JPH0659772A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm contents displayed on a display part and the recorded contents of a printer part by collating them with each other. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard part 2 is arranged at the front of a device main body 1 and the printer part 3 is arranged at their rear part and the display part 4 is arranged between them. Then, the information processor is constituted so that the display part 4 can take an unused state for covering the keyboard part 2 and an erected used state. Simultaneously, the processor can be carried in the used state. Thus, since the processor is carried while the display part 4 is moved in the used state as it is, the printer part 3 located at the rear part is exposed to the front so that the contents of the display part 4 and the recorded result of the printer part 3 can be collated and confirmed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a word processor and a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, as information processing devices such as word processors and personal computers, small portable and so-called laptop types or notebook types are in widespread use. With these devices,
The apparatus has a main body as an information processing unit, a display unit as a display unit including a liquid crystal display, and a keyboard unit as an input unit for inputting control commands and information. In recent years, even some small-sized information processing apparatuses are provided with a printer unit as a recording unit so that they can output input information.

An example of an information processing apparatus having a display section, a keyboard section and a printer section of this kind is shown in FIG. In this, a keyboard section 51 is arranged in front of the apparatus main body 50 (right side in FIG. 11), a printer section 52 is arranged in the rear, and a display section 53 is rotatably arranged between them. .
At the time of use, an operator located in front of the apparatus by raising the display section 53 operates the keyboard section 51 while looking at the display screen 53a.

On the other hand, in the case of recording with the above apparatus, when the cover 52a of the printer unit 52 is opened, the recording medium 54 is inserted and the recording start key is pressed, the conveying roller 52b rotates and the recording medium 54 makes a U-turn. The recording medium 54 is conveyed and recorded on the recording medium 54 while being scanned by the recording head 52c.
Is discharged upward.

The display portion 53 functions as a cover of the keyboard portion 51 when it is folded down when not in use, and is compact by closing the cover 52a, so that it is excellent in portability.

[0006]

However, in the above configuration, since the printer unit 52 is located on the opposite side of the operator with the display unit 53 sandwiched between them, the display result of the display unit 53 can be checked. It was difficult to confirm the result recorded by the printer unit 52.

Further, for example, when the operator inserts the recording medium 54, the display portion 53 becomes an obstacle, and the operation of tilting the display portion 53 forward is required, which is not convenient.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus which is capable of confirming the recording result while observing the display result by the display means and which is easy to use. To do.

[0009]

A typical means according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is provided in the front of the apparatus main body, and an input means for inputting information and a rear side of the apparatus main body. A recording medium for recording information, a display device for displaying information, which is arranged between the input device and the recording device, and covers the input device; And a moving means for moving the display means in the second state so that at least a part of the recording means is exposed to the front of the apparatus main body. It is characterized by that.

[0010]

In the above-mentioned means, the display means is moved in the use state where the display means is exposed by the moving means, and the recording means is exposed from the front of the apparatus, so that the recording result by the recording means can be confirmed while observing the displayed contents. You can do it.

[0011]

Next, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention to which the above means is applied will be described. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing a usage state of an image processing apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing a state in which a display unit is moved.

(Overall Configuration) This device is a so-called laptop type word processor, and is used for inputting information to the front of the device main body 1 (right side in FIG. 1) as an information processing unit having a storage section and a disk loading section. A keyboard unit 2 which is an input unit is provided, and a printer unit 3 which is a recording unit for recording input information is provided behind the keyboard unit 2.

Further, between the keyboard section 2 and the printer section 3, a display section 4 which is a display means for displaying information is provided.
Is rotatably attached. The display unit 4 can take a tilted state (hereinafter, referred to as a non-used state) and an upright state (hereinafter, referred to as a used state). That is, when not in use, the display unit 4 is tilted to cover the keyboard unit 2 to function as a cover.
To expose the display 4a to the front of the apparatus, and an operator located in front of the apparatus operates the keyboard unit 2 while looking at the display 4a to make a predetermined input.

Further, the display section 4 is constructed so as to be slidable in the direction of arrow a as shown in FIG. 2 by a moving means 5 which will be described later, and when the printer section 3 is driven to record on the recording medium 6. The contents recorded on the recording medium 6 can be confirmed while viewing the contents displayed on the display 4a.

