JPH054415A - Recorder and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize the devices through the effective utilization of space at the recording section of information processor and to prevent erroneous operation of apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A printer section 2 moves a recording head toward an apparatus body 1 to perform recording and a battery 11, for example, having a display section 4 movable with respect to the apparatus body 1 enters into a space, provided when the recording head is in home position, under a state where the display section 4 is contained. When the recording head is driven to perform recording, a stopper plate 33 covers a stop hole 32 to block a stopper shaft 31 from entering into the stop hole 32. Since the display section 4 can not be contained perfectly during recording operation, the battery 11 can not enter into the space and thereby erroneous function is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording device and an information processing device, and more particularly to a recording device and an information processing device such as a personal computer, a word processor, an electronic typewriter, etc., which are provided with a display portion and a recording portion. More specifically, the present invention relates to a recording device and an information processing device that can be downsized by eliminating waste in a space such as a carrier movement path portion and a recording medium movement path portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional information processing apparatuses such as personal computers, word processors, and electronic typewriters have an integrated operation input unit such as a keyboard and a display unit. Further, in recent years, like a so-called laptop type, the display unit is rotatably supported by a main body having an operation input unit, the display unit overlaps the operation input unit when stored, and raises the display unit when used. There are many small-sized products that are configured as described above and that are easy to carry and store.

Further, a small and thin information processing apparatus called a notebook type or a book type, which is further excellent in portability and storability, has also appeared, and along with this, a printer is also made small and inexpensive, which makes it more convenient for users. Something that can be used easily has been proposed.

Further, a serial type recording device is adopted as one system of the recording means used in the information processing device. In the case of ink jet recording, this recording method is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, in which the head cartridge 101 is loaded in the carrier 102 and the head cartridge 101 is reciprocally moved in parallel with the platen 207. The recording head is selectively heated to record the ejected ink on the recording medium 6, and when the recording for one line is completed, the recording medium 6 is conveyed for one line by the conveyance roller 201 and the pinch roller 202, and the recording for the next and subsequent lines is performed. Is to do.

[0005]

Based on these various information processing apparatuses, it has been found that the following technical problems are involved in disposing a printer in the information processing apparatus.

In the serial type recording system, the traveling area of the carrier 102 must be secured as a space so that the carrier 102 can reciprocate during recording. In addition, it is necessary to secure a path portion required for transporting the recording medium as a space. Therefore, for example, the device member such as the circuit unit 5 cannot be arranged in the traveling area, and the circuit unit 5 and the external storage device 14 are not shown in FIG.
It had to be placed in the bottom region or the front region as shown in 0. Therefore, the depth dimension of the device or the height direction must be increased accordingly, and it is a technical problem to effectively use the space such as the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium movement path portion in order to downsize the information processing apparatus. It was.

Further, in considering the effective use of the space, in consideration of sharing the space for a plurality of purposes, there is a possibility that a failure or a destruction may occur due to the interference of members, but a means for preventing them may be provided. Was a challenge.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems,
It is intended to provide a recording device and an information processing device capable of effectively utilizing the traveling area space and downsizing the information processing device.

[0009]

In a typical means according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, a member for recording exists during a recording operation by the recording means, and a member for the recording exists during a non-recording operation. At least a part of a movable member that has a space that does not exist and is movable so as to be able to take a plurality of positions is a recording apparatus that is movable to a space where the member for recording does not exist during the non-recording operation, At the time of the recording operation, at least a part of the movable member is provided with a preventing means for preventing the movable member from moving to a space where the member for recording does not exist at the time of the non-recording operation.

[0010]

In the above means, in order to prevent the movable member from entering during the recording operation by the prevention means, the failure or destruction of the recording means due to an erroneous operation is prevented.

Further, the recording operation is interrupted when at least a part of the movable member moves to the space where the recording member does not exist during the non-recording operation during the recording operation. The purpose of this is to prevent the recording means from being damaged or destroyed due to erroneous operation.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer) as an information processing apparatus having a recording device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. is there. In the figure, 1 is a main body of the device, 2 is a printer unit for recording characters and images on a recording medium 6 such as paper or OHP film, 3 is a key for inputting characters, numbers and other characters, and various types. A keyboard unit having keys for giving commands, 4 is a display unit having a display unit 10, and 5 is a circuit unit having a CPU for controlling the personal computer main body, a driver such as peripheral devices, and a power supply circuit. A personal computer is composed of each part of.

The display unit 4 is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 1 via hinges 4a provided at both ends of its rear edge. As a result, when the apparatus is used, the display unit 4 is opened to a position where the display 10 can be easily seen by the rotation thereof (hereinafter, this state is referred to as a display unit use state), and when not in use, the display unit 4 is closed and covered. (Hereinafter, this state is referred to as the display unit housed state). As the display element of the display device 10, a liquid crystal display element, a plasma display, or the like is used because the display section 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.

Further, the display unit 4 is provided with a battery 11 for supplying power to the personal computer main body at a position corresponding to the lower portion of the display unit 10 when the display unit is used, but it is sufficient when the personal computer is used while being disconnected from the AC power source. Since the battery is a rechargeable battery having a large capacity in order to secure a long operating time, the size is large, and the battery is mounted so as to project toward the display 10 installation surface of the display unit 4.

A latch hook 15 is provided on the upper edge of the display unit 4 and is attached so as to be slidable by the operation of an operation unit (not shown). Further, a latch hole 16 for receiving the latch hook 15 is provided at a position corresponding to the latch hook 15 on the apparatus main body 1 side.
When the cover is closed and the latch hook 15 engages with the engaging portion of the latch hole 16, it is possible to prevent undesired opening when the display portion is stored and conveyed.

A stopper shaft 31 is installed on the display unit 4 in the direction of the display 10 installation surface.
1 is provided with a stopper hole 32 on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1, and a stopper plate 33 interlocked with the operation of the head cartridge 101 is arranged below the stopper hole 32 inside the housing of the apparatus main body 1. ing. Due to the action of the stopper shaft 31 and the stopper plate 33, the display unit 4 cannot shift from the display unit use state to the display unit storage state during the recording operation of the printer unit 2. The operation of the stopper plate 33 will be described later.

A printer section 2 using an ink jet recording head has a keyboard section 3 and a display section 4 of an apparatus main body 1.
Between the mounting positions of. In this embodiment, a so-called serial printer is used in which the head cartridge 101, which is a recording head, reciprocates in the main scanning direction, which is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the recording medium 6. That is, it is necessary to secure a space in which the head cartridge 101 and the carrier loaded with the head cartridge 101 move during a recording operation or a space such as a recording medium moving path portion. However, when the head cartridge 101 is fixed at one place in the state where the display portion is housed, the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium movement path portion, which is the movement space, can be used as a space for other purposes.

