JP2007210213A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To visually check an LCD monitor from outside, even if an operation panel is completely covered with a cover body, and to check the display information of the LCD monitor. <P>SOLUTION: This recorder is provided with a cover body 14 which seals the upper opening of the recorder body 10 to cover the LCD monitor 15A provided above the recorder body 10 and the operation panel 15 wherein operation buttons 15B are arranged and is rotatably connected to the recorder body 10. A check window 14A which enables checking of the LCD monitor 15A from outside, even in a sealed state, displaced on the operation panel 15 is provided to a part of the cover body 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that includes an operation panel that constitutes an upper surface of a recording apparatus main body, a liquid crystal monitor and operation buttons are disposed on the operation panel, and a cover body that covers the operation panel can be opened and closed.

  Conventionally, there is a printer provided with a cover body as shown in Patent Document 1 below. This printer merely covers the battery, not the operation panel on which the liquid crystal monitor and operation buttons are mounted. And since this cover body was formed with the single opaque material which does not have visibility, it had the following problems.

  That is, if the cover is covered with the printer turned on, the power lamp on the operation panel and the liquid crystal panel cannot be visually recognized from the outside, so that the user is unaware that the power is on. The power ON state may continue. In this case, if the entire cover body is formed of a transparent material, the power lamp and the liquid crystal panel can be visually recognized from the outside, and the power is turned on, but the entire operation panel can be visually recognized. Will not be able to demonstrate its original function (physically and visually). In addition, when the user is positioned on the rear side of the printer with the cover body opened, it is impossible to check the presence of the paper on the feeding tray because the cover body is in the way. In addition, the cover body made of a single opaque material has poor design, and the development of a new cover body has been desired in terms of improving the design.

JP 2002-19229 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cover body with excellent design and functionality that allows the liquid crystal monitor to be visually recognized from the outside even when the operation panel is completely covered with the cover body and the display information of the liquid crystal monitor can be confirmed. It is to provide a recording apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an operation panel that constitutes an upper surface of a recording apparatus main body. The operation panel includes a liquid crystal monitor and operation buttons. A recording apparatus comprising a cover body that can be opened and closed, wherein the cover body is provided with a viewing window through which a liquid crystal monitor disposed on the operation panel can be viewed from the outside in a closed state. To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the viewing window is provided in a part of the cover body, the liquid crystal monitor can be viewed from the outside through the viewing window. Therefore, even if the cover body is closed with the power turned on, it is noticed that the power is turned on through the liquid crystal monitor, and the power can be turned off immediately.

  The recording apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the viewing window can be used as a display information confirmation window capable of confirming display information displayed on the liquid crystal monitor. It is what.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, not only the status information of the recording apparatus such as power ON / OFF, but also maintenance information such as the remaining amount of ink, setting information or design such as the size and type of the recording material, Various display information such as design information for displaying a still image or a moving image for decoration can be confirmed through the viewing window. Therefore, various operations can be executed efficiently and accurately based on the display information. The type of display information may be not only characters but also images such as symbols, figures, illustrations, and photographs, which can greatly contribute to the improvement of the design of the cover body.

  The recording apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein the cover body supports the upper part of the recording material set on the feeding tray when the cover body is open. It is configured to function as a support, and can be used as a rear confirmation window that can confirm the presence or absence of the recording material set on the feeding tray by looking into the viewing window from the rear side. It is characterized by.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, by making the cover body also serve as a paper support, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the apparatus and reduce the cost of the parts through effective use of the parts. Further, even when the user is located on the rear side of the recording apparatus, since the presence or absence of the recording material set on the feeding tray can be confirmed through the viewing window, the recording material can be replenished smoothly.

A recording apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the recording apparatus is of a mobile type and includes a handle for carrying. It is what.
Since a mobile type recording apparatus is frequently carried, there is a high risk of inadvertently touching a recording execution switch or the like of the operation panel, and it is easy to cause a malfunction. It is moved in the room with the power on. In addition, since the orientation of the mobile type is not constant and the user's position changes, visual confirmation is made not only from the front of the printer but also from the back. Therefore, when the present invention is applied to such a mobile type recording apparatus, a particularly remarkable effect can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, a recording apparatus including the cover body according to the present invention will be described. First, the inkjet printer 100 is taken up as the best mode for carrying out the recording apparatus of the present invention, and the outline of the overall configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an ink jet printer during use (when recording is performed), and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the ink jet printer when carried. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the ink jet printer with the recording apparatus main body removed, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the outline of the internal structure of the ink jet printer.