Next, the configuration of each part of this apparatus will be specifically described. (Printer Section) In this embodiment, a serial type inkjet recording system is used as the printer section 3.
As shown in FIG. 3, a guide rail 3a is erected in the width direction of the apparatus (front and back sides of the paper in FIG. 3), a carriage 3b is slidably attached to the rail 3a, and a head cartridge 3c is detachably mounted on the carriage 3b. It is installed. The carriage 3b can reciprocate along the guide rail 3a via a drive transmission mechanism such as a motor and a timing belt (not shown).
An ink image is recorded on the recording medium 6 by ejecting ink from the head cartridge 3c in synchronization with the movement to b.

The head cartridge 3c has a recording head 3c1 for ejecting ink and an ink tank 3c2 for supplying ink to the recording head 3c1 which are integrated with each other, and ejects ink from the recording head in accordance with an image signal. To do.

The recording head 3c1 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 an energy generating means for generating such energy, a recording method using an electromechanical transducer such as a piezo element, irradiation of electromagnetic waves such as laser to generate heat,
Recording method using an energy generating means for ejecting droplets by the action of heat generation, or recording using an energy generating means for heating a liquid by an electrothermal converter such as a heating element having a heating resistor to eject the liquid There are ways. 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 be easily made compact, and the technological progress and the reliability improvement in the recent semiconductor field are remarkable.
You can fully utilize the advantages of C technology and micro processing technology,
This is advantageous because high-density mounting is easy and the manufacturing cost is low.

A conveying roller 3d driven by a motor (not shown) is attached in parallel with the guide rail 3a, a paper pan 3e is attached along the lower peripheral surface of the roller 3d, and a plurality of conveying rollers 3d are provided. Feed roller 3f is in pressure contact. Therefore, when the recording medium 6 is inserted through the insertion port 3g and the conveying roller 3d is driven in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 3, the recording medium 6 is conveyed by the conveying roller 3d.
It is conveyed for a U-turn along the peripheral surface of and faces the recording head 3c1.

A platen 3h is provided at a position facing the recording head 3c1 to support the back surface of the conveyed recording medium 6. The platen 3h is attached so as to be rotatable about a shaft 3i, and is slightly biased by a spring 3j toward the recording head 3c1. Therefore, the recording medium 6 guided by the paper pan 3e and conveyed by the U-turn enters between the paper pan 3e and the scoop portion 3h1 of the platen 3h, and pushes out the platen 3h in the direction of arrow c in FIG. To face. Therefore, regardless of the thickness of the recording medium 6, the distance between the ink ejection surface of the recording head 3c1 and the recording medium 6 is constant.

The recording medium 6 which has passed the recording position as described above is discharged by the discharge roller 3k which rotates about the shaft 3i.
Then, it is discharged upward by the spur 3m that is pressed against and rotates. In FIG. 3, 3n is an upper cover of the printer unit 3. When the printer unit 3 is not used, the cover 3n is closed to cover the upper surface of the printer unit 3 as shown in FIG. When used, the cover 3n is opened as shown in FIG. 2 to function as a guide for inserting the recording medium 6.
A rib 3n1 serving as a reference on one side when the recording medium 6 is set is provided at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the cover 3n.

(Display unit) The display unit 4 is located between the keyboard unit 2 and the printer unit 3 and displays the information input from the keyboard unit 2 on the liquid crystal display 4a. The display unit 4 is rotatably attached to the apparatus body 1 and can be in a non-use state and a use state.

The rotation structure of the display unit 4 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (a), the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a rotating hinge 7, and the hinge 7 is configured to rotate the display unit 4. Specifically, the left side of the rotating hinge 7 is configured as a fixed portion 7a integrated with the apparatus body 1, and the right side is configured as a rotating portion 7b rotatable with respect to the fixed portion 7a. The fixed portion 7a and the rotating portion 7b are formed in a hollow shape, and as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the hollow fitting rotating shafts 7a1 and 7b1 projecting from the opposite end portions of the two are rotatable. And a spring 7c similar to a one-way clutch is wound around the outer periphery of both rotary shafts 7a1 and 7b1.

Further, the turning portion 7b is formed with a tenon ridge 7b2, and the ridge 7b2 is fitted with the tenon ridge 7d formed on the turning base of the display portion 4, whereby the display portion 4 is moved. It is connected to the device body 1. Therefore, the display unit 4 has the rotating unit 7b.
It is possible to take a state of being tilted with respect to the apparatus main body 1 and a state of standing upright with respect to the main body 1 of the apparatus.

The spring 7c has a rotating portion 7b as shown in FIG.
It is wound so as to be heavy when it is rotated in the direction of arrow d (direction to close the display unit 4) of (a) and light when it is rotated in the direction of arrow e (direction to open the display unit 4).

