JPH0740629A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a recorder to be directly fixed on a CRT and to be installed even on a slant face for the effective use of an installation place for the recorder. CONSTITUTION:When a recorder 5 is used for a desktop type personal computer, the recorder 5 is placed on a CRT 11 for the purpose of effectively using a space. Two fixing members 12 are each pulled out of a containing part of the recorder 5 by a specific amount. Presser parts 12a in a folded state are each erected. The presser parts 12a are each pressed against the side faces of the CRT 11 by a resilient member not shown by a figure. In this manner, the recorder 5 can be fixed to the CRT 11.

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 more particularly to a technique for installing the recording device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, recording devices as output devices for office computers, personal computers, word processors, etc. have been remarkably popular.
In particular, there is an increasing demand for personal type recording devices, which are popular machines.

In a conventional recording apparatus, as shown in FIG. 11 when the recording apparatus is viewed from below, a plate-like stand member 101 that can stand by is provided on the bottom surface of the recording apparatus main body 11 so that the recording apparatus does not fall back and forth. When the recording apparatus is placed at a predetermined installation place, the stand member 101 is rotated by about 90 degrees to the use position as indicated by an arrow.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned prior art is not one in which the recording device can be directly fixed on the CRT of the personal computer, and is not effective unless the installation surface for installing the recording device is horizontal. There were restrictions on the place of installation and use. That is, this recording device has no means for making the installation space effective, and the installation surface may be horizontal, but it is impossible to mount the recording device directly on the CRT, and the installation surface is slanted. For example, when the recording apparatus is tilted, the recording apparatus is also tilted and installed along the installation surface, and there is a problem that the angle of only the recording apparatus cannot be changed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art. In order to effectively use the installation location of the recording apparatus, the present invention can be directly fixed on the CRT of the personal computer, and the recording can be performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording device that can change the angle of the recording device even if the device is installed on a slope.

[0006]

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in a recording apparatus, a fixing member for pressing the side surface of the CRT to fix the recording apparatus when the recording apparatus is installed on the CRT. It is characterized by having.

Further, the fixing member can be stored in the recording device.

Further, there is a stand member whose projecting length from the recording apparatus main body is variable.

The stand member can be stored in the recording device.

A suction cup for strengthening the fixation is attached to the tip of the stand member.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a recording apparatus, a plurality of stand members each having a variable protrusion length from the recording apparatus main body and having a suction cup for strengthening fixation at a tip thereof are provided.

[0012]

According to the present invention configured as described above, in order to make the installation space of the recording device effective, the recording device is installed on the CRT, and the fixing member presses the side surface of the CRT so that the recording device can be installed on the CRT. Can be fixed.

Further, even if the installation surface is inclined, the recording apparatus can be made to stand upright by adjusting the protruding length of the stand member.

According to another aspect of the present invention, even if the recording apparatus is installed not only on the CRT but also on any inclined installation surface, the recording apparatus can be made to stand upright by adjusting the lengths of the plurality of stand members. You can

[0015]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the overall construction of a first embodiment of a recording apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this inkjet type recording apparatus 5
Is configured so that an automatic sheet feeder (auto sheet feeder) 9 can be attached to automatically feed the recording materials 3 such as recording sheets one by one. Recording device main body of recording device 5 (exterior)
A discharge tray 2 that can be opened and closed is attached to the sheet 1. The paper discharge tray 2 serves as a cover of the recording device 5 when the recording device 5 is not used. The paper discharge roller 4 is for discharging the recording material 3, and the key top 6 is an operation unit for manually operating the recording device 5 from the outside. The platen 7 is for carrying the recording material 3 and forming a recording surface, and the recording material 3 carried by the platen 7 is subjected to predetermined recording by a recording head (recording means) 8. The automatic sheet feeder 9 is attachable to and detachable from the recording apparatus body 1. On the side surface of the recording apparatus main body 1, a recording apparatus 5 is connected from a host such as a personal computer via a connector.
A cable 10 for sending recorded information to is connected to.

The recording head 8 is an ink jet recording head, and a large number of ejection ports arranged in parallel with the conveying direction (sub-scanning direction) of the recording material 3 such as paper or plastic thin plate are formed on the front surface thereof. Has been done. An electrothermal converter is built in each ejection port, and the electrothermal converter is selectively driven (energized) to eject and eject ink droplets from a predetermined ejection port. There is. That is, the recording head (recording unit) 8 is an inkjet recording unit that ejects ink by using thermal energy, and includes an electrothermal converter for generating thermal energy. Recording is performed by ejecting ink from the ejection port by utilizing the pressure change caused by the growth and contraction of bubbles due to film boiling caused by the thermal energy applied by the body.

