JPH0442738Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a recorder.

[Prior Art] A recorder attached to a conventional measuring device has a recording device such as a pen device that slides to record on recording paper according to input values or a marking device that records by marking. A multi-position, multi-function recorder is provided with a plurality of recording devices and a scale plate that indicates the slide position (measured value) of the recording device.

[Problems to be solved by this invention] By the way, for example, in a recorder that uses a pen device as a recording device, the pen device is attached to the main body.
Some types are removable, and the pen device is usually installed deeper than the scale plate, and it is necessary to replace the pen device relatively frequently to replace it or replenish ink.

In recorders having this type of pen device, due to the size limitations of the housing, the scale plate becomes a hindrance and cannot be removed unless the scale plate is removed first, particularly when attaching and detaching the upper pen device. In order to solve this problem, increasing the space by enlarging the housing would not make it possible to downsize the recorder, and it would also be necessary to make the inside of the scale plate extremely narrow so that the pen device could be attached and removed from the back of the scale plate. For example, there is a problem that the visibility of the scale plate is reduced. This invention was made in order to solve the above problems, and the purpose is to provide a recorder that is compact and allows the pen device to be inserted and removed from the main body while ensuring the visibility of the scale plate. It is said that

[Means for Solving the Problems] Next, means for solving the above problems will be described with reference to drawings corresponding to embodiments.

That is, the present invention has a scale plate 2 installed across the open front surfaces of the left and right side plates forming the main body frame 1, and a recording device that moves behind the scale plate 2 along the installation direction of the scale plate 2. A recorder comprising a recording device (pen device 12) that records on paper 1 and that can be inserted and removed from the front of the scale plate 2, wherein the scale plate No. 2 is characterized in that rotary pieces 20 and 21 protruding from both ends thereof are provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the left and right side plates forming the main body frame 1.

[Operation] In the above configuration, the recording device (pen device 1
When replacing 2), push the scale plate 2 upwards (or downwards). Then, the scale plate 2 moves as the rotating pieces 20 and 21 at both ends rotate upward (or downward) with respect to the main body frame 1, and the space below (or above) the scale plate 2 becomes wider. Therefore, the recording device can be easily pulled out or inserted by inserting a hand into the space, and the recording device can be attached or removed.

[Example] This invention will be explained below with reference to an example of a recorder using a pen device as the recording device shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

To explain the structure of a preferred embodiment of the recorder with reference to the drawings, the front face of the main body frame 1 includes a first scale plate 2, a second scale plate 3, and a third scale plate 4.
are arranged in parallel at regular intervals.

This main body frame 1 is housed in an outer casing 6 having an opening/closing lid 5.

A chart mount 8 is provided below the first to third scale plates 2, 3, 4, and allows the recording paper 7 to travel in a direction intersecting the direction in which the scale plates 2, 3, 4 are provided. And each of the first to third scale plates 2, 3,
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, guide shafts 9, 10, 11 are provided on the back of the 4 in parallel with the scale plates 2, 3, 4. The first to third pen devices 12, 13, and 14 are slidably attached.

Each of the pen devices 12, 13, 14 has an ink cartridge 12a, 13a, 1 that can be attached to and detached from a carrier 15, 16, 17 attached to a guide shaft 9, 10, 11 and an auxiliary shaft 9a, 10a, 11a.
4a, and ink cartridges 12a, 13a, 1
It has pens 12b, 13b, and 14b connected to pen 4a.

The ink cartridges 13a, 14a are inserted into the carriers 16, 1 from below the second and third scale plates 3, 4.
7. It can be attached and detached.

Further, the first scale plate 2 is attached to rotating pieces 20 and 21 rotatably attached to the left and right mounting portions 18 and 19 of the main body frame 1 via pins 20b and 21b. The rotating pieces 20, 21 are T-shaped, and the contact parts 20a, 21a contact the support protrusions 18a, 19a of the mounting parts 18, 19, so that the first scale plate 2 faces the front. 1 scale plate 2 can be held.

The support protrusions 18a and 19a also serve to prevent the main body frame 1 from sliding when the main body frame 1 is fitted into the outer casing 6.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. First, take out the main body frame 1 from the outer casing 6, turn the first scale plate 2 clockwise in the drawing, take out the first pen device 12 forward, and replace it with ink. The pen device 12 after being replenished or another pen device 12 is attached to the carrier 15. Then, the first scale plate 2 can be turned counterclockwise to return it to its original position facing the front.

In this way, the first pen device 12 can be easily inserted and removed by simply turning the first scale plate 2. That is, even if the maximum width B (see FIG. 3) of the space cannot be made large and the vertical positions of the first pen device 12 and the first scale plate 2 overlap, the first pen device can be used without any inconvenience. 12 can be inserted and removed.

Note that the pointer 1 provided on the first pen device 12
2c can be seen from the front, there is no need to narrow the display width of the first scale plate 2, and the same one as the second and third scale plates 3 and 4 can be used. Furthermore, not only the ink cartridge 12a itself can be used in common with the other ink cartridges 13a and 14a, but also the carriers 15, 16, and 17 can be used in common.

By the way, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, the pivot point of the first scale plate 2 may be made variable.

Although the above example describes a recorder that has a pen device as a recording device, in a recorder that has a marking device that uses an ink wheel as a recording device, it is possible to move the scale plate upward or downward and attach/detach the ink wheel. It is also possible to have a configuration in which

[Effect of the invention] As explained above, according to the recorder according to the invention, the rotary pieces 20 and 21 protruding from both ends of the scale plate can be moved in the vertical direction with respect to the left and right side plates of the recording section. Since it is arranged to be rotatable, the recording device on the back can be easily taken out or attached in front of the scale plate by rotating the scale plate upward or downward and widening the space above or below it. This has an excellent practical effect in that the recording device can be easily loaded and unloaded.
Further, the above-described configuration allows a compact structure by narrowing the vertical distance between the scale plate and the recording device on the back, and also makes it possible to increase the vertical width of the scale plate to ensure its visibility.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the recorder of this invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the scale plate and pen device, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4. FIG. 5 is an operational diagram of the scale plate. 1... Body frame, 2... First scale plate, 1
2...first pen device, 15...carrier, 2
0,21... Left and right rotating pieces.

Claims (1)

[Claim for Utility Model Registration] A scale plate installed between the open front surfaces of the left and right side plates forming the main body frame, and a scale plate that moves behind the scale plate along the direction in which the scale plate is installed and is recorded on the recording paper. In a recorder having a recording device that performs recording and that can be inserted and removed from the front of the scale plate, the scale plate has rotating pieces protruding from both ends thereof. . A recorder, characterized in that the recorder is rotatably provided in the vertical direction with respect to the left and right side plates forming the main body frame.