JPH0516490A - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To rotate a printer to a position, where the printer is prevented from entering the dead angle of a display while an information processing equipment is used, in the information processing equipment having the display with which the printer is formed integrally. CONSTITUTION:A display part 3 composed of a display 3a for displaying inputted information, etc., and an inner plate 3b for holding the display and a recording part 4 involving a printer unit 4a for recording on a recording medium and the display part 3 and further composed of an upper case 4b for covering an equipment body 1 are supported by a rotation center shaft 5 in the manner of freely rotating relative to the equipment body 1 and constituted so that the printer unit 4a of the recording part 4 is located in the upper part of the display part 3 at the time of using the equipment body 1. Thus, the recording medium, on which the recording part has recorded at the time of using the title equipment, is prevented from entering the dead angle of the display part so that printing results can be confirmed immediately.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display-equipped information processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as an information processing apparatus) integrally equipped with a printer, and is particularly small and lightweight, such as a notebook size, a book size, and a laptop size. The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a personal computer, a word processor, an electronic typewriter, etc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing an outline of a conventional information processing apparatus having a detachable printer, and FIG. 6A shows a printer removed from the information processing apparatus. A state, FIG. 6B, shows a state in which the printer is attached to the information processing apparatus. Reference numeral 51 denotes an information processing apparatus, in which a display 52 such as liquid crystal or plasma and a keyboard 53 are integrally arranged. Reference numeral 54 is a printer for printing on a recording sheet, and hooks 55 for attaching and detaching the information processing device 51 are provided at both ends of the side surface thereof.
And holes 56 are provided. Further, a paper feed hole 57 for inserting the recording sheet 60 and a paper discharge hole 58 for discharging the recording sheet 60 are provided on the upper surface of the printer 54, and a lever 59 for fixing and releasing the recording sheet 60. Is provided. Reference numeral 61 is a cable for connecting the information processing device 51 and the printer 54, which transmits a print signal from the information processing device 51 to the printer 54 and supplies power.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional information processing apparatus, the work of removing the printer 54 and connecting the cable 61 to the information processing apparatus 51 is complicated, and is shown in FIG. 6 (A). When printing is performed in such a state, there is a problem that the cable 61 after connection interferes, and particularly the recording sheet 60 that is being ejected catches the ejection failure or stains on the recording surface. Further, when printing is performed with the printer 54 attached to the information processing device 51 as shown in FIG. 6B, the recording state of the recording sheet discharged after printing becomes a blind spot of the display 52 and appears. There is a problem that it does not exist, and in many cases, the display 52 is tilted and used in actual use.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and supports the printer and the display independently of the main body of the apparatus so that the printer can be operated when the printer and the display are rotated. Provided is an information processing device configured to be located above a display.

[0005]

A typical means for solving the above-mentioned problems and applied to the embodiments described below is a display unit for integrally forming a recording unit for recording on a recording medium and displaying information. In an information processing device having, a recording unit and a display unit are provided rotatably with respect to the device body,
The recording unit is located above the display unit when the apparatus is used. Further, when the apparatus is unused such as during transportation and storage of the apparatus, the recording unit includes the display unit and further covers the apparatus main body.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the recording section and the display section are rotatably provided with respect to the main body of the apparatus, and the recording section is located above the display section when the apparatus is used. It is possible to immediately check the printing result without the recording medium recorded in the section becoming a blind spot in the display section. Further, when the apparatus is not used for transportation or storage, the display section is included by the recording section and the apparatus main body is covered, so that it is possible to eliminate unevenness of the outer shape of the apparatus when not in use.

[0007]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention when a printer is used, and FIG. 1B is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus during transportation and storage. FIG. 2 shows a side view of the apparatus when using a printer. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a recording medium is stored in the device.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the apparatus, and a keyboard 2 which is an input section having keys for inputting characters, numbers and other characters and keys for giving various commands is arranged. Further, a display unit 3 including a display unit 3a for displaying information and the like input by the keyboard 2 and an inner plate 3b for holding the display unit 3a, and a character or an image on a recording medium such as a sheet. A recording unit 4 including a printer unit 4a for recording and the display unit 3 and an upper case 4b for covering the apparatus body 1 is rotated with respect to the apparatus body 1 by a rotation center shaft 5. It is movably supported.