In this embodiment, the head cartridge 101 is fixed to the outermost end of the carrier movement path portion in the storage state of the display portion (this place is hereinafter referred to as the home position), and is provided on the display portion 4 described above. The protruding portion of the battery 11 is configured to fit into the space of the movement path portion of the carrier 102 when stored (see FIG. 2).

Next, a method of conveying the recording medium in the recording operation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

A recording medium having a relatively low rigidity such as plain paper or OHP film can be conveyed in the state of FIG. That is, the paper feed port 20 provided at the rear end of the apparatus body 1
When the recording medium 6 is inserted from 9 in the direction of the arrow in the drawing along a recording medium insertion guide (not shown) provided for the purpose of preventing skew and meandering, the leading end of the recording medium guide plate 20
The conveyance roller 201 is reached along line 8. If the release mechanism separates the pinch roller 202 and the transport roller 201, the recording medium 6 can be set at the recordable position by continuing to insert the recording medium 6 as it is. If the transport roller 201 and the pinch roller 202 are in contact with each other without being released, the transport roller 201 is rotated by the motor 402 in accordance with an instruction from the keyboard portion 3 from the state where the leading end of the recording medium 6 is abutted and the recordable position is reached. Can be set to. During the recording operation, the recording medium 6 is shown in FIG.
The sheet continues to be conveyed in the direction of the arrow, and is discharged to the front surface of the display unit 4 after the recording operation is completed.

Further, in the case of a recording medium having a relatively high rigidity such as a postcard or an envelope, it can be conveyed in the state of FIG. That is, a recording medium is inserted from a paper feed port 209 provided on the bottom surface of the apparatus main body 1 in the direction of an arrow in the drawing along a recording medium insertion guide (not shown) provided for the purpose of preventing skew and meandering. When the recording medium 6 is inserted, the recording medium 6 reaches the conveying roller 201 without bending. After that, it can be set at the recordable position as in the case described with reference to FIG. 3, and is discharged to the front surface of the display unit 4 after the recording operation.
By adopting such a transport path, the possibility of jamming is reduced and a smooth recording operation can be performed. However, when such a recording medium conveyance path is used, it is necessary to insert the recording medium from the place where it hits the bottom surface of the apparatus main body 1, so the rear end of the apparatus main body 1 is lifted or the personal computer is erected with the rear end of the apparatus main body 1 as the bottom surface. The recording operation can be performed with.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a schematic configuration of a printer unit in the form of an ink jet recording apparatus as an example of the printer unit 2.

Here, 101 is a head cartridge, which mainly has an ink jet recording head and an ink tank integrally, and constitutes a recording means. The head cartridge 101 is detachably attached to, for example, the ink jet recording apparatus shown in FIG. 5, and can be replaced with a new head cartridge when the ink in the ink tank is used up.

The recording head generates a fine liquid discharge port (orifice), a liquid passage and an energy acting portion provided in a part of the liquid passage, and a droplet forming energy to act on the liquid in the acting portion. Equipped with energy generation means. As the energy generating means for generating such energy, a recording method using an electromechanical transducer such as a piezo element, an energy generating means for irradiating electromagnetic waves such as a laser to generate heat, and ejecting droplets by the action of the heat generation And a recording method using an energy generating unit that heats the liquid by an electrothermal converter such as a heating element having a heating resistor to eject the liquid. Among them, a recording head used in an inkjet recording method for ejecting a liquid by thermal energy has a high density of liquid ejection ports (orifices) for ejecting recording liquid droplets to form ejection liquid droplets. Therefore, it is possible to perform high-resolution recording. Among them, the recording head using the electrothermal converter as the energy generating means can easily be made compact, and has the advantages of the IC technology and the microfabrication technology, which have been remarkably improved in technology and reliability in the recent semiconductor field. This is advantageous because it can be used in two parts, high-density mounting is easy, and the manufacturing cost is low.

The recording head includes a substrate on which a plurality of electrothermal converters that generate thermal energy used for ejecting the ink and a drive circuit for driving the electrothermal converters are formed.
On this substrate, discharge ports and liquid passages corresponding to each of the plurality of electrothermal converters, and a top plate for forming a common liquid chamber communicating with each liquid passage are laminated. Then, the recording head thus constructed is mounted on the apparatus so that the ejection port surface on which the ejection ports are arranged faces the recording medium 6.

The ink tank is the head cartridge 10.
It occupies the most part of No. 1 and has an ink storage chamber for storing ink therein.

The carrier 102, on which the head cartridge 101 is mounted, engages with the pin (which engages with the spiral groove 105 of the lead screw 103 which rotates via a transmission mechanism (not shown) in conjunction with the forward / reverse rotation of the carrier motor 402a. (Not shown), and is reciprocated in the directions of arrows a and b with the rotation of the lead screw 103. Reference numeral 104 is a sliding shaft that regulates the rotation of the carrier. In addition, the carrier sensor 5
10 (see FIG. 6), the carrier 102 determines a predetermined position (for example, a home position) outside the recording area during non-recording.

A recovery unit 301 is provided with a cap 302 facing the ejection opening surface of the head cartridge 101 at a predetermined position (for example, a home position) outside the recording area of the head cartridge 101, and the cap 302 is brought into contact with the ejection opening surface. It has a cap advancing / retreating drive unit (not shown) for protecting it during non-recording. Also,
A pump is provided for attracting ink from the ejection port at the time of contact and ejecting thickened ink, dust, bubbles and the like to improve the ink ejection state, and a member for storing the aspirated waste ink. May be.

Reference numeral 201 denotes a conveying roller for conveying the recording medium 6 in the direction c in the figure, and 202 denotes a pinch roller for pressing the recording medium 6 against the conveying roller 201. The pinch roller is sandwiched between the pair of rollers for recording. At times, the recording medium 6 is intermittently fed in the direction c in the figure. The transport roller 201 is engaged with the transport motor 402b via the power transmission mechanism of the transport roller gear 205 and the transport roller idler gear 206, and receives the driving force. The pinch roller 202 can be brought into contact with or separated from the transport roller 201 by operating a release lever (not shown).

Reference numeral 207 denotes a platen for restricting the recording surface of the recording medium 6 to be flat, and in this example, it is constructed integrally with the printer housing (base) 18. Further, a member for bringing the recording medium 6 into close contact with the platen 207 and preventing the recording medium 6 from floating may be provided.

Further, the paper sensor 5 (not shown)
Reference numeral 11 (see FIG. 6) is a sensor that is provided in front of the recording position in the recording medium conveyance direction c to detect the recording medium 6, and detects the front and rear ends of the recording medium 6.

Next, the configuration of the electric circuit of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric circuit. In the figure, the components already described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicated description will be omitted.

Here, 501 is a controller that performs main control, 502 is a CPU in the form of, for example, a microcomputer that executes the procedure shown in FIG. 7, and 503 is an area or work for expanding text data or image data. RAM provided with a memory area, 504 is a ROM storing fixed data such as a program corresponding to the above-mentioned procedure and other font data, and 505 is a timing necessary for creating an execution cycle of the CPU 502 and a recording operation by the printer unit 2. 506 is a timer for creating
An interface unit that connects a signal from U502 and peripheral devices.