  The ink jet printer 100 described here is a mobile type having a relatively simple structure that can be carried, for example, for a recording medium P having a size of 4 × 6 inches or less (hereinafter also simply referred to as paper P). Inkjet printer. The ink jet printer 100 is a so-called direct printer that can perform recording on the paper P directly without being connected to a personal computer.

  The ink jet printer 100 includes a rectangular box-shaped recording apparatus main body 10 as shown in FIGS. The recording apparatus body 10 includes a deep bottom container-like casing body 13 that closes the front, rear, left, right, and bottom surfaces thereof, an operation panel 15 that closes the upper opening of the casing body 13, and FIG. A cover body that covers the upper surface of the recording apparatus main body 10, that is, the operation panel 15 in the state of carrying as shown, and functions as a paper support for a long recording medium set in a feeding tray 20 described later in the use state shown in FIG. 14, a discharge stacker 16 that also serves as a front cover that is openable and closable so as to open a part of the front surface of the casing body 13 and close the front opening, and to the left and right side surfaces of the casing body 13 And a handle 1 having a gate-shaped hand-held portion 17 connected in a rotatable state.

  On the operation panel 15, a liquid crystal monitor 15A is provided at the center, and a plurality of operation buttons 15B, 15B,... Are provided around the liquid crystal monitor 15A and corners on the front surface side. Is formed with a feeding opening 15C for setting paper P in an automatic feeding unit 2 described later. Further, the discharge stacker 16 is provided with a pivot fulcrum at the lower left and right corners, and can be pivoted up and down over a range of about 90 ° around the pivot fulcrum. Further, the rear surface of the discharge stacker 16 is configured to be positioned on the upper surface in the use state shown in FIG. 1, and serves as a placement surface 16A of the discharge stacker 16 that receives the paper P after execution of recording.

  In addition, a memory card insertion opening 13A for inserting a memory card or the like in which image data captured by a digital camera or the like is inserted is provided at the upper part of the front opening of the casing body 13. The ink jet printer 100 is very simple and clean, with no operation buttons 15B, 15B,... Or a finger hook for expanding the discharge stacker 16 exposed to the outside when being carried as shown in FIG. The appearance of the design. In this state, the ink jet printer 100 cannot be operated, and the ink jet printer 100 can be operated only when the cover body 14 is opened and a predetermined operation button 15B is pressed.

  Then, when the recording apparatus main body 10 of the ink jet printer 100 is removed as shown in FIG. 3, a unit structure 11 as shown in the figure, which is an example of operation executing means for executing various operations, appears. The unit structure 11 is basically configured by combining a plurality of functional units divided for each function that is indispensable for carrying the paper P and executing recording. Each of these functional units has an independent function, and each functional unit can be assembled independently to perform operation check and function inspection. Incidentally, the unit structure 11 in the illustrated ink jet printer 100 includes an automatic feeding unit 2, a conveyance guide unit 3, a carriage driving unit 4, a recording head / ink suction unit 5, a choke valve unit 6, an ink supply path unit 7, and an ink tube unit. 8 and an ink cartridge attaching / detaching unit 9.

  An automatic feeding unit 2 is provided at the upper part on the back side of the unit structure 11. The automatic feeding unit 2 is a functional unit having a function of automatically feeding the paper P continuously. In addition, the automatic feeding unit 2 is loaded on the feeding tray 20 by bringing two movable edge guides 24 and 25 that move together with the left and right side edges E (also referred to as edges) of the paper P into contact with each other. This is a center alignment type automatic feeding unit that aligns the paper P placed in a tatami state in the center.

  The automatic feeding unit 2 includes a feeding tray 20 on which a plurality of sheets P can be stacked, a hopper 26 that pushes up the sheet P on the feeding tray 20 toward a feeding roller 23, and a hopper 26. The feeding roller 23 that picks up the upper sheet P on the feeding tray 20 by the nipping and feeding action, and the succeeding sheet P that has been multi-fed so that only the uppermost sheet P is fed And a separation slope 21 that is an example of a separation action portion that separates the sheet P from the sheet P.

