JP2007144858A - Lid shared with paper cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer having a lid shared with a paper cartridge receiving printed paper having enhanced portability and storage characteristics and capable of easily loaded with the printing paper with easy operation when printing. <P>SOLUTION: The printed paper can be loaded in the printer with the easy operation similar to the operation of an opening and closing lid by constituting the opening and closing head of the printer of the paper cartridge or constituting the paper cartridge so as to be able to slide into the printer by making the opening and closing lid and the printer cartridge halfly immobile or allowing the paper cartridge to move on the opening and closing lid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid shared with a paper cartridge for storing printing paper in a sublimation printer.

  In some conventional printers, an open / close lid is attached so as to be opened and closed with the lower end as a rotation center (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, a conventional technical example will be described with reference to FIG. Patent Document 1 will be described below.

In a portable printer having a main body that can be carried by grabbing the upper part and having an open / close lid on the front or back, the open / close lid is attached to be opened and closed with the lower end as the center of rotation. A portable printer with an ink cartridge on the top.
JP 2000-103139 (FIG. 5)

  In the prior art, the opening / closing lid is attached so as to be opened / closed with the lower end as the center of rotation, but the paper cartridge and the opening / closing lid have to be operated separately from the printer.

  Since the lower end of the lid is the center of rotation, it was not possible to rotate a thick object with the lid.

  -When printing a paper cartridge, it can be arranged horizontally so that the printing paper can be inserted horizontally into the printer, and it can be folded to the front of the printer when not printing or when carrying the printer.

  The paper cartridge is fixed to the front lid, and the paper cartridge slides so that it can be loaded into the printer body together with the lid.

  The paper cartridge is attached to the front lid so that it can slide, and after the lid is placed on the front of the printer main body, the paper cartridge can be loaded into the printer main body by sliding the upper surface of the lid.

  -When printing a paper cartridge, it is arranged at the top of the printer so that printing paper can be inserted into the printer, and is folded at the top of the printer when not printing or carrying the printer.

  In Patent Document 1, the open / close lid is attached so as to be opened / closed with the lower end as the rotation center, and the open / close lid is continuous to the upper surface, so that the printing paper has to be loaded separately from the open / close lid. When printing the paper cartridge, it can be placed horizontally so that the printing paper can be inserted horizontally into the printer, and it can be folded to the front of the printer when not printing or carrying the printer, so it is integrated with the lid It became possible to load with.

  The paper cartridge is fixed to the front lid, and the paper cartridge is slid so that it can be loaded into the printer body together with the lid, so that it can be loaded together with the opening / closing lid.

  The paper cartridge can be slid on the front lid, and after the lid is placed on the front of the printer body, the paper cartridge can be loaded into the printer body by sliding the top of the lid, so it is integrated with the lid. It became possible to load with.

  When printing the paper cartridge, it is arranged so that the printing paper can be inserted into the upper part of the printer, and when not printing or carrying the printer, it can be folded at the top of the printer, so it can be loaded integrally with the lid It became like.

Example 1
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a lid shared with a paper cartridge of a printer in the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a printer body, 2 is a lid, 3 is a paper cartridge, 4 is a folded portion of the lid, 5 is a slide portion of the lid, and 6 is a lock portion of the lid.

  When printing, the paper cartridge 3 can be horizontally arranged so that the paper cartridge 3 can be inserted in the horizontal direction, and when not printing or when the printer body 1 is carried, the paper cartridge 3 is folded so as to be folded to the front surface of the printer body 1. It becomes the lid 2.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic view seen from the side of the printer in the first embodiment.

  In this example, the paper cartridge 3 and the lid 2 are integrated, and the folded portion 4 of the lid is inserted into the inside of the printer main body 1, and the paper cartridge 3 and the lid 2 are semi-fixed in the horizontal direction.

  When printing is not performed, the paper cartridge 3 and the lid 2 can be pulled out by hand and pulled up to be folded on the front surface of the printer main body 1 as a lid.

  The lid 2 is attached and semi-fixed to the slide portion 10 of the lid by a lock portion 6 of the lid.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the relationship between the paper cartridge and the lid.

  In FIG. 3, 7 is a paper cartridge guide portion, 8 is a support plate for the lid folding portion, 9 is a support plate fixing pin for the lid folding portion, 10 is a slide portion for the lid, and 11 is a paper cartridge latch portion.

  At the base of the lid 2, there is a lid slide portion 10, which is attached to the lid 2 with a support plate 8 at the lid folding portion and assembled with a support plate fixing pin 9 at the lid folding portion.

  The slide portion 10 of the lid is guided by a rail-shaped guide that can slide inside the printer body 1.

  The paper cartridge 3 has a groove on the lid 2 side and can be slid by fitting with the paper cartridge guide portion 7 attached to the lid 2. The paper cartridge latch portion 11 holds the paper cartridge 3 when it is slid to the end of the lid 2. used.

  The paper cartridge 3 can be removed from the lid 2, different printing paper can be stored in the paper cartridge 3, and the upper surface of the paper cartridge 3 can also be used as a table for printed printing paper discharged from the printer body 1.

  The printing paper stored in the paper cartridge 3 is prevented by the projection of the lid 2 so that it does not fall down when the lid 2 is bent to the front surface of the printer body 1.

(Example 2)
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a lid shared with the paper cartridge of the printer according to the second embodiment.

  In the printer main body 1, the cover 2 is arranged at the top of the printer so that printing paper can be inserted into the printer main body 1, and is folded at the top of the printer when not printing or carrying the printer main body 1. ing.

  The upper surface serves as a table for printed printing paper discharged from the printer main body 1, and the lid 2 bent at the upper surface is stored together with the paper cartridge 3 so as to cover the printed printing paper.

  By using a structure that bends at the base of the lid as described above, the lid could be opened and closed without worrying about the thickness of the paper cartridge.

  Simultaneous operation of a paper cartridge containing printing paper and an open / close lid facilitates daily operation of the printer, and is useful for improving the operability of mobile devices as well as printers.

Schematic which shows the structure of the lid | cover shared with the paper cartridge of the printer in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram viewed from the side of the printer according to the first embodiment. Schematic which shows the relationship between a paper cartridge and a lid | cover. Schematic which shows the structure of the lid | cover shared with the paper cartridge of the printer in 2nd Embodiment. The figure of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer main body 2 Lid 3 Paper cartridge 4 Lid part 5 Lid slide part 6 Lid lock part 7 Cartridge guide part 8 Lid support part support plate 9 Lid support part fixing pin
10 Slide part of the lid
11 Paper cartridge latch

Claims (4)

  In the printer, when printing the paper cartridge, it can be arranged horizontally so that the printing paper can be inserted horizontally in the printer, and when not printing or when carrying the printer, it is configured to be bent to the front of the printer. A lid shared with paper cartridges.   In a printer, a paper cartridge is fixed to a front cover, and the paper cartridge is slid so that the paper cartridge can be loaded into the printer body together with the cover.   In the printer, the paper cartridge is attached to the front lid so that it can slide. After the lid is installed on the front of the printer main body, the paper cartridge can be loaded into the printer main body by sliding the upper surface of the lid. A lid shared with paper cartridges.   In the printer, when printing a paper cartridge, it is arranged on the upper part of the printer so that printing paper can be inserted into the printer, and when not printing or carrying the printer, it is configured to be bent on the upper surface of the printer. A lid shared with the paper cartridge according to claim 2 or claim 3.

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