Further, 507 is a controller of the printer unit 2, 508 is a head driver for sending recording signals and electric power to the head cartridge 101, 509a,
b and c are motor drivers 510 for sending out signals and electric power necessary for driving the carrier motor 402a, the carry motor 402b, and the recovery system motor 402c, respectively. The carrier sensor 511 for determining whether there is a recording medium 6 does not allow recording to a place other than the recording medium 6 when the recording medium 6 has not been inserted or recording has ended up to the end of the page. Is a paper sensor for detecting the presence or absence of.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a display section open / closed state sensor capable of determining whether the display section 4 is in a display section use state or a display section storage state.

Further, 14 is, for example, FDD, HDD, R
An external storage device 512 such as an AM card is an external interface for communicating with another information processing device or for directly connecting to an internal bus and controlling peripheral devices.

Although not included in the block diagram of FIG. 6, there is another power supply unit for supplying electric power to the above electric circuit, such as a rechargeable battery 11 or
There is a disposable dry battery, or an AC power converter when the apparatus body 1 is fixed and used.

Next, during the recording operation of the printer unit 2, the display unit 4
Described below is the stopper that acts so that the display cannot be stored. 7A and 7B are explanatory views showing the operation of the stopper plate 33, and are views of the inside of the printer unit 2 viewed from above the apparatus main body 1. Therefore, the stopper hole 32 provided in the housing of the apparatus main body 1 is shown by a dotted line.

FIG. 7A shows the stopper plate 3 when the head cartridge 101 is located at the home position.
Position 3 is shown. The stopper plate 33 is regulated by a guide (not shown) so as to be movable only in the left-right direction in the drawing, and is further given a force in the arrow direction in the drawing by a stopper spring 34. One end of the stopper plate 33 has the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 10.
The head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 is located at a position where the stopper plate 33 is disengaged from the stopper hole 32 in this state (this state is hereinafter referred to as a stopper release state). ). In the stopper released state, the stopper shaft 31 provided on the display unit 4 does not prevent the stopper shaft 31 from entering the stopper hole 32, so that the display unit 4 can freely transition from the display unit used state to the display unit housed state. Can be done.

Next, FIG. 7B shows the position of the stopper plate 33 when the printer unit 2 is in the recording operation. When the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 moves to the right in the figure, the stopper plate 33 also moves to the right due to the urging force of the stopper spring 34, and moves to a position where the movement is hindered by the plate stopper 35. Called the setting state). In the stopper setting state, the stopper plate 33 closes the stopper hole 32, so that the stopper shaft 31 hits the stopper plate 33 and acts so as to prevent the display unit 4 from transitioning from the display unit used state to the display unit housed state. To do.
In this case, the angle at which the display unit 4 is tilted is determined by the length of the stopper shaft 31. In this case, the battery 11 protruding from the display unit 4 and attached is inserted into the carrier movement path section or the recording medium movement path section. The length of the stopper shaft 31 is set so that the angle is such that it will stop before.

When the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 returns to the home position again, the stopper can be released.

With the above configuration, information processing, communication, data storage, etc. can be performed. Next, the execution procedure of the recording process by the printer unit 2 will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG. explain.

The following series of procedures is started by a recording start instruction by a recording command key on the keyboard unit 3, a recording start instruction by a command input, or an external recording start instruction by communication or the like.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the display unit 4 is in the display unit use state.
Judge according to the information in 7. This is a measure to prevent the recording operation from being started in the storage state of the display unit 4 when the recording operation start instruction is sent mainly from the outside by communication or the like. If it is determined that the storage state is set, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, in order to call the operator's attention so as to bring the display unit into the display unit use state, for example, it is possible to confirm that the printing operation cannot be started by the lamp or the like provided in the apparatus main body 1 which can be confirmed even when the display unit is housed. Display a message. This may be done by other means, for example, a warning sound may be issued by a buzzer, or a message signal may be sent to an external device through an external interface.

If it is confirmed in step S1 that the display unit 4 is in the display-use state, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, whether or not the recording medium 6 is set in the printer unit 2 is determined by a signal from the paper sensor 511 or the like. This is because, particularly in a recording apparatus such as an inkjet printer, when printing is started without a recording medium, ink is scattered in the printer unit to contaminate the apparatus itself, or waste ink such as a recording medium is wasted. This is to prevent it from getting lost.

Further, in this step S3, not only the presence or absence of the recording medium but also the pinch roller 202 and the conveying roller 20 are used.
It may be possible to judge whether or not 1 has been released.
Even if the recording medium 6 is set, the pinch roller 2
This is to prevent the normal conveyance of the recording medium when No. 02 is released. The release of the pinch roller 202 can be determined by means such as providing a mechanical switch on the release lever. If it is determined that the recording medium is not properly set, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, as in step S2, a message is issued to call the operator's attention and set the recording medium. As a method of generating the message, for example, the message may be displayed in characters on the display 10 or may be displayed in the same manner as in step S2.

If it is determined in step S3 that the recording medium 6 is set, the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, the recording operation is started. C
The head driver 508 drives the head cartridge 101 in accordance with an instruction from the PU 502, and in synchronization with this, the motor drivers 509a, b, and c drive the carrier motor 402a, the conveyance motor 402b, and the recovery system motor 402c, respectively, Recording is performed while moving 102 in the main scanning direction, moving the recording medium in the sub scanning direction, and cleaning the head cartridge 101.

Here, if the display unit 4 enters the display unit accommodation state during the recording operation, the protrusion of the battery 11 interferes with the head cartridge 101, and the printer unit 2
However, this is prevented by the functions of the stopper shaft 31 and the stopper plate 33.

Finally, in step S6, for example, the CPU 50
When the recording operation is instructed by a signal from 2, or when it is determined that a predetermined number of recording lines in one sub-scanning direction within one page is reached and further recording cannot be performed on the recording medium, or the paper sensor 511 performs recording. When the end of the recordable area of the medium 6 is detected, it is determined that the recording operation is completed and the recording operation procedure is completed.

As a procedure for ending the recording operation, first, the carrier 1
02 is returned to the home position. This is because the carrier 102 is not present in the carrier moving path section or the recording medium moving path section in case the display section 4 is put into the display section housed state after the recording operation is completed. At this time, since the stopper is in the stopper released state as described above, the display unit 4 can be freely placed in the display unit housed state. Next, for example, the conveyance motor 402b is driven by a predetermined amount, or the conveyance motor 402b is driven until the recording medium 6 is confirmed to be ejected by the paper sensor 510, thereby ejecting the recording medium. Then, the CPU 502 notifies the software being executed of the end of recording, or notifies the peripheral device through an external interface to complete the recording operation.

