JP5253556B2 - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a housing portion that houses a battery.

  Many electronic devices are used in various fields, and at present, small portable printers are used for issuing tickets in trains and preparing meter reading charts by electricity and gas meter readers. Since these portable printers are used in a busy state, simple operation is required.

  By the way, in most cases, such a portable printer has a fixed holder and a movable holder that can be rotated and opened with respect to the fixed holder. For example, when replacing roll paper, the portable printer is closed in use. It is desired to make the operation of opening such a movable holder as simple as possible.

For this purpose, devices described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-118060) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-225751) have been developed. However, in the apparatus described in each of the above publications, a part to which the operator applies force to release the contact state of the movable holder to the fixed holder and a user to rotate the movable holder thereafter are required. The site to add is different and the operation is complicated.
On the other hand, since the portable printer is not fixed, the user may drop it. Therefore, it is also required to prevent the movable holder and the battery housing cover from being easily opened by an impact in the case of dropping.

JP 2000-1118060 A JP 2000-225751 A

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to prevent a battery housed in an electronic device from falling off.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in an electronic device having a housing portion that houses a battery,
A first protrusion formed with a first hole and inserted into a first slit formed in the electronic device, and a second protrusion inserted into a second hole formed in the electronic device. A first holding member attached to the electronic device,
In a state of being attached to the electronic device, a third protrusion inserted into the first hole formed in the first protrusion inserted into the first slit, and inserted into the second hole. A second protrusion that is attached to the electronic device, and includes a fourth protrusion that engages with the second protrusion that restricts movement of the first holding member in the opening and closing direction;
An electronic device is provided.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first holding member is rotatably attached to the electronic device, and the fourth protrusion is configured to restrict the rotation of the first holding member. The second protrusion is engaged.

An electronic device having a housing portion that houses a battery according to the present invention is formed in the electronic device with a first protrusion having a first hole formed therein and inserted into a first slit formed in the electronic device. A first holding member attached to the electronic device, the second holding member comprising a second protrusion inserted through the second hole;
In a state of being attached to the electronic device, a third protrusion inserted into the first hole formed in the first protrusion inserted into the first slit, and inserted into the second hole. A second holding member provided with a fourth protrusion that engages with the second protrusion and restricts movement of the first holding member in the opening and closing direction.
In the electronic device configured as described above, the first holding member cannot be removed unless the second holding member is removed, and the battery is dropped even if the electronic device is dropped due to the double prevention of the dropping. There is almost no.

1 is an overall perspective view of a printer of a first reference example. It is a perspective view of a single lever. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the lever of a 1st reference example, Comprising: (A) shows the state which a movable holder has closed, (B) shows the opening start by the effect | action of a lever, (C) is a fully open state It shows a state of being greatly opened. It is a perspective view of the simple substance of the lever in the 1st modification of the 1st reference example. It is a perspective view of the single body of the lever in the 2nd modification of the 1st reference example. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the lever in the 2nd modification of a 1st reference example, Comprising: (A) shows the state which the movable holder has closed, (B) shows the opening start by the effect | action of a lever, (C) has shown the state opened largely to the fully open state. It is a figure explaining the structure and effect | action of a lever in the 3rd modification of a 1st reference example, Comprising: (A) shows the state which a movable holder has closed, (B) shows the opening start by the effect | action of a lever. (C) shows the operation and operation when the movable holder is pushed down. It is a figure explaining the structure and effect | action of a lever in the 4th modification of a 1st reference example, Comprising: (A) shows the state with which a movable holder is closed, (B) shows the opening start by the effect | action of a lever. (C) shows the operation when the movable holder is pushed down. (A) is a figure explaining the structure of the lever in the 5th modification of a 1st reference example. (B) is the figure seen from the direction of IXB of (A) of FIG. FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a method of holding a platen, in which FIG. 1A shows a type that presses with a print head, FIG. 1B shows a type that presses a platen shaft from one side, and FIG. The type that holds the shaft from both sides is shown. It is a figure which shows the structure and effect | action of a 2nd reference example, Comprising: (A) shows the open state, (B) shows the state which the nail | claw of the side lever contacted | projected, (C) closed Indicates the state. It is a figure which shows the connection structure of a lever on either side. It is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the embodiment of the present invention. (A) It is a top view in the attitude | position of the use condition of the single body of a 1st battery holding member. (B) It is the figure seen from the XVB direction of FIG. (C) It is the figure seen from the direction of XVC of FIG. (D) It is a bottom view of the fixed holder in which a 1st battery holding member is inserted. It is a figure which shows the attachment procedure of a 1st battery holding member. (A) It is a front view in the attitude | position of the use condition of the single body of a 2nd battery holding member. (B) It is the figure seen from the XVIB direction of FIG. (C) It is a figure which shows the part which attaches the 2nd battery holding member of a fixed holder. (D) It is the figure which looked at the state which inserted the 2nd battery holding member in the lower surface of the fixed holder from the downward direction.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a printer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the printer of the first reference example will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire printer of the first reference example. The printer 1 has a fixed holder 20 and a movable holder 10. The fixed holder 20 is formed by coupling the lower fixed holder 20A and the upper fixed holder 20B, and the movable holder 10 is attached to the lower fixed holder 20A so as to be able to rotate around the fulcrum 10a.