Next, the characteristic part of the recording apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is placed on a CRT, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 seen from below. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tip of the fixing member shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the recording device 5 is placed on the CRT 11 of the desktop personal computer for the purpose of effective use of space and the like.
The holding unit 12a of the two fixing members 12 (one of the fixing members is not shown) presses the side surface of the CRT 11 to fix the recording device 5 on the CRT 11.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the fixing member 1
2 and 13 are provided with a plurality of openings 16 and 17 for heat dissipation, respectively. That is, heat is radiated from the openings 16 and 17, but the recording device 5 is directly placed on the openings 16 and 17.
Since the heat escape area of the CRT 11 disappears when is positioned, the heat escape area of the CRT 11 is provided in the fixing members 12 and 13. The fixing members 12 and 13 can be stored in the two storage units 14 and 15 provided on the bottom surface of the recording device 5, respectively. That is, on both sides of the bottom surface of the recording device 5,
The housing-shaped storage portions 14 and 15 having one end opened are provided,
A rail as a guide member 21 is provided in each of the storage portions 14 and 15. The fixing members 12 and 13 are the guide members 2
There is an appropriate sliding resistance between the 1 and the accommodating portions 14 and 15, and it is slidable in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Fixed member 1
The tip portions of 2 and 13 are thin and bent portions 18 and 19 are formed, respectively. Bend 1
Pressing portions 12a and 13a are formed on the tip side of the pressing portions 8 and 19, and a cushioning member 20 such as rubber is fixed to the pressing surfaces of the pressing portions 12a and 13a. The pressing members 12a, 13
A is biased by an elastic member (not shown) so as to be folded.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the recording device 5 is used in a desktop personal computer (not shown), the recording device 5 is placed on the CRT 11 for the purpose of effective use of space.
Then, the two fixing members 12 and 13 are stored in the storage portions 14 and 15
A predetermined amount from each, and press the holding parts 12a, 13a,
As shown by an arrow B in FIG. 4, the elastic member (not shown) is raised from the folded state in opposition to the elastic member (not shown), and as shown in FIG.
By pressing the side surface of the CRT 11 via the, the recording device 5 can be fixed to the CRT 11. At this time, the cushioning member 20 does not scratch the CRT 11, but the cushioning member 2
It is not always necessary to provide 0. The fixing members 12 and 13 not only fix the recording device 5 on the CRT 11, but also CR
To avoid having to put the recording device 5 directly on the T11,
It's a stand. Furthermore, the opening 16 for heat dissipation,
17 is a CRT when the recording device 5 is placed on the CRT 11.
There is an effect that heat radiation of 11 is not hindered.

To remove the recording device 5 from the CRT 11 when it is not used, the holding portions 12a and 13a of the two fixing members 12 and 13 are folded and the storage portions 14 and 1 are placed.
It is stored in 5 by a slide mechanism such as a rail. At this time, it is stored after being folded in the direction of arrow C in FIG.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the stand shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the recording apparatus 50 is obtained by adding a stand member to the recording apparatus of the first embodiment. The stand member 23 has a structure similar to that of a tripod leg, and is located between two storage parts 14 (one storage part is not shown). The stand arm 24 of the stand member 23 includes first and second arms 24a and 24b, and the first arm 24a can be housed in a housing portion 37 inside the recording apparatus body 1 and has a protruding length from the recording apparatus body 1. You can adjust the height. The ball joint joint 38 is the first arm 24a.
Therefore, the ball joint joint 38 has a margin to rotate by a certain angle in the arrow Z direction, and the angle of the stand member 23 can be adjusted. The second arm 24b can be freely inserted into and removed from the first arm 24a, and the protruding length from the first arm 24a can be adjusted. A deformable fixing suction cup 25 is attached to the tip of the second arm 24b. Reference numeral 39 indicates a joint, and the joint 39 is the second arm 24b.
Is supported by a spring (not shown) inside. The second arm 24b is not always necessary, and in this case, a fixing suction cup may be attached to the tip of the first arm 24a.

