JPH06310878A - Fixing structure of power supply cords - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fix a plurality of power supply cords by using an apparatus, by installing a plurality of adjust plates having power supply cord fixing parts corresponding with fixing methods of power supply cords, and selectively fixing the adjust plates on the adjust plate fixing park of an apparatus main body. CONSTITUTION:An aperture 3d stretching from an upper cover 1 to a lower cover 2 of an apparatus main body is formed. An adjust plate 8 along the inside of the aperture 3d is clamped from above and below by the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2. Retaining ribs 9 having adjust plate fixing parts 9a retaing the adjust plate 8 by using flanges 8a are formed on the inside of the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2. In this structure, the mutually joined covers 1, 2 are opened, the adjust plate 8 can be detached from the adjust plate fixing parts 9a of the retaining ribs 9 which are formed on the coveres 1, 2, and the adjust plate 8 can be exchanged. Thereby fixing specification of power supply cords can be changed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power cord attachment structure for attaching a power cord to an apparatus body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional methods for attaching a power cord to a device body include, for example, direct attachment specifications for attaching the power cord directly to the device body and connector attachment specifications for attaching via a connector. The connector mounting specifications to be attached via the connector are necessary to remove the power cord from the connector and store the device body and power cord separately, or to deal with damage to the power cord or cord length that changes depending on the installation location of the device. Accordingly, it has an advantage that the power cord can be easily replaced. Further, the direct mounting specification for directly mounting the power cord has an advantage in that the cord can not be easily replaced, but the cost can be reduced because the connector is unnecessary. For this reason, there is a device in which both a direct mounting specification and a connector mounting specification are prepared in one device so that the customer can provide the specification according to his or her needs.
As a conventional example of such a device, a label printer is shown in FIGS. The label printer shown in FIG. 6 has a direct mounting specification, and the label printer shown in FIG. 7 has a connector mounting specification. In this label printer, an apparatus main body 3 is formed by an upper cover 1 and a lower cover 2 which are joined to each other,
A label (not shown) held in the label holding portion 3a at the rear of the apparatus body 3 is printed, and the label is issued from the label issuing port 3b formed on the front surface. Further, a power supply device 4 for supplying electric power to each part is attached to the lower cover 2. A slit 2a for passing the power cord 5 is formed in the lower cover 2 of the label printer shown in FIG. 6, and the power cord 5 is attached through the slit 2a. A connector mounting portion 2b is formed on the lower cover 2 of the label printer shown in FIG. 7, and a connector 6 having a cord connected to the power supply device 4 is mounted on the connector mounting portion 2b. A power cord 7 with a connector is attached via 6.

[0003]

That is, in this label printer, the lower cover 2 is prepared separately for the direct mounting specification and the connector mounting specification. Then, the upper cover 1 is also prepared for each specification according to the shape of each lower cover 2. As described above, it is not preferable in terms of cost to prepare a cover for each attachment specification of the power cord.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] An adjust plate mounting portion for mounting an adjusting plate is formed on a main body of an apparatus, and an adjust plate having a shape corresponding to the adjusting plate mounting portion and having a power cord mounting portion according to a mounting method of a power cord. A plurality of plates were provided, and the adjusting plate was selectively attached to the adjusting plate mounting portion.

[0005]

[Operation] Prepare an adjusting plate having a connector attached to the power cord attaching portion and an adjusting plate having holes or slits through which the power cord is inserted in the power cord attaching portion, and these adjusting plates are exchanged and attached to the apparatus main body. Thus, the power cord can be directly attached to the apparatus main body through the hole or slit formed in the adjustment plate or attached to the apparatus main body through the connector.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those shown in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The present embodiment is applied to a label printer, and this label printer is capable of directly mounting specifications and connector mounting specifications with one kind of upper cover 1 and lower cover 2. Specifications, Figure 3 shows the connector mounting specifications. As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 3d extending over the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 is formed in the power cord attaching portion 3c of this label printer, and the adjusting plate 8 is provided along the inside of the opening 3d. The upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are provided so as to be sandwiched from above and below. The adjusting plate 8 is provided for each mounting specification of the power cord, and FIG. 4 shows the direct mounting specification and FIG. 5 shows the connector mounting specification. The adjusting plate 8 is formed of sheet metal for each specification, and a flange 8a having the same position and the same shape is formed for each specification. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the adjusting plate 8 is provided inside the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2.
Retaining ribs 9 each having a retaining groove 9a (adjustment plate mounting portion) for retaining the above with the flange 8a are formed. The adjusting plate 8 shown in FIG. 4 is formed with a hole 8b (power cord attaching portion) through which the power cord 5 is inserted, and the power cord 5 is attached to the hole 8b via a rubber bush 10. Further, the adjust plate 8 shown in FIG. 5 has a connector 6 serving as a power cord attachment portion screwed on the back surface thereof, and an opening 8c is formed so as to open the front surface of the connector 6.

In this structure, the label printer opens the covers 1 and 2 joined to each other, removes the adjusting plate 8 from the holding groove 9a of the holding rib 9 formed on the covers 1 and 2, and replaces it. By doing so, it is possible to change the installation specifications of the power cord. That is, the same covers 1 and 2 can directly correspond to the mounting specifications and the connector mounting specifications.
Since it is not necessary to prepare, it can be constructed at low cost.

In this embodiment, the adjust plate 8 and the connector 6 which are separately provided are connected by screwing, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector 6 and the adjust plate 8 are integrated. You may form.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the adjusting plate mounting portion for mounting the adjusting plate is formed on the main body of the apparatus, and the adjusting plate mounting portion has a shape corresponding to the adjusting plate mounting portion and having a power cord mounting portion according to the mounting method of the power cord. Since a plurality of plates are provided and these adjusting plates are selectively attached to the adjusting plate mounting portion, an adjusting plate with a connector or an adjusting plate having holes or slits through which the power cord is passed are prepared. By exchanging the power cord, the power cord can be directly attached to the main body of the device or attached via a connector, that is, one device can support multiple power cord attachment methods, and it can be attached separately for each attachment method. Since it is not necessary to install the main body of It has an effect such as can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a mounting portion of a power cord is viewed from inside.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing a direct mounting specification.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view showing a connector mounting specification.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an adjustment plate for direct mounting.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an adjust plate with connector mounting specifications.

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view showing an example of a conventional direct mounting specification.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view showing a connector mounting specification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Device body 5 Power cord 6 Power cord mounting part 7 Power cord 8 Adjust plate 8b Power cord mounting part 9a Adjust plate mounting part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of adjusting plates having an adjusting plate attaching portion for attaching an adjusting plate to the main body of the apparatus, the adjusting plate attaching portion having a shape corresponding to the adjusting plate attaching portion and having a power cord attaching portion according to a method of attaching the power cord. A power cord attaching structure, wherein the adjusting plate is selectively attached to the adjusting plate attaching portion.