JPH06344631A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a compact and easily portable recorder by a method wherein a recorder making recording on a recording medium by a recording means on the basis of recording data is so constituted that a protective cover for a device body can double either or both of a paper supply tray and a paper discharge tray. CONSTITUTION:Trays 2-4 made of a synthetic resin or the like are openably/ closeably connected to a device body 1 using hinges 5. These trays 2-4 are so constituted as to function as paper supply/discharge trays in the use of the recorder and as a protective case in the storage thereof. A space is formed between the upper paper supply tray 4 and the lower tray 2 as a paper containing space. Paper carried into the recorder from a paper supply port 13 along the upper paper supply tray 4 serving as a guide is carried out along the paper discharge tray 3 serving as a guide. When the recorder is stored after it is used, both the trays 2, 3 are overlapped and locked by a storage lock 6 connected to the paper discharge tray 3 by a hinge 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus for recording on a recording material by recording means based on recording data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A recording device having functions such as a printer, a copying machine and a facsimile, or a recording device used as an output device for a compound machine or a workstation including a computer, a word processor, etc., prints on paper or paper based on a recording data signal. Images (including letters and symbols) on recording materials (recording media) such as plastic sheets (OHP sheets) and cloth
Is configured to record. In such a recording apparatus, the recording material is conveyed from the feeding / recording material port into the main body of the apparatus, and after recording, it is carried out from the ejection recording material port in a state in which an image or the like is recorded. It

Generally, a tray for supporting a recording material is provided at such a feeding material recording material opening, a discharging recording material opening, or both, and this tray is conventionally made of metal or the like. It is composed of synthetic resin, leather, etc. and is configured to be integrated with the device body or removable with a separate member, or is connected to the device body with a rotating hinge etc. and is used for feeding / discharging recording material when not in use It is possible to keep the mouth closed.

As the recording apparatus has been downsized in recent years and needs for compactness during carrying and storing have increased, a difference (gap) between the optimum shape when in use and the optimum shape when not in use becomes large. , Inconvenience began to occur.

For example, a protective cover and a protective case are required to prevent the main body of the apparatus from being damaged when not in use, and it is also necessary to carry a recording material (unrecorded material and recorded material) together. However, when used, a protective case and a protective cover are unnecessary, and instead, a tray for feeding / discharging recording material of about the same size as the recording material is required, and even if the apparatus main body can be made small, the tray is included. The entire device becomes large.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a recording apparatus having a tray for supply / discharge recording material.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a recording apparatus for recording on a recording material by recording means based on recording data, a protective cover of an apparatus main body has a tray for feeding and receiving recording material, and a recording material for discharged recording material. It is a recording device characterized by serving as a tray or both.It is a protective cover that is convenient for carrying and storing when not in use and can be made into a compact form in a protective case. It becomes Further, the recording device has a function of storing the recording material so that the recording material can be carried and stored together with the apparatus main body. Further, in addition to the above configuration, by enclosing the electrical control unit of the recording apparatus in the recording material tray, further downsizing can be achieved, and the operation unit can be provided in a wide and easy-to-use size. Is.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example of a recording apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 1 (A) shows a mode of use and FIG. 1 (B) shows a mode of storage. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of one side of the device in use in FIG. Each of the trays 2, 3, 4 made of synthetic resin or the like is used as a tray for feeding / discharging recording material when using the hinge 5 and has a protective case function when storing. There is a recording material storage space between the upper tray 4 and the lower tray 2 for feeding and recording material. The recording material carried in from the feeding / recording material port 13 using the feeding / recording material upper tray 4 as a guide is carried out from the discharged recording material port 12 to the discharged recording material tray 3 as a guide. After use, storage is performed by a storage lock 6 connected to a tray 3 for discharged recording material by a hinge 5.
As shown in (B), both trays 2 and 3 are fixed together.

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows the time of use and FIG. 4 shows the time of storage.

The feeding / discharging recording material tray 7 is made of a flexible material, and protects the apparatus body more softly during storage and transportation, and at the same time has a soft touch and is non-slip, and is easy to carry. It's cheap. As the flexible material forming the feeding / discharging recording material tray 7, fibers, rubber, flexible synthetic resin, leather or the like can be appropriately processed and used. Further, the feeding / discharging recording material tray 7 has a recording material storage space 9. After use, the storage is fixed by the storage lock 6 connected to the tray 7 by aligning both ends of the tray 7 as shown in FIG. 4 and a fitting means provided on the back surface of the storage lock 6 and the tray 7.

Embodiment 3 FIGS. 5 to 7 show a third embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a state of use and FIG. 6 shows a form of storage. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a side cross section of the device in use in FIG. The supply / discharge recording material tray 7 includes an electric control unit 11 (made of a flexible circuit board or the like), and the operation / display unit 10 can be laid out. The recording material (during conveyance) 8 carried in from the feeding / recording material port 13 using the feeding / discharging recording material tray 7 as a guide is discharged from the discharging / recording material port 12 and again used for feeding / discharging recording material. The tray 7 is conveyed using it as a guide. The feeding / discharging recording material tray 7 is a flexible material, and is made of fibers, rubber, flexible synthetic resin, leather, or the like, as appropriate, by the electric control unit 11 and the operation / control unit.
The display unit 10 is processed and used so as to be included therein. Further, the feeding / discharging recording material tray 7 has a recording material storage space 9. After use, the storage is performed by the fitting means provided on the upper surface of the tray 7 and the rear surface of the tray below the apparatus main body 1.
Fix it like.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a protective cover which is convenient for carrying or storing when not in use and a compact form in a protective case can be formed and has an appropriate size when used. Further, the recording device has a function of storing the recording material so that the recording material can be carried and stored together with the apparatus main body. Furthermore, in addition to the above configuration, the electrical control unit of the recording apparatus is included in the recording material tray, so that it is possible to further reduce the size,
The operating section can be provided in a wide and easy-to-use size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a recording apparatus of the present invention, (A)
Shows a state when used and (B) shows a form when stored.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a side cross-section of the device in use in FIG. 1 (A).

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the entire apparatus when in use.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the entire apparatus when stored.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the entire apparatus when in use.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the entire apparatus when stored.

7 is a diagram showing a side cross section of the device in use in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Device Main Body 2 Lower Tray for Recording and Recording Material 3 Tray for Ejecting Recording Material 4 Upper Tray for Recording and Recording Material 5 Hinge 6 Storage Lock 7 Tray for Supplying / Discharging Recording Material 8 Recording Material 9 Storage Space 10 Operation / Display unit 11 Electric control unit 12 Ejection recording material port 13 Supplying recording material port

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A recording apparatus for recording on a recording material by recording means based on recording data, wherein a protective cover of the apparatus main body serves as a tray for feeding recording material, a tray for discharging recording material, or both. Characteristic recording device. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, which has a function of storing a recording material. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording material tray is made of a flexible material. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording material tray includes an electric control unit of the recording apparatus.