JP2597508Y2 - Portable printer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable printer suitable for storage and transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of small personal computers and word processors that can be carried around,
Small portable printers have also been used by many people. Conventionally, printing paper used for this type of printer has been housed in a separate housing from the printer and carried with the printer.

[0003]

However, since the printer and the housing housing the printing paper are carried in separate housings, the housing housing the printing paper becomes an obstacle, and portability is impaired. Further, there is a drawback that printing paper cannot be printed due to misplaced printing paper, and there is no space for storing printed printing paper.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. By providing a storage portion for storing printing paper, the inconvenience of carrying the printing paper in another housing is eliminated. It is an object to provide a more compact portable printer.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a portable printer according to the present invention comprises a first housing having a storage section for storing printing paper, and the first housing.
A second housing connected to the printing paper and printing on the printing paper
Mechanism for performing printing and a paper feeding mechanism for feeding the printing paper
It consists of a, the first housing and the second housing
And a foldable portable printer which is configured to be openable and closable about a connection position between the foldable portable printer and the first housing.
To the second housing and open and close them.
A member for constituting, and the printing
The paper feed mechanism includes a hinge portion housing a mechanism,
The hinge portion is disposed adjacent to the hinge portion, and the hinge portion is a fulcrum.
The first housing and the second housing are automatically opened and closed.
Is configured.

[0006]

In the portable printer of the present invention having the above structure, a hinge portion is provided between a first housing and a second housing having a storage portion for storing printing paper, and the folding structure is provided. Use the space of the hinge part, there
Since the printer is provided with a printing mechanism, it is not necessary to carry the paper in a separate housing from the printer when carrying the printer. Also, a carriage or the like used for a printing mechanism
Scanning mechanism is housed in the hinge part,
Printer that is suitable for storage, transportation, and carrying.
I have.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of the portable printer, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable printer 10 has a hinge portion 12 at a central portion, and a resin-made first mount (first housing) having a folding structure that can be opened and closed with the hinge portion 12 as a fulcrum. ) 14 and a second mount 18 made of resin and a second mount (second housing) 16. Further, the portable printer 10 has its hinge 1
2, an ink-jet printing unit 20, a paper feeding unit 22 and a paper feeding unit 24 disposed on the inner surface of the first mount 14, and a paper receiving unit 26 on the inner surface of the second mount 16.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second mount 16 is provided with a paper storage unit 30 that can store a plurality of hollow print papers 28.

The hinge portion 12 is formed of the same resin as the mount 18 and has an uneven outer peripheral surface, and can be bent freely. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the paper feed unit 22 includes a pair of feed rollers 32 that feed the print paper 28, a power supply unit 34 disposed above the feed rollers 32, and a control unit that controls the portable printer 10. 36 are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the second mount 16 has
A pair of belts 38 protruding from both sides of the second mount 16 are attached to fix the portable printer 10 when the portable printer 10 is closed and pop out and pop out the print paper 28 stored in the paper storage unit 30. It also serves as prevention. The upper surface on the inner surface side of the paper storage unit 30 constitutes a paper receiving unit 26, and an inclined surface 27 is formed on the hinge unit 12 side, and is configured to smoothly guide the printed printing paper 28. I have. Next, the operation of the portable printer 10 thus configured will be described. First, the hook of the belt 38 of the portable printer 10 in the closed state shown in FIG. 3 is released, and the portable printer 10 is spread to the use state shown in FIG. Then, the printing paper 28 stored in the paper storage unit 30 is taken out and placed on the paper feeding unit 24. Next, print paper 2
8 by hand until it hits the feed roller 32,
When printing is started by operating a printing key (not shown) or the like, the printing paper 28 is sent to the printing unit 20 by the pair of feed rollers 32, printed by the printing unit 20, and sent to the paper receiving unit 26. After the printing is completed, the second mount 16 is folded inward, the portable printer 10 is closed as shown in FIG. 3, and the printed printing paper 28 is stored in the paper storage unit 30 as necessary.

As described above, the portable printer 10 is provided with the paper storage unit 30 for storing the print paper 28, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of carrying the print paper 20 in a separate housing from the portable printer 10. The printing unit 20 can be eliminated by utilizing the space of the hinge unit 12 having the folding structure.
By disposing the printer, a more compact printer can be realized, which is suitable for storage, transportation, and carrying.

The paper storage section 30 can also store documents and the like. In the closed state, the portable printer 10 has a shape as shown in FIG. 3, and can be stored on a shelf or the like as a book. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the printing unit is an inkjet system, but thermal recording printing may be performed with a thermal head,
Printing may be performed by a bubble jet method.

[0011]

As is apparent from the above description, the portable printer of the present invention has a paper housing portion for housing the printing paper provided in the first housing so that the printing paper can be stored in another housing. In addition to eliminating the inconvenience of carrying, a more compact printer can be realized by utilizing the space of the hinge portion of the folding structure and arranging the printing mechanism there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of the portable printer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of the portable printer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the portable printer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the portable printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Portable printer 12 Hinge part 14 1st mount 16 2nd mount 18 Mount 20 Print part 22 Paper feed part 24 Paper feed part 26 Paper receiving part 30 Paper storage part

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B41J 3/36 B41J 29/00 B41J 29/13

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A first device having a storage section for storing printing paper.
Housing, a second housing connected to the first housing, and a printing machine for printing on the printing paper
And the structure consists of a paper feed mechanism sending the printing paper, before
The first housing and the second housing are connected to each other.
A foldable portable printer configured to be openable and closable about a position as a fulcrum , wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected to each other,
A member for configuring these to be openable and closable, and
A hinge portion accommodating the printing mechanism is provided therein, and the paper feeding mechanism is disposed adjacent to the hinge portion.
Is the said hinge portion to pivot the first housing and the second C
A portable printer characterized in that a housing and an opening can be freely opened and closed .