As described above, when the recording means is not used as in the present embodiment, a part of the display means can be arranged in the space such as the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium movement path portion. The effect is obtained.

That is, the space in the apparatus is effectively used, and downsizing can be realized. In addition, it is possible to prevent the failure or damage of the machine due to an erroneous operation or an accident by configuring the space not to be shared during the recording operation. Furthermore, since the recording medium on which recording has been completed is ejected to the front surface of the display device, it is possible to easily confirm the recording result. Further, since the recording means is closer to the operator than the display means, it is possible to easily replace consumables such as ink, and the operability is improved.

(Modification of the First Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the battery is arranged as a member arranged in the carrier moving space of the recording means, but it is not restricted to this, and the following things, for example, should be arranged. You can That is, the display 10
A light source of a backlight, an electric circuit such as a main controller 501, a printer controller 507, or switches, an external storage device such as an FDD or an HDD, or a peripheral device connected to an external interface such as a modem.

Further, in this embodiment, a part of the member fixed to the display device is arranged in the carrier moving space of the recording means, but the present invention is not restricted to this, and one of the movable members is The parts may be arranged. That is, a removable battery such as a dry battery, for example, R
A part of a removable electric circuit such as an OM card or a RAM card, a storage medium such as a magnetic card, a replacement head cartridge, or a recording medium wound in a roll may be arranged.

With this structure, the first embodiment
In addition to the effect obtained in (1), it is possible to arrange a member or the like, which has conventionally been limited in the arrangement place and sacrifices the operability, so that the degree of freedom in design and the operability can be improved.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, a part of the display means shares a space such as a carrier moving path portion or a recording medium moving path portion, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, for example, a part of the input means may be configured to share the space such as the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium movement path portion.

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of an example in which a part of the input means is configured to share a space such as a carrier moving path portion and a recording medium moving path portion. In the figure, the explanation of the same numbers as those in the first embodiment is omitted.

A keyboard hinge 27 is provided at the front end of the keyboard portion 3 and rotatably supports the keyboard portion.

By rotating the display section 4 via the hinge section 4a, a hinge lever 28 (not shown) provided near the hinge 4a of the display section 4 rotates, and the keyboard section 3 is attached to the apparatus main body 1. On the other hand, it rotates via keyboard hinges 27 provided at both ends of its front edge. The hinge 4a of the display unit 4 has a friction pressure such that the display unit 3 does not move even if the keyboard unit 3 is pressed.

In this embodiment, the head cartridge 101 is fixed to the home position in the housed state so that the rotatable keyboard part 3 fits into the space such as the carrier moving path part or the recording medium carrying path when housed. Configure to include.

Whether the keyboard portion 3 is rotated upward with respect to the apparatus body 1 or the keyboard portion 3 is in the housed state is provided inside the keyboard portion 3 or the apparatus body 1. Keyboard sensor (not shown)
Can be detected by.

During the recording operation, the operator erroneously mistakes the display unit 4
When the printer is in the stored state, there is a possibility that the keyboard unit 3 and the head cartridge 101 interfere with each other and cause the printer to be destroyed or malfunction. A means for preventing this will be described with reference to FIG. 10A and 10B are views of the lower part of the printer unit 2 and the keyboard unit 3 viewed from above the apparatus main body. Reference numeral 33 is a stopper plate, which is supported by a guide (not shown) so as to be movable only in the left-right direction in the drawing, and is further urged by a stopper spring 34 in the direction of the arrow in the drawing.

FIG. 10A shows the head cartridge 101.
Shows the case where is located at the home position. In this state, the stopper plate 33 is the head cartridge 1
01 or the carrier 102 presses one end thereof to the left in the figure, the stopper plate 33 is hidden in the housing, and the stopper shaft 31 provided in the keyboard portion 3 can freely move. It is in a state. Next, when the recording operation is started, the state shown in FIG. In the figure, the stopper plate 33 is moved to the right in the figure by the urging force of the stopper spring 34 and is fixed at a position where it is stopped by the housing. In this state, the stopper shaft 31 located at a position facing the stopper plate 33 interferes with each other, and the keyboard portion 3 cannot rotate downward and is in a stopper setting state. In this state, the length of the stopper shaft 31 is set so that the keyboard section 3 does not enter the space such as the carrier movement path section or the recording medium conveyance path section.

Further, when the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 returns to the home position again, the stopper can be released.

With the above configuration, the keyboard section cannot be housed during the recording operation of the printer section 2.

In the second embodiment, an example has been described in which the keyboard portion 3 is retracted from the space of the movement path portion of the carrier 102 by rotating the keyboard portion 3 upward by rotating the display portion 4. The part 3 slides and retracts, or the keyboard part 3 slides or rotates without interlocking with the rotation of the display part 4 so that the keyboard part 3 retracts from the space of the carrier movement path part. You may comprise.

Further, in this embodiment, only the keyboard portion 3 is retracted from the carrier moving path portion. However, by sliding or rotating the keyboard portion 3, a battery, an IC, or the like provided under the keyboard portion 3, Electrical components such as switches, sub-displays, AC cords, adapters, connectors, ROM cards, RAM cards, magnetic cards, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, CDs
Device components such as an external recording device such as a ROM, a communication device such as a modem, supplies such as a roll paper and a replacement ink cartridge such as a color ink cartridge may be retracted from the carrier movement path portion.

Further, in the present embodiment, by rotating the display unit 4, the keyboard unit 3 is interlocked and retracted from the carrier movement path unit. However, by rotating the display unit 4, except the keyboard unit 3. The device parts may be interlocked and retracted from the carrier movement path section.

Further, in this embodiment, by rotating the display unit 4, the keyboard unit 3 is interlocked with the carrier 102.
However, the device parts other than the display part 4 may be slid or rotated to cooperate with the device parts other than the keyboard part 3 to withdraw from the movement path part of the carrier 102.

In the above embodiment, the information processing apparatus integrally including each unit such as a printer has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the respective parts may be detachable, and when they are integrally mounted to form an information processing apparatus similar to the above, they may be held together by a predetermined force and may be carried together.

As described above, a part of the input means can be arranged in the space such as the carrier moving path portion or the recording medium moving path portion when the recording means is not used as in the present embodiment.
Further, by configuring so that the space is not shared during the recording operation, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects shown in the first embodiment.

That is, by rotating and fixing the upper portion of the keyboard portion 3 upward, the keyboard portion 3 tilts by θ degrees, so that the operator can easily operate the keyboard.

(Third Embodiment) In the first embodiment, a part of the display means is configured to share a space such as a carrier moving path or a recording medium carrying path, but it is not restricted to this and, for example, a storage means. The space may be shared.

In the third embodiment, the head cartridge 101 is fixed to the home position in the non-recording operation state so that a part of the external storage device 14 fits into the space of the movement path of the carrier 102 in the housed state. Constitute. FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of an example configured as described above. In the figure, the description of the numbers common to the first embodiment is omitted. Reference numeral 19 denotes a printer cover that covers the printer when stored.