  A substantially rectangular hole 15 is formed in the movable holder 10, and the upper operating lever 100 is disposed in the hole 15. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper operating lever 100 as a single unit. The upper operating lever 100 extends downward from the upper surface portion 101, a force point portion 102 to which a force is applied by an operator's finger, and a side edge of the upper surface portion 101. Side portion 103 to be used. A fulcrum hole 104 is formed in the side portion 103, and the fulcrum hole 104 is engaged with a pin or a shaft (not shown) attached to the lever mounting member 11 (see FIG. 3) of the movable holder 10.

  FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are views for explaining the operation of the first reference example configured as described above. First, FIG. The closed state is shown. At this time, the platen 50 or the platen shaft 51 attached to the lower surface of the movable holder 10 via the platen holder 30 is attached to the drive unit housing 40 in which the print head 90 (see FIG. 10) and the motor 91 are disposed. It is indirectly pressed against and held by the lower fixed holder 20 </ b> A so as to be in the notch 41 a of the side wall 41.

FIG. 10 shows some examples of movable holder holding means for indirectly pressing and holding the platen 50 against the lower fixed holder 20A as described above. FIG. 10 (A) shows the print head. 90 is pressed by a print head pressing spring 70 fixed to the side wall 41 of the drive unit housing 40 by pins 70a and 70b, and the platen is pressed by the print head 90. 10B, the platen shaft 51 is pressed by a platen shaft pressing spring 71 fixed to the side wall 41 of the driving unit housing 40 by pins 71a and 71b. 10C, the platen shaft 51 is sandwiched between a pair of arms 72a of a resin platen shaft pressing member 72 fixed to the side wall 41 of the drive unit housing 40 by an appropriate means.
By doing so, the movable holder 10 is held so as not to move with respect to the fixed holder 20, so that the print head pressing spring 70, the platen shaft pressing spring 71, and the platen shaft pressing member 72 are movable holder holding means. It is.

  Returning to FIG. 3A, when attention is paid to the upper operating lever 100, the lower surface 105 of the side portion 103 is in contact with the lever force receiving member 60 attached to the end wall 42 of the driving unit housing 40. The upper surface 101 of the upper operating lever 100 is flush with the upper surface of the movable holder 10. Note that one end of the upper operating lever 100 is urged in a normally closing direction by a return spring 100 a fixed to the lever mounting member 11 of the movable holder 10.

  When the operator or the user pulls up the power point portion 102 of the upper operating lever 100 from this state, the action point portion 106 comes into contact with the lever force receiving member 60 as shown in FIG. Then, the platen 50 or the platen shaft 51 is released from the holding state as shown in FIG. 10, and the movable holder 10 can be rotated clockwise around the fulcrum 10a. FIG. 3C shows a state in which the movable holder 10 is opened to the maximum, and the roll paper R can be easily replaced.