  Next, an outline of the internal structure of the inkjet printer 100 will be described according to the conveyance path of the paper P. The sheet P placed on the feeding tray 20 and whose left and right side edges E are regulated by the movable edge guides 24 and 25 is controlled by the hopper 26 according to the rotation of the rotation shaft 27 of the feeding roller 23. It rises at the timing and is pushed up toward the feeding roller 23. Then, a separation slope 21 which is an example of a separation action portion provided in the vicinity of the feeding roller 23 in order from the paper P positioned at the top as the feeding roller 23 rotates, a return lever (not shown), etc. The picked up paper P is picked up by the number of units, and the left and right side edges E are guided by the movable edge guides 24 and 25 and are conveyed downstream in the paper conveying direction.

  A path guide member 22 forming a part of the transport path of the paper P is provided downstream of the feeding roller 23, and the paper P guided by the path guide member 22 is downstream in the paper transport direction. It is guided to the transport guide unit 3 located. The conveyance guide unit 3 conveys the sheet P fed by the automatic feeding unit 2 and guides the sheet P toward the recording position 12. Further, the conveyance guide unit 3 is provided with the sheet P after recording is performed on the recording apparatus main body 10. It is a functional unit having a function of discharging onto the mounting surface 16A of the discharging stacker 16 that is present.

  The conveyance guide unit 3 is provided with a single guide base 30 that is integrally formed. A conveyance guide roller 34 is provided at the most upstream side in the sheet conveyance direction of the guide base 30 in a freely rotatable state. ing. This conveyance guide roller 34 effectively reduces the conveyance resistance due to an increase in tensile force caused by the sheet P being sandwiched between both the feeding roller 23 and a conveyance roller 31 described later, thereby smoothing the sheet. This is a member provided to carry P. Further, downstream of the conveyance guide roller 34, the conveyance roller 31 including the conveyance drive roller 32 and the conveyance driven roller 33 is provided.

  Then, the sheet P conveyed while being pinched by the conveying roller 31 is guided toward a recording position 12 which is an example of a downstream liquid ejection position.

  A recording head 51 is provided at the recording position 12 as a main component of recording execution means for executing recording on the paper P. The recording head 51 constitutes a recording head / ink suction unit 5 integrally with an ink suction device 53 that removes ink clogged in a nozzle opening (not shown). The recording head / ink suction unit 5 includes a recording head device 50 and an ink suction device 53. Among these, the recording head device 50 holds the recording head 51 and the recording head 51 mounted on the lower surface. It is comprised by providing the head base 52 which carries out.

  The head base 52 is a member attached in a horizontal posture to the front surface of the carriage 40 in the carriage drive unit 4 described below. Further, the space above the head base 52 is used as a bending deformation allowable space for an ink tube 80 and an FFC (flexible flat cable) 81 in the ink tube unit 8 described later. Further, ink (not shown) that guides the ink of each color that has flowed from the ink tube 80 to a predetermined nozzle opening (not shown) of the recording head 51 in a part of the upper side of the head base 52 and the inner space of the head base 52. The supply path is provided.

  On the other hand, the ink suction device 53 is a device provided in the lower space when the recording head device 50 is located at the home position, and serves to suck and remove ink clogged in the nozzle openings during flushing or head cleaning. Have. The ink suction device 53 includes a gear train (not shown) that receives power from the transport drive roller 32 and the discharge drive roller 36, a suction pump (not shown) that operates by being connected to the output gear of the gear train, It is basically configured by including a cap portion (not shown) that contacts the lower surface of the recording head 51 and closes the nozzle opening, and a pump tube (not shown) that connects the suction pump and the cap portion.

  The carriage drive unit 4 is a functional unit that causes the carriage 40 to travel in a reciprocating manner in the main scanning direction X (which coincides with the width direction of the paper P). A motor (not shown), two pulleys (not shown) that convert the rotational movement of the motor into a linear reciprocating movement of the carriage 40, an endless belt (not shown) wound between the two pulleys, and a reciprocating movement of the carriage 40 are guided. This is basically configured by including a carriage guide shaft (not shown).