The external storage device 14 is housed inside the device main body 1 in the housed state, and a part of it is shared with a part of the space of the movement path part of the carrier (hereinafter, this state will be referred to as the outside). Storage device storage state). In this state, it is not possible to replace the disk with the external storage device 14, so that it cannot be practically used. However, when an external storage device such as a hard disk is arranged as the external storage device 14, the external storage device 14 can be used even when the external storage device is stored.

The external storage device 14 is installed so as to be slidable laterally with respect to the device body 1, and is adapted to project to the outside from a hole provided on the side of the device body 1. When all the operation portions of the external storage device 14 are exposed, further sliding movement is prevented and fixed by a stopper (not shown) (hereinafter, this state is referred to as the external storage device use state). The apparatus main body 1 and the external storage device 14 are connected by a flexible cable (not shown), and are electrically or optically connected to each other when the external storage device is used and when the external storage device is stored. Further, in the present embodiment, two external storage devices 14 are arranged so that the external storage device 14 can be taken out from the space on the side surface of the device main body 1 where only one floppy disk could be installed conventionally. Further, conventionally, a disc or the like is inserted from the side, which is inferior in operability, but in the present embodiment, the disc or the like can be inserted from the front of the apparatus main body 1.

In the present embodiment, the means for shifting from the external storage device use state to the external storage device storage state can be shifted by pushing the external storage device 14 back into the apparatus main body 1 by manual operation, for example. Further, in the storage state of the external storage device, the external storage device 14 is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown) and does not come out during movement.

If the operator mistakenly puts the external storage device 14 into the external storage device storage state during the recording operation, the external storage device 14 may interfere with the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102, resulting in damage or failure of the printer. The possible ways to prevent this are described below.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the printer unit 2 viewed from above. In the figure, 33 is a stopper plate fixed to the sliding shaft 104, and 36 is a stopper cam fixed to the sliding shaft 104.

If the operator mistakenly puts the external storage device 14 into the stored state during the recording operation, the external storage device 14
Although there is a possibility that the head cartridge 101 interferes with the head cartridge 101 to cause destruction or failure of the printer, means for preventing this will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12A shows the head cartridge 101.
Shows the case where is located at the home position.
In this state, the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 is in a state of pressing the stopper cam 36. The rotation of the stopper cam 36 rotates the sliding shaft 104 and the rotation of the stopper plate 33 restricts the entrance / exit of the external storage device 14. The stopper to be released is in the released state.

Next, when the printer section 2 enters the recording operation,
Since the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 advances in the direction of arrow a in the figure, the stopper cam 36 rotates in the direction of arrow b in the figure by the action of a coil spring (not shown) to reach the state of FIG. 12 (b). The stopper cam 36 rotates to the range of a rotation angle stopper (not shown) and stops, but at that time, the sliding shaft 104 also rotates at the same time, so that the stopper plate 33 rotates to an angle that limits the movement of the external storage device 14 and stops. To do. In this state, even if the external storage device 14 is pushed in, the movement thereof is restricted by the stopper so that the external storage device 14 cannot be pushed in. In this state, the stopper can be released by returning the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 to the home position again.

As described above, as in the present embodiment, a part of the storage means can be arranged in the space such as the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium movement path portion when the recording means is not used,
Further, by configuring so that the space is not shared during the recording operation, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects shown in the first embodiment.

Since the surface area of the device is increased, the space on the side surface where only one external storage device can be conventionally arranged is 2
Since more than one external storage device can be installed, the utilization efficiency of the device surface is improved.

Further, since the inserting direction of the disc or the like can be made from the front of the operator, the operability is improved.

(Modification of Third Embodiment) In the third embodiment, the external storage device 14 is slidable in the main scanning direction of the carrier 102 with respect to the printer unit 2, but
It may be configured to move in another direction without being restricted by this.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of an example in which the external storage device 14 is slidably moved in the sub-scanning direction with respect to the printer unit 2. The same components as in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

The external storage device 14 is constructed so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the apparatus main body 1, and when the external storage device is accommodated, a part of the moving space of the carrier 102 or the recording medium 6 and the external storage device. Although a part of 14 is stored so as to share the space, when the external storage device is used, the external storage device 14 is retracted upward from the moving space of the carrier 102 or the recording medium 6 to perform the recording operation. Will be able to.

14 (a), 14 (b) and 15 (a),
An example of a moving mechanism of the external storage device 14 is shown in (b). In the figure, 37 is a storage medium pantograph which is a link mechanism for moving the external storage device 14 up and down in parallel, 38 is a storage medium roller, and the same members as those in FIG. Omit it. FIG. 14A shows the external storage device stored state. In this state, the carrier 102 is in the home position and is not in contact with the external storage device 14. FIG. 14B shows a state where the storage medium pantograph 37 is locked by an unillustrated locking mechanism and the external storage device is in a use state.

In order to move the external storage device from the used state to the external storage device stored state, the external storage device 14 can be lowered by gravity by releasing the lock (not shown) described above, but during the recording operation of the printer unit 2. When the external storage device is moved to the storage state, it interferes with the head cartridge 101.
A description will be given using (a) and (b). FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the printer unit 2 viewed from the front of the apparatus main body 1. Figure 15
(A) is the external storage device storage state. Here, the head cartridge 101 is located at the home position.

FIG. 15B shows the external storage device in use. During the recording operation of the printer unit 2, the head cartridge 101 is located in the direction of the arrow further than the state shown in the figure, but if the external storage device accommodation state is attempted during the recording operation, the head cartridge 101 is provided above the head cartridge 101. The bottom surface of the external storage device hits the storage medium roller 38, and the storage medium roller 38 does not descend further. At this time, the head cartridge 1
Since 01 has the storage medium roller 38, the resistance of movement does not increase so much, and 01 can be moved in the main scanning direction. Then, when the head cartridge 101 has moved to the leftmost end of the recording range (that is, the state shown in the drawing), the head cartridge 101 can ride on the protrusion on the bottom surface of the external storage device 14 and return to the position where the external storage device is used.

With this configuration, the first embodiment
In addition to the effect obtained in (1), the following effect is further obtained.
That is, since the external storage device 14 does not project to the side of the device main body 1 or the like, the number of constituent members can be increased without increasing the installation area, and space can be saved.

(Fourth Embodiment) In the first embodiment, a part of the display means is configured to share a space such as a carrier moving path or a recording medium conveying path. The means and the space may be shared.

In the fourth embodiment, a part of the recording medium conveying means is configured to enter the space such as the carrier moving space or the recording medium conveying space in the housed state. FIG.
A schematic perspective view showing the structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG.

In the figure, 39 is the head cartridge 1.
01 or a carrier roller provided on the carrier 102, and 210 is a paper discharge roller unit for pulling up and discharging the recording medium on which recording has been completed.