  Here, what is characteristic in the first reference example is that the movable holder is operated while applying the force of the finger to the same portion as the platen 50 or the platen shaft 51 released from the holding state, that is, the force point portion 102. 10 can be rotated.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the upper operating lever 110 of the first modified example of the first reference example. In this first modified example, the side portion 113 of the upper operating lever 110 is connected to the connecting portion 117. The side portion 113 can be operated in an area closer to the outside in the width direction of the printer 1, and a lever force receiving portion (not shown) can be arranged in the area closer to the outer side.
In general, it is difficult to take a space in the central portion in the width direction, but it is easy to take a space in the outer side region, and thus disposing the operating portion in the outer side region increases the degree of freedom in design.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the upper operating lever 120 of the second modified example of the first reference example. In this second modified example, the side portion 123 of the upper operating lever 120 is connected to the connecting portion 127. The platen shaft 51 is engaged with the fulcrum hole 124. That is, the upper operating lever 120 rotates around the platen shaft 51. One end of the return spring 120 a is fixed to the platen support member 30.

  6A, 6B, and 6C show the operation of the second modification of the first reference example in the same manner as in FIG. 3, and the same as in the first reference example. 5A, the lower surface 125 of the side portion 123 of the upper operating lever 120 is in contact with the lever force receiving member 62 attached to the side wall 41 of the driving unit housing 40. When the portion 122 is pulled up, the action point portion 126 abuts on the lever force receiving member 62 and the lever force acts as shown in FIG. 10B, and the platen 50 or the platen shaft 51 is held as shown in FIG. The movable holder 10 can be rotated clockwise around the fulcrum 10a. FIG. 6C shows a state in which the movable holder 10 is opened to the maximum, and the roll paper R can be easily replaced.

  Next, a third modification of the first reference example will be described. FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are views showing the structure and operation of the upper operating lever 130 of the third modified example, in which a recess 138 is formed in the side portion 133 of the lever 130. FIG. When the movable holder 10 is in the closed state, this is engaged with, for example, a lock pin 80 attached to the side wall 41 of the drive unit housing 40 to lock in the closed state. By doing so, the holding mechanism for the platen 50 and the platen shaft 51 as shown in FIG. 10 can be removed.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the lever force 132 is pulled up to apply a leverage as in the first reference example, so that the movable holder 10 can be opened while releasing the lock. FIG. 7C shows an operation when the movable holder 10 is pushed down and closed. When the movable holder 10 is pushed down without pulling up the upper operation lever 130, the tip of the side portion 133 of the lever 130 becomes the lock pin 80. Since it abuts, it is necessary to raise the upper operating lever 130 until it does not abut against the lock pin 80.

Next, a fourth modification of the first reference example will be described. (A), (B), and (C) of FIG. 8 are views showing the structure and operation of the upper operating lever 140 of the fourth modified example.
In the third modified example, when the movable holder 10 is closed, the upper operating lever 130 has to be pulled up. However, in the fourth modified example, this causes the action point portion 146 of the side portion 143 of the lever 140 to have a diameter. It can be a large smooth arc or slope.

  Thus, when the movable holder 10 is pushed down and closed, as shown in FIG. 8C, the upper operating lever 140 automatically moves in the pulling direction while the action point portion 146 is in sliding contact with the lock pin 80. The movable holder 10 can be pushed down and closed without rotating the upper operating lever 140 as in the third modification.

  Next, a fifth modification of the first reference example will be described. In the fourth modified example, the upper operation lever 140 does not have to be pulled up when the movable holder 10 is closed. However, the action point 146 cannot be protruded too much, and the locking action is weak. There is a possibility. Therefore, in the fifth modification, the lock portion and the portion that generates the leverage force are separated.

  FIG. 9A is a side view showing the structure of the upper actuation lever 150 of the fifth modified example, and FIG. 9B is a view seen from the IXB direction of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, an action point 155A for generating leverage is formed on the inner side in the width direction on the lower side of the side portion 153 of the upper operating lever 150, and when the lever is pushed down on the outer side. A locking tip 155B that can automatically engage with the pin lock 80 is formed.