Further, the apparatus main body 1 and the display unit 3 are connected to each other by a cord 8 such as a control line and a power source line for liquid crystal and liquid crystal backlight inside the display unit.
As shown in (a), the hollow fixed portion 7a to the rotary shaft 7
It is connected to the display unit 4 through the insides of the a1 and 7b1 and the rotating portion 7b and the hole 7b3 formed in the rotating portion 7b.

(Moving means) Moving means 5 in this embodiment
Slides the display unit 4 in the use state, and the printer unit 3
Is exposed to the front. As a structure for this purpose, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a V groove 5a is formed on the upper surface of the fixing portion 7a of the apparatus main body 1, and a V protrusion 5b is formed on the lower left end of the display portion 4. There is. When the display unit 4 is erected in the use state, the V protrusion 5b of the display unit 4 is fitted into the V groove 5a as shown in FIG. 5, and the groove 5a can be slid with the groove 5a as a guide.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned ridge 7b2 is formed long on the rotating portion 7b of the main body 1 of the apparatus, and the ridge 7d for fitting the ridge 7b2 extends over the right half portion of the display unit 4. It is formed long and both can slide.

Therefore, when the display portion 4 is erected to be in use and the display portion 4 is slid to the right from the state shown in FIG. 1, the V protrusion 5b is guided by the V groove 5a as shown in FIG. The display section 4 moves to the right side with respect to the apparatus main body 1 while the recessed ridges 7d and the recessed ridges 7b2 are fitted.

As a result, the printer unit 3 is exposed to the front while the display unit 4 is in use, so that, for example, the recording medium 6 is used.
It is possible to easily set the end portion of the recording medium 6 in contact with the rib 3n1 and check the result recorded on the recording medium 6 while comparing it with the result displayed on the display 4a.

In the state shown in FIG. 2 in which the display section 4 is slid, the V protrusion 5b is replaced by the V groove 5a as shown in FIG.
The display unit 4 cannot be tilted because it meshes with. As shown in FIG. 1, a notch 5c is formed at the end of the fixing portion 7a to tilt it. When the display portion 4 is slid to the left and returned to the state of FIG. The meshed state of the groove 5a is released, and the display unit 4 can be tilted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the display section 4 is slid to the right, the V projection 5b comes into contact with the end of the V groove 5a, and further sliding is restricted. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 1, when the display unit 4 is slid to the left, the lower right end 4b of the display unit 4 comes into contact with the right end of the rotating unit 7b of the apparatus body 1, and further sliding is restricted. . Then, when each slide limit is reached, a click mechanism (not shown) provides a light click feeling.

[Second Embodiment] In the above-described first embodiment, an example in which the display unit 4 is slid is shown as the structure of the moving means. However, as the second embodiment, the display unit 4 is rotated and the printer unit 3 is moved. An example of exposing will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.

Here, FIG. 6 shows a use state in which the display unit 4 is erected, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the printer unit 3 is exposed to the front by rotating the display unit 4 in the use state. See also FIG.
Is a configuration explanatory view of the left hinge portion of the display unit 4, and FIG. 9 is a configuration explanatory view of the right hinge portion. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this information processing apparatus, the display portion 4 is rotatable by the left and right hinge portions shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
More specifically, the left hinge portion 9 has a recess 9a formed at the lower left end of the display portion 4 as shown in FIG. 8, and the pressing spring 9b and the hinge ball 9c are fitted in the recess 9a so as not to fall off. A part of the hinge ball 9c projects from the recess 9a. On the other hand, a concave portion 9d is formed in the left hinge portion of the apparatus body 1, and the hinge ball 9c engages with this concave portion 9d. As a result, the display portion 4 is configured to be rotatable on the left hinge portion 9, and the hinge portion 9 can be removed as shown in FIG.

Next, the right hinge portion 10 makes the display portion 4 rotatable with respect to the apparatus body 1 in the directions of arrows f and g in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a supporting member 10a is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 1 in a direction of an arrow f, and a hinge cylinder portion 10b formed at a right end portion of the display unit 4 is the supporting member. It is fitted in the tip end cylindrical portion 10a1 of 10a and is rotatable in the direction of arrow g. As a result, the display unit 4 has the right hinge unit.
At 10, it becomes rotatable with respect to the apparatus main body 1 in the directions of arrows f and g.

A spring 10c similar to the one-way clutch, which is the same as the spring 7c described in the first embodiment, is attached to the outer periphery of the hinge cylinder portion 10b and the tip cylinder portion 10a1.
It is wound so that it is heavy when it is rotated in the tilting direction, and is light when it is rotated in the upright direction.