As described above, the stand member 23 that can be stored in the recording device 50 is provided so that the recording device 50 can be placed vertically even when the upper surface 22 of the CRT 11 is inclined. The stand member 23 is expandable and contractible, and the maximum length thereof is 10c.
It is adjustable up to m, that is, the protruding length of the stand member 23 from the recording apparatus body 1 is variable, and in order to fix the length, the arm 24 can be fixed like a normal tripod.
Rotate a and 24b themselves. A fixing suction cup 25 is attached to the tip (lower end) of the stand member 23 so that the recording apparatus 50 can be reliably fixed in an upright state on any installation surface 22. As a result, the recording head 8 (see FIG.
The ink can be easily supplied from the ink tank (not shown) to the reference), and the refilling can be improved.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention placed on a horizontal installation surface. (A) is a schematic side view and (b) is a bottom view. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 8 is placed on the installation surface which is raised toward the front, and FIG. 10 is a side view showing the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 8 is lowered toward the front. It is a side view showing the state where it is placed on the installation surface.

The present embodiment is an example in which the recording apparatus can be installed not only on the CRT but also on any inclined installation surface. Figure 8
As shown in FIG. 5, the stand members 31, 32, 33, 34 similar to those of the second embodiment are provided at the four corners of the bottom surface of the recording device 500. Of course, each stand member 31, 32, 3
3, 34 are stored in the recording apparatus main body 1 and have fixing suction cups 27, 28, 29, 30 respectively. The number of stand members is not limited to four, and may be two, preferably three or more.

FIG. 8A shows a case where the installation surface 26 is horizontal. In this case, the stand members 31, 32,
The recording device 500 is fixed to the installation surface 26 by the fixing suction cups 27, 28, 29, and 30 in a state in which the recording devices 33 and 34 are housed in the recording device main body 1.

FIG. 9 shows the case where the installation surface 35 is raised forward. In this case, if only the two rear stand members 32 are extended to a predetermined length and the inclination of the installation surface 35 is absorbed. The recording device 500 can be placed upright.

FIG. 10 shows a case where the installation surface 36 is lowered toward the front. In this case, the two rear stand members 32 are slightly extended to a predetermined length and the two front stand members 31 are extended. Greatly extend it to the specified length, and place it on the installation surface 3
When the inclination of 6 is absorbed, the recording device 500 can be placed upright.

In each of the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to the ink jet recording apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to other recording apparatuses such as a laser beam recording apparatus and a wire dot recording apparatus. Applicable.

[0034]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

The recording device can be fixed on the CRT by using a fixing member, and the installation space can be effectively utilized.

Further, since the fixing member can be housed in the recording apparatus main body and the stand member is added, the recording apparatus can be installed and used upright regardless of the slope of the recording apparatus. Yes, you can make more effective use of the installation space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the overall configuration of a first embodiment of a recording apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is placed on a CRT.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as viewed from below.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of FIG.

5 is a perspective view of a tip portion of the stand member shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention.

7 is an enlarged view of the stand member shown in FIG.

8A and 8B show a third embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention placed on a horizontal installation surface, FIG. 8A is a schematic side view, and FIG.
Is a bottom view.

9 is a side view showing a state in which the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 8 is placed on an installation surface which is raised toward the front.

10 is a side view showing a state in which the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 8 is placed on an installation surface that is lowered toward the front.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional recording apparatus as viewed from below.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recording Device Main Body (Exterior) 2 Paper Ejection Tray 3 Recording Material (Recording Paper) 4 Paper Ejection Rollers 5, 50, 500 Recording Device 6 Key Top 7 Platen 8 Recording Head 9 Automatic Paper Feeder (Auto Sheet Feeder) 10 Cable 11 CRT 12,13 Fixing member 12a, 13a Holding part 14,15 Storage part 16,17 Opening part 18,19 Bending part 20 Buffer member 21 Guide member (rail) 22 Upper surface 23 Stand member 24 Stand arm 24a No. 1 arm 24b 2nd arm 25 Fixing suction cup 26 Installation surface 27, 28, 29, 30 Fixing suction cup 31, 32, 33, 34 Stand member 35, 36 Installation surface 37 Storage part 38 Ball joint joint 39 joint 100 recording device main body 101 stand member

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Toshimitsu Hirakue 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Hiroaki Noaki 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Kya Non-Incorporated (72) Inventor Yasuyuki Ishii 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Kenji Kurita 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. Within

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A recording apparatus, comprising: a fixing member for pressing the side surface of the CRT to fix the recording apparatus when the recording apparatus is installed on the CRT. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member can be stored in the recording apparatus. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stand member having a variable protrusion length from the recording apparatus main body. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the stand member can be stored in the recording apparatus. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a suction cup for strengthening fixation is attached to the tip of the stand member. 6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus has a plurality of stand members each having a variable protrusion length from the recording apparatus main body and having a suction cup for strengthening fixation at a tip thereof.