  Accordingly, when the upper holder lever 150 is pulled up when the movable holder 10 is opened, a lever force acts on the action point 155A, and when the movable holder 10 is closed, the locking tip 155B slides on the outer surface of the lock pin 80. Locks automatically. And since the shape of the locking tip 155B can be determined independently, the locking can be sufficiently performed.

Next, a second reference example will be described. In the second reference example, unlike the first reference example and the modifications thereof, a lever for pulling up the movable holder 10 is provided on the side surface instead of the upper surface.
(A), (B), and (C) of FIG. 11 are diagrams for explaining the structure and operation of the second embodiment.

  First, the structure will be described with reference to (A) showing the state in which the movable holder 10 is opened. The side lever mounting member 12 is fixed to the movable holder 10, the platen 50 is mounted on the side lever mounting member 12 via the platen support member 52, and the side lever 200 rotates around the fulcrum 200a. It is attached as possible.

  The side lever 200 has a first arm 201 extending toward the lower fixed holder 20B, and a second arm 202 extending toward the opposite side of the fulcrum 10a of the movable holder 10 at a substantially right angle to the first arm. A claw 203 extending to the fulcrum 10a side of the movable holder 10 is provided at the distal end portion of the first arm 201. A knob 210 is attached to the lower surface of the second arm 202, and the knob 210 protrudes outward in the width direction so that an operator can access it. A spring 220 is disposed between the second arm 202 and the lower surface of the movable holder 10.

As shown in FIG. 11, the side lever 200 is disposed on both sides in the width direction, and both are connected by a connecting member 205. In this embodiment, the knob 210 is provided only on one side, but may be provided on both sides.
On the other hand, a vertical wall 45 is erected between the drive unit housing 40 and the fulcrum 10a of the lower fixed holder 20B, and the vertical wall 45 is provided with a protrusion 46 protruding outward in the width direction.

  When the movable holder 10 is pushed down from the state of FIG. 11A, the lower surface 204 formed obliquely on the distal end side of the claw 203 at the distal end portion of the first arm 201 of the side lever 200 becomes the upper side surface of the protrusion 46. The side lever 200 rotates clockwise around the fulcrum 200a while compressing the spring 220 as shown in FIG. Then, the tip of the claw 203 moves toward the lower fixing holder 20B while sliding on the left side surface of the protrusion 46 in the drawing, and eventually, the upper surface of the claw 203 becomes the lower surface of the protrusion 46 as shown in FIG. At the time when it moves further down, the claw 203 enters the lower side of the projection 46, and the movable holder 10 is locked.

  Conversely, when the movable holder 10 is opened from the state shown in FIG. 11C, it is only necessary to apply an upward force to the knob 210. Then, the side lever 200 rotates around the fulcrum 200a in the clockwise direction in the drawing, the tip of the claw 203 of the first arm 201 moves to the left side of the left side surface of the protrusion 46, and the engagement between the claw 203 and the protrusion 46 is increased. Further, the movable holder 10 can be opened by applying an upward force to the knob 210.

Thus, the second reference example can be locked more reliably than the first reference example. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably remove the holding mechanism for the platen 50 and the platen shaft 51 as shown in FIG.
Further, as in the first reference example and the modifications thereof, the direction of the force applied to release the locked state and the direction of the force applied to rotate the movable holder 10 are the same, and the opening operation is performed. Easy.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, for example, when the printer 1 is dropped, the battery accommodated in the printer 1 is prevented from dropping.
13 and 14 are a side view and a bottom view of the printer 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the first battery holding member 300 is provided on the lower surface of the lower fixing holder 20A, and the second battery holding member is provided on the side portion. 400 is detachably attached.