  In the recording head / ink suction unit 5, ink supplied from an ink cartridge (not shown) attached to an ink cartridge attaching / detaching unit 9 provided in the lower part of the unit structure 11 is halfway choke valve unit 6 and an ink supply path. The ink is supplied through the unit 7 and further through the ink tube 80 in the ink tube unit 8. The ink cartridge attaching / detaching unit 9 is a functional unit that can attach and remove a relatively large-capacity integrated ink cartridge with a relatively small force. Specifically, the ink cartridge attaching / detaching unit 9 utilizes the principle of lever, and the ink cartridge is removed from the back side of the unit structure 11 by operating an operation lever (not shown) provided on the back side of the unit structure 11. It is configured so that it can be taken in and out.

  The choke valve unit 6 is a functional unit that switches inflow of an ink supplied from an ink cartridge into an ink supply path (not shown) and blocking of the inflow by opening and closing a valve. The choke valve unit 6 includes a gear train 61 that meshes with a transmission gear 60 attached to one end of the rotation shaft of the discharge drive roller 36 to obtain power, power from the gear train 61, magnetic force of a magnet (not shown), and biasing spring. And a choke valve (not shown) that is controlled to be opened and closed by the urging force.

  The ink supply path unit 7 is a functional unit that guides the ink of each color flowing into the ink supply path to each ink tube 80 corresponding to the color of the ink. The ink supply path unit 7 is divided into ink supply needles (not shown) that are inserted into ink discharge holes (not shown) of the ink cartridge, and inks of each color that connect the ink supply needle and the choke valve and between the choke valve and the ink tube 80. This is basically configured by including an ink supply path (not shown).

  Below the recording head 51, there is provided a platen 38 that faces the recording head 51 and defines a gap PG between a nozzle opening (not shown) on the lower surface of the recording head 51. The platen 38 is a guide rib-like member formed on the upper surface of the guide base 30 in the transport guide unit 3, and a plurality of platens 38 are provided across the paper width direction. An operation of conveying the sheet P between the recording head 51 and the platen 38 in a sub-scanning direction Y (which coincides with the conveying direction of the sheet P) perpendicular to the main scanning direction X by a predetermined conveyance amount, and the recording head 51. The operation of ejecting ink from a nozzle opening (not shown) on the bottom surface of the recording head 51 toward the paper P while repeating one reciprocation in the main scanning direction X is repeated over the entire recording surface of the paper P. Is recorded. Note that the gap PG is an extremely important element in executing high-precision recording, and is appropriately adjusted according to a change in the thickness of the paper P or the like.

  A discharge roller 35 including a discharge drive roller 36 and a discharge driven roller 37 is provided downstream of the recording head 51. The discharge roller 35 is one of the constituent members of the transport guide unit 3. The paper P discharged by the discharge roller 35 is further discharged onto the placement surface 16A of the discharge stacker 16 located downstream in the transport direction.

  The discharge driven roller 37 is a toothed roller having a plurality of teeth on its outer periphery, and is pivotally supported in a freely rotatable state by a support frame (not shown). The transport driven roller 33 is disposed such that its axial center position is located somewhat downstream in the transport direction with respect to the transport drive roller 32, while the discharge driven roller 37 is a discharge drive roller. The shaft center position is arranged so as to be somewhat upstream of the conveying direction from 36. By adopting such an arrangement, the paper P is curved between the transport roller 31 and the discharge roller 35 so as to form a curved state called “reverse sled” that slightly protrudes downward. When the sheet P has such a shape, the sheet P at the position facing the recording head 51 is pressed onto the platen 38, and the sheet P is prevented from being lifted so that the recording is normally performed. It has become.

[Example]
Next, the cover body 14 of the present invention provided for the ink jet printer 100 and the handle 1 closely related to the cover body 14 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 5 is a side view (a) when the handle showing the ink jet printer to which the cover body 14 of the present invention is applied is in an upright posture, and a side view (b) when the handle is in a tilted posture. 6A and 6B are a side sectional view from the inside of the recording apparatus main body when the handle is in the upright posture and a side sectional view from the inner side of the recording apparatus main body when the handle is in the tilted posture. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view (a) from the front showing the rotating handle and a cross-sectional view (b) from the front showing the handle when locked. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the ink jet printer with the cover body of the present invention closed, and FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the ink jet printer with the cover body opened. FIG. 10 is a perspective view (a) illustrating a state before the cover body is attached to the recording apparatus main body, and a side sectional view (b) illustrating the state after the cover body is attached. FIG. 11 is a rear view showing the ink jet printer with the cover body expanded.

