JPH01208176A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the replacement of an ink ribbon cassette and to prevent the loss of the cassette, by providing containing parts for containing auxiliary or optional ink ribbon cassettes in a portable recorder body. CONSTITUTION:Cassette containing parts 5, 5 respectively for holding and containing auxiliary or optional ink ribbon cassettes 4, 4 are provided on the bottom of a typewriter body 1. In this case, the cassette containing part 5, 5 provided on the bottom of the typewriter cassette 1 as recessed parts detachably hold and contain the ink ribbon cassettes 4, 4 through a holding member, respectively. In this manner, the ink ribbon cassette can be rapidly and easily replaced anytime and anywhere. In addition, there is no possibility that the auxiliary or optional ink ribbon cassettes 4 are lost together with a keyboard cover 3 during the use of the typewriter.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a recording device, and particularly to a portable recording device that performs recording using an ink ribbon cassette.

[Prior Art] This type of recording device, such as a portable electronic typewriter, is literally portable and used.
It must be available for use anywhere and at any time. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a spare ink ribbon cassette, which is a consumable item. Recently, ink ribbon cassettes containing color ink ribbons for the purpose of color recording have appeared on the market, regardless of whether the transfer method is impact type or thermal transfer type. In addition to preparing regular spare cassettes, it is also becoming necessary to prepare other types of optional ink ribbon cassettes, such as this color cassette.

Therefore, in response to such a need, in conventional two-pull electronic typewriters, etc., as shown in FIG. A structure is adopted in which a storage section is provided to hold and store a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette 4. Further, in order to carry the typewriter, a structure is adopted in which the typewriter body is housed and a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette is held and housed inside a so-called carrying case, which is a case having a handle.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the conventional structure in which the cassette storage section is provided in the keyboard cover or carrying case has the following drawbacks.

That is, first, in order to accommodate the ink ribbon cassette, the keyboard cover or carrying case requires a relatively large volume, which increases its height. For this reason, even if the typewriter body is compact enough to be used as a porta-pull, when the typewriter is actually transported with the keyboard cover attached or stored in the carrying case, the keyboard cover or carrying case may protrude, causing the entire typewriter to bulge out. The volume of becomes large,
This makes it inconvenient to carry.

Secondly, keyboard covers and carrying cases often get in the way of the person transporting the typewriter, ie, the user, when he or she arrives at the destination and actually uses the typewriter. Therefore, when using a typewriter, the user often places the keyboard cover or carrying case in a separate location away from the typewriter body. However, in this case, when replacing the ink ribbon cassette, the user must go all the way to the keyboard cover or carrying case placed in a remote location to retrieve the cassette, which is inconvenient. Furthermore, in this case, if the keyboard cover or carrying case is moved without the user's knowledge and the user loses its location, the ink ribbon cassette cannot be replaced until it is found. If you lose your keyboard cover or carrying case, you will also lose your ink ribbon cassette, making it impossible to use your typewriter. These problems are not limited to typewriters, but are common to portable recording devices.

The object of the invention is to eliminate these drawbacks.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve such problems, according to the present invention, in a portable recording device that performs recording using an ink ribbon cassette, a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette is installed in the main body of the recording device. A structure with a storage area for storing the set was adopted.

[Function] According to this structure, it is possible to arrange the cassette storage part, for example, to make good use of dead space within the recording device body, or to store the cassette in a state that slightly protrudes from the bottom of the device body. As a result, the cassette storage portion can be provided without increasing the diameter of the device body compared to the conventional device. And the volume of the keyboard cover or carrying case can be made much smaller than before.

Further, according to the above-described structure, the cassette can be quickly and easily replaced, and there is no fear of losing the cassette.