FIG. 15A is a view of the first battery holding member 300 as viewed from the XVA direction of FIG. 14. The first protrusion 310, the second protrusion 320, and the third protrusion 300 are formed inside the outer plate member 301. The protrusion 330 is attached.
The first protrusion 310 is formed by forming an elongated hole 312 in the trapezoidal plate 311. The second projecting portion 320 includes a base portion 321, an intermediate portion 322 extending upward from the base portion 321, a claw portion 323 projecting from the middle portion to the right side in the drawing, and an arcuate spring portion 324 positioned below the claw portion 323. Have. The third protruding portion 330 includes a columnar portion 331 that is reinforced by the reinforcing portion 332 and extends in a thin columnar shape, and a claw portion 333 that protrudes rightward in the drawing from the tip of the columnar portion 331.

  The fourth protrusion 340 includes a fulcrum member 341 having a fulcrum protrusion 342 and a guide member 343 surrounding the fulcrum member 341. 15B is a view seen from the XVB direction of FIG. 15A, and FIG. 15C is a view seen from the XVC direction of FIG. 15A. The fulcrum protrusion 342 is only on one side from the fulcrum member 341. It protrudes.

  FIG. 15D is a view showing the lower surface of the lower fixed holder 20A to which the first battery holding member 300 is attached, and the first slit 21 into which the first protrusion 310 of the first battery holding member 300 is inserted. A first protective protrusion 24 that protrudes substantially the same thickness as the outer plate member 301 downward to protect the first battery holding member 300, the second slit 22, the hole 23 into which the second protrusion 320 is inserted, A thin fulcrum protrusion engaging member 27 in which a second protective protrusion 25, a notch 26 into which the fulcrum member 341 of the fourth protrusion 340 is inserted, and a hole 28 in which the fulcrum protrusion 342 engages are formed. Is formed.

FIG. 16 shows a procedure for attaching the first battery holding member 300 to the lower fixed holder 20A.
First, as shown in FIG. 16A, the claw portion 323 of the second projecting portion 320 is hooked inside the second slit first end member 22a that defines the right end of the second slit 22 in the drawing. At this time, the claw portion 333 of the third protrusion 330 is inserted into the hole 23.

Next, as shown in (B), the fourth protrusion is rotated clockwise in the drawing around the claw 323 of the second protrusion 320 hooked inside the second slit first end member 22a. The member 340 is inserted into the notch 26 (see FIG. 15D), and the fulcrum protrusion 342 of the fourth projecting member 340 is engaged with the hole 28 of the fulcrum protrusion engaging member 27. Next, as shown in (C), the second protrusion 320 is rotated into the second slit 22 and the third protrusion 330 is completely within the hole 23 by rotating counterclockwise around the fulcrum protrusion 342 in the drawing. Push into. At this time, the first protrusion 310 is automatically inserted into the first slit 21.
(D) shows the state in which the first battery holding member 300 is mounted as described above after the battery B is inserted from the hole in which the second battery holding member 400 is mounted without the second battery holding member 400 being mounted. It is what I saw.

Next, the 2nd battery holding member 400 is demonstrated with reference to (A), (B), (C) of FIG.
As shown in (B), the second battery holding member 400 has an outer plate member 401, and an inner plate member 403 that is integrally disposed inside the outer plate member 401 via an intermediate portion 402. The plate member 403 is formed with a first protruding member 410, a second protruding member 420, and a third protruding member 430 that extend inward. The second projecting member 420 and the third projecting member 430 are cross-shaped in cross section as shown in FIG.

A fourth projecting member 440 is attached to one end of the outer plate member 401, and the fourth projecting member 440 extends outward from the inner end of the first portion, the first portion 441 extending inward from the outer plate member 401. A second portion 442 extending in the direction of claw, and a claw portion 443 attached to the outer end of the second portion 442.
A claw-like fifth protrusion member 450 is attached to the inner plate member 403 opposite to the fourth protrusion member 440.

  Since the periphery of the intermediate portion 402 is a recess, a seal member 460 made of rubber is attached using the recess. The rubber string 470 is for preventing the second battery holding member 400 from being lost, and one end is fixed to the second projecting member 420 and the other end is fixed to the lower fixing holder 20A (see FIG. 17D). ).