  First, the handle 1 will be described. The handle 1 is formed in such a size, that is, a structure that the cover body 14 cannot be opened and closed when a part of the handle 1 is positioned on the cover body 14 of the present invention. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 6A, when the handle 1 is positioned on the cover body 14 as in the case where the handle 1 is in the upright posture, a part of the cover body 14 is illustrated. As described above, the cover body 14 cannot be expanded because it abuts against a portion of the handle 1 inside the hand-held portion 17. On the other hand, when the handle 1 is not positioned on the cover body 14 as shown in FIGS. 5B and 6B, the cover body 14 is not rotated. Since there is no member that prevents movement, the cover body 14 can be expanded rearward to the full.

  Further, the handle 1 is configured so as not to be rotated from the upright posture at the time of carrying shown in FIG. 6A to the front side of the recording apparatus main body 10 provided with the discharge stacker 16. Accordingly, the hand-feeding portion 17 does not act on the discharge stacker 16 that is widened forward, and the smooth discharge of the paper P is always performed. Further, in relation to the size of the handle 1 described above, the cover body 14 is expanded upward, and is set on the cover body 14 (in this case, the back surface of the cover body 14) when used as a paper support. The hand-feeding portion 17 does not act on the paper P that has been printed, and in this case as well, smooth feeding of the paper P is always performed.

  The handle 1 is configured by including the above-described hand-portion portion 17 having a frontal portal shape in an upright posture, and engagement shaft portions 101 provided at both ends of the hand-portion portion 17. Of these, the hand-held portion 17 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape as an example, and is shaped like a portal plate with a hollow plate-like member, and is provided horizontally as an example that the user holds with his hand when carrying it. A grip portion 102 and arm portions 103 that extend from both ends of the grip portion 102 and are bent by about 90 ° and connected to the left and right side surfaces of the recording apparatus main body 10. The engagement shaft portion 101 is provided on the inner surface near the end of the arm portion 103 so as to protrude inward.

  The engagement shaft portion 101 is a member that engages with the engagement hole portion 104 formed in the recording apparatus main body 10, and has a fan shape so as to project outward on the peripheral surface on the tip side of the shaft portion of the short round bar shape. The two guide flanges 105 are provided. Of these, a part of one guide flange 105 is extended so as to protrude outward, and the extended part is a shaft of the engaging shaft part 101 which is a part of the stopper mechanism. The contact protrusion 106 can be bent and deformed in the direction. Further, on the inner surface (the surface facing the inner wall surface of the side plate of the recording apparatus main body 10) side of the abutting protrusion piece 106 is provided an engaging convex portion 107 which is a part of a lock mechanism described later having a hemispherical shape. Yes.

  The engagement hole 104 is a hole having an inner diameter somewhat larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the engagement shaft portion 101. A part of the hole portion includes a guide flange 105 and a contact protrusion 106. The notch part 108 of the shape which can accept is formed. Further, two arc-shaped guide ribs 109 are provided outside the concentric circles of the engagement hole 104 so as to protrude inward of the left and right side plates of the recording apparatus main body 10. The inner peripheral surface of the guide rib 109 is a guide surface that slides on the outer peripheral surface of the guide flange 105 and guides the rotation of the engagement shaft portion 101. One end face of the two guide ribs 109 facing each other in the circumferential direction is part of a stopper mechanism that restricts the rotation of the engaging shaft portion 101 by abutting against the abutting protrusion 106. It is a surface 110. Further, as an example, three engaging recesses 111 are provided between the two opposing rotation restricting surfaces 110.

  The engaging concave portion 111 is a member that engages with the engaging convex portion 107 formed on the contact protruding piece 106, and is a constituent member that constitutes a lock mechanism together with the engaging convex portion 107. As an example, three engagement recesses 111 are provided on the circumference at positions where the engagement recesses 107 are engaged with the engagement protrusions 107 outside the concentric circles of the engagement hole 104. Of these, one of the engagement recesses 111 at both ends is an upright fixing recess 112 that locks the upright posture of the handbag 17 shown in FIGS. 5A to 6A, and the other is FIG. This is a backward tilt fixing recess 113 that locks the backward tilt posture of the hand-holding portion 17 shown in FIG. Further, the engaging recess 111 located in the middle of these is an intermediate fixing recess 114 that locks the hand-held portion 17 at an intermediate position between the upright posture and the backward tilting posture.