[Example] Hereinafter, details of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are a bottom view and a side view showing the structure of a portable electronic typewriter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In both figures, numeral 1 is the typewriter body, and numeral 2 is the typewriter body.
is a keyboard provided on the top surface of the main body 1. This typewriter is used with an ink ribbon cassette installed, and in response to operations on the keyboard 2, recording is performed, for example, by an impact type. In order to carry this typewriter as a portable type, the typewriter body 1
A handle 7 for carrying is attached to both ends 7a of the bottom surface, which is provided with rubber feet 6 to support it on its mounting surface.
, 7b are rotatable axes relative to the typewriter main body 1. When the typewriter is in use (recording), the handle 7 is rotated and stored under the bottom of the typewriter body 1, as shown by the solid line in FIG. When used, the typewriter body 1 is rotated to a position protruding from the outside of the typewriter body 1.

Further, this typewriter is equipped with a keyboard cover 3 that can be attached to cover the keyboard 2 as shown in FIG. 2 to protect the keyboard 2 when being carried.

As shown in FIG. 1, the structure related to the present invention is as follows.
A cassette storage section 5.5 is provided at the bottom of the typewriter body 1 to hold and store spare or optional ink ribbon cassettes 4.4. In this case, the cassette storage section 5.5 is provided as a recess on the bottom surface of the typewriter body 1, and the ink ribbon cassettes 4.4 are removably held and stored therein via a holding member (not shown).

Here, by providing the cassette storage parts 5, 5, the typewriter main body 1 is prevented from increasing in size.
5 is arranged to make good use of the dead space within the typewriter body 1. In addition, in order to prevent the typewriter body 1 from becoming even slightly larger, the cassette storage section 5 is configured such that the ink ribbon cassette 4 is stored in a state in which the ink ribbon cassette 4 protrudes from the bottom surface of the typewriter body 1 by an amount smaller than the amount of protrusion of the rubber feet 6. It is also possible.

According to the structure of this embodiment, even if the cassette storage sections 5, 5 are provided as described above, the typewriter main body 1 does not need to be enlarged, and the keyboard cover 3 can be expanded as shown in FIG. The shape can be formed low to match the shape of the keyboard 2 on the typewriter body 1, and as is clear from the comparison with the conventional example shown in Fig. 3, the overall size is significantly smaller than before when the keyboard cover 3 is attached. I can move on.

Further, according to the structure of this embodiment, the spare or optional ink ribbon cassette 4 is housed in the typewriter body 1 as described above, so that the ink ribbon cassette can be easily replaced anytime and anywhere. In addition, when using a typewriter, a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette 4 is provided along with the keyboard cover 3.
There is no fear of losing it.

It goes without saying that the bookmark set storage section 5 is not limited to the bottom surface of the typewriter main body 1, but may be provided in other parts.

Incidentally, recently, electronic typewriters have begun to adopt configurations that allow optional expansion of memory functions and addition of functions such as spell checking even in portable machines.

In addition, an increasing number of thermal transfer type devices are equipped with optional character fonts. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the handling of optional parts such as IC cards and memory bags that realize these optional functions. Therefore, by adopting a structure in which a storage section for optional parts of these electronic circuits is also provided in the typewriter body, handling of these parts becomes convenient in the same way as in the case of the ink ribbon cassette.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, in a portable recording device that performs recording using an ink ribbon cassette, there is provided storage for storing a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette in the main body of the recording device. Since the structure in which the ink ribbon cassette is provided with a section is adopted, the entire recording apparatus can be made compact, and the excellent effects that the ink ribbon cassette can be easily and immediately replaced anytime and anywhere, and there is no fear of losing the ink ribbon cassette can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a bottom view showing the structure of an electronic typewriter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the typewriter, and FIG.
The figure is a side view showing the structure of a conventional typewriter. 1...Typewriter body 2...Keyboard 3...Keyboard cover 4
... Ink ribbon cassette 5 ... Cassette storage section 6 ... Rubber feet 7 ... Handle Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. -71, Agent Patent attorney Taku Kato , ;-・゛!

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A portable recording device that performs recording using an ink ribbon cassette, characterized in that the main body of the recording device is provided with a storage section for storing a spare or optional ink ribbon cassette.