label take-out port 46 and the label paper take-out port 40, the label paper take-out port is formed. The label paper sent out from the label paper 40 is peeled from the backing paper and the label take-out port 4
The mount that protrudes from 0 and is peeled is discharged from a gap between the lower part of the mount peeler 42 and the main body case 12.

On the back surface of the main body case 12, a holding portion 50 for mounting the portable printer 10 on the body is provided. The holding plate 52 that constitutes the holding unit 50 is a main body case 1
The holding portion 52A below the supporting portion is urged toward the body case 12 by a leaf spring 70 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, by pressing the upper pressing portion 52B of the supporting portion toward the main body case 12 against the urging force, a gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12 can be opened,
If a belt or the like of an operator is inserted into the gap, the belt or the like can be held between the biased holding portion 52A and the main body case 12.

Reference numeral 54 in FIG. 1 denotes a cover of the battery case. By sliding the cover 54 to the rear of the main body case 12, an internal battery case (not shown) can be exposed. Portable printer 1 in battery case
A battery serving as a power supply for the power supply 0 is stored. Reference numeral 56 is
The power switch is a power switch. By sliding the power switch 56, the power of the portable printer 10 is turned on,
OFF switching can be performed.

Next, the portable printer 1 configured as described above
How to use 0 will be described.

First, the door 18 is opened by sliding the opening / closing knob 16 upward, and the wound label paper is set therein, and the door 18 is closed. As a result, the wound label paper is stored in the storage section 14 of the portable printer 10.

Next, while pressing the pressing portion 52B of the holding portion 50 toward the main body case 12 to widen the gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12, the holding plate 52 is inserted inside the belt of the operator, and the pressing portion 52B is pressed. Release. Thereby, the holding portion 52A urged by the leaf spring 70 and the main body case 1
2, the portable printer 10 can be attached to an operator.

Next, after the power is turned on by the power switch 56 on the upper surface of the main body case 12, the turning knob 24 on the side surface of the main body case 12 is rotated to receive a signal from a receiving device (not shown) inside the cover 22. The direction is turned to the direction of the transmitting means (not shown). This makes it possible to reliably receive the print data signal from the transmission unit. The status lamp 36 indicates that the print data has been received.
Confirm by turning on, and move on to label printing operation.

The label printing operation is performed by the print button 34.
Is performed by pressing the print button 3
Pressing 4 once prints one label. Label printing is performed based on the received print data,
Unless new print data is received, printing is performed based on the same data. When the printed label is to be automatically peeled from the backing paper, the label peeled off from the backing paper is discharged from the label outlet 46 by sliding the backing paper peeling device 42 downward. Thus, the label printing operation is completed, and the label paper exit 40
Alternatively, the label discharged from the label outlet 46 is taken and attached to a product or the like.

The portable printer 10 can be installed and used on a desk or the like. In this case, the main body case 12 is installed with its front face up, and the same operation as described above is performed to print on the label.

Next, the holding section 50, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the portable printer 10, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the structure of the holding unit 50. FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of the holding unit 50.

As shown in FIG. 5, the holding plate 52 is swingably supported on the back surface of the main body case 12, and a pressing portion 52B is above the supporting portion and a holding portion 52A is below the supporting portion. . A leaf spring 70 is attached to the support portion, and the leaf spring 70 allows the holding portion 52 to be mounted.
Are biased toward the body case 12 side. The leaf spring 70
As shown in FIG. 4, a circular hole 70A formed in the leaf spring 70 is provided.
The main body case 12 is positioned and attached by fitting a protruding portion 72 protrudingly formed in the main body case 12. Accordingly, when the pressing portion 52B is pressed toward the main body case 12, a gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12 can be increased, and a belt or the like of an operator can be inserted into the gap.

As shown in FIG. 4, the holding plate 52 is supported on the main body case 12 by a shaft 60.
The shaft 60 is inserted into the circular holes of the shaft support plates 68 formed on the holding plate 52 and the circular holes of the protrusion 64 formed on the main body case 12.
The shaft support plates 68, 6 are fitted by fitting the
8 and the circular hole of the protruding portion 64. The shaft support plates 68 are arranged facing each other with a slight gap, and the protruding portion 64 is inserted into the gap and connected. Thereby, the connecting portion between the holding plate 52 and the main body case 12 has a strong structure, and the strength is strong.

As shown in FIG. 5, the holding portion 52A of the holding plate 52 has a curved portion 52C formed at the lower end, and protrudes in an arc shape toward the body case 12 side. Further, in the main body case 12, a position 12A abutting on the curved portion 52C is concave in an arc shape. Thereby, when the belt is sandwiched between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12, the belt is less likely to fall downward. Further, the holding portion 52A has a curved portion 52C.
The upper part 52D is slightly recessed so that a belt or the like can be easily pinched.

On the other hand, the upper end of the pressing portion 52B is bent toward the main body case 12 side. Therefore, when the pressing portion 52B is pressed, the upper end portion comes into contact with the main body case 12, whereby the size of the gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12 can be regulated. The size of the gap is set to a size that allows the sandwiching plate 52 to be easily inserted inside the belt of the operator (between the belt and the pants), for example, about 2 cm.