Therefore, when the apparatus is used, the display section 4 is erected as shown in FIG. 6, and when recording is performed in this used state, the display section 3 is moved to the right hinge section 10 as shown in FIG.
When the printer unit 3 rotates in the direction of the arrow f around the center, the printer unit 3 is exposed to the front of the apparatus. Thereby, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. Also in this embodiment, since the cord 8 passes through the insides of the cylindrical portions 10b and 10a1, no unreasonable force acts even when the display portion 4 rotates.

When the display unit 4 is rotated by 90 ° as described above, the contents displayed on the display unit 4a are laid sideways and difficult to see. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the display unit 4 is rotated by 90 °, The display contents of the display 4a are configured to rotate by 90 ° accordingly.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, a display position switch 11 is provided at the lower right end of the display 4, and the switch 11 is off in the state of FIG. Turn on 90 ° as shown in Fig. 7 to switch on. When the switch is turned on, the control unit rotates the display content of the display 4a by 90 °.

A block diagram of the control unit is shown in FIG. Figure
In 10, a CPU 12 is a central processing unit, which reads a program and various data input from a ROM 12b, a keyboard unit 2 or an external device, which will be described later, performs necessary arithmetic and judgment, and performs various controls. To do. The ROM 13 is a read-only memory, and stores various programs for operating the CPU 12, character codes, and various data required for dot pattern recording. The RAM 14 is a read / write memory, and has a working area for the CPU 12 to temporarily store the data in the instruction and the operation result, a buffer area for storing various data input from the keyboard unit 2, etc. It includes a text area to be placed and a VRAM 14a for display on the display 4a.

Reference numeral 15 is a display controller, which is an indicator 4a.
The display information on the display 4a is controlled by rotating the display position switch 11 by 90 ° when the display position switch 11 is turned on. Reference numeral 16 is a floppy disk controller which controls the operation of the floppy disk drive 17, and 18 is a printer controller which controls the operations of the carriage and recording head of the printer unit 3.

When the display unit 4 is rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. 7 by the control unit, the display content is also changed by 90 °.
The rotation allows the operator to see an upright image.

[Other Embodiments] The sliding structure of the display unit 4 or the rotating structure of the display unit 4 in the above-described embodiment is as follows.
There is no need to limit to this, and another configuration may be used as long as the display unit 4 can be moved in the used state.

Further, although the ink jet recording system is used as the recording means in the above-mentioned embodiment, the electrothermal converter is energized in response to a recording signal, and due to the growth of bubbles caused by heating beyond the film boiling by the electrothermal converter. More preferably, the ink is ejected from the ejection port to perform recording.

With regard to its typical structure and principle, it is preferable to use the basic principle disclosed in, for example, US Pat. Nos. 4,723,129 and 4740796. This method can be applied to both the so-called on-demand type and continuous type, but in the case of the on-demand type in particular, it is arranged corresponding to the sheet or liquid path holding the liquid (ink). By applying at least one drive signal to the electrothermal transducer, which corresponds to the recorded information and gives a rapid temperature rise beyond nucleate boiling,
This is effective because heat energy is generated in the electrothermal converter to cause film boiling on the heat acting surface of the recording head, and as a result, bubbles in the liquid can be formed in a one-to-one correspondence with this drive signal. Due to the growth and contraction of the bubbles, the liquid is ejected through the ejection openings to form at least one droplet. It is more preferable to make this drive signal into a pulse shape because bubbles can be grown and contracted immediately and appropriately, so that particularly excellent liquid ejection can be achieved.

As the pulse-shaped drive signal, those described in US Pat. Nos. 4,463,359 and 4,345,262 are suitable. 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. The present invention also includes configurations using US Pat. Nos. 4,558,333 and 4,459,600, which disclose configurations in which the heat acting portion is arranged in a bending region. Further, JP-A-59-123670 discloses a structure in which a common slit is used as a discharge portion of a plurality of electrothermal converters, and a discharge portion having an opening for absorbing a pressure wave of thermal energy is disclosed. The effect of the present invention is effective even if the configuration based on Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-138461, which discloses the configuration corresponding to the above, is adopted. That is, according to the present invention, recording can be surely and efficiently performed regardless of the form of the recording head.

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

In addition, even in the case of the serial type described above, when the recording head is fixed to the carriage or mounted on the carriage, it is possible to electrically connect to the apparatus main body and supply ink from the apparatus main body. A replaceable chip type recording head or a cartridge type recording head in which an ink tank is integrally provided in the recording head itself may be used.