As described above, the recording unit 4 mainly comprises the printer unit 4a and the upper case 4b. When the apparatus is used, the printer unit 4a records information such as characters and images on the recording medium, and stores and transports it. When the device is not used, the device is closed to include the display unit 3 and further cover the device body 1. One end of the recording unit 4 is connected to the apparatus main body 1 and is rotatably supported by a rotation center shaft 5, and the other end of the recording unit 4 is provided with the printer unit 4b to form a protrusion. . When the recording unit 4 is closed from the state shown in FIG. 1 (A), the display unit 3 is contained inside the upper case 4b, and a convex portion formed by the printer unit 4a is provided at the end of the apparatus main body 1. The cutout portion 1a thus engaged is brought into a state as shown in FIG. 1 (B). Four
Reference numeral c is a lock member, which closes the recording unit 4 to close the main body 1
When the cover 1 is covered, it engages with the lock hole 1b provided in the notch 1a of the apparatus main body 1, whereby the apparatus main body 1 and the recording unit 4 are fixed. 4d is a lever for fixing and releasing the recording medium 6, and 4e is a hole through which the recording medium 6 passes. Reference numeral 7 is a data recording / reproducing device (FDD, HDD, etc.).

The display unit 3 is the display unit 3 as described above.
a inner plate 3b, one end of which is connected to the apparatus main body 1 and is rotatably supported by a rotation center shaft 7. The display unit 3 is formed in a size that engages with the inside of the upper case 4b, and is included in the recording unit 4 when the apparatus is not used for transportation, storage, or the like. When the present device is used, the display unit 3 is rotated to rotate the display unit 3
It functions as an auxiliary cover which is opened to a position where a can be easily seen and is closed when not in use. As the display element of the display 3a, a liquid crystal display element, a plasma display or the like is used because the display unit 3 can be made thin. Further, when a light source is provided to make the display easy to see, it may be of a backlight type, and may be of a sidelight type for further reduction in thickness.

The recording medium 6 is, as shown in FIG.
The printer unit 4a is guided by the inner surface of the upper case 4b or the outer surface of the inner plate 3b of the display unit 3.
The paper is fed to and printed. This printer unit 4a
Since it is configured to be located above the display unit 3, there is no blind spot of the display unit 3a when the device is used,
There is no need to interrupt other work during the printing operation. The printer unit 4a has a schematic configuration in which a recording medium 6 is sandwiched between a pair of feeding rollers 4f and conveyed onto a platen 4g, and a recording head 4h provided at a position facing the platen 4g prints on the recording medium 6. The discharge roller pair 4i is used to discharge the toner to the outside of the apparatus. The recording medium 6 may be conveyed from above or below.
The recording head 4h as a recording unit of the printer unit 4a ejects ink from an ink ejection port by applying energy according to a recording signal. In the present embodiment, particularly in the ink jet recording method, means for generating heat energy as energy used for ejecting ink (for example, an electrothermal converter or laser light) is provided, and this heat energy causes a change in ink state. I use what makes me. This is because according to this method, high density recording and high definition recording can be achieved.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the apparatus is not used, the display surface side of the display portion 3 is formed in a concave shape so as to avoid the keyboard 2, and in the gap between the inner case 3a and the upper case 4a. Can store several recording media 6.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4A is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention during transportation and storage.
FIG. 4B is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus when the printer is not used, and FIG. 4C is an external perspective view of the information processing apparatus when the printer is used. A display section 12 having a display 12a and a gate-shaped recording section 13 having a printer unit 13a are integrally formed in the apparatus body 11 on which the keyboard 11a is arranged. The display unit 12 and the recording unit 13 are rotatably supported by a rotation center shaft 14. Incidentally, 13b is a lever for fixing and releasing the recording medium, and 13c is a hole through which the recording medium passes.