In the present embodiment, the head cartridge 101 is fixed to the home position in the printer portion housed state, and the above-described paper discharge roller unit 210 is provided.
Is accommodated by being rotationally moved in the direction of the arrow in the drawing into the space of the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium conveyance path portion during storage.

If the operator mistakenly places the paper ejection roller unit 210 in the printer section during the recording operation, the paper ejection roller unit 210 and the head cartridge 1 are
01 may interfere with the printer and cause the printer to break or malfunction.
17 (a) is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.
An explanation will be given using (b).

FIG. 17A shows the head cartridge 101.
Shows the case where is located at the home position.
It is possible to house the paper discharge roller unit 210 in this state. FIG. 17B shows the printer unit 2 during the recording operation. In this state, if the paper discharge roller unit 210 is to be rotated and moved in the front direction in the drawing in order to be housed, it interferes with the carrier roller 39 provided on the carrier 102 and cannot be rotated. Since the interference in this case passes through the rollers, the load on the movement of the carrier does not become so large, and the carrier can continue the movement in the main scanning direction.

With the above structure, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. That is, by providing the paper discharge roller unit, the recording medium can be surely discharged from the printer unit 2, and the reliability is improved. Further, since the recording medium can be held until the lower end of the recording medium passes the recording position, the recording can be performed up to the lower end, and the unrecordable margin is reduced.

(Fifth Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the display unit 4 is prevented from being put in the display unit accommodation state during the recording operation of the printer unit 2 to prevent interference with the head cartridge 101 and the carrier 102. However, if the interference can be prevented, the present invention is not limited to this, and the head cartridge 101 or the carrier 102 is retracted to the home position when it is detected that the display unit 4 is likely to be stored. It may be configured.

In the following, the sensor detects the state of the display unit 4 during the recording operation, and when it is detected that the display unit is in the use state and the display unit is in the stored state, the head cartridge 101 is evacuated and the battery 11 and An example of preventing the interference of is shown.

FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of the fifth embodiment. The description of the same element numbers as in the first embodiment will be omitted. The configuration of the electric circuit of this embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment.

Next, the execution procedure of the recording process by the printer unit 2 will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG. A recording start instruction by a recording command key on the keyboard unit 3, a recording start instruction by a command input,
Alternatively, the following series of procedures is started by an external recording start instruction by communication or the like.

First, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the display unit 4 is in the display unit use state.
Judge according to the information in 7. This is a measure to prevent the recording operation from being started in the storage state of the display unit 4 when the recording operation start instruction is sent mainly from the outside by communication or the like. If it is determined to be in the stored state, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, in order to call the operator's attention so as to bring the display unit into the display unit use state, for example, the fact that the printing operation cannot be started by the lamp or the like provided in the apparatus body 1 which can be confirmed even when the display unit is housed Display a message. This may be done by other means, for example, a warning sound may be issued by a buzzer, or a message signal may be sent to an external device through an external interface.

If it is confirmed in step S7 that the display unit 4 is in the display unit use state, the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, it is determined whether or not the recording medium 6 is set in the printer unit 2 based on a signal from the paper sensor 511 or the like. This is because, particularly in a recording apparatus such as an inkjet printer, when printing is started without a recording medium, ink is scattered in the printer unit to contaminate the apparatus itself, or waste ink such as a recording medium is wasted. This is to prevent it from getting lost.

Further, in this step S9, not only the presence or absence of the recording medium but also the pinch roller 202 and the conveying roller 20 are used.
It may be possible to judge whether or not 1 has been released.
Even if the recording medium 6 is set, the pinch roller 2
This is to prevent the normal conveyance of the recording medium when No. 02 is released. The release of the pinch roller 202 can be determined by means such as providing a mechanical switch on the release lever. If it is determined that the recording medium is not properly set, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, as in step S8, a message is issued to call the operator's attention and set the recording medium. As a method of generating the message, for example, the message may be displayed in characters on the display 10, or may be displayed in the same manner as in step S8. If it is determined in step S9 that the recording medium 6 is set, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, the recording operation is started.
The head driver 508 drives the head cartridge 101 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 502, and in synchronization with this, the motor drivers 509a, b, and c drive the carrier motor 402a, the conveyance motor 402b, and the recovery system motor 402c, respectively. Recording is performed while moving 102 in the main scanning direction, moving the recording medium in the sub scanning direction, and cleaning the head cartridge 101.

Here, when the display unit 4 is in the display unit accommodation state during the recording operation, the protrusion of the battery 11 interferes with the head cartridge 101, and the printer unit 2
Since there is a possibility of causing damage or failure of the device, the following check is performed in step S12 in order to prevent this.

That is, in step S12, it is determined from the information of the display opening / closing state sensor 17 whether the display 4 is in the display use state or the display storage state. Here, since a certain amount of time is required from the determination to the completion of the process for preventing the failure, for example, when the display unit 4 reaches a predetermined position with some allowance, the display unit storage state Alternatively, the angular velocity of opening / closing of the display unit 4 may be detected, and the time at which the display unit is stored may be predicted and determined from the relationship between the angular velocity and the angular velocity.

Here, if it is determined that the display unit 4 is in the display unit use state, the recording can be continued as it is, and the process proceeds to the next step S17.

As described above, at any time during the recording operation, when the display unit opening / closing state sensor 17 detects that the display unit 4 is in the display unit housed state, an interrupt process occurs immediately, and the control is performed in step S12. It moves to step S13.

In step S13, the recording operation is immediately stopped. That is, even during recording, the ejection of ink from the head cartridge 101 is immediately stopped, the movement of the carrier 102 is stopped, and the conveyance of the recording medium is stopped. At this time, since it is necessary to store the position of the carrier 102 at the time when the recording is interrupted and the state of the recorded data as preparation for restarting the recording operation thereafter, these pieces of information are stored in the RAM 503. Save to area. Then, in order to notify the operator that the recording operation has been stopped, for example, a warning sound is emitted by a buzzer, a warning is issued by a lamp or the like in a place visible even when the display unit 4 is in a stored state, and further, an external interface 51 is used.
A warning may be issued to the externally connected device by issuing a signal to the device 2.

Then, in step S14, the carrier 102 is promptly moved to the home position in order to retract the head cartridge 101, and the standby state is entered.

Next, in step S15, the display unit 4 is opened again, and the process waits until the display unit is used. Here, the display opening / closing state sensor 17 is monitored again. Display unit 4
Is opened up to a predetermined angle and it is confirmed that the protruding portion of the battery 11 is retracted from the space such as the carrier moving path portion or the recording medium moving path portion of the printer unit 2, the process proceeds to the next step S16.

In step S16, the RAM 503 is used to continue the recording operation from where it was previously stopped.
The position of the carrier 102 stored in and the state of the recorded data are read out, the carrier 102 is moved to that position, and the data being recorded is continued. At this time, in order to smooth the joint between the data already recorded and the data to be newly recorded, the mechanism is backlash-removed in consideration of the moving direction of the carrier 102 recorded before the stop before recording. It can be restarted.

