JP2010188688A - Case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case which can reduce the number of times of loading fresh paper when a large amount of labels etc. are issued in a day by using a portable printer. <P>SOLUTION: The case is a case which stores a portable printer in which an introducing inlet and a discharging outlet for a printing medium are formed. The case includes: a first storing part which stores the portable printer and has an opening formed for passing the printing medium discharged from the discharging outlet of the portable printer; and a second storing part which stores the printing medium. A guide space is formed to link the first storing part and the second storing part with each other. The printing medium stored in the second storing part is introduced to the introducing inlet of the portable printer via the guide space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a case for storing a portable printer.

  In recent years, portable printers are used for printing on a print medium such as a label while an operator moves. For example, the portable printer receives data transmitted from a portable terminal such as a handy terminal by infrared communication or the like, and performs printing on a print medium based on the received data. As a print medium (hereinafter, also referred to as “paper”), a label temporarily attached to a mount, a belt-like sheet for manufacturing tags, or the like is used.

  For example, paper wound in a roll shape (hereinafter also referred to as “paper roll”) is loaded inside the casing of the portable printer. The casing is designed to be compact in consideration of portability. Therefore, it is impossible to load a paper roll having a large diameter. Therefore, an operator who issues a large number of labels per day accommodates a plurality of small-diameter paper rolls in a case and loads a new paper roll into a portable printer when the labels run out. However, since the paper roll has a small diameter, there is a problem that the work of replacing the paper roll frequently occurs and troublesome work occurs. In addition, it is conceivable to enlarge the inside of the housing in order to be able to load a large-diameter paper roll, but there is a problem that the convenience of carrying is impaired because the housing is enlarged.

  As a related technique, Patent Document 1 discloses that a label printer can be used without being taken out of the carrying case without losing advantages such as an impact protection effect and a portability improving effect of the label printer carrying case. A carrying case for a label printer is disclosed.

  This carrying case for a label printer is a carrying case for a label printer having a printing mechanism that performs printing processing on a label, and a label discharge port that discharges the label that has been printed through the printing mechanism to the outside. A bottom body that holds the label printer and a lid body that engages with the bottom body and surrounds the entire label printer from above, and the bottom body guides the label onto the discharge path of the label discharged from the label discharge port. It has a space.

  According to the carrying case for a label printer of Patent Document 1, even when the lid is opened and the label printer is stored in the bottom body, the printed label can be discharged through the label guide space. The label printer can be used without removing the label printer from the carrying case. However, the supply of labels from the label cassette mounted in the label printer does not change, and there is a problem that a lot of label cassette replacement work occurs when a large number of labels are issued.

JP 2000-177203 A (2nd page, FIG. 1)

  Accordingly, in view of the above points, the present invention provides a case in which the number of operations for loading new paper can be reduced when a large number of labels are issued per day using a portable printer. Objective.

  In order to solve the above problems, a case according to one aspect of the present invention is a case for storing a portable printer in which an inlet and a discharge port for a print medium are formed. A first storage section having an opening through which a print medium discharged from the discharge port is formed; and a second storage section for storing the print medium; the first storage section and the second storage section; Is formed, and the print medium stored in the second storage portion is introduced into the introduction port of the portable printer through the guide space.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a first storage unit that stores a portable printer and a second storage unit that stores a print medium are provided, and the first storage unit and the second storage unit are connected to each other. By forming the guide space, the print medium stored in the second storage unit is introduced into the introduction port of the portable printer through the guide space. When issuing, it is possible to reduce the number of operations for loading new paper.