The recording unit 13 has a gate shape and also serves as a part of the exterior of the apparatus main body 11. The recording unit 1
3, one end of which is connected to the apparatus main body 11 and is rotatably supported by a rotation center shaft 14, and the other end is provided with a printer unit 13a for recording on a recording medium 15 and is provided with a convex portion. Is formed. When the recording unit 13 is closed, the protrusion formed by the printer unit 13a engages with the end of the apparatus body 11, and a lock member (not shown) provided on the recording unit 13 side and an end side surface of the apparatus body 11. The recording portion 13 and the apparatus main body 11 are fixed to each other by the locking hole 11b provided in the.

The display unit 12 is a display 1 for liquid crystal, plasma or the like.
2a and a middle case 12b holding the same 2a, one end of which is connected to the apparatus main body 11, and the rotation center shaft 1
It is rotatably supported by 4. The display unit 12 is formed in a size that engages with the hole of the portal-shaped recording unit 13, and is opened to a position where the display unit 12a can be easily seen when used, and when it is not used for transportation or storage. It is closed to cover the apparatus main body 11 together with the recording unit 13. Further, the display element of the display 12a and the light source for making the display easy to see are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.

The recording medium 15 is, as shown in FIG.
The display unit 12 is guided by the outer surface of the middle case 12b and fed to the printer unit 13a for printing. Since the printer unit 13a is configured to be located above the display unit 12, the display unit 1a is used when the apparatus is used for printing or the like.
The blind spot of 2a does not occur, and it is not necessary to interrupt other work during the printing operation. Since the basic configuration of the printer unit 13a may be the same as that of the above embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted here.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 5A shows a front view and a side view of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention during transportation and storage.
FIG. 5B shows a side view of the information processing apparatus in a state where the display unit is erected, and FIG. 5C shows a side view of the information processing apparatus in a state where the display unit and the recording unit are erected. 21 is the main body of the device,
The keyboard 21a is provided and the display 22
The display unit 22 having a and the recording unit 23 having a gate shape having the printer unit 23a are integrally formed, and the display unit 22 is rotated by the rotation center shaft 24a.
The recording unit 23 is rotatably supported by the apparatus main body 21. Reference numeral 21b is a data recording / reproducing device (FDD, HDD, etc.).

The recording section 23 has a gate shape and also serves as a part of the exterior of the apparatus main body 21. The recording unit 2
3, one end of which is connected to the apparatus main body 21 and is rotatably supported by a rotation center shaft 24b, and the other end is provided with a printer unit 23a for recording on a recording medium 25 and is provided with a convex portion. Is formed. When the recording unit 23 is closed, the protrusion formed by the printer unit 23a engages with the end of the apparatus main body 21, and a lock member (on the recording unit 23 side) (not shown) and a locking hole (the apparatus main body 21) (not shown).
Side), the recording unit 23 and the apparatus main body 21 are fixed to each other.

The display unit 22 is a display device 2 such as liquid crystal or plasma.
2a and a middle case 22b holding the same 2a, one end of which is connected to the main body 21 of the apparatus, and the rotation center shaft 2
It is rotatably supported by 4a. This display unit 22
Is formed to be smaller than the hole of the gate-shaped recording portion 23 (see FIG. 5A), and the indicator 22a is used during use.
Is opened to a position where it can be easily seen, and is closed when it is not used for transportation or storage, and also serves to cover the apparatus main body 21. Further, the display element of the display 22a and the light source for making the display easy to see are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.

The recording medium 25, as shown in FIG.
The printer unit 23 is guided by the back surface of the display unit 22.
The paper is fed to a and printing is performed. This printer unit 2
Since 3a is configured to be positioned above the display unit 22, the display 22a does not become a blind spot when the apparatus is used for printing or the like, and it is not necessary to interrupt other work during the printing operation. Since the basic configuration of the printer unit 23a may be the same as that of the above embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted here.