When the recording operation is restarted in the above steps, the process returns to step S11 and the normal recording operation is performed.

Finally, in step S17, for example, the CPU 5
A signal from 02 indicates the end of the recording operation, or when it is determined that the recording line cannot be recorded on the recording medium more than the predetermined number of recording lines in one page in the sub-scanning direction, the recording is performed by the paper sensor 511. When the end of the recording area of the medium 6 is detected, the recording operation is determined to be completed, and the recording operation procedure is determined to be completed.

As a procedure for ending the recording operation, first, the carrier 1
02 is returned to the home position. This is because the carrier 102 is not present in the carrier moving path section or the recording medium moving path section in case the display section 4 is put into the display section housed state after the recording operation is completed. Next, for example, the conveyance motor 402b is driven by a predetermined amount, or the conveyance motor 402b is driven until the recording medium 6 is confirmed to be ejected by the paper sensor 510, thereby ejecting the recording medium. Then, the CPU 502 notifies the software being executed of the end of recording, or notifies the peripheral device through the external interface 512 to complete the recording operation.

As described above, the sensor detects the state of the display unit 4 during the recording operation as in the present embodiment, and the head cartridge 101 is retracted when it is detected that the display unit is in use and the display unit is in the storage state. By configuring so as to prevent interference with the battery 11, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. That is, the interference can be prevented only by changing the control without adding an extra mechanism, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

(Other Embodiments) The present invention can employ printers of various types as described above, and can employ various types of inkjet recording types as well. Of these, recording of a system that includes means for generating thermal energy as energy used for ejecting ink (for example, an electrothermal converter or laser light), and causes a change in the state of the ink by the thermal energy When a head and a recording device are used, an excellent effect is brought about. This is because such a system can achieve miniaturization of the head and high density and high definition of recording.

Regarding its typical structure and principle, see, for example, US Pat. No. 4,723,129 and US Pat. No. 4,740.
What is done using the basic principles disclosed in 796 is preferred. This method is a so-called on-demand type,
It can be applied to any of the continuous type, but especially in the case of the on-demand type, it can be applied to the sheet holding the liquid (ink) or the electrothermal converter arranged corresponding to the liquid path. By applying at least one drive signal corresponding to the recording information and giving a rapid temperature rise exceeding nucleate boiling, heat energy is generated in the electrothermal converter, and film boiling is caused on the heat acting surface of the recording head. Liquid (ink) corresponding to this drive signal in a one-to-one correspondence
It is effective because bubbles can be formed inside. Due to the growth and contraction of the bubbles, the liquid (ink) is ejected through the ejection opening to form at least one droplet. It is more preferable to make this drive signal into a pulse shape because bubbles can be immediately and appropriately grown and contracted, so that liquid (ink) ejection with excellent responsiveness can be achieved. As the pulse-shaped drive signal, those described in US Pat. Nos. 4,463,359 and 4,345,262 are suitable. If the conditions described in US Pat. No. 4,313,124 of the invention relating to the rate of temperature rise on the heat acting surface 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 linear liquid passage or the right-angled liquid passage) as disclosed in the above-mentioned respective specifications, US Pat. No. 4,558,333, US Pat. No. 4,558,333, which discloses a configuration in which a heat acting portion is arranged in a bending region.
The structure using the specification of No. 59600 is also included in the present invention. In addition, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-123670 discloses a configuration in which a common slit is used as a discharge portion of the electrothermal converter for a plurality of electrothermal converters, and an opening for absorbing a pressure wave of thermal energy is provided. The effect of the present invention is effective even if the configuration corresponding to the ejection portion is disclosed in JP-A-59-138461. That is, according to the present invention, recording can be surely and efficiently performed regardless of the form of the recording head.

In addition, even in the case of the serial type as in the above example, the recording head fixed to the main body of the apparatus, or the electrical connection to the main body of the apparatus or the ink from the main body of the apparatus by being attached to the main body of the apparatus. The present invention is also effective when a replaceable chip-type recording head that can be supplied or a cartridge-type recording head in which an ink tank is integrally provided in the recording head itself is used.

Further, as the constitution of the recording apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable to add the ejection recovery means of the recording head, the preliminary auxiliary means and the like because the effects of the present invention can be further stabilized. Specifically, heating is performed by using a capping unit, a cleaning unit, a pressure or suction unit for the recording head, an electrothermal converter or a heating element other than this, or a combination thereof. Examples thereof include a preliminary heating unit for performing the discharge and a preliminary discharge unit for performing discharge different from the recording.

Regarding the type or number of recording heads to be mounted, for example, only one is provided corresponding to a single color ink, or a plurality of inks having different recording colors and densities are supported. A plurality of pieces may be provided. That is, for example, the recording mode of the recording apparatus is not limited to the recording mode of only the mainstream color such as black, but it may be either the recording head is integrally formed or a plurality of combinations may be used. The present invention is also extremely effective for an apparatus provided with at least one of full-color recording modes by color mixing.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the ink is described as a liquid, but an ink that solidifies at room temperature or lower and that softens or liquefies at room temperature may be used. Or, in the inkjet system, it is common to control the temperature of the ink itself within the range of 30 ° C. or higher and 70 ° C. or lower to control the temperature so that the viscosity of the ink is within the stable ejection range. Sometimes, a liquid ink may be used. In addition, the temperature rise due to thermal energy is positively prevented by using it as the energy of the state change of the ink from the solid state to the liquid state, or in order to prevent the evaporation of the ink, it is solidified and heated in the standing state. You may use the ink liquefied by. In any case, by applying thermal energy such as ink that is liquefied by applying thermal energy according to the recording signal and liquid ink is ejected, or that begins to solidify when it reaches the recording medium. The present invention can be applied to the case where an ink having a property of being liquefied for the first time is used. In this case, the ink is
JP-A-54-56847 or JP-A-60-7
As described in Japanese Patent No. 1260, it may be configured to face the electrothermal converter in a state of being held as a liquid or a solid in the concave portion or the through hole of the porous sheet. In the present invention, the most effective one for each of the above-mentioned inks is to execute the above-mentioned film boiling method.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a so-called serial type printer is used as the recording means. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a full line corresponding to the maximum width in the main scanning direction of the recording medium. It is needless to say that the printer may be configured by using a line-type printer that uses the head of the form. In this case, for example, the invention can be applied to a color printer or the like in which a recording head repeatedly contacts and retracts to perform recording.

In addition, as a mode of the present invention, one used as a terminal such as a host computer, one combined with a reader or the like, one in which a recording head and a reading head can be replaced, and a facsimile function are further provided. You may have what etc.

Further, although the ink jet recording system is used as the recording device in the above-mentioned embodiment, the recording device of the present invention is not limited to the ink jet recording system, and other thermal transfer recording system or thermal recording may be used. The present invention can be applied to a recording method other than the impact recording method such as a wire dot recording method.