The holding plate 52 is made of a resin material such as plastic, and a part of the surface of the holding plate 52 made of resin is made of a non-slip member 74A, 74B.
Covered by Non-slip members 74A, 74B
Is composed of a rubber material such as an elastomer material,
Affixed to areas where friction is required. For example, the non-slip member 74B is attached to the outside of the pressing portion 52B (the side opposite to the main body case 12). Accordingly, when the pressing portion 52B is pressed by a finger, the friction between the finger and the pressing portion 52B increases, so that the pressing portion 52B can be pressed without slipping, and the operability is improved.

On the other hand, the non-slip member 74A is
A is attached to the entire body case 12 side. Thereby, when the belt is pinched between the pinching portion 52A and the main body case 12, the friction between the belt and the pinching portion 52A increases,
The belt does not shift, and the portable printer 10 can be prevented from falling off.

Further, the non-slip member 74A is
A is also provided on the outer edge portion around the side surface from the body case 12 side of A. Therefore, when the portable printer 10 is installed on a table with the holding portion 50 being on the lower side, the non-slip 74A and 74B serve as an installation surface, so that the portable printer 10 is hard to slip.

Next, the portable printer 1 configured as described above
The operation of the zero holding unit 50 will be described.

When the portable printer 10 is worn on the body,
First, the operator grasps the upper portion of the main body case 12 and pushes the pressing portion 52B of the holding plate 52 toward the main body case 12 with the thumb of the grasped hand, thereby holding the holding portion 52A and the main body case 1 together.
Widen the gap with 2. Since the non-slip member 74B made of a rubber material is provided on the pressing portion 52B of the holding plate 52, the thumb can press the pressing portion 52B without slipping.

Next, the holding plate 52 is inserted into the inside of the belt while the gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12 is widened, and the belt is inserted into the gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12. At this time, since the holding plate 52 is made of resin, the belt, the pants and the like are not damaged.

Next, the thumb is released from the pressing portion 52B, and the belt is held between the holding plate 52 and the main body case 12 by the urging force of the leaf spring 70. In the holding plate 52,
Since the non-slip member 74A made of a rubber material is provided, the sandwiched belt does not shift. Further, since the curved portion 52C is formed at the lower end of the holding plate 52, it is difficult to pull out the held belt from the gap between the holding portion 52A and the main body case 12, thereby securely removing the portable printer 10 from falling off. Can be prevented.

As described above, the portable printer 1 of the present embodiment
According to 0, the portable printer 10 can be mounted simply by pressing the pressing portion 52B of the holding plate 52.
The operator can easily mount the portable printer 10 with one hand.

Further, in the portable printer 10, since the holding plate 52 is made of resin, the pants and the belt are not damaged unlike the case where a metal holding plate is used.

Further, since the portable printer 10 has the non-slip member 74A made of rubber material adhered to the holding portion 52A of the holding plate 52, the belt can be firmly held, and the portable printer 10 can be removed. It can be reliably prevented.

Further, the holding case 52 is provided with the main body case 12.
The non-slip members 74A and 74B are also provided on the surface on the opposite side of the portable printer 1 with the holding unit 50 down.
0 is installed on a table or the like, the non-slip member 74A,
74B serves as an installation surface, and it is possible to prevent the portable printer 10 from slipping.

In the above-described embodiment, the holding unit 50
Is an example of the operation method, and is not limited to this. Therefore, the portable printer 10 may be attached to a portion other than the belt, for example, pants.

The anti-slip members 74A, 74B
Is not limited to a rubber material such as an elastomer material, and may be any material that increases the frictional force.

[0044]

As described above, according to the portable printer of the present invention, the holding plate constituting the holding means is swingably supported by the main body of the portable printer, and the holding portion of the holding plate is provided. Since it is biased toward the main body, the operator can easily attach the portable printer to the body with one hand only by pressing the pressing portion of the holding plate. Also,
According to the present invention, since the holding plate is made of resin, it is possible to prevent the belt and the clothes from being damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic structure of a portable printer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the portable printer shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the portable printer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the structure of the holding unit shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the holding unit shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Portable printer, 12 ... Main body case, 14 ... Storage part, 20 ... Data transmission / reception part, 30 ... Operating part, 50 ... Holding part, 52 ... Holding plate, 52A ... Holding part, 52B ... Pressing part,
60: shaft, 70: leaf spring

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable printer having a holding means for attaching to a worker's body via a member to be attached such as clothes or a belt, wherein the holding means swings on a main body of the portable printer via a supporting member. A resin holding plate that is movably supported and has a holding portion and a pressing portion formed on both sides of the support member, and an urging unit that urges the holding portion toward the body. By pressing the pressing portion toward the main body side, a gap is formed between the holding portion and the main body, and the mounting member is inserted into the gap, and the pressing member is pressed by the urging force of the urging means. A portable printer characterized by holding a mounting member. 2. The portable printer according to claim 1, wherein a non-slip member is provided at a holding portion of the holding plate.