  Next, the operation mode of the handle 1 configured as described above will be described separately for (1) carrying and (2) using.

(1) When carrying (refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 5 (a), FIG. 6 (a), FIG. 7 (a) (b))
When carrying the ink jet printer 100 provided with the handle 1, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. For example, when changing from the state of use described later to the state of carrying, the operation button 15B is pressed to turn off the power, the discharge stacker 16 and the cover body 14 are closed, and a power cord (not shown) is used. Unplug the power plug from the power jack. Next, the grip portion 102 of the hand-held portion 17 in the backward tilting posture is grasped with a hand and rotated toward the front upper side.

  Here, the handle 1 cannot be rotated to the upright position unless the cover body 14 is closed. Therefore, when carrying, the cover body 14 is always closed and the operation panel is covered, and the liquid crystal monitor and various buttons arranged on the operation panel are protected from inadvertent access.

  At this time, during rotation of the hand-held portion 17, as shown in FIG. 7A, the contact protrusion 106 is bent and deformed inward of the left and right side plates in the recording apparatus main body 10, and the engagement convex portion 107 is engaged. Since they are disengaged from the joint recess 111, the locked state of both is released. On the way, the engaging convex portion 107 once engages with the intermediate fixing concave portion 114 to be in the locked state shown in FIG. 7B, but again enters the unlocked state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, when the contact protrusion 106 comes into contact with the rotation restricting surface 110 that regulates the upright posture of the hand-held portion 17, the engaging convex portion 107 engages with the upright fixing concave portion 112, and Is fixed.

(2) At the time of use (refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 5 (b), FIG. 6 (b), FIG. 7 (a) (b))
When using the ink jet printer 100 in the state of carrying, the cover body 14 cannot be expanded as shown in FIG. Turn toward the rear lower part. At this time, during rotation of the hand-held portion 17, as shown in FIG. 7A, the contact protrusion 106 is bent and deformed inward of the left and right side plates in the recording apparatus main body 10, and the engagement convex portion 107 is engaged. Since they are disengaged from the joint recess 111, the locked state of both is released. In the middle, the engaging convex portion 107 once engages with the intermediate fixing concave portion 114 and enters the locked state shown in FIG. 7B, but again enters the unlocked state shown in FIG. As shown in b), the engaging projection 107 engages with the upright fixing recess 112 when the abutting protrusion 106 abuts on the rotation restricting surface 110 that regulates the backward tilting posture of the hand-holding portion 17, and the hand-holding portion 17. The back tilt posture is fixed.

  When a power cord (not shown) is used, a power plug is inserted into the power jack, the cover body 14 is expanded, and a predetermined operation button 15B is pushed, so that the discharge stacker 16 is expanded. Next, a predetermined number of sheets P are set on the feeding tray 20, and the power is turned on to execute recording.

  Next, the configuration and usage of the cover body 14 closely related to the handle 1 will be described. When the ink jet printer 100 is not used, the cover body 14 closes the upper opening of the recording apparatus main body 10 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, and the operation buttons 15B, 15B,..., The liquid crystal monitor 15A and the feeding opening 15C. It functions as a cover member that covers the operation panel 15 provided with. On the other hand, when the ink jet printer 100 is used, the cover body 14 is expanded upward and supports the upper portion of the paper P set on the feeding tray 20 as shown in FIGS. Acts as a paper support.

  The cover body 14 is a rectangular flat plate member having a rounded corner portion. The cover body 14 is connected to the rear corner portion of the operation panel 15 attached to the upper portion of the recording apparatus main body 10. A rectangular flat plate-shaped stopper 141 having a narrower width and a shorter depth than the overall width of 14 is formed. In addition, a short round bar-shaped rotation shaft 142 is provided at the left and right ends of the stopper 141. Further, the center of the front end edge of the cover body 14 is cut out in a rectangular shape, and serves as a finger hook portion 143 for hooking a finger when the cover body 14 is expanded. Further, leg portions 144 formed by elastic members installed on the upper surface of the operation panel 15 are provided at the left and right corners on the back side of the front end portion of the cover body 14 when the cover body 14 is closed. .