[0136]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the recording operation of the recording means, there is a member for recording,
And by having a space in which no member exists during the non-recording operation, by configuring so that a part of the movable member constituting the information processing device can move into the space during the non-recording operation,
The main body of the device can be downsized, which improves transportability and saves space.

Further, at least a part of the movable member is
At least during the recording operation, during the non-recording operation, it is possible to obtain the following effects by having the prevention means for preventing the recording member from moving to the space where it does not exist.

That is, it is possible to prevent the failure or damage of the machine due to an erroneous operation or an accident by configuring the space not to be shared during the recording operation.

Further, by constructing a part of the input means so as to be retracted from the space of the carrier movement path part or the recording medium conveyance path part, the input means can be separated from the display part or tilted, so that the operator's input This has the effect of facilitating the means section input operation.

Further, by arranging a part of the storage means so as to be retracted from the space of the carrier movement path portion or the recording medium conveyance path portion, the surface area of the storage means and the device can be expanded, and the conventional one external unit. Two or more external storage devices can now be installed in the space on the side surface where only the storage device could be installed, increasing the utilization efficiency of the device surface,
Since the insertion direction of the disc or the like can be set from the front of the operator, operability is improved.

Further, by constructing a part of the recording medium conveying means such as the paper discharge roller unit so as to be retracted from the space of the carrier moving path portion or the recording medium conveying path portion, the recording medium is surely removed from the printer section. Since the recording medium can be discharged and the reliability is improved, or the recording medium is held until the lower end of the recording medium passes the recording position, the recording can be performed up to the lower end, and the unrecordable margin is reduced.

Further, for example, the state of the display unit is detected by the sensor during the recording operation, and when it is detected that the state of use of the display unit is likely to shift to the stored state of the display unit, the head cartridge is retracted to cause interference with the battery. The interference can be prevented only by changing the control without adding an extra mechanism, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of an information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the information processing apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention when it is stored.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the apparatus when the printer according to the first embodiment is used.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the apparatus when the printer according to the first embodiment is used.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the printer unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a control system of the first embodiment.

7A and 7B are schematic views showing a stopper mechanism of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a recording processing means of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

10A and 10B are schematic diagrams showing a stopper mechanism of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a third embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the invention.

12A and 12B are schematic views showing a stopper mechanism of the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified example of the third embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the invention.

14 (a) and 14 (b) are side sectional views of a modification of the third embodiment.

15A and 15B are front views showing a stopper mechanism of a modified example of the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the invention.

17A and 17B are schematic diagrams showing a stopper mechanism of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of recording processing means of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional example of an information processing apparatus.

FIG. 21 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example of an information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Device body 2… Printer section 3 ... Keyboard part 4 ... Display 4a ... Hinge 5 ... Circuit part 6 ... Recording medium 7 ... Paper feed guide plate 10… Display 11 ... Battery 13 ... Connector 14 ... External storage device 15… Latch hook 16… Latch hole 17… Open / close status sensor 19… Printer cover 19a ... Printer cover hinge 27 ... Keyboard hinge 28 ... Hinge lever 29 ... Ejection roller section 31… Stopper shaft 32 ... Stopper hole 33 ... Stopper plate 34 ... Stopper spring 35 ... Plate stopper 36 ... Stopper cam 37 ... Pantograph 38 ... Storage medium roller 39 ... Career Roll 101 ... Head cartridge 102 ... Career 103 ... Lead screw 104 ... Sliding shaft 105 ... spiral groove 201 ... Conveyor roller 202 ... Pinch roller 203 ... Pinch roller guide 204… Pinch roller shaft 205 ... Conveyor roller gear 206 ... Idler Gear 207 ... Platen 208 ... Recording medium guide plate 209 ... Paper feed port 210 ... Ejection roller unit 210a ... Unit hinge 211… Main stand 212… Display stand 213 ... Ejection roller 214 ... spur roller 215 ... Pinch roller unit 215a ... Unit hinge 216 ... Paper ejection pinch roller 301 ... Recovery unit 302 ... Cap 401 ... Flexible cable 402a ... Carrier motor 402b ... Conveyor motor 402c ... Recovery motor 403 ... Carrier solenoid 501 ... Main controller 502 ... CPU 503 ... RAM 504 ... ROM 505 ... Timer 506 ... Interface section 507 ... Printer controller 508 ... Head driver 509 ... Motor driver 510 ... Carrier sensor 511 ... Paper sensor 512 ... External interface 513 ... Printer cover sensor 514 ... Device body sensor 515 ... External memory sensor 516 ... Keyboard sensor 517 ... Unit sensor 518 ... Conveyor device sensor

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A movable member, which has a space for recording when a recording operation is performed by the recording means and has no member for recording during a non-recording operation, and which is movable so that it can take a plurality of positions. At least a part of the recording device is movable to a space where the member for recording does not exist during the non-recording operation, and at least during the recording operation,
A recording apparatus, wherein at least a part of the movable member is provided with a prevention unit that prevents the movable member from moving to a space where the recording member does not exist during the non-recording operation. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the prevention unit is set or released in association with the movement of the recording head. 3. The recording operation according to claim 1, wherein when at least a part of the movable member moves to a space where the recording member does not exist during the non-recording operation, the recording operation is prohibited. apparatus. 4. When the recording operation is prohibited by moving at least a part of the movable member to a space where the recording member does not exist during the non-recording operation, the movable member is re-executed by the non-recording operation. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording operation is resumed from the time when the recording operation is prohibited when the recording member is moved from a space where the recording member does not exist. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is an inkjet recording system in which recording means ejects ink in response to a signal to perform recording. 6. The recording apparatus is an inkjet recording method in which recording means energizes an electrothermal converter in response to a signal and ejects ink by utilizing thermal energy generated by the electrothermal converter for recording. The recording device according to claim 5. 7. In the recording apparatus, the recording means energizes the electrothermal converter in response to a signal, and the ink is ejected from the ejection port due to the growth of bubbles caused by heating beyond the film boiling by the electrothermal converter. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording apparatus is an inkjet recording method for performing recording. 8. An input unit for inputting information, a display unit for displaying the information, a recording unit for recording the information, a storage unit for processing the information, and a recording medium. A recording medium conveying means for conveying the recording medium, a member for recording is present during a recording operation by the recording means, and there is a space in which the member for recording does not exist during a non-recording operation. At least a part of the movable member that is movable so that it can take a position is configured to be movable to a space where the member for recording does not exist during the non-recording operation, and at least a part of the movable member at least during the recording operation. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a prevention unit that prevents the recording member from moving to a space where the recording member does not exist during the non-recording operation. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable member is a display unit. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable member is an input unit. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable member is a storage unit. 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable member is a recording medium carrying unit for carrying a recording medium.