JP2007265142A - Print order receiver of image data - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print order receiver of image data so designed that heat generated by a heat generation source element does not influence a CPU even when its size is reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The print order receiver is provided, in a case body 10, with an input/output device 20 for reading a plurality of image data recorded in a recording medium, displaying image data, and selecting arbitrary image data, the heat generation source element 30, such as a power source 31 and a storage device 32, and an exothermic CPU 40 for controlling the input/output device 20 and the storage device 32. First and second separate rooms 50 and 60 for storing the heat generation source element 30 and the CPU 40 respectively are provided separately, air exhaust ports 53 and 56 and air intake ports 52 and 62 are formed in the respective separate rooms 50 and 60, and the air intake ports 52 and 62 formed in the separate room 50 do not intake hot air exhausted by the air exhaust ports 53 and 63 formed in the other separate room 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention reads image data recorded on various media (recording media) such as various memory cards and CD-ROMs, and allows image data print order receiving apparatus to arbitrarily select image data to be printed. More specifically, the present invention relates to an image data print order receiving apparatus in which elements that generate heat, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a power supply, and a hard disk drive (HDD), are provided in one housing.

  An image taken with a digital still camera is stored in a recording medium such as various memory cards or CD-ROMs. This recording medium may be brought into a DPE store and the image may be printed at the DPE store. A print order receiving device for image data is installed at the store of the DPE store, and the image and the number of sheets to be printed are selected by the print order receiving device for the image data. The image data print order receiving apparatus includes an input / output device, a storage device, a central processing unit, and the like, which are housed in a single casing.

  The input / output device is a reading device that loads a recording medium and reads image data recorded on the recording medium, a touch panel that displays the read image data and can select an image to be printed, the number of sheets, and the like, and the selected image A printer that prints information and receipts. The reader includes individual slots for loading recording media, that is, various memory cards and CD-ROMs. Moreover, the said touch panel is comprised by the liquid crystal display device, for example. The printer also includes a holder for holding a roll-shaped recording paper, a motor for driving the holder, a thermal print head for printing on the recording paper, and the like, and a slit for discharging the recording paper on which information is printed. It is formed in the housing.

  The storage device is constituted by a hard disk drive. The central processing unit is constituted by a CPU mounted on a motherboard, and a cooling device is attached on the CPU. A cable is connected to each connector of the reading device, touch panel, printer, storage device, and motherboard, and signals are transmitted and received. Further, a main power source and a sub power source are provided in the casing, and devices other than the printer are connected to the main power source, and the printer is connected to the sub power source.

  The image data print order receiving apparatus configured as described above is connected to an image forming apparatus such as a photo processing apparatus or a printer apparatus, and the selected image is printed on photographic paper by the image forming apparatus.

  By the way, since the image data print order receiving apparatus is installed at a store of a DPE store, there is a demand for downsizing. However, since the image data print order receiving device contains a heat generation element such as a power source and a storage device, a central processing unit, etc. in a single housing, the heat generated from these elements can be reduced simply by downsizing. May be trapped in the housing and the central processing unit may malfunction.

  Note that a notebook computer with an improved heat dissipation effect is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This notebook computer is characterized in that a motherboard with a CPU is arranged on the back of the display unit, and a hard disk drive, a battery, and the like are arranged on the main unit.

JP 2002-91611 A

  In the notebook personal computer disclosed in Patent Document 1, a CPU that is a heat generation source, a hard disk drive, and a battery are arranged apart from each other so that the heat generating portion is not concentrated locally. Therefore, in the image data print order receiving apparatus, even if the heat generation source element and the central processing unit are separated from each other, the heat generated by the heat generation source element is in the center as long as they are housed in one housing. It is unavoidable to affect the processing apparatus, and it is difficult to prevent malfunction.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a print order receiving apparatus for image data in which the hot air generated by the heat generation source element does not affect the central processing unit even if the size is reduced.

  An image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes an input / output device that reads a plurality of image data recorded on a recording medium, displays the image data, and selects arbitrary image data, and a power source and a storage device. In the image data print order receiving apparatus, the heat generation source element includes a heat generation source element such as the above and an exothermic central processing unit that controls the input / output device and the storage device. And the central processing unit are respectively provided in separate compartments, and each compartment is provided with an exhaust port and an intake port, and an intake port formed in one compartment is formed in the other compartment. The hot air exhausted from the exhaust outlet is arranged so as not to be sucked.

  According to this image data print order receiving device, the heat generation source elements such as the power source and the storage device and the central processing unit are stored in the separated chambers, and the intake port and the exhaust port are provided in each compartment. The hot air generated by the heat generation source element and the central processing unit is discharged from the exhaust port for each compartment. In addition, since the intake port is configured not to suck the hot air exhausted from the exhaust port, the compartment containing the heat generation source element and the central processing unit is not covered with hot air. Therefore, even if the image data print order receiving apparatus is downsized, the central processing unit is not affected by the heat generated by the heat generation source element, so that it can be prevented from malfunctioning. In addition, a heat generation source element may store a power supply, a memory | storage device, etc. collectively in one compartment, and may store separately. Further, in order to prevent the intake air from sucking the hot air exhausted from the exhaust port, the intake port formed in one of the compartments is disposed at a site separated from the exhaust port formed in the other compartment. Alternatively, it may be half covered with a hood.