It is a perspective view showing the state where the cover of the case concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention opened. It is a perspective view showing the state where the cover of the case concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention was closed. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the portable printer accommodated in a case. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state in which the portable printer and the paper were accommodated in the case which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state in which the portable printer and the paper were accommodated in the case which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and description is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover of a case according to the first embodiment of the present invention is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the cover of the case according to the first embodiment of the present invention is closed. It is a perspective view shown. This case is a carrying case for storing a portable printer in which an inlet and an outlet for a printing medium (paper) are formed together with paper. As the paper, for example, a label temporarily attached to a mount or a belt-like sheet for tag manufacture is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the case according to the first embodiment includes an L-shaped partition plate 1, a bottom plate 2 having a shape of a part of a cylinder, and 2 that supports the partition plate 1 and the bottom plate 2. Two side plates 31 and 32, a cover member 4 attached to the side plates 31 and 32 and capable of opening and closing an opening of a first storage portion 101 and an opening of a second storage portion 102, which will be described later, and a carrying belt 5; Belt attachments 61 and 62.

  The partition plate 1, the bottom plate 2, and the two side plates 31 and 32 may be integrally formed, or may be joined after being formed individually. A part of the cover material 4 is used as an upper cover 4a that covers the opening of the first storage unit 101 so that the opening can be opened and closed, and another part of the cover material 4 can open and close the opening of the second storage unit 102. Used as the lower cover 4b to cover.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 1a for discharging paper discharged from a paper discharge port of the portable printer is formed on the front surface of the partition plate 1, and two surfaces are provided above and below the opening 1a. Fasteners 71 and 72 are provided, respectively. Two hook-and-loop fasteners 81 and 82 are also provided at both upper and lower ends of the cover material 4. The upper cover 4 a is closed by bonding the surface fastener 81 to the surface fastener 71, and the lower cover 4 b is closed by bonding the surface fastener 82 to the surface fastener 72.

  Thus, the partition plate 1, the side plates 31 and 32, and the cover member 4 constitute the first storage portion 101 (the upper part of the carrying case) that stores the portable printer, and the partition plate 1, the bottom plate 2, The side plates 31 and 32 and the cover member 4 constitute a second storage portion 102 (lower carrying case) that stores paper (paper roll) wound in a roll shape. In addition, a guide space 1 b that is a gap connecting the first storage portion 101 and the second storage portion 102 is formed between the partition plate 1 and the cover material 4, and the second storage portion 102. The paper stored in is introduced into the paper inlet of the portable printer via the guide space 1b.

  FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing the internal structure of the portable printer housed in the case. As shown in FIG. 3, the casing of the portable printer 10 is composed of a main body side casing 10a and a cover 10b, and the cover 10b is rotatably attached to the main body side casing 10a by a rotating shaft 10c. It has been.

  A paper 11 a wound in a roll shape is rotatably held in a storage portion formed inside the casing of the portable printer 10. For example, the sheet 11a is configured to be temporarily attached to a mount so that the label can be peeled off. As the label, for example, thermal paper that develops a specific color (such as black or red) when a certain temperature region is reached is used. Moreover, the paper 11a may be a roll of a continuous strip-shaped continuous body provided with a release agent on the surface of the substrate.

  Inside the casing of the portable printer 10, a thermal head 12 and a platen roller 13 are provided. When printing on the label, the platen roller 13 is pressed against the thermal head 12 with the paper 11 a inserted between the thermal head 12 and the platen roller 13, and the stepping motor rotates the platen roller 13. The paper 11a is transported from the upstream side in the transport direction (left side in the figure) to the downstream side in the transport direction (right side in the figure).

  By supplying a print signal to the thermal head 12 while transporting the paper 11a in this way, the heating element of the thermal head 12 generates heat and printing is performed on the paper 11a. The printed paper 11a is discharged to the outside from a paper discharge port 10d formed between the main body side housing 10a and the cover 10b. In addition, a paper inlet 10 e is provided on the bottom surface portion of the portable printer 10.

  FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the portable printer and the paper are stored in the case according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the portable printer 10 is stored in the first storage unit 101, the paper inlet 10e is configured to be positioned in the guide space 1b. When the mobile printer 10 is stored in the first storage unit 101, the paper 11a loaded in the mobile printer 10 is removed, and the paper stored in the second storage unit 102 is used.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the partition plate 1 surrounds at least a part of the bottom surface and the front surface of the portable printer 10, and the bottom plate 2 is rolled paper in a storage space separated from the portable printer 10 by the partition plate 1. 11b is held. As a result, the first storage unit 101 at the top of the carrying case stores the portable printer 10, and the second storage unit 102 at the bottom of the carrying case stores the roll-shaped paper 11b. The paper 11b stored in the second storage unit 102 is introduced into the paper inlet 10e of the portable printer through a guide space 1b formed between the partition plate 1 and the cover material 4. On the other hand, the sheet 11b discharged from the sheet discharge port 10d of the portable printer passes through the opening 1a of the partition plate and moves to the outside of the carrying case.

  As apparent from a comparison between FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the second storage portion 102 of the carrying case can store a larger amount (larger diameter) of paper 11 b than the paper 11 a that can be stored in the portable printer 10. Has storage space. Thus, even when a large amount of labels are issued per day using the portable printer 10, the number of operations for loading new paper can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the portable printer and the paper are stored in the case according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the fanfold paper 11c folded along the perforated perforations is used instead of the paper 11b wound in a roll shape in the first embodiment. The other points are the same as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the partition plate 1 surrounds at least a part of the bottom surface and the front surface of the portable printer 10, and the bottom plate 2 a is fanfold paper 11 c in a storage space separated from the portable printer 10 by the partition plate 1. Holding. In order to use the fanfold paper 11c, the bottom plate 2a has a planar shape, and the upper cover 4a also extends straight upward from one end (the right end in the figure) of the bottom plate 2a.

  As a result, the first storage unit 101 at the top of the carrying case stores the portable printer 10 and the second storage unit 102 at the bottom of the carrying case stores the fanfold paper 11c. The fanfold paper 11 c stored in the second storage unit 102 is unfolded one by one by being pulled up by the portable printer 10, and passes through a guide space 1 b formed between the partition plate 1 and the cover material 4. Then, it is introduced into the paper inlet 10e of the portable printer. On the other hand, the fanfold paper 11c discharged from the paper discharge port 10d of the portable printer passes through the opening 1a of the partition plate and moves to the outside of the carrying case.

  Also in the second embodiment, the second storage portion 102 of the carrying case has a storage space that can store a larger amount of fanfold paper 11 c than the paper 11 a that can be stored in the portable printer 10. Thus, even when printing is performed on a large amount of paper using the portable printer 10, the number of operations for loading new paper can be reduced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition plate 1a Opening 1b Guide space 2, 2a Bottom plate 31, 32 Side plate 4 Cover material 4a Upper cover 4b Lower cover 5 Carrying belt 61, 62 Belt attachment 71, 72, 81, 82 Surface fastener 10 Portable printer 10a Main body side Case 10b Cover 10c Rotating shaft 10d Paper discharge port 10e Paper introduction port 11a, 11b Paper 11c Fanfold paper 12 Thermal head 13 Platen roller 101 First storage unit 102 Second storage unit

Claims (3)

A case for storing a portable printer in which an inlet and an outlet for a printing medium are formed,
A first storage section that stores the portable printer and has an opening through which a print medium discharged from the discharge port of the portable printer passes;
A second storage for storing the print medium;
A guide space for connecting the first storage portion and the second storage portion is formed, and the print medium stored in the second storage portion is connected to the portable printer via the guide space. A case that is introduced at the introduction port of. The first and second storage portions are
A partition plate that surrounds at least a part of the bottom surface and the front surface of the portable printer and has an opening through which a print medium discharged from the discharge port of the portable printer is passed;
A bottom plate for holding a print medium in a storage space separated from the portable printer by the partition plate;
Two side plates that support the partition plate and the bottom plate;
A cover material that is attached to the two side plates so that the guide space is formed between the partition plates and can be opened and closed, and the cover material that covers the portable printer and the print medium when closed,
The case of Claim 1 comprised by these.   The case according to claim 1, wherein the second storage unit can store a larger amount of print medium than a print medium that can be stored in the portable printer.

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