Further, although the ink jet recording method is used as the recording means in the above-mentioned embodiment, the electrothermal converter is energized in response to a recording signal, and due to the growth of bubbles caused by heating beyond the film boiling by the electrothermal converter. More preferably, the ink is ejected from the ejection port to perform recording. With regard to its typical structure and principle, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,723,129 and 4,740,796.
What is done using the basic principles disclosed in the specification is preferred. This method can be applied to both the so-called on-demand type and continuous type, but in the case of the on-demand type in particular, it is arranged corresponding to the sheet or liquid path holding the liquid (ink). By applying at least one drive signal which corresponds to the recorded information and gives a rapid temperature rise exceeding nucleate boiling to the electrothermal converter, the electrothermal converter is caused to generate thermal energy,
This is effective because film boiling is caused on the heat-acting surface of the recording head, and as a result bubbles can be formed in the liquid in a one-to-one correspondence with this drive signal. Due to the growth and contraction of the bubbles, the liquid is ejected through the ejection openings to form at least one droplet. It is more preferable to make this drive signal into a pulse shape because bubbles can be grown and contracted immediately and appropriately, so that particularly excellent liquid ejection can be achieved.

As the pulse-shaped drive signal, those described in US Pat. Nos. 4,463,359 and 4,345,262 are suitable. still,
US Patent No. 4 of the invention relating to the rate of temperature rise of the heat acting surface
If the conditions described in the specification of No. 313124 are adopted, more excellent recording can be performed.

As the constitution of the recording head, in addition to the combination constitution of the discharge port, the liquid passage, and the electrothermal converter (the straight liquid passage or the right-angled liquid passage) as disclosed in the above-mentioned respective specifications. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,558,333 and 4,445,960 which disclose a configuration in which a heat acting portion is arranged in a bending region.
The configuration using the specification No. 0 is also included in the present invention. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-123670 discloses a structure in which a common slit is used as a discharge portion of a plurality of electrothermal converters, and an opening portion for absorbing a pressure wave of heat energy is discharged. The effect of the present invention is effective even if the configuration based on Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-138461 is disclosed, which discloses the configuration corresponding to the above. That is, according to the present invention, recording can be surely and efficiently performed regardless of the form of the recording head.

Further, the present invention can be effectively applied to a full line type recording head having a length corresponding to the maximum width of a recording medium which can be recorded by the recording apparatus. Such a recording head may have a structure that satisfies the length by combining a plurality of recording heads or a structure as one recording head integrally formed.

In addition, even in the case of the serial type described above, when it is mounted on the recording head fixed to the carriage or the carriage, it is possible to electrically connect to the apparatus main body and supply ink from the apparatus main body. A replaceable chip type recording head or a cartridge type recording head in which an ink tank is integrally provided in the recording head itself may be used. Further, it is preferable to add a recovery means for the recording head, a preliminary auxiliary means, etc., which are provided as a configuration of the recording apparatus of the present invention, because the effects of the present invention can be further stabilized. Specifically, these are capping means, cleaning means, pressurizing or suctioning means for the recording head, preheating means by electrothermal conversion type or other heating element or a combination thereof, and recording. It is also effective to perform a stable recording by performing a preliminary discharge mode in which another discharge is performed.

Regarding the type and number of recording heads mounted on the carriage, for example, only one is provided corresponding to a single color ink, and a plurality of inks having different recording colors and densities are supported. And a plurality of them may be provided. That is, for example, the recording mode of the recording apparatus is not limited to a recording mode of only the mainstream color such as black, but may be a combination of a plurality of recording heads integrally formed, but a mixed color of different colors or a mixed color It is also applicable to a device with at least one of the full colors according to