  In the image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the compartment is provided with a fan for forcibly exhausting hot air from the exhaust port.

  According to this image data print order receiving apparatus, since the fan is provided in the compartment, the heat generated in the heat generation element in the compartment and the central processing unit is forcibly exhausted from the exhaust port. At the same time, outside air is forcibly sucked from the intake port, and this outside air can cool the heat generation source element and the central processing unit. Since the intake port does not suck in hot air exhausted from the exhaust port, the heat generation source element and the central processing unit can be reliably cooled by the outside air sucked in from the intake port.

  In the image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the compartment is preferably formed by the casing and a partition plate for partitioning the casing.

  According to this image data print order receiving apparatus, the compartment is formed by the partition plate and the housing, so that the compartment can be efficiently provided and the heat generating element and the central processing unit can be separated. it can.

  In the image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the casing includes a base portion and a standing portion standing in a posture inclined from the base portion, and the heat is contained in the base portion. Preferably, a compartment storing the source element is provided, and a compartment storing the central processing unit is provided in the upright portion.

  According to this print order receiving apparatus for image data, a stable posture is provided because a heavy power source or the like is arranged on the lower side of the casing by providing a compartment that stores the heat generation source element in the base portion. It can be. In addition, since the central processing unit is much lighter than a power source, even if a compartment containing the central processing unit is installed in the upright part, it does not become unstable, and both compartments are completely separated. can do.

  According to the present invention, the compartments for storing the heat generation source element and the central processing unit are provided separately from each other, and an exhaust port and an intake port are formed in each compartment, and the intake port is an exhaust port. The hot air generated from the heat generation source element and the central processing unit is exhausted from the exhaust port for each compartment, and the heat generated by the heat generation source element Does not heat the central processing unit. Therefore, since this image data print order receiving apparatus can be miniaturized, it is possible to install a large number of image data print order receiving apparatuses at the storefront of a DPE store or to effectively use the inside of the store. Become.

  An embodiment of an image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this image data print order receiving apparatus, an input / output device 20, a heat generation source element 30, and a central processing unit 40 are accommodated in one casing 10, and the heat generation source element 30 and the central processing unit 40 are respectively provided. It is characterized by being housed in separated compartments 50, 60. The housing 10 includes a base part 11 and an upright part 12 erected in a posture inclined from the base part 11. And the inside of the housing | casing 10 is partitioned off by the partition plates 51 and 61, The 1st and 2nd compartments 50 and 60 are formed in the back | inner side of the base part 11, and the standing part 12, respectively.

  The input / output device 20 includes a reading device 21 that reads image data recorded on a recording medium (not shown), a touch panel 22 that displays the read image data and selects an image to be printed, and information on the selected image. And a printer 23 for printing a receipt or the like. The reading device 21 is provided with a plurality of slots 21 a for loading recording media such as various memory cards and CD-ROMs on the front surface of the base 11 of the housing 10. Therefore, the reading device is not stored in the first compartment 50.

  The touch panel 22 includes a liquid crystal display device so that the read image data can be displayed and an arbitrary image can be selected. The liquid crystal display device is arranged so as to be exposed on the front surface of the second compartment 60 of the housing 10.

  The printer 23 is a printer in which a holder for holding a roll-shaped recording paper is driven by a motor, and information is printed on the recording paper by a thermal print head. 21 is deployed below. Therefore, the printer 23 is not stored in the first compartment 50. In addition, a slit 10 a for discharging printed recording paper is formed on the front surface of the housing 10.

  The heat generation source element 30 is a storage device 32 such as a power source 31 and a hard disk drive, and other components that generate heat, and is stored in the first compartment 50. The power source 31 includes a main power source for driving devices and parts other than the printer 23 and a sub power source for driving the printer 23. The main power source and the sub power source sandwich the storage device 32. (Therefore, only one power supply 31 is shown in FIG. 2).

  The first compartment 50 for storing such a heat generation source element 30 is formed by a portion on the back side of the base portion 11 of the housing 10 and the partition plate 51. The partition plate 51 is formed in a U shape in a plan view, an intermediate portion is positioned on the back side (right side in FIG. 2), and a first compartment 50 having a substantially concave shape in the plan view is formed. Therefore, the main power supply and the sub power supply are completely stored in the first compartment 50, and the storage device 32 is stored in the first compartment 50 only about half of the back side where heat is generated.

  An intake port 52 and an exhaust port 53 are formed in the bottom plate and the top plate of the first compartment 50. The intake port 52 and the exhaust port 53 are shaped, for example, such that a lattice is fitted so that foreign matter does not enter the inside. A fan 54 for forcibly exhausting hot air inside the first compartment 50 from the exhaust port 53 is provided near the exhaust port 53. The fan 54 is connected to and driven by the main power source. The first compartment 50 may be sized to accommodate the entire storage device 32.