  The pivot shaft 142 is rotatably held by a pivot bearing 146 attached to the rear corner of the operation panel 15. The rotation bearing 146 is configured by two elastic claws 147 provided so as to face each other, and a base portion 148 integrated with the elastic claws 147. Accordingly, when the rotating shaft 142 is attached to or removed from the rotating bearing 146, the rotating shaft 142 is pushed or pulled out toward the gap between the elastic claws 147 in a direction orthogonal to the axis. One elastic claw 147 is elastically deformed, and the cover body 14 can be attached and detached with one touch. Further, the base portion 148 has a shape bent in a “h” shape in a side view, and the elastic claw 147 is provided in each bent portion so as to protrude inward. The outer end piece of the elastic pawl 147 contacts the upper surface or the lower surface of the stopper 141 in the vicinity of the rotation shaft 142 of the cover body 14 to form an angle regulating surface 149 that regulates the rotation angle of the cover body 14. Yes. As an example of such a cover body 14, a visual recognition window 14 </ b> A that allows the liquid crystal monitor 15 </ b> A on the operation panel 15 to be visually recognized in the closed state is opened at the center. The viewing window 14A is a rectangular opening with rounded corners, and a shielding plate 145 formed of a synthetic resin material having visibility is fitted in the opening.

  Further, the viewing window 14A is formed in a size that allows the display information 150 displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 15A to be confirmed from the outside, and is specifically formed somewhat smaller than the liquid crystal monitor 15A. The display information 150 that can be visually recognized includes current status information 151 of the ink jet printer 100 such as power ON / OFF confirmation, maintenance information 152 such as the remaining amount of ink, and setting information 153 such as paper size and paper type. Or the design information 154 etc. which display the still image, moving image, etc. for the purpose of design or decoration can be illustrated. Further, the types of display information 150 include images such as characters, symbols, figures, illustrations, and photographs.

  Next, the mode of use of the cover body 14 is as follows: (1) When the viewing window is used as a display information confirmation window, and whether or not the paper P is set is confirmed from the rear side of the inkjet printer 100 (2). This will be described separately when the viewing window is used as a rear confirmation window.

(1) When the viewing window is used as a display information confirmation window (see FIG. 8)
When the visual recognition window 14A is used as a display information confirmation window, the cover body 14 is closed as shown in FIG. In this state, since the liquid crystal monitor 15A can be visually recognized from the visual recognition window 14A as described above, various display information 150 displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 15A can be confirmed. Based on the displayed display information 150, the power of the inkjet printer 100 is turned off, or a new spare ink cartridge is prepared.

(2) When the viewing window is used as a rear confirmation window (see FIG. 11)
When checking the presence or absence of the paper P set on the feeding tray 20 when the user is located on the rear side of the ink jet printer 100, the user can visually recognize the paper P without moving to the front side of the ink jet printer 100. The presence or absence of the paper P can be confirmed by looking into the window 14A from the rear side. That is, since the viewing window 14A is set to a size and a position where the set paper P can be confirmed, a part of the set paper P can be viewed by looking into the viewing window 14A. If the paper P does not exist, the paper P can be replenished from the rear side of the inkjet printer 100.

[Other embodiments]
The recording apparatus 100 provided with the handle 1 according to the present invention is based on the above-described configuration, but changes or omissions of partial configurations within the scope of the present invention are not made. Of course it is possible. For example, the shape of the hand-held portion 17 may be a curved shape such as an arch shape or a U-shape in addition to an angular gate shape. Moreover, it is also possible to make the shape of the grip portion 102 of the hand-holding portion 17 into a shape that is familiar to the hand and easy to grip, or to attach a flexible elastic tube or the like. It is also possible to reverse the positional relationship between the engaging convex portion 107 and the engaging concave portion 111 and provide the engaging concave portion 111 on the handle 1 side and the engaging convex portion 107 on the recording apparatus main body 10 side. is there. Further, the numbers of the engaging convex portions 107 and the engaging concave portions 111 are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.