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiments, the ink is described as a liquid, but it is an ink that solidifies at room temperature or below and that softens or liquefies at room temperature, or the ink jet recording system. Ink itself 3
In general, the temperature is controlled within the range of 0 ° C. or higher and 70 ° C. or lower to control the temperature of the ink so that the viscosity of the ink is within the stable ejection range. Good. In addition, it is possible to prevent the temperature rise due to thermal energy from being positively used as the energy for changing the state of the ink from the solid state to the liquid state, or to use ink that solidifies when left standing for the purpose of preventing ink evaporation. In any case, the ink is liquefied by applying heat energy according to the recording signal,
It is also applicable to the case of using an ink which has a property of being liquefied for the first time by thermal energy, such as one in which a liquid ink is ejected or one which has already started to solidify when it reaches a recording sheet. The ink in such a case is disclosed in JP-A-54-56847 or JP-A-60-7126.
It is also possible to adopt a form as opposed to the electrothermal converter in a state of being held as a liquid or a solid in the concave portion or through hole of the porous sheet as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. The most effective one for each of the above-mentioned inks is to execute the above-mentioned film boiling method.

Further, as the form of the above-mentioned ink jet recording apparatus, besides the one used as an image output terminal of an information processing apparatus such as a computer, a copying apparatus combined with a reader or the like, and a facsimile apparatus having a transmission / reception function can be used. It may take a form or the like.

[0029]

As described above, the recording section and the display section are rotatably provided with respect to the main body of the apparatus, and the recording section is located above the display section when the apparatus is used. The printing result can be immediately confirmed without the recording medium recorded by the recording section becoming a blind spot of the display section. Further, when the device is not used for transportation, storage, etc., since the display unit is enclosed by the recording unit and the device body is also covered, the outer shape of the device when not in use has no irregularities, which makes transportation and storage of the device extremely easy. It is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an information processing apparatus according to the present invention,
(A) is an external perspective view of the apparatus when a printer is used,
FIG. 3B is an external perspective view of the device when it is transported and stored.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the apparatus when the printer is used.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a recording medium is stored in the apparatus.

4A and 4B show an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is an external perspective view of the apparatus during transportation and storage, and FIG. 4B is an external view of the apparatus when the printer is not used. FIG. 3C is a perspective view showing the appearance of the apparatus when a printer is used.

5A and 5B show an information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a front view and a side view of the apparatus during transportation and storage, and FIG. FIG. 3C is a side view showing a state where the display unit and the recording unit of the apparatus are erected.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an overview of a conventional information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body 1a ... Notch 1b ... Lock hole 2 ... Keyboard 3 ... Display 3a ... Indicator 3b ... Inner plate 4 ... Recording unit 4a ... Printer unit 4b ... Upper case 4c ... Lock member 4d ... Lever 4e ... Hole 4f ... Feed roller pair 4g ... Platen 4h ... Recording head 4i ... Ejection roller pair 5 ... Rotation center axis 6 ... Recording medium 7 ... Data recording / reproducing device 11 ... Device body 11a ... Keyboard 11b ... Lock hole 12 ... Display part 12a Display unit 12b ... Medium case 13 Recording unit 13a ... Printer unit 13b ... Lever 13c ... Hole 14 ... Rotation center axis 21 ... Device body 21a ... Keyboard 21b ... Data recording / reproducing device 22 ... Display unit 22a ... Display unit 22b ... Medium Case 23 ... Recording unit 23a ... Printer unit 24a, 24b ... Rotation center shaft 25 ... Recording medium

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus having a recording section integrally formed on a recording medium and having a display section for displaying information, wherein the recording section and the display section are rotatably provided with respect to the apparatus main body. An information processing apparatus, characterized in that the recording section is located above the display section when the apparatus is used. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is conveyed along the back surface of the display unit or the inner surface of the recording unit when recording on the recording medium by the recording unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display section is included by the recording section and the apparatus main body is further covered when the apparatus is not used for transportation and storage. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recording unit of the recording unit is an inkjet recording system that performs recording by ejecting ink according to a signal. 5. An ink jet recording method in which a recording unit of the recording unit energizes an electrothermal converter in response to a signal and ejects ink by utilizing thermal energy generated by the electrothermal converter for recording. Item 4. The recording device according to item 4. 6. The recording unit of the recording unit energizes the electrothermal converter in response to a signal, and ink is ejected from an ejection port due to growth of bubbles caused by heating beyond film boiling by the electrothermal converter. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recording apparatus is an inkjet recording method for recording.