  The central processing unit 40 controls the input / output device 20 and the storage device 32, and is constituted by a CPU mounted on the mother board 41. A cooling device 42 is mounted on the CPU. The mother board 41 is stored in the second compartment 60 so as to be parallel to the back surface of the touch panel 22. The second compartment 60 is formed by the side plate of the standing portion 12 of the housing 10, the touch panel 22, and the partition plate 61. The casing 10 forming the second compartment 60 may be a box shape instead of a hemispherical shape as illustrated.

  An intake port 62 and an exhaust port 63, for example, fitted with a lattice, are formed in the side portion and the upper portion of the casing 10 forming the second compartment 60. Since the air inlet 62 is formed on the side of the housing 10, hot air exhausted from the air outlet 53 of the first compartment 50 is not sucked into the second compartment 60. A fan 64 for forcibly exhausting the hot air inside the second compartment 60 from the exhaust port 63 is provided near the exhaust port 63. The fan 64 is also connected to and driven by the main power source.

  The reading device 21, the touch panel 22, the printer 23, the storage device 32, and the mother board 41 are connected by the cable 1 via connectors attached thereto. The cable 1 passes through the partition plates 51 and 61 and connects the storage device 32 and the mother board 41. Therefore, the partition plates 51 and 61 are formed with small holes (not shown) for allowing the cable 1 to pass therethrough.

  The image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, so that heat can not be trapped in the housing 10 even if the apparatus is downsized. That is, while the image data print order receiving apparatus is used, the heat generating element 30 and the central processing unit 40 generate heat, and hot air is generated in the first and second compartments 50 and 60. The first and second compartments 50, 60 are not only provided apart from each other, but also when the fans 54, 64 are driven, this hot air is exhausted from the exhaust ports 53, 63, and the intake ports 52, Outside air is inhaled from 62. The heat generation source element 30 and the central processing unit 40 are cooled by the outside air.

  Even if the second compartment 60 is disposed above the first compartment 50 and the exhaust port 53 of the first compartment 50 faces the second compartment 60, the second compartment Since the air inlet 62 of the chamber 60 is formed in the side part of the housing 10, the hot air exhausted from the air outlet 53 of the first compartment 50 is sucked from the air inlet 62 of the second compartment 60. It will not be done.

  In addition, a small hole through which the cable 1 passes is formed in each of the partition plates 51 and 61, but since the small hole is almost blocked by the cable 1, hot air generated in the first compartment 50 is formed. Does not flow into the second chambers from the small holes.

  As described above, the image data print order receiving apparatus has the first and second compartments stored therein even if the heat generation source element 30 and the central processing unit 40 are provided in one casing 10. Since hot air is exhausted from the exhaust ports 53 and 63 of the 50 and 60 and outside air is sucked from the intake ports 52 and 62, the central processing unit 40 is not heated and can be prevented from malfunctioning even if it is downsized. .

  In addition, this invention can be variously changed within the range of the invention specific matter described in the claim, without being limited to the said embodiment. For example, the casing 10 is not a combination of the base portion 11 and the upright portion 12, but can be a parallel arrangement of the upright portion 12 in the inclined posture and the upright portion 12 in the vertical posture. The compartments 50 and 60 are not formed by the partition plates 51 and 61 and the housing 10 but are formed by a box housed in the housing 10, and an exhaust port 53 communicating with the box and the housing 10. 63 and intake ports 52 and 62 may be formed. Further, the intake port 62 may be covered with a hood that does not suck the hot air exhausted from the exhaust port 53.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of an image data print order receiving apparatus according to the present invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of the print order reception apparatus of the image data concerning.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Housing 11 ... Base part 12 ... Standing part 20 ... Input / output device 30 ... Heat generation source element 31 ... Power source 32 ... Storage device 40 ... Central processing unit 50 ... First compartment 51 ... Partition plate 52 ... Intake port 53 ... Exhaust port 54 ... Fan 60 ... Second compartment 61 ... Partition plate 62 ... Intake port 63 ... Exhaust port

Claims (4)

An input / output device that reads a plurality of image data recorded on a recording medium, displays the image data, and selects arbitrary image data; a heat generation source element such as a power source and a storage device; and the input / output device In a print order receiving device for image data provided with a heat generating central processing unit for controlling a storage device or the like in one housing,
Separate compartments are provided for storing the heat generating element and the central processing unit, respectively, and an exhaust port and an intake port are formed in each compartment, and the intake port formed in one compartment is the other. An image data print order receiving apparatus, wherein the apparatus is arranged so as not to suck hot air exhausted from an exhaust port formed in the compartment.   2. The image data print order receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the compartment is provided with a fan for forcibly exhausting internal hot air from the exhaust port.   3. The image data print order receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the compartment is formed by the casing and a partition plate that partitions the casing.   The housing includes a base portion and an upright portion standing in a posture inclined from the base portion, and a compartment for storing the heat generation source element is provided in the base portion. 4. The image data print order receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a compartment in which the central processing unit is stored.

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