Further, it is preferable to add a recovery means for the recording head, a preliminary auxiliary means, etc., which are provided as a constitution of the recording apparatus of the present invention, because the effects of the present invention can be further stabilized. Specific examples thereof include capping means for the recording head, cleaning means, pressurizing or sucking means, electrothermal conversion type or other heating element or a preheating means by a combination thereof,
It is also effective to perform stable recording by performing a preliminary ejection mode in which ejection is performed separately from recording.

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

In addition, although the ink is described as a liquid in the above-mentioned embodiments, it is an ink which solidifies at room temperature or below and which is softened or liquefied at room temperature, or in the ink jet recording system. 30 inks
Generally, the temperature is controlled in the range of ℃ to 70 ℃ to control the temperature of the ink so that the viscosity of the ink is within the stable ejection range. good. In addition, it is possible to prevent the temperature rise due to thermal energy from being positively used as the energy for changing the state of the ink from the solid state to the liquid state, or to use ink that solidifies when left standing for the purpose of preventing ink evaporation. However, in any case, when heat ink is liquefied by applying heat energy according to the recording signal and liquid ink is ejected, or when the ink reaches the recording sheet, it begins to solidify. It is also applicable when using an ink that has the property of being liquefied for the first time by energy.

The ink in such a case is disclosed in JP-A-54-5.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 6847 or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-71260, a mode in which it is opposed to the electrothermal converter in a state of being held as a liquid or a solid in the concave portion or through hole of the porous sheet. Also good. The most effective one for each of the above-mentioned inks is to execute the above-mentioned film boiling method.

Although an example using the ink jet recording system as the above-mentioned recording means has been described, the present invention need not be limited to the ink jet recording system, and other thermal transfer recording systems, thermal recording systems, and the like. Can also be applied to a recording method other than the impact recording method such as the wire dot recording method. Further, it is not necessary to limit to the serial recording method, and a so-called line recording method may be used.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the display means is configured to be movable in use, the recording means at the rear of the main body of the apparatus is exposed from the front, and a recording medium can be easily set. The contents recorded on the recording medium can be easily confirmed by comparing them with the contents displayed on the display means. Further, when the display means is rotated, the displayed contents are also rotated in response to the rotation, so that the above-mentioned confirmation can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing a usage state of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing a state where the display unit is slid to expose the printer unit to the front.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a printer unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a rotation configuration of a display unit with respect to the apparatus body.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a state where the display unit is erected.

FIG. 6 is a perspective explanatory view of an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the display unit is rotated to expose the printer unit to the front.

FIG. 8 is a structural explanatory view of a left hinge portion.

FIG. 9 is a structural explanatory view of a right hinge portion.

FIG. 10 is a control block diagram according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Device main body 2 ... Keyboard part 3 ... Printer part 3a ... Guide rail 3b ... Carriage 3c ... Head cartridge 3c1 ... Recording head 3c2 ... Ink tank 4 ... Display part 4a ... Indicator 5 ... Moving means 5a ... V groove 5b ... V protrusion 5c ... Notch 6 ... Recording medium 7 ... Rotating hinge 7a ... Fixing portion 7a1 ... Rotating shaft 7b ... Rotating portion 7b1 ... Rotating shaft 7b2 ... House ridge 7b3 ... Hole 7c ... Spring 7d ... Hoso recess 9 ... Left hinge 9a ... Recess 9b ... Spring 9c ... Hinge ball 9d ... Recess 10 ... Right hinge 10a ... Support member 10a1 Tip cylinder 10b ... Hinge cylinder 11 ... Display position switch Reference number 2064001

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An input unit arranged in front of the apparatus main body for inputting information, a recording unit arranged in rear of the apparatus main body for recording information, and between the input unit and the recording unit. And a display unit for displaying information, the display unit having a first state of covering the input unit and a second state of exposing the display unit; An information processing apparatus, comprising: a moving means for moving at least a part of the recording means so as to be exposed to the front of the apparatus main body in the two states. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving means is means for sliding the display means with respect to the apparatus main body. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving means is means for rotating the display means with respect to the apparatus body. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising means for rotating an image displayed on the display device in accordance with rotation of the display means by the moving means. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit is an ink jet recording system that ejects ink in accordance with a signal to perform recording. 6. The ink jet recording method, wherein the recording means energizes an electrothermal converter according to a signal and ejects ink by utilizing thermal energy of the electrothermal converter for recording. The information processing device described. 7. The recording means energizes an electrothermal converter in response to a signal, and ink is ejected from an ejection port due to growth of bubbles caused by heating beyond film boiling by the electrothermal converter to perform recording. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, which is an inkjet recording method.