FIG. 17C is a view showing the attachment portion 29 of the second battery holding member 400 formed in the lower fixed holder 20A, and 29a to 29d are seal receiving portions against which the seal member 460 hits, Inside 29e is a battery insertion space into which the battery B is inserted. In the drawing, the inner side of the seal receiving portion 29b on the left side is bent so that the fifth protruding member 450 of the second battery holding member 400 can be engaged therewith.
Reference numeral 29f indicates an opening into which the fourth projecting member 440 of the second battery holding member 400 is inserted, and is connected to the hole 23 inside. What is indicated by reference numeral 29g is a protrusion with which the claw 443 of the fourth protrusion member 440 engages.

FIG. 17D is a view of the state where the first battery holding member 300 is mounted after the battery B is inserted into the battery insertion space 29e and the second battery holding member 400 is further mounted.
In this state, the first protruding member 410 of the second battery holding member 400 engages with the hole 312 of the first member 310 of the first battery holding member 300, and the fourth protruding member 440 of the second battery holding member 400 is the first. 1 The battery holding member 300 is located on the lower surface side of the claw 333 of the third member 330.

  Therefore, the first battery holding member 300 cannot be removed unless the second battery holding member 400 is rotated and opened. Since the second battery holding member 400 needs to manually remove the claw 443 of the fourth projecting member 440 from the projection 29g, the battery B does not come off simply by dropping.

  In addition, the second projecting member 420, the third projecting member 430 of the second battery holding member 400, and the second projecting portion 320 of the first battery holding member also prevent the battery B from coming out and prevent the movement of the battery B. doing.

  The present invention is suitable for application to electronic devices, particularly portable electronic devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printer 10 Movable holder 11 Upper lever attachment member 12 Side lever attachment member 15 Hole 20 Fixed holder 21 1st slit 22 2nd slit 22a 2nd slit 1st end member 23 Hole 20A Lower fixed holder 20B Upper fixed holder 24 , 25 First and second protective projections 26 Notch 27 Support point projection engaging member 28 Hole 29 Second battery holding member attachment portion 29a to 29d Seal receiving portion 29e Battery insertion space 29f Opening portion 29g Protrusion 30 Platen holder 40 Drive unit housing 41 Drive Unit Side Wall 50 Platen 51 Platen Shaft 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 Lever Force Receiving Part 70 Print Head Pressing Spring 71 Platen Shaft Pressing Spring 72 Platen Shaft Pressing Member 80 Lock Pin 90 Print Head 91 Motor 100, 110 , 12 , 130, 140, 150 Upper lever 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151 Upper surface portion 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152 Force point portion 103, 113, 123, 133, 143, 153 Side portion 104, 114 , 124, 134, 144, 154 fulcrum hole 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155 bottom face part 106, 116, 126, 136, 146, 156 action point part 117, 127 connection part 200 side lever 200a fulcrum 201 first 1 lever 202 2nd lever 203 claw 204 claw lower surface 205 connecting member 210 knob 220 spring 300 first battery holding member 301 outer side plate member 310 first protrusion 320 second protrusion 323 claw 324 spring part 330 third protrusion 333 Claw part 340 4th protrusion part 341 fulcrum part Material 342 Support point projection 343 Guide member 400 Second battery holding member 401 Outer plate member 402 Intermediate portion 403 Inner plate member 410 First projection member 420 Second projection member 430 Third projection member 440 Fourth projection member 443 Claw portion 450 Fifth Protruding member 460 Seal member 470 Rubber string

Claims (2)

In an electronic device having a housing portion that houses a battery,
A first protrusion formed with a first hole and inserted into a first slit formed in the electronic device, and a second protrusion inserted into a second hole formed in the electronic device. A first holding member attached to the electronic device,
In a state of being attached to the electronic device, a third protrusion inserted into the first hole formed in the first protrusion inserted into the first slit, and inserted into the second hole. A second protrusion that is attached to the electronic device, and includes a fourth protrusion that engages with the second protrusion that restricts movement of the first holding member in the opening and closing direction;
An electronic device comprising: The first holding member is rotatably attached to the electronic device,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the fourth protrusion is engaged with the second protrusion so as to restrict the rotation of the first holding member.

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