  Further, the shape of the viewing window 14A provided for the cover body 14 is formed in a rectangular hole shape in accordance with the shape of the liquid crystal monitor 15A as in the above embodiment, and is also circular, elliptical, oval, or other polygonal shape. Various shaped holes such as shaped holes can be used. The number of viewing windows 14A is not limited to one, and a plurality of viewing windows can be provided. In this case, the viewing window 14A used as a display information confirmation window and the viewing window 14A used as a rear confirmation window are used properly. It is also possible to do. In addition to the display information 150 that can be confirmed from the outside through the viewing window 14A, it is also possible to play audio information, melody, and the like related to the display information 150.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the inkjet printer at the time of use. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the inkjet printer at the time of carrying. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of a unit structure. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the internal structure of the ink jet printer. The side view (a) which shows an ink jet printer when a handle is in an upright posture, and the side view (b) which shows an ink jet printer when a handle is in a back leaning posture. The side sectional view (a) showing the handle in the upright posture, and the side sectional view (b) showing the handle in the backward tilted posture. Sectional drawing (a) from the front which shows the handle in rotation, and sectional drawing (b) from the front which shows the handle at the time of locking. The top view which shows the inkjet printer of the state which obstruct | occluded the cover body. The top view which shows the inkjet printer of the state which expanded the cover body. The perspective view (a) which shows the state before attachment of a cover body, and the side sectional view (b) which shows the state after attachment. The rear view which shows the inkjet printer of the state which expanded the cover body.

Explanation of symbols

  1 Handle, 2 Automatic feeding unit, 3 Transport guide unit, 4 Carriage drive unit, 5 Recording head / ink suction unit, 6 Choke valve unit, 7 Ink supply path unit, 8 Ink tube unit, 9 Ink cartridge attaching / detaching unit, 10 Recording device body, 11 unit structure (recording execution means), 12 recording position, 13 casing body, 13A memory insertion port, 14 cover body, 14A viewing window, 15 operation panel, 15A liquid crystal monitor, 15B operation button, 15C Opening, 16 discharge stacker, 16A mounting surface, 17 carrying portion, 20 feeding tray, 21 separation slope, 22 path guide member, 23 feeding roller, 24 movable edge guide, 25 movable edge guide, 26 Hopper, 27 rotating shaft (feed 30 guide base, 31 transport roller, 32 transport drive roller, 33 transport driven roller, 34 transport guide roller, 35 discharge roller, 36 discharge drive roller, 37 discharge drive roller, 38 platen , 40 carriage, 50 recording head device, 51 recording head, 52 head base, 53 ink suction device, 60 transmission gear, 61 gear train, 80 ink tube, 81 FFC (flexible flat cable), 100 inkjet printer (recording device), 101 engaging shaft part, 102 grip part, 103 arm part, 104 engaging hole part, 105 guide flange, 106 abutting protrusion (stopper mechanism), 107 engaging convex part (locking mechanism), 108 notch part, 109 Guide rib, 110 Rotation restriction surface (stopper mechanism) 111 engaging recess (locking mechanism), 112 upright fixing recess, 113 backward tilt fixing recess, 114 intermediate fixing recess, 141 extension flap, 142 rotating shaft, 143 finger hook portion, 144 leg portion, 145 shielding plate, 146 bearing member 147, elastic claw, 148 base, 149 angle restriction surface, 150 display information, 151 status information, 152 maintenance information, 153 setting information, 154 design information, P paper (recording material), X main scanning direction, Y sub Scanning direction, PG gap, E side edge

Claims (4)

An operation panel constituting an upper surface of the recording apparatus main body, a liquid crystal monitor and an operation button are disposed on the operation panel, and a recording apparatus including a cover body that covers the operation panel can be opened and closed,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is provided with a viewing window through which a liquid crystal monitor disposed on the operation panel can be viewed from the outside in the closed state.   2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the viewing window can be used as a display information confirmation window capable of confirming display information displayed on the liquid crystal monitor.   3. The cover body according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is configured to function as a paper support that supports an upper portion of a recording material set on a feeding tray in an open state, and the viewing window is arranged on a rear side. A recording apparatus characterized in that it can be used as a rear confirmation window for confirming the presence or absence of a recording material set on a feeding tray by peeping from a sheet.   4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is of a mobile type and includes a handle for carrying.

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